Honorary Degrees Conferred, 2007 - 2011

File — Box: E-05

Identifier: E:051

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

2007 - 2011

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Honorary degrees conferred 2007: Ruth Abram D.Hum., John E. Jones III LL.D., Edmund Pellegrino S.D., Garry Trudeau L.H.D.;

Four women honored as MC celebrates 50th anniversary of coeducation 2008: Lee Berry D.D., Barbara Crossette L.H.D., Marian Wright Edelman LL.D., Sara Gammon S.D., Judy Shepard L.H.D.;

Degrees conferred 2009: Muhammad Ali L.H.D., Gilbert Cates Art.D., Galway Kinnell Litt.D., Kathleen Alana McGinty L.H.D.;

Degrees conferred 2010: Stephen D. Brookfield L.H.D., Kathryn Fuller L.H.D., Ronald F. Levant L.H.D.;

Degrees conferred 2011: Benjamin Carson S.D., Tony Kushner Litt.D., Joseph B. Scheller L.H.D., Rita Scheller L.H.D., James B. Stewart Litt.D., Peter Yarrow Litt.D.