Hugh O'Donnell (priest)

The Reverend
Hugh O'Donnell
C.S.C.
13th President of the
University of Notre Dame
In office
1940–1946
Preceded by John Francis O'Hara
Succeeded by John J. Cavanaugh
Personal details
Born John Hugh O'Donnell
(1884-06-02)June 2, 1884
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died June 12, 1947(1947-06-12) (aged 63)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Alma mater The Catholic University of America, University of Notre Dame

The Rev. John Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C. (June 2, 1884 – June 12, 1947) was an American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame from 1940 to 1946,[1] after having served has Vice President from 1934 to 1940.

President of the University of Notre Dame

During World War II, O'Donnell offered Notre Dame's facilities to the armed forces. The navy accepted his offer and installed Naval ROTC units on campus as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program. Soon after the installation there were only a few hundred civilian students at Notre Dame. O'Donnell also continued O'Hara's work with the graduate school. He further formalized the graduate program and replaced the previous committee of graduate studies with a dean.

References

  1. ↑ Theodore M. Hesburgh (3 December 1999). God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. Hesburgh. University of Notre Dame Pess. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-0-268-08804-0.


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