Recognitions and Honorary Degrees Records

Recognitions and Honorary Degrees Records, 1892-2002

Overview of the Collection

Title: Recognitions and Honorary Degrees Records
Dates: 1892-2002 (inclusive)
18922002

1940-2002 (bulk)
19402002
Quantity: 2 cu. ft.
Collection Number: General Collection B-1-3-1
Summary: Biographies of Award Recipients at Whitworth College. These have been drawn from a number of sources. Also included are references to materials in the Whitworth Board of Trustees file which discuss the pros and cons of the practice of awarding honorary degrees.
Repository: Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

This file constitutes a record of recognitions of outstanding individuals in the life of Whitworth College (honorary degrees and other awards). It is an open file; additional entries may be made in future years. Sources include the Board of Trustees file, newspaper clippings, Whitworth College alumni publications, the college catalogs, and commencement programs.

Over the years there has been some controversy concerning the practice of awarding honorary degrees by colleges and universities. Have some of them been awarded in the expectation of financial gain or prestige by the institution? If so, some evaluators assert that the practice cheapens the degree. (NOTE: For a discussion of the practice see Folder 1/2 in this file and Honorary Degree Committee folders in the Board of Trustees file). On the other hand, some recipients may be highly deserving of the honor for lives of exemplary service. The researcher is invited to decide.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Biographies of Award Recipients at Whitworth College. These have been drawn from a number of sources. Also included are references to materials in the Whitworth Board of Trustees file which discuss the pros and cons of the practice of awarding honorary degrees.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

This collection is open for use

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Since this is an open file a detailed inventory of recipients of awards (in alphabetical order) is not included here.

Processing Note

This collection was last updated on 27 Aug. 2002

Related Materials

Board of Trustees, Faculty Biographies, Trustee Biographies, Alumni Publications

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)

Description

Box/Folder

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Introduction and Inventory; Lists of Recipients by Year of Award

Photographs The Recognitions Committee Guidelines. Critique of the Practice of Awarding Honorary Degrees by Colleges and Universities (See also Board of Trustees File, Honorary Degrees Committee) Honorary Degrees Committee Minutes. Christian Service Awards. Christian Statesman Awards. Distinguished Community Service Awards. Distinguished Lay Leader Awards. Distinguished Pastoral Leadership Awards. The George F. Whitworth Medal.

Whitworth College Honorary Degrees

Name	Occupation	Year awarded
Ainley, Rev. Charles	Pastor	1959
Alder, Dr. Homer Everett	Educator	1960
Ahmaogok, Rev. Roy	Missionary to Alaskan Eskimos	1965
Andrews, Rev. C. W.	Pastor	1998
Arend, Albert K.	Businessman, Civic and Community Leader	1965
Armstrong, Rev. R. Rolland	Field Representative, Board of National Missions in Alaska	1953
Bhandare, Rt. Rev. Ramahandra S.	Bishop, United Church of India	1977
Bassett, G. W.	Director, Los Angeles Conservatory of Music
Baugh, Rev. Odin Albertus	Pastor	1968
Bhardare, Rt. Rev. R. S.	Bishop of Nagpur, North India	1977
Blackstone, Rev. James H.	Pastor	1950
Boppell, Rev. Charles J.	Pastor	1952
Breckenridge, Eugene H.	Educator	1969
Brown, Rev. David	Pastor	1948
Brown, Paul C.	Pacific Coast Secretary for Christian Education	1931
Bryan, Rev. Ernest Rowland	Pastor	1949
Burgess, Rev. Frank Russell	Pastor	1968
Buteyn, Rev. Donald P.	Pastor	1974
Caldwell, Rev. Edward James	Pastor	1959
Campbell, Rev. Alexander Murdo	Director of Evangelism	1956
Campbell, Rev. Kenneth	Representative, Board of Pensions	1958
Campbell, Phyllis J.	Bank President and C. E. O.	1994
Carr, Rev. A. Vincent	Pastor	1960
Carroll, Charles O.	Prosecuting Attorney	1963
Chalmers, Rev. William George	Pastor, College President	1968
Chutikul, Saisuree V.	Secretary-General, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok, Thailand	1988
Claver, O. P., Sister Peter	Hospital President	1990
Coffin y Sanches, Rev. Jose	Moderator, General Assembly of Mexico	1948
Cosh, Rev. Nathan	Pastor, Scotland	1895
Cowles, William Hutchinson	Newspaper Publisher	1954
Coughlin, S. J., Rev. Bernard J.	College President	1996
Christiansen, Rev. Robert M.	Pastor	1954
Crawford, Rev. T. M.	Pastor	1895
Cunningham, Rev. Robert R.	Pastor	1965
Daniel, Robert	Businessman	1971
Das, Rev. Andrew Thakur	Leader, Church of Pakistan	1952
Davenport, Rev. D. M.	Pastor	1896
Davis, Rev. Robert Newman	Pastor	1975
Devin, William F.	Attorney; President, Synod of Washington Corporation	1957
Divine, Dr. Sherman L.		1923
Doromal, Quintian Salas	President, Silliman University, Philippine Islands	1974
Drury, Dr. Clifton M.	Author and Educator	1955
Duerr, Donald A.	Business Administrator	No Action
Duoane, Margaret Taylor	Pioneer of Sacred Dance	1998
Duff, Rev. Haldane	Pastor	No Action
Dunlap, Rev. A. Taylor	Pastor	No Action
Durham, Nelson W.	Writer, History of Spokane, WA	1935
Duvall, Robert F.	President and C. E. O., National Council on Economic Education	1995
Edmonson, Rev. W. W.	Pastor	1927
Egtvedt, Clairmont L.	Chairman and Director, Boeing Co.	1965
Esler, Rev. David	Seminary Professor	1965
Evans, Hon. Daniel Jackson	Governor of State of Washington	1966
Ferguson, Rev. Robert R.	Pastor	1960
Foley, Hon. Thomas S.	Speaker, House of Representatives	1990
Forrester, Dr. James	Director of Development, Whitworth College	1949
Fosseen, Hon. Neal R.	Mayor of Spokane, Washington	1967
Frazier, Dr. William Harvey	Physician	1986
French, Dr. C. Clement	President, Washington State Univ.	1956
Fuller, Millard D.	Founder of Habitat for Humanity	1990
Ghormley, Dr. Alfred M.	Businessman	1963
Ghormley, Rev. Charles	Pastor	1943
Giboney, Rev. George W.	Pastor	1898
Ginley, Rev. Charles Howard	Missionary to Mexico and Guatemala	1959
Glarum, L. Stanley	Professor of Music	1968
Graves, J. P.	Investor	1940
Gray, Frances Marian	President, Beirut College for Women, Lebanon	1960
Green, Jr., Joshua	Banker	1968
Hampson, Thomas	Opera Singer	1993
Han, Rev. Joong-Sik	Head Chaplain, Soong-Sil University, Seoul, Korea	1996
Hardwick, Dr. Francis T.	Educator	1944
Hatfield, Sen. Mark O.	Politician	1980
Hanson, Raymond L.	Attorney	1978
Hatch, Jack	Businessman and Community Leader	1991
Hays, Rev. James	Pastor	1926
Hill, Judge Matthew W.	Justice of the Supreme Court	No Action
Hines, Jerome Albert Link	Metropolitan Opera Basso	1964
Hitchcock, Philip S.	Lumberman	1962
Hixson, Christine	President, Lied Foundation	1998
Hofmeister, Jr., Rev. Charles F.	Pastor	No Action
Holcomb, Rev. Ronald	Pastor	No Action
Holt, Lt. Col. Maurice Robert	Chaplain, U. S. Army	1956
Horan, Hon. Walt	Congressman, Lawyer	1946
Howes, Rev. Roy E.	Pastor	1960
Hutchison, Rev. A. L.	Pastor	1896
Irwin, David M.	President, Washington Friends of Higher Education	1997
James, Rev. D. M.	Pastor	1892
Jenkins, Marion R.	Dean of Women, Whitworth College	1965
Johnson, Rev. C. Walter	Missionary	1951
Johnston, Eric	Lawyer	1942
Jones, Rev. G. Loren	Pastor	1982
Jones, Rev. Olin McKendree	Pastor and Educator	1962
Kamm, Dr. Samuel Richey	Educator	1963
Katims, Milton	Conductor of Seattle Symphony	1959
Keen, Rev. Hunter	Pastor to the Nez Perce	1991
Kelly, Rev. William R.	Presbytery and Synod Executive	1971
Kildow, George O.	Educator	1950
Killian, Rev. William L.	Pastor	1930
Kim, Chi Sun	President, Soong Sil University, Seoul, Korea	1988
Kim, Rev. Sam Whan	Pastor, Seoul, Korea	2001
Kipper, Joe	Businessman	No Action
Kissinger, Dorothy Vale	Humanitarian	1978
Klein, Marjorie	Music Educator	1984
Knoll, Rev. Lee E.	Pastor	1954
Koehler, Rev. Charles F.	Pastor	1928
Koopmans, Rev. Theodore	Pastor	1961
Koper, Rev. Paul W.	Christian Education Director, Synod of Oklahoma	1955
Kuyper, Rev. Neal Arie	Pastor and Psychologist	1967
Lainson, Jr., Harry A.	Businessman	1965
Lamont, Rev. T. J.	Pastor	1895
Langford, Rev. Richard P.	Pastor	1965
Lazear, Jr., Rev. Robert M.	Missionary in Columbia, S. A.	1953
Lee, John Park	Public Relations Director, Board of National Missions	1963
Lindaman, Edward B.	President of Whitworth College	1980
Little, Rev. James S.	Pastor	1976
Little, John Russell	Seminary Provost	1963
MacFarlane, Rev. Robert T.	Pastor	1937
MacHenry, Rev. Ward W.	Pastor	1949
Marshall, Rev. John Murray	Pastor	1976
Mason, Leslie F.	Supt. Of Lakeland Village	1964
McCleave, Rev. George	Pastor	1951
McCloud, Rev. J. Oscar	Program Agency Director Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.)	1975
McEachran, William L.	Businessman	1950
Meekhof, Rev. David C.	President, Sheldon Jackson College	1999
Mills, Rev. Robert A.	Pastor	1967
Mitchell, Chaplain Lawrance Jessup	Chaplain, U. S. Army	1952
Moldenhauer, Dr. Hans	Music Archivist and Researcher	1986
Moody, Rev. Raymond Waddell	Pastor	1967
Muir, Rev. Charles W.	Field Director of Christian Education, Synod of WA-AK	1957
Munger, Rev. Robert A.	Pastor	1947
Myers, Dale D.	Engineer, N. A. S. A.	1970
Myers, Dr. David G.	Educator	1989
Myers, Kenneth G.	Businessman	1975
Neustel, Benjamin Conrad	Professor of Chemistry	1953
Newhall, Jane	Christian Philanthropist	1992
Ogilvie, Rev. Lloyd John	Pastor	1973
Osbrink, Rev. Leonard James	Pastor	No Action
Palmer, Rev. Earl Frank	Pastor	1985
Park, Rev. Chang-Whan	Seminary Professor, Seoul, Korea	1967
Parks, Dr. Sharon Daloz	Seminary Professor	1990
Paul, William Lewis	Attorney	1972
Pawlik, Rev. Zdzislaw	Pastor, Warsaw, Poland	1985
Pearson, Jr., Rev. J. Edgar	Pastor	1970
Penhalurick, Rev. Harold E.	National Missions Field Representative	1964
Petersen, Rev. Lemuel	Executive Minister, Greater Seattle Council of Churches	1961
Phillips, Wendell	Archaeologist	1964
Planje, C. W.	Businessman	No Action
Polhemus, Rev. C. E.	Presbytery Executive	1950
Price, Rev. Sheldon	Pastor	1948
Rasco, Rev. William Wilson	Director of Christian Education, Synod of Oklahoma	1955
Rayburn, Rev. James	Director of Young Life	No Action
Redfield, Rev. Richard	Pastor	No Action
Rice, Jr., Rev. Howard L.	Assoc. Professor, San Anselmo Seminary	1978
Rodkey, Dr. Grant	Physician	1988
Rogers, Hon. David H.	Mayor, City of Spokane	1977
Ross, S. N. J. M.,Dr. Kathleen A.	President, Heritager College	1992
Scafe, Rev. Charles R.	Pastor	1925
Schnucker, Rev. Calvin T.	Pastor	1944
Shaw, Rev. Ellis Raymond	Pastor	No Action
Shaw, Jr., John A.	Supt. Of Public Schools, Spokane	1953
Simon, Arthur E.	Attorney	1964
Sinclair, Rev. Clarence H.	Columbia Cooperative Minister	No Action
Smith, Dr. Ellen	Psychologist, South Africa	1987
Smith, Dr. Dorothy Paulsen	Vice President, Valparaiso University	1997
Smith, Helen Faul	Professor, Medical University of South Africa	1987
Smith, Dr. Nico	Pastor, South Africa	1987
Smith, Rev. Richard Knox	Synod of Arizona Executive	1969
Sorensen, William Charles	Superintendent of Public Schools, Spokane, WA	1963
Starr, William S.	President, Young Life	1978
Stassen, Hon. Harold Edward	Governor, State of Minnesota; Assistant to President Eisenhower	1936
Staub, Rev. H. A.	Pastor	1936
Steele, Rev. Garth	Pastor	1959
Stevenson, Rev. W. A.	President, Whitworth College	1924
Stewart, A. M.	Editor and Proprietor of The Scottish American, New York City	1894
Stoddard, Rev. William E.	Pastor	1973
Stone, Raymond L.	Dean of Faculty, North Idaho Junior College	No Action
Stroum, Samuel N.	Businessman	1989
Sundberg, Rev. Rodney A.	Missionary (C. O. E. M. A. R.)	1963
Tapingkae, Dr. Amnua	President, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand	1996
Taylor, Rev. Donald E.	Pastor	No Action
Taylor, Rev. Norman	Missionary	1951
Teeter, Dorothea	Missionary, Beirut, Lebanon	1981
Thompson, Rev. A. N.	Pastor	1894
Thorp, Rev. Robert G.	Missionary to Guatemala	1967
Thulean, Donald	Conductor, Spokane Symphony	1967
Top, Rev. Evert	Pastor	1948
Toriumi, Rev. David	Pastor	No Action
Tracy, Louise Treadwell	Founder of John Tracy Clinic	1974
Travaille, Rev. Forrest Clifford	Missionary in Thailand	1956
Turner, Rev. Horace	C. E. O., Deaconess Hospital	1952
Turnbull, Rev. Ralph G.	Pastor	1951
Uddenberg, Robert C.	Aeronautical Engineer	1974
Veneklasen, Rev. James T.	Professor, Dubuque Seminary	1947
Waddell, Rev. Richard Lord	Missionary, Brazil	1957
Warner, Donald E.	Scientist, International Health Service	1971
Warren, Rev. Frank Furness	President, Whitworth College	1956
Warren, P. Ward	Civil Engineer	1894
Weyerhaeuser, C. Davis	Businessman and Philanthropist	1962
Whitfield, Judge L. A.	Attorney	1960
Whitsitt, Rev. William	Pastor	1940
Williams, Luke G.	C. E. O., American Sign and Indicator Corporation	1982

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