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Class of 1974 Reunion Campaign Report

See how you and your classmates made a difference with your 50th reunion campaign!

Class of 1974

The 2024 class reunion campaigns have wrapped up, and we’ve tallied the results!

404 members of the Class of 1974 gave gifts and pledges to support undergraduate education, financial aid, groundbreaking research, and so much more.

That’s an impressive number, but what isn’t captured in this dollar amount is the true impact of your gifts. Your investments will create life-changing opportunities for students, fund groundbreaking research, and support the people and programs working across campus to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

We can’t thank you enough for your generosity and commitment. To all the committee members, volunteers, and alumni who gave from the heart—thank you.

Committee members and volunteers

A special thank you to the Class of 1974 reunion campaign committee:

Co-chairs

Craig Falkenhagen
Beth Garfield
Gail Block Harris
Ken Olivier
Joy Simmons

Committee

Ed Abraham
Sylvia Avalos Baldwin
Paul Barker
Allison Butler
Hank Greely
Debera Harrell
Walter Harris
Dominic Heuscher
Claudia Hevel

Nicholas Latham
Gale McCreary
Howie Pearson
Richard Peers
George W. Rutherford III
Dean Sands
Jim Scott
Laurel Lunn Spelman
Richard Trutanic
Sandy Urie
Jeff Wolfstone

Class of 1974 reunion campaign results

On behalf of Stanford and the class giving team we gratefully acknowledge alumni who have made a gift or pledge to Stanford in honor of reunion.

These figures include gifts and pledges made between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, as well as some extraordinary gifts given in support of reunion outside the calendar year.

Together, we raised an impressive $35,465,364 for our reunion campaign. This includes $2,382,658 for The Stanford Fund—a new 50th reunion record! Thank you for unlocking the ‘74 50th Reunion Campaign Co-Chairs Matching Funds. You have made us very proud!

$35,465,354

dollars raised
($26M goal)

$2,382,658

gifts through The Stanford Fund

28%

class participation

404 donors

added to class honor rolls

Why I gave

The friendships, relationships and opportunities that I have received through all these years of volunteering for Stanford has changed not only my life but my children and grandchildren's lives. It's been nearly 50 years since graduation and I am still learning and growing so much through Stanford beyond what I have tried to give.”

V. Joy Simmons, ’74

Stanford gave me an incredible foundation in my life - not only in knowledge and friendship, but also the confidence to participate in making change in the world. Your contribution to celebrate our 50th anniversary is not just a gift to Stanford, but a gift to future generations of students to give them the confidence to find their own paths.”

Beth Garfield, ’74