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Abraham Wehrley Rudisill '70 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 24, 1886

Abraham Wehrley Rudisill (Class of 1870), amateur scientist and Civil War veteran, received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree as part of Dickinson's 1886 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1886 Commencement

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 24, 1886

Commencement exercises for the 1885-86 academic year were held, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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William Lambert Gooding '74 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 30, 1887

Educator William Lambert Gooding (Class of 1874), received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1887 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1887 Commencement

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 30, 1887

Commencement exercises for the 1886-87 academic year were held, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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James William Marshall '48 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 28, 1888

James William Marshall (Class of 1848), bureaucrat and interim United States Postmaster General in 1874, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1888 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
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1888 Commencement

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 28, 1888

Commencement exercises for the 1887-88 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Stewart Lyndon Woodford Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 27, 1889

New York politician Stewart Lyndon Woodfrod receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1889 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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James Fowler Rusling '54 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 27, 1889

James Fowler Rusling (Class of 1854), author, Civil War veteran, and Trustee of Dickinson College from 1861-1883, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1889 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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James Addams Beaver Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 27, 1889

James Addams Beaver, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1887-91 and acting president of Pennsylvania State University from 1906-08, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1889 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1889 Commencement

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 27, 1889

Commencement exercises for the 1888-89 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Nathaniel Barratt Smithers '40 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 19, 1890

Delaware politician Nathaniel Barratt Smithers (Class of 1840) received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1890 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Thomas May Peirce Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 19, 1890
Thomas May Peirce, founder of what would later become Peirce College, received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree as part of Dickinson's 1890 Commencement exercises.
Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1890 Commencement

Date of Event
Thu., Jun. 19, 1890

Commencement exercises for the 1889-90 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Josephus Daniels Gives Address

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 23, 1919

Josephus Daniels, editor, publisher, and Secretary of the United States Navy from 1913-1921, addressed the College as part of its 1919 Commencement exercises. Secretary Daniels also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
Lectures and Symposia
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Eben Swift '73 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Mon., May 13, 1918

Eben Swift (Class of 1873), Major General in the United States Army and director of the US Army War College, receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree as part of Dickinson's 1918 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Stanley Dunbar Embick '97 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Mon., May 13, 1918

Stanley Dunbar Embick (Class of 1897), Lieutenant General in the United States Army, receives an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of Dickinson's 1918 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1918 Commencement

Date of Event
Mon., May 13, 1918

Commencement exercises for the 1917-18 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1917 Commencement

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 4, 1917

Commencement exercises for the 1916-17 academic year were held.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1916 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 7, 1916

Commencement exercises for the 1915-16 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1915 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 9, 1915

Commencement exercises for the 1914-15 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1914 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1914

Commencement exercises for the 1913-14 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Fitzroy Carrington Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 11, 1913

Fitzroy Carrington, editor, curator, and print enthusiast, received an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of Dickinson's 1913 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1913 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 11, 1913

Commencement exercises for the 1912-13 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Theodore Marburg Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., May 29, 1912

Theodore Marburg, diplomat, publicist, civic leader, and peace advocate, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1912 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1912 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., May 29, 1912

Commencement exercises for the 1911-12 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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