Difference between revisions of "Alexander Hamilton Medal"

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*[[1983]] - [[Franklin Thomas]]
 
*[[1983]] - [[Franklin Thomas]]
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
 
*[[1986]] - [[Joseph Mankiewicz]]
* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]]
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*[[1989]] - [[Robert Pollack]] CC '61
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* [[1991]] - [[John Kluge]] CC '37
 
* [[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
 
* [[1995]] - Columbia Science [[Nobel Prize]] Winners since [[1961]]: 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 since [[1961]]: 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)

Revision as of 00:45, 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.