Our Honorary Classmates

Robert Belsky, general manager and chef of Tiger Inn, who has supported class activities at the club for many years, including the fall 2021 Retreat and two decades of post-Homecoming football game receptions 

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Marvin Bressler, sociology professor and academic fellow to the men’s basketball team, remembered as brilliant and provocative (died in 2010)

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Cary Bruestle '78, lead application developer and her husband John Bruestle '78, the C.O.O. at Reunion Technologies; who have supported all of '71's website needs, including the class directory, event registrations, and the 55th-reunion digital yearbook

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Peter Charapko (father of classmate Peter), living 20 minutes away in Bucks County, Pa., hosted many classmates during their Princeton years (died in 1981)

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Irving Dilliard, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, who taught a popular expository writing course (died in 2002)

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Lawrence Dupraz, who ran The Daily Princetonian’s printing operation and taught generations of Prince editors the fundamentals of printing – and life (died in 2006)

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John V. Fleming *63 p’87, English professor and second master of Wilson College, who “read Chaucer like playing a fine musical instrument”

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Jeffrey Graydon p’05, senior associate director of athletics, whose oversight of sports facilities projects has included Rickerson Field and the tennis center’s Lynch Viewing Deck

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Kenneth Grayson, a supervisor in the University’s electric/elevator shop who has been instrumental in providing the power for lights and music for the class’s Big Act shows at Reunions

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William Hardt ’63 p’95, longtime Annual Giving leader, mentored our class agents who set a record for a 10th-reunion class

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Amy Hepler, a web and graphic designer who has created numerous designs for '71, including our 50th- and 55th-reunion logos and the 55th-reunion digital yearbook

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Patricia (Cahill) Hess p’05 p’08 and Wallace Hess, wife and brother of our late classmate Jack, for their inspirational support of Jack, bringing him to reunions, football games, and other class gatherings during his decade-long battle with ALS

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Veronnie (Hilles) Hittson p’03 p’05, wife and constant partner of classmate Jack as he co-chaired our 40th reunion, chaired our 45th, and they both co-chaired our 50th

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David D. Livingston ’72, matriculated with ’71, graduated with ’72, but wanted to remain part of our class

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Darlene (Wright) Love, future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and entertainment headliner at our 35th reunion, who waited out a thunderstorm to perform 90 minutes late

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Mike Love, who brought the sounds of the Beach Boys to our 40th reunion and two years later told Stu Rickerson that he “swore on the Honor Code that we’ll play at 1971’s next reunion,” which they did at our 45th

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Carol Obertubbesing '73, widow of Michael Epstein '71; she is a recipient of the Alumni Council's Award for Service and has been active in our class activities, including planning the 2023 mini-reunion in Chicago

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Sue Pierson, head of Dining Services at Princeton for many years and the caterer for many of our Reunions

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Steve Reed '96, who has worked to enhance the relationship and coordinate events between '71 and '96 since our 30th reunion

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William “Smokey” Robinson, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer whose legendary performance at our 25th reunion is still a favorite of many classmates

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Mollie Marcoux Saaman '91, a standout competitor who served as Princeton's director of athletics for seven years and was a force for student athletes both on and off the field

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Fred Samara, a 1976 Olympian and head coach of men's track and field at Princeton for 46 years, who has coached more athletes and won more championships than any other coach in the University's history

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Hugh Wachter '68 h'57, a former newspaper editor who launched Reunion Technologies to design and publish a host of 25th and 50th reunion yearbooks, including '71's 610-page 50th-reunion yearbook (died in 2024)

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Dorothy “Dottie” Werner, Princeton’s Class Affairs coordinator, the class’s go-to person on matters involving the Alumni Council and other University offices

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