The Class of 1931 establishes the Amy Otis Memorial Lecture series in honor of the portraitist, miniaturist, and member of Wheaton’s art department from 1914 to 1932.
1950Erwin D. Canham Speaks at Commencement
Erwin D. Canham, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, speaks at commencement.
1950Amy Loveman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Amy Loveman, author, editor, and critic, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1950Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Honorary Degree Recipient
Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Dean of Radcliffe Graduate School, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1951Dr. Katharine E. McBride Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Katharine E. McBride, president of Bryn Mawr College, speaks at commencement and is awarded an honorary degree.
1952Dr. Harry J. Carman Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Harry J. Carman, Dean Emeritus of Columbia University, speaks at Commencement.
1952Mabel Newcomer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mabel Newcomer, Vassar Professor of Economics, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1952Dr. Martha May Eliot, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Martha May Eliot, Head of Harvard Department of Maternal & Child Health, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1953August Heckscher Speaks at Commencement
August Heckscher, Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Herald speaks at Commencement.
1953Allegra Maynard, Honorary Degree Recipient
Allegra Maynard, Headmistress of Madeira School, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1953Agnes Mongan, Honorary Degree Recipient
Agnes Mongan, Assistant Director of Fogg Art Museum at Harvard, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1953Mary Pillsbury Lord, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mary Pillsbury Lord, part of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
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.
1954Reverend Henry Knox Sherrill Speaks at Commencement
The Right Reverend Henry Knox Sherrill, president of the National Council of Churches, speaks at commencement. Read more at Wikipedia.
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.
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.
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.