List of Williams College Bicentennial Medal Winners
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The Williams College Bicentennial Medal, was created by Williams College
in 1993, the College's 200th anniversary. The Bicentennial Medals "honor members of the Williams community for distinguished achievement in any field of endeavor."
The following is a table listing the number of winners who graduated per five year period.
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in 1993, the College's 200th anniversary. The Bicentennial Medals "honor members of the Williams community for distinguished achievement in any field of endeavor."
The following is a table listing the number of winners who graduated per five year period.
| Year | 1920-1924 | 1925-1929 | 1930-1934 | 1935-1939 | 1940-1944 | 1945-1949 | 1950-1954 | 1955-1959 | 1960-1964 | 1965-1969 | 1970-1974 | 1975-1979 | 1980-1984 | 1985-1989 | 1990-1994 | 1995-1999 | 2000-2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Grads | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
1993
- John C. Bennett, Class of 1924
- Michael BeschlossMichael BeschlossMichael Richard Beschloss is an American historian. A specialist in the United States presidency, he is the author of nine books.- Early life :...
, Class of 1977 - Janet H. Brown, Class of 1973
- James M. Burns, Class of 1939
- Dennis Butler, Class of 1987
- Lucy Calkins, Class of 1973
- Delos M. Cosgrove, Class of 1962
- Gordon J. Davis, Class of 1963
- Rev. Charles W. GilchristCharles W. GilchristCharles W. Gilchrist received degrees from Williams College magna cum laude in 1958 and Harvard Law School in 1961 and was admitted into the Maryland Bar in 1962. He was active in many civic and political organizations, including the D.C. Bar Association and the Democratic Central Committee, and...
, Class of 1958 - William Hoch, Class of 1989
- Lee F. Jackson, Class of 1989
- Kristine Karlson, Class of 1985
- Colin McCord, Class of 1949
- Charlotte Neuville, Class of 1973
- Robert Oxnam, Class of 1964
- Michael Reed, Class of 1975
- Jack Sawyer, Class of 1939
- Whitney S. Stoddard, Class of 1935
- M. Jay Tarses, Class of 1961
- Telford TaylorTelford TaylorTelford Taylor was an American lawyer best known for his role in the Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, his opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s, and his outspoken criticism of U.S...
, Class of 1928 - Kirk VarnedoeKirk VarnedoeJohn Kirk Train Varnedoe was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia and was an American art historian and writer, a Professor of the History of Art at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and a noted curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.-Life:He studied...
, Class of 1967 - E. Wayne Wilkins, Class of 1941
- Del de Windt, Class of 1943
1994
- Stephen S. Clarey, Class of 1962
- Steven A. Gould, Class of 1968
- Tracy P. Lewis, Class of 1983
- John Malcolm, Class of 1972
- J. Hodge Markgraf, Class of 1952
- Jon StoneJon StoneJon Stone is best known for writing and producing Sesame Street, and is credited with helping develop characters such as Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. He is regarded by many as one of the best children's television writers. He started working for children's programs in 1955...
, Class of 1952
1995
- William M. Boyd II, Class of 1963
- John W. Chandler
- Joseph C. Harsch, Class of 1927
- William M. Partington, Class of 1950
- Earl A. Powell III, Class of 1966
- Ellen Vargyas, Class of 1971
1996
- S. Lane FaisonS. Lane FaisonS. Lane Faison was an art history professor at Williams College. Faison headed the art history department at Williams from 1940 to 1969 and remained on the full-time faculty until 1976. Several of his students went on to direct major museums including Earl A. Powell III of the National Gallery of...
, Class of 1929 - Tao HoTao HoTao Ho is an architect from Hong Kong.Dr. Ho was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Williams College and then studied architecture at Harvard University and worked as a personal assistant to the Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. He has been teaching and practising in Hong Kong since 1964. He...
, Class of 1960 - Wendy W. JacobWendy W. JacobWendy W. Jacob is an American artist who works as an urban interventionist.-Life and work:Wendy Jacob received her bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1980, and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago.She has created installations and interventions in social...
, Class of 1980 - John R. Lane, Class of 1966
- Channing G. Lowe, Class of 1975
- A. Laurie Palmer, Class of 1981
- Arthur K. Wheelock, Class of 1965
1997
- John FrankenheimerJohn FrankenheimerJohn Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
, Class of 1951 - Paul Grogan, Class of 1972
- A. Clayton Spencer, Class of 1977
- Henry Strong, Class of 1949
- John Toland, Class of 1936
- Rev. Preston Washington, Class of 1970
1998
- Dr. Lisa Capaldini, Class of 1978
- Stephen CaseSteve CaseStephen McConnell "Steve" Case is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online . Since his retirement as chairman of AOL Time Warner in 2003, he has gone on to build a variety of new businesses through his investment...
, Class of 1980 - William FinnWilliam FinnWilliam Alan Finn is an American composer and lyricist of musicals. His musical Falsettos received the 1992 Tony Awards for Best Music and Lyrics and for Best Book.-Biography:...
, Class of 1974 - George Kennedy, Class of 1948
- Richard Moe, Class of 1959
- Dr. Frank Richards, Class of 1975
- Martha A. Williamson, Class of 1977
1999
- Tsong-Zung J. Chang, Class of 1973
- Martha M. Coakley, Class of 1975
- Dominick DunneDominick DunneDominick John Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with the judicial system...
, Class of 1949 - Henry N. Flynt Jr., Class of 1944
- James P. Stearns, Class of 1970
- Joseph C. Thompson, Class of 1981
2000
- David Battey, Class of 1985
- Richard HelmsRichard HelmsRichard McGarrah Helms was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1966 to 1973. He was the only director to have been convicted of lying to the United States Congress over Central Intelligence Agency undercover activities. In 1977, he was sentenced to the maximum fine and received a suspended...
, Class of 1935 - George Hyde, Class of 1949
- Margaret Lowman, Class of 1976
- Steven Rogers, Class of 1979
2001
- Robert J. KelleherRobert J. KelleherRobert J. Kelleher is a former American tennis player and official, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000, and a United States federal judge...
, Class of 1935 - Arthur Levitt Jr.Arthur LevittArthur Levitt, Jr. was the twenty-fifth and longest-serving Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to 2001. Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Since May 2001 he has been...
, Class of 1952 - Karen DeLong Parles, Class of 1981
- William Bo S. Peabody, Class of 1994
- Dr. Deborah M. Robinson, Class of 1978
- Gregory H. Zaff, Class of 1984
2002
- Mitchell J. Besser, Class of 1976
- Robert T. Coulter, Class of 1966
- Patricia Hellman Gibbs, Class of 1982
- Alvin B. Kernan, Class of 1949
- John W. Kifner, Class of 1963
- Charles H. Shaw, Class of 1955
2003
- Charles M. Collins, Class of 1969
- Stephen J. Farley, Class of 1985
- Regina A. Kelly, Class of 1986
- Stephen S. Marino, Class of 1976
- Edmund M. Mauro Jr., Class of 1954
- George H. McCracken Jr., Class of 1958
- Stacy SchiffStacy SchiffStacy Madeleine Schiff is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American nonfiction author and guest columnist for The New York Times.-Biography:...
, Class of 1982
2004
- Felix Grossman, Class of 1956
- Sonia NazarioSonia NazarioSonia Nazario has written about social issues for more than two decades, most recently as a projects reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She holds the distinctions of winning the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, and of being the youngest writer to be hired by the Wall Street Journal.She...
, Class of 1982 - Clarence Otis, Class of 1977
- Richard Repp, Class of 1957
- Kevin WhiteKevin WhiteKevin Hagan White is an American politician best known as the Mayor of Boston, a position he held from 1968 to 1984.-Early years:...
, Class of 1952
2005
- Glenn Lowry, Class of 1976
- Bernard BailynBernard BailynBernard Bailyn is an American historian, author, and professor specializing in U.S. Colonial and Revolutionary-era History. He has been a professor at Harvard University since 1953. Bailyn has won the Pulitzer Prize for History twice . In 1998 the National Endowment for the Humanities selected...
, Class of 1944 - Edgar Bronfman, Sr.Edgar Bronfman, Sr.Edgar Miles Bronfman is a Canadian businessman. He is a member of the Bronfman family.-Biography:Bronfman is the son of Samuel Bronfman, the founder of Distillers Corporation Limited, who purchased Seagram's in 1928...
, Class of 1950 - A. R. GurneyA. R. GurneyA. R. Gurney is an American playwright and novelist. He is known for works including Love Letters, The Cocktail Hour, and The Dining Room. Gurney currently lives in both New York and Connecticut....
, Class of 1952 - Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Class of 1983
- Marisa Reddy Randazzo, Class of 1989
2006
- Elizabeth A. Andersen, Class of 1987
- Gregory M. Avis, Class of 1980
- Stanley O. Foster, Class of 1955
- Eric ReevesEric ReevesDr. Eric Reeves is professor of English Language and Literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, Milton, and the history of literary theory and the history of literacy....
, Class of 1972 - Catherine M. Salser, Class of 1988
- Anna L. Waring, Class of 1978
2007
- Stephen R. Lewis, Class of 1960
- Thomas W. Payzant, Class of 1962
- H. Ward Marston IV, Class of 1973
- Read Zars, Class of 1977
- Alice P. Albright, Class of 1983
- Margaret G. Kim, Class of 1991
2008
- Dean Cycon, Class of 1975
- Dickinson R. Debevoise, Class of 1946
- Mayda A. Del Valle, Class of 2000
- Michael J. Govan, Class of 1985
- Eugene C. Latham, Class of 1955
- Susan SchwabSusan SchwabSusan C. Schwab is an American politician, who served as United States Trade Representative from June, 2006 to January, 2009....
, Class of 1976
2009
- Mark UdallMark UdallMark Emery Udall is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Democratic Party. From 1999 to 2009, Udall served in the United States House of Representatives, representing . He also served a term in the Colorado House of Representatives.Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the...
, Class of 1972 - Karen Ashby, Class of 1979
- Mika BrzezinskiMika BrzezinskiMika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
, Class of 1989 - Gary Fisketjon, Class of 1976
- John F. Raynolds, Class of 1951