Background
MacLean, Donald Isidore was born on November 25, 1929 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Chester M. and Irene A. (Paquette) MacLachlan.
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MacLean, Donald Isidore was born on November 25, 1929 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Chester M. and Irene A. (Paquette) MacLachlan.
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1953; Master of Arts, Boston College, 1959; Ph.L., Weston College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic U. American, 1958; postgraduate, U. Innsbruck, Austria, 1958-1962.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1961; Alexander von Humboldt fellow, research associate, Institute Physical Chemistry, U. Goettingen, Germany, 1962-1965; assistant professor, Boston College, 1966-1970; associate professor, Boston College, 1970-1973; director laboratories department chemistry, Boston College, 1967-1971; principal investigator, Air Force Office Science Research, 1968-1973; technical director, principal investigator, Boston College Themis Program, Office Naval Research, 1969-1974; vice president academic affairs, dean faculties, Creighton U., Omaha, 1973-1976; president, St. Joseph's U., Philadelphia, 1976-1986; president, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, 1989.
Board directors St. Louis University, 1975-1982, Philadelphia Urban Coalition, 1976-1984. Trustee Canisius College, 1982-1988, Valley Forge Military Academy and Junior College, 1983-1988, United Way of Southeast Pennsylvania, 1982-1986. Member American Council Education (director 1978-1983), Association Jesuit Colleges and Universities (director 1976-1986), Area Council for Economic Education (director 1980-1984), Union League, Compact for Lifelong Education Opportunity, Academy of Sciences Philadelphia (director 1977-1989), Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Nu.