Associate Professor of English Candadai K. Tirumalai was awarded the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award on May 16th. The award, which included a $1000 honorarium, is the highest honor the College can bestow on a faculty member. The announcement was made at the Faculty-Trustee dinner during...

Phillip H. Adelson, President of the Carnegie Institute in Washington D.C. and editor of Science Magazine, was presented the 1973 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Abelson delivered an address titled "The Emerging Energy Crisis."

Graphic artist Mauricio Lasansky was presented with the 1974 Arts Award. As part of the award, Lasansky was in resident at the college for three days, interacting with the college community. An exhibit of Lasansky's project "The Nazi Drawings" was on display in the Holland Union Building.

Mathematician John Kemeny, President of Dartmouth College, is presented the 1976 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Kemeny gave an address titled "A Tribute to Albert Einstein."

W. Frank Blair, Professor of Zoology at the University of Texas at Austin, is presented with the 1977 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Dr. Blair gave an address titled "The State of the Biosphere."

Chemist Melvin Calvin, Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Chemical Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on Photosynthesis, is presented with the 1979 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Dr. Calvin gave an address...

John Barth, author of "The Floating Opera" and "Welcome to the Funhouse", was presented with the 1980 Arts Award. At the ceremony, Barth gave a reading of his work.

Peter Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis, was presented the 1982 Priestley Award for his contributions in the areas of systematic botany and biogeography. At the ceremony, Dr. Raven gave an address titled "...

Thomas Binkley, founder of the Early Music Quartet, an Medieval and Renaissance music ensemble, was presented the 1983 Arts Award. Following the ceremony was a concert by the Dickinson College Collegium Musicum performing Medieval and Renaissance music under the direction of Mr. Binkley. The...

The President's Cup, awarded to a fraternity or sorority based on distinction in the categories of scholarship, leadership, and community service, was presented to Beta Theta Pi by President Sam Banks.

The Pennsylvania Ballet was presented the 1984 Arts Award. The ceremony featured a performance by the company as well as a discussion. The company held a three day residency at the college as part of their award.

Harold P. Furth, Director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory and Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, was presented the 1985 Priestley Award for his pioneering research in the field of plasma physics and leadership in the pursuit of a fusion energy source. At the ceremony,...