{"id":216758,"date":"2026-03-05T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/?p=216758"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:19:13","slug":"1976-reunion-volunteer-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/2026\/03\/05\/1976-reunion-volunteer-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 1976 Reunion Volunteer Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Isn\u2019t it hard to believe it has been fifty years since you attended classes, labored over studying for exams and walked the beautiful campus at Montclair State?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The years have flown by and everyone has stories to tell and memories to share.<strong> An in-person celebration for the Class of 1976 is planned for May 12 and 13 of 2026. You\u2019ll have an opportunity to lead the procession at the 2026 Commencement Ceremony.<\/strong>\u00a0The event will be filled with opportunities to reconnect with your alma mater and your fellow classmates. Indeed, this will be a joyous time for all!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engagement.montclair.edu\/e\/class-1976-50th-reunion\/\">Registration is now open! <\/a>Click the button below for more information and to register.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/engagement.montclair.edu\/e\/class-1976-50th-reunion\/\">Register Now<\/a> <\/span>\n<p>We need your help to plan an unforgettable celebration. Interested in joining the 50th Reunion Committee? As a committee member, you will work with members of the Alumni Engagement team as well as fellow alumni to plan a successful reunion celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Your role would be to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage classmates to participate in the reunion;<\/li>\n<li>Conduct outreach via phone or email and invite classmates back to campus;<\/li>\n<li>Support the class gift in honor of your milestone anniversary and inspire others to do so;<\/li>\n<li>Attend and enjoy your 50th Reunion celebration!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in serving on your 50th Reunion Committee or would like more information, please contact Kara Baldwin Brennan \u201992, Director of Annual Giving at 973-655-7492 or <\/strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:brennanka@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">brennanka@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Class of 1976 50th Reunion Committee:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Laurell Roccobono Albanese<\/li>\n<li>Frank Alvarez &#8211; Chair<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Borak<\/li>\n<li>Lori DiCicco Elia<\/li>\n<li>Vivian Moreno Grijalva<\/li>\n<li>Laurie Weinstock Hecht<\/li>\n<li>Gary Jaworski<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Myers-Alvarez<\/li>\n<li>Sonia Nunez<\/li>\n<li>Wendy Wallace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Class of 1976 is invited to return to campus for a special 50th reunion celebration in May 2026, featuring opportunities to reconnect with classmates and lead the Commencement procession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":216247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216758"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216808,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216758\/revisions\/216808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}