History of Class Giving

Since 1993, alumni of each of the Air Force Academy classes have participated in class giving projects as part of their reunion gatherings. Here is a list of projects from each class, starting with the first class – 1959.

1959, 40th: NCLS Keynote Speaker Endowment; 45th: Heritage Trail Project "Challenge Bridge"; 50th: General Harmon Statue/Biography
1960, 35th: Val Bourque Memorial - Doolittle Hall Board Room; 40th: Paver Project; 50th: Heritage Trail Extension; Other: Doolittle Hall Ecosystem Enhancement
1961, 35th: Pavers / Doolittle Hall Building Fund
1962, 35th: Class of 1962 Endowment Fund supporting Academy and AOG projects and programs; 40th: Paver Project; 45th, Class of 1962 Red Tag Class Legacy Fund; 50th, Center for Character and Leadership Development
1963, 50th: 1963 Endowment (USAF Class Histories; Center for Oral History; Center for Character and Leadership Development Programs)
1964, 30th: Doolittle Hall Atrium; 35th: Contrails / Exemplar Program / Class Paver Project; 40th: Mall of Heroes; 45th: Holaday Athletic Center / Center for Character and Leadership Development; 50th: Gift Planning
1965, 35th: Contrails / Exemplar Program; 45th: Heritage and Ethics; 50th: Heritage Trail - North Wall (joint effort with Class of '70's Plaza of Heroes)
1966, 30th: Paver Project; 35th: Contrails / Exemplar Program; 40th: Memorial Pavilion - Services room; 45th: Center for Character and Leadership Development Center Conference Room; 50th: Falcon Stadium (Fence)
1967, 30th: Paver Project / Glider Training Software; 35th: Contrails; 40th: Cemetery Carillons / Polaris Tower War Memorial; 50th, POW Memorial; Carillon Maintenance; Center for Character and Leadership Development; Legacy Class Fund; ACES/LIFT
1968, 25th: Doolittle Hall Class Ring Display; 30th, Interment Facility at the Academy Cemetery; 35th: Contrails and Exemplar Programs, Department Awards Plaques; 45th: Participation Campaign; 50th: ’68 Endowment Fund (Cyber Competition Team)
1969, 40th and 45th: Center for Character and Leadership Development
1970, 35th: Heritage Trail - South East Asia Memorial Pavilion / Contrails / Exemplar Program; 45th: Heritage Trail - Plaza of Heroes
1971, 25th: Paver Project; 30th: Complete 25th Reunion Paver Project and Contrails; 40th: Center for Character and Leadership Development / Air Warrior Combat Memorial (General Robin Olds Statue)
1972, 25th: Paver Project / Endow publication of The Warrior Update; 50th, Air Gardens Restoration
1973, 35th & 40th: National Character and Leadership Symposium Endowment; 45th & 50th: ’73 Legacy Endowment (Planned giving); Paver Project / Endowment for Center for Character and Leadership Development
1974, 25th: Endowment for the Brig. Gen. Mal Wakin Award for Character Development; 30th: Falcon Heritage Forum; 35th, Contrails and Class of 2014 Legacy Program
1975, 35th: The Class of 1975 Legacy Endowment for Honor Education; 45th, Air Gardens / Contrails Endowment
1976, 35th: Center for Character and Leadership Development (Commons) and World Trade Center Metal; 40th, Air Gardens / Wings of Blue Endowment
1977, 20th & 25th: Class Paver Project
1978, 20th: Paver Project; 25th: USAFA Cadet Lounges; 30th: Holaday Athletic Center Challenge
1979, 20th: Relocation of A-10 Aircraft to USAFA; 25th, Class of 1979 Character and Leadership Endowment; 35th: Holady Athletic Center Challenge
1980, 20th: Paver Project / Praxis Interactive Learning Center of the Air Force Humanities Institute; 25th: Class of 1980 Excellence in Ethics Fund / Personal Ethics and Education Representative (PEER) / Female ATOs; 30th, USAFA Class of 1980 Center for Oral History and Cadet Character and Leadership Development Fund
1981, 20th: Paver Project / Unrestricted Gifts; 25th: Memorial Pavilion Locator Building in Academy Cemetery; 30th: Class of '81 International Cultural Immersion Program Fund
1982, 20th: Paver Project; 30th: Participation Campaign; 35th: Cyber Facility
1983, 10th: Alcove in Library of Doolittle Hall; 20th: Memorial Pavilion - Composure Room / Heritage Trail Extension Project
1984, 10th: Paver Project; 20th: Memorial Pavilion Driveway and Turnaround
1985, 10th: Movable wet bar at Doolittle Hall; 20th: Commandant's Character Education Program for the Class of 2011; 30th: Planetarium Renovation
1986, 25th: Center for Character and Leadership Development Atrium
1987, 10th: Jimmy Doolittle Bust in Doolittle Hall / Class Paver Project; 20th: Class of 1987 Memorial on AOG Heritage Trail / Scholarships; 25th: The Air Force Academy Fund; 30th: Center for Cyber Innovation Lab and Lecture Series
1988, 10th: Pavers / Doolittle Hall Building Fund ; 30th: Class of '88 Endowment Fund (Profession of Arms Speaker Series)
1989, 20th: Heritage Trail Class Memorial / Cadet Activities; 25th: Academic and Research Advancement, Competitive Academic Excellence, Prep School: 30th: Class of '89 Endowment Fund (Exemplar Program)
1990, 20th: Center for Character and Leadership Development Breakout Room
1991; 20th: Center for Character and Leadership Development Breakout Room; 25th: Participation campaign
1992, 10th: Unrestricted Gift in Support of AOG and Air Force Academy; 25th: TBD
1993, 20th: Class of '93 National Character and Leadership Symposium Panel Fund
1994, 20th: Participation - Focus on Cadet Activity Funds
1997, 20th: Planetarium Renovation
1998, 20th TBD
2000, 10th: Holaday Athletic Center
2001, 10th: Center for Character and Leadership Development Senior Faculty Office
2003, 10th: Diversity Visitation Program
2004, 10th: Participation campaign
2005, 10th: Participation campaign
2006, 10th: Participation campaign
2011, Firstie Gift: Class of '11 Robin Olds Exemplar Excellence Fund
2012, Firstie Gift: Firstie Class Gift Campaign
2013, Firstie Gift: Firstie Class Gift Campaign
2014, Firstie Gift: Firstie Class Gift Campaign
2015, Firstie Gift: Firstie Class Gift Campaign
2016, Firstie Gift: Firstie Class Gift Campaign