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1)Several room have opened up for the Cuba trip, so we have re-opened the registration form (until 12/30) if you are interested.(Posted 8-31-2023 by Hank Lubin)
Princeton Class of 1979 Home Page
Welcome to the NEW Website for the Class of 1979
Our mission is to deepen the connections between our classmates, and with other Classes, the University, and the community.
We encourage you to reach out to any of our Officers, for any issue, via the Contact links above. --Your Class Officers
Our 45th Reunion Reunions 2024 begins in 170 days May 23-26, 2024
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Since your last visit (12-04-2023), there have been 2 updates to the website. Click 🔎 for more details. -- 1 new Calendar entries. 🔎 -- 1 Class Emails. 🔎
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Sat, February 24, 2024 -- All Day Event
Alumni Day 2024 Save the date for Princeton’s Alumni Day, the University’s annual mid-winter celebration! Come back to campus to reconnect with friends and fellow alumni, hear from the recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Award and the James Madison Medal, and attend the luncheon program and the Service of Remembrance. As always, there are many more events and activit…
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Alumni Day 2024
Saturday, February 24, 2024 -- All Day Event
Alumni Day 2024 Save the date for Princeton’s Alumni Day, the University’s annual mid-winter celebration! Come back to campus to reconnect with friends and fellow alumni, hear from the recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Award and the James Madison Medal, and attend the luncheon program and the Service of Remembrance. As always, there are many more events and activities happening on or near campus. Make a day out of it!
This year, the University will present its top alumni awards to: Fei-Fei Li '99, Co-Directory, Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University (Woodrow Wilson Award) and John Fitzpatrick *78, Director Emeritus, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University.
Read about the award winners: [Link ]. For more info: [Link ]
Tue, April 9, 2024 - Wed, April 17, 2024 -- All Day Event
Class Trip to Cuba *** Several Room have opened up for this trip, so we have re-opened registration until 12/30. If you are interested, click the link to grab a room! ***
The much anticipated class trip to Cuba is now open for registration. The trip will be April 9-17, 2024. There are onl
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Class Trip to Cuba
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - Wed, April 17, 2024 -- All Day Event
Class Trip to Cuba *** Several Room have opened up for this trip, so we have re-opened registration until 12/30. If you are interested, click the link to grab a room! ***
The much anticipated class trip to Cuba is now open for registration. The trip will be April 9-17, 2024. There are only 40 slots available. If you are interested, please register as soon as possible. Review the Agenda: [Link ]. The program begins and ends in Havana. You are on your own for air transportation. Details are on the registration page.
Use this Eventbright link to Register
Thu, May 23, 2024 - Sun, May 26, 2024 -- All Day Event
Reunions 2024 - Our 45th! Our theme is "Family Classics." We are intentionally building on our popular (and award winning) "We are Family" 40th Reunion theme, and riffing on our wonderfully drawn '79 Family logo, by '79er Phil Witte.
We will be posting additional details as we get closer, so check back often - monitor the 45th Reunion Page ([Link]… See the Calendar for details & to RSVP
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Reunions 2024 - Our 45th!
Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Sun, May 26, 2024 -- All Day Event
Reunions 2024 - Our 45th! Our theme is "Family Classics." We are intentionally building on our popular (and award winning) "We are Family" 40th Reunion theme, and riffing on our wonderfully drawn '79 Family logo, by '79er Phil Witte.
We will be posting additional details as we get closer, so check back often - monitor the 45th Reunion Page ([Link]).
We anticipate registration to open late fall or early winter; you will be notified by email prior to this occurring, so make sure your email address is up-to-date (via TigerNet or the Update Demographics option on the Classmates Menu).See the Calendar for details & to RSVP.
Classmate News & Updates
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Classmate News and Updates
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Class President Phil Hueber Hosts the Class of '52 Seminar -- on Maria Ressa's Book How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future -- October 25, 2023 Watch Phil, along with classmate Steve Matthews and Bob Jiranek '52, host the Class of '52 Seminar. This is the second time Phil has hosted, and he is now an Honorary Class of '52 Member! Watch the full hour long video at the link listed here. Link
Weezy Sams in the Daily Princetonian Email -- October 1, 2023 At the top of the daily email from The Daily Princetonian is our very own Weezy Sams, in some pretty good company! The article below looks into governance of the University and the history and backgrounds of the administrators. Take note of the section on salaries. Link
Phil Represents the University -- at the inauguration of the new President -- September 15, 2023 Phil writes: Well, this is surreal. I was asked by Princeton University to represent the University at the Inauguration of the new President of Dartmouth College, Sian Leah Beilock. As a Delegate, I will wear PhD Regalia that was given to me by Princeton. It by no means means I've earned a PhD, just that all delegates wear the Regalia! Link
Steven Redd Cameo on The Morning Show -- September 15, 2023 Check out The Morning Show on Apple TV. Season 2, Episode 10, about the 50:50 minute mark. The scene takes place early in the Covid pandemic. Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) has the TV on showing some of the televised testimony. There, behind and to the right of Fauci, in uniform, is classmate Steven Redd, MD. Link
Tony creates the Delmiro & Marina Rodriguez Scholarship -- August 11, 2023 Antonio (Tony) Rodriguez ’75 remembers sitting in Father Kelly’s office, his senior year guidance counselor, with his parents, who did not speak English, and translating the conversation. Tony would be the first in his family to attend college and Father Kelly was challenging him to consider schools that were not on his radar. He thought Tony s…
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Tony creates the Delmiro & Marina Rodriguez Scholarship
Tony creates the Delmiro & Marina Rodriguez Scholarship -- August 11, 2023 Antonio (Tony) Rodriguez ’75 remembers sitting in Father Kelly’s office, his senior year guidance counselor, with his parents, who did not speak English, and translating the conversation. Tony would be the first in his family to attend college and Father Kelly was challenging him to consider schools that were not on his radar. He thought Tony should be applying to Princeton University to maximize potential opportunities. Link
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