Fordham Preparatory School - Ramkin Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees is the policy- making body of the school, responsible for the preservation of our traditions, ideals and values. Our Trustees, a group of lay and religious men and women, from the fields of education, the professions and business, assumed their responsibility for the Prep in 1970 when we separated from Fordham Uni- Rev. Daniel J. Fitzpatrick, S.Ji Revi Eugene J, O'Brien, SJ VerSitY- The Trustees have shouldered the burden of building our new school and seeing us through serious financial problems, while preserving our com- mitment to quality education. They have been the rock on which Fordham Prep stands; their generosity and ser- vice challenge us to fulfill their hopes for Fordham Prep. Mr, Gerald C. McNamara, '41 Mrs. Theodore Okon Mr. James J. Needham Mr. William O'Neil Mr. Thomas J. Sugrue '64 Mr William M Regan Emeritus Rev. Robert R, Newton, SJ. Dr, William G Sharwell Rev William T Wood, S J '34 Lawrence X Cusack ESQ Corporation Attorney I'J 'J'l

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Mr Edward I O'Brien Mr Walter A Lynch Rev Edward D. Horgan, SJ Chairman Vuce-Chanrman Mr Robert H Abplanalp, 39 Mr Edward P Arngonl Mr Thomas A Brennan. Jr Dr Bernard L Bounllette '56 Mrs Francns DlGlOfgl Dr Martin J Gately '33 Mr J PeterGrace I Mr John Jones SISIQ! Regina Kehoe, OSU Mr Cornelius McCarthy Mrs Joseph W Mchvern 24

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As Headmaster for the past fifteen years, Father O'Brien has gained an unparallelled inSight into the essence of Fordham Prep, that IS, its community. He has encouraged the development of an innovative educational pro- gram, which we know as the FORDHAM PREP PLAN, but in- sists that the school's fundamen- tal asset is the close relationship between students and faculty. This factor, he believes, forms the motivation of the entire plan. Leaving the office of Headmas- ter to Dr. BouiHette, Father O'Bri- en now dedicates himself to the full-time responsibilities of Presi- dent. With a deep abiding faith in the nature and destiny of the Prep, he has tackled the financial problems of the school. The demands of his office may limit his time for direct contact with the students, but their edu- cational needs remain his fore- most concern. Father O'Brien reveals his feelings, not only to- wards his office but the entire Prep community, in the words of St. Ignatius: Love ought to mani- fest itself in deeds, not just in words. Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. Cardinal Suenens 26 3.- Rev. Eugene J. O'Brien, S.J., President A.B., M.A., M.S., Ph.L., S.T.B., S.T.L.