Class of '60 60th Anniversary Reunion

March 4-7, 2020
College Station, TX

Printable Registration Form

Howdy, Class of 1960!
Would you believe…60 years since we started graduating in May 1960? Time flies. Let’s get together March 4, and celebrate our 60th Anniversary Class Reunion. Then stay for the Sul Ross Group Reunion March 5-7. Please see the Reunion registration form on Page 5. Good news in that we negotiated a special rate at the Hilton for the SRG Reunion and that rate will be honored for Class of ’60 on Wednesday, March 4 for our Class Reunion. But get your reservations made now if you want to stay at the Hilton.

Class of ’60 will gather at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center starting with an optional tour at 4:15 p.m. of the new Music Activities Center. Attendees can park at the Alumni Center lot, check in inside the building and meet in the Flores Hall to walk over for the tour. The tour of the Music Activity Center is free, but we need to know how many will attend so complete the line on the registration form on page 5.  It will be a 45 minute 1st floor only walking tour with guides for small groups.  It is an impressive facility with its regulation football field for the Aggie Band to practice its halftime shows.

We will start our private gathering at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center with a reception at 5:30 p.m. It is a cash bar.  Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m.  Our speaker will be Bob Walker ’58, who was the Development Officer for The Association and then for the Foundation for over 50 years.  Dev. ’60 has done well with the $500,000 or so we raised as a Class non-profit. Bob has at least three 0’s added to his fund raising record at A&M and his name is on the new Music Activity Center.  He will share with us details on that Center as well as entertaining stories about his fundraising efforts with Aggies like Clayton W. Williams ’54, George Mitchell ’40, Bum Bright ’43 and more. His book “Footprints in 
Aggieland” includes vignettes on over a hundred large donations by Aggies. It is an entertaining, fun read.

A heads up alert. If you plan to have student guests at any of our dinners, invite them Wednesday or Thursday night. Spring Break starts Friday, March 6 so you know how the students will start to leave as soon as their last class ends. If you invite guests, include them on your Reunion registration.

Also, dig out your old pictures from our days on campus.  Mail them to Tom Wisdom at 585 Ann’s Way, Blanco, TX 78606. Tom will scan and return them to you.  The Association will put the old pictures together and show a slideshow on the Huddleston Video Wall for our viewing during the reception. Or for you techies, scan as a 300 dpi jpeg and email to twisdom@moneymailer.com. It’s showtime!

Join us for ’60’s 60th Anniversary Reunion. Our Class has a lot to be proud of.  Like Hagar, we were rough, tough, unpolished old chunks of coal.  We were “Gonna Gets” and through experience we polished up into industrial strength diamonds.  Hard, shiny, valuable Aggies. Let’s get together and share stories and recall a lot of old stories.  Some of them will even be true.

Don Chase, Tom Wisdom, Jerry Bradshaw & Dick Ghiselin

HOWDY
Howdy, SRG Ags!

A special Howdy to the great Elder Statesmen of Texas A&M, and welcome to the Class of 1965. It is great to be an Aggie. And it is time for us to gather in Aggieland to celebrate the 73rd Reunion of the Sul Ross Group.

It is a time to catch up on changes on the campus, to remember our days as students many years ago and to discover the challenges today’s students face in this fast moving world. We have great speakers for our scheduled events.  They will share with you what is happening today and in the future.  Plus we have a very special speaker for our banquet that will greatly relate to the Sul Ross Group. You will be surprised!

The campus is changing.  On Friday afternoon at the Hilton we have scheduled three showings of a virtual tour of Aggieland. Plan to attend one of these showings.  Class Hospitality Suites will be available. We have listened to your prior Reunion evaluations and worked to improve your Reunion experience.

It has been a great year for the Sul Ross Group.  We are an active, relevant part of Texas A&M. A&M was good to us in preparing us for the future, and now it is our turn to pay it forward. Come to the Reunion-meet old friends, revive some great memories, and remember our absent Classmates. They are still a part of our organization and in our thoughts. As a group, we are an asset to the future of Texas A&M. Let’s gather together and celebrate. 


Gig ’em,
Tom Wisdom ’60
President Sul Ross Group

~A CHALLENGE~
Are you prepared to explain to other Aggies, faculty and students just what the Sul Ross Group does for A&M?  Chances are it is time to hit the books!

Dig out your copy of the small white book "A Centennial Commemoration of Lawrence Sullivan Ross" by Lester T. Potter '28 that you received at your Class induction to the Sul Ross Group. The Preface and Forward set the stage for the SRG.

The next fifty pages are about the life of Sul Ross. Amazing accomplishments starting during his age as a college student and military and public service. It culminates with his service as President of A&M and he is credited with why A&M is still exists today.

The last twenty five pages tell you just what the SRG is and our olbigations as members. This will provide you with ammunition to tell anyone just what we are as Elder Statesmen of A&M. Bruch up on our history.  It will be on the quiz.

ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms is available on a first-come, first-served basis, for the Sul Ross Group Reunion. Make your reservations by calling the College Station Hilton directly at (979) 693-7500. Be sure to reference the Group Code: ROSS20. 

If you prefer to stay at another hotel in the area, please call the Accommodations Hotline at (979) 260-9898 to check on hotel availability in the area. You may also go to the Bryan-College Station Accommodations website to book a room. Call and make your reservation today as many of the hotels fill up fast!

College Station Hilton — Reunion Headquarters hotel
801 University Drive East — (979) 693-7500
Group Name: Sul Ross Reunion
Code: ROSS20
$129/night, plus tax
Deadline: February 12
Check-in time: 4 p.m. 
Check-out time: Noon

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

REUNION CHECK IN & REGISTRATION
After securing your room reservation, please complete the Reunion Registration online (above) or by mailing the form attached at the top of this webpage to The Association of Former Students, PO Box 10005, College Station, TX 77842, ATTN: Sul Ross Group Reunion; FAX 979-845-9263.

If you have any questions, please contact the Former Student Programs office at The Association of Former Students at (800) 633-7514. Your nametags, an updated schedule of events and a list of pre-registered participants will be waiting for you at the Reunion Check-in Desk, which will open at the College Station Hilton at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Walk-up Registration will be accepted based on availability. To ensure your admission, register before the Feb. 20 late fee deadline. All registrations received after the deadline will incur a $10 late fee. Registration will close Wednesday, February 26, at 5 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION
Bus transportation will be provided on for the event on Friday, March 6. Buses will begin shuttle service at the Hilton's west entrance starting at 9 a.m. for the Ladies’ Coffee at the J. Wayne Stark Gallery, and luncheon at the MSC after the Mens Business Meeting. After the luncheon, a shuttle service will return guests to the Hilton. If you prefer to drive yourself to campus you can pay to park at the Koldus Parking Garage or Cain Parking Garage next to the MSC. For more information on campus parking please click here.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
The Nominating Committee, following the customs and practices previously established, proposes the following slate of officers, assistant directors and ex-officio officers for the 2020-2021 year to be voted upon during the Men’s Business Meeting on March 6.

President -  Tom Reid ’61
1st Vice President -  Joe Ashy ’62
2nd Vice President -  Jay Blume ’63
Secretary/Treasurer - Joe Powell ’61 
Director -  Brant Laycock ’61
Director -  Harry Brand ’62
Director -  Edis Oliver ’63
Immediate Past President - Tom Wisdom ’60
Corps Liaison* -  BG Joe Ramirez ’79
Association of Former Students Liaison* -  Porter S. Garner III ’79
*Ex-Officio Member of the Board

CANCELLATION POLICY
The Association of Former Students has a fairly flexible cancellation policy. If you cannot attend your Reunion, or an event for which you have registered, please contact the Former Student Programs office (800) 633-7514 no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Your payment will be refunded with the exception of the registration fee. Registration changes after the February 26 deadline cannot be refunded as food orders will have been guaranteed.

CENTURY CLUB DONATION
Your participation in the annual fund has a significant impact on the education experience of our students and provides the resources needed to support programs and activities for students and former students. We appreciate that you choose to participate and support Aggies and Texas A&M. Make a difference by donating now.

Levels of annual giving include:
Active - $50-$99
Bronze - $100-$249
Silver - $250-$499
Gold - $500-$999 
Diamond - $1,000+
Endowed - $25,000+