St. Bonaventure University
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Board of Trustees chairs.
The Holy Name Province Provincial Minister was usually the president/chair as long as St. Bonaventure was attached to the Province.
1915 is the first year a president of the board is noted in the catalogs.
There were also Lay Boards during various periods.

Name

Board Chair Term

Rev. Edward Blecke, OFM 1901 to 1910
Rev. Anselm Kennedy, OFM 1915 to 1916
Rev. Edward Blecke, OFM 1916 to 1919

Rev. Mathias Faust, OFM

1919 to 1925

Rev. Benevenutus Ryan, OFM

1925 to 1931

Rev. Mathias Faust, OFM

1932 to 1937

Rev. Jerome Dawson, O.F.M.

1937 to 1945

Rev. Bertrand Campbell, O.F.M.

1945 to 1949

Rev. Thomas Plassmann, OFM

1949 to 1952

Rev. Celsus Wheeler, O.F.M.

1952 to 1962

Rev. Donald Hoag, O.F.M.

1962 to 1967

Rev. Finian F. Kerwin

1967 to 1976

Charles R. Dineen
(Associate Board of Trustees Chair)

May 1965 to Feb. 1973

Rev. Charles V. Finnegan, O.F.M.

1976 to 1978

Dr. James L. Hayes

1978 to 1985

Dr. John Murphy

June 1985 to February 1992

Robert. R. Jones

February 1992 to June 1998

Leslie C. Quick III

June 1998 to June 2000

William E. Swan

June 2000 to August 2003

Susan Green

August 2003 to June 2004

John R. McGinley

June 2004 to June 2012

Raymond C. Dee

June 2012 to June 2015

Robert Daugherty

June 2015 to June 2019

John Sheehan June 2019 to July 2022

Michael Hickey

July 2022 -

Current Board of Trustees members

Board of Trustees members 1931-2003

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Last updated:  12/18/12

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