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==Past Winners==
 
==Past Winners==
* [[1947]] - University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]  
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* [[1947]] - University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] CC 1882
 
* [[1952]] - [[Carlton Hayes]] CC 1904
 
* [[1952]] - [[Carlton Hayes]] CC 1904
* [[1975]] - [[Meyer Schapiro]]
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* [[1975]] - [[Meyer Schapiro]] CC '24
 
* [[1979]] - University President [[William McGill]]
 
* [[1979]] - University President [[William McGill]]
* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]]
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* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]] CC '34
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]

Revision as of 00:41, 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.