Catharine R. Stimpson, feminist scholar, author, and editor of Skins, speaks at Commencement and is awarded an Honorary Degree.
1997Theodore R. Sizer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Theodore R. Sizer, founder of the Coalition of Essential Schools, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1997Nancy Weber Boggess, Honorary Degree Recipient
Nancy Weber Boggess 1947, senior staff scientist of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, is awarded an honorary degree.
1997Marian Wright Edelman Receives Otis Social Justice Award
The third Otis Social Justice Award is given to Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund. Her keynote is entitled “Standing Strong and Together for Children.”
1997Ruth Bader and Martin D. Ginsburg Speak at Commencement
The Honorary Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and Martin D. Ginsburg, author and Professor of Law at Georgetown University, speak at Commencement.
1998Senior Honors Thesis Parade Created
Faculty dressed in academia regalia and playing instruments ranging from bugles to drums, lead the first annual Senior Honors Thesis Parade from the Science Center to the Registrar’s office.
1998 - 2011Dee the Dogg
Dee Dog, a border collie trained by a North Carolina organization called the “Geese Police,” is hired to chase off the many Canadian geese fouling the Chapel Field.
1998Richard A. Meier, Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard A. Meier, Architect and son of Carolyn Kallenbacker Meier, W1932, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1998Keefe Hall
Built in 1997-1998, and named for trustee Harry Keefe, this residence hall houses 50 students in suites. Keefe Hall is perpendicular to Gebbie Hall, and its placement required the relocation of Fillmore Drive. Grounds work began in October of 1997.… Read More »
1998Bill Richardson Receives Otis Social Justice Award
Governor Bill Richardson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, is given the fourth Otis Social Justice Award. Preceding his keynote was a panel entitled “Human Rights: What Are They Anyway?” with Professors Paul Helmreich, David Powell, Jeanne Wilson and… Read More »
1998Robert B. Reich Speaks at Commencement
Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy and University Professor at Brandeis University, speaks at Commencement.
1999Mark Whitaker Speaks at Commencement
Mark Whitaker, journalist and editor of Newsweek, speaks at Commencement.
1999Wheaton Wins its First NCAA National Championship
The women’s indoor track-and-field team captures Wheaton’s first NCAA national championship in May.
1999Nancy Avery Kernan, Honorary Degree Recipient
Nancy Avery Kernan 1974, career researcher at Sloan Kettering Institute, is awarded an honorary degree.
1999Joanne D. Underwood, Honorary Degree Recipient
Joanne D. Underwood, Environmentalist and CEO of INFORM, Inc., is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1999Nancy Monick Budd, Honorary Degree Recipient
Nancy Monick Budd 1959, Wheaton volunteer and co-editor of Alive and Well Said: Ideas at Wheaton, is awarded an honorary degree.
1999William Brewster Budd, Honorary Degree Recipient
William Brewster Budd, Wheaton College trustee from 1970 to 1999 and husband of Nancy M. Budd 1959, is awarded an honorary degree.
1999Students Protest for Divestment From Sudan
Wheaton students demand the College divest from Sudan.