Reunion at Thurtene Carnival will be packed with events on campus and around St. Louis, but there are a few signature Reunion experiences you won’t want to miss, like the Welcome Back Party, the Alumni BBQ on the East End of Danforth Campus, and your Class of 1995 Party! We’re busy working on a full schedule, so check back in early 2025 to read about all of the receptions, tours, and events we have planned.
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Reunion class gift
At WashU, we believe in the power of tradition, community, and the transformative impact of education. Your reunion year is not only an opportunity to reconnect with old friends but also a chance to make a meaningful contribution to the institution that played a significant role in shaping your journey.
Be a part of the time-honored tradition of giving back through your reunion class gift. Regardless of the size of your contribution, every gift makes an impact on the university, its students, and the larger community.
Class of 1995 reunion committee
Want to help plan Reunion and make sure it’s a huge success? Join your Reunion Committee! Check out this list of classmates who have already signed up:
Latricia Brand
AB ’95
Laura Ellen
BS ’95
Nancy Lefkowitz Strassberg
BSBA ’95
Mike Rodman
AB ’95
Charlotte Burton
AB ’95
Jami Greenfield-Klang
BSBA ’95
Jamie Light
AB ’95
Andy Solomon
AB ’95
Tom Deutsch
AB ’95, BSBA ’95
Robin Hackney
BSBA ’95
Natasha Pallan
BSBA ’95
Monique Williams
AB ’95, BA ’95, MS ’08, MD ’99, Res/Fel
Class memories
Class notes
Daniel Backman, BS ’95, vice president of operations at Clark, Richardson & Biskup (CRB), a full-service facility design, engineering, construction and consulting firm for the life sciences and food and beverage industries, was recently elected to the CRB board of directors.
Adam Elegant, AB ’95, joined Baker Street Advisors, a boutique investment and wealth advisory firm in San Francisco.
Michelle Landau Brooks, AB ’95, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management.
Bridget Richardson, BSBA ’95, was elected to the board of directors of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, one of the oldest and largest voluntary bar associations in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Looking back at 1995
More than 2,300 to receive degrees at Commencement
John “Jack” C. Danforth, former U.S.
senator and brother of Chancellor William
H. Danforth, will deliver the Commence-
ment address.
Hacking the gates
In the small hours of July 8, 2016, Marie Bigham, AB ’95, a college counselor at an independent school in New Orleans, created a Facebook group. Bigham wanted to discuss how to put equity and racial justice at the center of the college admissions process.
Made in France — and WashU
Liz Claire, AB ’95, was an undergraduate history and literature major with a half-formed plan for graduate school when she attended a dance performance on campus. She then started a five-week summer program sponsored by — Movement Arts and Design in Europe (or MADE in France) — which Claire devised and now directs so that other students can have life-changing experiences like hers in dance, costume design and choreography.
W.I.L.D. performers
Spring 1995 – The Pharcyde
Fall 1994 – Morphine
Planning to attend
Search for classmates who are planning to come back for WashU Reunion at Thurtene Carnival, April 4-6, 2025.