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1960s Commencement Speakers

Commencement speakers dating from Spring 1969 back to Spring 1961 can be found here.

CeremonySpeaker NameProfession
Spring 1969Mark O. HatfieldUnited States Senator from Oregon
Spring 1968Chancellor John Tyler CaldwellChancellor, NC State University
Spring 1967Chancellor John Tyler CaldwellChancellor, NC State University
Spring 1966Chancellor John Tyler CaldwellChancellor, NC State University
Spring 1965Chancellor John Tyler CaldwellChancellor, NC State University
Spring 1964Clifford M. HardinChancellor, University of Nebraska
Spring 1963David E. BellDirector, United States Agency for International Development
Spring 1962Julius A. StrattonPresident, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring 1961George Wells BeadleChancellor, University of Chicago
No fall ceremonies were held prior to Fall 1990

University Libraries Commencement Archives

Explore the historical timeline of NC State University Commencements on the University Libraries website.

President Alexander Q. Holladay and the first graduating class sit for a portrait, 1893.