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The '''Alexander Hamilton Medal''' is presented each year by the Columbia College Alumni Association to an alumnus/a or faculty member for distinguished service and accomplishment in any field of endeavor. The Alexander Hamilton Medal, first presented in 1947 to [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], CC 1882, is the highest tribute awarded to a member of the Columbia College community.
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The '''Alexander Hamilton Medal''' is presented each year by the [[Columbia College Alumni Association]] to an alumnus/a or faculty member for distinguished service and accomplishment in any field of endeavor. The Alexander Hamilton Medal, first presented in [[1947]] to [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], is the highest tribute awarded to a member of the Columbia College community.
  
 
Recently, [[Herman Wouk]]'s was [http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-Rare-Columbia-University-Medal-Paperweight_W0QQitemZ7754432742QQcategoryZ39726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem sold on eBay as a paperweight].
 
Recently, [[Herman Wouk]]'s was [http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-Rare-Columbia-University-Medal-Paperweight_W0QQitemZ7754432742QQcategoryZ39726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem sold on eBay as a paperweight].
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==Past Winners==
 
==Past Winners==
 
*[[1947]]- [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] CC 1882
 
*[[1947]]- [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] CC 1882
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*[[1980]]- [[Herman Wouk]]
 
*[[1995]]- Columbia Science [[Nobel Prize]] Winners: Leon N. Cooper `51 (Physics 1972), Roald Hoffmann `58 (Chemistry 1981), Norman F. Ramsey, Jr. `35 (Physics 1989), Melvin Schwartz `53 (Physics 1988) Julian S. Schwinger `36 (posthumously) (Physics 1965)
 
*[[1995]]- Columbia Science [[Nobel Prize]] Winners: Leon N. Cooper `51 (Physics 1972), Roald Hoffmann `58 (Chemistry 1981), Norman F. Ramsey, Jr. `35 (Physics 1989), Melvin Schwartz `53 (Physics 1988) Julian S. Schwinger `36 (posthumously) (Physics 1965)
 
*[[1997]]- [[Alfred Lerner]] CC'55
 
*[[1997]]- [[Alfred Lerner]] CC'55

Revision as of 18:05, 15 July 2007

The Alexander Hamilton Medal is presented each year by the Columbia College Alumni Association to an alumnus/a or faculty member for distinguished service and accomplishment in any field of endeavor. The Alexander Hamilton Medal, first presented in 1947 to Nicholas Murray Butler, is the highest tribute awarded to a member of the Columbia College community.

Recently, Herman Wouk's was sold on eBay as a paperweight.

Past Winners

Previous winners also include Columbia President Dwight D. Eisenhower and alumni Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.