{"id":3014,"date":"2016-10-03T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/?page_id=3014"},"modified":"2016-10-03T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:30:50","slug":"reunion-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-fall2016\/along-the-walk\/reunion-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunion 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trinity College was a sea of blue and gold as nearly 1,000 alumni and their family members returned to campus for Reunion 2016, held June 9-12. This year\u2019s Reunion reconnected Bantams from class years ending in 1s and 6s.<\/p>\n

\"Guy<\/a>
Guy Thomas, William Thomas \u201986, P\u201920, A.J. Hern \u201986, Margaret Figueroa Hern \u201986, Heather Moody Thomas \u201986, P\u201920, Jane Thomas, and Jay Gangi \u201986 enjoy the New England-style clambake on the Main Quad. About 500 alumni and their family members attended the Friday night event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The festivities kicked off on Thursday night with a Class of 1966 welcome dinner hosted by the Reverend William Eakins \u201966, P\u201901 and wife Hope P\u201901 at their home. Throughout Reunion, alumni enjoyed more than 70 events, including Friday night\u2019s traditional New England-style clambake, Saturday\u2019s bagpipe-led Parade of Classes down the Long Walk, Alumni Convocation, Reunion class dinners, and alumni- and faculty-led presentations. This year introduced the first-ever All-Reunion 5K Run\/Walk, a beer tasting at the boathouse, and a scavenger hunt at the Chapel.<\/p>\n

\"Rob<\/a>
Rob Aiello \u201981 and Eleanor Wenner Kerr \u201981, P\u201913 lead the Parade of Classes down the Long Walk for the Class of 1981.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2016 REUNION AWARD WINNERS <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

THE EIGENBRODT CUP
\nSamuel D. Kassow \u201966<\/p>\n

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
\nDan Berman \u201901<\/p>\n

GARY MCQUAID AWARD
\nThomas Chappell \u201966, H\u201906, P\u201989, \u201992, \u201997, \u201906<\/p>\n

THE KATHLEEN O\u2019CONOR BOELHOUWER ALUMNAE INITIATIVE AWARD
\nEleanor Wenner Kerr \u201981, P\u201913<\/p>\n

\"Peyton<\/a>
Peyton Tansill Muldoon \u201991, center, celebrates receiving the Alumni Medal for Excellence with President Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Vice President for College Advancement Jack Fracasso during Convocation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ALUMNI MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
\nJulie Mancuso Gionfriddo \u201996, M\u201905
\nRandolph M. \u201cRandy\u201d Lee \u201966
\nScott F. Lewis \u201976, P\u201912
\nPeyton Tansill Muldoon \u201991<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING CLASS SECRETARY AWARD
\nAileen Doherty \u201986<\/p>\n

BOARD OF FELLOWS AWARD
\nClass of 1991<\/p>\n

JEROME KOHN AWARD
\nClass of 1966<\/p>\n

GEORGE C. CAPEN TROPHY
\nThe Trinity Club of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

View more photos on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch the highlights video below.<\/p>\n