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.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Theodor Geisel '25 Writes His First Children's Book
1937
As Dr. Seuss, he authored and illustrated more than 50 children’s books that have been translated into more than 20 languages.
First Measles Vaccine Licensed
1963
Dr. Samuel Katz ‘48, DMS‘50 helped develop the vaccine with John Enders at Boston Children's Hospital.
Lori Arviso Alvord ’79 Becomes First Navajo Surgeon
1994
"I visited Dartmouth thanks to the Native Fly-In Program, and was intrigued."
Dartmouth's First Fulbright Scholars
1946
The program aims to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchanges.
C. Everett Koop ‘37 Begins Serving as U.S. Surgeon General
1982
Koop changed the way American medicine was practiced—and that was before he became the nation’s top doctor.
Karl Barry Sharpless ‘63 Receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2001
Sharpless credited a Dartmouth professor for helping set the course of his life's work.
Mindy Kaling ’01 Publishes Her Second New York Times Bestseller
2015
Comedy phenomenon Mindy Kaling ’01 returned to Hanover in 2018 to deliver the main address at commencement.
John Carleton, Class of 1922, Competes at the Inaugural Winter Olympics
1924
Since those first Winter Games, the College on the Hill has seen student-athletes and alumni participate in every Winter Olympics.
Fred Rogers '50 Delivers the Commencement Address
2002
"And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal. We are intimately related. May we never even pretend that we are not."
Louise Erdich '76 Wins the National Book Award
2012
A citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Erdrich graduated with the College's first coeducational class.
Eric Fanning '90 Appointed Secretary of the Army
2016
Eric Fanning was the 22nd Secretary of the Army, appointed by President Obama.