In 1921 Roger W. Babson began buying up land to build a residential school for his new Babson Institute. Ten years later where once was farm and field there were nine campus buildings and six other buildings bracketed by the pre-existing Children’s Convalescent Hospital on the Needham side and the Channing Sanitarium on the [...]

On July 1, 2008 Leonard Schlesinger took office as the 12th President of Babson College. The President’s Website has lots of information on Dr. Schlesinger including a biography, video of talks, strategic planning documents, speeches, and more. Information on his predecessors can be found on the archives website.
Happy Anniversary Len!
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College [...]

Over the past month I have posted notices of several awards. Honorary Degrees were given on Commencement on May 16th.  The majority of the year’s student awards were announced at Commencement as well. Teaching Awards from both undergraduate and graduate students are given at this time of the year.The 4cs are given in April.
Less well [...]

I have added this year’s student awards to the website.
This is a “work-in-progress” and if you have an addition or correction please let me know.
Thank you to Jeffrey Compton (BS 1977) for filling in holes in my collection.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

Greetings,
I have a spare set of the Babson Free Press from the past year.  The first person who asks for it gets it.  See contact information on the archives homepage.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

At this past Saturday’s Commencement exercises there were two teaching awards given to faculty.  The Professor of the Year has been the undergraduate’s choice since 1969. This year’s choice was English Professor Elizabeth Goldberg.  The other faculty teaching award is given by graduate students.  The Thomas Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence has been awarded since [...]

This year’s Honorary Degree recipients have been named. The degrees will be conferred at next Saturday’s Commencement exercises. Babson College has been awarding honorary degrees since 1959.  It is worth noting that these degrees were not only awarded at Commencement.  A list of those awarded honorary degrees can be found at the Honorary Degree Awards [...]

Nona was born in Milford, Maine on April 28, 1889. Her parents were Daniel (born in Ireland) and Ellen M. (Kelleher) Dougherty (born in Bangor, Maine.) She was an Honors graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. It was through her nursing that she met Mr. Babson. He had just returned to Wellesley [...]

At yesterday’s Towm Meeting the 4 C Award and the Walter Carpenter Prize for Exceptional Contributions to Babson College were awarded.
This year’s 4 C Awards went to Nellie Pineault (MBA 2003) of Athletics; Sandy Sweetman of  Facilities; and Elizabeth Bristol of Graduate Programs and Student Affairs.
The Carpenter Prize was awarded to Professor Bob Turner of [...]

The 1962 and 1963 Babsonians are now available.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives