Class of 1975
The Class of 1975 Golden Reunion is scheduled for September 26-27, 2025. Registration is now open!
The reunion registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
During your 50th reunion, you can expect plenty of time to reconnect with classmates, take campus tours, hear an update from President Comerford, and more! Book your hotel room (see below) now and plan to arrive on Friday afternoon and leave… well, that’s up to you!
Make sure Otterbein has your current email and mail addresses. Much of the material about your reunion is distributed primarily by email, so it’s very important to provide an accurate email address. You can update your information in just a few quick moments by clicking the button below!
What do I need to know for my reunion?
1975 Golden Reunion Schedule
Class of 1975 Reunion Schedule
The events marked with a 
are the most important for your class!
Friday, September 26, 2025
- 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | 1975 Golden Reunion Welcome Check-In and Free Time (Roush Hall, Fisher Gallery)
- Head over to campus for check-in and enjoy light refreshments including Schneider’s donuts!
- Choose from these activities:
- University Archives Open House with Stephen Grinch ’98, University Archivist (Courtright Memorial Library, Lower Level)
- The Promise House Open House (Home Street Commons Apartment Complex Lounge, 86 W. Home St.)
- Optional Lunch at the Campus Center (vouchers can be purchased in advance via the registration form)
- Campus Tours (1:30 pm and 3 pm, leaving from the back side of Roush Hall, by the parking lot)
- Class of 1975 Reunion Area (Towers Hall Lawn)
- 6:30 p.m. to ? | 1975 Golden Reunion “Party for the Decades” (Home of David ’75 & Beth Fisher)
Saturday, September 27, 2025
- 8:30 a.m. | Celebration of Otterbein Breakfast (Campus Center, Cardinal’s Nest Dining Hall, 2nd Floor)
- Annual Alumni Awards Presentation, Donor, and Class of 1975 Legacy Gift Recognition
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | OtterFest and Homecoming Parade (Towers Hall Lawn)
- View this annual tradition from the Towers Lawn while enjoying OtterFest, which includes music, Class of 1975 Reunion tent, socializing, and more! Parade begins at 11 a.m.
- 12 p.m. | Golden Reunion Celebration Luncheon (The Point)
- Join your classmates for lunch and a special program including a Class of 1975 slideshow, remarks from President John Comerford and fellow classmates, class gift update, and more!
- 1:30 p.m. | Class of 1975 Photo (The Point)
- All members of the class will receive a digital copy of the Class Photo
- 2 p.m. | Homecoming Football Game (Memorial Stadium)
- All Class of 1975 Reunion attendees will receive complimentary tickets to the football game.
- 3 p.m. | Sorority House Tours
- Epsilon Kappa Tau House (94 W. Main Street)
- Sigma Alpha Tau House (121 W. Home Street)
- 4:30 p.m. | The 1847 Society: Leaving a Legacy at Otterbein (1847 Room, Campus Center 2nd Floor)
- Join members of the Office of Development, along with Josh Plieninger ’18, an Otterbein alumnus and attorney specializing in estate planning for Westerville-based Metz, Bailey, McLoughlin Law Firm, to learn more about leaving a legacy at Otterbein to help future generations of students through planned giving. Learn how you can leave a legacy that benefits you, your family, and Otterbein by becoming a member of The 1847 Society.
Memory Book - Submissions Deadline Extended to Aug. 15, 2025!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: At the end of July, the Class of 1975 50th Planning Committee decided to shift the class memory book to a DIGITAL ONLY book, to reduce the cost of producing the book and create a more sustainable option for everyone to receive the e-book free of charge. Anyone who has already paid for a hard copy will receive a full refund. The goal will be to have a digital document that can be updated as needed. The submission deadline has been EXTENDED to October 17, 2025 to encourage additional submissions. Please continue to use the online submission form, located below.
Your class, like Golden Reunion Classes before it, is creating a special 50th Reunion Memory Book. Every member of the class is invited to share their memories of their time on campus – pictures included! A secure, easy-to-use form where you can write and submit your entry is below. It can take a narrative form or simply be a bulleted list of memories – you decide. Whichever style you choose, please limit your entry to TWO pages (about 750 words). And remember, even if you can’t make it to your reunion, your classmates will still want to hear your story in your own words.
You’re also invited to submit a page in memory of any friends or relatives from the Class of 1975 who have passed.
Start writing your entry today! It’s never to early to get started!
Need a little inspiration?
Take a look at the Memory Books from the classes of 1972 and 1973.
Or maybe take a stroll down memory lane with the yearbooks from your years on campus! 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
Entries from the Class of 1974
1973 Memory Book
See Who's Attending the Class of 1975 50th Reunion!
Here’s who has registered to attend the Class of 1975 Golden 50th Reunion, as of Sept. 17, 2025 (does not include guests, unless they are also a 1975 class member):
- Kathleen Watts Ashcraft
- Faith Collins Atkins-Nobilucci
- Marian Spahlinger Benjamin
- Mary Jane Jones Borden
- Deborah Bowsher
- Mark Bradshaw
- William Brewer
- Patti Pifer Carlisle
- Susan Tice Cherrington
- Rebecca Pfahler Christian
- Bonnie Spears Cole
- Lynn Corbin
- David Fisher
- Ann Heddesheimer Geldis
- Alan Goff
- Mary Jane Stewart-Griffin
- Deborah Shuey Grove
- Barbara Kosciuk Herr
- Pamela Hill
- George Horn
- Glen Horner
- Julianne Witsberger Houston
- Paula Weaver Janson
- Crystal Adkins Kell
- Kimberley Martin Lacalamito
- Virginia Pettis Laile
- Jill Leasure
- James Tracy Leffler
- Peggy Auch Loomis
- Russell Lynn
- Sandra Crihfield Lynn
- Susan Mathews
- Pete Miller
- Carol Cole Minehart
- James Minehart
- Rita Dean Mohrmann
- Karl Niederer
- Rebecca Wright Osborne
- Annemarie Soiu Rasor
- Jim Reed
- Kim Pryfogle Reed
- Cindi Moore Reeves
- Mike Rendel
- Beth Bichsel Ricard
- Nita Seibel
- Patricia Shelden
- Linda Hammond Smith
- Randall Smith
- John Vickers
- Chris Walther
- Mark Watson
- Linda Stahura Watson
- Aileen White
- Jane Melhorn Witt
- Kent Witt
- Constance Woods
- Steven Youmans
Reunion Committee
Your 1975 Class Reunion committee is working hard on plans for the 50th reunion! The committee members Include:
- Deb Bowsher – Contact Deb
- Sue Tice Cherrington – Contact Sue
- David Fisher – Contact David
- Alan Goff – Contact Alan
- Pamela Hill – Contact Pamela
- Karl Niederer – Contact Karl
- Jim Reed and Kim Pryfogle Reed – Contact Jim or Contact Kim
Legacy Gift
Like most classes celebrating their Golden Reunion at Otterbein, your class is raising funds to mark the occasion. All gifts received through December 31, 2025 – regardless of their designation or purpose – count towards your total Class Gift.
Your class is creating two special funds to commemorate your 50th reunion and they will support the University Archives and The Promise House.
To support the class gift, you can:
- Return the gift pledge card from the first reunion mailing you received, or
- Visit www.otterbein.edu/give and choose the Class of 1975 Gift in the “Designation” field.
- Individuals who have reached age 72 can make a gift from their IRAs and in doing so may reduce their taxable income. Contact your IRA administrator for more information or to request a transfer. Contact Kathleen Bonte (614-823-1400; kbonte@otterbein.edu), to alert her to any forthcoming stock transfers or IRA distributions.
- Let the University know of any intentions to remember Otterbein in your estate plan.
If you have any questions about donating or would like to donate over the phone, please contact the Advancement Office at 614-823-1400.
Book your stay!
Traveling to Westerville for the Homecoming Weekend or your Reunion?
Aloft Westerville Hotel (1.7 miles)
32 Heatherdown Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus (2.7 miles)
2700 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231
www.columbus.embassysuites.com
All Suites – Includes Hot Breakfast & Evening Reception
Otterbein Friends and Family Individual Rate: $129 Suite, click “add special rate code”
Enter 3070417 in the corporate account rate option.
Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris (1.5 miles)
409 Altair Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082
Holiday Inn Express Columbus-Worthington (5 miles)
55 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43235
Courtyard Columbus Worthington (5.1 miles)
7411 Vantage Drive, Columbus, OH 43235
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbus/Polaris (2.6 miles)
8411 Pulsar Place, Columbus, OH 43240
Phone: 614-885-8400
Otterbein University Preferred Corporate Rate:
$125.00/night, plus tax.
Please call the hotel directly to make your reservation and request the “Otterbein Rate”.
