50-Year Reunion

Stay tuned for registration information, coming summer 2025!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
CLASS RECEPTION
3:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Admissions Atrium, second floor Dahl Centennial Union
Launch into the weekend by gathering informally with your classmates. This popular open house style event is a wonderful time to mingle and reconnect! There is no cost to attend.

6:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
Impact Coffee, downtown Decorah
Wrap up Friday night by meeting your classmates in downtown Decorah. There is no cost to attend. Wine, beer, cocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
CLASS REUNION RECEPTION AND LUNCHEON
11:00 A.M. Reception | 11:30 A.M. Luncheon and Program

Celebrate your 50-year reunion with a luncheon, and enjoy a program by the Class of 1975 50-year reunion committee. Of the two 50-year reunion programs, the luncheon tends to be more formal. During this program you will have a chance to honor distinguished classmates, present your class gift to the college, remember classmates who have passed away, and reflect on your connection to the college and each other.

FOOTBALL GAME WITH 1975 CLASS GIFT PRESENTATION AT HALFTIME
1:00 P.M. | Legacy Field, Carlson Stadium

All members of the Class of 1975 are welcome to join the Class Gift presentation at halftime of the football game.

CLASS REUNION RECEPTION AND DINNER
5:30 P.M. Reception | 6:30 P.M. Dinner
Peace Dining Room, Dahl Centennial Union

Close out Homecoming weekend by spending a fun evening with your classmates! This event will be packed with entertainment including trivia, music, and more! Wine and beer will be available for purchase.

• Join your Class Facebook Group! While you’re there, get in the reunion spirit by sharing photos and memories, and tagging classmates.

This fall, your class will celebrate the foundational role Luther College has played in your lives and enjoy the connections you formed with each other. By making a gift in honor of your 50-year reunion, you also make a difference for today’s Norse seeking the same transformative experience you had.

Thanks to the generosity of your classmates, your gift to the Luther Fund this year will go twice as far! Your contribution will make an immediate difference by supporting scholarships and financial aid, improving buildings and grounds, and creating new opportunities for student organizations and academics.

The dollar-for-dollar match is available until met, up to $50,000. Gifts and multi-year pledges (up to five years) given to the Luther Fund will activate matching funds.

Reunions matching challenge fund generously sponsored by Ann (Christensen) Beatty ’75 and Charles Beatty ’73, Tom Hellie ’75 and Julie Olds, Chris Lee-Thompson ’75 and Sylvia Lee-Thompson, Dick McKlveen ’75 and Kris (Sterenberg) McKlveen ’75 , Ramona (Feller) Nelson ’75 and Cy Nelson ’76.

By making a gift in honor of your 50th reunion, you make a difference for today’s students seeking the same transformative experience you had.

What counts in my class gift?

• Outright donations (online, cash, check, stock transfers)
• New pledges (up to five years)
• Pledge payments made on existing pledges
• New planned gifts or increases on established planned gifts

How do I make a gift?

• Give online
• Give by mail: Loyalty Hall, 700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101
• Give us a call! 563-387-1322 or 800-225-8664

Thank you for your support of Luther College!

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Joe Lindsay, Mona (Feller) Nelson, Ellen Quandahl, Ann (Christensen) Beatty, Dave Peterson, Liza Alton, Kris (Silseth) Peterson, Becky (Wieck) Curtis,  May 2025

Thanks to the Class of 1975 50-year Reunion Committee: Liza Alton, Ann (Christensen) Beatty, Becky (Wieck) Curtis, Joe Lindsay, Steve Lovick, Mona (Feller) Nelson, Michael Osterholm, Dee (Haugen) Pederson, Kris (Silseth) Peterson, Dave Peterson, Ron Popenhagen, Ruth (Bruemmer) Procter, Ellen Quandahl, and Sharon (Selander) Rossing