Reconnect Class of 1976
50th Reunion
Celebrate your wonderful memories with the class of 1976 as well as your business school friends, classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni across generations at Reconnect 2026.
See class specific event information below, as well as additional details on the schedule page. Before Reconnect, we encourage you to join the Chicago Booth Connect page for your class to connect with friends and make extra plans for the weekend. Many 1976 classmates will be staying a block away from the Gleacher Center at the Loews Hotel. Please join us!
Thursday Gathering at Billy Goat Tavern
Thursday, April 30
6–8 p.m.
Billy Goat Tavern
430 North Michigan Avenue at Lower Level
Chicago, IL 60611
Join 1976 classmates and guests for drinks and food to kick off the weekend!
Reunion Class Dinner
Friday, May 1
6:30–9:30 p.m.
Salon 61
61 West Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Kentucky Derby Party
Saturday, May 2
5–8 p.m.
Loews ETA Lobby Restaurant + Bar
455 North Park Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Join '76 classmates for a Kentucky Derby Party over complimentary cocktails and appetizers! Post time is 6 p.m.
Help us reach our class attendance goal of 50 alumni from the class of 1976.
Attendance goal (26 of 50)
Help us reach our class campaign goals of $1,000,000 from 125 classmate donors.
Donation goal ($1,059,335 of $1,000,000)
Donor goal (75 of 125)
Last updated March 9, 2026
Make Your Class Reunion Gift
Committee
Jeannie Canada
Mary Lou Gorno
Jay Gouline
Michael Krauss
Chuck McQuaid
Gail Williams
Jane Zimmy, Participation Chair
Staff Contacts
Lisa Bada, programming
Celeste Goering, fundraising
Class of 1976 Who’s Attending List
This list includes classmates who have registered to attend Reconnect as of March 9, 2026.
Niso Abuaf
Edgar Ancona
Jeannie Canada
James Condon
Chris Cramer
Gregory Ehlke
Stephen Glick
Jay Gouline
Mary Lou Gorno
Rebecca Hudecek
Steven Hyde
Ed Kaplan
Michael Krauss
Chuck McQuaid
Bennett Stewart
Michael Schnitzler
Mark Schulte
Gregory Vrablik
Robert Watt
James Westfall
Gail Williams
Robert Yizar
Jane Zimmy
Class of 1976 Honor Roll
- Anonymous (4)
- Niso Abuaf
- Edgar Ancona
- Mark Brandin
- Peter Browning
- Robert Charkovsky
- David Courtney
- Chris Cramer
- Israel Denlow
- Philip Dombrowski
- Gregory Ehlke
- John Estey
- S. Fannon
- Margaret Fucik
- Michael Gardner
- Roy Glantz
- Stephen Glick
- Michael Goodkind
- Jeanne Graham Canada
- Nan Greenough
- Wendy Grossman
- John Harris
- Thomas Himmelright
- Kirk Hinman
- Rebecca Hudecek
- Sarah Hughes
- Michael James
- William Jenkins
- Preston Johnson
- Edward Kaplan
- Richard Kernan
- Nicholas Kotcherha
- Michael Krauss
- Bob Kuehl
- Barbara Lewis
- Charles Moore
- George Moorehouse
- Gerarde Nunn
- Scott Nyquist
- Donald Opatrny
- Ilene Ordower
- Terry Peigh
- Jean Perkins
- Mansco Perry
- Benjamin Phinney
- Barry Pritchard
- Mark Ransom
- Michael Ring
- Lewis Rogers
- Daniel Rubenstein
- Gary Sagui
- Ralph Schatz
- Peter Schiff
- Michael Schnitzler
- Earl Secore
- Frederick Silny
- James Smith
- Goyko Stare
- Gordon Stewart
- Glenn Strebeck
- John Tung
- Kenneth Wachtel
- Donald Weidemann
- James Westfall
- Larry Whipple
- Gail Williams
- Stanley Wyszomirski
- Michael Yanowitch
- Jane Zimmy
Milestone Match
A group of alumni leaders celebrating reunion milestones in 2026 have committed a total of $1,000,000 to the Chicago Booth Annual Fund. Match their commitment and double the impact of your reunion gift with your new five-year pledge. Learn more and join the challenge.