Background
Healy, Timothy Stafford was born on April 25, 1923 in New York City. Son of Reginald Stafford and Margaret Dean (Vaeth) Healy.
Healy, Timothy Stafford was born on April 25, 1923 in New York City. Son of Reginald Stafford and Margaret Dean (Vaeth) Healy.
Bachelor of Arts, Woodstock College, Maryland., 1946; Ph.L., Woodstock College, Maryland., 1947; Master of Arts, Woodstock College, Maryland., 1948; Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Facultes St. Albert, Louvain, Belgium, 1954; Master of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1965; Master of Arts, 1979.
In a career that spanned almost 50 years, Healy had also been Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the City University of New York (City University of New York). Healy taught English for several years at Fordham Preparatory School and was ordained a priest in 1953. He earned a master"s degree in English literature at Fordham University in 1959 and his doctorate from Oxford in 1965.
lieutenant was at Fordham that Healy first impressed his superiors as a potential administrator.
He rose through the ranks, becoming Fordham University’s executive vice president before he was tapped for the job as vice chancellor of City University of New New York Foreign seven years, between 1969 and 1976, he served City University of New York with distinction and had a major impact on its early development as a university system. On July 1, 1976, Healy became the 46th President of Georgetown University.
During his 13-year tenure, Georgetown emerged into the national spotlight as a top institution. Admissions doubled, the university endowment increased from $38 million to nearly $228 million, and the campus facilities expanded to reflect the university"s rising academic prestige.
While at Georgetown, in addition to his duties as President of the University, he also taught Shakespeare.
Healy"s tenure was not without controversy, however, as his conservative views roiled the campus at times, particularly over whether or not to divest from investments in companies operating in South Africa. Healy also sold the WGTB broadcasting license to the University of the District of Columbia for $1 in 1979 in order to silence its generally liberal voice. United Daughters of the Confederacy would resell the license to Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network for $25 million two decades later.
In 1989, Healy resigned as President of Georgetown to accept the position of President of the New York Public Library where he served until 1992.
During his tenure, the library"s endowment increased from $170 million to over $220 million. Healy suffered a massive heart attack in Newark Liberty International Airport and died on December 30, 1992.
Member Folger Committee, Folger Shakespeare Library., 1980-1986. Board directors Folger Theatre, 1986-1989, African American Institute, 1987-1992, Covenant House, 1990-1992. Trustee Regis High School, New York City, 1987-1992.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society for Religion in Higher Education, 1969. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu.