Mark Murphy joined the Green Bay Packers in 2007 and will retire in 2025, leaving a strong legacy of on- and off-field success.

Packers President Mark Murphy to Speak at Commencement

The Green Bay Packers president and CEO will be St. Norbert College’s 2023 Commencement speaker. Murphy has served 16 years as president and CEO of the Packers, with the franchise compiling a 164-97-2 overall record during his tenure, one of the NFL’s top marks. He led the organization when the Lombardi Trophy came home to Lambeau in Super Bowl XVII. Murphy has also shepherded the development of the Titletown District and a modernization of the organization.

At Commencement, Murphy will be awarded with an honorary doctorate from the college.

“One of the main reasons we wanted to honor Mark is because of his lifelong commitment to higher education,” said St. Norbert College interim president Thomas Kunkel. “He believes in education, he has himself been educated at some of the best institutions of higher learning in the nation, and he and the Packers have strongly supported the educational institutions of Wisconsin, including St. Norbert College. We thank him for his support, and we salute him for his passionate and lifelong commitment to learning,” Kunkel added.

A treasured friend returns to campus
Sister Sally Ann Brickner, O.S.F., ’67 will receive her second honorary doctorate degree. Brickner, professor emeritus of education at SNC, served as the chair of the social sciences division and was the first associate academic dean. She was instrumental in the creation of the peace and justice minor and directed the Peace & Justice Center, now known as the Norman Miller Center. Following her 40 years as a faculty member, she was honored with the St. Norbert Ambassador of Peace Award in 2010.

Student Commencement speaker
Andrea Fuentes ’23 of Chicago will send her classmates off as the student Commencement speaker. A double-major in political science and international studies with a concentration in Latin American studies and a peace and justice minor, Fuentes has interned with both the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of State. Following graduation, she will be working toward a master’s degree in international relations at Johns Hopkins University with a final goal of continuing to dedicate herself to a life of service, practicing international and human rights law.

April 18, 2023

Celebrating the Class of 2023

SNC will honor this year’s graduates with a Baccalaureate Mass on May 13 and a Commencement ceremony on May 14, both at the Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center. And there’s much to celebrate: This year’s graduating class, which began at St. Norbert College in fall 2019, persevered through a college experience that was significantly disrupted by the Covid pandemic, which shut down campuses across the country in the middle of the spring semester of their first year.