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1960Nancy Oakes Lewis, Honorary Degree Recipient

Nancy Oakes Lewis, dean of Pembroke College, is awarded am honorary degree.

1960Esther Cloudman Dunn, Honorary Degree Recipient

Esther Cloudman Dunn, professor of English at Smith College, is awarded an honorary degree.

1960Bertha Sheppard Adkins, Honorary Degree Recipient

Bertha Sheppard Adkins, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1960Margaret Clapp, Honorary Degree Recipient

Margaret Clapp, President of Wellesley College, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1960Ruth Sleeper, Honorary Degree Recipient

Ruth Sleeper, director of the School of Nursing & Nursing Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, is awarded an honorary degree.

1960Hilda Geiringer, Honorary Degree Recipient

Hilda Geiringer, Wheaton Professor of Mathematics, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1961Elizabeth S. May Named Acting President

Dr. Elizabeth Stoffregen May, a distinguished economist and Dean of the College, was named Acting President upon Dr. Meneely’s unexpected death in 1961.

1961Katharine Morrison McClinton, Honorary Degree Recipient

Katharine Morrison McClinton, author on art and decoration, is awarded an honorary degree.

1961Lillian Hellman, Honorary Degree Recipient

Lillian Hellman, playwright, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1961Mildred Peterson McKay, Honorary Degree Recipient

Mildred Peterson McKay, New Hampshire state librarian, is awarded an honorary degree.

1962 - 1975William C. H. Prentice

William C.H. Prentice (1915- ), a psychology professor and administrator from Swarthmore College, held the Wheaton presidency from 1962 until 1975, completing the building program necessary to accommodate an enrollment that grew to 1200, and completing Wheaton’s first successful capital… Read More »

1962Gwendolyn Margaret Carter Speaks at Commencement

Gwendolyn Margaret Carter, Sophia Smith professor of government at Smith College, speaks at commencement and is awarded an honorary degree.

1962Martha Graham, Honorary Degree Recipient

Martha Graham, choreographer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1962Agnes Rindge Claflin, Honorary Degree Recipient

Agnes Rindge Claflin, Professor of Art at Vassar, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1962Susanne Knauth Langer, Honorary Degree Recipient

Susanne Knauth Langer, logician and musician, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1963Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Honorary Degree Recipient

Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Director of Washington Gallery of Modern Art, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1963Madeleine Doran, Honorary Degree Recipient

Madeleine Doran, Shakespeare scholar, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1963Cora DuBois, Honorary Degree Recipient

Cora DuBois, Professor of Anthropology at Radcliffe, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.

1963Elizabeth Armstrong Wood, Honorary Degree Recipient

Elizabeth Armstrong Wood, physicist, is awarded an honorary degree.

1964Nathan Marsh Pusey Speaks at Commencement

Nathan Marsh Pusey, President of Harvard University, speaks at Commencement.

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