Aloysius C. Galvin - Jesuits

Jesuits

Galvin entered the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order commonly known as the Jesuits, in August 1948. He was formally ordained as a Jesuit priest on June 23, 1957, and celebrated his first Mass at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church on Calvert Street in Baltimore.

Galvin began his academic career when he became a high school Latin and English teacher at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia for one year. He left St. Joe's Prep in 1959 when he was appointed an academic dean at Loyola College. He served as dean from 1959 to 1965. He departed to become president of the University of Scranton.

Galvin was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of the University of Scranton on September 24, 1965. He is credited with changing the way that the University was governed and making it more open and inclusive for both faculty and students. He served as president of the University until 1970.

He took a teaching position at Georgetown Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school in North Bethesda, Maryland. Three days after his arrival, he suffered a massive heart attack. He spent much of 1970 and 1971 recovering and living in the school's infirmary.

Galvin returned to teaching high school math at Georgetown Prep in 1971. He continued as a teacher for much of the next four decades. He also served as the school's chaplain for the American football team. He was frequently voted as a favorite teacher by students and alumni.

Galvin taught at Georgetown Prep until the 2006–2007 school year when his health began to rapidly decline due to cancer.