Manhattan Inaugurates Dr. Brennan O’Donnell as 19th President

Manhattan College officially inaugurated Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as president on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Draddy Gymnasium. In front of more than 1,200 attendees, including university presidents, delegates, alumni and other special guests, O’Donnell was entrusted with the College’s charter and sponsorship covenant as the 19th leader in Manhattan history. He received a presidential medallion from Br. Dennis Malloy (pictured left) and Thomas O’Malley ’63 (pictured right), chairman of Manhattan College’s board of trustees and was presented with new presidential regalia by former Manhattan College president Br. Thomas Scanlan, F.S.C. The installation ceremony featured greetings by Raymond Kelly ’63, police commissioner of the City of New York, and The Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, rector and president of St. Joseph’s Seminary. The closing benediction was delivered by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C. Please visit Manhattan’s inauguration Web site Here later this month to view the ceremony, highlights from the weeklong series of events and photos.

 

In Memoriam

The Rev. Michael Saltarelli ’75, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Del., passed away on Oct. 8. He was 77. Saltarelli served as bishop of the diocese, which includes Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, until last year. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he studied at Seton Hall University and Immaculate Conception Seminary and received a master’s degree in religious studies from Manhattan. Saltarelli presided over an era of expansion and growth in the Diocese of Wilmington. A three-year capital campaign Bringing the Vision to Life addressed the needs of a growing diocesan family of nearly 200,000 to build, renovate and expand churches, schools and other facilities. For more on Saltarelli’s life, click Here.