George Lundy
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George Francis Lundy,
Lundy was originally from
Lundy joined the faculty of Loyola University New Orleans. He served as the director of the university's Institute for Human Understanding, which is now called the Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice, during the early 1980s.
During his tenure at Loyola, Lundy co-created a religious coalition in
In 1986, Loyola New Orleans President James C. Carter, S.J. appointed Lundy as the university's provost and vice president for academic affairs. Lundy had been serving as the director of the Institute for Human Relations at the time of his appointment. He worked as provost from 1986 to 1992.[1]
Lundy became the Vice President of University of Detroit Mercy, a Jesuit institution in Michigan, in 2000.[1]
Lundy was appointed the President of
Following his departure from Wheeling Jesuit, Lundy was sent to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he served as the pastor for the university's Catholic Student Center.[1] In 2011, Lundy returned to Loyola New Orleans, where he directed a Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice campaign to end the death penalty by gaining the support of medical professionals.[1]
Father George Lundy died of complications of a stroke at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans on December 20, 2011, at the age of 64. He was survived by his mother, Mary Lundy, and three sisters - Noreen Osterlein, Barbara Lundy, and Mary Semela.[1] He was buried at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.[1]
References
- ^ The Times-Picayune. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.