The following is a list of keynote speakers at the commencement of Fordham University.
Year | Speaker(s) | Notes | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s) |
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1941 | Bishop J. Francis McIntyre | [1] |
1942 | Rev. Robert Gannon | [1] |
1943 | Rev. Robert Gannon | [1] |
1944 | Rev. Robert Gannon | [1] |
1945 | Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott | [1] |
1946 | Gov. Thomas Dewey | President Truman also received an honorary degree and gave an address but this was not at June Commencement, it was in May | [1] |
1947 | Msgr. Ferdinand Vandry | Director of Laval University | [1] |
1948 | Rev. Robert Gannon | [1] |
1949 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1950 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1951 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1952 | Msgr. John Middleton | Education secretary Arch of New York | [1] |
1953 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1954 | Robert D. Murphy | Deputy Under Secretary of State | [1] |
1955 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1956 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1957 | Rev. Laurence McGinley | [1] |
1958 | W.A. Harriman | Governor of New York | [1] |
1959 | Cardinal Cushing | [1] |
1960 | Dr. Charles H. Malik | President of United Nations General Assembly | [1] |
1961 | Joseph W. McGovern | Fordham law professor and member of NYS Board of Regents | [1] |
1962 | Teodoro Moscoso | [1] |
1963 | Sargent Shriver | [1] |
1964 | Francis Cardinal Spellman | [1] |
1965 | Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey | [1] |
1966 | Rev. Vincent T O'Keefe | President of Fordham | [1] |
1967 | Sen. Robert F. Kennedy | [1] |
1968 | Leo McGlaughlin | Eulogy and mass for Robert F. Kennedy | [1] |
1969 | Sen. Ted Kennedy | [1] |
1970 | Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan | [1] |
1971 | James Hester | [1] |
1972 | Kurt Waldheim | United Nations Secretary General | [1] |
1973 | Dr. Ernest Boyer | Chancellor of State University of New York | [1] |
1974 | Governor Malcolm Wilson | [1] |
1975 | Judge William Hughes Mulligan | [1] |
1976 | Governor Hugh Carey | [1] |
1977 | Thomas A. Murphy | Chairman of General Motors | [1] |
1978 | Alan Alda | [1] |
1979 | Zbigniew Brzezinski | National Security Advisor | [1] |
1980 | Patricia Harris | [1] |
1981 | Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns | [1] |
1982 | Seamus Heaney | [1] |
1983 | Felix G. Rohatyn | [1] |
1984 | Rev. James Finlay | [1] |
1985 | Gov. Mario Cuomo | [1] |
1986 | Robert Hayes | Founder of Coalition for the Homeless | [1] |
1987 | Sen. Alphonse D'Amato | [1] |
1988 | Charles Osgood | [1] |
1989 | Fr. Timothy S. Healy | [1] |
1990 | William P. Ford | [1] |
1991 | Marian Wright Edelman | [1] |
1992 | Dr. John Brademas | [1] |
1993 | Peter Steinfels | [1] |
1994 | Jonathan Kozol | [1] |
1995 | Mary Robinson | President of Ireland | [1] |
1996 | Rev. Joseph O'Hare | [1] |
1997 | Mary Higgins Clark | [1] |
1998 | Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin | [1] |
1999 | George Mitchell; David Copperfield (illusionist) | [1] |
2000 | Vin Scully | [1] |
2001 | Bill Cosby | [1] |
2002 | Gerald Levin | [1] |
2003 | Ted Koppel | [1] |
2004 | Tim Russert | [1] |
2005 | John Sexton | [1] |
2006 | Chris Matthews | [1] |
2007 | Willie Randolph | [1] |
2008 | Charlie Rose | [1] |
2009 | Tom Brokaw | [1] |
2010 | Mary McAleese | President of Ireland | [1] |
2011 | Brian Williams | [1] |
2012 | John O. Brennan | [1] |
2013 | Richard Engel | [1] |
2014 | Tino Martinez | [1] |
2015 | Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama | [1] |
2016 | David J. Skorton, M.D. | [1] |
2017 | Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga; Sen. Chuck Schumer | [2] |
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2. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/inside-fordham-category/class-of-2017-urged-to-face-unsettling-times-with-a-merciful-heart/|work=Fordham News| title=Class of 2017 Urged to Face Unsettling Times With a Merciful Heart|author=Verel, Patrick|accessdate=May 24, 2017|date=May 20, 2017}}
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