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Class of 1976

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We Can't Wait to See You!

We look forward to welcoming you back to campus for Reunion Weekend! We hope you’ll make plans to join classmates for a chance to reconnect during the weekend of April 24-25, 2026! Please see below for an overview of the schedule. For questions about Reunion Weekend, please email reunion@westminster.net.

 

Reunion Committee

Mike Lord, Book Co-Chair • David Nix, Book Co-Chair • Jan Richey Schroder, Book Co-Chair • Bruce Cohen, Engagement Co-Chair  
Sara Shadburn Chapman, Engagement Co-Chair • Dan Griffin, Gift Co-Chair • Cal Love Jennison, Gift Co-Chair
Dorothy Addison Hutcheson • Holly Hunter Christovao • Butch Cooper • Bruce Gow • Betty Ann Henderson Abblitt •
Karen Hertz Everett • Caroline Howell • Ben Joel • Margaret Perdue Denny • Nina Broome Schwartz • Jeff Sharp •
Ken Taratus • Billy Turk • Elizabeth Wallace Miller

A Note from the Class Reunion Committee

To the Spirited Class of ’76:

SAVE THE DATE!   50TH REUNION APRIL 23 – 26, 2026

Even though the mirror tells you it can’t be true, next April the Class of ’76 will celebrate 50 years since we walked across the stage in Pressly Hall in our caps and gowns! So dust off that Lynx, find that cheerleading outfit, and pull out your old “Oklahoma” record to start digging up all those great memories. (Well, mostly great – those were our teenage years, after all!)  

Since we had to cancel our 45th Reunion (BOO COVID!), we are planning to extend the weekend beyond the usual Friday and Saturday events. We’ll start the weekend with a dinner for classmates and spouses/partners Thursday followed by full days on Friday and Saturday. We’ll wrap up Sunday with a relaxing brunch. We are including large events for us all to gather together, as well as open times where you can reconnect with your close friends and classmates from various activities. .

So... whether you spent time:

  • Reading Shakespeare with Mr. Lauderdale or reciting poetry with Mrs. Cleghorn;
  • Emoting with Durwood Fincher or enunciating with Frank Boggs;
  • Building Mardi Gras floats or building computer programs;
  • Writing about the latest news for the Bi-Line or your innermost thoughts for the Embryo;
  • Running with Mr. Koshewa or away from Frau Flaschka;
  • Hanging out with Gladys in the hut or with your friends in the woods;
  • Working in the lab with Mr. Patton or in the lab with Dr. McDonough
  • Sitting in the dorm or on the front steps of Pressly Hall;

We share these wonderful memories together and hope you will come back to celebrate those special years! Whether you walked across that stage or not in May of 1976, you are an important member of the Spirit of ’76! We want to see you in April! 

Reunion Weekend Events

Reunion registration will open on February 18, 2026.

For questions about Reunion Weekend, please email reunion@westminster.net or visit the FAQ page. 

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50th Reunion Gift

In addition to coming together this spring to celebrate this milestone year, we hope you will support your class gift in honor of your Reunion. Gifts of all sizes to the Spirit of '76 Scholarship Fund and/or The Westminster Fund are meaningful and have a direct impact on both the student and faculty experience.

"The brightest minds aren't necessarily in wealthy homes. They exist throughout the community, and Westminster is obligated to seek them out and give them its unique intellectual challenge."

-Dr. William Pressly

 

 

  

Support Your Class Gift

50th Reunion Book

The Reunion Book is a special tradition in celebration of the 50th Reunion milestone and recognizes every member of our class through personal stories and photos. Westminster appreciates the significance of the 50 Year Reunion and the Reunion Book is a gift to the Class of 1976 in recognition of this important milestone. Please include your story!

Everyone with confirmed mailing information will receive a copy of this special keepsake along with a class directory before our reunion weekend. 

To ensure you receive your mailed copy, please confirm your updated contact information by January 12, 2026.

 Email questions to ReginaWood@Westminster.net.

**The deadline to be included in the book is January 12, 2026.

Click this link to see examples of entries from the past for inspiration and for the form to submit your entry! 


Submit your story

 

 

Throwback Tunes

Time to get nostalgic. Before playlists, we had vinyl and soul—relive senior year with these hits.