Ruth S. Berry was a member of the class of 1925. In 1983, a room in Mary Lyon Hall was dedicated to her through a gift she made to renovation.
1950The Lyons’ Den
The College purchased this property on Taunton Avenue, including the laundromat next door and the small house on the corner of Howard Street, in 1988. It remained empty for several years, then reopened briefly as the “Crown Victoria.” During spring… Read More »
1971Sara Crum
Sara Crum was Coordinator of Campus Events from 1971 to 1987. Mrs. Crum was honored at her retirement by having a small meeting room off the Faculty Dining Room, in Emerson Dining Hall, formerly a coat closet, named in her… Read More »
1980Perdita Constance Huston Speaks at Commencement
Perdita Constance Huston, Peace Corps Regional Director, speaks at Commencement.
1980Paul Edward Gray, Honorary Degree Recipient
Paul Edward Gray, President of MIT and Chairman of the Wheaton Board of Trustees, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1980Jessamyn West, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jessamyn West, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1981Students seek record
Seeking a berth in the Guiness Book of World Records, students attempt to construct the world’s largest ragdoll, a 32-foot-long Kermit the Frog.
1981Lacrosse Team Excels
The Lacrosse team qualifies for a national competition.
1981Students travel to Washington
Busloads of Wheaton students join 7,000 others in Washington, D.C., to lobby against nuclear proliferation and federal cuts to student financial aid
1981Maya Angelou Speaks at Commencement
Maya Angelou, author, poet, and actress, speaks at Commencement.
1981Molly Luce Burroughs, Honorary Degree Recipient
Molly Luce Burroughs, painter, is awarded an honorary degree.
1981Richard Lewis Thornburgh, Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard Lewis Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1981Virginia Judson Thornburgh, Honorary Degree Recipient
Virginia Judson Thornburgh, activist for the disabled, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1982Garry Trudeau Speaks at Commencement
Gary Trudeau, political satirist and Doonesbury cartoonist, speaks at Commencement.
1982Maurice L. Clemence, Honorary Degree Recipient
Maurice L. Clemence, director and CFO of the Kendall Company and Wheaton trustee emeritus, is awarded an honorary degree.
1982Alice Huang, Honorary Degree Recipient
Alice Huang, Director of Laboratories of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital in Boston, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1982Louise Nevelson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Louise Nevelson, sculptor, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1983Wheaton Hosts Conference on the Balanced Curriculum
Three hundred educators from across the country gather at Wheaton to learn more about “gender-balancing” the college curriculum.
1983First Black Alumnae Weekend Held
The first Black Alumnae Weekend is held.
1983Barbara Walters Speaks at Commencement
Barbara Walters, TV journalist and interviewer, speaks at Commencement.