Everett Courtyard’s much beloved “Elephant” Beech tree, damaged by years of footsteps wearing paths over is shallow roots, is removed.
1989Keefe Field
Trustee Harry V. Keefe made possible the renovation of the soccer field south of the Meadows complex in memory of his first wife, Jean Mulcahy Keefe, class of 1944, and in honor of her class’s 45th reunion in 1989. Ground… Read More »
1989Barney Frank, Honorary Degree Recipient
Barney Frank, U.S. Representative for Massachusetts, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1989Vartan Gregorian, Honorary Degree Recipient
Vartan Gregorian, President of Brown University, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1989Connie Chung Povich, Honorary Degree Recipient
Connie Chung Povich, TV News Journalist, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1989Lesley Stahl Speaks at Commencement for a Second Time
Lesley Stahl, 1963 alumna and recognized broadcast journalist, speaks at Wheaton’s 154th Commencement. Addressing Wheaton’s last all-women class, Stahl advised the graduates to “be flexible” and “affect social change” in the world. Stahl’s speech praised the benefits of a historically… Read More »
1989Caroline Walker Bynum Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Caroline Walker Bynum of Columbia University, a MacArthur Fellow, delivers the Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Bodily Miracles and the Resurrection of the Body in the High Middle Ages.”
1990Paul Tsongas Speaks at Commencement
Paul Tsongas, the former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, speaks at Commencement.
1990Kathryn Fuller, Honorary Degree Recipient
Kathryn Fuller, Director of the World Wildlife Fund, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1990Jonathan Kozol, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jonathan Kozol, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1990Noor Al-Hussein, Honorary Degree Recipient
Her Majesty, Queen Noor of Jordan, Director, Institute for Child Health & Development in Jordan, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1990Otis Social Justice Award Established
In 1990, the Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series became the Otis Social Justice Symposium, and the focus of the event shifted from religious studies to the exploration of issues central to a just society, such as peace, hunger, human rights,… Read More »
1990C. Everett Koop Receives Otis Social Justice Award
Wheaton inaugurated the Otis Social Justice Award with its first recipient, Dr. C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General, on November 30, 1990. The event included Koop’s keynote, entitled “Health Care: Crisis and Opportunity,” and a panel presentation, “Rationing Health Care:… Read More »
1991Hannah Goldberg Appointed Acting President
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.
1991Haas Athletic Center
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 »
1991William Weld Speaks at Commencement
The Honorary William Weld, the Governor of Massachusetts, speaks at Commencement and is awarded an Honorary Degree.
1991Ruth M. Batson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Ruth M. Batson, President of the Ruth M. Batson Foundation, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1991T. Berry Brazelton, Honorary Degree Recipient
T. Berry Brazelton, Pediatrician and Author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1991Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Honorary Degree Recipient
Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General of the United Nations, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1991Jane E. Ruby, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jane E. Ruby, Wheaton professor of history, is awarded an honorary degree.