Welcome to the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Registration Site! Please use this site as your primary source for all reunion information. While the main purpose of the site is for alumni and family to register for the reunion and related events, the site also includes information or links about the daily schedule, lodging, transportation, purchasing merchandise (SWAG), and the Class Election.
Whether you have been to past reunions or if this is your first, we know that everyone will enjoy attending the reunion events and – more importantly – renewing friendships and swapping sea stories. Key events include a Welcome Reception (Fluegel Hall); Class Meeting and Memorial Service; Class Dinner (Dahlgren Hall); and the football game and tailgate party (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium). This site contains a detailed schedule for these and all other reunion events.
You can begin registering for the reunion and signing-up and paying for reunion events beginning June 4, 2025. This site also allows you to select sporting events that you would like to participate in; purchase SWAG; and to vote in the Class Election.
I want to highlight an important program – Financial Assistance Fund – that we established to help alumni and widows who would like to attend the reunion but do not have sufficient funds to pay some or all the costs. We understand that it is difficult to ask for help. We have, however, a special bond that compels us to take care of each other. Accordingly, we strongly encourage alumni or widows that need financial assistance to take advantage of this confidential program. Please contact Craig Quigley ([email protected]) for more information.
I also want to note that several of our classmates have generously sponsored reunion items, the cost of which would have normally been included in registration or events prices. The total amount of the sponsored items – monies and product – is at least $30,000, which has significantly reduced the reunion costs.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I either have the gouge or will know how to get it!! We look forward to seeing everyone in October 2025.
Fair winds and following seas!
Tom Kelley
703-217-2554
[email protected]
Schedule of Events
See the detailed schedule below and click here for a one page PDF of the weekend events.
SWAG/Class Merchandise
We have setup a class store so you can order exactly what you want to commemorate our 50th Reunion! Check it out, place your orders and let us know if there are items you think should be added.
GULF TO GOAT (G2G) CHARITY BIKE RIDE
The Class has organized a charity bike ride (Gulf to Goat [G2G]) that will unite cycling Classmates in a quest for physical fitness, camaraderie, and charitable giving. By pedaling over 1,100 miles through our great nation – from Apalachicola, FL to USNA – these Classmates will honor the legacy of USNA '75 while supporting causes close to a Classmates' heart. The goal is to pedal with purpose, have fun, forge bonds, and make a meaningful difference one mile at a time.
The G2G charity bike ride will begin on Oct. 1, 2025, in Apalachicola and transit along the east coast, arriving at the Bill the Goat statue inside Gate 1 on Oct. 22, 2025, in time for the 50th Reunion festivities. Sixteen Classmates have committed to the G2G not only to honor our class legacy but to also collect donations for our Reunion Class Project/Class Gift and four charities that are close to Classmates. The riders themselves are covering the entire cost of the ride.
The link on this page will direct you to the G2G charity bike ride web site, which has additional details about the ride, descriptions of the designated charities, and a pay-site for donations. (Click here for G2G details) Please direct questions about any aspect of the G2G charity bike ride to the below contacts.
Points of Contact: Mike Meier, 906-287-0549, [email protected], Dan Murphy, 972-822-0561, [email protected], or Gary Jones, 847-505-9756, [email protected].
50TH REUNION SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
We established a sponsorship program to help defray the overall reunion costs and to raise money for designated charities. We have two categories of sponsorships. The first sponsorship category finances specific reunion expenses (e.g., Reunion and Memorial Service Programs and photographer). The second sponsorship category will pay for table reservations at the Class Dinner (Friday night, Dahlgren Hall). Classmates may reserve a table for a specific company, sports team, or any collegial group of family and friends, with the proceeds going to a designated charity.
While classmates have sponsored the initial list of reunion items, please contact the Program Administrator if you have a question about how else you can help. Many classmates have reserved tables for the class dinner. This opportunity will remain open until the end of September 2025.
Program Administrator. Bill Daley, 410-703-0410, [email protected].
CLASS OFFICER ELECTIONS
Per the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1975, Class Charter and Bylaws (7 May 2020), Article VI, Nomination and Election of Class Officers, we will conduct an election of class officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) prior to the 50th Reunion. Roy Hawkins and Andy Howard are the Election Committee members. Roy and Andy sent requests for candidates earlier this spring. They will send a notification with the final slate of candidates and the voting timeline and process at least four weeks prior to the reunion. We intend to use electronic balloting through the Registration Site with a provision for manual voting by postal mail. We will announce the election results at the Class Meeting on October 24, 2025. Please contact Roy or Andy if you have any questions.
Roy Hawkins: [email protected]
Andy Howard: [email protected]
50TH REUNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND
Our Class has established a Financial Assistance Fund (FAF) to help provide financial assistance to Classmates and widows who would otherwise attend the 50th Class Reunion but may not be able to because of the costs.
Classmates and widows may make a direct request for assistance to the Program Administrator through the link on the page. (Reunion Financial Assistance) A Steering Committee (Program Administrator, Class President, and Class Treasurer) will oversee the FAF, review each request, account for receipts and expenditures, and distribute funds. No other classmates or persons will have access to or knowledge of a request. All costs associated with the 50th Class Reunion are eligible for funding: transportation, lodging, and reunion events.
The FAF is supported by donations from classmates, family members, and friends of the class. Donations may be made to the FAF through the link on this page or directly to the Class Treasurer (Zelle or by check). We will disburse monies from the FAF until the account is exhausted; we will transfer any remaining funds to the general Class Fund at the conclusion of the 50th Class Reunion.
Please contact the Program Administrator if you have any questions.
Program Administrator. Craig Quigley, 757-419-1164, [email protected]
Class Treasurer. Dave Duffie, 401-369-5823, 1729 Cheslie Arch, Chesapeake, VA 23323, [email protected]