All-’80s Reunion

 

We look forward to welcoming all Acadia alumni from the Classes of 1980 through to 1989 for your Summer Reunion!

Relive your Acadia days during the weekend of Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, 2026. As an added bonus, the annual Hockey Celebrity Dinner is taking place on Thursday, June 18th. Consider extending your weekend plans! See below for details.

Location: Acadia campus

REGISTRATION

Reunion Weekend Registration: $215
Friday Ticket Registration: $45
Saturday Ticket Registration: $185

Deadline to register: June 10.
 

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(Subject to change)

Friday, June 19, 2026

12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Reunion Check-In (Wu Welcome Centre) - For Friday and weekend long guests. Drop by anytime between these hours

3:00 p.m.: Campus Tour (starts at the Wu Welcome Centre)

7:00 p.m.: Welcome Reception (The Garden Room, K. C. Irving Environmental Science Centre)

10:00 p.m.: **Back to the '80s Dance Party, music by "Height Requirement" (The Church Brewing Co.) Click here for tickets.

**Night at the Anvil (The Anvil Beverage Room)

Saturday, June 20, 2026

8:30 a.m.: Reunion Check-In (McCain Commons, David Huestis Innovation Pavilion) - for Saturday only attendees

8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast (McCain Commons, David Huestis Innovation Pavilion)

9:30 a.m.: Class Meetings (Corkum Auditorium, Huggins Science Hall)

10:30 a.m.: "What do 1986 and 2026 have in common?" University Q&A with Panelists: ASU Finance & Operations Vice President,
Treyvon Nicolls (’27), President Dr. Jeff Hennessy ('99), Acadia Alumni Association President, Paul Black (’00),
Chancellor Dr. Nancy McCain (’82, ’21) (Corkum Auditorium, Huggins Science Hall)

12:00 p.m.: Time on your own with lots of great options to fill your time (Wolfville area)

3:00 p.m.: Campus Tour (starts at Wu Welcome Centre)

6:00 p.m.: Beach BBQ (TBD)

9:00 p.m.: Exit 10 (The Axe Bar and Lounge). Bar service is card only
Going to the Exit 10 only? $10 cover fee for those who have not signed up for the reunion. Pay at the door

Sunday, June 21, 2026

9:30 a.m.: Sunday Fun-day Cure Breakfast (Sheldon Fountain Learning Commons)

10:30 a.m.: Memorial Service (Manning Memorial Chapel)

11:15 a.m.: Smudging Ceremony (Acadia teepee) Celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day

**These events are separate from any purchased reunion tickets.

ACCOMMODATION

On-Campus Accommodation is available at Roy Jodrey Hall.

To reserve a room in Roy Jodrey for the Reunion Weekend, please e-mail summervisit@acadiau.ca.
Room and Rate (per night):

· Double bed: $114.75 + HST. (shared bathrooms are available in each hallway)
 
Extend your Reunion weekend!

Annual Hockey Celebrity Dinner
The Acadia Axemen Celebrity Hockey Dinner will be held on Thursday, June 18th in the Andrew H McCain Arena. NHL Head Coach Rick Bowness is the headline guest. The Hockey Honour Roll will welcome three new members: Darryl Moxam (’00), Bryce Classen (’01) and Russell Hogue (’02). Tickets available HERE.



Registrants, Reunion Year (Updated as of Monday, June 8, 2026)
Lynne Atkinson ('81)
Ron Atkinson ('84)
Robert Balcom ('83)
Shari Balcom
Barbara Beazley ('85)
Mary Bezanson Swan ('82)
Marion Aretha Borden-Davis ('89)
Audrey Bouwman VanderHoning ('87)
Michael Brady ('81)
Nurlela Brady
Randy Briand ('83)
Greg Bungay ('81)
Betty-Lynn Burdett ('82)
Charlotte Burke ('83)
Lenore Cameron ('80)
Greg Carter ('84)
Larry Cochrane ('85)
Dennis Cole ('86)
Charles Coll ('84)
Paul Colpitts ('80)
Rick Coulson ('84)
Martha Crowell ('81)
Sherwyn Davis
Nadine Doncaster-Colville ('85)
Carol Downey ('84)
Luann Doyle (Boutilier) ('81)
Bernadette Duda ('84)
Greg Duda ('84)
Jamie Durning ('84)
Donnie Ehler ('83)
Lori-ann Esser (Veinotte) ('89)
Craig Ferguson ('83)
Martin Fleckenstein
Natalie Fletcher ('80)
Audrey French
Victor French ('85)
John Grimmer ('80)
Karen Harris ('83,'84)
Darnell Harvey (Paynter) ('88)
Roberta Heembrock (MacBeath) ('81)
Edward Hemphill ('89)
Heather Hemphill ('87)
Tom Henley ('83)
Ruth Hennigar ('81)
Constance Hetzler ('83)
Janet Hoyt ('81)
Tammy Hunt McDonald ('82)
Geoff Irvine ('87)
Andrew Johnson ('86)
Jay Johnson (Cussons) ('86)
Scott Johnson ('84)
Doug Jones ('84)
Gig Kemp ('82)
Mary Knickle ('82)
Tim Korosi ('81)
Sharon Korosi (Cudmore)
Helen Langley ('79)
Johnann LeBlanc (MacGillivray) ('89)
Karen Lewis (Newcombe) ('82)
Darren Leyte
Lori Logue (‘85)
Drin Lutchman ('84)
Allan MacDonald ('86)
Dan MacGillivray ('85)
Joanne Pace MacGillivray ('85)
Peter MacIsaac ('89)
Scott MacIntyre ('89)
Sherry MacIsaac ('85)
Bill MacLean ('85)
Kelly MacLean
Moira MacLean ('85)
Donna MacLeod ('86)
Janet MacLeod ('86)
Jim MacLeod
Michelle Marr-Gilmore (Crosby) ('88)
Derrick Marshall ('87)
Jenn Mason ('82)
Nancy McCain ('82)
Paula McCloskey ('81)
Greg McDonald ('85)
Robert McDonald ('82)
Anne McFarland ('85)
Tim McIntyre ('84)
Geoff McLean ('85)
Fredda McNally ('81)
Jennifer Meacher ('85)
Heather Mitchell ('85)
Johnny Morrison ('82)
Kevin Muise ('83)
Shawna Murdock-Moore ('86)
Shelly O'Brien ('82)
Mannard Packwood ('88)
Bill Paisley ('83)
Bill Penney ('83)
Michelle Perry
Steven Perry ('84)
Shelley Potter ('85)
Daniel Randazzo
Lauri Ravanello ('83)
Gord Raza ('84)
Heather Sargent ('83)
Scott Scantlebury ('81)
Mike Smeltzer ('84)
Glenn Stott ('80)
Martin Suter ('88)
Charlie Swan ('81)
Michael Swan ('81)
Sherani Theophilus ('84)
Ginny Thomas ('83)
Stan Thomas ('81)
Vaughndee Thompson ('81)
Jay Thomson ('80)
Deborah Thomson (Jackson) ('81,'83)
Ted Upshaw ('80)
Nancy Vanwiechen (Gourley) ('82)
Blair Way ('85)
Mark Webster ('82)
Janet Webster ('82)
Gay Weir ('82)
Nancy Westhaver ('85)
Sarah Whitaker ('87)
David White ('85)
Barry Wisener ('82)
Lana Wood (Williams) ('82)