Pioneers

The College is planning a celebration of coeducation on campus April 5-7. Called Greenways: Coming Home, the event features a lineup of alumnae speakers including Congresswomen Ann Kuster '78, former trustee Susan Dentzer '77 and WNBA president Laurel Richie '81. Speaking of women, here’s a partial list of female firsts at the College, where the glass ceiling has been slowly cracking for nearly 50 years.

1964 1969 1972 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1979 1979 1980 1982 1985 1990 1992 1992 1995 1998 2001 2002 2004 2009 2009 2011 2012 Hannah Thompson Croasdale Tenured Professor Katharine Stevens Assistant Dean of the College Ruth Adams Vice President Agnes Kurtz Head Coach Nancy Jeton ’76 Dean’s Prize Recipient Anne Bagamery ’78 Editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth Mary Cleary Kiely ’79 Rhodes Scholar Elizabeth Procter ’79 Valedictorian Sally Frechette Maynard Trustee Margaret Otto Librarian of the College Hallidie Grant ’81 Senior Class President Ann Fritz Hackett ’76 Alumna Trustee Genevieve Pomeroy Hardigg ’84 President of DOC Lyn Hutton Treasurer of the College Ann Fritz Hackett ’76 President of Association of Alumni Emily Bakemeier ’82 President of the Alumni Council Karen Wetterhahn Interim Dean of the Faculty Constance Brinckerhoff Interim Provost Susan Dentzer ’77 Board of Trustees Chair Josie Harper Athletic Director Ann Fritz Hackett ’76 Alumni Award Recipient Louise Erdrich ’76 Alumna Commencement Speaker Sylvia Spears Interim Dean of the College Martha Beattie ’76 VP of Alumni Relations Carol Folt Interim