Welcome to the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Registration Site! Please use this site as your initial stop for all reunion information. While the primary purpose of the site is for alumni and family to register for the reunion and related events, the site also includes information or links about the daily schedule, lodging, transportation, and purchasing merchandise (SWAG). We will also disseminate reunion information through Class Blasts, Shipmate, our class website (1975.usnaclasses.net), and Company Representatives.

Whether you have been to past reunions or if this is your first, we know that everyone will enjoy attending the reunion events and – more importantly – renewing friendships and swapping sea stories. Key events include a Welcome Reception (Fluegel Alumni Center); Class Meeting and Memorial Service; Class Dinner (Dahlgren Hall); and the football game and tailgate party (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium). This site contains a detailed schedule for these and all other reunion events.

Because of credit card refund policies, we cannot start accepting payment for cost events until mid-2025. We will, however, know the estimated costs by the end of 2024; we will post this information in subsequent roll-outs of the Registration Site. Other site features – for example, ordering SWAG, donating for class-designated charities, signing up for sporting events – will be available before 2025.

I want to highlight an important program – Financial Assistance Fund – that we established to help alumni and widows who would like to attend the reunion but do not have sufficient funds to pay some or all the costs. We understand that it is difficult to ask for help. We have, however, a special bond that compels us to take care of each other. Accordingly, we strongly encourage alumni or widows that need financial assistance to take advantage of this confidential program. Please see the associated link for more information. (Reunion Financial Assistance)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I either have the gouge or will know how to get it!! We look forward to seeing everyone in October 2025.

Fair winds and following seas!
Tom Kelley
703-217-2554
[email protected]

SWAG/Class Merchandise

We have setup a class store so you can order exactly what you want to commemorate our 50th Reunion! Check it out, place your orders and let us know if there are items you think should be added. Link coming soon!

GULF TO GOAT (G2G) CHARITY BIKE RIDE

The Class has organized a charity bike ride (Gulf to Goat [G2G]) that will unite cycling Classmates in a quest for physical fitness, camaraderie, and charitable giving. By pedaling over 1,100 miles through our great nation – from Apalachicola, FL to USNA – these Classmates will honor the legacy of USNA '75 while supporting causes close to a Classmates' heart. The goal is to pedal with purpose, have fun, forge bonds, and make a meaningful difference one mile at a time.

The G2G charity bike ride will begin on Oct. 1, 2025, in Apalachicola and transit along the east coast, arriving at the Bill the Goat statue inside Gate 1 on Oct. 22, 2025, in time for the 50th Reunion festivities. Sixteen Classmates have committed to the G2G not only to honor our class legacy but to also collect donations for our Reunion Class Project/Class Gift and four charities that are close to Classmates. The riders themselves are covering the entire cost of the ride.

The link on this page will direct you to the G2G charity bike ride web site, which has additional details about the ride, descriptions of the designated charities, and a pay-site for donations. (Click here for G2G details) Please direct questions about any aspect of the G2G charity bike ride to the below contacts.

Points of Contact: Mike Meier, 906-287-0549, [email protected], Dan Murphy, 972-822-0561, [email protected], or Gary Jones, 847-505-9756, [email protected].

50TH REUNION SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

We have established a sponsorship program to help defray the overall reunion costs and to raise money for class-designated charities. We will have two categories of sponsorships. The first sponsorship category will finance specific reunion expenses. Prospective expense items include Registration/Check-in Bag SWAG, Photographer, Disc Jockey at the Class Dinner, and floral arrangements. We will place funds for this sponsorship directly into the reunion account. We will recognize sponsoring individuals through various media: Reunion Program, Shipmate, and placards and announcements.

The second sponsorship category will pay for table reservations at the Class Dinner (Friday night, Dahlgren Hall). Classmates may reserve a table for a specific company, sports team, or any collegial group of family and friends. We will designate funds for this sponsorship to a class charity.

We will have additional details about both sponsorship categories in future releases of the Registration Site. Selection and payment for sponsorships will be made through a link on this site.

Please contact the Program Administrator if you have any questions.
Program Administrator. Bill Daley, 410-703-0410, [email protected].

CLASS OFFICER ELECTIONS

Per the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1975, Class Charter and Bylaws (7 May 2020), Article VI, Nomination and Election of Class Officers, we will conduct an election of class officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) prior to the 50th Reunion. The Executive Board (Class Officers plus the past Class President) will appoint a classmate as Chairman to lead the nomination and election effort. The Chairman has the authority to involve as many other classmates, designated as the Election Committee, that he needs to carry out their responsibilities.

The Election Committee will report the nominees for each office to the President and Secretary at least 60 days prior to the election (about August 24, 2025). Ballots are normally cast by classmates during a four-week period within six months of the Class Meeting (no earlier than about April 24, 2025). We intend to use electronic balloting through the Registration Site with a provision for manual voting by postal mail.

We are early in the nomination and election process; however, we want to give classmates who may wish to serve in an elected office a heads up. We will continually update the class election process throughout 2025 on the Registration Site, Shipmate, Class Blasts, and our class website. Please read the bylaws on the class website (Class of 1975 Bylaws) for more detailed information or contact the Class President if you have any questions.

Class President: Chris Cikanovich, 443-373-3346, [email protected]

50TH REUNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND

Our Class has established a Financial Assistance Fund (FAF) to help provide financial assistance to Classmates and widows who would otherwise attend the 50th Class Reunion but may not be able to because of the costs.

Classmates and widows may make a direct request for assistance to the Program Administrator through the link on the page. (Reunion Financial Assistance) A Steering Committee (Program Administrator, Class President, and Class Treasurer) will oversee the FAF, review each request, account for receipts and expenditures, and distribute funds. No other classmates or persons will have access to or knowledge of a request. All costs associated with the 50th Class Reunion are eligible for funding: transportation, lodging, and reunion events.

The FAF is supported by donations from classmates, family members, and friends of the class. Donations may be made to the FAF through the link on this page or directly to the Class Treasurer (Zelle or by check). We will disburse monies from the FAF until the account is exhausted; we will transfer any remaining funds to the general Class Fund at the conclusion of the 50th Class Reunion.

Please contact the Program Administrator if you have any questions.

Program Administrator. Craig Quigley, 757-419-1164, [email protected]

Class Treasurer. Dave Duffie, 401-369-5823, 1729 Cheslie Arch, Chesapeake, VA 23323, [email protected]