Wharton Graduate Class of 1981

May 15–16, 2026

Registration is Live!

We're excited to welcome you back to campus in spring 2026.

Hotels

Speakers

Schedule

Class Gift

View Your Class Committee

Nancy Drozdow
Bret Hall
Gary Kokalari
Vania Mareuse
Larry Richards
Philippe Soussand

Planning a Reunion Weekend Event?

Read Wharton’s MBA Reunion guidelines to learn about the process and how Wharton can support you.

*Please check this site frequently, as events are continually being updated.

Read Our Pre-Reunion Event Guidelines

Read Our Class-Planned Event Guidelines

Class Gift Campaign

The Class Gift Campaign fuels the Wharton experience for current and future students, along with alumni benefits such as Lifelong Learning.

Power Wharton and leave a lasting legacy by supporting your Class Gift Campaign — today!

Class of 1981 Goal: $350,000 from 125 donors

Total Class Giving: $80,025

Make Your Class Gift

Reunion Class Events

All Class Reunion Events

Reunion Weekend's Friendly Soccer Game

Saturday, May 16, 2026
7:00-8:30 a.m.
Ace Adams Field
3000 Walnut St, within Penn Park

In celebration of the World Cup, join us for a light, friendly soccer game open to all reunion classes. Kick off your Saturday morning at Ace Adams Field - kids and all skill levels welcome!

RSVP to Soccer Game

Download A Wharton Background Image

Bring the Red and Blue to your digital spaces.

Download one of the following custom images to use as your background on Zoom or as a wallpaper on your device.

Penn's Locust Walk Background

Love Sculpture Background

Fisher Fine Arts Penn Shield Background

The Quadrangle Background

Academic Research Building Background

Wharton School Logo Background

Ben on the Bench Background

Benjamin Franklin statue on College Green

Benjamin Franklin statue Background

Wharton San Francisco campus with Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Background

Wharton San Francisco Campus Background

The College of Arts and Sciences Background

Jon M. Huntsman Hall Background

Alumni enjoying a outdoor MBA Reunion event wearing their badges

BrightCrowd

Do you have exciting news to share with your fellow alumni? Or would you like to reminisce about your time together at Wharton?

BrightCrowd is a digital scrapbook, where you and fellow members of your graduating class can safely and securely share personal and professional updates, memories, and photographs.

Go to BrightCrowd

Illustration of a phone playing music and a woman listening with headphones on

Go to Your Class's Spotify Class Playlist

Your Class Liaisons

Helen Formanes
Associate Director,
Alumni Relations

Email Helen Formanes

Jamie Lemisch
Senior Associate Director, Classes and Reunions

Email Jamie Lemisch

Ways to Give

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact The Wharton Fund at +1.215.898.7868 or whartonfund@wharton.upenn.edu

The University's Tax ID is 23-1352685. The fiscal year is July 1 - June 30.

Give to The Wharton Fund

▼ Give Online

Use Our Secure Giving Site

Apple Pay and Google Wallet are accepted.

▼ Give by Phone

To ensure your information is handled securely, gifts by phone are processed through a secure line. Please call +1.215.898.2672 and follow the prompts to speak with a representative to safely process your gift.

▼ Give by Mail

Wharton External Affairs
Suite 500 FMC Tower
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Make checks payable to: “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania”
Please include your name (and your spouse’s name if applicable), affiliation(s) and how to allocate your gift (ex. The Wharton Fund).

▼ Donor-Advised Funds – Online Distributions

Give through your donor-advised fund on our giving website with DAF Pay.
Visit Wharton DAFpay and your preferred giving method will default to Donor Advised Fund. When ready to give, click DAFpay and select your DAF provider. Log in to your account and complete your gift.

▼ Donor-Advise Funds or Private Foundations

Contact your DAF provider or foundation manager(s) to direct your gift.

Make donations payable to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Include your Name, Affiliation, and Fund (ex. Susan Lee WG’97, Wharton Fund)
Penn’s Tax ID is 23-1352685

▼ Bank Wires

Send your gift via a bank wire to:
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

Account Name: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania – Gifts Accounting
Account# 2000030009956
Reference: Name and Affiliation (example: Susan Lee, WG’99)

For Domestic Wires and ACH’s
ABA Routing #: 121-000-248

For International Wires Only
SWIFT CODE: WFBIUS6S
CHIPS: 0407

▼ Appreciated Securities

To make a gift of appreciated securities, including stocks, you or your broker can complete a transfer form and initiate a transfer of stock to the University of Pennsylvania. If you hold the certificate, it is best if those certificates remain un-endorsed and you complete a separate stock power form authorizing the transfer of ownership from you to Wharton.

Penn Securities Transfer Form

Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Attention: The Corcoran Ciarelli Group
Phone: +1.610.260.8526

DTC: 0015
Customer Name: University of Pennsylvania
Penn’s Tax ID: 23-1352685
Account Number: 858-010018

Contact our Securities Office at +1.215.898.7254 or stockgifts@lists.upenn.edu
Fax: +1.215.575.5118
University of Pennsylvania
2929 Walnut Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5099

▼ Charitable Gifts Through Your IRA

Individuals may make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from their IRA directly to Wharton beginning at age 70½. The amount of the QCD is excluded from a donor’s Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), and thus not subject to income tax; donors do not receive an income tax charitable deduction for the gift. Donors age 73 and older may use Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) to satisfy some or all of their Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), up to the annual limit set by the IRS and adjusted for inflation. The sample letter can be used to send to your IRA plan provider.

It is now possible to make a qualified charitable distribution from an IRA to fund a charitable gift annuity. This opportunity has some limitations and restrictions that differ from standard charitable gift annuities, and these should be examined closely when considering a gift. Contact us to learn more.

▼ Matching Gifts

Don’t miss the unique opportunity to increase the impact of your giving through a matching gift program. To find out if your employer participates and learn more about how to apply a match to your Wharton Fund gift, visit Penn’s matching gifts database.

For more information concerning the Matching Gifts Program, you can call +1.215.898.5069 or contact devgifts@dev.upenn.edu.

▼ Giving from Outside U.S.

If you live outside the United States and are considering a gift to Wharton, please visit Penn’s Giving from Outside the U.S. website. If you are a taxpayer in one of the following areas, please visit our country-specific giving pages before making your gift as your contribution may qualify for tax benefits in your home country.

Europe
Hong Kong
United Kingdom

▼ Planned Gifts

Planned gifts can be made through bequests, unitrusts, life insurance, pooled income funds, and real estate. If you are interested in learning more about planned giving opportunities, call +1.215.898.6171 or click on the link below.

Learn About Planned Gifts