RPI Class of 1984

04/27/2025

On April 27, six exceptional individuals will be inducted into the RPI Athletics Hall of Fame for their remarkable achievements and impact on sports at RPI

Exciting news from RPI Athletics! On April 27, six exceptional individuals will be inducted into the RPI Athletics Hall of Fame for their remarkable achievements and impact on sports at RPI:

➡️ Ben Fazio ’17 – Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field
➡️ Cathy Butler Urbach ’95 – Softball / Women’s Ice Hockey
➡️ Jeanne Carboni Debonis ’87 – Women’s Swimming and Diving
➡️ Joseph Zongol ’08 – Baseball
➡️ Larry Landon ’81 – Men’s Hockey
➡️ Shanny Lin ’18 – Women’s Swimming and Diving

Learn more: https://bit.ly/42oqyQU.

04/08/2025

Although not a member of our RPI Class of 1984, Jeanne Carboni Debonis '87 began her RPI Swimming career during our senior year and had many teammates in the Class of 1984.

Jeanne has just been announced as a member of the 2025 RPI Athletics Hall of Fame honorees - congratulations Jeanne!

Members of our class may also remember another 2025 honoree - Larry Landon '81, who was a senior and captain of the RPI Ice Hockey team our freshman year. Congratulations Larry!

TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee has chosen six former student-athletes for induction into the Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2025 consists of Ben Fazio '17 (Men's Cross Country / Track & Field) Cathy Butler Urbach '95 (Softball...

02/27/2025

Sad news. Steve was a great guy.

Live Stream Information We will be live-streaming the service for Steven Bernstein on Sunday, March 2nd from Frank E. Campbell – The Funeral Chapel in Manhattan, NYC via Zoom (information below). If you missed the service, it will be available to watch anytime on demand at your convenience on this...

01/02/2025

Great memories from our 40th Reunion weekend!

12/29/2024

12/25/2024

Can you find 2 members of the RPI Class of 1984 (and other alumni from the Classes of 1982 and 1979) wishing you a Happy Hanukkah with a virtual performance by the Southern Dutchess Concert Band? They all met in the RPI Symphonic Band and Pep Band.

Hint: Marie Sayre Cole and Lucy Aude Marianiello from our class

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/12CPnJxYs9P/

12/20/2024

RPI Bicentennial Year in Review | Celebrating 200 Years

Join us as we reflect on an unforgettable 2024! Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute celebrated its 200th anniversary with a yearlong program honoring the past, ...

12/03/2024

Great to see two of our classmates, Walter Ashe and Alan Mingo, acknowledged as alumni sponsors of the Rensselaer Black & Latino/a/e/x Alumni Group (BLAG) Bicentennial Reunion & Homecoming Mixer - one is easy to find in the front row of the photo, can you find the other?

RAA Bulletin - Fall 2024 Black & Latino/a/e/x Alumni Group (BLAG) Mixer at Reunion & Homecoming Authored by Bryan Jones ’09, BLAG President BLAG Bicentennial Reunion & Homecoming Mixer – Thank You! The Rensselaer Black & Latino/a/e/x Alumni Group (BLAG) would like to sincerely thank all of those...

12/03/2024

Nice recap of the Reunion & Homecoming Trivia Night - where our Class of 1984 team (can you find them in the photo - closest to the podium) finished in the prize zone. Special mention and thanks to Karen Murdoch ’84 and Mark Murdoch ’84 for contributing bottles of their Perseverance wine from their vineyard Worthington Vineyard & Winery in Somers, CT! https://worthingtonwinery.com/

Check out a selection of the trivia questions at the end of the article - we won't say if we got all of those correct... or not.

https://www.alumni.rpi.edu/s/1225/alumni/index.aspx?sid=1225&gid=1&sitebuilder=1&pgid=10234&cid=23325&ecid=23325&crid=0&calpgid=10224&calcid=23310

RAA Bulletin - Fall 2024 RAA Young Alumni Council Trivia at Reunion & HomecomingAuthored by Laurel Dean ’18 During our 2024 Reunion & Homecoming weekend, the Young Alumni Council held a trivia event at the Heffner Alumni House on Friday evening full of RPI history, traditions, and fun facts to cel...

11/19/2024

There’s a recent (2020) historical fiction novel about Emily Roebling and her contribution to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.

https://traceyenersonwood.com/the-engineers-wife/

It’s interesting to note that “There are some plot threads that added drama and tension to the novel, as well as an exploration of Emily’s character. These turned out to be purely fictional.” according to one reviewer.

https://beckiebythebook.com/2021/06/21/book-review-the-engineers-wife/amp/

Happy Brooklyn Bridge day! On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge officially opened. Chief engineer was Washington Roebling, Class of 1857, and wife Emily Roebling was chief project manager and diplomat. Emily received a posthumous doctorate from RPI at Commencement.

11/19/2024

The video interview shown at the reunion was fascinating!

The last surviving lacrosse Olympian, RPI alumnus Bill Coleman ’49, shares his remarkable journey to the 1948 Olympic Games and reflects on his life and career in this USA Lacrosse Magazine feature: https://bit.ly/3YTDfBd.