List of Fordham University commencement speakers

The following is a list of keynote speakers at the commencement of Fordham University.

Commencement Speakers 1941–present[1]

Year Speaker(s) Notes Ref.
1941Bishop J. Francis McIntyre[1]
1942Rev. Robert Gannon[1]
1943Rev. Robert Gannon[1]
1944Rev. Robert Gannon[1]
1945Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott[1]
1946Gov. Thomas DeweyPresident Truman also received an honorary degree and gave an address but this was not at June Commencement, it was in May[1]
1947Msgr. Ferdinand VandryDirector of Laval University[1]
1948Rev. Robert Gannon[1]
1949Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1950Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1951Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1952Msgr. John MiddletonEducation secretary Arch of New York[1]
1953Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1954Robert D. MurphyDeputy Under Secretary of State[1]
1955Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1956Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1957Rev. Laurence McGinley[1]
1958W.A. HarrimanGovernor of New York[1]
1959Cardinal Cushing[1]
1960Dr. Charles H. MalikPresident of United Nations General Assembly[1]
1961Joseph W. McGovernFordham law professor and member of NYS Board of Regents[1]
1962Teodoro Moscoso[1]
1963Sargent Shriver[1]
1964Francis Cardinal Spellman[1]
1965Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey[1]
1966Rev. Vincent T O'KeefePresident of Fordham[1]
1967Sen. Robert F. Kennedy[1]
1968Leo McGlaughlinEulogy and mass for Robert F. Kennedy[1]
1969Sen. Ted Kennedy[1]
1970Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan[1]
1971James Hester[1]
1972Kurt WaldheimUnited Nations Secretary General[1]
1973Dr. Ernest BoyerChancellor of State University of New York[1]
1974Governor Malcolm Wilson[1]
1975Judge William Hughes Mulligan[1]
1976Governor Hugh Carey[1]
1977Thomas A. MurphyChairman of General Motors[1]
1978Alan Alda[1]
1979Zbigniew BrzezinskiNational Security Advisor[1]
1980Patricia Harris[1]
1981Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns[1]
1982Seamus Heaney[1]
1983Felix G. Rohatyn[1]
1984Rev. James Finlay[1]
1985Gov. Mario Cuomo[1]
1986Robert HayesFounder of Coalition for the Homeless[1]
1987Sen. Alphonse D'Amato[1]
1988Charles Osgood[1]
1989Fr. Timothy S. Healy[1]
1990William P. Ford[1]
1991Marian Wright Edelman[1]
1992Dr. John Brademas[1]
1993Peter Steinfels[1]
1994Jonathan Kozol[1]
1995Mary RobinsonPresident of Ireland[1]
1996Rev. Joseph O'Hare[1]
1997Mary Higgins Clark[1]
1998Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin[1]
1999George Mitchell; David Copperfield (illusionist)[1]
2000Vin Scully[1]
2001Bill Cosby[1]
2002Gerald Levin[1]
2003Ted Koppel[1]
2004Tim Russert[1]
2005John Sexton[1]
2006Chris Matthews[1]
2007Willie Randolph[1]
2008Charlie Rose[1]
2009Tom Brokaw[1]
2010Mary McAleesePresident of Ireland[1]
2011Brian Williams[1]
2012John O. Brennan[1]
2013Richard Engel[1]
2014Tino Martinez[1]
2015Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama[1]
2016David J. Skorton, M.D.[1]
2017Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga; Sen. Chuck Schumer[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 "Fordham Commencement Speakers 1941-present". Fordham University Libraries. LibGuides. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Verel, Patrick (May 20, 2017). "Class of 2017 Urged to Face Unsettling Times With a Merciful Heart". Fordham News. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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