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Class of 1956

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Class of 1956 — 65th Milestone Campaign

In 2021, we will celebrate 65 years since graduation. Six and half decades will have passed since we last walked to class on College Ave. Those memories are deeply engrained in our hearts and minds. It is with gratitude for the outstanding education we received, which prepared us for our lives and careers, that we will continue our ‘56 time-honored tradition of “giving back”, and once again mark our reunion with a gift.

We have been exceptionally philanthropic over the years. Students and visitors can see the impact of our gifts, which are visible throughout the campuses. Most notably, they include the continuing improvements to historic Kirkpatrick Chapel and the naming of the Rutgers clock at the iconic Bookstore.

Please join me in making a gift to the Class of 1956 Fund in honor of our 65th milestone. Your contribution, at whatever level you choose, is greatly appreciated and will be celebrated.

Our reunion will be held during Homecoming/Alumni Weekend in October of 2021. Event dates and details will be announced in the coming months. It is my hope that when the time comes to celebrate, the world will be in a better place and those of us who are still able to, will gather in person. Until then, please help kick off our class campaign by making a gift today.

Class Gift & Giving Goals

Class Gift Initiative(s)

$15,706
$20,000

Total Class Giving

$652,129
$150,000

Class Participation Goal 22%    Current Participation 23%

Thank you for your support!
Ladislas F. (Laddie) Feher, RC ‘56
Campaign Chair

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Support your class 65th anniversary 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 1956 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 1956 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 employers

60th Reunion:

Naming of Class of ’56 Guard House on Old Queens, Support Kirkpatrick Chapel and Class of 1956 Scholarship

55th Reunion:

Naming of Rutgers Clock at Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Increase Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund
Memorial Bench–1956 Scarlet R Fund
Class of 1956 Scarlet R Fund

50th Reunion:

Scarlet Walk at Football Stadium
Refurbish 1902 Gate on Old Queens
Class of 1956 Endowed Scholarship
Willie the Silent Refurbishment

45th Reunion:

Intramural Softball Field

40th Reunion:

Rutgers Olympic Hall of Fame Display at RAC

35th Reunion:

New Aquatic Center–Busch
Rutgers College Dean’s Fund
Engineering Dean’s Fund
Mason Gross Dean’s Fund
School of Business Dean’s Fund

30th Reunion:

Honors Reading Room
Rutgers College Dean’s Fund
Women’s Basketball
Queens Guard
Wrestling Team
Scarlet R Scholarship

25th Reunion:

Class of ’56 Honors Students Lib rary Trust Fund (Est.)
Permanent Collection of Art for Voorhees Gallery
New Uniforms for Rutgers Marching Band
Videotape System for Women’s Basketball
Toward Cost of Stadium Locker Room Addition

The online honor roll lists everyone from your class who makes a gift during your 65th anniversary year. The honor roll section is updated monthly.

  • Anonymous
  • Mr. James E. S. Almoney
  • Mr. Robert Andrews
  • Mr. Edward J. Arguello
  • Mr. Joseph S. Asin
  • Mr. Leon B. Auger
  • Richard Berkowitz, M.D.
  • Mr. Richard M. Cotton
  • Mr. Neil W. Curran
  • Mr. Peter Del Col
  • Mr. Warren Dixon III
  • Mr. John K. Featherstone
  • Ladislas F. Feher, Esq.
  • Elmer Galbi, Esq.
  • Mr. James M. Galbraith, Jr.
  • Mr. Arthur J. Gregory
  • Mr. Neil P. Iorio
  • Mr. George A. Juergens
  • Mr. Edward Kanazawa
  • Dr. Paul L. Kelley
  • Lt. General Robert E. Kelley
  • Herbert R. Kells, Ph.D.
  • Mr. Robert P. Kenney
  • Mr. Anthony S. Kochanek, Jr.
  • Mr. Donald H. Kohnken
  • Mr. Gerald A. Lacey
  • Mr. G. Alan Laureyns
  • John J. Liccardo, M.D.
  • Mr. Tom Liddle
  • Mr. Alfred H. Linden, Jr.
  • Mr. Martin B. Lipman
  • Mr. W. Stanley Lisiewicz
  • The Reverend Douglas S. MacDonald
  • Mr. William Malloy
  • Carl M. Marchetti, M.D.
  • Robert H. Metz, Esq.
  • Mr. John R. Milligan
  • Brigadier General Monte D. Montgomery, USAF (Ret.)
  • Dr. Herbert Pardes
  • Kenneth O. Phifer, Sc. D.
  • Joseph W. Rebovich, C.P.A., Ph.D.
  • Mr. M. Barry Schneider
  • Mr. Langdon B. Stallard
  • Mr. John J. Sweeney, Jr.
  • Dr. Joel A. Tarr
  • Mr. Matthew G. Treihart
  • Robert M. Trien, Esq.
  • George W. Van Vechten, III, Ph.D.
  • The Reverend N. J. Vander Weide
  • Dr. John E. Vanderveen
  • Mr. Donald C. Wittmann

Questions about gifts?

Contact the Milestone Campaigns Program:

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