Mrs. Wheaton gave the original lead statue and fountain of Hebe, the “cupbearer to the gods,” to the Seminary for its fiftieth anniversary in 1884. In the fall of 1932 Hebe was moved to the courtyard created by the new… Read More »
1925Ruth S. Berry
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.
1940 - PresentBalfour-Hood Center/ Student Alumnae Building
Constructed with funds raised by alumnae and students beginning in 1928, the Student Alumnae Building (SAB) constructed in 1940, was the first building in the Modern, or International, style at Wheaton. The architects were Caleb Hornbostel and Richard M. Bennett,… 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 »
1975 - 1991Alice Frey Emerson
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 »
1979Lesley Stahl, Commencement speaker
Lesley Stahl, class of 1963 and CBS Washington correspondent, speaks at the 1979 and 1989 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.
1980Perdita Constance Huston, Commencement speaker
Perdita Constance Huston, Peace Corps Regional Director, speaks at Commencement.
1981Enrollment hits high
Enrollment hits a record high of 1,218.
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.
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
1981Molly Luce Burroughs, Honorary Degree Recipient
Molly Luce Burroughs, painter, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
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.
1981Maya Angelou, Commencement speaker
Maya Angelou, author, poet, and actress, speaks at Commencement.
1982Educators travel to Washington
Three hundred educators from across the country gather at Wheaton to learn more about “gender-balancing” the college curriculum.
1982Maurice L. Clemence, Honorary Degree Recipient
Maurice L. Clemence, Director and CFO of Kendall Co. and Wheaton Trustee Emeritus, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1982Alice Huang, Honorary Degree Recipient
Alice Huang, Director of Laboratories of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital in Boston, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.