Difference between revisions of "Alexander Hamilton Medal"

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* [[1979]] - University President [[William McGill]]
 
* [[1979]] - University President [[William McGill]]
 
* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]] CC '34
 
* [[1980]] - [[Herman Wouk]] CC '34
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*[[1983]] - [[Franklin Thomas]]
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]
 
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]

Revision as of 00:43, 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.