Reunion 2026: Celebrating Community Milestones

As our University community continues to celebrate 120 years of Pace Pride, alumni from around the country returned to campus on Thursday, June 11, to celebrate Reunion 2026 and mark their own special milestones.

This year’s Reunion festivities recognized alumni from graduating classes ending in 6s and 1s and officially welcomed the class of 2026 to the Pace alumni family. Before celebrations officially commenced at the iconic One Pace Plaza, several school-based receptions were held across Pace’s cutting-edge New York City campus facilities, bringing together dedicated alumni for meaningful reconnections and first-hand updates on Pace’s exciting future from school leaders.

During the event program, the Pace University Alumni Association conferred the 2026 Alumni Service Awards to three Pace alumni who embody the Pace mission through their commitment to community advancement. The GOLD Alumni Service Award was presented to Morgan Steadwell ’17 for her far-reaching contributions to Pace’s young alumni programming, and the Emerging Alumni Leader Award was presented to Arlene Thompson ’14 for her steadfast efforts to strengthen the Alumni Association, particularly through her founding and leadership of the Black Alumni Group.

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The Harry D. Mayo III ’61 ’78 Distinguished Service Award, the Alumni Association’s highest honor recognizing alumni service, was presented to Gene Westmoreland ’65 for his decades of leadership, generosity, and tireless dedication to Pace. In addition to being a devoted supporter and champion of the Pace University mission, Gene is also a 1999 inductee of the Pace Athletics Hall of Fame. He was Pace’s first-ever four-sport athlete, representing the Setters on the baseball, basketball, golf, and cross country teams. As an alumnus, he went on to serve as head coach of Pace’s basketball, golf, and baseball programs, and served as the assistant athletics director from 1966-1980. Today, Gene remains an active volunteer leader in the Pace Community, particularly through his participation as a mentor to current Pace students.