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 [...]

This is the last issue from the 1948-1949 academic year.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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

The next-to-last Beaver of 1949.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

The Beaver for the week of May 20, 1949.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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 [...]

This week’s sixty year old student newspaper is now available. Please note that their academic year had three terms.  Their year began later and so the 1949 Beaver  will continue until the June 10th issue.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

The Babson student newspaper from 60 years ago this week.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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 [...]