List of Saint Joseph's University people

This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and benefactors of the Saint Joseph's University.

Notable alumni

Politics, law, and activism

Joseph McKenna, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Business

Religion

Athletics

Arts, entertainment, and media

Education

President

Saint Joseph's University was technically without a president for a period of months, with Senior Vice President John Smithson serving as interim president. He took on the role when the university's 26th president, Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., stepped down to assume the presidency at his own alma mater, Creighton University.

On January 24, 2011, the board of trustees elected Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J. as the 27th President of the university. He later stepped down, citing health issues; the university subsequently selected Smithson, a former chair of the board of trustees, to serve as interim president, and directed its efforts to a Jesuit-only search. Under Smithson, the university began taking steps to complete its Plan 2020: Gateway to the Future.

On November 10, 2011, the university's board of trustees announced that it had selected Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Associate Provost of University Centers at Loyola University Chicago, as the 27th president of the university. Gillespie is a member of the Class of 1972 and had served as a trustee since 2006. He is only the second president to also be an alumnus of the university; the first was Rev. Cornelius Gillespie, S.J., who served from 1900 to 1907, and again from 1908 to 1909. Gillespie was formally presented at a reception on November 11, 2011, and formally assumed the presidency on July 1, 2012. Until that time, the university announced that John Smithson would continue his role as interim president.[8]

Gillespie was inaugurated in a ceremony on October 12, 2012, which culminated a week of school-pride and university activities. Other inauguration week events included a day of community service, an evening of song and prayer, a mass of thanksgiving, and a softball game and barbecue for faculty, staff, and students.[citation needed]

Coaches

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ "D. O'Keefe, 73, former prosecutor". Philadelphia Inquirer. 1989-06-19. p. 42. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
  2. ^ DiStefano, Joseph N. "The Long and Shorti of It" Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, SJU Magazine, Summer 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Wawa President Chris Gheysens ’05 (M.B.A.) wakes up and smells the coffee every day, whether he's rallying management and store associates, sifting new-product sales and cost analytics, or pairing breakfast with a fresh-brewed cup."
  3. ^ Daniel J. Hilferty Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Saint Joseph's University. Accessed December 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (January 15, 1992). "Glenn Brenner Succumbs to Brain Tumor at 44". Washington Post.
  5. ^ Silman, Anna (March 10, 2020). "Lee's American Dream". The Cut. New York Media. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. to Deliver Inaugural Lecture". The University of Scranton Digital Collections. The University of Scranton. 13 November 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. ^ Woolley profile, FDU Magazine Online, vol 17, No. 1, Summer/Fall 2009.
  8. ^ Rev. Cornelius Gillespie, S.J. profile Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, sju.edu; accessed September 6, 2014.