The William Carleton Medal represents a signal honor conferred by Carleton's Board of Trustees in recognition of extraordinary support of the school. The medal recognizes persons who have greatly strengthened Carleton through their own generosity or that of others whom they have encouraged. The president of the College, in consultation with the chair of the Board of Trustees, nominates candidates to the Board of Trustees.

The William Carleton Medal was designed by Carleton art professor Timothy L. Lloyd, and is presented to each recipient in a small private ceremony.

Recipients of the William Carleton Medal

• Michael H. Armacost '58 H'89 and Roberta Bray Armacost '58
• Alan R. Bauer ’74 and Barbara Bauer
• G. Kenneth Baum '52 and Ann K. Baum
• Atherton Bean '31 H'71 and Winifred Wollaeger Bean '31 P'61
• Raphael Bernstein and Jane Bernstein P'86
• William M. Bracken '63 and Margaret A. Bracken '64
• Joseph E. Braucher '63 and Nancy F. Braucher '63
• Conley Brooks and Marney Brooks
• Leonard Broom and Gretchan Broom P'66
• Marian Adams Bryn-Jones '23
• George L. Cassat '46 and Patricia Donnell Cassat '46 P'73
• Hollis Caswell III '53 and Dorothy Caswell P'81
• Thomas G. Colwell '52 and Phyllis Daugherty Colwell '52
• Robert H. Dengler '46 and Mickey Dengler
• George H. Dixon H'00 and Marjorie F. Dixon
• Alan Dworsky and Suzanne Werber
• Jack W. Eugster '67 and Camie Eugster P'02
• William R. Gage '64 and Nancy Bauer
• Richard G. Garbisch '38 P'64, '66, '67, '71
• Louise E. Heffelfinger '54
• A. D. Hulings and Mary Andersen Hulings '36 P'62, '66 H'89
• Michael S. Hunt '68 and Carol J. Hunt 'P'97
• Lloyd P. Johnson '52 and Rosalind Gesner Johnson '54
• Charles "Jim" Kade '36 and Marjorie Kade P'70, '80
• Martha Hulings Kaemmer '66 and Art Kaemmer '65 P'95
• Irene Daniell Kress '51
• John W. Larson ’60 P’92, P’93 and Linda Crawford Larson ’62 P’92, P’93
• Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. P'86 H'02 and Judith Frost Lewis P'97
• Ward B. Lewis '32 and Susan Evarts Lewis '34
• Leo K. Lum '69 P'98
• J. Keith MacKenzie '50 P'80 and Barbara MacKenzie
• Marc J. Noël and Cecile M. Noël P’06
• Robert A. Oden Jr. and Teresa Johnston Oden
• Lawrence Perlman '60 and Linda Peterson Perlman P'89
• Allen W. Pike '30, P'66
• Nicholas Puzak '37 and Virginia Puzak P'81
• Margaret A. Towsley Riecker '54 and John Riecker
• Arthur R. Schulze, Jr. '52 and Joan Schulze
• Eugene C. Sit and Gail V. Sit
• Frederick M. Stark
• Caesar F. Sweitzer '72 and Peggy A. Sweitzer '71 P'02, '06
• Kenji Tanaka H'02 and Family
• Frances T. Vincent, Jr. H'01 and Christina Clarke Vincent
• Winston R. Wallin H'99 and Maxine Wallin P'78, '82, '87
• Wallace R. Weitz '70 and Barbara Veach Weitz '70 P'96 P'99 P'02
• Stephen R. West '53 and Phyllis M. West
• Anonymous (4)

(H) indicates honorary degree holder
(P) indicates Carleton parent