Xavier University Exhibit Xavier University Commencement Ceremonies University Archives and Special Collections Digital Collection 6-1-1966 Xavier University 128th Commencement Exercises, 1966 Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/commencement XAVIER UNIVERSITY I 28th eommeltCCIIItllf 8Kcreises 1966 XAVIER STADIUM, CINCINNATI, OHIO WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE THE FIRST 8:00 P.M. Commencement Exercises PROCESSIONAL (a) Honor Graduates (b) Candidate for Associate Degree in Accounting (c) Candidates for Associate Degree in General Business (d) Candidate for Associate Degree in Industrial Relations (e) Candidates for Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (f) Candidates for Degree of Bachelor of Science (g) Candidate for Degree of Bachelor of Literature (h) Candidates for Degree of Bachelor of Arts (i) Candidates for Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honors) (j) Candidates for Degree of Master of Education (k) Candidates for Degree of Master of Business Administration (l) Candidates for Degree of Master of Science (m) Candidates for Degree of Master of Arts (n) Candidates for Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) (o) Faculties of the University (p) Guests (q) The President (r) The Most Reverend Archbishop THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Audience will kindly rise and sing 0 say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming. And the :rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: 0 say, does:that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? The Order of Exercises Procession .. .. ... .. ........ .. .. ... ....... Reverend Patrick H. Ratterman, S.J., Marshal National Anthem ............ .. .... ...... _.. ........................... .. .. Audience Invocation ..... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ......... .. Very Reverend Raymond J. Fussner, S.J. Valedictory ......... ... ............ .... .. ........ ........... .. Thomas George Hack President's Report ... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .... .. Very Reverend PaulL. O'Connor, S.J. Conferring of Degrees .. .. ........................ Very Reverend PaulL. O'Connor, S.J. Remarks .. ................ ........ ....... .. Most Reverend Karl J. Alter, D.D., LL.D. Xavier for Aye .. ...... .... .. .... .......... .. ........ .. ... .... .. .. ..... Audience Recession At the Organ .... .. .. .. Miss Helen L. Gough -2- Awards The Evening College REVEREND RICHARDT. DETERS, S.J., Dean (Presented at Senior Dinner, May 28, 1966) The Alumnae Association Award ........ .. ............... .. .. .. Ruth E. Berssenbruegge The J. D. Cloud Accounting Award ... ...... .. ............ .... .. .. Clyde Denney Foster The Accounting Award of the Cincinnati Chapter, American Society of Women Accountants .. ...... ....... ..... ... .. ... .... .... Vera Marie Puttmann The Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Business Administration REVEREND JEREMIAH J. O'CALLAGHAN, S.J., Dean of Faculties (Presented at Honors Convocation, May 2, 1966) The Benjamin Bernstein Accounting Award ... .... .. ...... ...... Robert James Alerding The Haskins and Sells Foundation Scholarship Award .. ... .. .. Joseph George Archdeacon The Ervin A. Stadler Accounting Award ..... ..... .. ......... .. ... Gregory Thomas Bier The Financial Executives Institute, Cincinnati Chapter, Award .. .... Patrick Michael Dunne The Arno A. Dorst Memorial Award ... ...... .. ......... ....... Patrick Michael Dunne The Biology Key, in Memory of Dr. James T. Clear .. .. .. .. ... .. .. Thomas Peter Bright The American Institute of Chemists Medal .............. .. .. .. William Harold Moulliet The Dorst Chemistry Key . ............. .. .... ....... ..... .. Daniel Joseph Steible, Jr. The Cra1g · M en der son M emor1a· 1 E conom1cs· Awar d . {JNicholas Garno• E Conflitti ames w-111 1am vans The Athenaeum Prize Keys ..... ........... .......... ... .. ... {RDon~dldGJosephSPtalumt bo av1 eorge ra man The Catholic Poetry Society of America Award ... .. .... .... .. .... .. James Bernard Luken The Mermaid Tavern Prize Key . .. .... .. ....... .......... ... David George Stratman The Alumnae English Prize ........... ..... .. ... .... .... .... ... .. John Raymond Getz The Sweeney English Award .... ..... .... ......... .. ..... .. Ronald Joseph Palumbo The Washington Oratorical Medal .... ...... ......... ...... Richard Lawrence Grupenhoff The Joseph B. Verkamp Debate Medal . .. ......... ... .... .... .. Robert Joseph Thesing The Tau Kappa Alpha-National Honorary Speech Fraternity Keys Charles Edmund Kircher Michael Louis Rekart William Terrence Pfeffer Michael Anthony Schmitt Daniel Albert Smilanic The German-American Citizens' League German Award ....... .... Michael Joseph Lander The Heidelberg Club German Award .. ... ... .. ..... .. .... Anthony Francis Wentersdorf The Joseph A. Verkamp Prize Award for Study of Greek ... ... William Donald Reynolds The Robert G. McGraw History Medal ..................... ...... .. John Patrick Smith The Ragland Latin Medal ... .................. .......... .. ..... ... Paul Owen Kirley The American Marketing Association Award, Cincinnati Chapter .. .. ... .... .. ..... .... ....... .. .. .. William Henry Fischer, Jr. The Mathematics Department-Pi Mu Epsilon Award ......... Joseph Anthony Wehlen, Jr. The Kramer-Miller Mathematics Award ................... .. .. .... Thomas George Hack The Colonel Charles F. Williams Military Scholarship and Prize .... Thomas Joseph Schmidt -3- The Archbishop MeNichol.as Philosophy Medal •. .......... .... Edward Anthony Geiser The Martin G. Dumler Philosophy Key ... .• ................. .... Michael George Ferri The Frederick A. Hauck Physics Research Awards John Wayne Cowens John F. William Dietz, Jr. Edward J ames~Kluska The Outstanding Freshman Physics Award .... .. ............ Richard Edward Toohey, S.J. The Edward C. Gasiewicz Gold Medal Award in Political Science .... Thomas Roy Brodbeck The Francis I. Hamel Prize in Psychology .. .. ..................... William Gerard Walsh The Mr.s. Magdalena Strobl Link Psychology Award ........... Frank William Palmisano The Alpha Sigma Nu Religion Key ....... .. .. .. .......... Anthony Francis Wentersdorf The David Snyder Religion Medal .. ...... ... ................ Michael Anthony Payne The Sodality Religion Key ................ .. ... ................ William George BaHner ALPHA SIGMA NU-NATIONAL JESUIT HONOR SOCIETY Michael John Berkery Edward Joseph Keenan, Jr. Eugene Harry Castillon Gerard Martin Kysela Howard Christopher Deitsch Daniel James McCarthy Robert Edward Doran John Francis Niehaus John Raymond Getz William Donald Reynolds William Henry Jeremiah, Jr. William John Sollmann William Clarence Keck David George Stratman Stephen John Weber Military Honors and Commissions (Conferred at special ceremony, June 1, 1966) COLONEL RICHARD L. DOOLEY, U.S.A. DISTINGUISHED MILITARY GRADUATES Frank Wilson Armstrong Allen Jon Haas Peter Lee Borchelt Thomas George Hack William Joseph Brummer Edward Joseph Keenan, Jr. Robert Harry Deters, Jr. Lawrence Joseph Kues William Joseph Germann Frank William Palmisano COMMISSION AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS June 1, 1966 Thomas George Hack COMMISSIONS AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, REGULAR ARMY ARTILLERY September 6, 1965 John Andrew Neyer June 1, 1966 Frank Wilson Armstrong Allen Jon Haas Robert Harry Deters, Jr. Edward Joseph Keenan, Jr. Lawrence Joseph Kues COMMISSIONS AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. ARTILLERY June 16, 1965 William Joseph Klus July 31, 1965 Robert William Coughlin Robert Wayne Kuhl Thomas Anthony Haase Peter Otto Prinz Richard Allen Hollo William Michael Sweeney -4- September 6, 1965 William Louis Belmont Robert Edmund Kammerer David Hilary Falk John Francis McCarthy January 26, 1966 Edward James Doheny Charles Henry Schaffner Stephen Leonard Kollstedt John Bidwell Smith Donald Francis Felling Robert Herman Steltenpohl February 8, 1966 Patrick John O'Malley June 1, 1966 Alfred James Bonahoom, Jr. Alan Joseph Fry Peter Lee Borchelt Robert William Hahn Kenneth Louis Bressler Michael Burke Humbert Paul William Bridge Thomas Anthony Kammerer William Joseph Brummer Gary Robert Koettel John Peter Collins Kenneth Donald Kuratko Joseph Jeremiah Coyle Paul Robert Laemmle William Henry Fischer, Jr. Wallace James Mayer, Jr. James Paul Flaig Robert Joseph N ock Donald Vincent Foertsch Harry Theodore Schneider Nathaniel Friedman Lawrence Bernard Schneider COMMISSION AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. FINANCE CORPS June 1, 1966 Joseph Louis Stolz COMMISSION AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, REGULAR ARMY INFANTRY September 6, 1965 Gary Lewis Macnamara COMMISSION AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS June 1, 1966 Frank William Palmisano COMMISSIONS AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. ORDNANCE CORPS January 26, 1966 Joe Daniel Brueggemeyer June l, 1966 Louis Elbert Kemp COMMISSIONS AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, U.S.A.R. TRANSPORTATION CORPS January 26, 1966 Robert Lawrence Klei June 1, 1966 William Joseph Germann Mark Stephen Stuhlreyer -5- Conferring of Degrees Honor Graduates REVEREND JEREMIAH J . O'CALLAGHAN, S.J., Dean of Faculties SUMMA CUM LAUDE Anthony Francis Cianciolo Thomas George Hack Clarence Raymond Deitsch Daniel James McCarthy Marie Flournoy William Donald Reynolds Joseph Anthony Wehlen, Jr. MAGNA CUM LAUDE Joseph George Archdeacon James Lawrence Kenkel Ruth