Bob's Woods was dedicated on Oct. 1, 2007 in honor of Fr. Robert M. Stewart, O.F.M. Fr. Bob, who died of cancer Sept. 1, 2001, used the trails in the woods behind Francis Hall for running even after being diagnosed with the disease. They were little more than footpaths along the old oil tank farm berms winding through the woods. He, along with other members of the campus community, began development of the trails before his death. BonaResponds did the work to complete the trails into a more usable tool for hiking, running, biking and cross-country skiing.
Fr. Bob was the author of Making Peace with Cancer: A Franciscan Journey.
Fr. Bob was an Italian language and theology professor at Bona's.