Reunion Registration Is Open!

The 37th Annual Alumni Reunion is October 25-26, 2024 an away game weekend with Vanderbilt University.

General Information

Hotel Accommodations.

A limited number of rooms are reserved for a special UTNROTC Alumni rate at the Embassy Suites Hotel - Austin, Arboretum, 9505 Stonelake Blvd, Austin, TX 78759, 512-372-8771.

The discounted rate is $170 per night, plus tax, for 1-2

adults in a king suite or 2-doubles suite. Standard amenities include indoor heated pool, complimentary wi-fi, hot breakfast and the Manager’s Daily Reception. A premium room with additional amenities is available for an

additional cost.

Hit the burnt orange button below to book your room. You will be taken to the Embassy Suites website. The default length of stay is set at Friday night through Sunday

(2 night stay), but the desired dates can be easily modified at the top of the screen.

If you want to extend your stay (either side of those dates), you need to book the 2 days first via the link, then call the Embassy Suites rep directly to extend your nights (they will honor the group's $170 rate for additional nights). Our hotel rep is David Price and his phone numbers are Hotel/Direct: 512-231-4075 | Mobile: 512-820-6632.

If you have issues with the registration link or have any other questions, please contact Launtz Rodgers, launtz@outlook.com or 512-545-2920 for assistance.

Friday, 25 October

Golf Outing

For those of you interested in a reunion Golf outing we will be gathering at Star Ranch on the morning of Friday October 25th. We have reserved 4 tee times (16 players), starting around 0830. We can get more tee times, if there is interest. Please indicate your desire to participate when you register.

As in previous encounters we will face off Navy versus Marine Corps in a “best ball” format. Star Ranch is located at 2500 FM 685 in Hutto, Texas (NE Austin just north of the toll road 45 East). The cost is $112+tax, Seniors (60+), $82+tax. All fees include green fee, shared cart, and warm-up range balls.

Note that the breakfast and lunch buffets, previously included in the greens fee, are no longer included. Each player will pay when they arrive.

Please notify Bob Collins (’68) by October 11th if you are interested in playing.

Cell phone: 678-983-4675 or email bravocharlie@utexas.edu.

Directions to Star Ranch from Embassy Suites Hotel (9505 Stonelake, Austin):

Take MoPac (Tx-1 Loop North), Merge onto Tx Toll 45 East.

Merge onto Texas Toll 130 North (to Waco)

Take Exit 426 (Hutto/685 North) (DO NOT TURN on Gattis School Road).

Take 685/130 access road 1 mile, stay in left lane and U-turn at Flashing Red Light.

Go approx. 0.6 miles South on FM 685 and Star Ranch will be on your right.

Crow's Nest Summit Meeting.

On Friday afternoon at 1530 there will be a meeting of all ’Nesters and Friends of the Nest to discuss the Crow’s Nest Scholarship and to just visit and reminisce about old times. One of the rooms at the Embassy Suites has been reserved for this and other alumni gatherings as they may occur.

Reunion Social.

The Alumni Foundation will host a social gathering at the Embassy Suites on Friday night, beginning at 1730 in the hotel atrium. There is no cost to you or your guests. Free hors d’oeuvres will be provided and free drinks to hotel guests during the hotel’s happy hour which overlaps with this social event. There will be a cash bar for those not staying at the hotel. Please join us at the Embassy Suites Hotel for the Friday evening social even if you are staying at the hotel.

Saturday, 26 October

Saturday’s Schedule.

Longhorns vs Commodores is TBD (either 1430 or 1530)

Parking on Campus Saturday.

UT Campus will be on a normal Saturday parking schedule. The closest garage for the on-campus reunion activities is the San Jacinto Parking Garage, 2401 San Jacinto Blvd https://parking.utexas.edu/parking/garages/san-jacinto-garage-sjg.

Alumni Foundation Board Meeting.

From 0800 to 0830 a.m. the UT NROTC Alumni Foundation board will hold their quarterly meeting in RLP Room 5.402 (McRaven classroom), before the General Business Meeting. All are welcome to attend, space permitting.

General Business Meeting & Scholarship Awards.

From 0900 to 1200 the “Main Event” will be held in the Convocation Center, Robert A. Welch Hall, WEL Room 2.122. This is the alumni general business meeting and scholarship awards ceremony. Come learn about the latest Unit activities, plans, and achievements. See the awarding of over $140,000 worth of scholarships and officer swords to our Battalion members by your Midshipmans Foundation. Meet and visit with the Battalion members, staff, and alumni.

Football Game Watch Party & BBQ Dinner.

1300 in the Legislative Assembly Room in William C. Powers Student Activity Center. The cost for the BBQ is $40 per head which includes beverages (beer, wine, iced tea).

Sunday, 27 October

Breakfast. Embassy Suites includes breakfast. Be sure to meet and greet your fellow alums one more time before hitting the road!

Two Ways to Register

Traditional.

As we have for years now, you can use the registration form found in your 2024 Reunion Newsletter (sent via USPS mail) or you can click here to download that form. Fill in the form completely, enclose a check for payment and mail to the address shown on the registration form. You can include a donation for the Alumni Foundation in the same check as the one used to pay for events.

If you want to make a contribution to the Midshipmans Foundation, use the separate form, provided in the 2024 Reunion Newsletter for that purpose, and mail it to the different address shown on the form. You can also download that form here.