Bethel College Class of ’76 Golden Reunion
We hope you have reserved the weekend of October 16-18, 2026, to attend Fall Fest at Bethel College and more importantly, our Golden Class Reunion!
Registration for Class of ’76 Reunion Events is Now Open!
You will need to RSVP for each event.
RSVPs are due no later than October 1.
Please be respectful of this deadline.
Class of ’76
We’d love for you to complete a Personal Information Form that will be shared with your classmates. The responses will be printed and available to read at our class booth. You may request an electronic copy that will be available after the reunion by sending an email to Ben Lichti blichti@bethelks.edu in the Alumni Office.
Class Reunion Schedule
Note: Events in bold are for our class and guests only.
Friday, October 16
5:00 – 6:30 PM — Welcome Reception in the Mantz Library Lounge with a welcome by Interim President, Wynn Goering. Light hors d’oeuvres provided by Bethel College.
7:00 – 10:00 PM — Dinner at the Prairy Mezzanine, 601 N Main St Newton. Dinner is catered by Prairy and features lasagna with sides, dessert and drinks. Cost is $30 per person. See RSVP link for more information.
Payment Options:
- By check: Make checks payable to Fred Becker and mail to:
Fred Becker
107 Lynn Ln, Apt. 12
Newton, KS 67114-8686 - At the dinner: Cash or check will be accepted.
- Credit cards: Unfortunately, credit cards cannot be accepted.
Questions about payment? Email Fred Becker at becker1954@hotmail.com.
Saturday, October 17
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM — Class of ’76 Booth on the Green
Browse through yearbooks from 1973-1976, read information our classmates have shared about themselves, complete a crossword puzzle to see if you know what your classmates have been doing since graduation, participate in a scavenger hunt on campus and see if your team can win a prize, or be the first to complete a 1000 piece puzzle of Bethel memorabilia that the Bethel College Women’s Association has designed.
9:00 – 9:30 AM — Social Work Sculpture Unveiling outside between Will Academic Center and Haury Hall
9:30 – 10:00 AM — Social Work Coffee in the WAC atrium
10:00 – 11:00 AM — History Coffee in the Mantz Library Lounge
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Class Tour of Haury Hall. See where your class gift money will be used.
11:00 AM — Math and Science Gathering in the Krehbiel Science Center Atrium
1:00 – 2:00 PM — Join other Reunion Classes at Memorial Hall
2:30 PM — Volleyball Reunion in Memorial Hall
3:00 PM — Musical, The Spitfire Grill by James Valcq and Fred Alley at Luyken Fine Arts Center
3:00 – 6:00 PM — Wuppertal Alumni Coffee at the Kaufman Museum
5:30 PM — Dinner provided by Bethel College in the Stadium Viewing Suite located on the east side of the football field.
6:00 PM — Bethel vs Tabor Football Game. Watch in the Stadium Viewing Suite or in the special section reserved for our class in the stadium.
Sunday, October 18
8:00 – 10:00 AM — Farewell Coffee provided by Bethel College in the 1887 Cafe
12:00 – 2:00 PM — Wuppertal 75th Reunion Meal at Water’s Edge, Hesston
2:00 PM — Musical, The Spitfire Grill by James Valcq and Fred Alley at Luyken Fine Arts Center
How to Maximize Giving to the Class Gift with a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
If you are 70½ and older (you are!), you can ask your IRA plan administrator to transfer your donation directly from your IRA account to Bethel College.
If you are over 73, you can apply the donation to your annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA.
Please consider a pledge over the next four years using your IRA distribution. For details, contact George Leary, Bethel’s Director of Development gleary@bethelks.edu
When to RSVP for Reunion Events: A request for RSVPs will be sent in August with a deadline of October 1. We sure hope to see you at our 50th class reunion.
Questions: Contact Nadine Reimer Penner, Committee Chair, nadine@reimerpenner.com
Your Golden Reunion Planning Committee:
- Fred Becker
- Stan Buller
- Carol (Toevs) Entz
- Bonita (Schrag) Howard
- Gary Howard
- Nadine Reimer Penner
- Wendell Woolum
