Background
Connolly, John Joseph was born on February 4, 1940 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Margaret Anne (Flynn) Connolly.
Connolly, John Joseph was born on February 4, 1940 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Margaret Anne (Flynn) Connolly.
Bachelor of Science, Worcester State College, 1962. Master of Arts, University Connecticut, 1963. Doctor of Education in College and University Administration, Teacher's College, Columbia University, 1972.
Doctor of Laws, Mercy College, 1980.
President, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1972-1981; president, Chief Executive Officer, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, 1981-1992; president, Chief Executive Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., New York City, since 1992. Board directors Mortons Restaurant Group, Charley Browns Restaurant, Inc. Chairman Alpha Gene Inc.
Board of directors United Way of Dutchess County, president, 1978. Chairman of the board of trustees St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, 1976-1980. Chairman Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, 1978-1981.
Trustee New York Medical College, chairman academic affairs committee. Trustee Culinary Institute American, since 1976, chair, since 1996. Trustee Poughkeepsie Area Fund, 1973-1978, St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, 1988-1991.
Board directors Economics Development Corporation Dutchess County, Westchester County Mental Health Association, S.L.E. (Lupus) Foundation, 1995-1997, American Lyme Disease Foundation, 1993-1998. Honorary chairman Dutchess/Columbia branch American Lung Association, 1979. President Westchester History Society, 1985-1988.
Member President Advisory Council UnitedHosp. Fund member board advisors White Institute for biomedical Research. Member Executive Committee Funding First, Inc.
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine. Member of New York Academy Science, Association Colls. Mid-Hudson Area (president 1976-1979), American Lyme Disease Foundation (board directors, chairman 1993-1998), Friends of the National Library.
Medicine (director), Friends of Hudson Valley (chairman 1990), Westchester County Association (board directors since 1991), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Ingrid Schlemminger, April 11, 1964. Children: Sean Timothy, Cheryl Lea.