Entries drawn from the college history timeline
Chemist George C. Pimentel, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented the 1972 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Dr. Pimentel gave an address titled "The Threat and Promise of Science: Chemical Lasers as a Case History."
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...
As part of the two-hundredth anniversary concert, the Philadelphia Orchestra was presented the 1972-73 Arts Award. The award was presented by Gov. Milton Shapp, and accepted on the orchestra's behalf by Concertmaster Norman Carol. The event took place at The Forum in Harrisburg, and included a...
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."
Henry Eyring, distinguished professor of chemistry and metallurgy at the University of Utah, was presented the 1974 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Dr. Eyring gave an address titled "The Degenerative Diseases of Aging, Including Cancer."
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.
Astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan, Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences at Cornell University, was presented the 1975 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Sagan gave an address titled "The Planetary Perspective."
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."
Zelda Finchandler, co-founder and producing director of Arena Stage, Washington, DC, was presented the 1976 Arts Award. At the ceremony, Finchandler gave an address.
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."
Geologist J. Tuzo Wilson, Director General of the Ontario Science Center, known for his geophysical studies of sea floor spreading and plate tectonics, is presented the 1978 Priestley Award. At the ceremony, Wilson gave an address titled "Challenges to Science."
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...
Philip Morrison, Institute Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was presented the 1980 Priestley Award for his contributions to theoretical astrophysics including work on supernovae, cosmic x-rays, galaxies, and quasars. At the ceremony, Dr. Morrison 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.
Donald Knuth, Fletcher Jones Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, was awarded the 1981 Priestley Award for his many creative contributions to software engineering and education, making computer science more accessable. At the ceremony, Dr. Knuth gave an address...
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 "...
Sculptor Toshiko Takaezu, who works with ceramics, textiles, and bronze, was presented the 1983 Arts Award. Following the ceremony, Takaezu gave a slide lecture. An accompanying exhibit of her work was on display in the Trout Gallery.
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...
Stephen Jay Gould, Professor of Geology at Harvard University and Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, is presented the 1983 Priestley Award for his contributions to the welfare of mankind, including works on paleontology, the history of science, and...
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.
Hubert N. Alyea, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Princeton University, is presented the 1984 Priestley Award for his contributions to chemical education with legendary "demonstrated chemistry" lectures and his "Tested Overhead Projection Series" (TOPS) curriculum. At the ceremony, Dr. Alyea...
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.
The Dickinson Hillel Club formally received the William Haber Award for Programs of Quality for the Jewish community from the B'nai B'rith Foundation. The award, usually reserved for larger campuses, was one of only five awarded annually to Hillel campuses nation-wide and included a $5000 prize...
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,...
David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright was the recipient of the Dickinson College Arts Award for the 1984-1985 academic year. Mamet was born in Chicago in 1947 and was artist-in-residence at Goddard College in 1971. He is the author of the current Broadway play "Glengarry Glen Ross", and...
