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Welcome Class of 72′ to our Alumni website. Here you can register for an account, take part in our alumni community, read articles, browse photos, and stay in touch. Thanks for visiting.
Class Updates
REUNION UPDATE: One Week Left to Register. So Far: 417 Attendees. Campus Housing Deadline: 5/31/22
Register Here for the 50th Reunion, June 2-5, 2022 in Davenport College
Dear Classmates,
It is almost impossible to believe that 50 years have passed since we attended our Yale Class of 1972 commencement. And a particularly momentous five years have now passed since our last reunion, during which many of our lives have been upended and transformed in previously unimaginable ways.
Your Reunion Co-Chairs have been working hard to make our upcoming 50thReunion gathering a memorable, joyous coming together in which we will all have voice to celebrate, opportunities to engage with each other and share mutual interests, experiences and thoughts.
There will be celebratory dinners, dancing and cocktail hours; thought provoking class panels and discussions, university-wide events, and ample time to relax, explore the campus and reconnect with lifelong friends and to make new ones.
University planning was delayed because of COVID decisions. We can assure you that we will be planning and refining the program at every step to make this a great reunion. To that end we want to hear from you right away on several items:
“Register Now” to sign up for the reunion and campus housing. Also, please refer to the “Program & Schedule“ tab on the reunion website for a full schedule of our Class Programs.
Please note that the YAA reunion website now requires a log-in to register. Do read the instructions carefully and understand that you will need to create a new password to continue into the site. If you need assistance with this process, please email reunions@yale.edu.
Anyone needing financial assistance can contact Jennifer Julier at jennifer.julier@yale.edu or 203-436-8014 for a confidential conversation.
Surviving partners of classmates are welcome to attend and their fees and campus housing fees will be waived. Contact Jennifer.julier@yale.edu or 203-436-8014 before registering to obtain the waiver needed to sign up.
If you are an author, please let us know immediately. We plan to make space for a display of books and perhaps more. So please also let us know if you are otherwise creative (fine artist, sculptor, crafter, etc.) If you fit these categories, please email me (Rob Bildner) at RBildner@gmail.com.
If you would like to have your moment in the rock & roll singing spotlight at our class dinner and dance, Fred Gale’s band The Regressions may give you that chance. Please contact Fred at fmgale@fmgale.com.
We look forward to seeing you at this landmark event!
Very truly yours,
Rob Bildner
Cynthia Brill
Andrew Capitman
Connie Royster
Check Out the 50th Reunion Book Directory Website
A MESSAGE FROM ROB BILDNER ABOUT OUR 50th REUNION
Rhonda Singer, ’72 YAA Rep, Reports on Latest Assembly
THE CLASS OF 1972 ART & ARCHITECTURE MIAMI MINI-REUNION (March 6-8, 2020)
Photos by Ed Tan, Karen Gantz, Rob Bildner, Hux Miller, Kay Hill, and Deborah Bernick.
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DONATE TO THE CLASS OF 1972 WOMEN’S SCHOLAR SHIP FUND
HOW TO DONATE:
To donate make checks payable to Yale University. In the memo line, write “Class of 1972 Women’s Scholarship Fund.” Check the “Other” box and write in the exact name of the fund. Online follow the directions at https://secure.yale.imodules.com/s/1667/giving/17/form.aspx…
When you receive your tax receipt/thank-you letter, make sure it specifically references this fund. Please note that contributions to the Class of 1972 Women’s Scholarship Fund do not count toward annual fund credit but do count toward reunion class credit.
ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE–Consider making a bequest to the Class of ’72 Women’s Scholarship Fund: Designate the exact name of the fund, the Class of ’72 Women’s Scholarship Fund, at Yale University, in your will. If interested, you may also contact Mary Beth Congdon at Marybeth.congdon@yale.edu in the planned giving office.
FROM CAROL WHITEHEAD:
“Sixteen years ago the women of the Class of 1972 created an endowed scholarship for transfer students called The Yale ’72 Women’s Scholarship Fund. The recipient for the past three years has been Rona Ji ’18. She transferred to Yale as a sophomore, like the women of 1972 who started this scholarship in 2002 in honor of our 30th Reunion. Rona has embraced all that Yale has to offer. She recently graduated with a dual major in economics and ethnicity, race, and migration. Her most rewarding experience outside the classroom was with Yale Building Bridges, which brings high-achieving college students to teach English in rural China. Rona helped expand this program to deal with mental health and gender equality. She has given back to the local community by tutoring through New Haven Reads. Rona has been involved in the Yale China Economic Forum, and spent a semester abroad in Beijing. A talented musician as well, Rona played the flute with the Yale Band in Australia following graduation. Later this summer she will teach in the Yale Young Global Scholars Program, before starting her MBA at the Yale School of Management with a view to working in US and Chinese commerce relations. Cynthia Brill, Carol Whitehead, Ann Linden and Connie Royster have been involved in shepherding the fund over the years. It now has over $300,000 in assets with contributions from many of our pioneering class of women, and has provided scholarship assistance to numerous talented women transfer students. This scholarship fund continues to accept donations. Thank you!”
Yale Reunion
Reunion Links
AGING WELL PANEL: Thursday, June 1, 2017.:
Mick Smyer’s (BK) presentation, “Is There a Secret to Aging Well?” the class of 1972’s AGING WELL panel at our 45th reunion. Mick, Professor of Psychology at Bucknell University, has provided us with his slides. Click here: 6-1-17SmyerAgingYale72PDF
Here is the full article that formed the basis of Mick’s presentation: https://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/article/how-shall-we-age/
Helen Kivnick (ES), Professor of Social Work, University of Minnesota, gave a presentation at the AGING WELL panel at our Class of 1972 45th Reunion, June 1, 2017. Here are the slides from her presentation: https://yale72.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/KivnickAgingWellFrYOU-6-1-17notes.pdf
REUNION PHOTOS: https://yale72.org/photo-galleries/reunion-photos/
PERSONAL REMEMBRANCES FROM THE 45TH REUNION MEMORIAL SERVICE: https://yale72.org/notes/personal-remembrances-45th-reunion-memorial-service/
Website Tip – How To Find Obituaries Of Class Members
How To Find Obituaries Of Class Members:
To see RECENT OBITUARIES of class members, go to the menu item “In Memoriam” under “CLASS NEWS” in the righthand column on every page. To see ALL OBITUARIES, go to the menu item “In Memoriam” in the drop-down menu under “THE CLASS” in the blue heading on every page.