Reunion
More than 1,500 guests came to campus for the joint Reunion Weekend and Alumni Bicentennial Celebration held June 8–11, 2023. This combination weekend celebrated the classes ending in 3s and 8s while also welcoming alumni from every class year to mark Trinity’s Bicentennial.
Traditional Reunion events were observed and enjoyed, with Friday night class dinners in locations around the College bringing together classmates from the 5th through 65th Reunions. Each class also held an event designed to reunite friends and to provide an opportunity for catching up on life since the last Reunion. These class-specific events included lawn games and wine tastings, as well as an open invitation for all alumni to attend “50 Years Later: A Retrospective Roundtable with the Class of 1973.” This talk was especially significant as the Class of 1973 was the first fully coeducational class at Trinity.
The Alumni Bicentennial Celebration (ABC) held alongside Reunion Weekend created a once-in-a-lifetime moment on campus. Special programming commemorating the anniversary was centered around the Bicentennial theme of “Committed to the future since 1823,” demonstrating the College’s dedication to tomorrow while reflecting on its incredible history. Panels included “The Art and Business of Film and TV,” featuring Will McCormack ’96, Stephanie Ritz ’90, Stephen Gyllenhall ’72, and Billy Lazarus ’93, and “The Role of Sports in Modern Society,” featuring Billy Hogan ’96, CEO of the Liverpool Football Club; Sam Kennedy ’95, H’19, president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox; and Mimi MacKinnon ’04, former director of the commissioner’s office of the National Football League. A program with Pulitzer Prize-winner George F. Will ’62, H’79 was a highlight of the weekend, as he shared his views on the future of baseball while in conversation with fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner Bill Marimow ’69, H’16.
The weekend hit its high point with Saturday night’s Bantam Birthday Bash. A dinner and dance party on the Main Quad—complete with cake and a samba rendition of “Happy Birthday”—officially marked Trinity’s 200th birthday. The ABC concert headlined by Grammy Award-nominated singer Aloe Blacc had attendees on their feet, and the evening capped off with fireworks and a DJ set that stretched until midnight. Sunday morning saw a final breakfast and a fond farewell to all attendees.
The ABC marked just one of many events planned during the celebration year, including a film series at Cinestudio, Bicentennial athletic contests and receptions, and symposia in November and February. Please visit www.trincoll.edu/Bicentennial for up-to-date information.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 REUNION AWARD WINNERS
THE EIGENBRODT CUP
Michael A. Battle ’73
PAUL E. RAETHER ’68 ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bryant S. McBride ’88, P’20
ALUMNI MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
Jeffrey M. Devanney ’93, P’25, ’26
Eve Marie Perugini ’88
Daniel H. Freelander ’73
THE GARY MCQUAID AWARD
Christopher L. Skelly ’93
THE KATHLEEN O’CONNOR BOELHOUWER ’85 ALUMNI INITIATIVE AWARD
Kathy Maye-Maggio ’78
SCHULENBERG FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Daniel L. Korengold ’73, P’09, ’12, ’14, ’18
OUTSTANDING CLASS SECRETARY AWARD
Diane Fierri Brown ’73
Robert P. Haff ’73
For more on Reunion and the ABC, please visit Friends and Fireworks Mark Historic Alumni Celebration.
View a photo gallery below.
Photos: Nick Caito, Joel Callaway, and Chris Rakoczy
Reunion Photo Gallery
Reunion Photo Gallery
Audrey V. Zahor ’08, Robert Taylor ’08, Alyssa Camardella ’08, Elijah Heckstall ’08, and Gloribel Gonzalez ’08
Members of the 5th Reunion class
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, third from right, with Reunion participants
Carl Marshall ’96, Mo Martin-Jackson ’93, Yussuf Khan ’93, Joe Gross ’94, P’12, and Dawn Hall ’93
David Sample ’71, P’06, ’09, ’15, Coach Paul Assaiante P’06, and Coach Don Miller
Headliner Aloe Blacc
Will McCormack ’96 and Stephanie Ritz ’90 (in person) and Stephen Gyllenhaal ’72 and Billy Lazarus ’93 (via Zoom) take part in “Committing to the Future: The Art and Business of Film and TV.”
Robin Sheppard M’76, Billy Hogan ’96, Mimi MacKinnon ’04, and Sam Kennedy ’95, H’19 participate in “Committing to the Future: The Role of Sports in Modern Society.”
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, center, joins participants in “Committing to the Future: Women in Law”: Claudia Baio ’86, LaTanya Langley ’97, H’17, Lisa Banks ’90, and Associate Professor of Legal and Policy Studies Renny Fulco.
Bill Marimow ’69, H’16 and George Will ’62, H’79 take part in “Baseball: Going Back to the Future.”
Board of Trustees Chair Lisa Bisaccia ’78, second from right, joins “An Afternoon with Alumni Authors” participants Associate Professor of English Ethan Rutherford, Charity Elder ’00, Lisa Bisaccia ’78, and Joanna Scott ’82, H’09.
Matt Smith ’82, P’19 and Ellin Carpenter Smith ’82, P’19 take part in the vow renewal in the Chapel.
Marissa Ocasio ’83, Francesca Borges Gordon ’82, Maria Borges Correia ’85, and Susan Granger Tyler ’85 take a fun selfie.
David Chalfant ’90, Katryna Nields Chalfant ’91, and David Hower ’89 perform during “Trinity Live! Featuring The Nields.”
Alumni hit the dance floor during the Bantam Birthday Bash.
