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Class of 1951

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Class of 1951 — 70th Milestone

The Rutgers College Class of 1951 will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2021. Dates and details about activities being planned for Alumni Weekend are coming, so stay tuned!

Our support matters every year, but it is especially significant during milestone years. Our class, among others, marks anniversary years with a special gift to the university. You can once again be part of this time-honored tradition of “giving back.”

Our class has been very philanthropic over the years. Our most prominent reunion gifts to the university include the naming of the Visitor Center lobby and the creation of the Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded annually to talented Rutgers students. We are proud that our class scholarship benefits students at the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (formerly Cook College), the School of Engineering, and Mason Gross School of the Arts. The scholarship is also awarded to students who compete in nonrevenue-generating intercollegiate sports and to walk-on football athletes.

This anniversary year, we hope to increase the endowment of the Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship and we need your help to do so. If you support other areas of the university, please continue to do so, but please also consider an additional gift to the Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of our reunion.

Class Gift & Giving Goal

Increase Class of Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Class Gift Initiative(s)

$10,756
$20,000

Total Class Giving

$428,635
$200,000

Class Participation Goal 24%    Current Participation 19%

Thank you for your support!
Joseph J. Soporowski Jr., Class President

Support Your Class

Support your class's 70th milestone campaign today and get listed on the honor roll below.

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All Gifts Made During the Fiscal Year Count

Gifts to any area at Rutgers made by members of the Class of 1951 from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 will count toward our class giving campaign total, and contributors will be added to the Class of 1951 Honor Roll of Donors for helping us make a significant contribution to the university.

The following will also be added toward our total:

  • Cash, credit, or even shares of stock
  • Estate gifts
  • Matching gifts from current or former employees

65th Reunion Gift

Visitor Center and Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

60th Reunion Gift

Increase Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

55th Reunion Gift

Memorial Benches
WWII Oral History Archives
Scarlet Walk Brick Campaign
Infrared Hearing System–Levin Theater
Higher Education Incentive
Increase Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

50th Reunion Gift

Visitor Center

40th Reunion Gift

Alexander Library
Increase Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship
Rutgers Crew (New Shell)
Football Program
Rutgers College Dean’s Fund
Engineering Dean’s Fund
Cook College Dean’s Fund

35th Reunion Gift

Increase Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

30th Reunion Gift

Athletics Locker Room
Libraries
Association of Retired Rutgers Faculty
Establish Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

The online honor roll lists everyone from your class who makes a gift during your 70th anniversary year. The honor roll section is updated monthly.

  • Mr. Frank F. Barile
  • Mr. Herbert G. Barth, Jr.
  • Mr. Raymond H. Battle
  • Peter L. Bender, Ph.D.
  • Mr. Bruce I. Blum
  • Mr. Thomas C. Boyer
  • Stephen J. Boyle, Esq.
  • Mr. Frank J. Brennan, Jr.
  • Mr. Thomas W. Cameron
  • Mr. David G. Crooks
  • Mr. John E. Ferren, Jr.
  • Mr. George C. Follmer, Jr.
  • Mr. Walter J. Gasior
  • Mr. Wallace R. Grant
  • Mr. Arnon C. Greif
  • Mr. Charles Meirs Holmes
  • Mr. Herbert C. Klein
  • Mr. Marvin Krantzow
  • Mr. Herman Kruckner III
  • Mr. Peter S. Kuker
  • Walter L. Leib, Esq.
  • Mr. Patrick T. Mastice
  • Mr. Frank A. McKinney
  • Mr. Richard W. Miller
  • Capt. Thomas R. Miller, Jr., U.S.N.
  • Mr. William R. Oberholtzer
  • Mr. Donald E. Olson
  • Philip B. Papier, Jr., Esq.
  • Dr. John E. Post
  • Mr. Joseph A. Schelke
  • Mr. John C. Schenck
  • Helmut Schwab, Ph.D.
  • Mr. Richard S. Seclow
  • Joseph J. Soporowski, Ed.D.
  • Mr. Gordon W. Stoff
  • Mr. Robert G. Teller
  • Aaron Temkin, Ph.D.
  • Mr. Paul Troy
  • Mr. William R. Venberg
  • Mr. Milton Viorst
  • Mr. John J. Vitale, Jr.
  • Mr. Hedley M. Weeks
  • The Honorable Alvin Weiss
  • Mr. Patrick G. Welsh
  • Dr. Garret H. Yanagi

Questions about gifts?

Contact the Milestone Campaigns Program:

Cyndy Shersick, Director
cyndy.shersick@ruf.rutgers.edu