Class of 1956 65th Reunion - Program & Schedule

Saturday 6/11/22

• 1956 | American Barbecue Lunch Buffet

  Jun 11

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Jonathan Edwards College | Room: Courtyard — 68 High Street

  North Carolina pulled pork, Texas-style strip steak, spatchcock chicken, roasted eggplant steak, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T12:00:00 2022-06-11T13:30:00 America/New_York 1956 | American Barbecue Lunch Buffet

  North Carolina pulled pork, Texas-style strip steak, spatchcock chicken, roasted eggplant steak, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

  Jonathan Edwards College | Room: Courtyard — 68 High Street

• 1956 | Class Program - Dr. Peter Conolly-Smith Lecture

  Jun 11

  1:45PM – 2:45PM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

  Class of ’56 programming will begin with a special lecture by Dr. Peter Conolly-Smith, a Professor of History at CUNY-Queens College. He will be introduced by Classmate and friend Marv Berenblum. This talk is designed to bring back the Yale 1950s with the outsized personalities of debaters William Sloan Coffin and William F. Buckley, Jr.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T13:45:00 2022-06-11T14:45:00 America/New_York 1956 | Class Program - Dr. Peter Conolly-Smith Lecture

  Class of ’56 programming will begin with a special lecture by Dr. Peter Conolly-Smith, a Professor of History at CUNY-Queens College. He will be introduced by Classmate and friend Marv Berenblum. This talk is designed to bring back the Yale 1950s with the outsized personalities of debaters William Sloan Coffin and William F. Buckley, Jr.

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

• Yale Veterans Reunion Reception at Yale ROTC

  Jun 11

  2:00PM – 3:30PM

  55 Whitney Ave. : 4th Floor

  All reunion alumni and guests are cordially invited to join us for complimentary refreshments at this reception hosted by the Yale Veterans Association and Yale ROTC. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the restoration of ROTC back on campus!  Hear about the latest activities and developments in the Yale veteran community and our Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC units. Learn more about the Yale Veterans Association, an alumni organization dedicated to supporting and uplifting the Yale veteran community, improving US civil-military relations, addressing salient issues facing veterans and the military, and reaffirming Yale’s highest traditions of leadership and service to the nation.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T14:00:00 2022-06-11T15:30:00 America/New_York Yale Veterans Reunion Reception at Yale ROTC

  All reunion alumni and guests are cordially invited to join us for complimentary refreshments at this reception hosted by the Yale Veterans Association and Yale ROTC. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the restoration of ROTC back on campus!  Hear about the latest activities and developments in the Yale veteran community and our Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC units. Learn more about the Yale Veterans Association, an alumni organization dedicated to supporting and uplifting the Yale veteran community, improving US civil-military relations, addressing salient issues facing veterans and the military, and reaffirming Yale’s highest traditions of leadership and service to the nation.

• 1956 | Class Program - Reminisce with Classmate Es Esselstyn

  Jun 11

  3:00PM – 3:45PM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

  We will wallow with Classmate Es Esselstyn as he relates the thrilling chase for the 1956 Olympic gold medal in Melbourne by the Yale crew. Es will give us the background details, the initial loss, the rare comeback, the final strokes. We will listen to the words of the Australian radio announcer in sheer disbelief of the ending. Es is one of three living members of that crew. 

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T15:00:00 2022-06-11T15:45:00 America/New_York 1956 | Class Program - Reminisce with Classmate Es Esselstyn

  We will wallow with Classmate Es Esselstyn as he relates the thrilling chase for the 1956 Olympic gold medal in Melbourne by the Yale crew. Es will give us the background details, the initial loss, the rare comeback, the final strokes. We will listen to the words of the Australian radio announcer in sheer disbelief of the ending. Es is one of three living members of that crew. 

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

• YAA Shared Interest Groups Reception

  Jun 11

  3:00PM – 4:30PM

  Schwarzman Center | Room: Underground — 168 Grove Street

  Join the YAA's Shared Interest Groups staff and SIG alumni leaders from reunion classes to celebrate all of our participating SIGS. Take a moment to learn how you can get engaged with groups representing a broad spectrum of alumni interest, careers, and identities.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T15:00:00 2022-06-11T16:30:00 America/New_York YAA Shared Interest Groups Reception

  Join the YAA's Shared Interest Groups staff and SIG alumni leaders from reunion classes to celebrate all of our participating SIGS. Take a moment to learn how you can get engaged with groups representing a broad spectrum of alumni interest, careers, and identities.

  Schwarzman Center | Room: Underground — 168 Grove Street

• 1956 | Class Program - John Eaton Performance

  Jun 11

  4:00PM – 4:45PM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

  John Eaton has played nostalgic selection of old tunes every reunion since our 35th.  We will be featuring some of his classics to sooth our nerves.  John will be joining us via Zoom to tell us how he found his calling, and the part that Yale played.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T16:00:00 2022-06-11T16:45:00 America/New_York 1956 | Class Program - John Eaton Performance

  John Eaton has played nostalgic selection of old tunes every reunion since our 35th.  We will be featuring some of his classics to sooth our nerves.  John will be joining us via Zoom to tell us how he found his calling, and the part that Yale played.

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

• President's University Update

  Jun 11

  5:00PM – 5:45PM

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

  Peter Salovey '86 PhD offers his annual review and outlook for Yale.

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  Peter Salovey '86 PhD offers his annual review and outlook for Yale.

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

• 1956 | Cocktail Hour

  Jun 11

  6:00PM – 7:00PM

  Jonathan Edwards College | Room: Courtyard — 68 High Street

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• 1956 | Class Dinner

  Jun 11

  7:00PM – 9:00PM

  Jonathan Edwards College | Room: Courtyard — 68 High Street

  Plated Class Dinner featuring roasted herb marinated beef sirloin with cabernet-thyme reduction, vegetable tian, sweet gem romaine salad, and an assortment of sides and sweets.  

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T19:00:00 2022-06-11T21:00:00 America/New_York 1956 | Class Dinner

  Plated Class Dinner featuring roasted herb marinated beef sirloin with cabernet-thyme reduction, vegetable tian, sweet gem romaine salad, and an assortment of sides and sweets.  

  Jonathan Edwards College | Room: Courtyard — 68 High Street