Physical chemist George B. Kistiakowsky, professor at Harvard University and member of the Manhattan Project, was presented with the 1958 Priestley Award.
Theoretical Physicist Edward Teller, member of the Manhatten Project and professor at the Radiation Laboratory at the University of California was presented the 1957 Priestley award.
Detlev W. Bronk, President of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, is presented the 1956 Priestley Award.
Harold C. Urey of the University of Chicago whose discovery of deuterium earned him the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is presented the 1955 Priestley Award.
Karl T. Compton, Chairman of the Corporation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was presented with the annual Priestley Award. Compton gave an address at the ceremony titled "Some Applications of the Van de Graaff High Voltage Generator to Medicine and Food Technology."
Dr. Paul R. Burkholder, class of 1924, Osborne Professor of Botany and chairman of the department of Plant Science at Yale University was presented the 1953 Priestley Award. At the ceremony Dr. Burkholder, discoverer of chloromycetin, gave an address titled "The Service of Science to Society".
Dr. Hugh Stott Taylor, dean of the graduate school at Princeton University, was presented the Inaugural Joseph Priestley Award, giving an address titled "Catalytic Research - Modern Trends" at the ceremony. The award, established in memory of Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, is given to a distinguished scientist for his discoveries or contributions to the welfare of mankind.
Milton Davidson, '33, became the first recipient of the Omicron Delta Kappa Sophomore Cup. ODK created the cup in 1931 to be awarded to the member of the sophomore class deemed most exceptional in a combination of the fields of athletics, scholarship, publications, social leadership, and general college leadership. Davidson was an upstanding scholar and a member of the glee club and the track, football, and basketball teams.
Esther Popel Shaw (Class of 1919), poet, educator, and Dickinson's first black female graduate, is awarded a posthumous honorary degree during an event called "Dickinson College Crossing Borders: A Celebration of Multiple Homelands."
During an event called "Dickinson College Crossing Borders: A Celebration of Multiple Homelands," Sylvie Toux is installed as the inaugural holder of the Dickinson Toulouse Center Carol Jones Saunders '62 Faculty Directorship.
Leon Golub was presented the 1992 Arts Award for his paintings that explore state-sponsored violence. His work WorldWide was on display at the Trout Gallery when he received the award.
Vartan Gregorian, President of Brown University from 1989-97, addressed the College as part of the 1989 Commencement exercises. Dr. Gregorian also received an honorary degree from the College.
Media businessman Thornton F. Bradshaw addressed the College as part of its 1986 Commencement exercises. Mr. Bradshaw also received an honorary degree from the College.
Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2009-13, received the Sam Rose '58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Global Environmental Activism.
The Office of Diversity Initiatives hosts the second annual Progressive Dinner during Homecoming and Family Weekend at which alumni, students, faculty and staff discuss how to make Dickinson a more vibrant and inclusive community.