Celebrate
Can you believe it’s been 50 years since graduation? Come back to WashU’s beautiful campus May 14-16, 2026, and celebrate this wonderful milestone with your classmates.
Featured Events
Commencement weekend will be packed with events on campus and around St. Louis, but there are a few signature reunion experiences you won’t want to miss.
50th Reunion Medallion Ceremony and Reception
Thursday, May 14
2:30-7:30 p.m.
The Class of 1976 will don caps and gowns for this momentous event. Celebrants will participate in a meaningful ceremony, and receive a keepsake 50th reunion medallion.
50th Reunion Commencement Celebration
Friday, May 15
7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lead the procession into the Commencement exercises for the Class of 2025.
chancellor’s Luncheon
Saturday, may 16
11 A.M.-1 p.m.
Enjoy a luncheon hosted by Andrew D. Martin, WashU’s 15th chancellor. The chancellor will share an exclusive university update and offer a toast to all reunion celebrants and emeritus alumni.
Class of 1976 Party
saturday, May 16
6 p.m.
Spend your evening reminiscing with your classmates at the Class of 1975 Party, where you will enjoy cocktails, a seated dinner, and live music.
Get involved
Reunion class gift
At WashU, we believe in the power of tradition, community, and the transformative impact of education. Your reunion year is not only an opportunity to reconnect with old friends but also a chance to make a meaningful contribution to the institution that played a significant role in shaping your journey.
Be a part of the time-honored tradition of giving back through your reunion class gift. Regardless of the size of your contribution, every gift makes an impact on the university, its students, and the larger community.
Class of 1976 reunion committee
Want to help plan Reunion and make sure it’s a huge success? Join your Reunion Committee! Check out this list of classmates who have already signed up:
Ellen Barker
AB ’76
Marcia Epstein Fraerman
AB ’76
Clif Hood
AB ’76
Karen Gudermuth Logan
BSBA ’77, MBA ’77
Barbara Pollard-Stein
AB ’76
Amy Stollmack
AB ’76
Mark Barteau
BS ’76
William Gielow
BSOT ’76
Diane Jorgensen
AB ’76
Andy Lowenthal
BS ’76
Lisa Ring
AB ’76, MD ’80, Res/Fel ’85
Henry Warshaw
AB ’76, MBA ’79
Robin Axelrod Bernstein
AB ’76
Esther Haskvitz
AB ’76
Dan Logan
AB ’76
Leslie McKinney
AB ’76, PhD ’82
Ronald Sampson
AB ’76, BS ’81
Karen Levin Zukrow
AB ’76, MSW ’77
Class memories
Class notes
Ellen Barker, AB ’76, published her second novel, Still Needs Work (She Writes Press, June 2024). A follow-up to her first novel, East of Troost, the book continues the story of a fictional narrator living in her childhood neighborhood, which she left to attend WashU in 1972.
Terry J. Martin, BS ’76, MSW ’77, self-published Bedlam in Paris: The Journey Begins (January 2023). On returning to Paris after a long absence, Doctor Malraux, the book’s main character, is swept up in international corporate espionage.
Allan Trautman, BA ’76, performs two regular characters in the latest The Barbarian and the Troll series on Nickelodeon (also streaming on Nick.com): General Skelly and the wizard Horus Scrumm.
Lilita (Zvejnieks) Hardes, MSW ’76, published her mother’s WWII experiences in A Memoir of Home, War and Finding Refuge – Biruta’s Story.
Looking back at 1976
Clark McAdams Clifford guest speaker at Commencement
The university’s 115th commencement exercises was held Friday morning on May 21, 1976. Clark McAdams Clifford, senior partner at Clifford, Warnke, Glass, McIlwain, and Finney was the guest speaker.
Senior graphics students design bicentennial spots for television
Hundreds of hours of historical research, marketing profile studies and conceptual design efforts by a group of WU senior graphic communications students have resulted in a series of 35 Bicentennial station identification spots for KMOX-TV.
Holmes Lounge t-shirt is a symbol of WashU’s informal conversation center
If printed T shirts are a sign that a person, product or place have arrived, then perhaps the new Holmes Lounge shirts are a reflection of the establish ment’s esteem on campus. Designed by Miles DeCoster, a WashU fine arts graduate who works in Olin Library, the silk screened shirts are decorated with a reproduction of cathedral rubbings similar to those hanging in the northwest corner of the
lounge.
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