50th Reunion

Class of 1974

Class Leadership

Weekend Chair 
Perry Brandt 
(Kansas City, MO) 
   

Attendance Chair 
Marees Henry Choppin 
(Nashville, TN) 
 

Engagement Chairs 
Jeanne Kilma Urich 
(Burlingame, CA ) 

Philanthropy Chair
Rod Riggins
(Dallas, TX) 

Sarratt Society Chair 
Ruthie Cherry
(Nashville, TN) 

Join Reunion 2024 in Nashville!

November 7 - 10, 2024


Join us on campus as we welcome back classes ending in -4 and -8 for Reunion 2024! Reconnect with old friends, attend academic discussions led by prominent faculty, and renew your common bonds as Vanderbilt alumni.

50th Reunion at Commencement 2024

All members of the Class of 1974 are invited to lead the new graduates into the commencement ceremony and into their new status as alumni. These are special events for the 50th Reunion Class. All classmates should have received an email and postal invitation. Register here!   

Schedule Of Events

Thursday, May 9, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.  | Welcome Reception
E. Bronson Ingram College, Great Room 
2211 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37240 

Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Parking details will be shared closer to the reception. Attire is dressy casual.

Friday, May 10, 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Commencement and Celebratory Luncheon
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Lyric Room and Melody Room, Lobby Floor  

2100 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203  

Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel and board shuttles to Geodis Park for 9:30 a.m. commencement. Attire is business casual.
Following the ceremony, attendees will board shuttles to return to the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel for a celebratory luncheon at 11:00 a.m.  

Complimentary valet parking provided. 

Commencement Schedule for 50th Reunion Class:  
9:30 a.m. Commencement ceremony begins 
11:00 a.m. Celebratory Luncheon 
12:30 p.m. Luncheon Ends


Follow these steps to get ready for Reunion:

From Thursday's Kickoff Party to Friday's epic class parties, tailgating on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday, Reunion Weekend is full of opportunities to reconnect with friends and celebrate the Vanderbilt community.

  1. Save the Date: November 7-10
    Mark Reunion on your calendar!
  2. Book Your Travel
    Find Reunion Hotel Blocks and make flight reservations as soon as possible, as Nashville is very busy in the fall. Note that Reunion is a four-day event and plan accordingly!
  3. View the Reunion Weekend Schedule of Events
    See what we have in store by visiting the Main Schedule of Events, hosted by the Reunion Office. Be sure to check out "Additional Events" hosted by our campus partners, and "Greek Events" hosted by the Greek organizations. There are many opportunity to reminisce, remember and reconnect!
  4. Register to Attend 
    Reunion registration will open in late summer! Check back here for updates.
  5. Spread the Word 
    Join the Class of 1974 Facebook page and the 1974 Class Book to invite your friends back to Reunion. 

In Memoriam

  • Classmates

    Richard M. Kittle
    Philip E. Manners
    Richard H. Kisber
    Thomas R Zimmerman
    Harold J. May
    Robert Nandell Moser
    Keary Palmer Dryden
    Brian A. McEwen PhD
    Larry Wade Vincent
    Libby Ann Legett
    Francis W. McCulloch
    Douglas J. Neuman
    Alexander McNab
    Neil McDade
    Johnathan David Horton
    Louise C. Lee
    Charles Warren Smith
    Mary Sue Graves Dye
    Sister George Ann Cecil
    Robert F. Sasser Jr.
    Dorothy Jarrett Hodges
    Harry Beamon
    Lorraine Krista Anker
    James E. Devanney
    Barbara M. Sheppard
    Travis Allen Cox
    Geneva Maynard Henderson
    Alan David Allen
    Karen Orr Witcher
    Kathi Spoerri Reynolds
    Otto Taylor Jr.
    Marsha Jean McCurley
    Haskell Samuel Bingham
    Norman Miles Shumate
    Jean Ann Parra PhD
    Robert M. Silgals
    Carol M. Miller
    Janice Northcut Elliott
    Michael Charles Metrione
    Dorothy H. Roselius
    Phillip W. Russell
    Ladye Maude Jones
    Jeff S. Riviere
    Cynthia Bacheler Babbitt
    Joyce Quire Woodworth
    John Mark Collier
    Fred Lorenzo Waymack
    Richard Lee Driver
    Felix Andrew Fly
    John A. Henley
    Antionette M. Smith
    Margaret Judd Cavanaugh
    Daniel J. Perky
    Deborah W. Price
    John T. Orrahood
    David L. Orrahood
    Adolph J. Orkin III
    William D. Shippen Jr.
    Michael B. Moore
    Heather Rumsey
    Robert W. O'Neal
    William Howard Sayes
    Stephen Warren Watkinson
    John David Vaughan
    Peggy Lee Parks
    Dorothy Ewing Reeves
    Marian A. McLeod
    James Alan Reedy
    Frederick Bronson Muller
    Kathleen Akin Lee
    Angela Pai Ho
    Henry Howard Martin
    Dorothy Sawyer Moon
    Samuel Batt Owens
    Claude B. Rudder
    Virginia Reavis Lyle
    Wanda Scott Cutter
    Stephen Lynn Nichols
    Mann R. Pendleton
    Catherine Grace McQuail
    Debra Sue Payne
    James Greig Stein Jr.
    Jane G. Stein
    Jewell Dean Staggs
    Linda L. Sinsar
    Mark Kenneth Spiegel
    Gregg Lyndsay Spyridon
    Elijah Spencer
    Betsy Hawes Taylor
    David C. Stewart
    Victorine P. Chappen
    John E. Simmons
    Relda Day Hale
    Glenn A. Dawson Jr.
    Wanda Crim Bruce
    W. Martin French
    Sue Johnsey Smith
    Liza Neiswender Hutchison
    Jane Strianse Holzmer
    Jacquelyn A. Ellis
    Patricia A. Bridges Armstrong
    Franklin G. Chesnut Jr.
    Vernal J. Daniels
    Frances Logan Brown
    Elizabeth Ann Hime
    Laurens Arthur Blankers
    James A. Czaplicki
    Euline H. Behm
    Nell Cardwell Carney
    Gayle Alexander
    Cecil Robert Carlton
    Virginia A. Cavalluzzo
    Franklin Henry King
    Charles Homer Carlile
    Elizabeth Chambers
    Robert M. Pulley
    Wade T. Sanders
    Sharon S. Turner
    Polly Anne Rosenblatt
    Elizabeth F. Henrickson
    Dieu Van Tong
    J. Fletcher Jernigan Jr.
    Hubert Rex Holland Jr.
    Eugene W. Hammond III
    James D. Hall
    Stephen F. Hinton
    Martha Nan Hawkes
    Francis Scott Guess
    Lawrence W. Eckenfelder
    Owen H. Halpern
    Ginger Kaderabek
    Beth Inman Jordan
    John Merriman Jordan
    Patrick T. Hunter II
    Dennis H. Jones
    Richard Edmond Davis
    Jack S. Howser
    Thomas O. Horton
    Deborah Elaine Jimmerson
    William D. McMurray Jr.
    Kathie L. Koplin
    Richard D. Todd
    Nancy Scott Seay
    Larry A. Wooden
    Robert Wickliffe Wood
    David C. Wilby
    Wallace C. Turbeville
    Richard W. Adams Jr.
    Robert L. Sullivan
    Theodore J. Snell
    Leslie E. Traughber LeRoy
    Russell G. Ashbaugh III
    David L. Abernathy
    Mary Lynn Morrill Moser
    Timothy D. Stryker
    C. Barbour Strickland III
    Richard D. Senty Jr.
    Edward A. Thoenes
    Rebecca S. Jordan
    Mary Clayton Scudder
    Roderick M. Colville
    Florence Gifford Blair
    Allen W. Watson
    Terry L. Compton
    James Milton Yunker
    Janet B. Dudenhefer
    Spencer Zachry III
    Valerie M. Young PhD
    Elizabeth B. Jolly
    Margaret C. Collins
    David W. Walls
    Nipper Wyatt Jr.
    Emma Collins Wright
    Barry Wright III
    H. Crawford Binion
    Robert W. Scott
    Robert N. Catanach
    C. Nicks Williams
    William B. Allen II
    Bruce B. Barrs
    Richard J. Berry
    Stephen Longino Bonner
    William B. Anderson III
    Patricia A. Bolton
    Douglas D. Dahlhauser
    James R. Dade Jr.
    Charles R. Currier
    Thomas P. Davis
    Julia R. Civils
    Michael G. Ellis
    Kenneth G. Diehl Jr.
    Christopher Chin Fatt
    Arthur Crownover II
    John F. Cantrell
    Roderick H. Cantey Jr.
    Pendleton C. Waugh
    Guy E. Burnette Jr.
    William V. B. Webb
    David C. Haik
    Jack Louis Jordan
    Jesse Hill Ford III
    Dorothy S. Barrick
    Gerald E. Gilbert
    Wayne Dee Gidcumb
    Anita Taylor Davis
    George E. Davis
    Lewis C. Cohen
    Paul W. Crego
    William Morrison Ewers
    Peter B. Lambert
    Cheryl C. Focer

Reunion Staff Contact

Samantha "Sam" Mazzuca
Associate Director of Reunion and Class Engagement

615-343-0611
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