Title

Charles L. Currie portrait

Author

Creation Date

1985

Keywords

Currie, Charles L., 1930-; Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio); St. Xavier College; Photographs; College presidents; Jesuits

Description

Portrait of Charles Currie, SJ, who served as president of Xavier University from 1982-1985. Photograph dated approximately 1985.

Biographical Information

Thirty-first Jesuit president Rev. Charles L. Currie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1930. He received his BA and MA from Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts and his PhD in physical chemistry from the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. He also attended Woodstock College, Woodstock, Maryland and did postdoctoral research at Cambridge University, England. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1950. Before Xavier he served as president of Wheeling College, Wheeling, West Virginia and after Xavier he served as president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) from 1997-2011. (Sources: Xavier News, September 2, 1981; To See Great Wonders, 2006)

Type

Still Image

Format

image/jpg

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Item Identifier

currie_charles.jpg

Collection

Xavier University Presidents Photographs

Repository

University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio

Recommended Citation

Title of item, Xavier University Presidents Photographs, University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio

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