Holy Cross College in Indiana Names Br. John Paige, C.S.C. President 
2/8/2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2010
Former Notre Dame of West Haven Principal Br. John Paige, C.S.C. Named President of Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, Indiana
West Haven – Former Notre Dame of West Haven Principal Br. John Paige, C.S.C. was recently named the next President of Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, Indiana. He will replace Br. Richard Gilman starting in January of 2011 following the completion of his six-year term as Vicar General of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Rome.
“Congratulations to Brother John Paige as he begins this new ministry in January of 2011,” said Br. Thomas Dziekan, C.S.C. ’66, Provincial, Eastern Province Brothers of Holy Cross. “We are certainly proud of our brother and offer him our fraternal support.”
“Holy Cross College picked a great leader in Br. John Paige, C.S.C.,´ added Notre Dame of West Haven President Br. James Branigan, C.S.C. “He has done wonderful things for the ministry of our Congregation not too mention his vital leadership role in Notre Dame’s history.”
Br. John Paige, C.S.C. spent nine years at Notre Dame (1972-1981) and was Notre Dame’s sixth principal, serving from 1975-1981. During his Notre Dame tenure, Br. John Paige, C.S.C. made changes that are still benefitting today’s Notre Dame, including adopting the first lay Board of Directors, creating the Advancement Office, and overseeing the school’s first New England Association of Schools and Colleges regional accreditation.
Since July 2004, Brother John Paige, C.S.C. has been serving a six-year term as Vicar General of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Rome. In his elected position, Brother Paige resides at the Casa Generalizia di Santa Croce in Rome, Italy. As Vicar and First General Assistant of the Congregation of Holy Cross, he directs and supervises the mission and ministry of the Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers worldwide.
According to the Chairman of the Holy Cross College Board of Trustees, Jerry Love, C.P.A., C.F.P., "Few individuals could be as well prepared to lead our college. His experience has covered nearly every aspect of college life."
Br. John Paige, C.S.C. has had a long and highly accomplished career in education as a teacher, coach, athletic director, academic dean, principal, board member, president/CEO, and college professor, and is frequently involved as a workshop facilitator, speaker, and consultant on religious, educational, and school governance and accreditation issues. He has also served the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States as Master of Novices.
Br. John Paige, C.S.C., a native of Albany, New York and a member of the Eastern Province of Brothers, earned the Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Notre Dame, a Master's degree in Mathematics from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, a degree in Applied Theology from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, and was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.
In his Doctoral work, Br. John Paige, C.S.C. dissertation research focused on educational institutional development in Uganda, East Africa, where he served as Visiting Professor of Social Science at the Philosophy Centre, Jinja, and Adjunct Professor on the Faculty of Education at Makerere University. He also wrote a book about the experiences of the Congregation of Holy Cross educators during Uganda's brutal civil war: Preserving Order Amid Chaos: The Survival of Schools in Uganda, 1971-1986 (Berghahn Books: July 2000).
From 1999 to 2004, Br. John Paige, C.S.C. served at St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, as Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Education, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), the Board of Trustees of Stonehill College (Massachusetts), the Board of Governors of the Holy Cross Institute, a Commissioner-at-Large and President of the Texas Catholic Conference School Accreditation Commission, and as a Regional Associate of the National Catholic Educational Association Secondary Schools Department.
"We feel that Holy Cross College has been truly blessed to find a new president of the caliber and experience of Brother John Paige. He comes to us at a time of growth and progress on many fronts as well as many new challenges. We hope the entire community will join us in welcoming him and helping him continue to build a nationally respected Catholic liberal arts college here in Michiana," Jerry Love stated.
To read the official press release on the Holy Cross College website, please visit … http://www.hcc-nd.edu/events/index/16
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