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. Your Class of 1980 has set a goal of 200 donors by April 4, 2025. 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.
1980 - What a year to remember!
President & VP: Jimmy Carter & Walter F. Mondale
Popular Films: The Shining, Raging Bull, Gates of Heaven, The Elephant Man, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Fog, Star Wars: Episode V
Cost of: Gas ($1.19) Bread ($.50), Milk ($1.29), House ($47,200)
Average Income: $12,513
US Population: 226.5 million
Popular Songs: “Call Me” by Blondie, “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, “The Rose” by Bette Midler
Popular TV Shows: The Dukes of Hazzard, M*A*S*H, Alice, Little House on the Prairie
Baby Names: Jennifer, Amanda, Jessica, Melissa, Michael, Christopher, Jason, David
Sports: Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl, the Lakers won the NBA finals, the US hosted the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY
Other Notable Events: The Rubik’s Cube was introduced, the WHO declared Smallpox eradicated, Pac-Man was released, the Hepatitis-B vaccine was invented
Reunion Committee Members
Leonard Lucchi
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.
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.