Its been a long time since we were students at the 'Tute. And let's be realistic: some of us have never returned a cent to RPI since we graduated. For all of you that fit into this group (be honest now!) we have an idea:

Why not contribute just $1 for each year since graduation – only a $45 gift? With your help we can put together a meaningful class gift, without burdening anyone.

To make this idea even more meaningful, we have rounded up a group of dedicated class members who have agreed to match all the $45 contributions that we raise during this effort. That's right -- your $45 becomes $90 towards the Class Gift -- in honor of our reunion!

And there's another factor to consider: You may not be aware that a significant factor in the national college rankings is the percentage of alumni that contribute to the school – not the amount of money raised, but the number of alums who contribute. Here the 'Tute does not do very well, and we’d like to see that change -- especially for our class. So how about it -- just go to www.alumni.rpi.edu/give and make your tax-deductible $45 contribution now toward our class gift in honor of our 45th.

And thank you for your help! See you in Troy!

Earl Sedlik Reunion Gift Chair

Mike Wellner Reunion Chair