The J.B. Bachman ’61 Class Agent Forum
Traditionally held during the weekend of the first home football game, class agents gather on campus to discuss how to better engage classmates, fellow alumni, and firends of the College.
The Wabash class agents present for the forum assemble for a group photo.
Ron Dostal '92, director of alumni and affinity group engagement, addresses the group.
John Kerezy '77 (center) enjoys conversation with colleagues.
Peter Wright ’81 (left) shares a point as Bryce McCollough '23 listens.
Jefferson Crew '05 (left) and Fred Miller '76 (right) ask questions of Dostal during a break.
Herm Haffner '77 (left) confers with Joe Klen '97, senior associate dean for college advancement.
Bill Havlin '84 is all smiles.
Chris Bojrab '89 talks with a fellow class agent.
Mike Gilvary '85 enjoys a light moment.
Scott Quick ‘88 chats with a few fellow class agents.
McCollough listens as Quick makes a point.
Tom Billings '63 checks his phone for messages during a break in the program.
John Bridge '72 (left) shares a moment with Craig Green '59.
Ryan Leagre '08 welcomed good conversation.
Dostal takes feedback from Gilvary.
Jon Pactor '71 (left), Morrie Adams '65 (center), and J.B. Bachman ’61 (right) catch up during a break.
Dan Taylor '83 enjoyed engaging with his fellow class agents.
Rudy Altergot '13 listens intently to a presenter.
Susan Dyer, director of advancement initiatives (right), chats with Crew.
Miller (left), Leagre (center), and Kerezy enjoy a lively discussion.
Michael Zubeck ’21 jots a few thoughts down during the question and answer session.
Hugh Vandivier '91, associate director of advancement initiatives - annual giving and advancement communications, presents to the group.
The class agents were active participants.
Emily Vetne, associate director of advancement initiatives - annual giving operations, led a brainstorming session.
David Horvath '90 (rear) actively listens as Mark Dewart '74 (front) takes notes.
Jack Pendleton ’25 (rear), a CIBE consultant to alumni and affinity relations, participates in the session.
Chris Carpenter '96 proved to be a good sounding board.
Vetne enjoys the audience participation, as Carpenter looks on.
Tony Lentych '89 makes a point during a question and answer session.
Dostal takes in a question.
Vandivier listens as a question is posed.
The class agents provided Vetne with plenty of good feedback.
Bridge asks a question of the group.
Roger Billings '59 (left) talks with Crew.
There were plenty of enjoyable moments at the forum, as witnessed by Crew's reaction here.
Dostal acknowledges a good point from the class agents.
Carpenter shares some thoughts with his fellow class agents on how to communicate more effectively with their classmates.
(from left): Craig Green '59, Rudy Altergott '13, Roger Billings '59 and Chris Carpenter '96. Altergott and Carpenter presented Green and Billings with the Myron G. Phillips Most Outstanding Class Agent Award. The award honors Phillips, who served Wabash as student, professor, alumnus, assistant director of admissions, and director of alumni affairs, and is given annually to the class agent or agents who perform all of their duties most admirably.
(from left) Altergott, Paul Tipps '74, Mark Dewart '74, Carpenter. Altergott and Carpenter presented the Dorman Hughes Award for Big Bash 2024, which is given to the hardest-working class agent of any reunion class.
(from left) Altergott, Carpenter and Ken Crawford '69. Altergott and Carpenter presented Crawford with the Warren Wright Shearer Hall of Fame Award. Established in 1991 to honor Shearer — student, teacher, dean, acting president, and class agent extraordinaire — awarded in recognition of extraordinary performance by a class agent in all roles and dutues, including class communications, class financial contributions, recruiting and Little Giant spirit over a period of time, not necessarily a year.