John P. Schlegel
Male, Person
1943 –
Who is John P. Schlegel?
Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. was the 23rd President of Creighton University from 2000 to 2011. He formerly served as 26th President of the University of San Francisco from 1991 until 2000.
Schlegel received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and classics from Saint Louis University in 1969. He then completed a master's degree in political science in 1970, also from Saint Louis University. Schlegel also holds a degree in theology, which he obtained from the University of London in 1973, and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, which he obtained in 1977.
Schlegel previously served as the executive and academic vice president of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, before becoming a university president. On October 17, 1991. Schlegel was named the president of the University of San Francisco, succeeding Father John Lo Schiavo, who had served as USF's president for the prior fourteen years. He officially became the 26th President of the University of San Francisco on June 15, 1991.
In 2000, Father Schlegel was named the President of Creighton University in Omaha.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1943
Dubuque - Also known as
- John Schlegel
- Education
- University of London
- University of Oxford
- Saint Louis University
- Employment
- Creighton University
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on July 23, 2013
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