Emily Townsend Vermeule, an archaeologist, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1973Margaret M. Heckler, Honorary Degree Recipient
Margaret M. Heckler, Massachusetts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1973Edmund Wyatt Gordon Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Dr. Edmund Wyatt Gordon of Columbia University delivers the 15th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, comprised of three lectures, “Humanistic Traditions in Education,” “The Ecology of Human Development and Education” and “The Goals of Education in a Humanistic Society.”
1974 - 1977Wheaton Forums on Women Held
The first of four annual Wheaton Forums on Women is held during the Spring semester.
1974John Varick Tunney Speaks at Commencement
John Varick Tunney, United States Senator to the State of California, speaks at Commencement.
1974Carolyn Rice Brown, Honorary Degree Recipient
Carolyn Rice Brown 1950, choreographer and principal dancer in the Merce Cunningham Dance Co., is an honorary degree recipient.
1974James Sachs Plaut, Honorary Degree Recipient
James Sachs Plaut, Director of Institute of Contemporary Art, Secretary General of the World’s Craft Council, and chair of Wheaton’s Visiting Committee in Art, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1974Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, Chief of Pediatrics at Harvard, Physician-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital and later Wheaton Trustee is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1974Rosemary Radford Reuther Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Rosemary Radford Reuther of Howard University delivers the 16th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Women and Contemporary Ideology.”
1975Alice Frey Emerson Becomes First Female President of Wheaton
In 1975, Wheaton named its first woman president, Alice Frey Emerson, former Dean of Students at the University of Pennsylvania, who served until 1991, completing the Sesquicentennial Campaign (1983-1986), major building renovations and the construction of the new athletic center.… Read More »
1975Wilma Scott Heide Speaks at Commencement
Wilma Scott Heide, Wellesley College Scholar and Guest in Residence, speaks at Commencement.
1975Elsie Benton Doty Prentice, Honorary Degree Recipient
Elsie Benton Doty Prentice, wife of William C.H. Prentice, is awarded an honorary degree.
1975Cost of Attendance Raised
The cost of attending Wheaton is raised to $4,500 for the 1975-1976 academic year.
1975Sydney E. Ahlstrom Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Sydney E. Ahlstrom delivers “Theology in America: The Major Tradition,” the 17th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1976Fine Arts Library Flooded
The Fine Arts Library in Watson is flooded when a pipe freezes, bursts, and sets off the sprinkler system.
1976Sharon Leigh King Speaks at Commencement
Sharon Leigh King, moderator of Woman ’76 on WBZ-TV, speaks at commencement.
1976Hanna Holborn Gray, Honorary Degree Recipient
Hanna Holborn Gray, Provost at Yale University, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1976Juanita Morris Kreps, Honorary Degree Recipient
Juanita Morris Kreps, Vice President & James B. Duke Prof. of Economics at Duke University, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1976Timothy H. Breen Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Timothy H. Breen of Northwestern University delivers the 18th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “The Individual and Society in Early America.”
1976George Charles Roche III Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
George Charles Roche III, president of Hillsdale College, delivers the 19th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Myth and Self-Image.”