139th Commencement Exercises w/ Hon. Arthur J. Goldberg (June 9, 1985)

On June 9, 1985, The John Marshall Law School held its 139th Commencement Exercises at the Chicago Marriott Hotel. The commencement address was offered by Hon. Arthur J. Goldberg, a former Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, longtime member of the Law School's adjunct faculty, and namesake of the Law School's fourth-floor courtroom.
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00:00 -- ACADEMIC PROCESSION
11:18 -- OPENING OF THE 139th COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
- Dean Leonard Jay Schrager
11:59 -- NATIONAL ANTHEM
13:26 -- INVOCATION
- Reverend Fred Conger, Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove
14:35 -- WELCOME
- Samuel C. Maragos, Member, Board of Trustees
18:00 -- COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
- Hon. Arthur J. Goldberg (ret.), Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
54:40 -- RECOGNITION OF HONORS AWARDS
55:18 -- CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
1:24:45 -- PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS GIFT
- Anna Demacopoulos
1:29:22 -- CONFERRAL OF THE HONORARY DEGREE
Conferred by Dean Leonard Jay Schrager
- Hon. Arthur J. Goldberg
1:31:20 -- CLOSING
- Dean Leonard Jay Schrager