| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Cornelius C. Moore; Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney |
| 1961 | Honorable John E. Fogarty |
| 1962 | Marguerite Brennan; Reverend Cornelius B. Collins; Senator John O. Pastore |
| 1963 | Sister Mary Louise O'Brien, RSM; Charles Alexander Peloquin |
| 1964 | Very Reverend Vincent C. Dore; John F. Quinn |
| 1965 | Sister Mary Josetta Butler, RSM; Senator Claiborne Pell |
| 1966 | Reverend Edwin J. McCabe; Rita M. Murphy; Paul van K. Thomson |
| 1967 | His Excellency, John H. Chafee; Reverend Robert E. McNally |
| 1968 | Ade de Bethune; Joseph H. Hagen |
|
1969 |
Right Reverend Monsignor Gerald F. Dillon; Dr. Harvey G. Cox |
| 1970 | Joseph Conte; Joseph H. Gaudet |
| 1971 | Sister Mary Regina Cunningham, RSM; Very Reverend William; Paul Haas, OP; Rabbi Theodore Lewis, MATCD |
| 1972 | Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, DD; Georgette Vivian Ramos; Katherine Urquhart Warren (a.k.a. Mrs. George Henry Warren) |
| 1973 | Captain Carl A. Auel; CHC, USN; Sister Mary Christopher O'Rourke, RSM; Right Reverend Monsignor Daniel P. Reilly |
| 1974-1975 | None |
| 1976 | Dr. Felix de Weldon; Sister Mary Concilia Maron, RSM; Honorable Thomas J. Paolino |
| 1977 | Honorable Florence K. Murray; Charles D. O'Connell, Jr.; Admiral Stansfield Turner |
| 1978 | None |
| 1979 | Sister Mary Eloise Tobin, RSM; Sister Mary Jean Tobin, RSM |
| 1980 | Everett Chester Wilcox; Honorable Eric A. O'd. Taylor |
| 1981 | Brother Yemanu Gehar, FSC |
| 1982 | Peter Gennaro; James L. Maher; Felix A. Mirando |
| 1983 |
None |
| 1984 | Jeremiah D. Lynch, Jr. |
| 1985-1986 | None |
| 1987 | James C. Colton; Sister Marie Andre Guay, RSM |
| 1988 | Sister Mary Mercy McAuliffe, RSM; Matthew J. Smith |
| 1989 | None |
| 1990 | Janice Cowsill; Eily O'Grady; Frank Patterson; Jeanne Perreault |
| 1991 | None |
| 1992 | Sheila Ellen Megley |
| 1993 | Honorable Thomas F. Fay; Mark P. Malkovich III; Madeline F. San Souci |
| 1994 | Sister Lucille McKillop, RSM |
| 1995 | None |
| 1996 | E. William Burrell; Chester Howard Kirk; Rita Marie Cobert Monroe |
| 1997 | Reverend Dr. J Bryan Hehir |
| 1998 | Vartan Gregorian; Janet L. Robinson; Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. |
| 1999 | Noreen Stonor Drexel; David William Wallace; Frederick Clinton Williamson; Richard Guy Wilson |
| 2000 | Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell; Eileen T. Farley; Irving A. Wiseman |
| 2001 | Joseph A. Beretta; Gloria Lincourt; Joseph R. Weisberger |
| 2002 | Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy; Sister Mary Reilly, RSM; Blenda J. Wilson |
| 2003 | His Serene Highness, Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein |
| 2004 | Norman R. Beretta; Timothy P. Flanigan; Sister Mary Scullion, RSM |
| 2005 | Robert A.M. Stern |
| 2006 | Lily H. Bentas; Nuala O'Donnell Pell; Peter W. Rector |
| 2007 | Joseph R. DiStefano; Richard C. Holbrooke |
| 2008 | Jessie Christine Gruman; Alan G. Hassenfield; Edward French Sanderson |
| 2009 | Bruce M. Selya |
| 2010 | Malaak Compton-Rock; Richard Grosvenor |
| 2011 | William M. Vareika; Jill Biden |
| 2012 | Howard G. Sutton II |
| 2013 | John Benson; Nicholas W. Benson |
| 2014 | Richard Saul Wurman |
| 2015 | Michelle Kwan; J. Timothy O'Reilly |
| 2016 | Barry Clayton Black; Claudia Fritsche-Mundle; Thomas A. Rodgers, III |
| 2017 | Jon Batiste; George Wein |
| 2018 | Roger Mandle; Hope H. van Beuren |
| 2019 | Sister Jane Gerety, RSM |
| 2020 | Kathy Behrens; Donald Crist; Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. |
| 2021 | Carolyn Woo; Ruth Barge Thumbtzen; David Brodsky |
| 2022 | Navyn Salem; Kathleen Wahlgreen; Carl Allen |
| Year | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 1951 |
Miss Jane Adele Murray '51 |
| 1952 | The Very Reverend Ignatius Smith, OP, Ph.D., LL. D. Title: "The Distinctiveness of Catholic Education" |
| 1953 | The Very Reverend Monsignor Charles H. Lynch, Ph. D., LL. D. Title: "Go Forth In A Mighty Hand" |
| 1954 | The Reverend John J. Dougherty, S.T.L. Title: "The Contemporary Catholic Woman" |
| 1955 | The Reverend Charles F. Donovan, SJ, Ph. D. Title: "Ideas Have Consequences" |
| 1956 | The Reverend Gerald Dillon, LL.D. |
| 1957 | The Right Reverend Monsignor Frederick G. Hochwalt, A.M., Ph. D, Secretary General, The National Catholic Educational Association and Director, Department of Education, National Catholic Welfare Conference |
| 1958 | The Most Reverend Matthew F. Brady, DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester |
| 1959 |
John D. Donovan, Ph. D, Head of Sociology Department, Boston College Graduate School |
| 1960 |
Richard Pattee, Ph. D., Laval University, Canada |
| 1961 | The Honorable John E. Fogarty, U.S. Congressman |
| 1962 | The Honorable John O. Pastore, U.S. Senator |
| 1963 | Father Robert F. Drinan, SJ, Dean, Boston College Law School |
| 1964 | William H. Conley, Ph. D., President, Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, CT |
| 1965 | The Honorable Claiborne Pell, U.S. Senator |
| 1966 | Paul Van K. Thompson, Academic Vice-President, Providence College |
| 1967 | Reverend Robert E. McNally, SJ, Professor of Historical Theology, Fordham University |
| 1968 | Joseph H. Hagan, Special Assistant for Congressional Relations Office of Economic Opportunity |
| 1969 | Doctor Harvey G. Cox, Harvard Divinity School |
| 1970 | Doctor Margaret Mead, Columbia University |
| 1971 | Reverend William Paul Haas, OP, President of Providence College |
| 1972 | Jean Caya Bancroft |
| 1973 | Captain Carl A. Auel, CHC, USN |
| 1974 | Malcolm S. Knowles, Professor of Education, Boston University |
| 1975 | The Honorable Claiborne Pell, U.S. Senator |
| 1976 | The Reverend Rollins E. Lambert, Specialist for African Affairs, Office of International Justice & Peace, U.S. Catholic Conference |
| 1977 | Charles D. O'Connell, Jr., Vice President and Dean of Students, Associate Professor (Humanities Collegiate Division), University of Chicago |
| 1978 | Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, U.S.N., President of the Naval War College |
| 1978 |
Legal Assistant Program Commencement |
| 1979 | None |
| 1980 | The Honorable Florence K. Murray |
| 1981-1990 | None |
| 1991 | The Honorable Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor of the City of Boston |
| 1992-1994 | None |
| 1995 | Valedictorian Address by Christine H. Dumont |
| 1996 | E. William Burrell, Ed.D. |
| 1997 | Reverend Dr. J. Bryan Hehir |
| 1998 | Vartan Gregorian |
| 1999 | Richard Guy Wilson |
| 2000 | The Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell |
| 2001 | The Honorable Joseph R. Weisberger |
| 2002 | Blenda J. Wilson |
| 2003 | Janet L. Robinson, ’72, ’98 (Hon.), President and General Manager of the New York Times Company |
| 2004 | Timothy P. Flanigan M.D., Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases for Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, and Brown University |
| 2005 | Robert A.M. Stern FAIA, Senior Partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University |
| 2006 | Lily Haseotes Bentas, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson at Cumberland Farms, Inc. |
| 2007 | The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC |
| 2008 | Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman of the Board for Hasbro, Inc. |
|
2009 |
The Honorable Bruce M. Selya, Senior U.S. Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| 2010 | Malaak Compton-Rock, Author of “If It Takes A Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through A Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too," Founder of the Angelrock Project and Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service |
| 2011 | Jill Biden, Ed. D |
| 2012 | Howard G. Sutton II |
| 2013 | John Benson, Nicholas W. Benson |
| 2014 | Richard Saul Wurman |
| 2015 | Michelle Kwan |
| 2016 | Barry Clayton Black Ph.D., D. Min., D.D. |
| 2017 | Jon Batiste, Educator and Musician |
| 2018 | Roger Mandle Ph.D. |
| 2019 | Jane Gerety RSM Ph.D., President of the University |
| 2020 | Kathy Behrens |
| 2021 |
Carolyn Woo (undergraduate ceremony) |
| 2022 | Navyn Salem (undergraduate ceremony) Robin Smith Ph. D '22 |