Notable Alumni

Dr. Oliver L. Austin ’21 Renowned ornithologist and author of Birds of the World

George Platt Lynes ’25 Renowned fashion and commercial photographer

Lincoln Kirstein ’26 Co-founder of the New York City Ballet; celebrated cultural leader and author

Stirling Dickinson ’27 Expatriate artist noted for his work across Europe

Harry Gale Nye Jr. ’29 Industrialist, entrepreneur, and world champion sailor

George Kirstein ’29 Publisher of The Nation and influential figure in mid‑20th-century journalism

C. Stanley Ogilvy ’31 Mathematician, sailor, and writer

William Standish Knowles ’34 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 

Calvin Tomkins ’43 Longtime author and art critic for The New Yorker

Wynn Underwood ’43 Vermont Supreme Court Justice and state legislator

John Hugh MacMillan ’46 Influential businessman and long-time board member at Cargill 

Stephen Malawista ’50 Rheumatologist who played a key role in co-discovering Lyme disease

C. D. B. Bryan ’54 Acclaimed author and journalist

Bruce D. Benson ’56 Former president of the University of Colorado, Boulder

William Matthews ’61 Acclaimed American poet and essayist

Dr. Jack Bacon ’72 NASA scientist, futurist, and published author