The Right Reverend Henry Knox Sherrill, president of the National Council of Churches, speaks at commencement. Read more at Wikipedia.
1954 - 2001The Infirmary
This building, at the southeast corner of Howard Street and Fillmore Drive, replaced King Cottage as college infirmary and health center. Security/Public Safety Offices were installed in 1981.
1954Dr. Rosemary Park, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Rosemary Park, President of Connecticut College and daughter of Wheaton President J. Edgar Park, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1954Jeannette Kittredge Watson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jeannette Kittredge Watson, a member of the class of 1902 was wife of Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founder of International Business Machines (IBM). Mother of four children, and member of IBM’s board of directors for many years.
1954Helen Kenyon, Honorary Degree Recipient
Helen Kenyon, moderator of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches, is awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Learn more about Kenyon from the Vassar Encyclopedia.
1955Dr. Joseph E. Johnson Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Joseph E. Johnson, President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speaks at Commencement.
1955Elizabeth Orton Jones, Honorary Degree Recipient
Elizabeth Orton Jones, author and illustrator of children’s books, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1956Dr. Herbert Gezork Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Herbert Gezork, president of the Andover Newton Theological School, and Wheaton trustee, speaks at commencement.
1956Marguerite C. Hearsey, Honorary Degree Recipient
Marguerite C. Hearsey, head of Abbot Academy, is awarded an honorary degree.
1956Phyllis McGinley Hayden, Honorary Degree Recipient
Phyllis McGinley Hayden, poet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957Young Hall
Young Hall, the first building on Lower Campus, was the first of a three-dorm unit built east of Peacock Pond in response to a plan for college expansion. It was named for Sarah Belle Young, Professor of English, Registrar, and… Read More »
1957Norton Post Office
Constructed on College property with College funds, the Norton Post Office is leased to the US Postal Service. The building was doubled in size in 1968. Until 1957, the town’s post office had been in Pratt’s Store. Wheaton students had… Read More »
1957John P. Dawson Speaks at Commencement
John P. Dawson, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, speaks at Commencement.
1957Eleanor E. Randall, Honorary Degree Recipient
Eleanor E. Randall, former Wheaton professor of art and senior lecturer at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, is awarded an honorary degree.
1957Mabel W. Daniels, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mabel W. Daniels, a composer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957Rosemond Tuve, Honorary Degree Recipient
Rosemond Tuve, English Professor at Connecticut College, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957 - 1985Gilbert Hood, Jr.
Gilbert Hood was trustee from 1957 to 1982, vice-chairman of the board from 1964 to 1971, treasurer from 1971 to 1975, and trustee emeritus from 1982 until his death in 1985. Mr. Hood received an honorary degree in 1982. His… Read More »
1958Fathers’ Weekend Organized
Wheaton students organize the first-ever Fathers’ weekend.
1958Tennis Courts and Athletic Fields
Designed by Shurcliff, Shurcliff & Merrill in 1958, the new athletic fields and tennis courts behind the President’s House (to the east of Clark Recreation Center) replaced smaller units scattered across the campus.
1958John Ely Burchard Speaks at Commencement
John Ely Burchard, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Studies at M.I.T., speaks at Commencement.