Background
Panuska, Joseph Allan was born on July 3, 1927 in Baltimore. Son of Joseph William and Barbara Agnes (Preller) Panuska.
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Joseph Allan Panuska, American Academic administrator. Joined Society of Jesus (Jesuit), 1948; ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1960. National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, 1962-1963; recipient Danforth Foundation Harbison prize for distinguished teaching, 1969, B'nai B'rith Americanism award, 1997; visiting fellow St. Edmunds College, Cambridge U., 1969.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1958; Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Woodstock College, 1961; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Scranton, 1974; degree (honorary), Trnava (Slovakia) U., 1997; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Marywood College, 1992.
Career
Instructor department physiology, Emory University School Medicine, 1962-1963;
assistant professor biology, Georgetown University, 1963-1966;
associate professor, Georgetown University, 1966-1972;
professor, Georgetown University, 1973;
provincial, board directors Jesuit Conference, Maryland. Province (Society of Jesus (Jesuit)), 1973-1979;
academic vice president, dean faculties, professor biology, Boston College, 1979-1982;
president, U. Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1982-1998;
rector, Jesuit Novitiate and Spiritual Center, since 1998. Member Pennsylvania Commission Indiana Colleges Universities, since 1982, member Executive Committee, treasurer, 1987-1991, vice chairman, 1988-1989, chairman, 1990-1991.
Member President's Commission, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member corporation American Foundation Biological Research, 1967-1985, president of the board directors, 1974-1979,vice president, 1979-1983. Trustee Loyola College, 1979-1985, St. Joseph's U., 1979-1984, U. Scranton, 1970-1973, St. Peter's College, 1971-1972, Woodstock College, 1973-1976, Fordham University, 1982-1988, Cambridge Center for Social Studies, 1973-1979 (president 1973-1979), Corporation Roman Catholic Clergymen, 1973-1979 (president 1973-1979). Rector Jesuit Community at Georgetown University, 1970-1973.
Board directors United Way Pennsylvania, 1985-1987, Scranton Preparatory School, 1984-1990, ScrantonArea Foundation, 1997-1998. Chairman Pennsylvania Common for Indiana Colleges Universities, 1990-1991. Board directors John Carroll U., since 1992, National Institute Environmental Renewal, 1992-1998, Woodstock Theological Center, Washington, since 1998, St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, since 1998.
Member American Physiological Society, Society for Cryobiology, Society Experimental Biology andMedicine, Association Jesuit Colleges Universities (board directors 1982-1998, treasurer 1993-1996), Pennsylvania Association Colleges Universities (Executive Committee, advising committee to StateBd. Education 1990-1991), Scranton Chamber of Commerce.
