June 17, 2020
‘A terrific priest, a great academic, an inspiring leader’
“He’s been able to reach out to every constituency to embrace and engage people, from older alumni to younger alumni, from students to professors, and to understand the business aspects of the College. He’s not only touched each of them, but he has gotten involved with them and made them better.”
Michael A. Ruane ’71, ’13 Hon., former chair, Board of Trustees
“The improvements to campus and to academic programs have made us a premier liberal arts school, and all of that has occurred under his leadership.”
Colleen M. Duffy ’83, treasurer, Board of Trustees
“Me sitting here as the College’s first African-American men’s basketball coach shows you his willingness to be different. Growing up in Providence, I never dreamed I would lead a premier Division I program as a minority.”
Ed Cooley, men’s basketball head coach
“He personally cared about our success as students. He wanted to make sure we had a great experience that set us up for a successful life.”
Ana-Maria (Sima) Bentu ’12, ’14G, senior associate, PriceWaterhouse Coopers
“He is a terrific priest, a great academic, and an inspiring leader with a great facility for the business of running a college.”
Christopher K. Reilly ’84, chair, Board of Trustees
alumni tributes to father shanley“He took on the unenviable task of dealing with a vocal faculty body at a college with stronger than usual shared governance. To his great credit he respected this system and worked within it to thoroughly transform PC.”
Dr. Lynnette J. Boos, associate professor of mathematics, president, Faculty Senate
