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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1988. Standing outside on the lawn in front of the Abbey church is (from L to R) Paul D. Schurke (Commencement speaker), Abbot Jerome Theisen, and Father Hilary Thimmesh, OSB. Photo 2: Commencment Day, 1988. Paul D. Schurke and Fr. Hilary Thimmesh have a conversation outside the Abbey church.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1984. Graduates file into the Abbey church for commencement ceremonies. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1984. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, Abbot Jerome Theisen, and Fr. Kilian McDonnell stand up at the podium in the Abbey church for the presentation of the Pax Christi Award.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1985. Photo taken from the balcony of the Abbey church of Dr. Esther de Waal delivering her commencement address. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1985. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB gives a commencement day address while other faculty are seated behind him.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement Day, 1984? Graduating students are congregated outside on the north side of the SJU Music Building to get ready to process into the Abbey church. (on back, stamp stating photo was received in January of 1977?)

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement Day, 1984. Commencement speaker Garrison Keillor stands at the podium in the Abbey church to deliver his address, seated next to him are (L to R): Fr. Kilian McDonnell, Mr. Robert Spaeth, and Fr. Kieran Nolan.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1984. Commencement speaker Garrison Keillor stands at the podium in the Abbey church to deliver his address, Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, is seated on his right. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1984. Commencement speaker Garrison Keillor stands at the podium in the Abbey church to deliver his address, seated next to him are (L to R): Fr. Kilian McDonnell, Mr. Robert Spaeth, and Fr. Kieran Nolan. (same photo as on previous page).

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1985. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, stands outside having a conversation with Dr. Esther de Waal (commencement speaker). Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1984. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, Abbot Jerome Theisen, and Fr. Kilian McDonnell stand near the podium for the Pax Christi Award. Fr. Kilian holds a statue in his hands.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1988. Faculty and others stand behind the podium for a prayer or a song during the ceremonies. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, and Abbot Jerome Theisen are standing closest behind the podium, and Paul D. Schurke is also present. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1970s? Photo taken from balcony as someone gives a speech with other faculty seated behind the podium.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, May 15, 1981. Photo of five men in commencement day robes, including Fr. Gunther Rolfson, OSB(?) and Dr. Harlan Cleveland(?) Photo 2: Commencement Day, no date. Two graduating students standing in a crowd of people on the lawn in front of the Abbey church.

Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, no date. Photo of the backs of several graduating students seated in the pews of the Abbey church. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1975. Senator Hubert Humphrey delivers his commencement address from the podium in the Abbey church. Photo 3: Commencement Day, 1975. Photo of Senator Hubert Humphrey in commencement robes.