50th Reunion - 2014
Letter from past Class President, Lily Klebanoff Blake
Dear Classmates,
How wonderful to see so many of you at our terrific 50th Reunion this past May. People came from all over the world for this truly once-in-a-lifetime event and opportunity to connect with old friends and to make new ones. In fact, we had the largest number and highest percentage of attendees of any MHC 50th Reunion.
What a special time to be together and share the roads and journeys we've all traveled. The sun shone for the Laurel Parade as we marched to loud cheers, wearing our French blue pashminas and making large bubbles with our wands. We met and heard from Lynn Pasquerella, College President, listened to Vinnie Ferraro and Chris Benfey speak about the state of the world and the liberal arts, welcomed our Bridges class, 2014, into the Alumnae Association, discussed a common read and where we've been and the many things we still want to do, explored the beautiful campus, and just truly enjoyed and relished each other's company.
For more information on reunion, see the attached Scribe's Report by Meg Cormeny O'Brien, including pictures by Joan Mead Eaton.
Thank you for giving me the privilege of serving as your Class President for the past five years, allowing me to meet and reconnected with so many of you. I know that our class will be ably led for the next five years by our new Class President Ellen Manfredonia Nutter, who did such an outstanding job of chairing our 50th Reunion. The full officer list for 2014- 2019 includes:
- Ellen Manfredonia Nutter, President
- Anita Corman Weinblatt, Vice President
- Heather Tyrie Wilcauskas, Reunion Chair
- Caroline Webster Bernard, Secretary
- Diane Kelley Fenton, Treasurer
- Priscilla Morse Huston and Jean Vnenchak, Scribes
- Mary Lee Warren, Bridges Chair
- Barbara Flesch Resnek, Mary Vic Jones Giersch, Wendy Lycan Jackson, Carol Nagy Theodore, Gail Simons Humphreys, and Gretchen Wuth Hays, Head Class Agents
- Lily Klebanoff Blake, Nominating Committee Chair; and Gail Welch Hanson and Marilyn Brainard Hofmann, Nominating Committee.
My best wishes to all of you. I hope to see you at some of our upcoming mini-reunions and at our 55th in 2019.
Lily Klebanoff Blake,
Class President, 2009-2014
MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO MADE THE BEST REUION EVER POSSIBLE
(Updated 10/7/14)
Reunion Chair: Ellen Manfredonia Nutter
Class President: Lily Klebanoff Blake
- Program Co-Chairs: Mary Dee Beall and Marilyn Ursu Beauriedel
- Hospitality Co-Chairs: Gail Welch Hanson and Barbara Flesch Resnek
- Bridges: Mary Lee Warren
- Yearbook Editor: Caroline Webster Bernard; Survey: Jane Shilling Emerson; Survey Graphics: Alice Ullman Dustin; Layout/Printing: Jane English; Photography: Joan Mead Eaton; Advisor: Anita Corman Weinblatt
- Outreach: Gretchen Beck Green and Betsey Trotter Chalmers
- Memorabilia: Sue Davis
- Creative Work Exhibit: Alice Ullman Dustin
- MHC 1914 Exhibit: Mary Ann Lytle Anthony
- Memorial Service: Mary Vic Jones Giersch
- Photography: Joan Mead Eaton
- Costume: Carol Nagy Theodore
- Nametags: Heather Tyrie Wilcauskas
- Signs: Hope Whitaker Justman
- Scholarships/ Ride Board: Beth Schnoll Krugman
- Scribe: Meg Cormeny O'Brien
SUMMARIES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS
- Our Common Read, "Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids & Life in a Half-Changed World"
- Health and Well Being
EXCERPTS FROM OUR REUNION BOOK
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR BEST REUNION EVER: MHC 1964 Fiftieth Reunion: May 15-18, 2014
Scribe's Report by Meg Cormeny O'Brien
Pictures by Joan Mead Eaton
*Would you like to order a DVD of '64 Reunion Photos taken by Joan Eaton, our Class Photographer? The cost is $20.00 including shipping within the U.S.
Click here for the order form. (revised 2/5/15)