Convocation

Faculty procession at Convocation, 1996

Mark A. Scheneman, pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church, plays the bagpipes as he leads the faculty procession at Convocation on August 26, 1996.

Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999

Panoramic view of the Faculty procession in front of East College during Convocation on August 31, 1999. 

President William Durden ('71) is wearing a yellow gown and Dean Neil Weissman is in the orange gown.

Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999

President William Durden ('71), right, and Dean Neil B. Weissman (left) lead the faculty procession at Convocation on August 31, 1999.

Professor Ferre at Convocation, 1972

Philosophy Professor Frederick Ferré sits at Convocation on September 5, 1972.

Founders Day Convocation, 1952

A group picture taken in Memorial Hall on the occasion of the Founders Day Convocation, May 1, 1952.  This special Founders Day, in honor of Dickinson women, was held to celebrate the dedication of Drayer Hall, the first residence hall built by the college for the express purpose of housing...

Founders Day Convocation, 1966

President Howard L. Rubendall chats with Dr. Charles A. Dana and Harvard Professor George Gaylord Simpson, an influential paleontologist, during the Founders Day Convocation on October 8, 1966.

Founders Day Convocation ceremony, 1952

President William Edel (class of 1915) awards an honorary degree to Ethel Wagg Selby (class of 1915) during the Founders Day Convocation ceremony in Bosler Hall on May 1, 1952.

Honorary degree recipient Marianne Craig Moore is the third person sitting from the left.

President Fritschler at Convocation, 1992

President A. Lee Fritschler speaks in front of Old West steps during Convocation on September 1, 1992.

President Fritschler at Convocation, 1993

President Fritschler speaks in front of Old West during Convocation on August 31, 1993. Music Professor Truman Bullard and Dean George Allan sit on President Fritschler's left.

Honorary Degree recipients at Founders Day Convocation, 1949

Honorary Degree recipients stand with their sponsors on the steps of Old West during the Founders Day Special Convocation on May 5, 1949. Vice President Gilbert Malcolm ('15) is standing on the far right of the first row. 

Professor Robert Leyon at Convocation, 1985

Chemistry Professor Robert Leyon shows the college Mace to someone at Convocation on August 27, 1985.

Picnic on Morgan Field, 1999

Panoramic view of students eating on Morgan Field after Convocation on August 31, 1999.

Presentation of the Mace, 1951

The presentation of the college mace during a special convocation on October 13, 1951.

Left to right: Frank E. Masland, Jr. ('18), Herbert Wing, Jr., Ernest A. Vuilleumier, and President William W. Edel ('15).

President Banks at Convocation, 1986

President Banks stands at the podium with another man at Convocation inside Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on September 2, 1986.

President Rubendall and Priscilla Laws at Convocation, 1973

President Howard Rubendall ('31) leads the procession of faculty at Convocation on September 4, 1973.  Physics Professor Priscilla Laws is behind the professor who is next to President Rubendall.

President Rubendall with the Sophisters, 1969

President Howard Rubendall ('31) stands with Gregory A. Staley, the Senior Sophister, Martha L. Purvis, the Junior Sophister, and Professor Paul Angiolillo outside of Old West during Convocation on September 9, 1969.

Dean Lisa Rossbacher at Convocation, 1995

Dean of the College Lisa A. Rossbacher ('75) speaks at Convocation on August 28, 1995.

Seated near the podium are Geology professor Noel Potter (left) and Dean of Students Betsy Emerick (right).

Rubendall at Convocation, 1974

Howard Lane Rubendall speaks at Convocation on September 4, 1974.

Presidents Rubendall and Malcolm, 1961

President Howard L. Rubendall (left) and former President Gilbert Malcolm at opening Convocation in September 1961.

Piper at Convocation, 1996

Mark A. Scheneman plays the bagpipes as he leads the faculty procession at Convocation on August 26, 1996. President Fritschler is walking behind Scheneman.

Sophister at Convocation, 1989

Deborah J. Velat, the senior sophister, and Keri A. Casey, the junior sophister, receive a gift at convocation on August 29, 1989.

Students at Convocation, 1993

Freshman sit in front of Old West during Convocation on August 31, 1993.

Students at Convocation, 1995

Six students by tree in front of Bosler Hall at Convocation on August 28, 1995.

Students at Convocation, 1996

View as students walk up the steps of Old West during Convocation on August 26, 1996.

Students at Convocation, 1997

A group of students stand at Convocation on September 1, 1997.

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