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Saint Xavier College/Chicago Evangeline Bollinger, Ph.D., Professor of English, Presiding Processional "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar Invocation Avis Clendenen,D.Min. Director, Campus Ministry National Anthem Jan Bickel, M.M. Assistant Professor of Music Welcome Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. President, Saint Xavier College Presentation of Melvin Klafter Citation Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. Martin J. Detmer Chairman of the Board of Trustees Conferring of Honorary Degrees Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. Arturo Velasquez Arthur R. Velasquez Doctor of Public Service President, CID Broadcasting, Inc. Margaret Hillis Martha Gilmer Doctor of Humane Letters Artistic Administrator, Chicago Symphony Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Monsignor John Egan Doctor of Sacred Theology Assistant to President, DePaul University Commencement Address Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Presentation of 1938 Graduates Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. Presentation of August, 1987 Graduates Maureen Scott, R.S.M., Ph.D. Vice President, Dean of Faculty Presentation of January, 1988 Graduates Maureen Scott, R.S.M., Ph.D. Presentation of Candidates for Bachelor's Degree Maureen Scott, R.S.M.. Ph.D. Proclamation of Candidates from the Graham School of Management Faisal Rahman, Ph.D. Dean of the Graham School of Management Proclamation of Candidates from the School of Nursing Diane Horner, Ed.D. Dean of the School of Nursing Proclamation of Candidates from the Arts and Sciences Maureen Scott, R.S.M., Ph.D. Conferring of Degrees Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. Presentation of Candidates for Master's Degree Maureen Scott, R.S.M., Ph.D. Proclamation of Candidates from the Graham School of Management Faisal Rahman, Ph.D. Proclamation of Candidates from the School of Nursing Diane Horner, Ed.D. Proclamation of Candidates from the Arts and Sciences Maureen Scott, R.S.M., Ph.D. Conferring of Degrees Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. Graduate Response Constance Hardy Benediction Betty Smith, R.S.M. Provincial Administrator, Sisters of Mercy Recessional Toccata from Symphony No. 5 for Organ by Charles-Marie Widor Faculty Marshal Henry Novak, M.B.A. Assistant Faculty Marshal Pamela Schwer, M.B.A. Registrar Robert Schwendau, M.Ed. Student Marshal Dorothy Prokop President-elect, Student Government Assistant Student Marshal Janet Fakhouri Vice President-elect, Student Government Organist Harry Krush SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE confers the degree Doctor of Public Service, Honoris Causa upon Arturo Velasquez Arturo Velasquez, founder and owner of Velasquez Automatic Music Company, is honored for his successful career in business, his commitment to higher education and his determined efforts on behalf of the Mexican and Hispanic community to assure better working and social conditions, as well as access to employment and educational opportunities. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Arturo Velasquez came to the United States at the age of nine. He worked asa migrant worker for several years until settling in Chicago in 1929. During the depression, he worked for $12 a week at the Peanut Specialty Company, a candy factory. With little formal education, he became a jukebox operator and founded Velasquez Automatic Music Company. He later was associated with Cafe La Margarita Restaurant and Azteca Corn Products Corporation. As his business flourished, he ded icated himself to helping others in Chicago's Spanish-speaking community. Mr. Velasquez has been instrumental in the formation and support of many civic, political, business and service organizations in the Mexican-American community. He has served as President and Chairman of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce and Charter President of the Azteca Lions Club. One of the organizers of the Mexican-American Democratic Organization of Cook County, Mr. Velasquez wasa key link between City Hall and Chicago's Mexican community during the twenty-one yearadministration of Mayor Richard J. Daley. He continues today asa powerful spokesman for the Hispanic community. He has been active in several city and state commissions and has served as a Public Member of the Spanish Speaking Study Commission, State of Illinois. He is a founder of the Illinois Federation of Mexican- Americans. A firm believer in the value of education, Mr. Velasquez served for ten years as Trustee of the City Colleges of Chicago. He currently is a Trustee for the National College of Education and a member of the Advisory Board of Holy Trinity High School. He spearheads support for a scholarship fund for Latinos in two-year college programs who wish to continue in four year colleges. Mr. Velasquez initiated the first Man of the Year Dinner for the General R. E. Wood Chicago Boys Club in 1980 and continues to actively support the unit. In recognition of his lifelong dedication and notable achievement in bettering conditions for the Mexican-American community in the Chicagoland area, resulting in expanded educational programs and broader employment opportunities for all Hispanics; for embodying the American Dream by achieving a successful business career after arriving in this country as an immigrant; and for his exemplar}' personal service and support of education throughout the years. Saint Xavier College is honored to confer upon Arturo Velasquez the degree of Doctor of Public Service, Honoris Causa, this twenty-ninth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and eighty-eight. President of Saint Xavier College Dean of Faculty SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE confers the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa upon Margaret Hillis Margaret Hillis, founder and Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, is renowned for her ded ication to excellence in music and heralded for her achievement in molding the Chicago Symphony Chorus into an ensemble that is acclaimed by many critics to be the finest of its kind in the world. Through her leadership, the Chorus has flourished and is now celebrating its thirtieth season, offering compelling performances and award-winning recordings, enriching the world with its magnificent choral repertoire. Miss Hillis made her conducting debut while still in high school, serving as assistant conductor of her school's orchestra. She received a bachelor of music degree from Indiana University and studied with Robert Shaw and Julius Herford at the Julliard School of Music. Miss Hillis later became assistant conductor of Mr. Shaw's Collegiate Chorale. In 1950, she organized the Tanglewood Alumni Chorus which became the American Concert Choir and Orchestra. She has taught at Union Ideological Seminary and The Julliard School. In 1957, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Fritz Reiner invited her to organize a resident symphony chorus that would be consistent in stature to the orchestra. Respected in the world of music for her achievements on the East Coast, Miss Hillis came to Chicago and established a professional chorus without equal. In 1972, Miss Hillis conducted her first Chicago Symphony subscription concert. Five years later, she received national acclaim when she substituted for Sir Georg Solti on short notice and conducted the Orchestra, Chorus, soloists and other choral forces in a Carnegie Hall performance of Mahler's Eighth Symphony. In demand as a guest conductor. Miss Hillis has conducted the New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Symphony and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. She serves on the advisory council of the Association of Professional Vocal Ensembles which she helped to found. President Ronald Reagan appointed her to a six year term as a member of the National Council on the Arts in an advisory position. Since its founding, the Chicago Symphony Chorus, directed by Miss Hillis, has appeared in more than 350 subscription and special concerts, participated in summer concerts at the Ravinia Festival and performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall. Recordings by the Chicago Sym phony Orchestra and Chorus have received seven Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to American culture through her imaginative, enthu siastic, demanding and inspiring direction of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, for her distinguished career as an artist and conductor, and for her significant efforts in bringing excellence in choral music to the public, from magnificent performances in Orchestra Hall to "Do-It-Yourself Messiah" concerts, from Carnegie Hall sell-outs to recordings available around the world. Saint Xavier College is honored to confer upon Margaret Hillis the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, this twenty-ninth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and eighty-eight. President of Saint Xavier College Dean of Faculty SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE confers the degree Doctor of Sacred Theology, Honoris Causa upon Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago, is recognized for his leadership and vision as a prelate of the Catholic Church and his dedication to Catholic education, human rights, peace and justice. Known internationally for his leadership in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Bernardin was born in South Carolina, where he attended Catholic and public schools and the University of South Carolina before becoming a candidate for the priesthood. He then studied at St. Mary's College in Kentucky and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. He continued his theological studies at the Catholic University of America where he also received a Master of Arts degree in Education. Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he held several posts in his 14 years in the Diocese of Charleston, including those of chancellor, vicar general and as administrator during a period when the See was vacant. Pope John XXI11 named him a papal chamberlain in 1959 and a domestic prelate in 1962. In 1966, Pope Paul VI appointed Monsignor Bernardin Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta. Upon his episcopal ordination, he became the youngest bishop in the country. In 1968, he was elected General Secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the United States Catholic Conference. Appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati in 1972, he served the Ohio Metropolitan See for almost ten years.