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.

Jennifer Shropshire ’86 will lead The Fund for Oswego.

Volunteering in service to her alma mater is nothing new for Shropshire. In addition to serving as a past president of the Oswego Alumni Association board of directors and leading long-range planning efforts on the board, Shropshire was a co-chair for the class of 1986 reunion giving effort this year. The class raised $26,688.86, exceeding their goal of $25,000.

This year, The Fund for Oswego will focus on the theme of Oswego’s Sesquicentennial, drawing on a tradition of philanthropy that began when Edward Austin Sheldon used his own funds to start his Oswego Primary Teachers’ Training School in 1861.

“In this season of giving, many of us may be thinking about what kind of ‘charities’ we find particularly meaningful — those that have an impact on causes that are important to us, important to our communities, important to the world,” she recently told Oswego alumni magazine.

“For me, Oswego is high on that list. You may not initially think of Oswego as a charity, but it is as deserving as any other. And, it is an institution that has a tremendous impact on today’s students, on ourselves as alumni and friends, and on the world,” Shropshire added.

“With your gift — and mine — we can make a difference,” she said.

Shropshire stressed the importance of participation in the giving effort. Alumni giving is among the criteria used in determining Oswego’s ranking in prestigious compilations like the U. S. News and World Report list of best colleges. “And we all know that the higher the school is ranked, the more valuable our degrees, as alumni, are,” she said.

Telefund calling will begin again in January. “When our students call, please say ‘yes,’” Shropshire said. “You will make a difference in our students’ lives.”

Members of the Class of 1986 celebrated their silver anniversary with a reception hosted by President Deborah F. Stanley and Michael Stanley during Reunion Weekend 2011 at Shady Shore. Pictured front row, left to right, are: Jennifer Shropshire, Charles Barringer, Holly Logan Cox, Amanda Buvis Marallo, Sue Paczkowski Lallier, Michael Nelson, Kevin Gibson, Ann Frye and Tricia Johnson Carlton. Second row, from left, are: Sigrid Schlagowski Goltz, Terri Lehtonen Morgan, Amy Martin San Giacomo, Elizabeth Pennock Whitney, Stacey Antonino, Leslie Ofner Mandel, Beth Rapple, Karen Rosenberg and Christine Moller Mitchinson. Third row, from left, are: Carol Simiele Antonacci, Mirsini Papageorgantis Penfold and Alicia D’Aloia. Fourth row, from left, are: Tracey Chamberlain Higginbotham, Catherine A. Roberts, Jack Antonacci, Scott Higginbotham, Steve Fitzgerald, Michael “Schummer” Schum and Lisa Peck. Fifth row, from left: Lorenzo Augello, Joyce Levine Spiegel, Kim Wagnek and Donna Butler. Sixth row, from left, are: Nancy Pukalo DiGasso, Danny Clark, Barbara Segons Smith, Nancy Linnenbach, Patricia Fadden-Minnoe, Lisa Gourley Farciglia and Donna Masterson Nogid. Seventh row, from left, are: Karen DeMartino, Rick DiGassi, Michael Matteo, Mike Sheffer, Mark Carlinsky, Steve Frye, Paul Commerato and Adam Nendza. Back row, from left, are: Michael Poole, Eric Reid, Michael Broking, Andrew Kaufman, Kevin Wisely, Kurt Knudsen, Andrew Wagner, Gary Tidona, Tom “TJ” Jackson, Steven Glasser, Donna Lansing Metz, Peter Devine and Tom Ripke.