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60TH, 50TH, 40TH & 5TH CLASS REUNIONS | MAY 19-22, 2016
EXETER CLASS
REUNIONS
MAY 19-22, 2016
1956
1966
1976
2011
EXETER CLASS REUNIONS
WELCOME BACK!
Whether you traveled around the world or from down the street to be here, we are
glad you can reunite with your class and the extended Exonian family. Together
with your classmates, we have worked hard to make this reunion memorable.
The Alumni Office exists to strengthen the bonds among Exonians and with
Exeter. If there’s anything we can do to enhance your experience during your
reunion and beyond, please let us know.
Harold Brown, Jr. ’74, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
REGISTRATION AND HOSPITALITY SUITE
Your first stop on campus! Come in for updated reunion materials,
nametags and refreshments.
Gilman House | 46 Front Street (corner of Front and Elm Streets)
Golf carts and a shuttle van are available for the weekend to get around campus.
Call 603-777-3492 for assistance.
Hours of Operation
Friday | 8:00 a.m.— 5:00 p.m.
Saturday | 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
CONTACT
Please contact the staff member assigned to your class:
1956 Dawn Perkins [email protected] 603-686-6081 (cell)
1966 Jan Woodford [email protected] 603-770-1498 (cell)
1976 Benita O’Connell [email protected] 603-205-3985 (cell)
2011 Michelle Curtin [email protected] 774-994-0678 (cell)
60TH, 50TH, 40TH & 5TH CLASS REUNIONS | MAY 19-22, 2016
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Alcohol Policy
Alcoholic beverages may only be consumed in designated reception or dinner locations.
Dorms
Alumni are not permitted in dormitories except during campus tours.
Exeter Bookstore
Weekdays 8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:30
a.m.—12:00 p.m.
The Exeter Fund
Make a gift in honor of your class at registration or at www.exeter.edu/give.
The Grill | Phelps Academy Center
Weekdays 7:30 a.m.—9:45 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.—10:45 p.m.
Nametags
Please wear your nametags at all times to gain admission to meals and events, and to
comply with campus safety requirements.
Parking
Park behind Love Gymnasium on Gilman Lane or behind the Data Center at 255 Water
Street. Limited parking is available along town streets, but please watch for two-hour
maximum areas.
Photography
Photos are taken during reunion weekends for Academy print and online marketing
purposes. Photo albums are available online at www.exonians.exeter.edu.
Universal Access
Most of our building entrances and interiors are accessible. Please call 603-777-3492 if
you have any individual access needs.
SPECIAL WEEKEND EVENT: FAREWELL TO THE CAGE
Saturday, May 21, 10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Your reunion weekend coincides with the Academy’s celebration of the Cage, a historic
building that has impacted generations of Exonians. Please be sure to visit the Cage to
walk its dirt floor one last time and view tributes to the memories and achievements
created there.
EXETER CLASS REUNIONS
FRIDAY, MAY 20
Class of 1966 Morning Run
7:00—8:00 a.m. | Meet at the ramp entrance to Love Gym
Breakfast
7:00—9:00 a.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall
Class of 1956 Breakfast
8:00 a.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall, Seabrooke Room
Attend Harkness Classes
8:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
We welcome alumni, spouses, guests and children over 12 to attend. Pick up a class
schedule at registration. (No Saturday classes this weekend.)
Harkne’66 “Conversations”
8:55—9:45 a.m.
Pick up final assignment schedule at registration
Founder’s Day Award Assembly
9:50—10:20 a.m. | Academy Building, Assembly Hall
Julie Dunfey ’76, Founder’s Day Award Recipient.
Class of 1966: please arrive by 9:30 to be seated in front.
Class of 1956 Harkness Discussion
10:30—11:30 a.m.| Phillips Hall, Elting Room
Harkne’66 “Conversations”
10:45 —11:35 a.m. and 11:40 a.m.—12:50 p.m.
Pick up final assignment schedule at registration
Lunch
11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall
Class of 1956 ESSO Presentation
1:00—2:00 p.m. | Academy Building, Latin Study
Presenter: Liz Reyes, community service coordinator
Class of 1966 Lunch
1:15—2:30 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
Harkne’66 “Conversations”
1:40—2:30 p.m.
Pick up final assignment schedule at registration
Class of 1956 Museum Tour
2:00—4:00 p.m.
Self-tours of the American Independence Museum, 1 Governor’s Lane, Exeter
$6.00 charge
Class of 1966 How Women Have Changed Exeter
2:35—3:25 p.m. | Phillips Hall, Elting Room
Moderated by Peter Vorkink P’95, chair of the department of religion, with Instructor in
Modern Languages Polly MacMullen ’76, Associate Director of Admissions Lee Young ’82;
P’16 and Athletic Director Shane LaPointe.
Class of 1966 Open Rehearsal
2:30—5:00 p.m. | Forrestal-Bowld Music Center, Round Room
You're welcome to come and watch rehearsals for the Saturday Music Programs.
60TH, 50TH, 40TH & 5TH CLASS REUNIONS | MAY 19-22, 2016
Class of 1966 Writers Corner
3:45—4:30 p.m. |Phillips Hall, Elting Room
Classmates talk about their published works.
Moderator: Carl Walter; Panelists: Thomas Hyde, Doug Knight, Clyde Milner and
Peter Thompson
Walking Tour of Campus
4:00—5:00 p.m. | Meet at Gilman House
Canceled if raining
Class of 1966 Student Concert
6:30—7:00 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
Music by the 2016 Exeteras and Peadquacs, arranged by Art Cilley
Welcome Back Receptions
Reunion registration is available at these events.
Class of 1956 | 6:00—9:00 p.m. | Wetherell Dining Hall
Speaker: Tom Hassan ’56 (Hon.), principal instructor and instructor in
mathematics, emeritus
Class of 1966 Lobster Bake | 7:00—9:30 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
Class of 1976 |6:00—9:00 p.m. | Home of Brad Lown and Christyn Sieve
45 Brackett Road, Portsmouth. Transportation provided from hotel to Brad and
Christyn’s home.
Class of 2011 | 6:30—9:30 p.m. | Harbor Events, 100 Deer Street at Portwalk
Place, Portsmouth Heavy horsd’oeuvres, cash bar
Late Night
9:00 p.m. to close
Class of 1966 | Exeter Inn, 90 Front Street (cash bar)
Class of 1976 | Fairfield Inn & Suites, 138 Portsmouth Avenue (BYOB)
SATURDAY, MAY 21
Breakfast
7:00—9:30 a.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall
Bird Walk
7:00 a.m. | Entrance of Hammy’s Way by Academy track
Led by Rich Aaronian, Harlan Page Amen Professor in Science, and Chris Matlack, Lee
C. Bradley III Class of 1943 Teaching Chair
Harkne’66 “Conversations” | The World at Peace
8:15—9:50 a.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
The Big Debate: “Resolved: The Exeter Campus Should be Moved to Hawaii”
9:00—9:45 a.m. | Phelps Academy Center, Forum
Join the class of 1966 debate team—Jim Blake, Doug Knight, John McLoughlin, Clyde Milner
and Peter Robinson—as they defend this statement against the current PEA debate team.
Class of 1976 Harkness Discussion
9:00—9:45 a.m. | Academy Building, Latin Study
Reinvention: A look ahead to the next 40 years. Hear classmates’ lightning talks on this
subject and begin the conversation.
Class of 1956 Memorial Service
9:00—9:50 a.m. | Phillips Church
Reverend Robert Thompson ’72, Phelps Minister of Phillips Church
EXETER CLASS REUNIONS
Class of 2011 Shuttle Bus from Portsmouth’s Sheraton Hotel to Campus
9:30 a.m. | Russell Street (Sheraton Harborbside Northbound bus stop)
Conversation with Principal MacFarlane
10:00—10:45 a.m. | Academy Building, Assembly Hall
Join Principal Lisa MacFarlane for an Academy update followed by a Q & A session.
Farewell to the Cage
11:00—11:45 a.m. | Thompson Cage
Join the Exeter community as we say farewell to the Cage.
Class Photos for all Reunion Classes
11:45 a.m. | Exterior Steps of Thompson Gymnasium
Lunch for all Reunion Classes
12:00—2:00 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
Guest Speaker: Athletic Director Shane LaPointe
Athletics | Exeter Home Games
10:00 a.m. | Track Boys and Girls, Interschols
1:30 p.m. | Baseball Boys JV vs. Cushing Academy
1:30 p.m. | Lacrosse Girls JV/V vs. Deerfield Academy
2:30 p.m. | Lacrosse Boys JV/V vs. Deerfield Academy
3:30 p.m. | Varsity Cycling vs. Andover
Class of 1966 Yoga Work Out
1:30—2:30 p.m. | Love Gymnasium, Ransome Room
Led by George Kinder
Class of 2011 Business Meeting
1:30—1:45 p.m. | Assembly Hall
Class of 2011 Reflection Service / “EP”
1:45—2:45 p.m. | Assembly Hall
Class of 1956 Presents the Boston Children’s Choir
2:30—4:00 p.m.| Phillips Church
All reunion classes and the PEA community are invited to this special performance
Class of 1976 Harkness Discussions
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Academy Building, Latin Study
Reinvention: Continuing the conversation
Continue the discussion from the morning presentations
Class of 1966 Talent Show and Concert
3:00—4:00 p.m. | Forrestal-Bowld Music Center, Powell Hall
(with a 2:30 jazz warmup by Eddie and his ’66 buddies)
Including performances by: Larry Cross, John Carleton, Eric Vogt, Steve Cox, Bruce
Funkhouser, Dan Clement, Dick Barron, Dick and Connie Brown, Peter Heyl, Lew Lane,
John Beattie, Peter Lyttle, Jay Riley, Art Cilley and Ed Wells
Plus: Doug Knight – direct from India – presenting authentic dance by his award-winning
son, Ani
And there is more – a cappella madness of The Mighty Cilley Art Players
And if we are really lucky – surprise guests fresh from starring roles in “The Lion King!”
Class of 2011 Afternoon Lawn Games
3:00—4:00 p.m. | Home of Mr. and Mrs. Bohn, 72 Front Street
Class of 2011 Shuttle Bus from Campus to Portsmouth’s Sheraton Hotel
4:00 p.m. | Home of Mr. and Mrs. Bohn, 72 Front Street
60TH, 50TH, 40TH & 5TH CLASS REUNIONS | MAY 19-22, 2016
Class of 1966 Harkness Discussion
4:15—5:30 p.m. |Phillips Hall, Elting Room
“Different Paths, Different Drummers” Moderator: Mark Schmidt; Panelists: John
Beattie, Peter Lyttle, Bob Seyfarth and John Simpson
Friends of Bill W. Meeting (O)
5:00—6:00 p.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall, Seabrooke Room
Class of 1966 Pre-dinner Wine Tasting
5:45—6:45 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
Sample some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs while you listen to the Exeter debut of
“Bordeaux, Toujours, Bordeaux” an original song composed by your host Eric Vogt
Class Receptions, Dinners and Business Meetings
Registration available at these events
Class of 1956 | 6:00—9:00 p.m. | Class of 1945 Library
Class of 1966 |6:45—10:00 p.m. | Library Lawn, Tent
After dinner entertainment starring Henry “Elvis” Sayre and his Jordanaires,
followed by the induction of new honorary classmate(s) and The Big Mutha
Medley Singalong Finale (starring YOU)!
Class of 1976 | 6:00—10:00 p.m. | Phelps Science Center, Grainger Auditorium
Class of 2011 Boat Cruise Reception | 6:00—9:00 p.m. | Isles of Shoals,
315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash-only cash bar
Late Night
9:00 p.m. to close
Class of 1966 | Exeter Inn, 90 Front Street (cash bar)
Class of 1976 | The Tavern, 163 Water Street (cash bar)
SUNDAY, MAY 22
Ecumenical Memorial Service
9:00—9:45 a.m. | Phillips Church
All classes are invited to this service of remembrance and reflection.
Farewell Brunch
9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. | Elm Street Dining Hall
Class of 2011 Shuttle Bus from Portsmouth’s Sheraton Hotel to Campus
9:30 a.m. | Russell Street (Sheraton Harborside Northbound bus stop)
Leadership Reception
10:00—11:00 a.m. | Saltonstall House
Principal MacFarlane will host this invitation-only reception
Alumni Basketball Game
11:00 a.m. | Love Gym
Sign up at registration
Alumni Row and Shell Dedication
11:00 a.m. | Saltonstall Boathouse
Anne Marden ’76, Olympian rower, will have a shell dedicated in her honor.
All classes are invited to this event. Experienced rowers, come enjoy a morning on the water.
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