Reconnect Class of 1976
50th Reunion
Below is how the class of 1976 celebrated their 2026 Reconnect reunion weekend.
We encourage you to join your class community page on Chicago Booth Connect to stay connected with classmates.
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 (44 of 50)
Help us reach our class campaign goals of $1,000,000 from 125 classmate donors.
Donation goal ($1,107,558 of $1,000,000)
Donor goal (98 of 125)
Last updated April 30, 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 April 30, 2026.
Niso Abuaf
Edgar Ancona
Jeannie Graham Canada
James Condon
Chris Cramer
Marcia Edison
Gregory Ehlke
Jeffrey Feinberg
Bill Foster
Stephen Glick
Robert Gogel
Mary Louise Gorno
Jay Gouline
Kirk Hinman
Rebecca Stitt Hudecek
Steven Hyde
Rakesh Kaul
Ed Kaplan
Michael Krauss
Lydia Cummings Kusper
Ross Manire
John Marenghi
Chuck McQuaid
Ramon Monzon
David Nufer
Jean Perkins
Mark Ransom
Mark Remissong
Joan Miller Rogoz
Thomas Rowles
Donald Sackman
Mark Schulte
Michael Schnitzler
Bennett Stewart
Rick Timmons
John Tung
Gregory Vrablik
Kenny Wachtel
Robert Watt
Skip Weiss
James Westfall
Gail Williams
Bruce Williamson
Jane Zimmy
Class of 1976 Honor Roll
- Anonymous (5)
- Niso Abuaf
- Uma Aggarwal
- Edgar Ancona
- Richard Berger
- Mark Brandin
- Peter Browning
- Barbara Brunka
- Robert Charkovsky
- David Courtney
- Chris Cramer
- Israel Denlow
- Philip Dombrowski
- Gregory Ehlke
- John Estey
- S. Fannon
- Margaret Fucik
- Michael Gardner
- Gregory Gemgnani
- Olaf Gjovik
- Roy Glantz
- Stephen Glick
- Michael Goodkind
- Mary Louise Gorno
- Jay Gouline
- Jeanne Graham Canada
- Nan Greenough
- Wendy Grossman
- John Harris
- Arnold Henning
- Thomas Himmelright
- Kirk Hinman
- Rebecca Hudecek
- Sarah Hughes
- Michael James
- William Jenkins
- Preston Johnson
- Edward Kaplan
- Richard Kernan
- Nicholas Kotcherha
- Michael Krauss
- Bob Kuehl
- Lydia Kusper
- Barbara Lewis
- Ramon Monzon
- Charles Moore
- George Moorehouse
- Frances Morawski
- David Nufer
- Gerarde Nunn
- Scott Nyquist
- Donald Opatrny
- Ilene Ordower
- Terry Peigh
- Jean Perkins
- Mansco Perry
- Benjamin Phinney
- Barry Pritchard
- Mark Ransom
- Spencer Reibman
- Michael Ring
- Lewis Rogers
- Joan Rogoz
- Saul Rosen
- Daniel Rubenstein
- Donald Sackman
- Gary Sagui
- Ralph Schatz
- Peter Schiff
- Michael Schnitzler
- Mark Schulte
- Earl Secore
- John Sergey
- Frederick Silny
- James Smith
- Jerry Solomon
- Goyko Stare
- Gordon Stewart
- Glenn Strebeck
- William Timmons
- John Tung
- Theo Vermaelen
- Kenneth Wachtel
- Robert Watt
- Donald Weidemann
- James Westfall
- Larry Whipple
- Gail Williams
- Bruce Williamson
- 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.