Difference between revisions of "Alexander Hamilton Medal"

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* [[1975]] - [[Meyer Schapiro]]
 
* [[1975]] - [[Meyer Schapiro]]
 
* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]]
 
* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]]
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*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]
 
* [[1994]] - Core Curriculum Faculty: Honoring the 75th Anniversary of the [[Core Curriculum]] by awarding the 75 tenured faculty teaching Core Classes. Accepted on their behalf by [[Jacques Barzun]] CC '27
 
* [[1994]] - Core Curriculum Faculty: Honoring the 75th Anniversary of the [[Core Curriculum]] by awarding the 75 tenured faculty teaching Core Classes. Accepted on their behalf by [[Jacques Barzun]] CC '27

Revision as of 00:33, 28 September 2009

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 William Joseph Donovan, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.