Otto Kraushaar, President of Goucher College from 1948-67, addressed Dickinson College as part of its 1956 Commencement exercises. Dr. Kraushaar also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1955-56 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Leslie Severinghaus, educator, philanthropist, and president of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1955 Commencement exercises.
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Leonard Carmichael addressed the College as part of its 1955 Commencement exercises. Dr. Carmichael also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1954-55 academic year were held outdoors on the Benjamin Rush campus.
Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss, businessman, public official, and member of the Atomic Energy Commission, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1954 Commencement exercises.
Lewis H. Rohrbaugh (Class of 1930), administrator at Boston University Medical Center, public servant in the United States Departments of State and Agriculture, and Vice President of the University of Arkansas, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1954 Commencement exercises.
Goodrich Cook White, President of Emory University, addressed the College as part of its 1954 Commencement exercises. Dr. White also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1953-54 academic year were held outdoors on the Benjamin Rush campus.
Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior of the United States, addressed the College as part of its 1953 Commencement exercises. Mr. McKay also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1952-53 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
This opening ceremony was held on August 25, 2013 at 4:00 pm. The Academic Procession began on Britton Plaza and ended in the Academic Quad in front of Old West. Following the presentation of new students, new faculty members and administrators were introduced. Both the 2013 Ganoe Award and the Shuman Prizes were given out, and the Senior and Junior Sophisters and Phi Beta Kappa were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. The president of Student Senate then greeted the new students. Next, new college president Nancy A. Roseman gave her presidential address.
This convocation ceremony was held on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm. The Academic Procession began in Britton Plaza and made its way to the lawn in front of Old West. After the presentation of the new students, new faculty members and administrators were introduced. The 2012 Ganoe Award winner was announced, and the Senior and Junior Sophisters and Phi Beta Kappa were recognized for outstanding academic achievement. The Shuman Prizes were also awarded.
President William W. Edel received the Honorary Freedom of Carlisle, England from Sir Robert Chance, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland County. Lord Lieutenant Chance presented the honor as part of his Commencement address on the connection between Carlisle, PA and its English namesake.
William Addleman Ganoe (Class of 1902), namesake of the Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1952 Commencement exercises.
Sir Robert Chance, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland County, England, addressed the College as part of the 1952 Commencement exercises. The title was "The Bond That Joins Us," referring to the English city of Carlisle and its connection to its United States counterpart.
Commencement exercises for the 1951-52 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
John S. Fine, jurist and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951-55, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1951 Commencement exercises.
Harold Edward Stassen, Governor of Minnesota from 1939-43 and President of the University of Pennsylvania from 1948-53, addressed the College as part of its 1951 Commencement exercises. Dr. Stassen also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1950-51 academic year were held at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Eugene Carson Blake, president of the National Council of Churches, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1974 Commencement exercises.
John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, President of West Virginia Wesleyan College and United States Senator from West Virginia, addressed the College as part of its 1974 Commencement exercises. Senator Rockefeller also received an honorary degree from the College.
Commencement exercises for the 1973-74 academic year were held in front of Old West.
Psychologist Matina Souretis Horner received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1973 Commencement exercises.
Leonard Woodcock, President of United Auto Workers from 1970-77 and and the first United States Ambassador to China, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1973 Commencement exercises.