Board of Governors Excellence Award
“Forced to pivot to a virtual format, the Yale College Class of 1970 nonetheless staged a 50th reunion that was remarkable in its creativity, depth, and breadth. ■ Hundreds of classmates were trained to Zoom over the course of two dozen sessions in the two months leading up to their reunion. ■ During reunion week, 24 Zoom sessions were held, ranging from large webinar events, discussion sessions, and a memorial service to music nights, a dance party, and a cabaret night. ■ The class also created a survey of its members in conjunction with the Class of 1965 to examine shifts in social attitudes over time, revealing fascinating trends in two of the last of the all-male classes. ■ Finally, it created and published two beautiful hard-copy reunion books, one of which was a book of recollections of the Yale campus in 1970 along with images of the same places today, using original material collected from classmates.”
Executive Director’s Special Award for Extraordinary Reunion Resilience.
Awarded to all classes who held their own reunion events.