A Celebration of Classes

At the annual alumni awards luncheon during Reunion Weekend, several awards were presented for outstanding achievement during 2008-09.

The Class of '21 Plate is given to the class with the greatest percentage of its members donating to the Kenyon Fund. The Class of 1964 won for its participation rate of 56 percent.

The William H. Thomas Jr. Award honors the reunion class donating the largest cumulative amount given and pledged to the Kenyon Fund, reflecting the new multi-year giving program. The Class of 1974 won the award.

The Peirce Cup is awarded annually to the class with the greatest percentage of its members in attendance at Reunion Weekend. The Class of 1959 won the award, with 51 percent of its members present.

The Class of '62 Award is given to the reunion class, among those celebrating fifth to twentieth reunions, with the greatest percentage of its members donating to the Kenyon Fund. The Class of 1994 won the award, with 33 percent of its members participating.

The Class of '63 Cup, awarded in acknowledgement of the class whose contributions to the Kenyon Fund, in total dollars, represent the greatest percentage increase over their giving for the previous year. The Class of '63 Cup recognizes devotion to the reunion-giving program and perseverance in working toward an ambitious reunion giving goal. The Class of 1959, with an increase of more than 371 percent, won the award.

The Class of '87 Award recognizes the class, among those celebrating fifth to twentieth reunions, with the highest cumulative Kenyon Fund total, for their multi-year reunion giving campaign. The Class of 1994 won the award for its members' contributions of $131,164.

The Kenyon Fund Executive Committee Leadership Giving Award is given to the class with the largest number of new leadership donors. The Class of 1984 won the award with 29 new leadership donors.

Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
Don Bomann Jr. '59
Robert G. Heasley '60 P'83 '88
Martin McKerrow '64
Barrett A. Toan '69
Dan E. Patterson '74
Scott R. Baker '94
Torsten Seifert '98
Howard (Chip) K. Unruh III '98

Gregg Cup
Brackett Denniston '69

Thomas and Mary Greenslade Award
Jefferson D. Robinson III '49 P'81 H'88 and Anne J. Robinson P'81

Humanitarian Service Award
Patrick F. Kearney '92 and Paige R. Ruane '94

Anne J. Robinson Award
Eric J. Raicovich '05

The D. Morgan Smith Class Agent Award
Andrea Bucey-Tikkanen '89 and Joan O'Hanlon Curry '89

Extern Sponsor Award: CDC
Rosemary Brandenburg '78

Golf Trophy
Tory Burrows '84