Ed ’62 and Janet Albreght Heinrich ’63 made a special reunion gift to endow a scholarship for future teachers. Here, they stand outside the door in Sheldon Hall where they met more than half a century ago.

“I started talking to Janet and cut the line,” Ed said. They dated a few times, but no real sparks until senior year when Ed asked Janet to iron a white shirt for him. He was desperate for help, so Janet ironed that shirt and the couple warmed to their new love.

Ed was president of the Class of 1962 and of Delta Kappa Kappa, and worked as a bus driver for the athletic teams. Janet was a member of Alpha Sigma Chi and the Catalina Club. Both went on to become teachers, and Ed spent 14 years in administration.

Along with Col. Jack James ’62 USMC (Ret.), Ed co-chaired the Class of 1962 Reunion giving committee. The 50th Anniversary Class of 1962 won the 2012 Reunion Participation Cup for a record-setting percentage of donors, with 147 donors or 48.5 percent of the class chipping in to raise $37,620.23.

Ed and Janet made a special Reunion gift to endow a scholarship for elementary education or technology education majors. Because Ed attended Oswego on the G. I. Bill, they would like the recipient to be a veteran.

“It is essential that we get the best into the classroom,” they said. The generous support of Ed and Janet Heinrich means that generations of the very best students will have the opportunity to become the best teachers of tomorrow.

To make a gift in honor of your special Reunion, contact the Oswego College Foundation in 215 Sheldon Hall or call 315-312-3003.

Members of the Class of 1987 gathered for a silver anniversary reception with President Deborah F. Stanley during Reunion Weekend 2012 at Shady Shore. Celebrating the 25-year class anniversary are, first row, from left: Kimberly Morella, Kitty Sherlock Houghtaling, Francine Maltz Dorfman, Nancy Brown Corbin, Kimberly Cockayne Brooke, Karen Coney Coplin and President Deborah F. Stanley. Pictured second row, from left, are: Pilar Di Pietro, Laurie Harrison Kennen, Marcie Benjamin Brasier, Kristine Kuehnle, Suzanne Vernon Vienneau and Lisa Marceau Schnorr. Pictured third row, from left, are: Carol Jones Quirk, Jean Linnenbach Klein, Regina DeBottis Sheehan, Courtney Grace DeWitt, Liz Gocs and Stu Rothenberg. Pictured fourth row, from left, are: Henry N. Seymour, James D. Hewitt and Doug Steuerman. Pictured fifth row, from left, are: Andrew Wojnowski, David Smith, Keith Chamberlain, Wendy Cobrda and Dennis O’Toole.

Members of the Class of 1962 gathered for a golden anniversary reception with President Deborah F. Stanley during Reunion Weekend 2012 in the Sheldon Hall Lower Lobby. Celebrating the 50-year anniversary were, first row, from left: James Anderson, James Balducci, David Bates, A. David Bird, Donald Blauvelt, Monica Boivin Carroway, Frank Cleary, Patricia Crosson Cleary, Patricia McCarthy Coughlin, Mary Reilly Crabbs, Lester Crowell, Janice Bartow Curro, Marilyn Fragetta Daluisio, Peter Dankelman, Gail Freeman Dembin and Lawrence Fagen. Pictured second row, from left, are: Mark Montoney, Jean Moser McKay, Christopher Maniscalco, Marguerite Boyle Lowenthal, Eleanor Koch Link, Diana Schoff Lawlor, Roberta Bonacci Lang, George Ladd, Donald Kline, Jack James, Anne Petrak Horner, Martin Holland, Anne Dunn Herb, Edward Heinrich, Ronald Harrison, Edwina Foster and Phyllis Maguire Fanizzi. Pictured third row, from left, are: Colette Chapman Ozarowski, Marie D’Amore Petrelli, Michael Picciano, Lois Glick Reiter, Kathleen Haggerty Ross, Arleen Statnikoff Rudoy, Clayton Sauberan, Nancy Tuma Sauberan, Frederick Scharf, Rosemary Bushneck Shanahan, Michael Shramek, James Stahlman, Joanne Clark Szalay, Robert Thole, Marjorie Pfluke Trudeau, Donna Fry True, Peter Vignogna and Beverly Brown Wilkins, Robert Thole, Marjorie Pfluke Trudeau, Donna Fry True, Peter Vignogna and Beverly Brown Wilkins.

The volunteer planning committee decided to postpone because nearly every accommodation in the Oswego area is booked September 2012 due to maintenance at a nearby nuclear facility.

The committee will continue the momentum of Return to Oz IV planning with a Kick-Off Party in New York City next month — on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at the Houndstooth Pub, 520 8th Ave., in Manhattan. Register for the kick-off by Sept. 21 at oswego.edu/ReturnToOz. Check back often and watch the alumni association’s social media channels.

Jack James ’62 hoists the Reunion Giving Participation Cup in celebration. The 50th anniversary class posted 48 percent participation in giving.

The 50th anniversary Class of 1962 broke the participation record for 50-year classes, and the 25-year Class of 1987 and the 10-year anniversary Class of 2002 both broke the previous records for total dollars raised for their anniversary years.

“Reunion gifts are a special opportunity for our alumni to stretch their giving level in honor of Oswego and the role it has played in shaping their lives today,” said Joy Westerberg Knopp ’92, director of annual giving. “It has been a tremendous honor working with these Reunion classes and our wonderful alumni volunteers this past year.  They should all be proud of their accomplishments.”

The 50th anniversary Class of 1962 won the Participation Cup for the highest percentage of donors, with 147 donors or 48.5 percent of the class chipping in to raise $37,620.23.

The Class of 1962 not only exceeded their first class goal of $30,000, but also their original participation goal of 35 percent.

Jack James ’62 and Ed Heinrich ’62 chaired the class’s giving effort, beginning in October 2011 with a committee of a half-dozen classmates. Both chairmen led by example, with Heinrich and his wife, Janet Albreght Heinrich ’63, endowing a scholarship and James establishing a charitable gift annuity as leader of the Sheldon Legacy Society, those who have remembered Oswego in their estate plans.

“The success we had was nothing more than persistence, follow up emails, phone calls and note writing,” said
Heinrich.

James explained the importance of supporting the college in honor of an anniversary year, saying, “Reunion giving makes a statement that alumni do participate in reunions, not just to gather back on campus to have fun, but also to make a worthwhile statement of our loyalty to our class and the institution.”

The Class of 1987 presented a check for the record-setting class gift to President Deborah F. Stanley, far left. Representing the class are reunion giving committee members, from left, Henry Seymour ’87, Kimberly Morella ’87, Kimberly Cockayne Brooke ’87, Elizabeth Gocs ’87, Lisa Marceau Schnorr ’87 and Keith Chamberlain ’87.

The Class of 1987, under the leadership of Reunion Giving Chair Lisa Marceau Schnorr ’87, skyrocketed past their $25,000 goal, raising $126,396, to break the $108,000 mark set by the Class of 1982 for their 25th Reunion.

The gift was boosted by a generous donation from a class member to establish a fund supporting international scholarships and initiatives at the college.

The Class of 1987 also carries the distinction of being the class which raised the largest senior class gift as students.

In addition, the 10th anniversary Class of 2002, under the leadership of Christopher Hockey ’02, surpassed their goal of $7,500 and broke a record by raising $13,162.64. The Class of 1998 set the previous record of $10,191.

Also successful in their fundraising efforts, garnering a total of $73,667.75 were the 20th anniversary classes, led by Fred Hinrichsen ’91 and Bob Hickey ’91, co-chairing the effort for the Class of 1991; Bill Schreiner ’92, leading the Class of 1992’s giving drive, and Nancy Smith Salisbury ’93 heading up the reunion giving effort for the Class of 1993.

“Gifts of all sizes truly do add up to make a difference for our students and these classes set a fine example for future classes celebrating their own Reunions,” said Knopp. “Their generosity will impact our students for years to come.”

Reunion 2013 is set for June 6 to 9, and Reunion Giving years are 1963, 1988, 2003, the 35th anniversary classes of 1977, 1978 and 1979, and the 15th anniversary classes of 1997, 1998 and 1999. To become involved in Reunion giving efforts, contact the Office of University Development at 315-312-3003 or develop@oswego.edu, and to help plan Reunion events and encourage classmates to attend, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 315-312-5559 or email reunion@oswego.edu.

Members of the Class of 1961 marked their golden anniversary with the Tea and Remembrance Ceremony at Shady Shore during Reunion Weekend June 10 to 12. Pictured the next day at the Golden Alumni Society luncheon are, front row, left to right: William Ambrozy, John Baggett, Betty Baker, Frances Lefkowitz Bernstein, Caryn Dow Birchenough, Linda Mykland Blauvelt, Frank Bondellio, Melvin Bovee, Dorothy Graham Brining, Robert Brining, Eileen Switzer Clarke, Marion Brauner Covello, Mary Pidel Crawford, Diane Worthington Czajak, William Danehy, Linda Pollock Davis and Ellen Baldini Dowling. Middle Row, from left are: Philomena Camesano Mark, Ray Maraviglia, Charles Launsbach, Marguerite Giglio Larrabee, Carolyn Brown Krueger, Jerry Kranz, Judy Chengarian Koolakian, Sheila Pratt Khachadoorian, Pete James, Honey Friedman Goshorn, Dorothy Warren Gale, Edmund Frappier, Paul Fowler, Barbara Kelly Florczyk, Thomas Flaherty, Mary Gilmartin Fischl, Maria LaMotta Fay and Marilynn Nagy Farrar. Back row, from left, are: Matthias Mathewson, Joan Holland Meehan, Philip Messer, Marie DeJohn Miczan, Stephen Mizgala, June Bergendorf Nickla, Marbeth Hirsch Paulsen, Peggy Huntoon Podstupka, Pat Heafy Santoro, John Sapone, Judy Skillen, Edie Fiske Smolinski, Thelma Aa Taylor, Jytte Christensen Terns, Judith Johnson Tyler, James Vittorio, Sheila Block Weckstein, Stanley Weckstein and Elliot Yezer.

Sign up to be a Return to Oz volunteer to help plan next year’s events! It’s a great opportunity to network with other alumni of color, plan the weekend’s activities and have fun.

To volunteer, please contact the Alumni Office or sign up online.

For the most up-to-date information on Return to Oz IV, check out the website.

Remember all those days of waking up, checking in student after student, guiding them to sessions and then showing them Oswego’s campus?

Come relive the days of touring, touting and taking questions at Reunion 2012 June 8 to 10. Reminisce with other guides, guide yourself through all of the latest campus improvements and maybe even remaster the art of walking backward at a mini-reunion just for former Admissions ambassadors.

To receive information updates on mini-reunion events, please send your address, email or phone number to King Alumni Hall or drop us a line at alumni@oswego.edu.

For more information, visit oswego.edu/reunion or call 315-312-2258.

More than 1,100 attendees returned in 2011 for Oswego’s Sesquicentennial Reunion. They celebrated the 150th birthday of the college with good friends, great memories and some of the best sunsets in the world.

Reunion 2011 celebrated Oswego's Sesquicentennial.

Let’s make next summer’s party even bigger! Join your friends and classmates at Reunion 2012 June 8–10.

Everyone is welcome, but special events are planned for milestone anniversary classes with years ending in 2 and 7
and several groups. Watch for registration materials in the mail this spring.

Check the website for a listing of groups planning mini-reunions and for the most up-to-date information.