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| − | 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]] | + | 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 [http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-Rare-Columbia-University-Medal-Paperweight_W0QQitemZ7754432742QQcategoryZ39726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem sold on eBay as a paperweight]. | Recently, [[Herman Wouk]]'s was [http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-Rare-Columbia-University-Medal-Paperweight_W0QQitemZ7754432742QQcategoryZ39726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem sold on eBay as a paperweight]. | ||
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==Past Winners== | ==Past Winners== | ||
*[[1947]]- [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] CC 1882 | *[[1947]]- [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] CC 1882 | ||
| + | *[[1980]]- [[Herman Wouk]] | ||
*[[1995]]- Columbia Science [[Nobel Prize]] Winners: 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: 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) | ||
*[[1997]]- [[Alfred Lerner]] CC'55 | *[[1997]]- [[Alfred Lerner]] CC'55 | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 15 July 2007
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
- 1947- Nicholas Murray Butler CC 1882
- 1980- Herman Wouk
- 1995- Columbia Science Nobel Prize Winners: 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)
- 1997- Alfred Lerner CC'55
- 1998- Roone Arledge CC'52
- 1999- Columbia Professor: William Theodore de Bary, CC'41, James Shenton, CC'49, Richard Axel, CC'67
- 2000- William Campbell, CC’62
Previous winners also include Columbia President Dwight D. Eisenhower and alumni Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
