Commencement Speakers

1938 - current

 The text of some Commencement speeches may be available in the CSB Archives.

Year Number Guest Speakers Student Speakers     B.A./B.S. Degrees*    
2023 108th Colette Peters Julia Geller 395
2022 107th LeAnne Matthews Stewart Regan Dolezal 373
2021 106th none, due to pandemic Derica Ferguson 449
2020 105th Mary Hinton Lauren Simonet 428
2019 104th Mary Thompson Maren Koester 403
2018  103rd Beth Dinndorf  Maranna Gunnerson 503
2017  102nd Corie Barry Elizabeth Erickson 477
2016  101st Alyssa Mastromonaco Anna Cron 423
2015  100th Valerie Kaur Bridget Cummings 480
2014  99th Michele Norris Erin Wissler 468
2013  98th Denise DeVaan Alivia Tison 504
2012  97th Anne Thompson Allison Horton 456
2011   96th Laura McGrane Emily Bina 481
2010  95th Elizabeth Alexander Ashley Ver Burg 487
2009  94rd Belinda Jensen Andrea Carrow 493
2008   93rd Ahna Skop Natalia Calderon 434
2007   92nd S. Ephrem Hollermann, Ph. D. Carliene Quist 433
2006   91st MaryAnn Baenninger Emily Johnston 461
2005   90th Judge Helen Meyer Katherine Silua 492
2004   89th Krista Tippett Elena Jelsing 471
2003   88th Kathleen Hall Jaimeson, Ph. D. Karolanne Hoffman 458 
2002   87th Sharon Reives Sarah Gottfried 487
2001   86th Helen Thomas Sara Willi 473
2000   85th Marsha Johnson Evans Sara K Olson 465
1999   84th Bishop John E. Kinney Sally Koering 425
1998   83rd Angeline Dufner, Ph.D. (December 1997) & Joan Anderson Growe (May 1998) Alissa Haller (December 1997) & Stacey Hey (May 1998) 470
1997   82nd Lynn M. Newman (December 1996) & Susan Mundale (May 1997) Lisa Ann Johnson (December 1996) & Rebecca Peters (May 1997) 461
1996   80th &  81st Aretha Pigferd, Ph.D. (December 1995) & Patricia McGuire Ph.D. (May 1996) Stacy Therese Stubbs (December 1995) & Katie Krolczyk (May 1996) 384
1995   79th Joan Reibel (December 1994) & Dame Ivy Dumont (May 1995) Arnette Stuart (December 1994) & Elizabeth Morris (May 1995) 371
1994   78th Susan Mundale (December 1993) & Mary Barden Keegan (May 1994) Shannon Campbell (May 1994) 385
1993   77th Vivian Jenkins (December 1992) & Patricia Hampl (May 1993) Katie Deignan (May 1993) 427
1992   76th Keva Bethel, Ph.D. (December 1991) & Aliki Coudroglou (May 1992) Margaret Winter (May 1992) 417
1991   75th Janet Serie, Ph.D. (December 1990) & Larraine Matusak Ph. D. (May 1991) Amy Kramer (May 1991) 461
1990   74th Idelia Loso (December 1989) & Diane Lam (May 1990) Nikkie Denne (May 1990) 417 A.A.
Degrees*		 Total
1989   73rd Telzena Coakley (December 1988) & Denise DeVann (May 1989) Carla Noack (May 1989) 416 2 418
1988   72nd Robert L. Spaeth Patty Rys 410 3 413
1987   71st S. Mary Anthony Wagner, Ph.D. Mary Kay Pasquesi 420 1 421
1986   70th S. Emmanuel Renner, Ph.D. Amy Kuebelbeck 356 3 359
1985   69th Dr. Rosemary Radar Monica Lousie Sinner 375 9 384
1984   68th Judge Diane Murphy Melanie Witte 315 6 321
1983   67th Congresswoman Lindy Boggs Linda Walczynski 329 7 336
1982   66th Mariam Hof Mary Houghnon 364 7 371
1981   65th Elizabeth Tidball, Ph.D. Lucy Barrett 324 13 337
1980   64th S. Elizabeth Morancy, R.S.M. Laura S Szalacha 316 14 330
1979   63rd Larraine Matusak, Ph.D. Mary C. Krettek 323 30 353
1978   62nd Maggie Kuhn Patricia Skahan 274 22 296
1977   61st Harvey Stegemoeller, D.D. Edith Martin 284 20 304
1976   60th Robert T. Smith Clare Rossini 229 20 249
1975   59th Stanley J. Idzerda Denise DeVaan 260 18 278
1974   58th S. Mary Mark Donovan Mary Beth Hoey 209 40 249
1973   57th S. Carol Berg Karen Wilson and Ann Sokolowski 145 16 161
1972   56th Miriam Hof Ann Bullock 133 4 137
1971   55th Joseph Farry &
S. Colman O'Connell		 Nancy Carpenter &
Jane Byron		 113
1970   54th Reverend Patrick Kelly &
Ronald Lane		 Maureen Curran &
Linda Ginther		 153
1969   53rd Sidney Callahan 152
1968   52nd The Most Reverend James P. Shannon 122
1967   51st Mary Red Newland 96
1966   50th John Edward Carroll 126
1965   49th Matthew Ahmann   110  
1964   48th Rev. Paul Halloran    101  
1963   47th Rev. Charles F. Donovan    66  
1962   46th Rev. Raymond Roseliep   97  
1961   45th Rev. John O’Sullivan 67
1960  44th Rev. Benedict Ashley 59
1959  43th Rev. Leonard Cowley 44
1958  42nd Rev. James Patrick Shannon 33
1957  41st Rev. Augustine Rock 38
1956  40th  Canon A. L. Gabriel 40
1955  39th Rev. John Louis Bonn 27
1954  38th Rev. Leo Keaveny 35
1953  37th Rev. John Bergman 27
1952  36th Rev. Peter Bartholeme 33
1951  35th Rev. Monsignor Julius Haun 31
1950  34th Rev. Peter Bartholeme 39
1949  33th Rev. Walter Lebeau 44
1948  32nd Rev. Albert B. Blatz 44
1947  31st Rev. Francis Brady 29
1946  30th Rev. Joseph F. Busch 23
1945  29th Rev. Joseph F. Busch 32
1944  28th Rev. Joseph F. Busch 30
1943  27th Rev. Joseph F. Busch 38
1942  26th Rev. Joseph F. Busch 40
1941  25th Rev. Norbert C. Hoff 46
1940  24th Rev. Charles M. O'Hara 37
1939  23rd Rev. James A. Magner 35
1938  22nd Rev. Monsignor O'Meara 28

 

Most of this information is taken from the Commencement Program from each year, AC 05.26.

*Statistics source: Registrar's Annual Report (total degrees conferred for that academic year)