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Your Class of 1984 Reunion Campaign

Class of 1984

FROM Your reunion campaign co-chairs

A message to the Class of 1984

Every five years, our class has the opportunity to reconnect, reflect on, and celebrate our time at Stanford.  Some found our calling here, others found partners, and all of us made lifelong friends. We’ve signed on as co-chairs for our Class of 1984 reunion campaign and are asking you to join the campaign committee alongside us.

The 40th Reunion Campaign focuses on two goals:

  • Creating fun and memorable opportunities for class connection.

  • Raising support to ensure current students have the same opportunities we had.

Throughout the year, this page will be updated to reflect giving opportunities, events, and highlights from the campaign. We hope you’ll join us in coming together to celebrate and make an impact!

Warmly,

Paul Barber, Michael Bender, Jim Fleming, John Kleinheinz, Susan Rasinski McCaw, Tom Nelson, and Steve Pierce

Committee volunteers

Planned Giving Chair
Bruce Gee

Participation Co-Chairs
James Backer
Jon Blum
Keith Sparks
Art Streiber
Phillip Yang

Gratitude Chair
Tina Essey Mikkelsen

Committee
Marian Menninger Adams
William Beyda
Robert Bhisitkul
Sheri Gould Blaisdell
Geoff Bland
Victoria Bost
David Borovsky
Daniel Chung
Jennifer Goeken Delamare
David Ehrlich
Paul Fisher
Maurine Shores Halperin
Mike Harris

Lisa Hudson
David Kawika Jackson
Douglas Jehl
David Kennedy
Lisa Quattrocki Knight
Chrissie Huneke Kremer
Matt L'Heureux
Trish Licon-Delgado
Brian Mariscal
Kenneth Mertzel
Annette Steppe Mullins
Eric Mullins
Mark Pearson
Geraldine Poor
Teri Randall
Mindy Basham Rogers
Sheila Ryan
Elliott Sherr
Pete Spivack
Erin Stevenson
Sonia Sutherland-Hairston
W. Michelle Terry
Jamie Terry
Jenifer Randall Turnbull
Kristin Little Vais
Virginia Villa
Karol Watson

Give back during your reunion year

So much of our student experience was supported by alumni before us, and now it’s our chance to pay it forward.

Whether you give through The Stanford Fund or to another part of Stanford, you can choose to support an area that was important to your experience or that you are passionate about.

All gifts made through December 31, 2024, will count towards our class reunion campaign and help our class make a collective impact.

Donate online

Make a secure gift online today. You can make an immediate impact by supporting Stanford students in ways that are meaningful to you.

Make a gift now (external link)

Mail your gift

Make checks payable to “The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University” or “Stanford University” and mail to:

Stanford University
P.O. Box 20466
Stanford, CA 94309-0466

Please include a note telling us how you’d like your gift to be used (for example, “gift designated for The Stanford Fund”).

Make a pledge

Reunion commitments often take the form of multiyear pledges, typically over a five-year period. The entire amount of the pledge counts toward your class’ reunion giving total.

Make a pledge online (external link)

Matching gift opportunity

Thanks to a generous commitment from our co-chairs, every gift or pledge to the 1984 Reunion Campaign—no matter the amount—made between October 1 and December 31 will activate an additional $500 gift to The Stanford Fund (until the matching funds have been fully earned).

Our progress

On behalf of Stanford and the class giving team we gratefully acknowledge alumni who have made a gift or pledge to Stanford in honor of reunion. These numbers reflect campaign commitments made between January 1 and August 31, 2024 (including some prior gifts made in honor of reunion). Our remaining honor roll deadline is December 31. Final results will be posted in February 2025.

$31,007,536

Dollars raised

(Goal: $30 million)

16%

Class participation

(Goal: 35%)

$1,625,549

Gifts to The Stanford Fund

(Goal: $2.5 million)

Get involved

Help us reach our goals by volunteering with our campaign committee—just a few hours of your time makes a big impact. For more information about our campaign, please contact our reunion campaign team.

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Why I give

For Stanford to be able to continue to offer a high quality educational experience, all alumni need to participate. Our support will pave the way for the next generation of leaders in the world. The significant impact a Stanford education (inside and outside the classroom) has on an individual is something I wish more people had the opportunity to experience.”

Michael J Bender, ’84

I have a deep appreciation and love for Stanford. The enduring friendships I made while at the university and subsequently through my Stanford involvement as an alum have been the most meaningful and consequential to me. For this, I am eternally grateful.”

Susan McCaw, ’84

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