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Brian J. Shanley (born July 7, 1958), is an American priest of the Order of Preachers, who began his tenure as the 18th President of St. John's University in New York on February 1, 2021. Previously, he was the president of Providence College in Rhode Island from 2005 to 2020. [1]
Conrado "Bobby" Gempesaw is an academic administrator who served as the 17th president of St. John's University in New York City. [1] He is the first layperson to hold the position since the university's establishment in 1870, as all 16 prior presidents were Vincentian priests. [2]
The trustees waived this requirement due to the limited number of candidates. In 2014, Conrado Gempesaw, became the first ever lay person to be appointed President of St. John's University and in 2021, Brian Shanley became the first non-Vincentian Catholic priest appointed president. Shanley is a member of the Dominican Order.
Pages in category "Presidents of St. John's University (New York City)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
St. John's basketball lost a legend on Saturday with the death of former coach Lou Carnesecca. He was 99 years old. Carnesecca coached St. John's for 24 seasons. His career in Queens began with ...
A former St. John's Prep School student, he learned the game while an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. Rugby is a club sport at Saint John's. [62] The Saint John's University rugby team captured the National Small College championship with a 31–16 win over Duke University Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Infinity Park, Glendale, Colo.
Donald J. Harrington, C.M. (born 1945), is an American Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Mission who served as the fifteenth President of St. John's University in Queens, New York from 1989 until 2013. Before that post, he had been the President of Niagara University from 1984 to 1989.
Since then, he has been Campus Minister (1994–1999), Vice President for University Ministry (1999-2005), Vice President for Student Affairs (2004-2010), executive director of the Vincentian Institute for Social Action (2009-2010) and Executive Vice President for Mission and Student Services (2011-2013) at St. John's University.