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...graduate schools, have been invited to the big bash to ensure diverse representation. While there will be 25 to 50 delegates from each alumni class, at least 50 from each of the four undergraduate classes will return to the College early for the attend the festivities next September, says 350th organizer Thomas W. Stephenson...
...order to "respect the privacy wishes" of the representatives, the specially created 350th office has no plans to publish a list of those singled out to serve as alumni representatives. But without knowing the identity of all the representatives, many have still criticized the method used by the various alumni organizations to select delegates...
...process for selecting the College's representatives is explained by Stephenson, the 350th committee completed the list on an informal basis, with name lists provided by different groups, like class officers, the alumni fund and visiting committees...
While students complained earlier this year about the random, almost haphazard, manner in which tickets were assigned to freshmen, some critics have charged that the selection method for the 350th places too much emphasis on wealthy alumni and their links to the Harvard College Fund, the University's main fundraising organ. Stephenson, the man who is in charge of planning the whole 350th celebration, also served as one of the College Fund's top rainmakers before taking over his current post...
...representatives were selected under the vague criteria of what Stephenson calls "strongest affiliation with Harvard." David Sanders, the 350th spokesman, is quick to point out that this affiliation with Harvard is a "close association in any capacity" and does not necessarily require donating large sums of money. Soliciting on behalf of the College, organizing reunions, and serving on oversight committees are some of the service criteria...