Abram Winegardner Harris, President of the University of Maine from 1896-1906 and of Northwestern University from 1906-16, addressed the College as part of its 1920 Commencement exercises.
Garfield Bromley Oxnam, Methodist Episcopal bishop and president of DePauw University from 1928-36, addressed the College as part of its 1950 Commencement exercises. Bishop Oxnam also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College.
John Wesley Snyder, businessman and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman from 1946-53, addressed the College as part of its 1949 Commencement exercises. Mr. Snyder also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College.
A symposium considering the travelling exhibit "A Kiowa's Odyssey" on display in the Trout Gallery was held on October 20, 2007.
A symposium entitled "Within the Landscape: Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century American Scenery" was held on March 27, 2004, in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of landscapes that were on display in the Trout Gallery. The symposium addressed the role of religion in landscape painting, the impact of travel and transportation on attitudes towards the natural scenery, the panoramic mode in Hudson River School painting, and the production and consumption of landscape imagery in prints and ceramic transfer ware.
The printer Leonard Baskin, recipient of the 1963 Arts Award, gave an address in Rubendall Recital Hall prior to the opening reception for an exhibition of his work displayed in the Trout Gallery titled "Leonard Baskin: Aspects of his Graphic Works."
As part of Alumni Weekend, and in conjunction with an exhibit on display in the Trout Gallery, Director of the Trout Gallery Peter Lukehart and Corcoran Gallery of Art Curator Eric Denker, '95, taught a class on 19th- and 20th-century prints.
Pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick addressed the College as part of its 1948 Commencement exercises. Rev. Fosdick also received an honorary degree from the College.
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr., Chancellor of the College of William and Mary, President of the University of Virginia, and Governor of Virginia from 1942-46, addressed the College as part of its 1947 Commencement exercises. Governor Darden also received an honorary degree from the College.
Paul Swain Havens, President of Wilson College, addressed Dickinson as part of its 1946 Commencement exercises. Dr. Havens also received an honorary degree from the College.
William Harvey Perkins addressed the College as part of its 1945 Commencement exercises. Dr. Perkins also received an honorary degree from the College.
Fred Pierce Corson, pastor and President of Dickinson College from 1934-44, addressed the College during its 1944 Commencement exercises and received his second honorary degree.
Bishop Olvier James Hart addressed the College as part of its 1943 Commencement exercises. Rev. Hart also received an honorary degree from the College.
Harry Flood Byrd, politician and Governor of Virginia from 1926-30, addressed the College as part of its 1942 Commencement exercises. Governor Byrd also received an honorary degree from the College.
Hu Shih, essayist, philosopher, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, addressed the College as part of its 1941 Commencement exercises. Dr. Hu also received an honorary degree from the College.
Methodist bishop Edwin Holt Hughes addressed the College as part of its 1940 Commencement exercises. Rev. Hughes also received an honorary degree from the College.
Dixon Ryan Fox, President of Union College, addressed Dickinson as part of its 1939 Commencement exercises. Dr. Fox also received an honorary degree from the College.
George Frederick Zook, the President of the American Council on Education and former President of the University of Akron, addressed the College as part of its 1938 Commencement exercises.
Walter Albert Jessup, President of the University of Iowa from 1916-34, addressed the College as part of its 1937 Commencement exercises.
Charles R. Gay, President of the New York Stock Exchange, addressed the College as part of its 1936 Commencement exercises. Mr. Gay also received an honorary degree from the College.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce John Dickinson (not to be confused with the 18th century namesake of the College) addressed Dickinson as part of its 1934 Commencement exercises. Mr. Dickinson also received an honorary degree.
Author Rollo W. Brown addressed the College as part of its 1933 Commencement exercises.
United States Commissioner of Education William John Cooper addressed the College as part of its 1932 Commencement exercises. Commissioner Cooper also received an honorary degree from the College.
United States Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts addressed the College as part of its 1931 Commencement exercises. Justice Owens also received an honorary degree from the College.