Join us at the Parade of Classes
Walk Through The Gates Again!
Reconnect with Cecil and fellow Sagehens on the Quad!
Welcome, Class of 1975!
Join us for Alumni Weekend & Reunion Celebrations at Pomona College on May 1-4, 2025, and enjoy traditions like the Parade of Classes, Party at the Wash, and our class dinner. This is our year to reconnect with friends, make new ones and experience what’s changed--and what’s stayed the same--as we drop by Marston Quad, classrooms and local hangouts. Online registration will open later. Be sure to check this site for updates.
Online registration will open at a later date. Be sure to check this visit this page for updates.
We can’t wait to welcome you back to campus this spring! Chirp!
Activities and To Do at Reunion
50th Reunion Committee
Your 50th Reunion Committee
These are your planning committee members who are working hard to make this reunion a special celebration. Email the committee with questions or comments.
- Eleanor Brown
- Andy Howard
- Paul Hunt
- Bruce Ishimatsu
- John Rabold
- Leigh Ryan
- Lucy Sannes
- Mary Schmich
- Anne (Bachman) Thacher
- Gwen (Henderlider) Whitson
The Reunion Committee Invites You to These Special Activities
Thursday, May 1
Reunion Class Dinner for Early Arrivals
6:15–8:00 p.m. | Optional, no-host dinner at Tutti Mangia
Join distinguished classmate and winemaker Cathy Corison for an evening featuring a selection of her acclaimed Corison wines.
Email Lucy Takahashi to RSVP by April 21.
Friday, May 2
Retirement Celebration for Professor Alma Zook
11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Estella Courtyard
Help us send off Professor Zook with a warm retirement celebration.
Click here to RSVP
Class of 1975 "Off the Beaten Path" Tour of Forgotten Spaces
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Meet in front of Bridges Auditorium
Explore Miller Cottage and the basement of Big Bridges.
Class of 1975 Sharing Session
3:30–5:30 p.m. | Hahn Hall, Room 101 & via Zoom
Reconnect and reflect with classmates.
Zoom option available—email Lucy Takahashi to join online.
A Taste of Pomona: Wine Tasting & Mocktails Reception
5:30–6:45 p.m. | Memorial Garden
All-Class Dinner
7–9 p.m. | Marston Quad
Saturday, May 3
2025 Blaisdell Alumni Award & Inspirational Young Alumni Award Ceremony
10–11:30 a.m. | Rose Hills Theatre, SCC
Classmate Susan M. Blaustein ’75 will be honored.
All-Class Lunch with Reserved Seating for Our Class
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Marston Quad
Class of 1975 Photo
12:30 p.m. | Steps of Bridges Auditorium (Big Bridges)
Glee Club Concert
1:30–2:30 p.m. | Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges)
Through the Gates: Alumni Awards Ceremony
4–5 p.m. | Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges)
Classmate John Rabold ’75 will receive the Alumni Distinguished Service Award.
Party at the Wash
5–6:45 p.m. | Sontag Greek Theatre
Ticketed Event
50th Reunion Class Dinner
7–9 p.m. | Benton Museum Courtyard
Celebrate with beloved emeriti faculty guests John Jurewitz, Ted Tsukahara and Tom Pinney, who will join us for this special gathering. The evening will also include a toast with Acting President Bob Gaines.
Sunday, May 4
Memorial Convocation
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges)
All-Class Champagne Brunch
10:30 a.m.–Noon | Marston Quad
Your Reunion To-Do List
- Book your stay and make travel arrangements.
- Share an update about yourself in the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Digital Lookbook.
- Nominate a classmate (or yourself) for an Alumni Award. Recipients are selected by a committee of Past Alumni Board Presidents and special consideration is given to alumni in a reunion year.
Stay Connected
- Join our Class of 1975 Facebook group or the class email list (1975 listserv).
- Update your contact information with the Alumni Office. Make sure we have your preferred email address for sending the latest reunion updates.
- Share an update by submitting a Class Note to Pomona College Magazine.
Our staff liaison is Lucy Takahashi. Please contact her by email or call (909) 607-2592 if you have any questions or are interested in helping.
Class Gift
Please join us in supporting the Class Gift. Fifty years is a significant milestone, so we hope everyone will think about making a gift that is meaningful to you.
- The Flight to 50 Campaign offers many philanthropic ways we can make a difference for future generations of Pomona students.
- Reunion gifts can be pledged over 2 to 5 years and the full amount of your gift will count in our Class Gift total. Make your pledge using the reunion giving online form or contact our staff liaison Lucy Takahashi at lucy.takahashi@pomona.edu or (909) 607-2592.
- Honor your reunion by making a gift at the Torchbearer or President’s Circle level. Click here to learn about the Giving Recognition Circles.
- As part of the Flight to 50 campaign, everything counts for our 50th reunion. If you’ve included the college in your estate plans, your gift can count in the Reunion Recognition total if you fill out a legacy gift confirmation form.