Thomas P. O'Malley
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Thomas P. O'Malley
Biography
Early life and education
Thomas O'Malley was born to Irish immigrant parents in Milton, Massachusetts, on March 1, 1930.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in classics from Boston College in 1951 and his master's degree from Fordham University in 1953.[1]
O'Malley entered the
He obtained his doctorate in early Christian theology and literature from Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which was known as the Catholic University of Nijmegen at the time.[1]
Academia
O'Malley became the chairman of the Department of classical languages at Boston College in 1967, and later became the chair of Boston's theology department as well.[1] He was named the dean of Boston College's College of Arts and Sciences in 1973.[1]
O'Malley was appointed the president of
After his departure from John Carroll University, O'Malley taught in Nigeria for a year. He then became the rector of Fairfield University's Jesuit community in Connecticut.[1]
Loyola Marymount University
Thomas O'Malley was appointed the 13th President of
He spearheaded a capital improvement fundraising campaign which raised more than $144 million, more than $16 million more than the campaign's intended goal.
O'Malley initiated the recruitment of minority faculty members at Loyola Marymount. Loyola Marymount earned a 1998 Theodore M. Hesburgh Award from the American Council on Education for its recruitment efforts.[1]
O'Malley led a number of academic initiatives during his administration. The
O'Malley retired as president of Loyola Marymount University in 1999. He was succeeded by
Later life
O'Malley returned to the faculty of Boston College following his departure from Loyola Marymount in 1999.[1] He spent the rest of his life teaching as part of the Boston College arts and sciences honors program.[1]
O'Malley died of a
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