USMA Class of 1955 Birmingham 2013 Mini Reunion Information

 

Schedule of Events

 

Day 1, Tuesday, April 23

10:00 - 5:00: Arrival and Check In at Class Reunion Desk

10:00: Hospitality Suite opens

6:00 - 7:00: Social Hour, cash bar

7:00 - 8:30: Class Dinner, seating by service and specialty or branch

 

Day 2, Wednesday, April 24

Local activities on your own for those not on tours

Optional Tours/Events: Golf, Hyundai Plant, U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Optional EWTN Visit

 

Day 3, Thursday, April 25

Local activities on your own for those not on tours

Optional Tours: U.S. Space & Rocket Center, American Village

 

Day 4, Friday, April 26

Local activities on your own for those not on tours

Optional Tours: Marion Military Institute, 2 Birmingham Tours

6:00 - 7:00: Social Hour, cash bar

7:00 - 8:30: Class Dinner, seating by cadet company

8:30 - 9:00: Flashback, Roy Thorsen

 

Day 5, April 27

10:00: Hospitality Suite closes

Farewells, Check Out, and Departure

 

Reunion Dress

Dress for all reunion activities, to include the two Class dinners in the Wynfrey Hotel is casual, meaning that sport shirts are entirely acceptable for both dinners. While casual dress for most Birmingham restaurants is the norm, there are some (including Shula's Steak House in the Wynfrey) where coat and tie are appropriate for the evening meal. Dressy casual in good taste is the watchword for all reunion activities.

 

Hospitality Suite & Artists

The Hospitality Suite will be open and manned daily by a member of the reunion committee. Attendees who are artists, authors, artisans, or crafts persons are encouraged to display and offer their works for sale in the Hospitality Suite. Contact Buddy Roberts (334-365-7873) to reserve display space.

Dinner Menu Selections

All dinners include salad, rolls, wine, coffee, iced tea, and dessert

 

Tuesday Class Dinner Choices

Pecan Encrusted Double Chicken Breast, French Style Green Beans, and Wild Grain Rice

or

Baked Prosciutto wrapped Tilapia, Herb Risotto, Steamed Broccoli, & Tear Drop Tomatoes

 

Friday Class Dinner Choices

Grilled Ribeye Steak, Asparagus & Roma Tomatoes, and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

or

Wrapped Herbed Salmon, Succotash, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Green Beans Parmesan

 

If you or any member of your party requires a special menu for health or religious reasons, please include a note with your reservation that identifies the person, specifies the reason, and details the special menu.

 

The Wynfrey Hotel

 

Our reunion headquarters is a 4-star/4-diamond hotel that is the centerpiece of the Southeast's largest enclosed shopping mall. It is located in Hoover, AL, a Birmingham Metro community which is 20 minutes from Birmingham's Shuttlesworth International Airport. The Wynfrey provides complimentary shuttle service from and to the airport for registered guests. Advance reservations for shuttle service, which must be made with the Wynfrey Hotel, are required.

 

Normal Wynfrey rates commence at $190 (plus tax). Our reunion rate is $130 (plus tax) for a standard double occupancy room. Lodging tax is currently 14%. We have 55 rooms reserved for Tuesday through Friday at the $130 rate, and the rate for reunion attendees is guaranteed for two days before and after the reunion dates.

 

The Wynfrey is a non-smoking facility. A Days Inn, 3/10 mile from the Wynfrey, has smoking rooms at $70 plus tax and provides complimentary shuttle to and from the Wynfrey. The Days Inn does not provide airport shuttle service.

 

There is a fee for parking in the Wynfrey garage or the gated area in front of the hotel. There is, however, ample free parking in the mall lots within easy walking distance of the Wynfrey.

 

The Wynfrey is currently accepting reservations for our reunion. Use group code 1BA62T.

You may make your reservation by calling 1-800-996-3739 or on line at www.Wynfrey.com. The internet site also has virtual tours of the Wynfrey.

 

Non-Selected Tours

In our initial announcement of possible tour destinations, we included Barber Motor Sports Park & Museum, Civil Rights Institute, Paul 'Bear' Bryant Museum, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and Tannehill Iron Works. The preferences listed by those who responded did not show sufficient interest in those four tour destinations to justify their inclusion in the scheduled tours. Your reunion check-in packet will include instructions on how to visit those sites on your own.