Annual Events

The University Seminars Annual Dinner

Each spring, The University Seminars community gathers for a celebratory meal, to hear the Tannenbaum Lecture, and witness the presentation of the Tannenbaum-Warner Award to an outstanding member of The University Seminars community.

This event is open to members of The University Seminars community only. Registration is required.

Upcoming Dinner Dates

78th Annual Dinner 4/16/2025
Tannenbaum Lecture to be given by Margo Jefferson
Tannenbaum-Warner Award to be presented to Robert Pollack

79th Annual Dinner 4/15/2026
Tannenbaum Lecture to be given by Lynn Garafola

80th Annual Dinner 4/14/2027

81st Annual Dinner 4/12/2028

82nd Annual Dinner 4/11/2029

Tannenbaum-Warner Awardees

1992 \| William S. Vickrey	1993 \| Paul Oscar Kristeller	1994 \| John N. Hazard
1995 \| Wm. Theodore De Bary	1996 \| J. C. Hurewitz	1997 \| Joseph B. Maier
1998 \| Joan Ferrante	1999 \| Anslie T. Embree	2000 \| Aaron Warner
2001 \| Oscar Schachter	2002 \| Marshall D. Schulman	2003 \| Sam Devons
2004 \| Kenneth T. Jackson	2005 \| Carole Vance	2006 \| George Halasi-Kun
2007 \| Harry R. Kissileff	2008 \| Seth Neugroschl	2009 \| Allan Gilbert
2010 \| Gary Sick	2011 \| Robert L. Belknap	2012 \| Peter H. Juviler
2013 \| Peter V. Norden	2014 \| Roxie R. Smith	2015 \| Chauncey G. Olinger, Jr.
2016 \| Herbert S. Terrace	2017 \| Sidney M. Greenfield	2018 \| Gertrude S. Goldberg
2019 \| Ronald Gross	2022 \| Marianne Hirsch	2024 \| Alice Newton

Tannenbaum Lecturers

1971 \| Gilbert Highet	1972 \| Philip C. Jessup	1973 \| Harvey Picker
1974 \| Paul Henry Lang	1975 \| Theodosius Dobzhansky	1976 \| Eric Louis McKitrick
1977 \| Daniel Yankelovich	1978 \| Harrison E. Salisbury	1979 \| Barbara W. Tuchman
1980 \| Charles Gati	1980 \| John N. Hazard	1980 \| R. Randle Edwards
1980 \|Seweryn Bialer	1981 \| Marshall D. Shulman	1982 \| Richard N. Gardner
1983 \| Richard W. Lyman	1984 \| Gerda Lerner	1985 \| Joan M. Ferrante
1986 \| Robert L. Payton	1987 \| Henry F. Graff	1988 \| Arthur A. Hartman
1989 \| Robert L. Belknap	1990 \| Fritz Stern	1991 \| J. C. Hurewitz
1992 \| William S. Vickrey	1993 \| M. Elaine Combs-Schilling	1994 \| Eli Ginzberg
1995 \| 50th Anniversary	1996 \| Alan Brinkley	1997 \| Eric Foner
1998 \| Martin Meisel	2000 \| Cynthia H. Whittaker	2001 \| Richard W. Bulliet
2002 \| Robert O’Meally	2003 \| Andrew J. Nathan	2004 \| John Stratton Hawley
2004 \| Alice Kessler-Harris	2005 \| James G. Neal	2006 \| Herbert S. Terrace
2007 \| Ester Fuchs	2008 \| Lisa Anderson	2009 \| Andrew S. Dolkart
2010 \| Paul Anderer	2011 \| Patricia J. Williams	2012 \| Kenneth T. Jackson
2013 \| Wallace S. Broecker	2014 \| Joseph E. Stiglitz	2015 \| Wafaa El-Sadr
2016 \| Ann Douglas	2017 \| David Johnston	2018 \| Farah Jasmine Griffin
2019 \| Eric R. Kandel, M.D.	2022 \| Deborah Paredez	2024 \| Steve Coll

1992 \| William S. Vickrey	1993 \| Paul Oscar Kristeller	1994 \| John N. Hazard
1995 \| Wm. Theodore De Bary	1996 \| J. C. Hurewitz	1997 \| Joseph B. Maier
1998 \| Joan Ferrante	1999 \| Anslie T. Embree	2000 \| Aaron Warner
2001 \| Oscar Schachter	2002 \| Marshall D. Schulman	2003 \| Sam Devons
2004 \| Kenneth T. Jackson	2005 \| Carole Vance	2006 \| George Halasi-Kun
2007 \| Harry R. Kissileff	2008 \| Seth Neugroschl	2009 \| Allan Gilbert
2010 \| Gary Sick	2011 \| Robert L. Belknap	2012 \| Peter H. Juviler
2013 \| Peter V. Norden	2014 \| Roxie R. Smith	2015 \| Chauncey G. Olinger, Jr.
2016 \| Herbert S. Terrace	2017 \| Sidney M. Greenfield	2018 \| Gertrude S. Goldberg
2019 \| Ronald Gross	2022 \| Marianne Hirsch	2024 \| Alice Newton

1971 \| Gilbert Highet	1972 \| Philip C. Jessup	1973 \| Harvey Picker
1974 \| Paul Henry Lang	1975 \| Theodosius Dobzhansky	1976 \| Eric Louis McKitrick
1977 \| Daniel Yankelovich	1978 \| Harrison E. Salisbury	1979 \| Barbara W. Tuchman
1980 \| Charles Gati	1980 \| John N. Hazard	1980 \| R. Randle Edwards
1980 \|Seweryn Bialer	1981 \| Marshall D. Shulman	1982 \| Richard N. Gardner
1983 \| Richard W. Lyman	1984 \| Gerda Lerner	1985 \| Joan M. Ferrante
1986 \| Robert L. Payton	1987 \| Henry F. Graff	1988 \| Arthur A. Hartman
1989 \| Robert L. Belknap	1990 \| Fritz Stern	1991 \| J. C. Hurewitz
1992 \| William S. Vickrey	1993 \| M. Elaine Combs-Schilling	1994 \| Eli Ginzberg
1995 \| 50th Anniversary	1996 \| Alan Brinkley	1997 \| Eric Foner
1998 \| Martin Meisel	2000 \| Cynthia H. Whittaker	2001 \| Richard W. Bulliet
2002 \| Robert O’Meally	2003 \| Andrew J. Nathan	2004 \| John Stratton Hawley
2004 \| Alice Kessler-Harris	2005 \| James G. Neal	2006 \| Herbert S. Terrace
2007 \| Ester Fuchs	2008 \| Lisa Anderson	2009 \| Andrew S. Dolkart
2010 \| Paul Anderer	2011 \| Patricia J. Williams	2012 \| Kenneth T. Jackson
2013 \| Wallace S. Broecker	2014 \| Joseph E. Stiglitz	2015 \| Wafaa El-Sadr
2016 \| Ann Douglas	2017 \| David Johnston	2018 \| Farah Jasmine Griffin
2019 \| Eric R. Kandel, M.D.	2022 \| Deborah Paredez	2024 \| Steve Coll