Education
Student, DeSales Hall School Theology, 1953-1957;
Bachelor of Arts in Latin and Greek, Niagara U., 1954;
Master of Arts in Latin and Greek, Catholic U. American, 1957;
Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1963;
postgraduate in higher education adminstrn, University of Pennsylvania, 1964;
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lehigh University, 1986;
HHD (honorary), Moravian College, 1988;
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Lafayette College, 1994.
Career
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church (Order of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales), 1957;
teacher Latin, Father Judge High School, Philadelphia, 1957-1958;
dean of mentor instructor Latin, French and German, Salesianum School, Wilmington, Delaware, 1958-1961;
instructor history, Oblate College, Childs, Maryland., 1962-1964;
instructor history, St. Mary's College, Wilmington, 1962-1964;
academic dean, instructor Latin and history, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, 1965-1970;
vice president, academic dean, instructor Latin, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, 1970-1972;
vice president, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, 1972-1978;
president, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, since 1978. Provincial Eastern Province Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, 1972-1978;member Allentown Diocesan Board Education, 1978-1981, chairman, 1968-1970, 79-81. President of the board of trustees DeSales Hall School Theology, 1972-1977.
President of the board dirs.Salesianum School, 1972-1977. Chairman visiting committee department classica Lehigh University, 1977-1985. Member institutional survey committee Common for Indiana Colleges Universities inPa., 1977-1981, chairman institutional survey committee, 1980-1981, Executive Committee, 1980-1989.
Member Executive Committee Foundation Indiana Colls., since 1984. Chairman visiting committee for religious studies Lehigh University, 1985-1991. Board directors Pennsylvania Power and Light Company.
Membership
Trustee Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, since 1972. Board directors Better Business bureau of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1978, United Way of Lehigh County, 1979-1988,Health East Inc., 1987-1991, Moravian Academy, since 1991. Executive Committee Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts American, 1980.
Member board of trustees Valley Youth House, since 1991. Member, vice Chairman, Board Of Directors Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, 1983-1988. Board directors Ben Franklin Manufacturers Resource Center, since 1994.
Member, board dirs.Lehigh Valley Cmty. Federation, since 1996. Member Pennsylvania Association Colleges Universities (board directors since 1994), Lehigh Valley Association Indiana Colls.
(board directors since 1978, chairman 1980-1981), Center for Agile Pennsylvania Education (chair board directors since 1996), Association Governing Bds. Universities and Colls., Allentown-Lehigh County Chamber of C.