Thomas B. Curran,
SJ is an American
Jesuit priest who served as president of
Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019.
History
In 1909, ...
in
Kansas City Missouri
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from 2006 to 2022. He was formerly an associate vice president at
Regis University, a Jesuit university in
Denver, Colorado
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.
Curran was initially Rockhurst's first non-Jesuit president, having been a member of the
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. He later entered the Jesuits in 2011 and made final vows in 2015.
He also served as the Catholic chaplain for the
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The ...
of the
National Football League
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. He was succeeded at Rockhurst by Sandra Cassady in 2022.
Education
He has earned the following degrees:
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B.A.
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...
in Politics from
DeSales University
DeSales University (DSU) is a private Catholic university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The university offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Named for St. Francis de Sales, the u ...
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M.A.
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in Theology from
DeSales School of Theology
*M.A. in Liberal Studies, Public Policy & Government from
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
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J.D. from
The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. ...
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M.B.A.
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as account ...
from
Saint Joseph's University
References
External links
Rockhurst Official Site
Living people
Presidents of Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University
Salesians of Don Bosco
Saint Joseph's University alumni
Columbus School of Law alumni
American Roman Catholic priests
Year of birth missing (living people)
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