Jesuit to resign as president of Fairfield University after 25 years

Published: 2003-10-14

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CNS) -- Jesuit Father Aloysius P. Kelley announced Oct. 3 that he would step down as president of Fairfield University, a post he has held for the past 25 years, at the end of the current academic year. In a letter to the board of trustees, Father Kelley, 74, said he had chosen June 2004 for his retirement "because it will mark both the successful conclusion of 'Our Promise: The Campaign for Fairfield University' and the completion of my 25th year as president." He added, "I believe it is the ideal time for a transition to new leadership, as the university is poised and ready to be taken to new heights." Father Kelley's 25 years make him the longest-serving president in Fairfield's history and the longest-serving president of the nation's 28 Jesuit colleges and universities. He has presided over the graduation of 64 percent of Fairfield's 38,000 alumni.

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