Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The College celebrates Founders' Day with a convocation address, a grave-decorating ceremony, an open discussion on the works of Ernest Hemingway, and a panel discussion titled "The Role of America in International Affairs."
The College jointly celebrates Founders' Day and the 75th Anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa's founding in Pennsylvania. Events include several talks on Phi Beta Kappa, a grave-decorating ceremony, and an address titled "The Early Years of Dickinson College" from Political Science professor Milton E...
Alan Coutts, a former Dickinson professor of speech and assistant swim coach, died of a fatal heart attack around midnight on Monday October 14, 1963. Coutts was 56 years old.
Dickinson students and faculty hold a silent vigil called "Turn from Death to Life" as part of a nationwide time of observance as part of Easter and Passover weekend. It was also held in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the first anniversary of his death.
Boyd Lee Spahr, a member of the Class of 1900 and President Emeritus of the Board of Trustees, died at age 90. Spahr had actively participated in the Dickinson community for most of his life.
Dickinson took a campus wide ten minute period of mourning at noon on September 6th to honor the eleven Israeli athletes killed in Munich. Hillel Council also lead a memorial service at the same time as well as two memorial services on September 6th and 7th in the evenings. The College Church...
Fred Pierce Corson, president of the College from 1934 to 1944, and a member of the Board of Trustees from 1944 to 1967, died of a cerebral hemorrhage while on vacation in St. Petersburg, Florida. Corson was born in Millville, N.J. in 1896. He graduated from Dickinson in 1917 and earned a...
Former professor and chairman of the political science department, Donald W. Flaherty, died in a San Francisco hospital after suffering a heart attack at the age of 65. An authority on American constitutional law, Flaherty taught at Dickinson for 31 years, from 1952 to 1983, and was chosen by...
On September 30th at 7:05 pm, freshman Steven Butterworth died due to "massive head injuries." Butterworth fell from the third story window of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity house in the Quads at about 10:30 pm on Friday, September 29th. Butterworth was first taken the Carlisle hospital and then...
A memorial service was held for freshman Steven Butterworth who had passed away after falling from the third-story of a fraternity house in the Quads. The service was held on October 6th in the Allison United Methodist Church. Butterworth's family and friends all attended as did faculty members...
A "memorial service" (including an eulogy, a moment of silence, and refreshments) is held for the library's card catalogue, which was replaced by the electronic AutoCat application in 1990.
Senator John Heinz died in a plane crash near Philadelphia. Dickinson College had selected Senator Heinz to be its 1991 Commencement speaker, and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree was awarded posthumously at that event.
Howard Lane Rubendall (Class of 1931), President of Dickinson College from 1961-75 and namesake of the Rubendall Recital Hall, died at the age of 80 at his home in Florida.
Over Homecoming Weekend of 1991, a program entitled "The War That Shaped Our World" allowed the Dickinson community to remember and consider World War II. Other events held during the weekend included a memorial service for alumni veterans, a film series, an exhibit in the Weiss Center, a...
Bud Shaw (Class of 1980), HIV/AIDS activist and Senior Hufstader Prize Winner, died from complications with AIDS. Shaw spoke about HIV/AIDS at Dickinson in October of 1991 and was scheduled to return in the spring of 1992.
Dickinson Sophomore Patricia Smith died in an accident at her home. The Religious Activities Office at Dickinson organized a memorial service that took place at a later date.
Jane C. Hill, professor of computer science, died from complications with cancer while on sabbatical. Plans to create an endowed scholarship fund in her name were announced.
The Music Department presented the Dickinson Collegium's performance of Giacomo Carissimi's oratorio Jephte and madrigals, canzonette, and scherzi of Claudio Monteverdi at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. The Monteverdi pieces performed included "Sinfonia", "Amor che deggio far", "...
Dickinson College held a memorial service for Michael L. Britton, Vice President and Treasurer of the College, at 12:15pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. Dean Neil B. Weissman, President A. Lee Fritschler, and former Board of Trustees Chair Sidney D. Kline, Jr. presented an honorary...
A plaque in Memorial Hall was dedicated to those who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. First Lieutenants Andrew J. Bacevich '02 and Neil A. Santoriello, Jr., '02 were honored at the ceremony. Col. Laura Anibal Potter '89, Commander of Allied Command Counterintelligence at Supreme Headquarters...
