Class of 1976 – 50th Reunion
Reunion Weekend: May 28–May 31
A Bowdoin Reunion is a truly unforgettable experience and this year we welcome friends and alumni from class years ending in one and six and all post-50th reunion classes, also known as the Old Guard, back to campus.
Online registration for Reunion Weekend is now closed. Please visit bowdoin.edu/reunion for weekend details and updates.
Weekend highlights:
- Thursday, May 28
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10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bike ride to Mere Point, led by John Reilly ’76 (meet at Gorham Bike & Ski, 88 Union St, Brunswick)
- 5 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception at the West Bath farm of Anne Ireland '76 & Ken Cole '69 (carpooling necessary)
- 6 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner available in Thorne Dining Hall
- 7:45 p.m. Night at the Museum talk by collector Howard Haimes '76 (Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center)
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- Friday, May 29
- 8 a.m. Nature walk with Shana Stewart Deeds (meet at Roux Center)
- 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Casco Bay cruise, includes bus transportation, lunch, and bar (meet at Polar Loop)
- 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Tour of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Museum (Capacity is limited to 15. First-come, first-served.)
- 1 -2 p.m. Reunion Talk: Persistent Memory: Physical and Social Landscapes at Bowdoin by John Cross ’76 (Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center)
- 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Open studios art tour at Fort Andross, featuring Anne Ireland '76 and Bowdoin Friends (14 Maine St, Brunswick)
- 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Tour of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Museum (Capacity is limited to 15. First-come, first-served.)
- 4 p.m. 1976 at 50: Stewardship, Sustainability, and Common Good. Featuring Phil Gregory '76, Julie Johnson '76, Ellen Shuman '76, and moderated by Katy Longley '76. (Studzinski Recital Hall)
- 5:15 p.m. Class Photograph (Walker Art Museum steps, rain locale: Studzinski Recital Hall)
- 5:30 p.m. Pints and Pinots reception with other reunion classes (Dudley Coe Quad)
- 6 p.m. Lobster Bake (Mills Hall, second floor). Featuring a class matriculation display
- 8 - 11 p.m. Music Makers: Name That Tune trivia contest, Cabaret & Singalong, accompanied by and followed by cocktails and catching up with classmates
- Saturday, May 30
- 9:30 a.m. Mimosas & Muffins (Watson Arena)
- 10 a.m. 1976 Hat pickup and parade lineup (Watson Arena)
- 10:30 a.m. Reunion Convocation (Watson Arena)
- 11:30 a.m. Campus-wide Reunion Lunch (Farley Field House)
- 2:30 - 4:15 p.m. Screening of the film A Special Relationship, co-written by Douglas Kennedy ’76 and adapted from his novel of the same name, followed by Q&A with Douglas moderated by Catherine Steiner-Adair ’76 (Kresge Auditorium)
- 3 - 4 p.m. Tour of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Museum (Capacity is limited to 15. First-come, first-served.)
- 5 p.m. Class of 1976 Remembrance and Celebration of Lives (The Chapel)
- 5:45 p.m. Pre-dinner reception (Mills Hall Patio, rain locale: Mills Hall second floor)
- 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Mills Hall, second floor)
- 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Livingston Taylor and Billy Valentine in Concert (Studzinski Recital Hall)
- 9:30 - 11 p.m. Cocktails and conversation (Mills Hall, second floor)
- Sunday, May 31
- 7 - 11 a.m. Brunch (Thorne Dining Hall)
- 9 - 11 a.m. Farewell Brunch (Thorne Dining Hall, seating for 1976 in Daggett Lounge)
- 9 a.m. Fun Run/Walk (Meet at Polar Bear Statue)
For the entire college reunion schedule, click here.
Look Who’s Registered for Reunion Weekend 2026
As of May 25, the following classmates have registered for the Class of 1976's Reunion. This is the final update before Reunion begins. We'll see you on campus!
Andy Alisberg ’76
Scott Alsterda ’76
Howie Averback ’76
Dave Barker ’76
Lynne Duffy Barker ’76
Peter Benoit ’76
Jef Boeke ’76
Paul Bolster ’76
Charlie Bouchard ’76
John Bowman ’76
Alison Brent ’76
Hank Bristol ’76
Doug Brown ’76
Jerry Bryant ’76
Jay Buffum ’76
Ed Burke ’76
Ben Butcher ’76
Fred Carey ’76
John Chesterton ’76
Cathy Claman ’76
Bill Clark ’76
Dan Cline ’76
Nancy Collins ’76
J. Crandall ’76
John Cross ’76
Shelley Cyr ’76
David Das ’76
Tom DeLois ’76
Tom DeMaria ’76
David Dickson ’76
Linda Durfee ’76
Jack Ecklund ’76
John Erickson ’76
Mike Fiore ’76
Chris Freme ’76
Jack Gallagher ’76
Malcolm Gauld ’76
Brooks Geiken ’76
Tom Getchell ’76
Shaun Gilmore ’76
Tom Gimbel ’76
Ken Grant ’76
Liza Graves ’76
Jo Greene ’76
Meg Greene ’76
Phil Gregory ’76
Tom Griffin ’76
Peter Grua ’76
Leo Guen ’76
Spike Haible ’76
Howard Haimes ’76
John Hampton ’76
Sean Hanley ’76
Bob Harvey ’76
Bill Hauserman ’76
Dave Herter ’76
Michael Hill ’76
Anne Hoehn ’76
Guy Holliday ’76
Ken Hollis ’76
Deb Sistare Holsapple ’76
Annie Ireland ’76
Bill Janes ’76
Peggy Slajchert Jensen ’76
John Jewitt ’76
Julie Johnson ’76
Douglas Kennedy ’76
Mark Killion ’76
Rob Kilroy ’76
Jeff Klenk ’76
Bud Kohler ’76
Bill Lambert ’76
Joe LaPann ’76
Beth Trechsel Lesniewski-Laas ’76
Mark Levine ’76
Tom Little ’76
Katy Palevsky Longley ’76
Mamie Lum ’76
Arnold Martens ’76
Bill Marx ’76
Jeff McCallum ’76
Jim Molleur ’76
Tom Murphy ’76
Vinny Muscarella ’76
Ruth Wyman Neagle ’76
Eric Nilsson ’76
Mary O'Connell ’76
Brian O'Donnell ’76
Mark O'Keefe ’76
Destry Oldham-Sibley ’76
Jeff Oppenheim ’76
Bill Owen ’76
Stew Pattison ’76
Meg Carmichael Perry ’76
Bill Perry ’76
Jim Pierce ’76
Steve Potter ’76
Carla Valentine Pryne ’76
John Reilly ’76
Silly Sillcox Repko ’76
Jose Ribas ’76
Linda Horvitz Roth ’76
Larisa Rudenko ’76
Jeff Sanborn ’76
David Sandahl ’76
David Sargent ’76
Steve Scheer ’76
Lisa Schneider ’76
Karen Schroeder ’76
Jane Seagrave ’76
Dave Sherman ’76
Chris Sherwood ’76
Ellen Shuman ’76
Ed Small ’76
Andy Stamp ’76
Susan Stearns Simmons ’76
Catherine Steiner-Adair ’76
George Strakosch ’76
Joe Tracy ’76
Marjorie Cole Turner ’76
Fred Van Bennekom ’76
Scott Vinall ’76
David Warren ’76
Mike Whitcomb ’76
Chris Wolf ’76
Paul Wolff ’76
Libby Woodcock ’76
1976 Donor Roll
Mr. Andrew D. Alisberg ’76
Mr. Michael J. Allan '76
Mr. Robert J. Allen '76, P'13
Mr. R. Scott Alsterda '76
Mr. James D. Appleton '76
Mr. Howard E. Averback ’76
Mr. David B. Barker, Jr. '76, P'06
Ms. Lynne D. Barker '76, P'06
Mr. Peter W. Benoit '76
Ms. Ellen Siebert Best '76
Professor Peter M. Bing '76
Mr. Scott T. Blackburn ’76
Dr. James D. Blanchard '76
Dr. Peter J. Blodgett '76
Mr. Jef D. Boeke '76, P'12, H'98
Professor Paul J. Bolster '76
Mr. Ronald Booker '76
Dr. Charles Bouchard '76
Dr. John E. Bowman '76
Mr. Steven F. Boyce '76, P'11
Dr. Alison S. Brent ’76
The Reverend Henry P. Bristol II '76, P'17
Mr. Glenn A. Brodie '76
Mr. Jerry W. Bryant '76
Mr. Brett Buckley '76
Mr. George A. Buffum, Jr. '76, P'11
Mr. Edward J. Burke '76
Mr. Benjamin S. Butcher ’76
Mr. Frederick J. Carey '76
Dr. Thomas R. Chauncey ’76
Mr. John D. Chesterton '76
Ms. Catherine Claman ’76
Mr. William M. Clark '76
Mr. Daniel H. Cline '76, P'05
Ms. Nancy E. Collins '76
Ms. Julia Anderson Cook '76
Ms. Alison Cooper-Mullin '76, P'07
Mr. J. Taylor Crandall ’76, H’10
Dr. Kent A. Creamer '76
Dr. John R. Cross '76
Dr. Michele G. Cyr '76, P'12, H'25
Mr. Richard J. Delaney '76
Mr. Thomas M. DeLois '76
Honorable Thomas A. DeMaria ’76
Ms. Marilyn Gracey DeMontrond '76
Dr. David A. Dickson II '76, P'13
Ms. Linda J. Durfee '76, P'20
Mr. John E. Ecklund, Jr. '76
Dr. John E. Erickson '76
Mr. James P. Fecteau '76
Ms. Ruth Glassman Feder ’76
Dr. Michael C. Fiore '76, P'09
Mr. James J. Fitzpatrick III '76
Dr. Alan M. Freedman '76, P'08, P'12, P'13
Mr. T. Kinney R. Frelinghuysen ’76
Dr. Christine M. Freme '76
Dr. John J. Gallagher, Jr. ’76, P’06, P’09, P’12
Mr. Malcolm W. Gauld '76, P'14
Mr. Sumner Gerard III '76
Mr. Thomas E. Getchell '76
Mr. Thomas S. Gimbel ’76, P’76, P’12
Mr. Philip R. Goodwin '76
Mr. Kenneth L. Grant '76
Ms. Elizabeth W. Graves '76
Ms. Martha E. Greene '76
Mr. Philip L. Gregory, Jr. '76
Dr. Thomas W. Griffin '76
Mr. Peter J. Grua ’76
Mr. Leo T. Guen ’76, P’13
Mr. Howard M. Haimes ’76, P’15
Dr. Sean T. Hanley '76, P'14, P'15
Mr. David S. Hansel ’76
Mr. Jeffrey L. Harding '76
Dr. Daniel P. Harrigan '76, P'05
Mr. Davis Hartwell ’76
Mr. Robert E. Harvey '76, P'04, P'09
Mr. William F. Hauserman, Jr. '76
Mr. David B. Herter '76, P'11, P'12, P'15
Mr. M. Thomas Herzig '76, P'14
Mr. Michael A. Hill '76
Ms. Betty Anne Hoehn '76
Mr. Guy D. Holliday '76
Mr. Kenneth P. Hollis '76
Ms. Debra Sistare Holsapple '76
Mr. Stanley K. Houston '76
Ms. Anne M. Ireland '76
Mr. William S. Janes '76, P'09, P'10
Ms. Margaret Slajchert Jensen ’76
Mr. John R. Jewitt III '76
Mrs. Julie A. Johnson '76
Mr. Douglas L. Kennedy ’76
Mr. Mark E. Killion '76, P'11
Mr. Robert R. Kilroy '76
Mr. Jay F. Kimball, Jr. ’76
Mr. Jeffrey S. Klenk '76
Dr. Howard M. Knoff '76
Mr. Bud Kohler ’76, P’18
Ms. Luanne Krystyniak '76
Mr. William C. Lambert '76
Mr. David J. Larsson ’76
Mrs. Elizabeth Trechsel Lesniewski-Laas ’76
Mr. Mark S. Levine '76
Mr. Thomas A. Little '76
Ms. S. Catherine Longley ’76
Dr. Laura Simpkins Lorenz '76
Ms. Mamie Lum '76
Mr. Arnold J. Martens '76, P'04
Mr. Jeffrey S. McCallum ’76
Mr. Philip A. Melfa '76
Mr. Michael J. Merolla '76
Mr. Michael L. Millman '76
Mrs. Jane Arnold Mullin '76
Mr. Thomas F. Murphy, Jr. '76
Mr. Vincent T. Muscarella ’76
Ms. Ruth Wyman Neagle '76
Mr. Eric B. Nilsson '76
Ms. Mary G. O'Connell ’76
Ms. Therese E. O'Toole '76
Ms. Destry Oldham-Sibley '76
Dr. Chinwuba C. Onejeme '76
Mr. Jeffrey W. Oppenheim '76, P'11
Mr. William A. Owen III '76
Mr. Paul G. Paget, Jr. '76, P'02
Mr. David R. Parker '76
The Reverend Stewart E. Pattison '76
Mr. Jeffrey W. Peterson '76
Mr. James M. Pierce '76, P'05, P'08
Mrs. Wendy Tillotson Pizzi ’76
Mr. Alexander H. Platt '76, P'07
Ms. Jane L. Potter ’76, P’08
Mr. Steven A. Potter '76
Dr. Robert A. Princenthal '76
The Reverend Carla Valentine Pryne '76
Mr. Robert P. Quirk ’76
Mr. Michael P. Rebic '76
Mr. John F. Reilly '76
Mrs. Susan Sillcox Repko '76, P'00, P'10
Mr. Jose L. Ribas '76
Ms. Cheryl E. Ring '76
Mr. Stephen D. Robinson '76
Ms. Linda Horvitz Roth '76, P'13
Mrs. Joanne Golden Ruchman '76
Dr. Larisa Rudenko '76
Mr. Jeffrey M. Sanborn '76
Mr. David C. Sandahl '76
Mr. David B. Sargent '76
Mr. Stephen A. Scheer '76
Ms. Annelisa Schneider '76
Ms. Karen L. Schroeder '76
Mr. Jefferson M. Scott '76, P'04
Ms. Jane R. Seagrave '76
Mr. David Sherman '76
Mr. Christopher R. Sherwood '76
Ms. D. Ellen Shuman ’76
Mr. Kenneth W. Slutsky ’76
Mr. Edward C. Small '76
Mr. J. Andrew Stamp '76
Mrs. Susan Stearns Simmons '76
The Reverend Peter A. Stebinger '76
Ms. Catherine Steiner-Adair '76
Mr. Ralph G. Steinhardt III '76
Mr. George T. Strakosch, Jr. ’76
Dr. Patricia O'Brien Towle '76
Mr. Joseph I. Tracy '76
Mr. Thomas J. Tsagarakis '76
Ms. Marjorie Cole Turner '76, P'14
Ms. Sally Homer Vallimarescu '76, P'12, P'13
Dr. Frederick C. Van Bennekom '76
Mr. Jon P. Van Hoogenstyn '76
Mr. Scott Vinall '76
Ms. Robin Whitney Ashley Vose '76
Mr. David E. Warren ’76
Dr. Amy E. Waterman '76
Ms. Betian N. Webb '76
Dr. Michael L. Whitcomb ’76
Mr. Christopher Wolf '76
Ms. Elizabeth C. Woodcock ’76
1976 Authors
Please see the list of classmates who are published authors. The following titles are available in the bookstore for purchase.
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Smell the Raindrops (2015) |
Austin, BA (Betty Ann Hoehn) |
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Who Needs a Statue? (2024) |
Burns Knight, Margy |
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Africa is not a Country (2022) |
Burns Knight, Margy |
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Who Belongs Here? An American Story (2020) |
Burns Knight, Margy |
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Welcoming Babies (2018) |
Burns Knight, Margy |
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Talking Walls: Discover your World (2017) |
Burns Knight, Margy |
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Culture By Design (2023) |
Gauld, Malcolm |
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Viewing Room (2013) |
Gorman, Jacqueline Laks |
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Alice Bliss (2011) |
Harrington, Laura |
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Catalog of Birds (2017) |
Harrington, Laura |
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State of the Union (2010) |
Kennedy, Douglas |
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Pursuit of Happiness (2010) |
Kennedy, Douglas |
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Temptation (2010) |
Kennedy, Douglas |
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Five Days (2013) |
Kennedy, Douglas |
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Blue Hour (2016) |
Kennedy, Douglas |
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Conspiracies of the Ruling Class: How to Break Their Grip Forever (2026) |
Lindsey, Lawrence B. |
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Chopin's Humoresque: A Fictitious Biography (2025) |
Mayer, Martin P |
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Handel's Triumph of Time (2025) |
Mayer, Martin P |
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Madness of Mrs Tchaikovsky (2025) |
Mayer, Martin P |
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Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age (2013) |
Steiner-Adair, Catherine; Barker Teresa H. |
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Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Visual Guide (2013) |
Towle, Patricia O'Brien |
Yearbook Submissions:
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Andy Alisberg
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Lilli Gordon Ken Grant Phil Melfa
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Kanu Obioha Peter Stebinger Bill Perry Mike Whitcomb
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