Class of 1971
Share your favorite memories from Davidson!
Update your classmates on what has happened since graduation! Visit your class Kudoboard to post stories, pictures and videos, and encourage your classmates to do the same. No account needed— add to your board today!
Events Schedule
The full Virtual Reunion 2021 schedule is online—be sure to check back often for updates!
Make special note of our class event:
Class of 1971 Online Gathering- Check out the recording!
Thursday, June 10
5-6 p.m. ET
Zoom
Meeting ID: 937 6103 5880
Passcode: 167632
Join classmates for brief welcome remarks by classmates and President Quillen, a poem by Bob Ambrose and time to connect in breakout conversations with classmates. The program will conclude with a toast as we look to a future date when we can gather on-campus to celebrate our 50th Reunion in person. BYOB!
Thanks to those who joined for the Back-to-School Class sponsored by the Class of 1971 Reunion Committee, Stopping the Bleeding: A Hematologist in Iraq with Marcus Carr '71.
Note- Information regarding an on-campus 50th Reunion celebration is not yet available. Stay tuned!
Zoom Background
Download and use the Class of 1971 Zoom background while attending reunion events.
Quips & Cranks
Relive our college memories and put names with faces by reviewing the Quips and Cranks from your time at Davidson through the Davidson College online library archives.
As part of the 50th Reunion celebration a Class of 1971 Quips and Cranks Yearbook: 50th Anniversary Edition has been published. Access the special edition of the Quips and Cranks online using the password "DC_C1971". Contact reunion@davidson.edu for any issues accessing the booklet.
Many thanks to Keith Onsdorff, Charlie Ralston and Ed Shoaf taking the lead on this project.
Connect with Classmates
Be sure to join the Class of 1971 group in Davidson Connect, a networking portal launched in May 2020. This resource is designed to connect our community by bringing together multiple platforms into one hub where students and alumni around the world can connect. Sign in to the system to find an alumni mentor, view jobs and internships, build relationships with others who share your same identities or areas of interest, and connect with fellow students and alumni in your industry.
Class Gift
Your reunion gift volunteers have set a challenging but achievable goal for your Reunion Class Gift— 70% of the Class of 1971. All gifts and multi-year commitments made during the reunion year (which ends on June 30, 2021) count towards the class gift in addition to all documented planned gifts.
Have questions about reunion giving? Want to see where your class currently stacks up against the other reunion classes? Please visit the Reunion Giving page for more information.
Ready to make a gift today? Please visit our online gift form or call The Fund for Davidson office at (704) 894-2680.
Lead Volunteers
Lead Engagement Volunteers
David Buck (revdavidbuck@gmail.com)
Ted Heefner (theefn@gmail.com)
Ed Shoaf (ehshoaf49@gmail.com)
Lead Class Gift Volunteers
James Brice (jamesdbrice31@gmail.com)
Jack Ballenger (fjballenger@cox.net)
Herb Clegg (hwclegg2@gmail.com)
Bill Pierce (bill.pierce@furman.edu)