Their prayers launched our university. Their generosity ensured its strength. Their curiosity and energy, generation after generation, have made us a leading American institution.
1900
Harry Emerson Fosdick: Colgate’s most distinguished graduate, now unknown
Central figure in American Protestantism of the early 20th century
1933
Charles Addams ’33: From Broad St. to Broadway
He drew creepy, kooky cartoons at Colgate, too
1878–1882
Mabel Dart Colegrove: First full-time female student
Successful scholar studied with the Class of 1882
1868
Moung Kyaw: Colgate’s first international student
Myanmar native was a popular speaker and missionary
World Wars I and II
Gold Star students
Remembering those who died in service
World War II
Helen Craven Mues: First of the “G.I. Wives”
First of WWII “G.I. Wives” to study at Colgate
1840s
George Gavin Ritchie: Student abolitionist
Student newspaper editor railed against slavery
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