Twentieth Century

The attached carriage house of this private residence was “The Campus Shop,” a gift shop catering to Wheaton students from 1948 until 1992 when the College purchased the property. First used for faculty/staff housing, it was converted to a student… Read More »

Paul Tsongas, the former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, speaks at Commencement.

Kathryn Fuller, Director of the World Wildlife Fund, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Jonathan Kozol, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Her Majesty, Queen Noor of Jordan, Director, Institute for Child Health & Development in Jordan, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Ruth M. Batson, President of the Ruth M. Batson Foundation, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

T. Berry Brazelton, Pediatrician and Author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

In 1991, Provost Hannah Goldberg was appointed Acting President by the Board of Trustees. Goldberg served as Acting President until 1992 when Dale Rogers Marshall was inaugurated as Wheaton’s sixth president.

Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General of the United Nations, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Jane E. Ruby, Wheaton professor of history, is awarded an honorary degree.

President and chief executive officer of the Boston-based UST Corp., Mr. Sidell was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1991.

Haas Athletic Center was completed in 1991, replacing Clark Recreation Center. Haas Athletic Center was named for Evelyn Danzig Haas, class of 1939, Trustee from 1977 to 1989. The Gymnasium was named in honor of President Alice F. Emerson upon… Read More »

The Honorary William Weld, the Governor of Massachusetts, speaks at Commencement and is awarded an Honorary Degree.

Dale Rogers Marshall, former Academic Dean at Wellesley College, was inaugurated as Wheaton’s sixth president in 1992. Central to her tenure was the Campaign for Wheaton, successfully concluded in June 2000 with $90 million in support for the college including… Read More »

Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Linda Wertheimer, National Public Radio Commentator, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

Wheaton’s first coeducational class graduates in May.

Built in 1992 and named for Marion B. Gebbie, class of 1901, and the Gebbie Foundation, this was the first dormitory built since 1964. The Stone Building Company designed and built Gebbie Hall. Martin Sokolov was the architect. Gebbie Hall… Read More »

Patricia A. King, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, speaks at Commencement.

Roger Wilkins, Professor of History at George Mason University, speaks at Commencement.