The Golden Reunion is scheduled for September 29 – October 2, 2022.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

•  7 p.m. Meet & Greet (The Point at Otterbein – 60 Collegeview Rd)
  Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar.

Friday, September 30, 2022

• 9:30 a.m. | Coffee and Meet & Greet (The Point)
• 11 a.m. | Class Photo (The Point)
• 11:30 a.m. | Golden Reunion Welcome & Celebration of Class Gifts (The Point)
• 12 p.m. | Picnic Luncheon (The Point)
• 2-4 p.m. | Campus Tours (Walking or van)
• 2-3 p.m. | Visit and Tour the Community Garden (600 N. Spring Rd.)
• 3-4 p.m. | Tour of the Otterbein Center for Equine Science (600 N. Spring Rd.)
• 3-4 p.m. | Promise House Tours (86 W. Home)
• 5 p.m. | Sierra Leone Program Alumni Reunion (Elevate Office – Westerville, 670 Meridian Way)
• 6 p.m. | Golden Reunion Happy Hour with Classes of 1971 & 1972 (Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris – 409 Altair Pkwy)
• 7 p.m. | Class of 1971 Reunion Celebration Dinner (Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris – 409 Altair Pkwy)

Saturday, October 1, 2022

• 7:30-9 a.m. | Celebration of Otterbein Breakfast (Campus Center West Parking Lot)
• 9:30 a.m. | Celebration of Otterbein & State of the University Address (Cowan Hall)
• 11 a.m. | Homecoming & Family Weekend Parade (Meet at Howard House, 131 W. Park St)
• 11:30 a.m. | OtterFest – Music, Uptown Vendor Fair, Lunch (pay on site) (Campus Center West Parking Lot)
• 2 p.m. | Otterbein Football Game vs. Capital University (Memorial Stadium, Otterbein Campus)
• 2-10 p.m. | Class Hangout at Augspurgers’ Home (75 N West St.)
  Drop-in and catch up with classmates for snacks, drinks, dinner from City Barbecue, bonfire, etc. Dinner served at 6 p.m. 
  
• 8 p.m. | Department of Theatre & Dance presents a performance of A Little Night Music – Tickets available here beginning August 30 (Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall) 

Sunday, October 2, 2022

• 10:30 a.m. Church Service Hosted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and Marsha Brobst Adkins ’71 & Friends (Otterbein Chapel – 88 Cochran Alley)

Hotel with Special Otterbein Rates:

Aloft Westerville Hotel (1.7 miles)
32 Heatherdown Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
Special rate available from Sept. 24-28.
To book: Click here or call 614-318-1246 and reference Group Code OT2049.
Otterbein Group Rate: $119/night Single/King Bed or $139/night Two Doubles. Last day to book at discounted rates is 9-5-25.

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbus/Polaris (2.6 miles)
8411 Pulsar Place, Columbus, OH 43240
To book: Click here or call 614-885-8400
Otterbein Special Rate: $119/night by mentioning Otterbein when making your reservation.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus (2.7 miles)
2700 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231
To book: Click here or call 614-890-8600
Otterbein Special Rate: $125, click to add code #3070417 when making your reservation online, in the corporate account rate box.

Additional Area Hotels:

Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris (1.5 miles)
409 Altair Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082
To book: Click here or call 833-427-0292

Holiday Inn Express Columbus-Worthington (5 miles)
55 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43235
To book: Click here or call 614-977-0520 

Courtyard Columbus Worthington (5.1 miles)
7411 Vantage Drive, Columbus, OH 43235
To book: Click here or call 888-236-2427

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 50th Reunion Memory Book project! While we loved reading through the memories in the book – which you can view here – we’ve heard that several entries that were submitted were not included in the final project. Our friends in the Alumni Office regret the omissions and are committed to producing an updated digital copy of the book that includes any entries that were missed.

If your entry was not included in the copy produced this summer, please use this form to resubmit it no later than November 30, 2022. 

But wait… there’s more!

Since we’re producing this updated version, we have an opportunity to include more entries. If you didn’t send in an entry previously but wish you had, now’s your chance! Use the same form to get your entry in by November 30, 2022, and you’ll be included in the final version.

• Adele Knipp Klenk- Co-chair
• Barb MacKenzie Campbell- Co-chair
• Marsha Brobst Adkins
• Jim Augspurger
• Linda Ancik Augspurger
• Rita Schumacher Bilikam
• Jim Francis
• Jane A Holford
• Sue Butcke Koverman
• Denny Lohr
• Wendy Louise Roush
• Joyce Bristow Winget
• Debbie Finlaw Wolfe

Congratulations Otterbein Class of 1971! We did it! Our Class Legacy Gift to Otterbein of over $101,562 was (one of) the largest ever.

We were able to accomplish our goal of establishing an endowment for the Promise House and building a beautiful pavilion at the Otterbein Community Garden which we dedicated at our reunion. An amazing accomplishment! Thank you all for your contributions to this worthwhile project that will serve Otterbein students, faculty, staff, and the Westerville Community for years to come.

If you have not contributed or would like to contribute more you still can by following the steps below. We would love to add to the Endowment so we might serve more students. It was a wonderful weekend topped off by our Legacy Gift. Class of 1971, you are the best!

Click the image below for a special thank you message from current students!

To add your support for our Legacy Gift follow these quick and secure steps:

1. Click here
2. Under designation, select “1971 50th Reunion Class Gift” 
3. Enter a gift amount (you don’t have to give one of the suggested amounts)
4. Complete the form with your personal information and you’re all set!

Watch this video or view this document to learn more about the Promise House.