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La Salle University History: Presidents

Information about the history of La Salle University and the University Archives

Presidents of La Salle

1. Brother Teliow (Fackeldey), March to August 1863
2. Brother Oliver (Daly), 1863-1872
3. Brother Noah (Curran), 1872-1875
4. Brother Joachim of Mary (Callaghan), 1875-1876
5. Brother Stephen of Jesus (Gosselin), 1876-1878
6. Brother Romuald (Lentz), 1878-1883
7. Brother Clementian (Muth), 1883-1885
8. Brother Fabrician (Pellerin), 1885-1887
9. Brother Isidore John (McEntee), 1887-1889
10. Brother Abraham of Jesus (Cusack), 1889-1890

11. Brother Isidore John (McEntee), 1890-1900
12. Brother Wolfred of Mary (Mulvena), 1900-1903
13. Brother Abdas John (Comerford), 1903-1911
14. Brother Denis Edward (Yourgens), 1911-1917
15. Brother Ennodius Richard (Ring), 1917-1922
16. Brother Galbert Lucian (McGurk), 1922-1925
17. Brother Dorotheus Lewis (Carroll), 1925-1928
18. Brother Elzear Alfred (Kelly), 1928-1932
19. Brother Edwin Anselm (Murphy), 1932-1941
20. Brother Emilian James (Flynn), 1941-1945

21. Brother Dominic Luke (Doyle), September to November 1945
22. Brother Gregorian Paul (Sprissler), 1945-1952
23. Brother Erminus Stanislaus (Duzy), 1952-1958
24. Brother Daniel Bernian (Kelly), 1958-1969
25. Brother Daniel Burke, 1969 to December 1976
26. Brother Patrick Ellis, January 1977 to 1992
27. Brother Joseph Burke, 1992-1998
---- Mr. Nicholas Giordano (Interim President), 1998-1999
28. Brother Michael McGinniss, 1999-2014
---- Dr. James P. Gallagher (Interim President), 2014-2015
29. Dr. Colleen M. Hanycz, 2015-2021
---- Tim O'Shaughnessy (Interim President), 2021-2022
30. Dr. Daniel J. Allen, 2022-