1940 - June 9
Albert N. Jorgensen
This was the first graduating class to recieve diplomas that bore the name University of Connecticut.
1941 - June 8
Albert N. Jorgensen
An outdoor ceremony was held in 1941, near Hawley Armory. Jorgensen spoke on "The Issue of War and Peace."
1942 - May 17
Albert N. Jorgensen
Jorgensen's address was titled "The Authority of the Liberated Yet Disciplined Mind".
1943 - May 30
Albert N. Jorgensen
This was the first year that women outnumbered men in enrollment; it was also the first year that the Graduate School began offering doctoral degree programs.
1944 - June 4
Albert N. Jorgensen
Just two weeks after D-Day on the beaches of Normandy, Jorgensen gave an address titled "Forming a Beachhead for Peace" at a ceremony held in Hawley Armory.
1945 - June 3
Albert N. Jorgensen
Jorgensen celebrated his tenth year as president, and delivered his eleventh commencement address.
1946 - June 9
Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring
Hilldring, a member of the Class of 1918 of Connecticut Agricultural College, was Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas, (1946-47). President Albert N. Jorgensen also delivered a charge to the graduating class.
1947 - June 8
Albert N. Jorgensen
The ceremony was held outdoors on the "front campus."
1948 - June 13
Albert N. Jorgensen
The first ceremony held in the new "basketball cage," also known as the ROTC Hangar. Jorgensen's address had the title "The Return to Principle."
1949 - June 12
Albert N. Jorgensen
In place of a commencement address, Jorgensen delivered a Message to Graduates.
Information on the History of Commencement pages was researched and compiled by Mark J. Roy