Alumni Weekend and Reunion
May 2-4, 2025
The Crown Family School is excited to welcome our alumni back this spring for Reunion 2025 to connect with old friends and colleagues, see what’s new on campus, and experience all the other Alumni Weekend festivities, including the Rhoda G. Sarnat Lecture, Alumni Awards, Social Justice Address, Reunion Year parties, networking events and so much more.
Crown Family School Alumni Weekend Event Schedule
Join us in Edith Abbott Hall for the following insightful and inspiring events!
5:30 p.m. | Crown Family School Social Justice Address and Reception
(Doors open at 5 p.m.)
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Join renowned author and policy expert Heather McGhee as she explores the profound social and economic costs of racism and offers an actionable roadmap for building solidarity in our communities.
Drawing from her acclaimed book, The Sum of Us, McGhee offers an inspiring vision for how we can create a more equitable and prosperous future by working together across racial and socioeconomic divides.
9:30 a.m. | Crown Family School Alumni and Students Engage (CASE) Networking Brunch
Join fellow alumni and current students in the Crown Family School Library for casual conversation and connection over brunch.
11:00 a.m. | Rhoda G. Sarnat Lecture: Advancing Maternal Mental Health Equity During the Critical Early Childhood Years
Faculty Lecturer: Abigail Palmer Molina, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
4:30 p.m. | Crown Family School Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Celebration
Join us in Edith Abbott Hall for an evening of celebration and community-building.
The evening will begin with a reception hosted by Dean Deborah Gorman-Smith, who will give an opening address with the latest school developments, followed by the Alumni Awards ceremony and Class Reunion dinners.
Please join us in acknowledging and celebrating the professional accomplishments and societal impact of this year's Crown Family School Alumni Awards recipients. An awards reception will follow the ceremony.
Reunion would not be possible without our phenomenal class volunteers.
Discover who's on your class reunion committee by clicking on your class year, and take this opportunity to join the team. Your participation can significantly impact the success of your class reunion, and you'll get the chance to connect with old friends while planning a memorable event.
Reunion committee: Marshall Jacobson
Reunion committee: Iris Krieg, Laurie Epstein Lawton, Charles Scurr, Jim Sugarman, Andy Teitelman, Roslyn Zinner
No committee? No worries! You can still register for our all-class reunion celebration and join the fun!
Reunion committee: Steve Gillenwater, Peter Kamps, Joel Levine, Nanci Priest
Reunion committee: Joyce Probst MacAlpine and Nancy Simon
Reunion committee: David Paxton
Reunion committee: Patricia Wicks
No committee? No worries! You can still register for our all-class reunion celebration and join the fun!
Reunion committee: Katie Diffay, Chastity (Rolling) Owens, Andrea Parker
No committee? No worries! You can still register for our all-class reunion celebration and join the fun!
Reunion committee: Preethi Varma
Honor your class reunion with a gift to the Crown Family School. Your contribution supports the School’s efforts to expand scholarships and increase access, augment faculty research and funding, and strengthen community engagement to address the challenges of inequality and related social problems.
Become a class reunion committee member by emailing Maggi Valdes Steib, Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Development, at msteib@uchicago.edu.