Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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Very Reverend Joseph M- Dougherty, O.S.J., Ph.D. Provincial......Board of trustees Chairman Top Row: Rev. James A. Donnollon, O.S.A., Ph.D., Vice Chairman; Rev. Joseph C. Bartley. O.S.A., Ph.D., Secretary; Rev. Francis X. N. McGuire, O.S.A., D.D., L.L.D., Treasurer. Bottom Row: Rev. John J. Curran, O.S.A., A.M.; William Simpson, P.C.; Cyril J. Burke, C.E., D.Sc.

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Very Keverend fames 4. Donnellon, O.S.A- THE VERY REV. JAMES a. DONNELLON, O.S.A., was appointed to the Presidency of Villanova University on February 3, 1954. He succeeded the Very Rev. Francis X. N. McGuire, O.S.A., who had served as President for ten years, and who had the honor of being the first University President. Now in his twentieth year as a priest, Father Donnellon was, at the time of his appointment, Prior of the Monastery and Chairman of the Athletic Board. He also held the position of Biology Department Head, which he continued to hold during the academic year of 1953-1954. Father Donnellon brought to the office of President an excellent record of administrative, scholastic, and teaching successes. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova in 1930. Continuing his advance- ment, he received his Master of Science in 1936 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1938, from the University of Pennsylvania. His studies have also taken him to the Augustinian College and Catholic University in Washington, D. C., and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. Vilanova’s twenty-third President is a serious, earnest and congenial personality who has vowed to do all in his power to bring about a closer contact between the student body and University authorities. FR. DONNELLON, ably assisted by Fr. McGuire, breaks ground for the new $1,000,000 dormitory. 25