1980s
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1884- Hebe Statue
November 12, 2010Mrs. Wheaton gave the original lead statue and fountain of Hebe, the "cupbearer to the gods," to the Seminary for its fiftieth anniversary in 1884. In the fall of 1932 Hebe was moved to the courtyard created by the new Kilham and Metcalf dormitories. The current bronze statue was dedicated in 1982. More » -
1925 Ruth S. Berry
April 13, 2011Ruth S. Berry was a member of the class of 1925. In 1983, a room in Mary Lyon Hall was dedicated to her through a gift she made to renovation. More » -
1940- Balfour-Hood Center/ Student Alumnae Building
January 31, 2011Constructed with funds raised by alumnae and students beginning in 1928, the Student Alumnae Building (SAB) constructed in 1940, was the first building in the Modern, or International, style at Wheaton. The architects were Caleb Hornbostel and Richard M. Bennett, winners of the 1938 Fine Arts Center Competition. A Sesquicentennial project to update and expand this building resulted in the current design. The 1986 Balfour-Hood project, which fully absorbed SAB while leaving its form essentially intact, presents an unusual example of International Style preservation. More » -
1971 Sara Crum
March 9, 2011Sara Crum was Coordinator of Campus Events from 1971 to 1987. Mrs. Crum was honored at her retirement by having a small meeting room off the Faculty Dining Room, in Emerson Dining Hall, formerly a coat closet, named in her honor as Crum's Cloakroom. More » -
1975-1991 Alice Frey Emerson
January 13, 2011In 1975, Wheaton named its first woman president, Alice Frey Emerson, former Dean of Students at the University of Pennsylvania, who served until 1991, completing the Sesquicentennial Campaign (1983-1986), major building renovations and the construction of the new athletic center. She led the college's move to coeducation, from the Trustees vote "in principle" in January 1987, through the arrival of Wheaton's first coed class in September 1988, and into the transition. More » -
1979 Lesley Stahl, Commencement speaker
February 9, 2011Lesley Stahl, class of 1963 and CBS Washington correspondent, speaks at the 1979 and 1989 Commencement. More » -
1980 Paul Edward Gray, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Paul Edward Gray, President of MIT and Chairman of the Wheaton Board of Trustees, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1980 Jessamyn West, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Jessamyn West, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1980 Perdita Constance Huston, Commencement speaker
February 9, 2011Perdita Constance Huston, Peace Corps Regional Director, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1981 Enrollment hits high
November 19, 2010Enrollment hits a record high of 1,218. More » -
1981 Students seek record
November 19, 2010Seeking a berth in the Guiness Book of World Records, students attempt to construct the world’s largest ragdoll, a 32-foot-long Kermit the Frog. More » -
1981 Lacrosse team excels
November 19, 2010The Lacrosse team qualifies for a national competition. More » -
1981 Students travel to Washington
November 19, 2010Busloads of Wheaton students join 7,000 others in Washington, D.C., to lobby against nuclear proliferation and federal cuts to student financial aid More » -
1981 Molly Luce Burroughs, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Molly Luce Burroughs, painter, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1981 Richard Lewis Thornburgh, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Richard Lewis Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1981 Virginia Judson Thornburgh, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Virginia Judson Thornburgh, activist for the disabled, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1981 Maya Angelou, Commencement speaker
February 9, 2011Maya Angelou, author, poet, and actress, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1982 Educators travel to Washington
November 19, 2010Three hundred educators from across the country gather at Wheaton to learn more about “gender-balancing” the college curriculum. More » -
1982 Maurice L. Clemence, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Maurice L. Clemence, Director and CFO of Kendall Co. and Wheaton Trustee Emeritus, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1982 Alice Huang, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Alice Huang, Director of Laboratories of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital in Boston, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1982 Louise Nevelson, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Louise Nevelson, sculptor, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1982 Gary Trudeau, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Gary Trudeau, political satirist and Doonesbury cartoonist, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1983 Black Alumnae Weekend held
November 19, 2010The first Black Alumnae Weekend is held. More » -
1983 Nancy Hemenway Barton, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Nancy Hemenway Barton, Artist and Weaver, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1983 Walter A. Haas, Jr., Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Walter A. Haas, Jr., CEO and President of Levi Strauss & Co. and Wheaton Trustee, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1983 Evelyn Murphy, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Evelyn Murphy, Deputy Governor of Massachusetts, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1983 Barbara Walters, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Barbara Walters, TV journalist and interviewer, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1984 Sesquicentennial celebration
November 19, 2010The college begins a year long Sesquicentennial celebration at Commencement. More » -
1984 Mary Lyon gets a stamp
November 19, 2010A postage stamp depicting Mary Lyon is unveiled at Wheaton by U.S. Postmaster General William B. Bloger. More » -
1984 Seji Ozawa, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Seji Ozawa, Music Director of the Boston Symphony, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1984 Jehan al-Sadat, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Jehan el-Sadat, widow of Anwar Sadat, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1985 Indira Gandhi, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 John W. Gardner, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011John W. Gardner, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, & Welfare, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 Giovinella M. Gonthier, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Giovinella M. Gonthier, U.N. Ambassador to Seychelles, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 Grace Murray Hopper, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Grace Murray Hopper, Mathematician for the U.S. Navy, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Past President of IBM and US Ambassador to the U.S.S.R., is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 Donna Wood, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Donna Wood, dancer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1985 Harry V. Keefe
March 23, 2011Trustee starting in 1985, Mr. Keefe was a graduate of Amherst College and Boston University Graduate School of Business Administration. Keefe Field and Keefe Hall were named for Harry V. Keefe. More » -
1985 Sandra Day O'Connor, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1986 Arthur A. Hartman, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the USSR, France, Belgium, Viet Nam, Great Britain, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1986 Donna Ford Hartman, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Donna Ford Hartman, Philanthropist and wife of Arthur A. Hartman, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1986 Bruce Marks, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Bruce Marks, Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1986 Lloyd G. and Mildred Balfour
April 11, 2011Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. and Mildred Balfour were the founders of the Balfour Co., maker of class rings and long-time friends of the College. More » -
1986 Gloria Steinem, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Gloria Steinem, author of The Second Sex, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1987 Coeducation resurfaces
November 19, 2010In January, President Emerson announces the Trustees’ recommendation, in principle, to admit male students. More » -
1987- Kollett Hall/ Academic Computing Center
January 16, 2011The Academic Computing Center, which had its origins in a small classroom in Knapton Hall, was moved to the Charles Anderson Dana wing of the Science Center in 1987. In 1997 it was named the Kollett Academic Computing Center. In 2010 the space was renamed Kollett Hall. More » -
1987 Ii Sook Chung, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Ii Sook Chung, President of Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1987 Jean Guttery Fritz, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Jean Guttery Fritz, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1987 Graham Gund, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 4, 2011Graham Gund, Architect, Developer, and Art Collector, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1987 Elizabeth H. Dole, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Elizabeth H. Dole, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1988 Wheaton's first coeducational class arrives
November 19, 2010Wheaton’s first coeducation class, consisting of 412 women and men, arrive on campus in September. More » -
1988 Beverly Sills, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 7, 2011Beverly Sills, Diva and Director of the New York City Opera, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1988 Leon A. Gorman, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 7, 2011Leon A. Gorman, President of L.L. Bean, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1988- 26-28 Taunton Ave
February 7, 2011Purchased by the College at the same time as the Polo Diner, this house was converted to a handicapped-accessible student residence. More » -
1988- Lyons Den/ Crown Victoria/ Polo Diner/ Bill's
February 9, 2011The College purchased this property on Taunton Avenue, including the laundromat next door and the small house on the corner of Howard Street, in 1988. It remained empty for several years, then reopened briefly as the "Crown Victoria." During spring semester of 1996, the Class of 1998 renovated the interior, and the building reopened as "The Lyons Den" student-operated coffee house. More » -
1988 Marian Wright Edelman, Commencement speaker
February 14, 2011Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, speaks at Commencement. More » -
1989 "Elephant" beech tree removed
November 19, 2010Everett Courtyard’s much beloved “Elephant” Beech tree, damaged by years of footsteps wearing paths over is shallow roots, is removed. More » -
1989- Old Norton Public Library
January 31, 2011Built on Wheaton land, and presented to the Town of Norton by Mrs. Eliza Baylies Wheaton in 1888, the building reverted to Wheaton College one hundred years later, when the town constructed a new library in 1989. More » -
1989- Keefe Field
February 10, 2011Trustee 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 was broken at Alumnae Leadership Conference in 1988. More » -
1989 Barney Frank, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 7, 2011Barney Frank, U.S. Representative for Massachusetts, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1989 Vartan Gregorian, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 7, 2011Vartan Gregorian, President of Brown University, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More » -
1989 Connie Chung Povich, Honorary Degree Recipient
March 7, 2011Connie Chung Povich, TV News Journalist, is an Honorary Degree Recipient. More »
