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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
!!! Reunions 2026 (our 47th) begins in 8 days !!!
May 21-24, 2026

Countdown to Our 50th Reunion:
1100 days

This new feature displays a variety of Classwide Activities (Events, Class Emails) and Classmate Notices (News, Publications, Passings, etc.).
Click any item to see more details. Some items may require a login to see.
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  • Upcoming Events
  • For the full Calendar, go to the Events page.  Priority Items  Save The Date Notes 
  • Fri, May 22, 2026, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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    FLI Reunions Reception
    Hi FLI Alum and Friends You are cordially invited to the "FLI Reunions: Now We’re Here" event on Friday, May 22nd at 4:30 PM EDT in the Mathey Common Room. We hope to see you there and continue celebrating our AMAZING Princeton FLI Community and the progress that FLI support at Princeton has made over the years! No RSVP required; just show up …
      
  • Sat, May 23, 2026, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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    Reunions Class Luncheon
    Join us for the annual Class Luncheon before the P-rade on Saturday, May 23 at the Bendheim Center (formerly Dial Lodge). We'll provide the food and drink, you provide the camaraderie!
        
  • Sat, May 23, 2026, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    Fireworks
    Celebrate Princeton's 280th Birthday
    Join the Classes of '79, '80 & '83 to Celebrate Princeton's 280th Birthday at a Reunions Fireworks Viewing Party. Desserts, Beverages and Other Refreshments will be served. [If you are not a member of the Class of '79, click the Not A Classmate box on the registration form and fill in your details.]
        
Classmates In Print*

* 'Print' includes Film, TV, Social Media, etc.
See also the Classmate Publications page.
(Showing the most recent 9 publications)
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 From the Hip -- Published: February 6, 1987
David Kelley - Video/Film - Author
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is apparently guilty of murder. [This is now available on iTunes, Vudu and DVD.]  

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 Anatomy of a Scandal -- Published: April 6, 2022
David Kelley - Television Show - Author
"Are you beautiful? Rich? White? Female? Do you happen to be married, with kids, to a charming, successful man?" asks Judy Berman of the Netflix anthology series. "Have your professional aspirations taken a backseat to his? Could your home have been ripped from the pages of Architectural Digest? Do you bear a striking resemblance to Nic  

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 Life During Wartime -- Published: April 21, 2026
Philip Stoltzfus - Articles - Subject
he roar of the sea and the cry of gulls along the Beirut waterfront were punctuated by the familiar sound of explosions. Starting on March 2, Israeli rockets hit the city almost daily, aimed at strongholds manned by Hezbollah, the Lebanese political party and paramilitary group that is one of Iran’s chief allies. Hezbollah had already fired rocke  

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 Dance Education: Meet Christine Brady -- Published: April 1, 2026
Christine Brady - Articles - Subject
CREATING A PLACE TO DANCE. Some Art can be done anywhere. However, dancers need open space, music, and proper flooring that will not injure their ankles and knees. The Art of Dance keeps diverse cultural traditions alive, classic masterpieces relevant, and new hip steps fresh. As we look around the South Bay, the only large performing arts theater  

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 Beyond Where Words Can Go: A Novel in 200 Sonnets -- Published: April 14, 2026
Richard Smith - Books - Author
Beyond Where Words Can Go is so many things at once: a collection of finely wrought narrative sonnets; a deeply felt (and highly unusual) love story spanning decades; a meticulously researched account of 16th-century English ecclesiastical history and practice—all in the space of 2800 lines! With psychological precision, subtle humor, and unfaili  

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 Margo's Got Money Troubles -- Published: April 1, 2026
David Kelley - Television Show - Creator
Margo's Got Money Troubles is an upcoming American drama television miniseries created by David E. Kelley, based on the 2024 novel of the same name by Rufi Thorpe. It stars Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman. It is set to premiere on Apple TV on April 15, 2026.
Margo's Got Money Troubles centers on Margo Millet, whose tumultuous journey unfol
 

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 Big Little Lies season 3 coming -- Published: March 21, 2026
David Kelley - Television Show - Creator
HBO consistently attracts top-tier acting talent, but the stars of Big Little Lies are on a whole other level. Based on the bestselling Liane Moriarty novel of the same name, Big Little Lies was always going to have an A-list cast, as Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman optioned the book's screen rights less than a month after its publication i  

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 Leaving Guantanamo: How One Country Brought its Men Home from the Forever Prison -- Published: January 31, 2026
Eric L. Lewis - Books - Author
This multilayered work follows a group of Guantanamo detainees from a single Middle Eastern country, Kuwait, portraying their lives before their capture, to their experience at Guantanamo, to their ultimate release and the lives they have been challenged in remaking after returning home. It is an intimate look at real men held for years without cha  

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 The Trump Administration Now Thinks Clean Air Is Worthless -- Published: January 27, 2026
Richard Revesz - Editorials - Author
The Environmental Protection Agency has established a new way to address the country’s pollution problems: Ignore them.

For several decades, the agency has used the best available science to quantify the benefits from regulations that reduce air pollution: averted deaths, hospitalizations, asthma symptoms, heart attacks and strokes, among them
 

Classmate News & Updates

See also the Classmate News pages.   

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Katherine Boyce ’11 adds to the joyous Reunions hoopla with a painting that celebrates tradition and change -- May 10, 2026

The Princeton campus has felt like home to Katherine Boyce ’11 for as long as she can remember. Her parents, both members of the Great Class of ’79, returned to the University not long after their graduation to serve as leaders of Princeton Christian Fellowship, a ministry for students on campus.

“I had such an idyllic childhood,” Boyc
 

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Uptown Lacrosse - a guest of Princeton Lacrosse -- April 22, 2026
Uptown Lacrosse in NYC, run by classmate Bruce Lincoln, will be a guest of Princeton Lacrosse at this Saturday's game against Dartmouth. So come out for the 4 PM game to support Princeton Lacrosse and Bruce's Uptown Lacrosse program.

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Platte Moring Assumes the Role of Department of Defense Inspector General -- December 22, 2025
The Honorable Platte B. Moring III was confirmed as Inspector General of the Department of Defense in December 2025. His distinguished career encompasses both decorated military service and senior leadership in the public and private sectors. Mr. Moring is the Department’s 10th Senate-confirmed Inspector General.      

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Memorial Service for Mary Lane -- November 8, 2025
If you knew and cared for our classmate Mary Lane, you are warmly invited to attend her burial service and the reception that will follow. These gatherings will be a chance to remember Mary, share stories, and support one another and her family.

Saturday, November 8th
10:00 AM – Burial Service at St. Paul's Parish Cemetery, 216 Nassau Str
   

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25 Years Ago Today... -- October 23, 2025
Boston Public debuted, and ran through 2004. One of David Kelley's many TV series over the years. It included cast members Jessalyn Gilsig (Lauren Davis), Chi McBride (Steven Harper), Anthony Heald (Scott Guber), Loretta Devine (Marla Hendricks), and Fyvush Finkel (Harvey Lipschultz).
 

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78/79 Minutes: Eye of the Tiger 2: Our New Art Museum! -- September 18, 2025
Starting at the FitzRandolph Gate, take a video walk down memory lane as Graham Wyatt ’79 describes the history of Princeton’s campus and its Art Museum. Thanks to President James McCosh who moved the University’s art collection out of Nassau Hall, the Art Museum has stood on the same site at the heart of campus since the late 1880’s. Growi  

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Elizabeth Banks to play Karen Read in new Prime Video series executive produced by David Kelley -- August 28, 2025
Massachusetts native Elizabeth Banks will play Karen Read in a new limited series for Prime Video, according to multiple reports.
Deadline first reported that Banks would star in the Prime Video and Warner Brothers Television series, although the Hollywood Reporter and Variety have since confirmed the news.
The show will be run by Justin Noble, w

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Meet First Tiger Tony Rodriguez ’79! -- July 22, 2025
Tony Rodriguez ’79 grew up in Newark, New Jersey. At Princeton, he majored in Economics in order to pursue a career in business. He also concentrated in Romance Languages. Tony chose Princeton because it was the best university in a variety of respects. In fact, his guidance counselor explained that, at Princeton, he would be able to attain a hig  

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Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame -- Richard Morse -- July 8, 2025
Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand HĂ´tel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs this past weekend. Longtime hotel manager Richard Morse, who had been overseeing the property remotely from the United States since  

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Andrew Houck ’00 has been appointed Dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science -- the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- July 8, 2025
Andrew Houck ’00 appointed dean of Princeton engineering
Houck, the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-director of the Princeton Quantum Initiative, has been appointed dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective Aug. 1. He has consulted widely across industry