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.”
1977Archibald Cox Speaks at Commencement
Archibald Cox, Loeb Professor at Harvard University, speaks at Commencement. He was also awarded an Honorary Degree.
1977 - 1989Evelyn Danzig Haas
Evelyn Danzig Haas 1939, trustee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, was a Wheaton trustee from 1977 to 1989. She also co-authored Wade a Little Deeper, Dear, a fly-fishing guide for women. Despite her broad range of activities… Read More »
1978Blizzard of ’78 Shuts Down Wheaton
The Blizzard of 1978 cancels classes for two days (except for faculty members within walking distance) and delays registration for spring semester.
1978WCCS Founded
A student run radio station, WCCS, goes on the air for the first time.
1978Margaret Mead Speaks at Commencement
Margaret Mead, Curator Emerita of Ethnology at The American Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, speaks at Commencement.
1978Katherine Alice Burton, Honorary Degree Recipient
Katherine Alice Burton, Wheaton professor of English, is awarded an honorary degree.
1978Magdalena Vanderlyn Quinby, Honorary Degree Recipient
Magdalena Vanderlyn Quinby 1931, Wheaton trustee, is awarded an honorary degree.
1978John Arthur Thomas Robinson Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Right Reverend John Arthur Thomas Robinson delivers the 20th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Truth is Two-Eyed: The Religious Dialogue Between East and West.”
1979Mothers’ Weekend Organized
Approximately 430 moms attend the first campus-wide Mothers’ Weekend.
1979Lesley Stahl Speaks at Commencement
Lesley Stahl, class of 1963 and CBS Washington correspondent, speaks at the 1979 and 1989 Commencement.
1979Abram T. Collier, Honorary Degree Recipient
Abram T. Collier, CEO of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company and Wheaton Trustee, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1979Matina Souretis Horner, Honorary Degree Recipient
Matina Souretis Horner, President of Radcliffe College, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1979 - 1997Francis “Fred” Kollett
Francis “Fred” Kollett was a professor of mathematics and computer science and director of the Academic Computing Center from 1979 to 1997. Kollett Hall was named for Francis Kollett.
1979John Arthur Martin Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor John Arthur Martin delivers the 21st Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Responsible Religion and the Life of the Spirit.”
1980Perdita Constance Huston Speaks at Commencement
Perdita Constance Huston, Peace Corps Regional Director, speaks at Commencement.