SLU Graduation Materials

 

Box 1

Folder

  1. The Inaugural Record of Aubrey Keith Lucas as President of the University of Southern Mississippi, 1977
  2. Place Name for May Addison for First Graduation, Hammond Junior College, May 26, 1926
  3. Program for First Graduation of Hammond Junior College, May 26, 1926
  4. Program for Sixth Graduation of Southeastern Louisiana College, May 28, 1931
  5. Programs for Graduations of Southeastern Louisiana College, 1938-1949
  6. Programs for Graduations of Southeastern Louisiana College, 1950-1959
  7. Programs for Graduations of Southeastern Louisiana College, 1960-1969
  8. Programs for Graduations of Southeastern Louisiana University, 1970-1975
  9. Programs for Graduations of Southeastern Louisiana University, 1980-1986
  10. Inauguration Booklet of James Larry Crain as 10th President of Southeastern Louisiana University, October 17, 1981
  11. Invitations to Inauguration, Procedures, and Memo about Graduation December 19, 1987
  12. Inauguration Booklet for G. Warren Smith as 11th President of Southeastern Louisiana University, December 19, 1987
  13. Graduation Invitations, 1939, 1940, 1942, and 1944, Southeastern Louisiana College
  14. 1987 Graduation Invitation, SLU
  15. Graduation Invitations from Other Colleges
  16. Southeastern High School Graduation Invitations, 1964
  17. Southeastern Louisiana College Invitation to Parents to Attend Freshman Convocation by Radio, 1954
  18. Letter from Clark L. Barrow to Graduating Seniors, June 10, 1953
  19. Convocation Addresses by Dr. G. Warren Smith, 1987-1992
  20. Program for 87th Commencement Exercise for Southeastern Louisiana University. 10 December 2011. (2 copies)
  21. Commencement Programs 2006-2007, 2009-2011.

 

In reference to the Commencement Programs in Box 1, this is a list of various Commencement speakers (This list is found in the front of the box before folder 1):

(Box 1: Folder 3)

Hammond Junior College

      1926-Judge Percy Saint

(Box 1: Folder 4)                                                       

Southeastern Louisiana College

      1931-Rev. Lemuel Dean

      1932-1937- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

(Box 1: Folder 5)

Southeastern Louisiana College

      1938-Dr. Claybrook Cottingham

      1939-James O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General of LA

      1940- Dr. Cline

      1941-Dr. Pierce Cline, President, Centenary College, LA

      1942- Dr. C.C. Henson, Director, Isidore Newman School

      1943-Clayton Rand, Editor, Author, Speaker, Gulfport, MS

      Summer 1944-Dr. W. B. Hatcher, President, LSU

      1945-Dr. D. M. Nelson

      1946-Dr. Edgar W. Knight, University of NC

      1947- Dr. Harold Benjamin, Dean of College of Education, University of Maryland

      1948- Dr. Doak S. Campbell, President, Florida State University

      Summer 1948-Dr. Harriet Spiller Daggett, Professor of Law, LSU

      1949- Dr. Karl W. Bigelow, Professor of Education, Columbia University

(Box 1: Folder 6)

Southeastern Louisiana College

1950-T. V. Smith

1951- John Davis Williams

1952-Hodding Carter

1953-Henry H. Hill

1954-John G. Flowers

1955-William A. Early

1956-Boyd Campbell, Chairman of Board, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

1957-T. V. Smith

1958-L. D. Haskew

1959-Dr. Harold Benjamin

(Box 1: Folder 7)

Southeastern Louisiana College

1960-Troy H. Middleton, Lieutenant General US Army

1961-D. W. Colvard

1962-T. M. Stinnett, Assistant Executive Secretary, Professional Development and Welfare, The National Education Association, Washington, D.C. 

1963-John A. Hunter

1964-Clayton Rand

1965-A. Ainsworth, Jr., US District Judge, Eastern District of LA

1966- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

1967-William David, McCain

1968- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

1969-William J. Dodd, Superintendent of Education, LA

(Box 1: Folder 8)

Southeastern Louisiana College

 Spring 1970-George T. Walker

Fall 1970- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Southeastern Louisiana University

Spring 1971-Arnold R. Kilpatrick

Fall 1971-F. Jay Taylor

Spring 1972- James E. Fitzmorris, Lieutenant-Governor, LA

Fall 1972-Allan W. Ostar

Spring 1973- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Fall 1973-Russell B. Long, Senior U.S. Senator from LA

Spring 1974- Homer L. Hitt

Fall 1974- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Spring 1975-Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of LA

Fall 1975-Spring 1980- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

(Box 1: Folder 9)

Southeastern Louisiana University

            Fall 1980-William Arceneaux, Commissioner of Higher Education, LA

            Spring 1981-Winter 1982- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

            Spring 1983-William J. Guste, Attorney General for LA

            Fall 1983-Spring 1985- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

            Fall 1985-Paul Teague

            Spring 1986-Stanley M. Diefenthal

            Fall 1986-Spring 2005- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

(Box 1: Folder 20)

Southeastern Louisiana University

Fall 2011-Robert Levy

(Box 1: Folder 21)

Southeastern Louisiana University

Spring 2004- Kathleen Blanco, Governor of Louisiana

Spring 2005- Bobby Jindal, U.S. Representative

Spring 2006- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Fall 2006-Roland M. Toups, LA Board of Regents

Spring 2007- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Fall 2007- Paul G. Pastorek, LA State Superintendent of Education

Spring 2008- Mitchell J. Landrieu, LA Lieutenant Governor

Fall 2008-Manuel J. Perez, Board of Supervisor, University of LA System

Spring 2009- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Fall 2009- Maura W. Donahue

Spring 2010- Maura W. Donahue

Fall 2010- NO COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Fall 2011-Robert Levy

Spring 2012-Tom Schedler,  LA Secretary of State

Fall 2013-Sandra Woodley, President of University of Louisiana System

Spring 2014- Robin Roberts

Fall 2014-Jose Barrios Ng, President, CEO ABCO Global Consulting      

Spring 2015-Patrice Pujol

Fall 2015- Ben Nevers, LA State Senator

Spring 2016- John Bell Edwards, Governor of Louisiana

 

Box 2

Folder

  1. List of SLC Graduates from May 1957 to May 1961
  2. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, August 1956
  3. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1957
  4. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1958
  5. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1959
  6. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1960
  7. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January and May 1961
  8. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January and August 1962
  9. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1963
  10. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1964
  11. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, June, and August 1965
  12. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, June, and August 1966
  13. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1967
  14. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1968
  15. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January, May, and August 1969
  16. Prospective List of Students Completing Work for a Degree, January and May, 1970
  17. Prospective Graduates, January, May, August, and December 1971
  18. Prospective Graduates, May and December 1972
  19. Prospective Graduates, May, August, and December 1973
  20. Prospective Graduates, May, August, and December 1974
  21. Prospective Graduates, May, August, and December 1975
  22. Prospective Graduates, May 1976

                                                                                               

Box 3

Binders

  1. Survey of Alumni of Graduate Degree Programs: Graduation Years 1989, 1990 & 1991
  2. Survey of 1989 & 1990 Graduates, Southeastern Louisiana University, Institutional Research & Evaluation