Background
Haas, William Paul was born on May 31, 1927 in Newark. Son of Joseph J. and Elizabeth (Ryan) Haas.
academic administrator humanities educator
Haas, William Paul was born on May 31, 1927 in Newark. Son of Joseph J. and Elizabeth (Ryan) Haas.
AB, Providence College, 1948. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Pontifical Institute, Washington, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1962.
Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Bryant College, Providence, 1966. Doctor of Laws, University Rhode Island, 1967. Doctor of Laws, Brown University, 1969.
Doctor of Divinity, Connecticut Wesleyan University, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, Rhode Island College, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters, Salve Regina College, 1971.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1953;
laicized, Roman Catholic Church, 1973;
professor theology and philosophy, Emmanuel College, Boston, 1954-1960;
professor philosophy, Providence College, 1962-1963, 71-72;
president, Providence College, 1965-1971;
associate professor, U. Notre Dame, 1963-1965;
on leave as post-doctoral research associate, Boston University, 1972-1973;
vice chancellor for academic affairs, Massachusetts State College System, 1973-1979;
president, North Adams State College, Massachusetts, 1979-1983;
professor humanities, Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1983-1996. Inaugurated special program religious studies Purdue University, 1963-1965. Visiting professor contemporary theology Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1964-1965.
Visiting distinguished professor of University Rhode Island, 1971-1972. Member Rhode Island Council Arts,1967-1970, Rhode Island Advisory Council State Technology Services Act, 1965, 1967-1971. Member of commission learning Association American Colls., 1966-1969.
Advisory council extension and continuing education Department Health, Edition and Welfare, 1966-1970. Member of commission humanities in schools National Foundation on Arts and the Humanities, 1967-1971. Chairman Rhode Island Higher Education Council, 1969-1971.
Board directors Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, 1965-1968, Rhode Island Foundation Repertory Theatre, 1966-1971, Rhode Island Urban Coalition, 1969-1971, Packard Manse (center ecumenical studies), Boston, 1965-1967. Trustee John F. Kennedy Memorial Fund Rhode Island, 1966-1971, New England Colleges Fund, 1970-1971, Rocky Hill School, 1971-1973, Bryant College, 1971-1979. Board directors United Fund Rhode Island, 1967-1971, Howard Foundation, Brown University, 1969-1973.
Chairman Rhode Island committee Rhodes Scholarship Trust, 1969, member, 1970. Board directors Humanities Forum of Rhode Island, 1989-1991. Member Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, 1991-1998.
Member American Society Aesthetics, National Catholic Education Association (executive committee college and university department 1970-1973).