Class of 1970 | Johns Hopkins Alumni

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Welcome, Class of 1970, to your Reunion information page!

Here, you'll find everything you need to know about your 55th class reunion, taking place during Alumni Weekend 2025, April 4 - 6.

Every five years, your class comes back home to the Homewood campus to meet with old friends, enjoy good food, revel in social, cultural and academic events, and make new memories. Come back to Baltimore April 4 - 6 and celebrate this milestone with us!

Class Gift

Your gift empowers our students, faculty, staff, and fellow alumni to become the best leaders, researchers, innovators, and change agents they can be. Make your gift today!

In honor of your reunion milestone, consider a gift of $1,000 or more through The Hopkins Fund Leadership Giving Circles. Annual gifts, like those contributed to The Hopkins Fund, collectively provide a key part of JHU’s funding each year and allow students to pursue their dreams and make the most of their Homewood experience.

1970 - What a year to remember!

President & VP: Richard Nixon & Spiro T. Agnew
Popular Films: M*A*S*H, Patton, Woodstock, Five Easy Pieces, Little Big Man, The Wild Child, Love Story, The Aristocrats, and Airport
Cost of:   Gas ($.36), Bread ($.28), Milk ($1.32), House ($17,000)     
Average Income:  $9,870
US Population:  203 million
Popular Songs: “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson Five, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon Garfunkel, “Your Song” by Elton John, “Let it Be” by The Beatles, “They Long to Be” by The Carpenters, and “American Woman” by The Guess Who
Popular TV Shows: Marcus Welby, M.D., The Flip Wilson Show, Here’s Lucy, Ironside, and Hawaii Five-O
Baby Names: Jennifer, Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle, Michael, James, David, and John
Sports: Ken Rosewall and Margaret Court won the Tennis US Open, Kansas City won the Super Bowl, and Billy Casper won the Golf Masters
Other Notable Events: US lowers voting age from 21 to 18, the first Earth Day is celebrated, PBS becomes a US TV network, Elvis Presley and US President Richard Nixon meet in White House (image becomes most requested image from entire National Archives), The Beatles split, Apollo 13 launches

Got Questions?

We’ve got answers. We want to make attending Alumni Weekend 2025, April 4 - 6 as easy as possible. Let us know if you have any questions. Send an email to reunion@jhu.edu.

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Reunion Committee Members

Charles Fax
Andrew Siwulec
Raymond Snow
Wesley Fredericks
Peter Harnik

Interested in getting involved with your reunion committee? We would love to have you! Please email reunion@jhu.edu and we will connect you with the staff liaisons who are working with your class.