President and chief executive officer of the Boston-based UST Corp., Mr. Sidell was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1991.
1991First Head of the Peacock Regatta Held
The inaugural Head of the Peacock Regatta, in which students make their own rafts to race across Peacock Pond, began on Spring Weekend in 1991 to commemorate the completion of Haas Athletic Center.
1992First Coeducational Class Graduates
Wheaton’s first coeducational class graduates in May.
1992 - 2004Dale Rogers Marshall Becomes Sixth President
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 »
1992Gebbie Hall
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 »
1992Patricia Ann King Speaks at Commencement for a Second Time
Patricia A. King, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, speaks at Commencement.
1992Roger Wilkins Speaks at Commencement
Roger Wilkins, Professor of History at George Mason University, speaks at Commencement.
1992Stephen Jay Gould, Honorary Degree Recipient
Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1992Linda Wertheimer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Linda Wertheimer, National Public Radio Commentator, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1992Jonathan Kozol Receives Otis Social Justice Award
Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools, receives the second Otis Social Justice Award. A panel presentation entitled “Schools and Society: Partnerships That Make the Grade” included Betsy. A Nelson 1959 of Boston Partners in Education, Donald… Read More »
1993Carl Sagan Speaks at Commencement
Carl Sagan, Professor of Astronomy & Planetary Studies at Cornell University, speaks at Commencement.
1993Adrienne Bevis Mars, Honorary Degree Recipient
Adrienne Bevis Mars, philanthropist and Wheaton trustee, is awarded an honorary degree.
1993Donna Shavlik, Honorary Degree Recipient
Donna Shavlik, author and Director of the Office for Women in Higher Education, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1993Wendy Wasserstein, Honorary Degree Recipient
Wendy Wasserstein, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1994Barker Discovers Supernova
Professor of Astronomy Tim Barker and his student assistants discover a supernova.
1994Connie Chung Povich Speaks at Commencement
Constance “Connie” Chung Povich, a broadcast journalist, speaks at Commencement.
1994Edwin P. Fredie, Honorary Degree Recipient
Edwin P. Fredie, headmaster of Milton Academy, is awarded an honorary degree.
1994Nancy Smith Mairs, Honorary Degree Recipient
Nancy Smith Mairs 1964, author and poet, is awarded an honorary degree.
1994Robert D. Reischauer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Robert D. Reischauer, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1995Hersey Memorial Garden
The former Rice Garden on the bank between the Wallace Library and Rice Steps was re-landscaped in 1995 with gifts from the families of Mrs. Linda Bartlett Hersey and Priscilla King Gray, both of the class of 1955.