J. Donald Freeze
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James Donald Freeze, S.J. (September 15, 1932 – December 10, 2006)[1] was the Academic Vice President (or Provost) for the main campus of Georgetown University from 1979 to 1991. In this role, he supervised all academic programs of Georgetown's College of Arts and Sciences, School of Foreign Service, School of Language and Linguistics, School of Business Administration, Graduate School, and School for Summer and Continuing Education.[2]
Born in
He taught Latin and French at
Father Freeze taught metaphysics and psychology at Wheeling College until 1969, then became chairman of its philosophy department while doing graduate work in philosophy at
Starting in 1971, he served as assistant dean for Georgetown College. He was named Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs in 1974, and appointed Provost[3] in 1979 by President Timothy S. Healy, S.J.
As Provost, he led creation of Georgetown's study abroad program near
After his retirement from academic posts, he held a number of positions within the
He died at age 74 of
In June 2021, Freeze was accused of nonconsensual contact with a student of Georgetown University during his time as provost. Georgetown President
References
- ^ Paid Notice: Deaths FREEZE, REVEREND JAMES DONALD, S.J.
- ^ History of the Office of Provost Archived 2005-04-03 at archive.today Georgetown University Website
- ^ a b Georgetown Website[permanent dead link] In Memoriam: J. Donald Freeze, S.J.
- ^ Washington Post Obituary Wednesday, December 13, 2006; Page B06
- ^ "Late Georgetown provost accused of nonconsensual contact with student". NBC News. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 Jun 2021.