Francis P. Smith (Duquesne University)
Rev. Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. | |
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| Seventh President of Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost | |
| In office 1946–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. Raymond V. Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Vernon F. Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1907 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Died | June 30, 1990 (aged 83) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University (B.A.) St. Mary's Seminary (B.D.) Catholic University of America (M.A.) |
Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. (1907–1990) was a
Personal background and education
Francis P. Smith was born on March 28, 1907, in
He obtained a
Service to Duquesne University
Smith had begun postgraduate work for a doctorate at Fordham University in 1938, but his studies were interrupted when he received an assignment to teach philosophy at Duquesne in 1940.[1][2] He was named Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1943, and Vice President of the university in 1944.[1]
In 1946, Smith was appointed the seventh President of Duquesne University. He would serve in that position until 1950, when he was appointed coordinator of Spiritan educational activities in the United States.[1][2]
An obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted that Smith's presidency "guided the university through a major post-World War II expansion fed by the influx of veterans studying under the G.I. Bill" and "supervised an expansion of the school's physical plant, improvements in faculty benefits and the founding of WDUQ, the city's first college radio station".[4]
Smith died in Pittsburgh on June 30, 1990, at the age of 83. Before his death, he resided at the Holy Ghost Animation Center in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park.[3]
Notes and references
- References
- Works cited
- "A Formative Figure at Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 6, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- "Obituary: Rev. F. Smith, Ex-President of Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 3, 1990. p. D6. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- Rishel, Joseph F.; Demilio, Paul (1997), "The Spirit That Gives Life": The History of Duquesne University, 1878-1996, ISBN 0-8207-0268-4
- The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. 14. Walter Romig. 1960–1961. p. 429.