Sterling College

Alumni and Friends

The Historic 50th Anniversary Reunion

Please RSVP online!

Friday, October 10

7:30 p.m. — Dinner @ Highland Lodge, Greensboro
- Sterling School Pioneers (1959-1973)
- Special guests – Norman Rioux, Ted Bermingham, John Stebbins, Ed Ames, Virginia Hagen, and Sterling College President Will Wootton

Saturday, October 11

8:30 a.m. — Continental Breakfast @ Dining Hall
10:30 a.m. — Registration @ Dining Hall Foyer
- Meet your old classmates, former faculty and staff.
11:45 a.m. — Sterling Historic Walk (leaves from the foyer)
- Sterling Historic walk with Professor David Link. Visit Kane Hall and other original Sterling buildings, as well as newly acquired buildings and renovations. We’ll visit the Church on the Common, the old playing fields, and the Craftsbury Common Historical Society.
1:00 p.m. — Pioneers Luncheon @ Brown Library Lawn
- Sterling Pioneers Luncheon with the Sterling College Board of Trustees. Greetings from President Will Wootton and Chair of the Board Bob Shelton.
2:30 p.m. — 50 Years of Excellence @ Brown Library
- Master of Ceremonies, David Behrend ’60 - Trustee 1969-1999.
- Sterling Memories 1958-1973: Students, Faculty, and Staff.
- Tribute to the late John McCarthy ’62, Board Chair
- Tribute to the late Walter Donlan, Pioneer and Professor.
- Special Announcement: David Behrend ‘60
- Closing Ceremonies: Peter Albert McKay ’63, Chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees, 1995-1999.
5:30 p.m. — Pilgrimage @ East Craftsbury Cemetery
- Pilgrimage to the grave of Ms. Jean Simpson, and in-memoriam ceremony for our deceased brother alumni.
6:30 p.m. — Dinner @ The Craftsbury Inn (tentative)
- A social Sterling School dinner.

Sunday, October 12

10:00 a.m. — Brunch @ Highland Lodge, Greensboro
- Sterling School Pioneers - Final Get Together, Goodbyes, Preparations for our next reunion!