Michael C. McFarland

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Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. (born 1948) is the 31st president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He succeeded Acting President Frank Vellaccio on July 1, 2000.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Childhood 1.2 Education 1.3 IEEE 1.4 Experience 1.5 Board Memberships 2 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Childhood

McFarland was born in Boston in 1948. He was raised in Waltham, Massachusetts and for a short time in California.

[edit] Education

McFarland received his bachelor's degree in physics from Cornell University in 1969. He gained his masters degree in 1979 and his doctorate in 1981, both in computer engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University. McFarland joined the Jesuit order in 1975 and studied at the Weston School of Theology and earned a master's in divinity and Th. M in social ethics. He was ordained at the College of the Holy Cross in 1984.

[edit] IEEE

McFarland has articles published in the Proceedings of the IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the IEEE Transactions on Computers, the IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, Formal Methods for System Design, the Journal of Systems and Software, Computer, and Technology and Society. For three years he was an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems and has participated in numerous program committies for conferences.

[edit] Experience

McFarland has previously worked for AT&T Bell Labs conducting research in computer-aided design of digital systems. Before coming to Holy Cross, he was a computer science professor and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University.

[edit] Board Memberships

In addition to his responsibilities as Holy Cross' president, McFarland resides on the following:

• The Board of Trustees of The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• The Board of Trustees of The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania
• The Board of Trustees of St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
• The Board of Trustees of Worcester Catholic Charities
• The Board of Trustees of The Worcester Municipal Research Bureau
• The Board of Directors of the NCAA Division I
• The Advisory Council for PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Chairman of the Nativity School of Worcester, Massachusetts

Preceded by Rev. Gerard Reedy, S.J.

Presidents of College of the Holy Cross[1] 2000–present

Succeeded by Current

[edit] References

• History of the College: College Presidents. Retrieved on January 6, 2006.
• Office of the President. Retrieved on April 13, 2006.