Background
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin was born on May 25, 1917 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Theodore Bernard and Anne Marie (Murphy) Hesburgh.
clergyman university president
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin was born on May 25, 1917 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Theodore Bernard and Anne Marie (Murphy) Hesburgh.
Student, University Notre Dame, 1937. Bachelor of Philosophy, Gregorian University, 1939. Postgraduate, Holy Cross College, Washington, 1943.
STD, Catholic University America, 1945. 124 honorary degrees awarded between 1954-1992.
Chaplain, National Training School for Boys, Washington, 1943-1944;
veterans chaplain, U. Notre Dame, 1945-1947;
138 honorary degrees awarded between 1954-1998, U. Notre Dame, 1948-1949;
executive vice president, U. Notre Dame, 1949-1952;
president, U. Notre Dame, 1952-1987;
president emeritus, U. Notre Dame, since 1987;
instructor, assistant professor religion, U. Notre Dame, 1945-1948;
department chairman religion, U. Notre Dame, 1948-1949. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member International Federation Catholic Universities, Commision on Humanities, Institute International Education (president, director), Catholic Theol.Soc., Chief Executives Forum, American Philosophical Society, National Academy Education, Council on Foreign Rels.
(trustee), National Academy Sciences (honorary), United States Institute Peace (board directors).
Former director Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Corporation. Member Civil Rights Commission, 1957-1972. Member of Carnegie Commission on Future of Higher Education.
Chairman United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1969-1972. Member Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force, 1970. Chairman with rank of ambassador United States delegation United Nations Conference Science and Technology for Development, 1977-1979.
Board directors American Council Education, Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge, Adlai Stevenson Institute International Affairs. Past trustee, chairman Rockefeller Foundation. Trustee Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Institute International Education, Nutrition Foundation, United Negro College Fund, others.
Chairman Overseas Development Council. Chairman academy council Ecumenical Institute for Advanced Theological Studies, Jerusalem. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member National Academy of Sciences (honorary), International Federation Catholic Universities, Commission on Humanities, Institute International Education (president, board directors), Catholic Theological Society, Chief Executives Forum, American Philosophical Society, National Academy Education, Council on Foreign Relations (trustee).
Fellow American Academy Arts and Scis.; National Academy of Sciences (honorary)
International Federation Catholic Univs.
Commission on Humanities
Institute International Education (president, board directors)
Catholic Theological Society
Chief Executives Forum
American Philosophical Society
National Academy Education
Council on Foreign Relations (trustee).