More than 600 Lawrence University alumni, family, and friends are set to return to campus this week to take part in Reunion 2025.
The gathering on campus, running June 19-22, will include dozens of activities, from multiple Alumni College presentations and an all-reunion cookout to the annual parade of classes and a convocation featuring Alumni Awards and class gifts.
Alumni from at least 34 states and 14 countries will be on campus. They represent a wide spectrum of classes, from the 10th reunion to the 50th.
Reunion is but one connecting point for alumni. In the past year, nearly 1,300 alumni attended an event, shared a class note, or volunteered their time. Fifty-nine alumni volunteers helped plan this year’s Reunion. Seven former Alumni Award recipients are expected to be in attendance.
Lawrence will be celebrating Reunions for the following classes and clusters:
- 10th Reunion: Class of 2015
- 15th Cluster Reunion: Classes of 2009, 2010, 2011
- 25th Reunion: Class of 2000
- 35th Reunion: Classes of 1989, 1990, 1991
- 40th Reunion: Class of 1985
- 50th Reunion: Class of 1975
Alumni Award winners to be recognized include:
- Marjorie Liu ’00, Nathan M. Pusey Distinguished Achievement Award.
- Steven Wereley ’89, Lucia Russell Briggs Distinguished Achievement Award.
- Katherine (Wroblewski) Diop ’00, Joseph F. Patterson, Jr. ’69 Service to Society Award.
- Michael Johnson ’75, George B. Walter ’36 Service to Society Award.
- Rebecca Doyle-Morin ’00, Marshall B. Hulbert ’26 Outstanding Service Award.
- Charles and Janice Woodward, both Class of 1975, Gertrude Breithaupt Jupp M-D’18 Outstanding Service Award.
Among the highlights of Reunion will be gatherings that celebrate study abroad experiences. There will be a London Centre reunion that’s expected to draw upwards of 90 participants. And the Class of 1975 will host a gathering of alumni who studied in Eningen, Germany.
Also, alumni will get a chance to tour Lawrence’s newest academic spaces. An open house is planned for Fox Commons, which is home to the Business and Entrepreneurship Center, student apartments, and the soon-to-open Pre-Health Commons. And guided tours are planned for West Campus, the soon-to-open four-story building at the intersection of E. College Avenue and Drew Street that will house the nonprofit Trout Museum of Art on the first floor, Lawrence academic spaces on the second floor, and apartments on the third and fourth floors.
For those wanting to stay active during Reunion, the Coach Gene Davis Memorial Fun Run/Walk is set for 8 a.m. Saturday.
There also will be beer gardens hosted by 15th and 35th Reunion clusters.
For a full lineup of activities, see the Reunion page at Lawrence.edu.
