Commencement Speakers & Honorary Degree Recipients

*Rensselaer president
Title Commencement Speakers Honorary Degree Recipients
April 26, 1826
  • Dr. Lewis C. Beck
None
June 29, 1827
  • Orville L. Holley
None
July 9, 1862
  • Nathan S.S. Beman *
None
July 8, 1863
  • Nathan S.S. Beman *
None
June 29, 1864
  • George Gould Judge
None
July 6, 1865
  • John Flack Winslow *
None
July 3, 1866
  • John Flack Winslow *
None
July 2, 1867
  • John Flack Winslow *
None
June 30, 1868
  • Thomas C. Brinsmade *
None
June 23, 1869
  • William J. McAlpine
None
June 21, 1870
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 28, 1871
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 26, 1872
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 17, 1873
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 17, 1874
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 16, 1875
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 14, 1876
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 13, 1877
  • Alfred P. Boller '61, AM, CE
None
June 12, 1878
  • James Forsyth *
None
June 16, 1880
  • Francis Collingwood '55, C.E.
None
June 15, 1881
  • Clarkson N. Potter '43
None
June 14, 1882
  • C.E. Patterson
  • Luiz da R. Diaz Degree Received C.E.
  • Charles H. Fisher Degree Received C.E.
June 18, 1884
  • Rev. Charles Wood
  • James A. Booth Degree Received Ph.D.
  • William B. Cogswell Degree Received C.E.
June 17, 1885
  • Alfred P. Boller '61, AM, CE
None
June 16, 1886
  • Capt. Robert Woolston Hunt
None
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