Ambassador Colette Avital, Israel’s Consul General in New York City, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1996Nancy Ann Gattuso Holman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Honorary Nancy Ann Holman, Washington State Superior Court Justice, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1996David A. Macaulay, Honorary Degree Recipient
David A. Macaulay, author and illustrator, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
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.
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.
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.
1998Richard A. Meier, Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard A. Meier, Architect and son of Carolyn Kallenbacker Meier, W1932, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1999Mark Whitaker Speaks at Commencement
Mark Whitaker, journalist and editor of Newsweek, speaks at Commencement.
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.
2000John Walsh Speaks at Commencement
John Walsh, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, speaks at Commencement.
2000Denise Jefferson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Denise Jefferson, Ballerina and Director of the Alvin Ailey School, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
2000Emily Mason, Honorary Degree Recipient
Emily Mason, painter, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
2000Wolf Kahn, Honorary Degree Recipient
Wolf Kahn, Landscape Painter and Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
2000Anson McCook Beard, Jr., Honorary Degree Recipient
Anson McCook Beard, Jr., Wheaton trustee, is awarded an honorary degree. Mr. Beard served as a member of the board of trustees from 1971 until his retirement in 2008. He served on the executive and resources committees, co-chaired the Campaign… Read More »
2001Thomas L. Friedman Speaks at Commencement
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist and author, speaks at Commencement and is awarded an Honorary Degree.
2001Margaret J. Tibbetts, Honorary Degree Recipient
Margaret J. Tibbetts, former US Ambassador to Norway, is awarded an honorary degree.