Presidents

Inauguration of William Durden, 1999

President William Durden chats with two people in the Stafford reading area of the Waidner-Spahr Library at an event before his inauguration on October 30, 1999.

Inauguration of William Edel, 1946

View of an event celebrating President William W. Edel's Inauguration in 1946.

Faculty and Students, International Studies, 1949

A group of international students during the 1948-1949 academic year. Math Professor Frank Ayres (left) and President William Edel are sitting on the bench.

Herman Merrills Johnson, c.1865

View of President Herman Merrills Johnson around 1865. This image is published after Johnson's death in 1868.

The caption reads: "HERMAN M. JOHNSON, D.D. (LATE PRESIDENT OF DICKINSON COLLEGE)."

The lithographer is W. Wellstood. 

Maria Johnson at Commencement, 1989

Maria Johnson ('89) shakes hands with President Fritschler at Commencement on May 21, 1989.

Mary Elizabeth Keat, 1956

Mary Elizabeth Keat is a member of the Class of 1956.

John Kemeny, Priestley Award, 1976

Dr. John Kemeny (left) holds the Priestley Award he received on March 8, 1976. President Samuel Alston Banks (center) stands next to Dr. Kemeny.

Kline Center dedication ceremony, 1980

President Samuel A. Banks speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Kline Life/Sports Learning Center held on Saturday, October 25th, 1980 during Homecoming Weekend.

Kline Center dedication ceremony, 1980

President Sam A. Banks, Joseph T. Simpson, Daniel F. Tully, and trustee William S. Masland revealing the plaque for the Kline Life/Sports Learning Center on October 25, 1980.

Kline Center groundbreaking ceremony, 1979

View of the Kline Center groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 18, 1979.

This photo features President Banks, outgoing President of the Board of Trustees Samuel W. Witwer ('30), as well as Chairman of the Special Planning Committee and incoming President of the Board of Trustees William...

Sidney D. Kline Jr., c.1990

Trustee Sidney DeLong Kline Jr. (right) and President Fritschler stand in a doorway around 1990. Kline is a member of the Class of 1954.

Donald Knuth, Priestley Award, 1981

Dr. Donald Knuth (right) receives the Priestley Award from President Banks on March 10, 1981.

Adrian B. K. Lauw-Zecha, 1952

View of Adrian Ban Kwie Lauw-Zecha (far right) with his parents, brothers, and President William Edel. Lauw-Zecha is a member of the Class of 1952.

Zatae Longsdorff and President Corson, 1937

View of Zatae Longsdorff Straw (Class of 1887) with President Corson (Class of 1917) and Dean of Women Josephine Meredith (Class of 1901) at Commencement in 1937. 

Left to Right: Dr. Straw ; President Corson ; Dean Meredith

Gilbert Malcolm, 1959

When President William Wilcox Edel retired in 1959, the Board of Trustees elected Gilbert Malcolm as president. The photograph depicts Malcolm (left) and Edel on June 7, 1959. Both Edel and Malcolm were members of the Class of 1915.

Gilbert Malcolm on Christmas card, c.1960

View of President Gilbert Malcolm's (Class of 1915) picture on a Christmas card around 1960.

Gilbert Malcolm, c.1960

President Gilbert Malcolm is a member of the Class of 1915. 

President Gilbert Malcom, c.1960

President Gilbert Malcolm is a member of the Class of 1915.

Frank Elmer Masland, Jr., 1952

Trustee Frank Elmer Masland, Jr., a member of the Class of 1918, at an event in 1952.

Left to Right: Sir Robert Chance of Carlisle, England ; Pennsylvania Governor John S. Fine ; Mrs. Chance ; Frank Masland ; President William Edel

James Andrew McCauley, c.1880

President James Andrew McCauley is a member of the Class of 1847.

James Andrew McCauley, c.1885

President James Andrew McCauley is a member of the Class of 1847.

McKenney Hall dedication, 1973

Mr. W. Gibbs McKenney ('39) and his wife Florence Rea McKenney stand in the courtyard of the newly finished McKenney Hall during the dedication ceremony on October 13, 1973. President Howard Rubendall ('31), who presided over the event, stands to the left.

Margaret Mead, Priestley Award, 1971

Margaret Mead receives the Priestley Award from President Rubendall on March 9, 1971.

William Vernon Middleton portrait, c.1965

President Howard L. Rubendall accepts the portrait of the late Bishop W. Vernon Middleton ('28) around 1965.

Mrs. Miriam Horst Middleton and Middleton's daughter, Patricia Jean Middleton, stand next to President Rubendall. 

Morgan family outside of Bosler Hall, c.1922

View of President James H. Morgan (Class of 1878), his wife Mary Rebecca Curran Morgan (Class of 1888), Margaret Morgan McElfish (Class of 1914), and two children outside Bosler Hall around 1922.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Ba, Aunt Margaret, Mary Curran - with Peg...

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