Aloysius C. Galvin

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Aloysius Carroll Galvin, S.J., (January 15, 1925 – November 23, 2007) was an American Jesuit priest and teacher. He served as a former academic dean at Loyola College in Baltimore before becoming the 17th president of the University of Scranton from 1965 until 1970.[1] Galvin spent much of the rest of his career teaching mathematics at Georgetown Prep from 1970 until 2007.[2] He was often nicknamed "Wish" by his family, friends and students.[2]

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[edit] Early life

Aloysius Carroll Galvin was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 15, 1925. His parents were John T. Galvin Jr. and Agnes Mercedes Smith.[1] Galvin's mother died when he was just five years old.[1] His father, who was employed as a "wholesale lumber merchant," remarried to Agnes's sister, Helen Regina Smith.[1]

Galvin attended Blessed Sacrament Parochial School in Baltimore for elementary school.[1] He went on to graduate from Loyola High School in 1942.[1] Galvin began attending Loyola College following his graduation from high school. However, he soon dropped out of Loyola College in 1943 in order to join the United States Navy's V-12 College Training Program[1] at Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.[2]

Galvin was officially commissioned as a naval ensign at Columbia University in 1944.[1] He served as an executive officer on board a submarine chaser in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans during World War II.[1] However, he spent much of his time in the Navy assigned to the Aleutian Islands.[2]

Galvin re-enrolled in Loyola College in 1946 following the end of World War II.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Loyola in 1948.[2]

Galvin was an avid athlete during his years in college and the U.S. Navy. He took up boxing and enjoyed playing basketball while in the Navy.[1] The Washington Post referred to him as a "basketball standout" during his time as a student at Loyola College.[2]

[edit] Jesuits

Galvin entered the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order commonly known as the Jesuits, in August 1948.[2] He was formally ordained as a Jesuit priest on June 23, 1957, and celebrated his first Mass at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church on Calvert Street in Baltimore.[1]

Galvin began his academic career when he became a high school Latin and English teacher at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia for one year.[2] He left St. Joe's Prep in 1959 when he was appointed an academic dean at Loyola College.[2] He served as dean from 1959 until his departure from the school on August 15, 1965, in order to become president of the University of Scranton.[2]

Galvin was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of the University of Scranton on September 24, 1965. He is credited with changing the way that the University was governed in order to make it more open and inclusive for both faculty and students. He remained president of the University until 1970.[1]

Galvin left the University of Scranton in 1970 to take a teaching position at Georgetown Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school in North Bethesda, Maryland.[2] However, he suffered a massive heart attack just three days after arriving at Georgetown Prep.[2] He spent much of the rest of 1970 and 1971 recovering and living in the school's infirmary.[1]

He returned to teaching high school math at Georgetown Prep in 1971.[1] He continued to teach mathematics at the school for much of the next four decades.[1] [2] Galvin also served as the school's chaplain for the American football team.[2] He was frequesntly voted as a favorite teacher by both students and alumni.[1]

Galvin was inducted into the Georgetown Prep Athletic Hall of Fame on October 26, 2007.[1]

Galvin taught at Georgetown Prep until the 2006-2007 school year when his health began to rapidly decline due to cancer.[1]

[edit] Death

Fr. Aloysius C. Galvin died of cancer on the campus of Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland on November 23, 2007, at the age of 82.[2] His funeral was held at the Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel at Georgetown Prep on November 26 and he was buried at the Woodstock Seminary cemetery in Woodstock, Maryland on November 27.

Galvin was survived by his brother, John Galvin III, and a sister, Ella Galvin O'Conor.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Kelly, Jacques. "Aloysius Carroll Galvin", Baltimore Sun, 2007-11-24. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Holley, Joe. "Aloysius C. Galvin; Georgetown Prep Teacher", Washington Post, 2007-11-24. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 

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Preceded by
Edward J. Sponga S.J.		 President of the University of Scranton
1965 - 1970		 Succeeded by
Joseph A. Rock S.J. (acting)


Persondata
NAME Galvin, Aloysius Carroll
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American Jesuit priest and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore, Maryland, USA
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH North Bethesda, Maryland, USA