Honorary Doctorate
2022 Recipient
Carol Hillman, GSE ’67 and ’87, a former early childhood educator and leader, consultant, adjunct professor, and Bank Street trustee and active alumni, was recognized with the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa for her dedication to experiential learning techniques and scholarship in the field of education. Ms. Hillman attended Bank Street twice, earning a master’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education in 1967 and returning for a master’s degree in Educational Leadership in 1987. Throughout her career, she has stayed involved in the Bank Street community, serving on the Dean’s Advisory Council and the Board of Trustees and helping revive and lead The Long Trip at the Graduate School. In 2018, Hillman received the Bank Street College Alumni Association (BSCAA) Distinguished Service Award. A committed donor and volunteer, she has hosted annual potluck dinners at her home for over 20 years as co-chair of the alumni group in Westchester.
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Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa
2021: Hubert Dyasi
2021: Louise Derman-Sparks
2019: Dr. Eleanor Duckworth
2018: Frances Lucerna
2017: U.S. Representative John Lewis
2016: Ofelia García
2015: Richard Rothstein
2014: Margaret Honey & Perry Klass
2013: Olga Murray & Margery Franklin
2012: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski & Jerry Pinkney
2011: Martiza Macdonald & Katie Salen
2010: Beverly Hall & Pedro Noguera
2009: Susan Feingold & Michael Spock
2008: Susan V. Berresford & Ashley F. Bryan
2007: Leonard Marcus & Parker Palmer
2006: Dr. Bettye Fletcher Comer, Alphonse Fletcher, & Dr. Marta Tienda
2005: Wendy Ewald & Bryan Stevenson
2004: Billy Taylor, Eleanor Grieg Ukoli, & Margot Stern Strom
2003: Marion Bolden, Governor James B. Hunt, & Joan Maynard
2002: Michelle Fine, Robert Fullilove, Mindy Fullilove, & David Wolkenberg
2001: Joan W. Blos, Suzanne C. Carothers, & Richard W. Riley
2000: Emory Shaw Campbell, Harriet Mayor Fulbright (D), & Lorraine Monroe
1999: Faith Ringgold, Tom Roderick, & Lisbeth Schorr
1998: Geoffrey Canada, Patricia F. Carini, & Gordon Klopf
1997: Jim Cummins, Leah Levinger (D), & Vivian Paley
1996: Lisa Delpit, Ellen Galinsky, Robert Herbert, & Gus Trowbridge