Notable Achievements
- Agnes Scott College was the first college in Georgia to compost in its residence halls.
- Agnes Scott pulled off what is considered the biggest upset in the history of the televised quiz show College Bowl when they shocked Princeton University, 220-215, on March 6, 1966.
- New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered Agnes Scott's May 2005 commencement address. At the ceremony, she and alumna playwright Marsha Norman received the first honorary degrees conferred by the college.
- Distinguished alumnae include: Georgia's first female Rhodes Scholar;, and Gates Millennium scholarship winners; the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court; the CEO of Ann Taylor; Pulitzer Prize and Oscar winners; and the first woman to chair the Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- In 2007, the Agnes Scott soccer team defeated Rhodes College in a 1 to 0 victory. Rhodes was ranked number 17th at the time.
- In 2009, Agnes Scott students were recognized for excellence in many fields, with four Fulbright Scholars; two Goldwater Scholars (the same as Harvard ), recognizing work in mathematics, engineering or science; one Truman Scholar for public service leadership potential; one Kemper Scholar providing career development in business administration and one Jessie Ball DuPont Fellowship providing two-year work and study in philanthropy.
- Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State, delivered Agnes Scott's 121st commencement May 2010. Agnes Scott's President Elizabeth Kiss has described Albright as, a "true trailblazer." "Her record of leadership, public service and commitment to creating a more just and humane world makes her a perfect role model for Agnes Scott students," Kiss said.
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