Abram T. Collier, Chairman of the Wheaton Board of Trustees, speaks at Commencement.
1965Lucy Wilson Benson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Lucy Wilson Benson, president of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters, is awarded an honorary degree.
1965Rhea E. Eckel, Honorary Degree Recipient
Rhea E. Eckel, president of Cazenovia College, is awarded an honorary degree.
1965Mary Clabaugh Wright, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mary Clabaugh Wright, Far Eastern Scholar, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1965Senator Joseph Clark Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania delivers “Ethics in Politics in Modern America,” the seventh Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1966Elisabeth Amen Nursery School
The new nursery school was built in 1966 and was constructed on the site of Holmes Cottage.
1966Commencement Speaker Not Selected
The 131st Commencement does not have a commencement speaker.
1966Dr. Anna Medora Baetjer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Anna Medora Baetjer, Professor of Occupational Health at John Hopkins, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Dorothy May Bell, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dorothy May Bell, president of Bradford College, is awarded an honorary degree.
1966Helenka Pantaleoni, Honorary Degree Recipient
Helenka Pantaleoni, President of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Eleanor Steber, Honorary Degree Recipient
Eleanor Steber, Diva, Metropolitan Opera, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Louise Hall Tharp, Honorary Degree Recipient
Louise Hall Tharp, autobiographer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Wheaton Begins Intentional Recruitment of Black Students
During the 1960s, efforts to attract Black students to Wheaton were met with middling success. Though enrollment statistics regarding applicants of color are not known, official correspondence indicates that the College had trouble attracting Black applicants and chalked this up… Read More »
1966Brand Blanshard Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Brand Blanshard, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Yale, delivers “Faith and Reason,” the eighth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1967Outdoor Chapel
The Outdoor Chapel, also known as the Woodland Chapel, was established in 1967 at the request of Susan Johnson, class of 1969, then president of the Religious Association, and the other RA members.
1967Daniel P. Moynihan Speaks at Commencement
Daniel P. Moynihan speaks at Commencement.
1967Dr. Hattie E. Alexander, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Hattie E. Alexander, professor of pediatrics at the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, is awarded an honorary degree.
1967Dr. Louise Bates Ames, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Louise Bates Ames, co-founder of Gesell Institute of Child Development, is awarded an honorary degree.
1967Sarah Caldwell, Honorary Degree Recipient
Sarah Caldwell, Impresario, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1967Susan Morse Hilles, Honorary Degree Recipient
Susan Morse Hilles, an art collector, is awarded an honorary degree.