Kyle Hendricks ’12 and the Chicago Cubs Go to the World Series
2016
Hendricks pitched the clinching the game of the 2016 National League Championship Series with 7.1 scoreless innings.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Memorial Field Completed
1923
While originally built in 1893, Memorial Field and its stadium were not completed until 1923.
The Mirica Group Designs an Electronic “Nose”
2017
Katherine Mirica is an assistant professor of chemistry and head of the Mirica Group at Dartmouth College.
William Kamkwamba ‘14 Pens a New York Times Bestseller
2009
At age 14, Kamkwamba built a windmill from spare parts to help his small African town survive a famine.
Ben Barres, MD, PhD MED ’79 Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
2013
"Great science starts with curiosity. There are no easy problems...That's what drives the creativity, the perseverance, and hopefully the rigor."
The Great Day
1967
378 female students from Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke and Colby Junior College attended the event.
Baker Memorial Library Opens
1928
The library was located, as librarian Nathaniel L. Goodrich commented, “at the heart of the campus.”
Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth
1971
The influential new music composer came to teach in the classics department and the comparative literature program.
Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Built
1938
The lodge was constructed to serve some of the nation's earliest competitive skiing.
Lori Arviso Alvord ’79 Becomes First Navajo Surgeon
1994
"I visited Dartmouth thanks to the Native Fly-In Program, and was intrigued."
Institute of Arctic Studies (IAS) Established
1989
IAS is the Dickey Center's home for all environmental programming, as well as national and international climate and polar initiatives.
Hannah Croasdale Gains Tenure
1964
The botanist was the first woman in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth to achieve the level of full professor.