University of Notre Dame Commencement Speakers
	(an unofficial list maintained by Richard Nimtz)					last update	4/4/22 22:44
president	venue	#	year	speaker	known for	date	notes	source	LAETARE MEDAL	Notes
		179th	2024			May 19, 2024
		178th	2023			May 21, 2023
J. Jenkins	Stadium	177th	2022	Borys Gudziak	The highest-ranking Ukrainian Catholic prelate in the United States and organizer and president of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)	May 15, 2022		ND Press Release	2022 Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist.	ND Press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	176th	2021	Jimmy Dunne (ND '78)	Vice chairman and senior managing principal of Piper Sandler. He was one of the founders of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P.	May 16, 2021		ND Press Release	2021 Carla Harris, vice chairman of wealth management and senior client adviser at Morgan Stanley - as well as a celebrated gospel singer, speaker and author	ND Press release
J. Jenkins	Online Only	175th	2020	Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew	Orthodox Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch	May 17, 2020	Online only commencement press release	ND Press Release	2020 Kathleen McChesney, former FBI executive assistant director and a leading expert in addressing the Catholic Church's sexual abuse and coverup crisis	ND Press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	174th	2019	Peggy Noonan	Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Wall Street Journal, speechwrite for President Ronald Reagan	May 19, 2019		ND Press Release	2019 Norman Francis, president of Xavier University	ND Press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	173rd	2018	Sergio Moro	Brazilian judge, a leader in his country's anti-corruption movement	May 20, 2018		ND Press Release	2018 Sister Norma Pimentel, M.J., executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley	ND press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	172nd	2017	Mike Pence	US Vice President, fmr Indiana Governer	May 21, 2017		ND Press Release	2017 Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries	ND press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	171st	2016	Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (retired)	chaiman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-2015)	May 15, 2016		ND Press Release	2016 Joseph Biden & John Boehner
J. Jenkins	Stadium	170th	2015	Christopher Patten	Chancellor, Oxford University	May 17, 2015	2015 schedule	2015 Commencement Speakers	2015 Aaron Neville, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer and musician	2015 Commencement Speakers
J. Jenkins	Stadium	169th	2014	Reverend Ray Hammond II	Harvard-trained surgeon, community leader, and founder and pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston. (Previously announced speaker, Christopher Patten, chancellor of Oxford declined the invitation to speak due to health reasons.)	May 18, 2014		ND Press Release	2014 Kenneth R. Miller, professor of biology at Brown University
J. Jenkins	Stadium	168th	2013	Cardinal Timothy Dolan	Catholic archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops	May 19, 2013		Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of NY- southbendtribune.pdf	2013 Sister Susanne Gallagher, S.P., Sister Mary Therese Harrington, S.H. & Rev. James McCarthy, founders of the Special Religious Education Development Network
J. Jenkins	Stadium	167th	2012	Haley Scott DeMaria (ND '95)	University of Notre Dame alumna who made an inspiring recovery from critical injuries suffered in a tragic 24 Jan 1992 bus accident involving the Fighting Irish swimming team. She has told her story in a book, "What Though the Odds: Haley Scott's Journey".	May 20, 2012		http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/29908-alumna-haley-scott-demaria-to-deliver-2012-notre-dame-commencement-address/	2012 Ken Hackett, former president Catholic Relief Services	http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/29246-laetare-2012/
J. Jenkins	Stadium	166th	2011	Robert M. Gates	U.S. Secretary of Defense	May 22, 2011		[ND PR 20110126]	2011 Sister Mary Scullion, R.S.M., and Joan McConnon, co-founders of Project H.O.M.E.	Notre Dame press release
J. Jenkins	Stadium	165th	2010	Brian Williams	NBC TV journalist	May 16, 2010	stadium venue planned	[ND PR 20100114]	2010 Dana Gioia, poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
J. Jenkins	Joyce Center	164th	2009	Barack H. Obama	US President	May 17, 2009		[ND PR 20090320]	2009 Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican (declined award) | Judge John T. Noonan Jr., the 1984 recipient of the Laetare Medal, will deliver an address this year.	Notre Dame press release
J. Jenkins	Joyce Center	163rd	2008	Cardinal Theodore McCarrick	archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C.	May 18, 2008		[WNDU 20080403]	2008 Martin Sheen, Human Rights Activist
J. Jenkins	Joyce Center	162nd	2007	Jeffrey Immelt	CEO General Electric	May 20, 2007		[OBS 20070518]	2007 Patrick F. McCartan, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees
J. Jenkins	Joyce Center	161st	2006	Mary McAleese	President of Ireland	May 21, 2006		[OBS 20060519]	2006 Dave Brubeck, jazz musician
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	160th	2005	Vartan Gregorian	President, Carnegie Corporation of New York	May 15, 2005		[OBS 20050513]	2005 Dr. Joseph E. Murray, surgeon
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	159th	2004	Justice Alan C. Page (ND '67)	Minnesota Supreme Court Justice & fmr ND & Minn Viking football player	May 16, 2004		[OBS 20040514]	2004 Rev. J. Bryan Hehir , theologian
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	158th	2003	Sen. Richard Lugar	Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations	May 18, 2003		[OBS 20030320]	2003 Peter and Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, editors of Commonweal
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	157th	2002	Tim Russert	journalist & moderator of "Meet the Press," (replaced Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, as speaker)	May 19, 2002		[ND PR 20020429]	2002 Rev. John P. Smyth, executive director of Maryville Academy
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	156th	2001	George W. Bush	US President	May 20, 2001		[ND PR 20010513]	2001 Msgr. George G. Higgins, labor priest
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	155th	2000	Kofi Annan	UN Secretary General	May 21, 2000		[ND PR 20010513]	2000 Andrew J. McKenna, chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	154th	1999	Elizabeth Dole	former president of the American Red Cross, fmr Sec of Transportation, and Sec of Labor	May 16, 1999		[ND PR 20010513]	1999 J. Philip Gleason, historian
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	153rd	1998	Joseph Kernan (ND '68)	Indiana Lt. Gov., Viet Nam war Ex-POW	May 17, 1998		[SBT]	1998 Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, doctor
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	152nd	1997	Mark Shields (ND '59)	Syndicated columnist and political analyst	May 18, 1997		[ND PR 20010513]	1997 Rev. Virgil Elizondo, theologian
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	151st	1996	Mary Ann Glendon	Professor of Law at Harvard University, Vatican representative to the international 1995 Beijing Conference on Women	May 19, 1996		[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1996 Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., social activist
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	150th	1995	Condoleezza Rice (ND '85-MS)	Provost, Stanford Univ.	May 21, 1995		[SBT]	1995 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	149th	1994	Albert Reynolds	Irish Taoiseach	May 15, 1994		[SBT]	1994 Sidney Callahan, psychologist and author
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	148th	1993	Tom Brokaw	TV journalist	May 16, 1993		[SBT]	1993 Donald R. Keough, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	147th	1992	George H.W. Bush	US President	May 18, 1992		[SBT]	1992 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, United States Senator
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	146th	1991	Margaret O'Brien Steinfels	editor of Commonweal magazine	May 19, 1991		[NYT 19910520]	1991 Corinne C. “Lindy” Boggs, former United States Congresswoman
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	145th	1990	Bill Cosby	comedian, actor and producer	May 20, 1990		[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1990 Sister Thea Bowman, Gospel singer and evangelist
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	144th	1989	Peter Ueberroth	6th commissioner of Major League Baseball	May 21, 1989		[SBT]	1989 Walker Percy, novelist
E. Malloy	Joyce Center	143rd	1988	Andrew Young	Atlanta Mayor, UN Ambassador	May 15, 1988		[SBT]	1988 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, humanitarian
T. Hesburgh	Joyce Center	142nd	1987	Derek Bok	President, Harvard University	May 17, 1987		[SBT]	1987 Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., educator
T. Hesburgh	ACC	141st	1986	Bishop James W. Malone	Bishop of Youngstown and president, US Catholic Conference	May 18, 1986		[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1986 Thomas P. and Mary Elizabeth Carney, chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and spouse
T. Hesburgh	ACC	140th	1985	Jose Napoleon Duarte (ND '48)	El Salvador president	May 19, 1985		[SBT]	1985 Guido Calabresi, dean of Yale University Law School
T. Hesburgh	ACC	139th	1984	Loret M. Ruppe	Peace Corps Director	May 20, 1984		[SBT]	1984 John Noonan, legal scholar
T. Hesburgh	ACC	138th	1983	Joseph Cardinal Bernardin	Archbishop of Chicago	May 15, 1983		[SBT]	1983 Edmund A. and Evelyn Stephan, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and spouse
T. Hesburgh	ACC	137th	1982	Pierre Trudeau	Canadian Prime Minister	May 16, 1982		[SBT]	1982 Cardinal John Francis Dearden, retired Archbishop of Detroit
T. Hesburgh	ACC	136th	1981	Ronald W. Reagan	US President	May 17, 1981		[SBT]	1981 Edmund S. Muskie, former United States Senator and Secretary of State
T. Hesburgh	ACC	135th	1980	Benjamin R. Civiletti	Attorney General of the US	May 18, 1980		[SBT]	1980 Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr., Speaker of the House
T. Hesburgh	ACC	134th	1979	Joseph A. Califano, Jr.	Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	May 19, 1979		[SBT]	1979 Helen Hayes, actress
T. Hesburgh	ACC	133rd	1978	William F. Buckley, Jr.	editor of "The National Review," author and commentator	May 21, 1978		[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1978 Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, historian
T. Hesburgh	ACC	132nd	1977	Jimmy E. Carter	US President	May 22, 1977		[SBT]	1977 Mike Mansfield, United States Senator
T. Hesburgh	ACC	131st	1976	Vernon Jordan, Jr.	Director, Urban League	May 16, 1976		[SBT]	1976 Paul Horgan, author
T. Hesburgh	ACC	130th	1975	Alan Pifer	president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York	May 18, 1975		[SBT]	1975 Sister Ann Ida Gannon, B.V.M., educator
T. Hesburgh	ACC	129th	1974	Rosemary Park	UCLA Professor of Education & Notre Dame Trustee	May 19, 1974		[ND PR 20010513], [SBT], [GO FORTH]	1974 James A. Farley, business executive and former Postmaster General
T. Hesburgh	ACC	128th	1973	Malcolm Moos	Univ of Minn President	May 20, 1973		[The Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, IN) May 21, 1973; pg 11]	1973 Rev. John A. O’Brien, author
T. Hesburgh	ACC	127th	1972	Kingman Brewster, Jr	Yale president	May 21, 1972		[ND PR 20010513], [The Bridgeport Telegram, May 22, 1972; pg 15, Bridgeport CT]	1972 Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, journalist and author
T. Hesburgh	ACC	126th	1971	Dr. Kenneth Keniston	Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. Speech: "The Agony of Counter Culture"	May 23, 1971		[SBT], [The Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, IN May 24, 1971; pg 2]	1971 Walter Kerr, drama critic, and Jean Kerr, author
T. Hesburgh	ACC	125th	1970	Dr. James E. Allen Jr	US Commissioner of Education	June 7, 1970		[Anderson Daily Bulletin, May 27, 1970; Anderson, IN; pg 13]	1970 Dr. William B. Walsh, physician
T. Hesburgh	ACC	124th	1969	Daniel Patrick Moynihan	President Richard Nixon's urban affairs adviser	June 1, 1969	First graduation held in ACC.	[Anderson Daily Bulletin, May 3, 1969; Anderson, IN; pg 3]	1969 William J. Brennan, Jr., jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
T. Hesburgh	Mall	123rd	1968	Dr. James A. Perkins	president of Cornell University	June 2, 1968		[Anderson Daily Bulletin, May 9, 1968; Anderson, IN; pg 7], [SBT]	1968 Sargent Shriver, diplomat
T. Hesburgh	Mall	122nd	1967	Eugene McCarthy	US Senator from Minnesota	June 4, 1967		[ND PR 20010513], [Anderson Daily Bulletin, May 10, 1967; Anderson, IN; pg 7], [SBT]	1967 J. Peter Grace, industrialist
T. Hesburgh	Mall	121st	1966	Barbara Ward	British economist	June 5, 1966	The first woman to serve as the principal Commencement Speaker	[The Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, IN) Jun 6, 1966; pg 2], [Chicago Tribune; Jun 6, 1966; pg 14], [SBT]	1966 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Crowley, founders of The Christian Family Movement
T. Hesburgh	Mall	120th	1965	McGeorge Bundy	United States National Security Advisor	June 6, 1965		[Chicago Tribune; May 20, 1965; pg A9], [Chicago Tribune; Jun 7, 1965; pg B2], [SBT]	1965 Frederick D. Rossini, scientist
T. Hesburgh	Fieldhouse	119th	1964	Thomas Mann	Ass't Sec of State for Inter-Am Affs	June 7, 1964		[SBT]	1964 Phyllis McGinley, poet
T. Hesburgh	Mall	118th	1963	Lester Pearson	Canadian Prime Minister	June 9, 1963		[ND PR 20010513], [SBT]	1963 Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., Chief of Naval operations
T. Hesburgh	Mall	117th	1962	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.	US Senator, former ambassador to the UN	June 3, 1962		[ND PR 20010513], [SBT], [GO FORTH]	1962 Francis J. Braceland, M.D., psychiatrist
T. Hesburgh	Mall	116th	1961	R. Sargent Shriver	director of the Peace Corps	June 4, 1961		[ND PR 20010513], [SBT]	1961 John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
T. Hesburgh	Mall	115th	1960	Dwight D. Eisenhower	US President	June 5, 1960		[ND PR 20010513], [SBT]	1960 George N. Shuster, educator
T. Hesburgh	Stadium	114th	1959	John A. McCone	chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission	June 7, 1959		[SBT]	1959 Robert D. Murphy, diplomat
T. Hesburgh	Drill Hall	113th	1958	James P. Mitchell	Secretary of Labor	June 8, 1958	scheduled to be in the stadium, moved to Drill Hall because of rain	[SBT]	1958 Frank M. Folsom, industrialist
T. Hesburgh	Stadium	112th	1957	Earl Warren	Chief Justice of the United States	June 2, 1957		[SBT]	1957 Clare Boothe Luce, diplomat
T. Hesburgh	Stadium	111th	1956	Admiral Arleigh A. Burke	Chief of Naval Operations	June 3, 1956		[SBT]	1956 General Alfred M. Guenther, soldier
T. Hesburgh	outdoors	110th	1955	Herbert Brownell	Attorney General of the US	June 5, 1955		[SBT]	1955 George Meany, labor leader
T. Hesburgh	Stadium	109th	1954	James R. Killian, Jr.	President, M.I.T.	June 6, 1954		[SBT]	1954 Jefferson Caffery, diplomat
T. Hesburgh	Stadium	108th	1953	Dr. Detlev Wulf Bronk	President of Johns Hopkins University	June 7, 1953		[SBT]	1953 I.A. O’Shaughnessy, philanthropist
J. J. Cavanaugh	Stadium	107th	1952	Charles Malik	Minister of Lebanon to the US, chairman of the Commission on Human Rights of the UN	June 1, 1952	"The American Question"	[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1952 Thomas E. Murray, member U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
J. J. Cavanaugh	Drill Hall	106th	1951	Francis P. Matthews	US Secretary of the Navy	June 3, 1951	scheduled to be in the stadium, moved to Drill Hall because of rain	[SBT]	1951 John Henry Phelan, philanthropist
J. J. Cavanaugh	Stadium	105th	1950	John Joseph Hearne	Ireland's first ambassador to the US	June 4, 1950		[SBT]	1950 General Joseph L. Collins, soldier
J. J. Cavanaugh	Stadium	104th	1949	John S. Burke	President of B. Altman & Co., a New York Department store	June 6, 1949	First outdoor commencement since 1925, first ever held in ND football stadium	[SBT]	1949 Irene Dunne, actress
J. J. Cavanaugh	Drill Hall	103rd	1948	Paul G. Hoffmann	Administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration and former chairman of the Studebaker Corporation	June 6, 1948		[SBT]	1948 Frank C. Walker, Postmaster General and civic leader
J. J. Cavanaugh	Drill Hall	102nd	1947	Gen. George C. Kenney	Commanding General of the Strategic Air Command	June 1, 1947		[SBT]	1947 William G. Bruce, publisher and civic leader
Hugh O'Donnell	Drill Hall	101st	1946	George E. Sokolsky	Newspaper Columnist from New York	June 30, 1946		[SBT]	1946 Carlton J. H. Hayes, historian and diplomat
Hugh O'Donnell		100	1945	Rev. Phillip S. Moore, C.S.C.	Dean of the Graduate School	June 22, 1945	SBT does not mention commencement except Navy Ensigns.	[SBT], [GO FORTH], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 23, 1945; pg. 13]	1945 G. Howland Shaw, diplomat
Hugh O'Donnell		99	1944	Rev. Thomas J. Brennan, C.S.C.	Professor of Philosophy		SBT showed mass outside military honor door of SH Cathedral 28-May-44. Mention navy men not there because of baccalaureate. Not sure if there was commencement this year or not.	[SBT], [GO FORTH]	1944 Anne O’Hare McCormick, journalist
Hugh O'Donnell			1943/44	Hon. Harry F. Kelly '17	Governor of Michigan		SBT does not mention commencement	[GO FORTH]
Hugh O'Donnell		98	1943	Rev. Arthur J. Hope, C.S.C.	author and editor			[GO FORTH]	1943 Thomas Francis Woodlock, editor
Hugh O'Donnell	univ gym	98th	1942	J. Edgar Hoover	FBI Director	May 10, 1942		[ND PR 20010513], [Chicago Daily Tribune; May 17, 1942. p. W3 (1 page)], [The Washington Post; May 11, 1942; pg. 7], [SBT]	1942 Helen Constance White, author and teacher
Hugh O'Donnell	univ gym	96	1941	Joseph P. Kennedy	former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom	June 1, 1941	"Conscience, Patriotism, and Freedom of Speech", JFK & RFK father	[ND PR 20010513], [GO FORTH], [Los Angeles Times; Jun 2, 1941; p.7], [SBT]	1941 William Thomas Walsh, journalist and author
Hugh O'Donnell	univ gym	95	1940	D. Worth Clark (ND class of 1922)	Senator from Idaho	June 2, 1940		[New York Times; Jun 3, 1940; p.32], [SBT], (Hon. M. L. Duplessis, former premier of Canada, was scheduled to speak, he declined due to the extremely grave internation situation. [Notre Dame Scholastic, V.73, Number 26])	1940 General Hugh Aloysius Drum, soldier
John F. O'Hara	univ gym	94	1939	William Henry Harrison	vice president for American Telephone and Telegraph Co.	June 4, 1939		[New York Times; Jun 5, 1939; pg. 13], [SBT]	1939 Josephine Van Dyke Brownson, catechist [Her father received the medal in 1892]	[SBT]
John F. O'Hara	univ gym	94th	1938	Terence B. Cosgrove (ND class of 1906)	distinguished Los Angeles Attorney	June 5, 1938	"Virtue of Industry"	[Los Angeles Times; Jun 6, 1938, p.20], [SBT]	1938 Irvin William Abell, surgeon
John F. O'Hara	univ gym	92	1937	Dennis F. Kelly	philanthropist, President of The Fair, Chicago department store	June 6, 1937		[New York Times; Jun 7, 1937; pg 12], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 7, 1937; pg 17], [GO FORTH]	1937 Jeremiah Denis M. Ford, scholar
John F. O'Hara	univ gym	92nd	1936	Dr William J. Mayo	one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic	June 7, 1936		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 1, 1936; pg 19], [New York Times; Jun 8, 1936; pg 15], [SBT]	1936 Richard Reid, lawyer and journalist
John F. O'Hara	univ gym	91st	1935	Shane Leslie	Irish author, dramatist, lecturer	June 2, 1935		[New York Times; Jun 3, 1935; pg 22], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 1, 1935; pg 14], [GO FORTH]	1935 Francis Hamilton Spearman, novelist
John F. O'Hara (acting)	univ gym	90th	1934	Frank C. Walker (ND Law 1909)	Executive Director of the National Emergency Council	June 3, 1934	C.L. O'Donnell died 4 Jun 1934	[New York Times; Jun 4, 1934; pg 11], [SBT]	1934 Genevieve Garvan Brady, philanthropist
C. L. O'Donnell	univ gym	89th	1933	Paul V. McNutt	Indiana Governor	June 4, 1933		[New York Times); Jun 5, 1933; pg4], [SBT]	1933 John McCormack, artist
C. L. O'Donnell		88th	1932	Owen D. Young	Chairman of the Board of the General Electric Company	June 5, 1932		[New York Times; Jun 6, 1932; pg1]	1932 Stephen J. Maher, physician
C. L. O'Donnell	univ gym	87th	1931	Angus D. McDonald (ND baseball & football player)	President of Southern Pacific Railway's Louisiana and Texas Division	June 7, 1931		[New York Times; Jun 7, 1931; pg N6], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 5, 1931; pg 4], [SBT]	1931 James J. Phelan, businessman
C. L. O'Donnell	univ gym	86th	1930	Claude G. Bowers	American writer, Democratic politician	June 1, 1930		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 2, 1930; pg 37], [SBT]	1930 Frederick Philip Kenkel, publicist
C. L. O'Donnell	univ gym	85th	1929	William J. Donovan	Political Figure, Lawyer, Soldier awarded the Medal of Honor in WW I	June 2, 1929	"Science, Civilization, and the Individual"	[GO FORTH], [SBT]	1929 Alfred Emmanuel Smith, statesman
M. Walsh	univ gym	84th	1928	Francis O'Shaughnessy (ND '00)	Chicago Attorney, ND class of 1900	June 3, 1928		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 3, 1928; pg 25], SBT]	1928 John Johnson Spalding, lawyer
M. Walsh	univ gym	83rd	1927	Aldred J. Talley	judge on the circuit court of appeals of New York City	June 5, 1927		[SBT]	1927 Margaret Anglin, actress
M. Walsh	Main Quad then Church	82nd	1926	Judge Dudley G. Wooten	professor in Hoynes College of Law at the University of Notre Dame	June 13, 1926	commencement began on the quad then moved to Sacred Heart Church due to rain	[SBT]	1926 Edward Nash Hurley, businessman
M. Walsh	Main Bldg Quad	81st	1925	Edmond H. Moore	Democratic National Committee member, lawyer from Youngstown, Ohio	June 14, 1925		[GO FORTH], [SBT]	1925 Albert Francis Zahm, scientist
M. Walsh		80th	1924	Woodbridge N. Ferris	educator, Senator from Michigan	June 15, 1924		[Chicago Daily Tribune; May 28, 1924; pg 14], [SBT], [SBNT]	1924 Charles D. Maginnis, architect
M. Walsh	Main Bldg Quad	79th	1923	Dr. Lindsey Blayney	diplomat, veteran of the world war, educator from Rice Institute in Houston, Texas	June 10, 1923	First ever commencement held outdoors at ND.	[SBT]	1923 Walter George Smith, lawyer
J. Burns	Washington Hall	78th	1922	Honorable Kickham Scanlan (ND alumnus)	Chief Justice of the criminal court of Chicago	June 12, 1922		[Fort Wayne (IN) News Sentinel, published as The News-Sentinel; Date: 06-09-1922; Pg: 10], [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9457152], [SBNT]	1922 Charles Patrick Neill, economist
J. Burns	Washington Hall	77th	1921	Sen. David I. Walsh	Senator, Massachusetts	June 13, 1921	commencement address topic "The Need of Christian Education to Stem the Unrest of the Day"	[Fort Wayne News Sentinel, published as The News Sentinel; 06-15-1921; Page: 18; Fort Wayne, IN], [SBNT]	1921 Elizabeth Nourse, artist
	Washington Hall	76th	1920	Morgan Joseph O'Brien	former New York supreme court justice	June 15, 1920		[Fort Wayne News Sentinel, published as The Fort Wayne News; Date: 06-14-1920; Page 16; Fort Wayne, Indiana], [Daily Republican, The; June 12, 1920; pg 6; Rushville, Indiana], [SBNT]	1920 Lawrence Francis Flick, physician
J. W. Cavanaugh		75th	1919	Right Rev. Mgr. Francis Bickerstaffe-Drew (replaced the scheduled Sen. David I. Walsh from Mass.)	Chaplin to the forces of England	June 9, 1919		[The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel; Date: 06-12-1919; Page Two; Location: Fort Wayne, Ind], [name and occupation from The Catholics Who's Who & Year Book 1908 By F. C. Burnand, page 30], [SBT]	1919 George L. Duval, philanthropist
J. W. Cavanaugh		74th	1918	Edward N. Hurley	Chairman of the Shipping Board	June 10, 1918	numerous newspaper citations	[Philadelphia Inquirer; Date: 06-11-1918; Pg 1; Locatio;: Philadelphia, Penn]	1918 Joseph Scott, lawyer
J. W. Cavanaugh		73rd	1917	Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand	Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis		Education’s Grandest Work	[GO FORTH]	1917 William Shepherd Benson, admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
J. W. Cavanaugh		72nd	1916	Max Pam	Founded a school of journalism at the university	June 12, 1916	per GO FORTH speaker was Hon. Marcus A. Kavanaugh, Judge of the US District Court of Iowa (further research finds that he was a judge in Chicago)	[The Grand Rapids Press; Date: 06-12-1916; Page: 16; Location: Grand Rapids, MI (date)], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 13, 1916; pg. 17], [SBT], [GO FORTH]	1916 James Joseph Walsh, physician and author
J. W. Cavanaugh		71st	1915	John F. Fitzgerald	former Boston Mayor	June 14, 1915	JFK grandfather.	[ND PR 20010513], [Duluth News-Tribune, page 8, vol. 47, iss. 37, June 7, 1915, Duluth, Minnesota)]	1915 Mary V. Merrick, philanthropist
J. W. Cavanaugh		70th	1914	Joseph Ransdell	Senator, Louisiana	June 15, 1914		[Times Picayune, published as The Weekly Times-Picayune.; 06-18-1914; Page: 3; Location: New Orleans, US], [ND PR 20010513], [The Philadelphia Inquirer; Date 06-21-1914; Vol 170; Issue 172; Page 11; Philadelphia, Penn]	1914 Edward Douglas White, jurist and chief justice of the United States
J. W. Cavanaugh		69th	1913	James M. Cox	Ohio Governor	June 16, 1913		[ND PR 20010513], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 17, 1913; pg. 10; col 3]	1913 Charles B. Herberman, editor-in-chief on the Catholic Encyclopedia
J. W. Cavanaugh		68th	1912	Bishop Thomas F. Hickey, D.D.	bishop of Rochester, NY	June 17, 1912		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 16, 1912; pg. H12], [Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 18, 1912; pg. 14], [SBT]	1912 Thomas M. Mulry, philanthropist
J. W. Cavanaugh	Washington Hall	67th	1911	Sir Charles Fitzpatrick	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada	June 12, 1911		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 13, 1911; pg. 8], [SBT], [GO FORTH shows Sir Charles as speaker]	1911 Agnes Replier, author
J. W. Cavanaugh		66th	1910	Thomas R. Marshall	Indiana Governor	June 13, 1910		[ND PR 20010513], [Fort Wane Sentinel, June 15, 1910; pg 13]	1910 Maurice Francis Egan, author and diplomat
J. W. Cavanaugh		65th	1909	Hannis Taylor	former minister to Spain	June 17, 1909		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 18, 1909; pg. 10]	1909 Frances Tiernan (Christian Reid), novelist
J. W. Cavanaugh		64th	1908	Charles P. Neill	commissioner of labor for the United States	June 16, 1908		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 14, 1908; pg. A3]	1908 James C. Monaghan, economist
J. W. Cavanaugh	Washington Hall	63rd	1907	Sir Charles Fitzpatrick	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada	June 12, 1907	per GO FORTH speaker was Rev. John Talbot Smith, priest, author, lecturer, New York City	[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 14, 1907; pg. 4], [SBT], [GO FORTH]	1907 Katherine Eleanor Conway, journalist and author
J. W. Cavanaugh		62nd	1906	Rev. D.J. Stafford	priest from Washington DC	June 13, 1906	"The Catholic Young Man's Civic Duty'	[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 10, 1906; pg. 2], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 14, 1906; pg. 7], [SBT]	1906 Francis J. Quinlan, physician
A. Morrissey		61st	1905	Rev. Daniel E. Hudson	editor of "The Ave Maria"	June 15, 1905	per GO FORTH speaker was Hon. Marcus A. Kavanaugh, judge from Chicago	[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 12, 1905; pg. 9], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 15, 1905; pg. 4], [GO FORTH]	1905 Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, philanthropist
A. Morrissey	St. Joseph's Hall	60th	1904	Charles Joseph Bonaparte	Attorney, Progressive Reformer, member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, Secretary of the Navy	June 16, 1904	"Some Thoughts for American Catholics"	[ND PR 20010513], [GO FORTH], [Fort Wayne Morning Journal-Gazette; June 12, 1904; pg6; June 15, 1905 pg5]	1904 Richard C. Kerens, diplomat
A. Morrissey		59th	1903	John Gearin	Senator, Oregon	6/18/1903		[ND PR 20010513], [Logansport Reporter | Logansport, Indiana | Friday, June 19, 1903 | Page 5], [Fort Wayne Morning Journal-Gazette; June 14, 1904; pg7]	1903 Charles Jerome Bonaparte, lawyer
A. Morrissey		58th	1902	William P. Breen, A.B. '77, A.M. '80	lawyer from Fort Wayne, IN	6/18/1902		[Fort Wayne Evening Sentinel; June 20, 1902; pg 10], [GO FORTH]	1902 John Benjamin Murphy, surgeon
A. Morrissey		57th	1901	Bishop John Shanley	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota	6/12/1901		[Grand Forks Herald, published as Grand Forks Daily Herald; Date: 06-15-1901; Volume: 20; Issue: 193; Page: 3; Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota] [New York Times, July 17, 1909, Saturday, Page 14, 282 words]	1901 William Bourke Cockran, orator
A. Morrissey	Washington Hall	56th	1900	Rt. Rev. John J. Glennon, D.D.	bishop of Kansas City, MO	6/13/1900		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 15, 1900; pg 4], [SBT], [Irish World, published as The Irish World And American Industrial Liberator; 06-30-1900; Page: [3]; Location: New York, New York]	1900 John A. Creighton, philanthropist
A. Morrissey		55th	1899	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/15/1899		[ND PR 20010513], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 4, 1899; pg. 8]	1899 Mary Gwendolin Caldwell, philanthropist
A. Morrissey	Washington Hall	54th	1898	Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke '66	bishop from St. Joseph, MO	6/16/1898		[Fort Wayne Journal | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Friday, June 17, 1898 | Page 2], [Logansport Pharos | Logansport, Indiana | Saturday, June 18, 1898 | Page 3], [SBT]	1898 Timothy Edward Howard, jurist
A. Morrissey	Washington Hall	53rd	1897	Rt. Rev. Mons. Joseph F. Mooney, LL.D.	priest of archdiocese of New York City	6/17/1897		[The Denver Evening Post, (Denver, CO) Wednesday, June 16, 1897; pg. 7; col F], [SBT], [GO FORTH]	1897 Thomas Addis Emmet, physician
A. Morrissey		52nd	1896	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/18/1896	per GO FORTH speaker was Hon. Thomas A. Moran, Judge, Chicago	[The Daily Inter Ocean; Date: 06-20-1896; Volume: XXV; Issue: 88; Page: [10]; Location: Chicago, Illinois], [GO FORTH]	1896 General William Starke Rosecrans, soldier
A. Morrissey		51st	1895	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/13/1895		[ND PR 20010513], [The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Thursday, June 13, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 81; col A]	1895 Mary A. Sadlier, novelist
A. Morrissey	Washington Hall	50th	1894	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	bishop of Columbus, Ohio	6/21/1894		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 21, 1894; pg. 5]	1894 Augustine Daly, theatrical producer
A. Morrissey	Washington Hall	49th	1893	Msgr. Robert Seton, D.D.	of New Jersey	6/20/1893	"The Dignity of Labor"	[GO FORTH] , [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 21, 1893; pg. 5], [SBT]	1893 Patrick Donohue, founder of the Boston Pilot
T. Walsh		47	1892	Rt. Rev. J.S. Foley	Bishop of Detroit			[Logansport Reporter | Logansport, IN | July 16, 1892 | Page 4 (mentions T. Walsh as president)], [GO FORTH]	1892 Henry F. Brownson, philosopher and author
T. Walsh		46	1891	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/23/1891		ND PR 20010513 [Paper: Chicago Herald, published as The Chicago Herald; Date: 06-24-1891; Page: 5; Location: Chicago, Illinois]	1891 Daniel Dougherty, orator
T. Walsh		45	1890	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/25/1890		[ND PR 20010513] [The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Thursday, June 26, 1890; pg. 3; Issue 93; col A] [Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Monday, June 30, 1890; pg. 4; col B] [St. Paul Daily News (St. Paul, MN), (St. Paul, MN) Wednesday, June 25, 1890; Issue 151; col F]	1890 William J. Onahan, organizer of the American Catholic Congress
T. Walsh	Washington Hall	44	1889	William P. Breen, A.B. '77, A.M. '80	alumnus from Fort Wayne, IN	6/19/1889		[The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Friday, June 21, 1889; pg. 6; Issue 89; col A], [GO FORTH]	1889 Anna Hansen Dorsey, novelist
T. Walsh		43	1888	Rev. P.F. Carr	Denver, CO			[GO FORTH], [Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Friday, June 22, 1888; pg. 3; col B]	1888 Patrick V. Hickey, founder and editor of the Catholic Review
T. Walsh		42	1887	Bishop Gilmour	bishop from Cleveland	6/22/1887	per GO FORTH speaker was Wm. H. Johnston, alumnus, East Townsend, Ohio	[The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Sunday, June 12, 1887; pg. 20; Issue 80; col B] [The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Wednesday, June 22, 1887; pg. 3; Issue 90; col E], [GO FORTH]	1887 Edward Preuss, publicist
T. Walsh		41	1886	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/23/1886	"Growth and Duty"	[ND PR 20010513], [GO FORTH], [The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Thursday, June 24, 1886; pg. 5; Issue 92; col D], [The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Sunday, June 06, 1886; pg. 20; Issue 74; col C]	1886 General John Newton, engineer
T. Walsh		40	1885	the scheduled speaker, Major General William S. Rosecrans canceled his commitment due to duties in Washington, D.C.		6/24/1885		[Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Sunday, June 28, 1885; pg. 6; col D (date)], [GO FORTH (speaker)]	1885 Eliza Allen Starr, art critic
T. Walsh		39	1884	Rt. Rev. Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregon	Bishop of Linares, Mexico	6/25/1884		[Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Sunday, June 29, 1884; pg. 3; col A (date)], [GO FORTH (speaker)]	1884 Patrick Charles Keeley, architect
T. Walsh		38	1883	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	bishop of Columbus, Ohio	6/23/1883		[Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Tuesday, June 26, 1883; pg. 2; col A], [GO FORTH]	1883 John Gilmary Shea, historian
T. Walsh		37	1882	Rt. Rev. Francis S. Chatard	Bishop of Vincennes	6/22/1882		[The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Wednesday, June 21, 1882; pg. 7; Issue 79; col C], [GO FORTH]
T. Walsh		36	1881	Hon. W.W. Cleary	Covington, KY	6/23/1881	[Washington Hall (bldg next to LaFortune) completed]	[The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Friday, June 24, 1881; Issue 78; col F(date)], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 21, 1881; pg. 6(date)], [GO FORTH (speaker)]
W. Corby		35	1880	Hon. Edmund F. Dunne	of Salt Lake City, former Chief Justice of Arizona	6/23/1880		[Chicago Daily; Jun 25, 1880; pg 12], [GO FORTH]
W. Corby			1879	no commencement exercises			4-23-1879 main bldg destroyed by fire	[GO FORTH]
W. Corby		34th	1878	Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding	Bishop of Peoria	6/25/1878		[ND PR 20010513], [Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) Thursday, June 27, 1878; pg. 2; Issue 81; col C]
W. Corby		33rd	1877	Frank H. Hurd	U.S. Representative from Ohio	6/27/1877	"Relation of the Catholic Church to American Jurisprudence"	[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 28, 1877; pg.2]
P. Colovin		32nd	1876	William J. Onahan	Catholic activist and businessman from Chicago	6/21/1876	"The Catholic Citizen and the State"	[GO FORTH], [Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 21, 1876; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986) pg. 2]
P. Colovin		31st	1875	J. S. Morris	former Attorney General of Mississippi	6/23/1875		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 24, 1875; pg.1]
A. Lemmonier	Washington Hall	30th	1874	S. S. Hayes	Comptroller of Chicago	6/24/1874		[Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); Jun 25, 1874, pg1(3pp)]
A. Lemmonier		29th	1873	John J. Fitzgibbon	editor of the Western Catholic	6/26/1873		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 28, 1873, page 2]
W. Corby		28th	1872	Rt. Rev. Bishop Dwenger D.D.	bishop from Fort Wayne	6/25/1872		[Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Jun 29, 1872; page 2]
W. Corby		27th	1871	Augustus Caesar Dodge	one of the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state	6/21/1871		[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 23, 1871; page 2]
W. Corby	The Grand Exhibition Hall	26th	1870	Bishop Burgess	Indiana	6/22/1870	per GO FORTH speaker was Paul Broder, Professor at Beloit College, Wisconsin	[Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Jun 24, 1870; p 4], [GO FORTH]
W. Corby		25th	1869	Rev. F.P. Boyle	of Washington DC	6/23/1869	GO FORTH does not mention a speaker	[Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Jun 24, 1869; pg. 0_4], [Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Jun 26, 1869; pg. 0_4]
W. Corby		23	1868	Mr. Corcoran	editor of "The Cincinnati Telegraph"	6/21/1868	GO FORTH does not mention a speaker	[Chicago; Jun 27, 1868; Chicago Tribune; pg. 0_2]
W. Corby		22	1867	T.E. Corcoran	editor of "The Cincinnati Telegraph"	6/26/1867		[Chicago; Jun 27, 1867; Chicago Tribune; p01 (date and president)], [GO FORTH (speaker)]
P. Dillon		21	1866				The annual Commencements of Notre Dame and St. Mary's are expected to take place in about four weeks from the present time and it is anticipated that they will be, this year, even more deeply interesting than in former years. [Chicago Tribune; Jun 2, 1866; pg. 0_4; col 3]	[Chicago Tribune; Jun 2, 1866; pg. 0_4; col 3]
P. Dillon		20	1865	Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman	Union commander in the western theater of the (Civil) war	6/21/1865	"Perform Bravely the Battle of Life"	[Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Jun 24, 1865; pg. 0_4], [ND PR 20010513], [Notre Dame vs. the Klan, By Todd Tucker, page 33], [GO FORTH], [The Daily Cleveland Herald, (Cleveland, OH) Monday, June 05, 1865; Issue 163; col A], [The Daily Cleveland Herald, (Cleveland, OH) Wednesday, June 07, 1865; Issue 165; col A]
E. Sorin			1864
E. Sorin			1863
E. Sorin			1862
E. Sorin			1861	Rev. Dr. John McMullen	Chicago priest and teacher			[GO FORTH]
E. Sorin			1860
E. Sorin			1859
E. Sorin			1858
E. Sorin			1857
E. Sorin			1856
E. Sorin			1856
E. Sorin			1855
E. Sorin			1854
E. Sorin			1853
E. Sorin			1852
E. Sorin			1851
E. Sorin			1850
E. Sorin			1849
E. Sorin			1848
E. Sorin			1847
E. Sorin			1846
E. Sorin		1st	1845				first ND commencement	[ND PR 20010513]
				SOURCES
				GO FORTH	Go Forth and Do Good - Memorable Notre Dame Commencement Addresses, Edited by Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C.
				ND PR 20010513	Notre Dame Press Release, May 13, 2001
				ND PR 20020429	Notre Dame Press Release, April 29, 2002
				ND PR 20090320	Notre Dame Press Release, March 20, 2009
				ND PR 20100114	Notre Dame Press Release, January 14, 2010
				ND PR 20110126	Notre Dame Press Release, January 26, 2011
				NYT 19910520	New York Times, May 20, 1991
				OBS 20030320	ND Observer, March 20, 2003
				OBS 20040514	ND Observer, May 14, 2004
				OBS 20050513	ND Observer, May 13, 2005
				OBS 20060516	ND Observer, May 19, 2006
				OBS 20070518	ND Observer, May 18, 2007
				SBNT	South Bend (Indiana) News-Times, microfilm, St. Joseph County Library
				SBT	South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, microfilm, St. Joseph County Library
				WNDU 20080403	WNDU.com, April 3, 2008
					The University of Notre Dame: A Portrait of Its History and Campus, by Thomas J. Schlereth
				University of Notre Dame Presidents	Dates in Office (click dates for photo)	Birth	Death	additional sources for president's information
				Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C.	2005-present	12/17/1953	living
				Rev. Edward  Malloy, C.S.C.	1987-2005	5/3/1941	living
				Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.	1952-1987	5/25/1917	2/26/2015
				Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C.	1946-1952	1/23/1899	12/28/1979	[New York Times; Dec 30, 1979; pg 14]
				Rev. J. Hugh O’Donnell, C.S.C.	1940-1946	6/2/1895	6/12/1947	[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 13, 1947; pg. 18]
				Cardinal John O’Hara, C.S.C.	1934-1940	8/1/1888	8/28/1960
				Rev. Charles O’Donnell, C.S.C.	1928-1934	11/15/1884	6/4/1934	[Los Angeles Times; Jun 5, 1934; pg 3]
				Rev. Matthew Walsh, C.S.C.	1922-1928	5/14/1882	1/19/1963
				Rev. James Burns, C.S.C.	1919-1922	circa 1867	9/9/1940	[Chicago Daily Tribune; Sep 10, 1940; pg. 26]
				Rev. John W. Cavanaugh, C.S.C.	1905-1919	5/21/1870	3/22/1935	[Chicago Daily Tribune; Mar 23, 1935; pg. 16]
				Rev. Andrew Morrissey, C.S.C.	1893-1905	Jan 1860	5/28/1921	[Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette; May 29, 1921; pg16]
				Rev. Thomas Walsh, C.S.C.	1881-1893	5/15/1853	6/17/1893	[Chicago Daily Tribune; Jul 18, 1893; pg. 7]
				Rev. Patrick Colovin, C.S.C.	1874-1877	circa 1842	circa 1887
				Rev. Auguste Lemonnier, C.S.C.	1872-1874	4/11/1839	circa 1874
				Rev. William Corby, C.S.C.	1866-1872 and 1877-1881	10/2/1833	12/28/1897
				Rev. Patrick Dillon, C.S.C.	1865-1866	1/1/1832	11/15/1868
				Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C. (founder)	1842-1865	2/6/1814	10/31/1893
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					Fieldhouse / Univ Gym (c.1910-1982)
					Mall (1842-   )
					Stadium (1937-   )
					Drill Hall (? - c.1960)
					St. Joseph's Hall
					The Grand Exhibition Hall
					Washington Hall (1881-   )