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[{{ :trinity-commencement-2023-selects-51.jpg?300|Nicole Hockley ’92, Co-Founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, delivers the 2023 Commencement address. Photo credit: [[https://trincoll.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00006Xg6nbQRRL4/Public|Office of Communications and Marketing]]}}] | [{{ :trinity-commencement-2023-selects-51.jpg?300|Nicole Hockley ’92, Co-Founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, delivers the 2023 Commencement address. Photo credit: [[https://trincoll.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00006Xg6nbQRRL4/Public|Office of Communications and Marketing]]}}] |
* Sidnie White Crawford, 1981, DD, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, Emerita, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | * Sidnie White Crawford, 1981, DD, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, Emerita, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
* **Nicole Hockley, 1992, LHD, Advocate for gun violence prevention, co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise** | * **Nicole Hockley, '92, LHD, Advocate for gun violence prevention, co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise** |
==== 2022 ==== | ==== 2022 ==== |
* Lloyd Alexander Lewis Jr., '69, DD, Episcopal Church preacher, scholar | * Lloyd Alexander Lewis Jr., '69, DD, Episcopal Church preacher, scholar |
* <sup>2</sup>Peter Schumann, LHD, Creator of Vermont's Bread & Puppet Theater | * <sup>2</sup>Peter Schumann, LHD, Creator of Vermont's Bread & Puppet Theater |
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1: Awarded at [[https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1999-09-18-9909180289-story.html|September 1999 concert]], 2: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2088&context=reporter|November 1999 convocation "The Art of Courage"]] | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1999-09-18-9909180289-story.html|September 1999 concert]], 2: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31638367|November 1999 convocation "The Art of Courage"]] |
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==== 1998 ==== | ==== 1998 ==== |
* <sup>1</sup>Helen A. Thomas, LittD, White House bureau chief of United Press International | * <sup>1</sup>Helen A. Thomas, LittD, White House bureau chief of United Press International |
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1: Awarded at "[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2087&context=reporter|Women at the Millennium]]" Convocation, November 1998, 2: Commencement speaker in 2018 | 1: Awarded at "[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31638366|Women at the Millennium]]" Convocation, November 1998, 2: Commencement speaker in 2018 |
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==== 1997 ==== | ==== 1997 ==== |
* <sup>2</sup>Henry Petroski, LHD, Professor of history and civil engineering, Duke University | * <sup>2</sup>Henry Petroski, LHD, Professor of history and civil engineering, Duke University |
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1: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2083&context=reporter|Ceremony]] in September 1997, 2: "[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1276&context=tripod|Century of Engineering]]" Convocation, November 1997 | 1: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31638361|Ceremony]] in September 1997, 2: "[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30172294|Century of Engineering]]" Convocation, November 1997 |
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==== 1996 ==== | ==== 1996 ==== |
* <sup>2</sup>William Gorham, LLD, President of the Urban Institute | * <sup>2</sup>William Gorham, LLD, President of the Urban Institute |
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1: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2080&context=reporter|Ceremony]] in April 1996, 2: "[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2082&context=reporter|Public Policy]]" Convocation, September 1996 | 1: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31638359|Ceremony]] in April 1996, 2: "[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31638360|Public Policy]]" Convocation, September 1996 |
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==== 1995 ==== | ==== 1995 ==== |
* <sup>1</sup>Rt. Rev. Desmond M. Tutu, DD, Bishop of Johannesburg, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | * <sup>1</sup>Rt. Rev. Desmond M. Tutu, DD, Bishop of Johannesburg, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate |
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1: "[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2060&context=reporter|A Time for Reconciliation]]" convocation, January 1986 | 1: "[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29971519|A Time for Reconciliation]]" convocation, January 1986 |
==== 1985 ==== | ==== 1985 ==== |
* Arthur C. Banks, Jr., LHD, President, Greater Hartford Community College | * Arthur C. Banks, Jr., LHD, President, Greater Hartford Community College |
* <sup>1</sup>Arthur Winograd, DM, Conductor laureate, Hartford Symphony Orchestra | * <sup>1</sup>Arthur Winograd, DM, Conductor laureate, Hartford Symphony Orchestra |
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1: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=tripod|Fall convocation]], October 1985 | 1: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29971529|Fall convocation]], October 1985 |
==== 1984 ==== | ==== 1984 ==== |
* Bernard Bailyn, LHD, Professor of history, Harvard University | * Bernard Bailyn, LHD, Professor of history, Harvard University |
* <sup>1</sup>William Gaylord Conway, ScD, General director, New York Zoological Society | * <sup>1</sup>William Gaylord Conway, ScD, General director, New York Zoological Society |
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1: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2269&context=tripod|ceremony honoring donation of Enders Natural History Collection]], March 1984 | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29938116|ceremony honoring donation of Enders Natural History Collection]], March 1984 |
==== 1983 ==== | ==== 1983 ==== |
* Jewel Plummer Cobb, LHD, President California State University, Fullerton | * Jewel Plummer Cobb, LHD, President California State University, Fullerton |
* <sup>1</sup>Charles Hill Morgan, LittD, Professor of Fine Arts, Amherst College, Acting Chairman, Dept. of Fine Arts, Trinity College | * <sup>1</sup>Charles Hill Morgan, LittD, Professor of Fine Arts, Amherst College, Acting Chairman, Dept. of Fine Arts, Trinity College |
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1: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1930&context=reporter|dedication for Austin Arts Center]], May 15, 1965 | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31571888|dedication for Austin Arts Center]], May 15, 1965 |
==== 1964 ==== | ==== 1964 ==== |
* Kingman Brewster Jr., LLD, President, Yale University | * Kingman Brewster Jr., LLD, President, Yale University |
* <sup>1</sup>Lawrence Rose, DD, Dean, General Theological Seminary, New York City | * <sup>1</sup>Lawrence Rose, DD, Dean, General Theological Seminary, New York City |
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1: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1631&context=bulletin|"The Challenges to Liberal Education" convocation]], November 10 - 13, 1955 | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38786985|"The Challenges to Liberal Education" convocation]], November 10 - 13, 1955 |
==== 1954 ==== | ==== 1954 ==== |
[{{ ::10.2307_community.34262542-1.jpg?400| Dwight D. Eisenhower at commencement on October 20, 1954. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34262542|Trinity College Archives]]}}] | [{{ ::10.2307_community.34262542-1.jpg?400| Dwight D. Eisenhower at commencement on October 20, 1954. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34262542|Trinity College Archives]]}}] |
* <sup>1</sup>Dwight David Eisenhower, LLD, 34<sup>th</sup> President of the United States | * <sup>1</sup>Dwight David Eisenhower, LLD, 34<sup>th</sup> President of the United States |
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1: Special [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2116&context=reporter|convocation]], October 20, 1954 | 1: Special [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38786983|convocation]], October 20, 1954 |
==== 1953 ==== | ==== 1953 ==== |
* John Blair Barnwell, Class of 1917, ScD, Chief of the Tuberculosis Division, Veterans Administration, Wash., D.C. | * John Blair Barnwell, Class of 1917, ScD, Chief of the Tuberculosis Division, Veterans Administration, Wash., D.C. |
* <sup>1</sup>Robert Livingston Johnson, LLD, President of Temple University | * <sup>1</sup>Robert Livingston Johnson, LLD, President of Temple University |
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1: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1609&context=bulletin|Inauguration of Pres. Albert Jacobs]], May 16, 1953 | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31526080|Inauguration of Pres. Albert Jacobs]], May 16, 1953 |
==== 1952 ==== | ==== 1952 ==== |
* George Malcolm-Smith, Class of 1925, MA, Author, assistant publicity manager, Travelers Insurance Co. | * George Malcolm-Smith, Class of 1925, MA, Author, assistant publicity manager, Travelers Insurance Co. |
* <sup>2</sup>Karl William Hallden, Class of 1909, MS, Inventor and industrialist | * <sup>2</sup>Karl William Hallden, Class of 1909, MS, Inventor and industrialist |
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1: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1156&context=reporter|Open Air Service Address]] 2: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1575&context=bulletin|125 Anniversary Convocation]] May 16, 1948 | 1: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31511583|Open Air Service Address]] 2: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38787333|125 Anniversary Convocation]] May 16, 1948 |
==== 1947 ==== | ==== 1947 ==== |
* Frederick Charles Hinkel, Jr., Class of 1906, MA, Banker, secretary of the New York Alumni Association | * Frederick Charles Hinkel, Jr., Class of 1906, MA, Banker, secretary of the New York Alumni Association |
* <sup>1</sup>Conrad Herbert Gesner, Class of 1923, DD, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of South Dakota | * <sup>1</sup>Conrad Herbert Gesner, Class of 1923, DD, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of South Dakota |
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1: Awarded at [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1525&context=bulletin|Inauguration of Pres. George Funston]], February 22, 1946 | 1: Awarded at [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38787283|Inauguration of Pres. George Funston]], February 22, 1946 |
==== 1945 ==== | ==== 1945 ==== |
* <sup>1</sup>**Stanley Hart Osborn, DPH, Commissioner of Public Health of the State of Connecticut** | * <sup>1</sup>**Stanley Hart Osborn, DPH, Commissioner of Public Health of the State of Connecticut** |
* <sup>1</sup>Joseph Clark Grew, LLD, Former ambassador to Japan | * <sup>1</sup>Joseph Clark Grew, LLD, Former ambassador to Japan |
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1: Speaker, [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1931&context=reporter|Mid-winter graduation exercises]], December 20, 1942 | 1: Speaker, [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31511574|Mid-winter graduation exercises]], December 20, 1942 |
==== 1941 ==== | ==== 1941 ==== |
* Charles Edgar Sherman, Class of 1911, MA, Librarian, Providence Public Library, Rhode Island | * Charles Edgar Sherman, Class of 1911, MA, Librarian, Providence Public Library, Rhode Island |
* <sup>1</sup>William Augustus Bird, IV, Class of 1912, MA, Foreign correspondent, //New York Sun//, Paris, France | * <sup>1</sup>William Augustus Bird, IV, Class of 1912, MA, Foreign correspondent, //New York Sun//, Paris, France |
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1: Speaker, [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2106&context=reporter|Class of 1944 Matriculation Ceremony]], October 30, 1940 | 1: Speaker, [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31511518|Class of 1944 Matriculation Ceremony]], October 30, 1940 |
===== 1930s ===== | ===== 1930s ===== |
==== 1939 ==== | ==== 1939 ==== |
* <sup>2</sup>William Sterling Cogswell, Class of 1861, LLD, Attorney, life member Trinity Board of Trustees | * <sup>2</sup>William Sterling Cogswell, Class of 1861, LLD, Attorney, life member Trinity Board of Trustees |
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1: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3219&context=tripod|Centennial celebration]]; Prof. Herford is alum of Trinity College of Cambridge University | 1: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29394242|Centennial celebration]]; Prof. Herford is alum of Trinity College of Cambridge University |
2: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1119&context=bulletin|Trinity College Bulletin, 1935-1936 (Necrology)]] | 2: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38786887|Trinity College Bulletin, 1935-1936 (Necrology)]] |
==== 1922 ==== | ==== 1922 ==== |
* Arthur Priest, BM, Organist, Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford | * Arthur Priest, BM, Organist, Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford |
* <sup>2</sup>Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, LLD, Former Connecticut Governor and U.S. Senator | * <sup>2</sup>Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, LLD, Former Connecticut Governor and U.S. Senator |
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1: //in absentia// 2: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3031&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod, Commencement Issue, June 22, 1917]] | 1: //in absentia// 2: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30935848|Trinity Tripod, Commencement Issue, June 22, 1917]] |
==== 1916 ==== | ==== 1916 ==== |
* <sup>1</sup>Francis Cutler Marshall, MA, Major, United States Army | * <sup>1</sup>Francis Cutler Marshall, MA, Major, United States Army |
* <sup>3</sup>Edward Campion Acheson, Doctor of Sacred Divinity, Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut | * <sup>3</sup>Edward Campion Acheson, Doctor of Sacred Divinity, Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut |
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1: //in absentia//, 2: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2977&context=tripod|Awarded in 1914]] but unable to attend, 3: [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3000&context=tripod|Awarded on Founders' and Benefactors' Day]], November 1, 1916 | 1: //in absentia//, 2: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30928227|Awarded in 1914]] but unable to attend, 3: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30935815|Awarded on Founders' and Benefactors' Day]], November 1, 1916 |
==== 1915 ==== | ==== 1915 ==== |
* Leigh Robinson Gignilliat, MA, Superintendent, Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN | * Leigh Robinson Gignilliat, MA, Superintendent, Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN |