All members of the Fiftieth Reunion class are invited to Alumni Weekend where they are ceremoniously inducted into the University’s Half-Century Club. Oftentimes, in honor of their anniversary, the class reunion committee will adopt a class gift to honor their beloved alma mater.
Photos from 1961 Badger Yearbook
View entire 1961 Badger Yearbook.
Class of 1961
After carefully considering many opportunities, the Class of 1961 Reunion Committee has decided to support two campus projects for our 50th Reunion gift to the University of Wisconsin.
The Class of 1961 Great People Scholarship Fund
The Great People Scholarship Campaign is the highest priority of the University. To view a message from the Chancellor about Great People, visit: http://www.uwgreatpeople.org/video/priority/
Alumni Park
In addition to the scholarship fund, the Reunion Committee decided to support Alumni Park, the planned green space between the Memorial Union and the Red Gym, from Lake Mendota to Langdon Street. For more information about Alumni Park, please view this PDF document.
Class of 1961 Reunion Committee
- President
Honorable Steven Weinke
Fond du Lac, WI - Vice-President
Pam Hendricks Frautschi
Milwaukee, WI - Treasurer
Rosemary Fitzpatrick
Naperville, IL - Secretary
Michael Garber
Blauvelt, NY - Barbara Anderson
Cross Plains, WI - Ross Bowen
Boerne, TX - Robert Burmeister
Saratoga, CA - Phillip Fishman
Bloomington, MN - Barbara Furstenberg
Madison, WI - Thomas Grantham
Madison, WI
- Joanie Helgeson
Boynton Beach, FL - Donna Hussin
Verona, WI - Alta Jewell
Madison, WI - Sandy Kaufmann
Madison, WI - Gerald Kulcinski
Madison, WI - Daniel O’Keane
Colgate, WI - Judith Ovitt
Tucson, AZ - Karen & Rusty Rutherford
Terre Haute, IN - Norbert Santoski
St. Paul, MN - James Schommer
Lodi, WI - Judith Taylor
Madison, WI
