Composer Ulysses Kay received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1978 Commencement exercises.

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1978-1979 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 20 in the Dickinson College Chapel.

Photographer Eliot Porter received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1979 Commencement exercises.

Hanna Holborb Gray, President of the University of Chicago, addressed the College as part of its 1979 Commencement exercises. Dr. Gray also received an honorary degree from the College.

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1979-1980 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 18 in the Dickinson College Chapel. The sermon was given by Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, Ph. D., president of Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Rabbi and activist Emanuel Rackman received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1980 Commencement exercises.

Following the academic procession, new faculty, librarians, physical education instructors, and administration staff were all introduced. The Phi Beta Kappa inductees were mentioned, and scholarship recipients were recognized. Sophister awards were presented. President Banks gave an address on...

Commencement exercises for the 1980-81 academic year were held in front of Old West.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Lawrence R. Klein received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1981 Commencement exercises.

The ceremony began with the academic procession, followed by the introduction of new faculty, librarians, and administrative staff. The Phi Beta Kappa inductees were recognized, as well as scholarship recipients. The sophister awards were presented. President Banks gave an address on "A Matter...

Commencement exercises for the 1981-82 academic year were held in front of Old West.

Dumas Malone, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,  received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1982 Commencement exercises.