Dr. Herbert Gezork, president of the Andover Newton Theological School, and Wheaton trustee, speaks at commencement.
1957John P. Dawson Speaks at Commencement
John P. Dawson, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, speaks at Commencement.
1958John Ely Burchard Speaks at Commencement
John Ely Burchard, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Studies at M.I.T., speaks at Commencement.
1959Dr. Barnaby Conrad Keeney Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Barnaby Conrad Keeney, President of Brown University, speaks at Commencement.
1959Robert L. Slater Delivers the First Otis Memorial Lecture
Professor Robert L. Slater of Harvard Divinity School delivers “Personal Faith and World Religions,” the first Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture.
1960Carrol M. Shanks Speaks at Commencement
Carrol M. Shanks, President of the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Wheaton College Trustee, speaks at Wheaton’s 125th commencement. Three years prior to his commencement address at Wheaton, Shanks was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine. Speaking in… Read More »
1960Henry P. Van Dusen Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture
Henry P. Van Dusen, President of Union Seminary, delivers “The Christian World Movement Today,” the second Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture.
1961Paul Tillich Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture
Theologian Paul Tillich of Harvard University delivers the third Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture, “Expression in the Life of Religion.”
1962Eleanor Roosevelt Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Eleanor Roosevelt delivers the fourth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture series on the theme of “World Leadership.”
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.
1963Peter Anthony Bertocci Speaks at Commencement
Peter Anthony Bertocci, Borden Parker Bowne professor of philosophy at Boston University, speaks at Wheaton’s 128th commencement. In addition to his professorship at Brown, Bertocci was also the President of the Metaphysical Society of America. In 1956, Bertocci sent a… Read More »
1963O. Sreenivasachar Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor O. Sreenivasachar, head of the department of History at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, delivers the fifth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture, “The Message of the Hindu to the Modern World.”
1964Nathan Marsh Pusey Speaks at Commencement
Nathan Marsh Pusey, President of Harvard University, speaks at Commencement.
1964Sixth Otis Memorial Lecture Series Brings Three Speakers to Campus
The sixth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture series features Dean Richard M. Millard of Boston University, Alexander Cvijanovic of the Architects Collaborative of Cambridge and Professor Robert E. Seaver of Union Theological Seminary.
1965Abram T. Collier Speaks at Commencement
Abram T. Collier, Chairman of the Wheaton Board of Trustees, speaks at Wheaton’s 130th commencement. Collier was greatly involved in Boston politics and a member of numerous corporate boards. Collier’s speech emphasizes each graduate’s potential following graduation. Addressing the Class… Read More »
1965Senator Joseph Clark Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania delivers “Ethics in Politics in Modern America,” the seventh Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1966Commencement Speaker Not Selected
The 131st Commencement does not have a commencement speaker.
1966Brand Blanshard Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Brand Blanshard, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Yale, delivers “Faith and Reason,” the eighth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1967Daniel P. Moynihan Speaks at Commencement
Daniel P. Moynihan speaks at Commencement.
1967August Hecksher Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
August Hecksher, director of the Twentieth Century Fund, delivers “More News From Nowhere: Political Ideas of the 1960 Generation,” the ninth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.