Commencement Addresses 1952-, 1952-

Commencement Addresses 1952-



1952: "The Inheritance of St. Benedict" By Helen C. White



1953: "Valedictory" by John Dunn



1959: "The Catholic in the Liberal Society" By John Cogley



1960: By Reverend Peter W. Bartholome



1967: "Development, the New Name of Peace," By Lady Barbara Ward Jackson



1971: "Freedom and Responsibility in Social Change" By Dana L. Farnsworth



1973: By Norman James



1976: By Russell Baker



1978: By Fr. Hilary Thimmesh



1980: Dr. Mortimer Adler



1981: "The Optimism of the Doer" By Harlan Cleveland



1983: By U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger



1984: By Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor's 1984 Commencement Address has been digitized.

1985: By Esther De Waal



1986: Rev. David Burrell



1987: "The Work of Making a Better World" By Carolyn Forche



1988: "Where Do We Go From Here?" By Paul Schurke



1991: "The Habit of Reflection" By Hilary Thimmesh



1992: By George Sinner



1993: By Fr. Timothy Backous



1994: "Earning Stealth Flags" By Joseph Farry



1998: By Dr. Evan M. Maurer



2002: By Mark Kennedy



2007: "Take Pride in Yourself" By Paul E. Storm



2008: "At SJU, We Speak Our Own Language" By Tom Connelly



2009: "In Threshold Time" By Sharon Daloz Parks



2010: By Matt Beck



2011: By Loonan



2012: By Ty Cox



2013: By John Loonan



2014: By Kathleen Blatz



2014: Michael Rogers



2015: Robert Dumonceaux



2015: Luke Newgaard

2016: Joe Cavanaugh and Paul Knaak



2017: Ramond Mitchell and Dan Whalen



2018: Dennis McDonough and Steven Bezdichek Pfahing

2019: Mark Vande Hei and Luke Olley



2021: Gen. Paul Nakasone and Simeon Farquharson



2023: Kurt Vickman and Durran Thompson