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 »
1966Commencement Speaker Not Selected
The 131st Commencement does not have a commencement speaker.
1966Elisabeth Amen Nursery School
The new nursery school was built in 1966 and was constructed on the site of Holmes Cottage.
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.
1967Adrienne Rich, Honorary Degree Recipient
Adrienne Rich, poet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1967Daniel P. Moynihan Speaks at Commencement
Daniel P. Moynihan speaks at Commencement.
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.
1968Wheaton Joins the Twelve-College Exchange
Wheaton joins Amherst, Bowdoin, Darmouth, Wesleyan, Williams, Connecticut, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Vassar in a student exchange program.
1968Gordon Boyce Speaks at Commencement
Gordon Boyce, president of the Experiment in International Living, speaks at commencement.
1968Science Center
In 1968, science classes and laboratories were moved to the Science Center from Knapton Hall.
1969Knapton Presents on Napoleon at Conference on Elba
Professor of history Jack Knapton is the only American invited to the Third International Congress of Napoleonic Studies, at Portoferraio, Elba, to commemorate the bicentennial of Napoleon’s birth.
1969Peter Davison Speaks at Commencement
Peter Davison, poet and author, speaks at Commencement.