Belmont Abbey College - Spire Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Chairman: Mr. Basil L. Whitener, Vice Chairman: Mr. lames G. Babb |r., Secretary-Treasurer: The Rl. Rev. Peler N. Slrasand O.S.B., Rev. Oscar Burnett O.S.B., Mr. Robert P. Caldwell, Mr. |. Bynum Carter, Dr. Bonnie E. Cone, Mr. Edward |. Dowd |r., Mrs. Johnnie L. Falls, Rev. Raymond |. Geyer O.S.B., Mr. Charles L. Grace, Rev. lohn P. Oetgen O.S.B., Mr. Theodore B. Sumner Jr., Rev. Lawrence R. Willis O.S.B., Dr. Edwin G. Wilson, Mr. George L. Wrenn. VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AFFAIRS Mr. James Washburn VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Dr. J. Patrick Lee II VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Ms. Rose Norman VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Mr. Harry P. Creemers

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The Very Reverend Fr. Neil W. Tobin has served as President of Belmont Abbey College since June 1, 1978. As of May 31, 1981, Fr. Tobin will resume his pastoral life in his home diocese of Dubuque, Iowa. During his presidency at B.A.C., Fr. Tobin has helped to upgrade many facets of the college com- munity; with such changes as a face lift to St. Leo ' s and the new theater in the Haid . Furthermore, enrollment has increased steadily in the past two years adding to the solvency of the college. The renovation of second floor of the administration building was begun during Father Tobin ' s adminis- tration in order to aid in making the learning atmo- sphere more comfortable for both students and faculty. All of these facts can be concluded as the product of a successful administration. When Fr. Tobin leaves the college community his departure will be felt by all. The community wishes him well and the best of luck in his new responsibil- ities. Fr. Neil W. Tobin Reverend John Bradley is the Provost of Belmont Abbey College. B elmont, North Carolina. He was appointed to that position in June 1978 after serving as President of the school for eight years. Fr. Bradley was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1919 and ordained a priest in 1944. Two years later he was awarded a seven-year scholarship. He spent the first four years of the scholarship at Oxford University and the fifth at Glasgow University. Fr. Bradley used the funds from the last two years of the scholarship to come to America where he was assigned to be an assistant to the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen. At Sheen ' s request, Fr. Bradley went to teach philosophy at Belmont for one year. But he agreed to affiliate permanently with the school and became the acting head of their Department of Philosophy. After three years at Belmont, Fr. Bradley went to Montreal, Canada to supervise the editing of a French edition of the Bible. The project was a joint operation with Grolier Publishing Co., New York and Good Will Publishers, and from then on he has been editor-in-chief of Good Will Publishers. From the time of his leaving Belmont in 1955 until his return in 1970, he wrote and edited some twenty books, the latest being The International Dictionary of Thoughts and the ten-volume Catholic Layman ' s library. Fr. Bradley has degrees in philosophy and theology as part of his seminary background. In addition, he received a B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University and a Diploma of Education from Glas- gow University. The Reverend )ohn P. Bradley is now Chairman of the Board of Good Will Publishing Company. The Abbey community wants to thank the Reverend lohn Bradley for his years of dedicated service and wish him much success in his new leader- ship responsibilities. Fr. John P. Bradley 10

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ADMINISTRATORS 1. 2. Fr. Moe West O.S.B.; Direc- tor of Resident Life. Fr. Francis Forster O.S.B.; Data Processing. 3. Mrs. Jane Freeman; Director of Learning Resources. 4. Fr. Oscar Burnett O.S.B.; Di- rector of Campus Ministry. 5. Br. Gregory Corcoran O.S.B.; Counseling Ser- vices. 6. Admissions Office, L-R: Mrs. Celia Billings, Mr. Robin Roberts, Mrs. V. Campbell, Mr. Charles Soma, Mrs. Deborah Donoghue, Mrs. Yvonne Goforth. 7. Mr. Gregory J. Hollingshead; Director of Alumni. 8. Br. Xavier J. Haumann O.S.B.; Reference Librarian. 9. Mr. Jack Murphy; Soccer Coach. 10. Fr. Micheal J. Buttner O.S.B.; Registrar. Mrs. Eileen Dills; Student Fi- nancial Aid. Mrs. Cynthia H. Heavner; Public Relations. 11 12 ±D 12 fL