Fellows whose last names begin with W
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- Bertus Harry Wabeke, Retired Foreign Service Officer (USA), Alexandria, Virginia: 1954.
- Martin Wachs, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley: 1977.
- Peter O. Wacker, Professor of Geography, Rutgers College, Rutgers University: 1971.
- Mauricio Wacquez, Writer, Calaceite (Teruel), Spain: 1977.
- Yoshimasa Wada, Artist, San Francisco: 1991
- Raymond B. Waddington, Professor of English, University of California, Davis: 1972.
- Patricia Waddy, Professor of Architecture, Syracuse University: 1998
- Hugh Mason Wade, Deceased. American Literature: 1943, 1944.
- John Donald Wade, Deceased. Biography: 1926.
- Frank W. Wadsworth, Professor Emeritus of Literature and Vice Chairman of Development Committee, State University of New York College at Purchase: 1961.
- Philip Adrian Wadsworth, Deceased. French Literature: 1949.
- Hyatt H. Waggoner, Deceased. American Literature: 1964, 1971.
- Paul Edward Waggoner, Chief, Department of Soils and Climatology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven: 1963.
- Anne M. Wagner, Associate Professor of Modern Art, University of California, Berkeley: 1988.
- Catherine Wagner, Photographer; Professor of Art, Mills College: 1987.
- Melinda Jane Wagner, Composer, Ridgewood, New Jersey; Assistant Professor of Music, Hunter College, CUNY: 1988.
- Peter E. Wagner, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, SUNY, Binghamton, NY: 1966
- Peter J. Wagner, Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University: 1983.
- Richard Wagner, Deceased. Medicine: 1960.
- Robert Philip Wagner, Retired Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Professor Emeritus of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin: 1957.
- Linda C. Wagner-Martin, Hanes Professor of English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC: 1975. Appointed as Wagner, Linda C.
- David R. Wagoner, Writer, Edmonds, Washington; Professor of English, University of Washington: 1956.
- Robert V. Wagoner, Professor of Physics, Stanford University: 1978.
- Erik Wahlgren, Deceased. Medieval Literature: 1961.
- Marshall Waingrow, Professor Emeritus of English, Claremont Graduate School: 1970.
- Peter Waite, Artist, Glastonbury, Connecticut: 1995
- Robert George Leeson Waite, deceased.Brown Professor of History, Williams College: 1953.
- David B. Wake, Professor of Integrative Biology, Curator of Herpetology, and Director, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley: 1981.
- Marvalee H. Wake, Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Berkeley: 1988.
- Frederic Evans Wakeman, Jr., Haas Professor of Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley: 1973.
- Salih Jawad Wakil, Chairman, Distinguished Service Professor and L. T. Bolin Professor of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston: 1968.
- Diane Wakoski, Poet; University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University: 1972.
- Virginia Walbot, Professor of Biological Sciences, Stanford University: 1986.
- Derek A. Walcott, Writer, Boston and Trinidad and Tobago: 1977.
- Alan M. Wald, Professor of English and American Culture, University of Michigan: 1999
- George Wald, Deceased. Biology: 1963.
- Michael S. Wald, Former Executive Director, Department of Human Services, City and County of San Francisco: 1982.
- Andrew G. Walder, Chair, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University: 1985
- Andrzej S. Walicki, O'Neill Family Emeritus Professor of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame: 1990
- Alan C. Walker, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Biology, Pennsylvania State University: 1986.
- Alice Walker, Writer, Berkeley, California: 1977.
- Charles Rumford Walker, Deceased. Political Science: 1938.
- Charles T. Walker, Professor of Physics, Arizona State University: 1967.
- Christopher Bland Walker, Retired Research Physicist, U.S. Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts: 1963.
- David Walker, Professor of Geological Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York: 1988.
- Donald G. Walker, Deceased. Medicine: 1977.
- Franklin Dickerson Walker, Deceased. American Literature: 1960.
- George T. Walker, Composer; Distinguished Professor, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University: 1969, 1987.
- Graham Charles Walker, Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1984.
- Jack L. Walker, Deceased. Political Science: 1980.
- James King Walker, Professor of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville: 1967.
- John G. Walker, Artist, Brookline, Massachusetts: 1981.
- Joseph A. Walker, Playwright; Professor of Drama, Howard University: 1973.
- Mack Walker, Professor Emeritus of History, The Johns Hopkins University: 1999
- Philip D. Walker, Professor Emeritus of French, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1967.
- Robert Lee Walker, Professor Emeritus of Physics, California Institute of Technology: 1955.
- Judith R. Walkowitz, Professor of History, The Johns Hopkins University: 1993
- Anthony F. C. Wallace, University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania: 1978.
- John M. Wallace, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1969.
- Mike Wallace, Professor of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York: 2000
- Willard Mosher Wallace, William F. Armstrong Professor Emeritus of History, Wesleyan University: 1951.
- William E. Wallace, Professor of Applied Science & Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; President, Advanced Materials Corporation: 1953.
- William Huston Wallace, Chairman, Professor of Geography, University of New Hampshire: 1963.
- William Pitkin Wallace, Deceased. Classics: 1951, 1960.
- Donald F. Wallach, Professor of Physiology, Tufts University: 1970.
- Hans Wallach, Deceased. Psychology: 1948.
- Edward Lewis Wallant, Deceased. Fiction: 1962.
- Reuben Wallenrod, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1948.
- Gary F. Waller, Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies, State University of New York, Purchase: 1987.
- Henry Christopher Wallich, Deceased. Economics: 1962.
- Ronald N. Walpole, Deceased. French Literature: 1949.
- Eric Derwent Walrond, Deceased. Fiction: 1928, 1929.
- Richard Walser, Deceased. American Literature: 1957.
- James Jerome Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University: 1966.
- Carl Walters, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1935, 1936.
- Geoffrey King Walters, Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics, Rice University: 1977.
- Jo Ann Walters, Photographer, Guilford, Connecticut: 1985.
- Marta Sherman Walters, Research Associate, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Research Associate in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1949.
- William B. Walters, Professor of Chemistry, University of Maryland at College Park: 1986.
- Gary M. Walton, President, Foundation for Teaching Economics, and Professor of Economics and Management, University of California, Davis: 1976.
- Hanes Walton, Jr., Fuller E. Calloway Professor of Political Science, Savannah State College: 1971.
- Kenneth N. Waltz, Ford Professor of Political Science and Comparative Studies, University of California, Berkeley: 1976.
- Michael Walzer, Professor and Permanent Member, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton: 1975.
- Piotr S. Wandycz, Bradford Durfee Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University: 1977.
- Hsien Chung Wang, Deceased. Mathematics: 1960.
- James C. Wang, Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University: 1986.
- Jui Hsin Wang, Einstein Professor of Science, State University of New York at Buffalo: 1960, 1972.
- Kang Lung Wang, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles: 1987.
- Shih-Chun Wang, Deceased. Medicine: 1951.
- Shyh Wang, Deceased. Applied Science: 1965.
- Wen I. Wang, Thayer Lindsley Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University: 2000
- William S-Y Wang, Chair, Professor of Language Engineering, City University of Hong Kong: 1978.
- Peter J. Wangersky, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Oceanography, Dalhousie University: 1971.
- Lewis William Wannamaker, Deceased. Medicine: 1966.
- Siegfried V. Wantrup, Deceased. Economics: 1947, 1951.
- Aileen Ward, Albert Schweitzer Emeritus Professor of Humanities, New York University: 1966.
- David Ward, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1970.
- John William Ward, Deceased. U.S. History: 1958, 1967.
- Joseph Anthony Ward, Jr, Professor of English, Rice University: 1960.
- Nari Ward, Sculptor; Assistant Professor of Art, Hunter College: 1992
- Robert E. Ward, Composer; Mary Duke Biddle Professor Emeritus of Composition, Duke University: 1949, 1950, 1966.
- Theodore Ward, Deceased. Drama: 1948.
- John F. C. Wardle, Professor of Astrophysics, Brandeis University: 1995
- Bruce Wear Wardropper, William H. Wannamaker Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages, Duke University: 1952, 1959.
- James Curren Warf, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Southern California: 1947.
- John Henry Warkentin, Professor of Geography, York University, Canada: 1969.
- Arturo Warman, Director General, Instituto Nacional Indigenista, Mexico: 1973.
- Frank W. Warner, III, Professor of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania: 1976.
- Jonathan Robert Warner, Chairman; Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University: 1971.
- Robert Collett Warner, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine: 1958.
- R. Stephen Warner, Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago: 1974.
- Sam Bass Warner, Jr., William Edwards Huntington Professor of History and Professor of Social Science, Boston University: 1976.
- Alvin C. Warren, Jr., Ropes A. Gray Professor of Law, Harvard Law School: 1987.
- Austin Warren, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1949.
- Kay B. Warren, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University: 1996
- Michael J. Warren, Professor of English Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1983.
- Robert Penn Warren, Deceased. Fiction: 1939, 1947
- Roland Leslie Warren, Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies, Brandeis University: 1956.
- Rosanna Warren, Poet; Assistant Professor of English and Modern Foreign Languages, Boston University: 1985.
- Jürg Waser, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology: 1963.
- Gordon Bailey Washburn, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1949.
- Edward Wasiolek, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Russian, English, and Comparative Literature, University of Chicago: 1983.
- Robert W. Wason, Associate Professor of Theory, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester: 1989.
- Earl Reeves Wasserman, Deceased. Photographer: 1967.
- Harry H. Wasserman, Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry, Yale University: 1959.
- Robert Harold Wasserman, James Law Professor Emeritus of Physiology, New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University: 1964, 1971.
- Wendy Wasserstein, Playwright, New York City: 1983.
- Richard Alan Wasserstrom, Presidential Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1970.
- John T. Wasson, Professor of Chemistry and Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles: 1971.
- Shigueo Watanabe, Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo; Execut ive Director of the Sao Paulo S tate Academy of Sciences: 1959, 1960.
- John Waterbury, William Stewart Tod Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University: 1989:
- Michael S. Waterman, Professor of Mathematics and of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California: 1995
- Talbot H. Waterman, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Yale University: 1962.
- Daniel J. Watermeier, Professor of Theatre and Drama, University of Toledo: 1980.
- Aaron Clement Waters, Deceased. Earth Science: 1937.
- Mary C. Waters, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University: 1993
- Robert H. Waterston, James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine: 1985.
- Calvert W. Watkins, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Linguistics and the Classics, Harvard University: 1991
- Floyd C. Watkins, Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of American Literature; Emory University: 1962.
- Walter B. C. Watkins, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1946, 1950.
- Andrew Murray Watson, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto: 1965.
- Geoffrey S. Watson, Deceased. Statistics: 1976.
- James D. Watson, Oliver R. Grace Professor of Cancer Research, and Director, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York: 1965, 1983.
- Lloyd R(aymond) Watson, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1936.
- William Weldon Watson, Deceased. Physics: 1928.
- Ian Pierre Watt, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Director, Humanities Center, Stanford University: 1958, 1972.
- Lee Wolff Wattenberg, Professor of Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School: 1962.
- Emily Stipes Watts, Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1973.
- Harold Wesley Watts, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Columbia University: 1975.
- John Stewart Waugh, Institute Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1962.
- Nelson Wax, Deceased. Engineering: 1954.
- Donald Waxman, Composer, Boca Raton, Florida: 1964.
- Brenda Way, Choreographer, Oakland, California; Artistic Director, ODC/San Francisco: 2000
- James Harold Wayland, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology: 1953.
- Clarence Marvin Wayman, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1968.
- Don E. Wayne, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of California, San Diego: 1988.
- Arthur Henry Waynick, Deceased. Engineering: 1954.
- Ahmed R. Frank Wazzan, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science and Dean, School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles: 1966.
- Gerald C. Weales, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Pennsylvania: 1981.
- John H. Weare, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego: 1976.
- J. P. Wearing, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Arizona: 1978.
- Lewis Glen Weathers, Professor of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside: 1961.
- Paul Weatherwax, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1944.
- William Weaver, Professor of Literature and Fellow, Bard Center, Bard College: 1979.
- Herschel Webb, Deceased. Far Eastern History: 1965.
- Robert K. Webb, Presidential Research Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Baltimore County: 1959, 1973.
- S. David Webb, Distinguished Research Curator, University of Florida: 1972.
- Stephen Saunders Webb, Professor of History, Syracuse University: 1982.
- Todd Webb, Deceased. Photography: 1955, 1956.
- Walter Prescott Webb, Deceased. U.S. History: 1938, 1954.
- Watt Wetmore Webb, S. B. Eckert Professor in Engineering and Professor of Applied Physics, Cornell University: 1974.
- Edwin Jack Webber, Deceased. Spanish Literature: 1953.
- Joan Webber, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1965.
- Ben Brian Weber, Deceased. Music Composition: 1950, 1952.
- Carl Jefferson Weber, Deceased. 19th Century English Literature: 1944.
- Elisabeth Weber, Professor of Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1998
- Eugen Joseph Weber, Joan Palevsky Professor Emeritus of Modern European History, University of California, Los Angeles: 1963.
- Gregorio Weber, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1970.
- Joseph Weber, Deceased. Physics: 1955, 1962.
- Martin Weber, Photographer, Buenos Aires, Argentina: 1998
- Samuel Weber, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Los Angeles: 1991
- Grady Linder Webster, Emeritus Professor of Botany, University of California, Davis: 1964.
- James Webster, Professor of Music, Cornell University: 1992
- Richard Allen Webster, Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley: 1966.
- Dixon Wecter, Deceased. U.S. History and American Literature: 1942, 1943.
- Dorothy Walcott Weeks, Deceased. Physics: 1949.
- Janis C. Weeks, Professor of Biology, University of Oregon: 1996
- Johannes Weertman, Professor of Geophysics and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science, Northwestern University: 1970.
- Julia R. Weertman, Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University: 1986.
- Theodore Weesner, Writer; Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Carnegie-Mellon University: 1973.
- Christof A. Wegelin, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Oregon: 1964.
- William George Wegman, Artist, New York City: 1975, 1987.
- Ryan Weideman, Photographer, New York City: 1992
- Reynold H. Weidenaar, Deceased. Fine Arts: l944.
- Reynold Henry Weidenaar, Video Artist and Composer: 1985.
- Charles Edward Weidman, Deceased. Dance: 1947.
- Hermann J. Weigand, Deceased. German Literature: 1954.
- Eugene Herbert Weigel, Deceased. Music Composition: 1954.
- Russell F. Weigley, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History, Temple University: 1969.
- André Weil, Deceased. Mathematics: 1944, 1952.
- Michael Weil, Film Maker, San Francisco: 1981.
- Susan Weil, Artist, New York City: 1977.
- Albert Katz Weinberg, Deceased. U.S. History: 1941.
- Bernard Weinberg, Deceased. Italian: 1945, 1955.
- Elbert Weinberg, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1959.
- Félix Weinberg, Professor of History, National University of the South, Bahía Bl anca: 1977.
- Gerhard L. Weinberg, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1971.
- Julius Rudolph Weinberg, Deceased. Philosophy: 1964.
- Kurt Weinberg, Professor Emeritus of French, German, and Comparative Literature, University of Rochester: 1960.
- Saul S. Weinberg, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1941, 1942.
- Martin Weinberger, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1958.
- Howard D. Weinbrot, Ricardo Quintana Professor of English and William Freeman Vilas Research Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1988.
- Annette B. Weiner, Deceased. Anthropology & Cultural Studies: 1979.
- Bernard Weiner, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles: 1969.
- Charles Weiner, Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1970.
- Herbert Weiner, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles: 1972.
- Jerome H. Weiner, L. Herbert Ballou University Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Physics, Brown University: 1965.
- Joan Weiner, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: 2000
- Lawrence Weiner, Artist, New York City: 1994
- Myron Weiner, Deceased. Political Science: 1961.
- Louis Weingarden, Deceased . Composer: 1973.
- Rudolph H. Weingartner, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh: 1965.
- Steven M. Weinreb, Russell and Mildred Marker Professor of Natural Products Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University: 1983.
- Max Weinreich, Deceased. Linguistics: 1955, 1956.
- Uriel Weinreich, Deceased. Linguistics: 1959.
- David Weinrib, Visiting Professor, Artist, Garnerville, New York: 1968.
- Alan David Weinstein, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley: 1985.
- Alexander Weinstein, Deceased. Mathematics: 1954, 1955.
- Arnold Weinstein, Playwright, New York City: 1965.
- Barbara Weinstein, Professor of History, State University of New York at Stony Brook: 1998
- Michael A. Weinstein, Professor of Political Science, Purdue University: 1974.
- Roy Weinstein, Professor of Physics and Director, Institute for Beam Particle Dynamics, University of Houston: 1969.
- Bernard Weinstock, Deceased. Chemistry: 1957.
- Stanley Weintraub, Evan Pugh Professor of Arts & Humanities, Pennsylvania State University: 1968.
- Wiktor Weintraub, Deceased. Slavic Studies: 1953.
- Bruce S. Weir, Professor of Statistics and Genetics, North Carolina State University at Raleigh: 1983.
- Gabriel Paul Weisberg, Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota: 1982.
- Richard H. Weisberg, Walter Floersheimer Professor of Constitutional Law, Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University: 1998
- William Ira Weisberger, Professor of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook: 1974.
- Burton A. Weisbrod, John Evans Professor of Economics, Northwestern University: 1969.
- Hugo Weisgall, Deceased. Music Composition: 1955, 1960, 1966.
- Elizabeth Wilder Weismann, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1944, 1945. Appointed as Wilder, Elizabeth.
- Edward Ronald Weismiller, Poet; Professor of English, George Washington University: 1943, 1947.
- Adolph Weiss, Deceased. Music Composition: 1932.
- David Loeb Weiss, Film Maker, Brooklyn, New York: 1973.
- Jeffrey George Weiss, Playwright, New York City: 1975.
- Lionel Edward Weiss, Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley: 1961, 1969.
- Paul Weiss, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Yale University; Heffer Professor of Philosophy, Catholic University of America: 1937.
- Paul S. Weiss, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University: 1997
- Rainer Weiss, Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 2000
- Robert S. Weiss, Senior Fellow, Institute of Gerontology and Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts at Boston: 1980.
- Samuel B. Weiss, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1970.
- Theodore R. Weiss, Poet; William and Anne S. Paton Foundation Professor Emeritus of Ancient and Modern Literature and Professor Emeritus of English and Creative Writing, Princeton University: 1986.
- Liliane Weissberg, Joseph B. Glossberg Term Professor in the Humanities, University of Pennsylvania: 1991
- David Weiss-Halivni, Professor of Religion, Columbia University: 1970. Appointed as Weiss, David. Pseudonym: Halivni, David.
- Victor Frederick Weisskopf, Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956.
- Gerald Weissmann, Professor of Medicine; Director, Division of Rheumatology, New York University Medical Center: 1973.
- Naomi Weisstein, Professor of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo: 1979.
- Ulrich W. Weisstein, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and of Germanic Studies, Indiana University: 1974.
- Morris Weitz, Deceased. Philosophy: 1959.
- Lenore J. Weitzman, Robinson Professor of Sociology, George Mason University: 1983.
- Martin Lawrence Weitzman, Ernest E. Monrad Professor of Economics, Harvard University: 1970.
- Claude Welch, Professor of Historical Theology on the John Dillenberger Chair, Graduate Theological Union: 1976.
- Holmes Hinkley Welch, Deceased. Far Eastern History: 1972.
- Roy Dickinson Welch, Deceased. Music Research: 1930, 1931.
- Dan Welcher, Composer, Bastrop, Texas; Lee Hage Jamail Regents Professor of Composition, University of Texas at Austin: 1997
- René Wellek, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1951, 1952, 1956, 1966.
- Harry H. Wellington, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale University; Dean, New York Law School: 1965.
- Neil Welliver, Artist, Lincolnville, Maine; Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania: 1983.
- Mac Wellman, Playwright, Brooklyn, New York: 1990
- Jon August Wellner, Professor of Statistics, University of Washington: 1987.
- James M. Wells, Curator Emeritus, The Newberry Library, Chicago: 1978.
- Lemen Jonathan Wells, Deceased Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, University of Minnesota Medical School: 1946.
- Raymond O'Neil Wells, Jr., Professor of Mathematics, Rice University: 1974.
- Robert D. Wells, Biochemist: 1976.
- Robert V. Wells, Chauncey H. Winters Professor of History and Social Science, Union College: 1977.
- Roger Hewes Wells, Deceased. Political Science: 1927.
- Rulon Seymour Wells, III, Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy, Yale University: 1951.
- Alexander Welsh, Emily Sanford Professor of English, Yale University: 1969.
- John Henry Welsh, Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Harvard University: 1952.
- Eudora Alice Welty, Writer, Jackson, Mississippi: 1942, 1949.
- Richard Wendorf, Director and Librarian, Boston Athenaeum, Massachusetts: 1988.
- Ernest Wenkert, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego: 1965.
- Robert Clark Wentworth, Geophysicist, Golden Gate University, San Francisco: 1966.
- Siegfried Wenzel, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania: 1968, 1982.
- Zena Werb, Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco: 1985.
- Frank Simon Werblin, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley: 1974.
- Stanley Newman Werbow, Emeritus Professor of Germanic Languages, University of Texas at Austin: 1960.
- Otto Karl Werckmeister, Mary Jane Crowe Distinguished Professor of Art History, Northwestern University: 1981.
- Fabio Leoni Werneck, Deceased. Biology: 1942, 1943.
- David B. Werner, Director, HealthWrights, Palo Alto, California: 1977.
- Eric Werner, Deceased. Music Research: 1957.
- Richard Wernick, Composer; Irving Fine Term Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania: 1976.
- William Wertenbaker, Writer, Greens Farms, Connecticut: 1975.
- Roger Wertheimer, Professor of Philosophy, University of Houston: 1973.
- Richard Lawrence Wertis, Attorney, New York City: 1971.
- John Edward Wertz, Deceased. Chemistry: 1957.
- Lawrence Weschler, Staff Writer, The New Yorker: 1986.
- Glenway Wescott, Deceased. Fiction: 1933.
- Charles Harris Wesley, Deceased. British History: 1930.
- John Wesley, Artist, New York City: 1976.
- Henry Wessel, Jr., Photographer; Instructor in Photography, San Francisco Art Institute: 1971, 1978.
- Mark Wessel, Deceased. Music Composition: 1930, 1932.
- Norman Keith Wessells, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Oregon: 1975.
- Allen Brown West, Deceased. Classics: 1925, 1926.
- Charles Allen West, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles: 1961.
- James L. W. West, III, Distinguished Professor of English and Fellow, Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies, Pennsylvania State University: 1985.
- Paul Noden West, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University: 1962.
- Rebecca J. West, Professor of Italian, University of Chicago: 1985.
- Robert Cooper West, Boyd Professor of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge): 1955.
- Perry Dickie Westbrook, deceased. Professor Emeritus of English, State University of New York at Albany: 1953.
- Peter Westen, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School: 1980.
- Peter Talbot Westergaard, Composer; Chair, Professor of Music, Princeton University: 1963.
- Mia Westerlund Roosen, Artist, New York City: 1993
- Richard S. Westfall, Deceased. History of Science: 1987.
- Frank Henry Westheimer, Morris Loeb Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Harvard University: 1962.
- Arthur H. Westing, Consultant, Westing Associates in Environment, Security, and Education, Putney, Vermont: 1973.
- Robert S. Westman, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego: 1976.
- Brett Weston, Deceased. Photography: 1945. Appointed as Weston, Theodore Brett.
- Christine Weston, Deceased. Fiction: 1940.
- Edward Weston, Deceased. Photography: 1937, 1938.
- Winthrop Wetherbee, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Cornell University: 1974..
- Donald F. Wetherell, Professor Emeritus of Plant Physiology, University of Connecticut: 1965.
- Harold Edwin Wethey, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1949, 1971.
- Roger J. B. Wets, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Davis: 1981.
- Donald Wetzel, Writer, Flagstaff, AZ: 1956.
- David Anthony Wevill, Poet; Associate Professor of English, University of Texas at Austin: 1981.
- Alice Wexler, Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Women, University of California, Los Angeles: 1999
- Kenneth Norman Wexler, Professor of Psychology and Linguistics, MIT: 1985 Irvine: 1985.
- George Whalley, Deceased. English Language and Literature: 1967.
- Dianaruthe Wharton, Composer and Performer, Baltimore: 1990
- George Willard Wharton, Jr, Deceased; Professor Emeritus of Entomology, Ohio State University: 1950.
- Frederick Robert Whatley, Sherardian Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of Oxford: 1959.
- John C. Wheatley, Deceased. Particle Physics: 1954, 1980.
- Doug Wheeler, Artist: 1971.
- Harry Ernest Wheeler, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1957.
- Henry Orson Wheeler, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego: 1961.
- John Archibald Wheeler, Joseph Henry Professor Emeritus of Physics, Princeton University; Ashbel Smith Professor of Physics, University of Texas at Austin: 1946, 1949.
- John C. Wheeler, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego: 1983.
- Kate Wheeler, Writer, Somerville, Massachusetts: 1998
- Owen Howard Wheeler, Development Scientist, The Upjohn Manufacturing Company, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico: 1964.
- Scott Wheeler, Composer; Associate Professor of Performing Arts, Emerson College: 1988.
- Susan Wheeler, Poet, New York City; Member of the MFA Faculty in Creative Writing, New School for Social Research: 1999
- Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin, Deceased. Anthropology & Cultural Studies: 1947. Appointed as Erminie Wheeler Voegelin.
- Donald F. Wheelock, Composer; Associate Professor of Music, Smith College: 1974, 1984.
- George Willard Wheland, Deceased. Chemistry: 1936.
- Nathan Laselle Whetten, Deceased. Sociology: 1952.
- John Roy Whinnery, University Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley: 1958.
- Arthur Preston Whitaker, Deceased. U.S. History: 1929, 1949.
- Thomas Wallace Whitaker, Plant Geneticist, Western Region, Agricultural Research Service; Research Associate, University of California, San Diego: 1946, 1958.
- Virgil Keeble Whitaker, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1969.
- Brian White, Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University: 1999
- Edmund White, Writer, New York City: 1983.
- Emil Henry White, Deceased. Chemistry: 1958.
- Francis R. White, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1930.
- G. Edward White, University Professor, John B. Minor Professor of Law and History, and Class of 1963 Research Professor, University of Virginia: 1983.
- Halbert L. White, Jr., Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego. 1988.
- Harrison Colyar White, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University: 1973.
- Harvey Elliott White, Deceased. Condensed Matter Physics: 1941.
- Hayden White, Presidential Professor of Historical Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1980.
- Helen Constance White, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1928, 1930.
- James B. White, Hart Wright Professor of Law, Professor of English, and Adjunct Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan: 1992
- James D. White, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Oregon State University: 1988.
- James P. White, Writer; Professor of English, University of South Alabama: 1988.
- Joe L. White, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy, Purdue University: 1972.
- John Irving White, Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore: 1958.
- Leonard Dupee White, Deceased. Political Sciences: 1927, 1928.
- Lowell Elmond White, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience, University of South Alabama: 1958.
- Lynn Townsend White, Jr, Deceased. Medieval History: 1958.
- Michael White, Composer; Associate Professor of Composition and Theory, Philadelphia Musical Academy: 1963.
- Minor White, Deceased. Photography: 1970.
- Morton Gabriel White, Professor Emeritus and Permanent Member, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey: 1949.
- Nicholas P. White, Presidential Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Michigan: 1977.
- Randall K. White, Associate Professor of Anthropology, New York University: 1988.
- Richard White, McClelland Professor of History, University of Washington: 1983.
- Richard Manning White, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley: 1968.
- Robert Lee White, William E. Ayer Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University: 1969, 1977.
- Stephen D. White, Asa G. Candler Professor of Medieval History, Emory University: 1996
- Thomas Taylor White, Deceased. Medicine: 1964.
- Walter White, Deceased. Fiction: 1927.
- Harold Whitehall, Deceased. Linguistics: 1939.
- Richard Ernest Whitehall, Writer, Monrovia, California: 1971.
- George W. Whitehead, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1955.
- James T. Whitehead, Writer; Professor of English, University of Arkansas: 1972.
- John A. Whitehead, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 1982.
- Arthur Henry Whiteley, Professor of Zoology, University of Washington: 1954.
- Francis James Whitfield, Deceased. Linguistics: 1964.
- Bartlett Jere Whiting, Deceased. Medieval Literature: 1960.
- Alvin Whitley, Deceased. 19th Century English Literature: 1957.
- Cedric Hubbell Whitman, Deceased. Classics: 1961, 1976.
- Robert Whitman, Artist, Warwick, New York: 1976.
- Charles A. Whitney, Physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Harvard University: 1971.
- John Hales Whitney, Retired Film Maker, Pacific Palisades, California: 1947, 1948.
- Lois Whitney, Deceased. 18th Century English Literature: 1929.
- Stanley Whitney, Artist, New York City; Professor of Painting and Drawing, Tyler School of Art, Temple University: 1996
- Reed Whittemore, Professor of English, University of Maryland, College Park: 1974. Appointed as Whittemore, Edward Reed.
- Jack Whitten, Artist; Adjunct Professor of Art, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: 1976.
- Norman E. Whitten, Jr., Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1976.
- Charles Whittenberg, Deceased. Music Composition: 1963, 1964.
- Harry Blackmore Whittington, Woodwardian Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Cambridge: 1956.
- Gordon Thomas Whyburn, Deceased. Mathematics: 1929.
- Kenneth Berle Wiberg, Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry, Yale University: 1961.
- Harry Wickey, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1939, 1940.
- William Tobey Wickner, Chair, Chilcott Professor of Biochemistryy, Darthmouth Medical School: 1982.
- David Vernon Widder, Deceased. Mathematics: 1935.
- Lawrence L. Widdoes, Composer, New York City; Instructor in Literature and Materials of Music, Juilliard School: 1998
- Christopher C. Widnell, Scientific Program Director, American Cancer Society: 1986.
- Benjamin Widom, Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University: 1961, 1968.
- Harold Widom, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1967, 1972.
- Jennifer Widom, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University: 2000
- Robert Huddleston Wiebe, Emeritus Professor of History, Northwestern University: 1981.
- Carl Edwin Wieman, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Fellow, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder: 1990
- Matthew Immanuel Wiencke, deceased.Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College: 1956.
- Frederick Bernays Wiener, Deceased. Law: 1962.
- Nina Diana Wiener, Choreographer, Brooklyn, New York: 1982.
- Norbert Wiener, Deceased. Mathematics: 1926.
- John Joseph Wieners, Poet, Boston: 1985.
- Herold Jacob Wiens, Deceased. Geography: 1961.
- Allen Wier, Writer; Professor of English, University of Tennessee: 1979.
- Dara Wier, Poet; Professor of English, University of Massachusetts at Amherst: 1991
- Cornelis Adrianus Gerrit Wiersma, . Deceased. Biology: 1956.
- Wolfgang Lothar Wiese, Chief, Atomic and Plasma Radiation Division, National Bureau of Standards: 1966.
- Karel Wiesner, Deceased. Chemistry: 1952. Appointed as Wiesner, Charles.
- Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: 1997
- William H. Wiggins Jr, Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies and Fellow of the Folklore Institute, Indiana University at Bloomington: 1988.
- R. Mark Wightman, W. R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1996
- Reynold M. Wik, May Treat Morrison Professor Emeritus of American History, Mills College: 1959.
- John P. Wikswo, A.B. Learned Professor of Living State Physics and Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University: 1992
- Earl Morse Wilbur, Deceased. Medicine Studies: 1932.
- Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate of the United States: 1952, 1963.
- Robert Thayer Wilce, Emeritus Professor of Botany, University of Massachusetts at Amherst: 1965.
- Charles Frederick Wilcox, Jr., Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University: 1966.
- James Wilcox, Writer; Visiting Professor of Creative Writing, Mississippi State University: 1986.
- Philip E. Wilcox, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1957.
- Wayne Ayres Wilcox, Deceased. Political Science: 1971.
- John Daniel Wild, Deceased. Philosophy: 1930, 1956.
- Aaron Bernard Wildavsky, Deceased: Political Science: 1970.
- Alan Wilde, Professor of English, Temple University: 1986.
- Charles Edward Wilde, Jr., Deceased. Biology: 1957.
- Louis L. Wilde, Professor of Economics, California Institute of Technology: 1983.
- Frans Wildenhain, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1958.
- Bryan Hobson Wildenthal, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of New Mexico: 1976.
- Claud Kern Wildenthal, President and Professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas: 1975.
- Alec Wilder, Deceased. Music Composition: 1980.
- Amos Niven Wilder, Deceased. Religion: 1958.
- Raymond Louis Wilder, Deceased. Mathematics: 1940.
- William Cooper Wildman, Deceased. Chemistry: 1960.
- Alfred Lawrence Wilds, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1955.
- Robert Sean Wilentz, Dayton-Stockton Professor of History, Princeton University: 1990
- Andrew John Wiles, Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University: 1985.
- Lawrence Wilets, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Washington: 1975.
- Bell Irvin Wiley, Deceased. U.S. History: 1957.
- Roland John Wiley, Associate Professor of Music, University of Michigan: 1984.
- Herbert S. Wilf, Professor of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania: 1973.
- Donald Knight Wilgus, Deceased. Folklore & Popular Culture: 1957.
- Henry G. Wilhelm, Writer, Grinnell, Iowa; Director of Research, Preservation Publishing Company: 1981.
- Stephen Wilhelm, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley: 1958.
- Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, Professor of Philosophy and Politics, University of Dallas: 1956.
- Barbara Wilk, Artist and Film Maker, Westport, Connecticut: 1980.
- Hannah Wilke, Deceased. Fine Arts, Sculpture: 1982.
- Ulfert S. Wilke, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1959, 1960.
- Isabel Wilkerson, Writer, Chicago; Senior Writer, The New York Times: 1998
- John W. Wilkins, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University: 1985.
- Mira Wilkins, Professor of Economics, Florida International University: 1981.
- Thurman Wilkins, Retired Professor of English, Queens College, City University of New York, Bandon, Oregon: 1960.
- Alec Wilkinson, Staff Writer, The New Yorker: 1987.
- David T. Wilkinson, Cyrus Fogg Brackett Chair and Professor of Physics, Princeton University: 1977.
- Geoffrey Wilkinson, F.R.S., Deceased. Chenistry: 1954.
- James D. Wilkinson, Director, Danforth Center, Harvard University: 1983.
- María Luisa Wilkinson, Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell University: 1962. Appointed as Dinamarca (Gallardo), María Luisa.
- Sylvia Jean Wilkinson, Writer, El Segundo, California: 1977.
- Clifford M. Will, Chair, Professor of Physics, Washington University: 1996
- Frederick Ludwig Will, Deceased. Philosophy: 1945.
- Mark Robert Willcott, III, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Rice University: 1972.
- William Willeford, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Washington: 1976.
- Arnold Williams, Professor Emeritus of English, Michigan State University: 1948.
- Aubrey Lake Williams, Jr, Graduate Research Professor of English, University of Florida: 1956.
- Carroll M. Williams, Deceased. Biology: 1955.
- C. K. Williams, Poet, Greensboro, North Carolina: 1974.
- David R. Williams, William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics, University of Rochester: 1997
- Donald Cary Williams, Deceased. Philosophy: 1937.
- Ernest Edward Williams, deceased.Professor Emeritus of Biology and Alexander Agassiz Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Harvard University: 1952, 1981.
- Forman Arthur Williams, Presidential Chair Professor of Energy and Combustion Research, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California: 1970.
- Francis Dudley Williams, Distinguished Regents Professor Emeritus of Physics, Kansas State University: 1955.
- Franklin B. Williams, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English, Georgetown University: 1955.
- George C. Williams, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York Stony Brook: 1988.
- George Huntston Williams, Hollis Professor Emeritus of Divinity, Harvard University: 1972.
- George W. Williams, Emeritus Professor of English, Duke University: 1977.
- Hiram D. Williams, Painter; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art, University of Florida: 1962.
- Howel Williams, Deceased. Earth Science: 1949, 1957.
- Jay Williams, Deceased. Fiction: 1949.
- Jennette Williams, Photographer, New York City; Instructor in Photography, School of Visual Arts: 2000
- Jessica Williams, Composer and Musician, Capitola, California: 1994
- Joan Williams, Writer, Charlottesville, Virgina: 1984.
- Joanna Williams, Professor of Art, University of California-Berkeley: 1978.
- John Williams, Deceased. Fiction: 1985.
- John Warren Williams, Deceased. Chemistry: 1955.
- John Wesley Williams, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History of Fine Arts, University of Pittsburgh: 1984.
- Jonathan C. Williams, Poet, Highlands, North Carolina: 1957.
- Joy Williams, Writer, Tucson, Arizona: 1975.
- Judith Blow Williams, Deceased. British History: 1927, 1929.
- Kathleen Mary Williams, Deceased. 18th Century English Literature: 1973.
- Linda Williams, Professor of Film Studies and Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley: 1998
- Mary Ann Williams, Professor of Nutrition, University of California, Berkeley: 1963.
- Mary Lou Williams, Deceased. Music Composition: 1972, 1977.
- Neil Williams, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1968.
- Paul H. Williams, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1977.
- Robley Cook Williams, Deceased. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1965.
- Samm-Art Williams, Playwright: 1981.
- Stanley Thomas Williams, Deceased. American Literature: 1935.
- Sue Williams, Artist, Brooklyn, New York: 1994
- Terry Tempest Williams, Writer, Salt Lake City: 1997
- T. Harry Williams, Deceased. U.S. History: 1956.
- T. Ffrancon Williams, Alumni Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee: 1972.
- Thomas Alonzo Williams, Jr., Deceased. Fiction: 1962
- William T. Williams, Professor of Art, Brooklyn College, City University of New York: 1987.
- Alan B. Williamson, Writer; Professor of English, University of California, Davis: 1991
- Edward Williamson, Deceased. Italian: 1959.
- George William Williamson, Deceased. 16th & 17th English Literature: 1931.
- Jeffrey G. Williamson, Chair; Laird Bell Professor of Economics, Harvard University: 1976.
- Joel Roudolph Williamson, Lineberger Professor in the Humanities, University of North Carolina ar Chapel Hill: 1970.
- Kenneth L. Williamson, Mary E. Woolley Professor of Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College: 1975.
- Oliver E. Williamson, Edgar F. Kaiser Professor of Business Administration, Professor of Economics, and Law, University of California, Berkeley: 1977.
- William Rulon Williamson, Deceased. Economics: 1951.
- Abraham Willink, Deceased. Biology: 1948, 1962.
- Donald Roger Willis, Deceased. Engineering: 1966.
- Frank Roy Willis, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Davis: 1966.
- Thornton Willis, Artist, New York City: 1978.
- William H. Willis, Professor of Greek in Classical Studies, Duke University: 1980.
- Edwin Eliott Willoughby, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1929.
- A. O. Dennis Willows, Professor of Zoology and Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington: 1976.
- Mason Willrich, Former President, CEO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California: 1973.
- Christopher J. Wills, Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego: 1977.
- David Harris Willson, Deceased. British History: 1941, 1943, 1948, 1963.
- Christopher Wilmarth, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1970, 1983.
- Susan Wilmarth-Rabineau, Artist; Associate Professor of Painting, The Hartford Art School: 1982.
- Harry A. Wilmer, Founder & President Emeritus and Director, Institute for the Humanities at Salado, Texas: 1969.
- John Wilmerding, Christopher Binyon Sarofim '86 Professor of American Art, Princeton University; 1973.
- Don B. Wilmeth, Asa Messer Distinguished Professor and Professor of Theatre Arts and English, Brown University: 1982.
- Edwin N. Wilmsen, Independent Scholar, Malden, Massachusetts; Research Fellow in Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin: 1994
- Arthur Ranous Wilmurt, Deceased. Drama & Performance Art: 1946.
- Alan B. Wilson, Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley: 1968.
- Alice Sperduti Wilson, Deceased. Medieval Literature: 1952. Appointed as Alice Sperduti.
- Allan Charles Wilson, Deceased. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1972, 1979.
- Arthur McCandless Wilson, Deceased. Biography: 1939, 1956.
- August Wilson, Playwright, Seattle, Washington: 1986.
- David Wilson, Artist, Los Angeles; Director, Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City, California: 1998
- David Sloan Wilson, Professor of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton: 1986.
- Edgar Bright Wilson, Jr., Deceased. Chemistry: 1949, 1970.
- Edmund Wilson, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1935, 1939.
- Edward O. Wilson, Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science and Curator in Entomology, Harvard University: 1975.
- Ellis Wilson, Deceased. Fine Arts-Painting: 1944, 1945.
- Fredric Woodbridge Wilson, Curator, Harvard Theatre Collection, Nathan Marsh Pusey Library; Resident Scholar in Theater and Music, Lowell House, Harvard University: 1996
- Harris Ward Wilson, Deceased. 20th Century English Literature: 1961.
- James Quinn Wilson, James Collins Professor of Management and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles: 1970.
- Joan Hoff Wilson, Professor of History and Director, Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University: 1981.
- John F. Wilson, Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion, Princeton University: 1980.
- John Harold Wilson, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1950.
- Jonathan Wilson, Writer, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts; Associate Professor of English, Tufts University: 1994
- Kenneth G. Wilson, Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus: 1979.
- Lanford Wilson, Playwright, New York City: 1972.
- Margaret Dauler Wilson, Deceased. Philosophy: 1977.
- Mathew K. Wilson, Head, Chemistry Section, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia: 1954.
- Mildred Stratton Wilson, Deceased. Biology: 1955.
- Olly W. Wilson, Composer; Professor of Music, University of California, Berkeley: 1971, 1977.
- Perry William Wilson, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1936.
- Richard Wilson, Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics, Harvard University: 1960, 1968.
- Richard Wilson, Composer; Mary Conover Mellon Professor of Music, Vassar College: 1992
- Richard Guy Wilson, Chair, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History, University of Virginia: 1984.
- Robert B. Wilson, Atholl McBean Professor of Decision Sciences in the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University: 1982.
- Robert M. Wilson, Artistic Director, Byrd Hoffman Foundation, New York City: 1971, 1980.
- Robert Rathbun Wilson, Deceased. Physics: 1961.
- Robert W. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Adjunct Professor of Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas: 1956.
- Robley Wilson, Jr., Writer; Professor of English and Editor, North American Review, University of Northern Iowa: 1983.
- Theodore Allen Wilson, Director, Institute for Study of World War II and Global Change; Professor of History, University of Kansas: 1972.
- Walter LeRoy Wilson, Deceased. Biology: 1957.
- William E. Wilson, Deceased. Fiction: 1945.
- William Jerome Wilson, Deceased. Classics: 1927.
- Fred Huffman Wilt, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley: 1975.
- Charles Maurice Wiltse, Deceased. Professor Emeritus of History, Dartmouth College: 1949, 1950.
- James Irving Wimsatt, Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor Emeritus of English, University of Texas at Austin: 1981.
- William Abell Wimsatt, Deceased. Biology: 1962.
- William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1946.
- Robert Francis Winch, Deceased. Sociology: 1955, 1974.
- John Randolph Winckler, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota: 1965.
- Edgar Wind, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1950.
- Gernot Ludwig Windfuhr, Professor of Iranian Studies, University of Michigan: 1974.
- Donald Windham, Writer, New York City: 1960.
- Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe, Professor of Fine Arts, University of British Columbia: 2000
- Brenda Wineapple, Writer; Washington Irving Professor of Modern Literary and Historical Studies, Union College, Schenectady: 1991
- Saul Winegrad, Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: 1981.
- James Wines, Chairman, Department of Environmental Design, Parson School of Design; President, SITE, Inc.: 1962.
- Arthur T. Winfree, Regents Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona: 1982.
- David Weaver Wing, Photographer; Coordinator of the Photography Program, Grossmont College: 1981.
- Donald Goddard Wing, Deceased. Bibliography: 1936.
- William H. Wing, Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences, University of Arizona: 1980.
- Paul Stover Wingert, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1954.
- John C. Wingfield, Chair, Russell F. Stark University Professor of Zoology, University of Washington: 1993
- Thongchai Winichakul, Associate Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison: 1994
- Trevor Winkfield, Artist, New York City: 1990
- John J. Winkler, Deceased. Classics: 1988.
- Robin W. Winks, Randolph Townset Professor of History, Yale University: 1976.
- Howard Elliott Winn, Deceased. Biology: 1961.
- Roy H. Winnick, Writer, Princeton, New Jersey: 1979.
- Geoffrey L. Winningham, Photographer; Professor of Art, Rice University: 1972, 1978.
- Nicholas Winograd, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University: 1977.
- Garry Winogrand, Deceased. Photographer: 1964, 1969, 1978.
- Neil Winokur, Photographer, New York City: 1987.
- Richard Kenelm Winslow, Composer; John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Wesleyan University: 1956.
- Walter Keith Winslow, deceased. Composer, Princeton, New Jersey: 1986.
- Jacqueline Winsor, Artist; Instructor in Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts: 1978.
- Bruce Winstein, Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service Professor of Physics, University of Chicago: 1999
- Clara Brussel Winston, Deceased. Fiction: 1962.
- Richard Winston, Deceased. Biography: 1971.
- Roland Winston, Professor of Physics, University of Chicago: 1977.
- David Garrett Winter, Psychologist: 1971.
- George Winter, Deceased. Engineering: 1956.
- Jay Winter, Reader in Modern History, University of Cambridge, England: 1998
- Marian Hannah Winter, Deceased. Theatre Arts: 1974.
- Ralph K. Winter, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: 1971.
- Robert Stewart Winter, III, Presidential Chair in Music and Associate Dean, School of the Arts & Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles: 1982.
- William L. Winter, Professor Emeritus of History, Central Connecticut State College: 1956.
- Emanuel Winternitz, Deceased. Music Research: 1946.
- Denny Winters, Deceased Painter, Rockport, Maine: 1948.
- Janet Lewis Winters, Deceased. Fiction: 1950.
- Robin Winters, Artist, Cooks Falls, New York; Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design: 1998
- Yvor Winters, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1961.
- Oscar Osburn Winther, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- Aurel (Friedrich) Wintner, Deceased. Mathematics: 1940.
- Calhoun Winton, Professor of English, University of Maryland at College Park: 1965.
- Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter, Professor of History, California State Polytechnic University: 1998
- Marc F. Wise, Photographer, West Newton, Massachusetts: 1990
- Adele Wiseman, Deceased. Fiction: 1957.
- Frederick Wiseman, Film Maker, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1980.
- James R. Wiseman, Professor of Archaeology and Department Chairman, Boston University: 1970.
- William Wiser, Writer; Professor of English, University of Denver: 1985.
- José Miguel Wisnik, Assistant Professor of Literature, University of Sao Paulo: 1983 .
- Michael S. Witherell, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois: 1988.
- Gary Witherspoon, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan: 1979.
- Carl Leslie Withner, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; Research Associate, Biology Dept., Western Washington University: 1961.
- Isaac Witkin, Sculptor, Pemberton, New Jersey: 1981.
- Jerome P. Witkin, Painter; Professor of Painting, Syracuse University: 1963.
- Ronald G. Witt, Professor of History, Duke University: 1977.
- Lee Alan Witters, Eugene W. Leonard Professor of Medicine & Biochemistry; Chief, Endrocine/Metabolism Division, Dartmouth Medical School: 1981.
- Rudolf Jacob Wittkower, Deceased. Architecture: 1961.
- Joseph A. Wittreich, Jr., Distinguished Professor of English, City University of New York Graduate School and University Center: 1978.
- David B. Wittry, Professor of Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California: 1967.
- Tibor I. Wlassics, William R. Kenan Professor of Italian, University of Virginia: 1986.
- George R. Wodicka, Founding Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University: 1996
- Emerson Seville Woelffer, Painter, Los Angeles: 1967.
- Philip Wofford, Artist; Instructor, Bennington College: 1986.
- Ira Wohl, Film Maker, Beverly Hills, California: 1980.
- Robert Wohl, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles: 1981.
- R(ubin) Richard Wohl, Deceased. U.S. History: 1954.
- Irving N. Wohlfarth, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Unversity of Oregon: 1979.
- Larry A. Woiwode, Writer; Professor of Writing, BIAS, Carson, North Dakota: 1971.
- Andrew Wojcicki, Professor of Chemistry, Ohio State University: 1975.
- Stanley George Wojcicki, Professor of Physics, Stanford University: 1973.
- Jennifer Wolch, Professor of Geography and Urban and Regional Planning, University of Southern California: 1997
- Finn Wold, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1960.
- Arthur P. Wolf, Professor of Anthropology, Stanford University: 1983.
- Bryan Jay Wolf, Associate Chair, Professor of American Studies and English, Yale University: 1987.
- Edwin Wolf, II, Deceased. Bibliography: 1961.
- Emil Wolf, Wilson Professor of Optical Physics, University of Rochester: 1966.
- Eric Robert Wolf, deceased.Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York: 1958.
- Eugene K. Wolf, Class of 1965 Term Professor (Emeritus) of Music, University of Pennsylvania: 1975.
- George Wolf, Deceased. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1958.
- Howard Wolf, Deceased. U.S. History: 1939, 1940.
- Jack Keil Wolf, Stephen O. Rice Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst: 1979.
- John Baptist Wolf, Deceased. French History: 1959, 1966.
- Susan Wolf, Professor of Philosophy, The Johns Hopkins University: 1993
- Bertram D. Wolfe, Deceased. Russian Studies: 1949, 1950, 1953.
- Don Marion Wolfe, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1971.
- Ralph Stoner Wolfe, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1960, 1975.
- Raymond Grover Wolfe, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Oregon: 1963.
- Stanley Andrew Wolfe, Composer; Member of Literature and Materials of Music Faculty, The Juilliard School: 1957.
- Thomas Clayton Wolfe, Deceased. Fiction: 1930.
- Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles: 1974.
- Lincoln Wolfenstein, University Professor of Physics, Carnegie-Mellon University: 1973, 1983.
- Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Class of 1922 Professor of Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1997
- Geoffrey Wolff, Writer, Los Angeles; 1971,1977.
- Hans M. Wolff, Deceased. Germanics: 1956.
- Janet Wolff, Professor of Art History and of Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester: 1993
- Robert Lee Wolff, Deceased. Medieval History: 1963.
- Tobias Wolff, Writer; Professor of English, Stanford University: 1982.
- Marvin Eugene Wolfgang, Deceased. Sociology: 1957, 1968.
- Richard L. Wolfgang, Deceased. Chemistry: 1962, 1971.
- Raymond Edwin Wolfinger, Heller Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley: 1964.
- Jacob Wolfowitz, Deceased. Statistics: 1965.
- Melville Lawrence Wolfrom, Deceased. Chemistry: 1939.
- Richard F. Wolfson, Deceased. Law: 1949.
- Susan J. Wolfson, Professor of English, Princeton University: 1990
- Jeffrey A. Wolin, Photographer; Ruth N. Halls Professor of Photography, Indiana University Bloomington: 1991
- Sheldon S. Wolin, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University: 1972.
- Hilma Wolitzer, Writer, Syosset, New York: 1976.
- Isser Woloch, Moore Collegiate Professor of History, Columbia University: 1980.
- Shira Wolosky, Professor of English and American Literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 2000
- Stefan Wolpe, Deceased. Music Composition: 1962, 1970.
- Julian Wolpert, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Geography, Public Affairs and Urban Planning, Princeton University: 1987.
- Oliver W. Wolters, Deceased. East Asian Studies: 1972.
- Peter G. Wolynes, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego: 1986.
- John Womack, Jr., Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Harvard University: 1981.
- Al Wong, Film Maker; Professor, San Francisco Art Institute: 1986.
- Eugene Wong, Associate Director, Physical Science and Engineering, The White House, Washington, D.C.: 1968.
- Mel Wong, Choreographer; Professor of Theater Arts/Dance, Santa Cruz, California: 1983.
- Wing Hung Wong, Professor of Statistics, University of Chicago: 1986.
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- Brian Wood, Photographer and Artist, New York City; Lecturer in Photography, Yale University: 1999
- Charles T. Wood, Daniel Webster Professor Emeritus of History, Dartmouth College: 1986.
- Elizabeth Wood, Deceased. Architecture: 1960.
- Elmer Wood, Deceased. Economics: 1939.
- Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor of History, Brown University: 1980.
- John Lewis Wood, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of Tennessee: 1954.
- John Martin Wood, Professor of Biochemistry & Ecology, University of Minnesota: 1972.
- Michael George Wood, Professor of English Literature, University of Exeter: 1973.
- Neal Wood, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Political Thought, York University, Canada: 1971.
- Peter H. Wood, Associate Professor of History, Duke University: 1975.
- Ralph Charles Wood, Deceased. Linguistics: 1958.
- Stephen Wood, Artist, New York City: 1983.
- Susan Wood, Poet; Professor of English, Rice University: 1998
- William Barry Wood, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado: 1975.
- Calvin Woodard, Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia: 1964.
- Leonard Ernest Woodbury, Deceased. Classics: 1956.
- Robert Smith Woodbury, Deceased, History of Science: 1962.
- George Woodcock, Deceased. Biography: 1951.
- Walter Lincoln Woodfill, Deceased. Music Research: 1955.
- Michael Woodford, Professor of Economics, Princeton University: 1998
- Arthur S.P. Woodhouse, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1942.
- Martha Woodmansee, Professor of English, Case Western Reserve University: 1999
- James Leslie Woodress, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English, University of California, Davis: 1956.
- Carl Woodring, George Edward Woodberry Professor Emeritus of Literature, Columbia University: 1955.
- Jay Walter Woodrow, Deceased. Physics: 1927.
- William Woods, Writer, Hereford, England: 1948.
- Alexander Woodside, Professor of History, University of British Columbia: 1984.
- Arthur E. Woodward, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, City College, City University of New York: 1962.
- C. Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University: 1945, 1959.
- David Woodward, Arthur H. Robinson Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1977.
- William M. Woodward, Deceased. Physics: 1954.
- Robert Wayne Woody, Professor of Biochemistry, Colorado State University: 1981.
- Thomas Woody, Deceased. Education and Russian Studies: 1929. Full name: Woody, Walter Thomas.
- Randall Woolf, Composer, Brooklyn, New York: 1999
- George Prior Woollard, Deceased. Earth Sciences: 1941, 1942.
- Janet McCarter Woolley, deceased.Bacteriologist, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1944. Appointed as Janet Ruth McCarter.
- Hannah Marie Wormington, Deceased. Anthropology and Cultural Studies: 1970.
- Baron Wormser, Poet, Hallowell, Maine: 1998
- Francis Dunham Wormuth, Deceased. Political Science: 1941.
- Donald E. Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas: 1981.
- Dean Stoddard Worth, Emeritus Professor of Slavic Languages, University of California, Los Angeles: 1963.
- Don Worth, Photographer; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University: 1974.
- Gerta Hüttl-Folter Worth, Deceased. Linguistics: 1963
- William B. Worthen, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Davis: 1989.
- Richard S. Wortman, Professor of History, Columbia University: 1981.
- John L. Worzel, President, Palisades Geophysical Institute, West Nyack, NY; Retired Deputy Chief, Earth & Planetary Sciences Div., Marine Biomedical Inst., Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; Prof. Emeritus of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Texas, Austin: 1963
- John P. Wourms, Professor of Biological Sciences, Clemson University: 1984.
- Colin Allen Wraight, Professor of Biophysics and Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1988.
- Andrew Wright, Professor of English Literature, University of California, San Diego: 1961, 1970.
- Arthur Frederick Wright, Deceased. Far Eastern History: 1953.
- Byron Terry Wright, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles: 1963.
- C. D. Wright, Poet; Professor of English, Brown University: 1987.
- Charles Penzel Wright, Jr., Poet, Souder Family Professor of English, University of Virginia: 1975.
- Craig Milton Wright, Professor of the History of Music, Yale University: 1982.
- Franz Paul Wright, Poet and Translator, Everett, Massachusetts; Instructor of Creative Writing and Literature, Emerson College: 1989.
- Gavin Wright, William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History, Stanford University: 1976.
- George T. Wright, Regents Professor Emeritus of English, University of Minnesota: 1981.
- Gordon Wright, William H. Bonsall Professor Emeritus of History, Stanford University: 1980.
- Herbert Edgar Wright, Jr., Regents' Professor Emeritus of Geology, Ecology and Botany, University of Minnesota: 1954.
- James Arlington Wright, Deceased. Poetry: 1964, 1978.
- James Edward Wright, President, Dartmouth College: 1973.
- Jay Wright, Poet, Bradford, Vermont: 1974.
- Jorge Eduardo Wright, Consulting Professor - Senior Scientists (CONICET), Buenos Aires: 1952.
- Leon Edward Wright, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Language and Literature, Howard University: 1952.
- Louis Booker Wright, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1928, 1929.
- Maurice Wright, Composer; Laura H. Carnell Professor of Music Composition, Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University: 1977.
- Nathalia Wright, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Tennessee: 1953.
- Quincy Wright, Deceased. Political Science: 1925.
- Richard Wright, Deceased. Fiction: 1939.
- Richard A. Wright, Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College: 1998
- Stephen W. Wright, Writer, Brooklyn, New York: 1989.
- Robert Wrigley, Poet, Lenore, Idaho; Professor of English, University of Idaho, Moscow: 1996
- Dennis H. Wrong, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, New York University: 1984.
- Marshal Henry Wrubel, Deceased. Astronomy-Astrophysics: 1968.
- Alfred Chi-Tai Wu, Professor of Physics, University of Michigan: 1968.
- Cheng-Wen Wu, President,National Health Research Institutes, Republic of China: 1988.
- Nelson Ikon Wu, Edward Mallinkrodt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History of Art and Chinese Culture, Washington University: 1965.
- Tai Tsun Wu, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, Harvard University: 1970.
- Theodore Yaotsu Wu, Professor of Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology: 1964.
- James D. Wuest, Professor of Chemistry, University of Montreal: 1999
- Wu Hung, Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor of Art History, University of Chicago: 1999
- Oliver Reynolds Wulf, Deceased. Chemistry: 1932.
- Renata Wulff, Professor of Biology, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas: 1987.
- Carl Isaac Wunsch, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1981.
- Charles Wuorinen, Composer, New York City: 1968, 1972.
- Richard Saul Wurman, Architect, New York City: 1969.
- Sanford Wurmfeld, Artist; Chair, Professor of Art, Hunter College, City University of New York: 1974.
- David K. Wyatt, Professor of Southeast Asian History, Cornell University: 1983.
- Gerard R. Wyatt, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Queen's University at Kingston: 1954.
- Gertrud L. Wyatt, Deceased. Psychology: 1965.
- Robert Edward Wyatt, Executive Director, Highlands Biological Station, Professor of Biology, Western Carolina University: 1988.
- Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History, University of Florida: 1974.
- Pedro Wygodzinsky, Deceased. Biology: 1954, 1959.
- Henry William Wyld, Jr., Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1970.
- Laurence William Wylie, Deceased. French Literature: 1957.
- Aaron D. Wyner, Deceased. Applied Mathematics: 1966.
- Yehudi Wyner, Composer; Walter Naumburg Professor of Composition, Brandeis University: 1959, 1976.
- Edith Wyschogrod, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought, Rice University: 1995
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