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Class of 1989 Reunion Campaign Report

See how you and your classmates made a difference with your 35th reunion campaign!

1989 class diamond

The 2024 class reunion campaigns have wrapped up, and we’ve tallied the results!

416 members of the Class of 1989 gave gifts and pledges to support undergraduate education, financial aid, groundbreaking research, and so much more.

That’s an impressive number, but what isn’t captured in this dollar amount is the true impact of your gifts. Your investments will create life-changing opportunities for students, fund groundbreaking research, and support the people and programs working across campus to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

We can’t thank you enough for your generosity and commitment. To all the committee members, volunteers, and alumni who gave from the heart—thank you.

Committee members and volunteers

A special thank you to the Class of 1989 reunion campaign committee:

Co-chairs

Rich Barton
Ken Eberts
René Lacerte
Peter Seymour
Parag Patel

Committee

Brad Adelberg
Monique Prado Berke
George Bischof
Rona Legmann Cosgrove
Gary Gerstman
Michael Gillman
Drew Hayden

Robert Headley
Carole Sams Hoemeke
Anne Mallon Holmdahl
Vince King
Russell Korobkin
Sandra Leal
Daphne Li
Jeffrey Loomans
Dana Lung
DG Macpherson
Monica Nielebeck Marcone
Nina Roberts Marton
Rob McCormack
Lisette Cullinane McCracken
J. Roberto Motoshige
DJ Berinstein Nordquist

Laura Lewis O’Connor
Warren Packard
Sarah Peterson Pittock
Bradford Courney Rabin
Melanie Ramberg Staggs
Jennifer Shannon
Margaret Flanagan Solomon
Hilary Caplan Somorjai
Stephen Sullens
Scott Swid
Calvin Tsay
Katherine Evans Valentine
Patti Williams
Charles Young
Mark Zytko

Class of 1989 reunion campaign results

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 figures include gifts and pledges made between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, as well as some extraordinary gifts given in support of reunion outside the calendar year.

$22,527,755

dollars raised
($20M goal)

$1,884,652

gifts through The Stanford Fund

29%

class participation

416 donors

added to class honor rolls

Memory lane

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  • Historic Roble move in day
  • A dollie
  • bikers pass each other in front of the quad
  • Stanford Marching Band plays near a fountain
  • The exterior of the Doerr school building
  • 1989 Alum Julie Lythcott-Haims
  • Tuba players stand on the edge of the Claw fountain
  • The tree dances with the band and dollies
  • Students fountain hop
  • Welcome sign at Reunion Homecoming
  • Students help on move in day
  • Hoover Tower sits beyond Lake Lag
  • Stanford flags fly at NCAA Championship Parade
  • 2023 Stanford Tree Grayson Armour
  • John McEnroe gives the 2023 Commencement address
  • bikers pass each other in front of the quad
  • Lake Lagunita full of water

Why I gave

Institutions like Stanford are the bedrock of a democracy. They contribute so much to society, in so many disciplines, with so much innovation, and forge citizens who make a difference.”

Parag Patel, ’89

Parag Patel

Stanford was an amazing learning experience on all fronts - classes, professors, peers and the general environment. So much of what I learned has made me who I am and I am grateful for the experience. I hope that others can have similar experiences and then share that with the communities they connect with later in life. Making it so others can have their own experiences is a wonderful way to honor mine and to support the future.”

René Lacerte, ’89

Rene Lacerte