Peter V. Sampo
Peter V. Sampo (1931) and Thomas More College of Liberal Arts,[5] both in New Hampshire. He served as president emeritus of Magdalen College until his death on 27 May 2020.[2]
Life and career
Peter V. Sampo made his undergraduate studies at
In 1974, Sampo, together with former high-school teacher John Meehan and businessman Francis Boucher, founded
Sampo was president of Magdalen from 1974 until 1977, when he left to start Cardinal Newman College in Missouri.[9] After Cardinal Newman College closed for financial reasons in 1985,[10] he began work on Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire, offering a four-year liberal arts curriculum inspired by educators Donald and Louise Cowan.[5] He served as president of Thomas More until 2006.
In 2009 he founded the Erasmus Institute of Liberal Arts, a liberal arts school in
He died on 27 May 2020, after receiving last rites from the Magdalen College chaplain, Fr. Roger Boucher.[2]
Honors
In 2007 the New England Board of Higher Education gave Sampo its "Higher Education Excellence" award.[12][13]
The CiRCE Institute for classical education designated Sampo the 2008 winner of its Paideia Prize, named in honor of historian Russell Kirk.[6][14]
References
- ^ The Death of a Founder: Peter V. Sampo (1931-2020), Requiescat in Pace, ThomasMoreCollege.edu, at Internet Archive Wayback Machine, accessed 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Magdalen.edu, Requiescat in pace, Peter V. Sampo, Ph.D., accessed 28 May 2020.
- ^ "College History". Magdalen College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13.
- ^ ISBN 0253209994.
- ^ ISBN 0253209994.
- ^ a b "Dr. Peter Sampo". CiRCE Institute.[permanent dead link]
- ^ John Moorehouse (November 12, 2003). "Magdalen College celebrates 30th anniversary". Catholic Exchange.
- ^ On Names: Eliot, Shakespeare, and the Beauty of Old Names: A Letter from President Harne to Students, Families, Alumni, and Friends, neccollege.wpengine.com, accessed 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Cardinal Newman College". North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
- ^ "Erasmus Institute Joins the College of Saint Mary Magdalen (press release)". College of Saint Mary Magdalen. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ "New Hampshire School, Ed Leaders Win New England Higher Education Excellence Awards (press release)". New England Board of Higher Education. January 27, 2007.
- ^ Lisa Brown (February 1, 2007). "Concord community briefs". The Hippo (newspaper).
- ^ "Selected Activities and Events: 2008" (PDF). Permanent Things (Newsletter). Russell Kirk Center. Fall 2008.