Holy Cross President Emeritus to be Honored by New England Province of Jesuits

Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J.

The New England Province of Jesuits will present the Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award (AMDG) to Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., president of the College of the Holy Cross from 1970-94, at the 11th annual Jesuit GALA on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Marriott Copley Place, Boston.  The AMDG Award honors those who selflessly give of themselves for the greater glory of God. 

In addition to Fr. Brooks, Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., president of Fairfield University from 1979-2004, and Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J., president of Boston College from 1972-96, will also receive AMDG Awards at this year’s GALA.  Together, the three honorees have served the Society of Jesus as “outstanding educational leaders” for 75 years.  

The 11th annual Jesuit GALA raises funds to support the formation and care of Jesuits and the ministries and apostolic works of the Province.

Fr. Brooks joined the Holy Cross faculty in 1963 and was appointed vice president and dean of the College in 1968. Just two years later, he was named the 25th president of Holy Cross. During his tenure as president, Fr. Brooks oversaw the College’s transition to coeducation, an increase in the College’s endowment, 23 years of balanced budgets, and the development of Holy Cross into a nationally recognized liberal arts institution of the highest reputation. Fr. Brooks currently works in the Development Office.
 

About the New England Province of Jesuits:
The New England Province of the Society of Jesus consists of more than 300 Jesuits serving the Church in educational, pastoral and spiritual ministries throughout the six New England states.  Jesuits minister in parishes and as chaplains in prisons, hospitals, nursing homes and the military throughout New England and provide retreats and spiritual direction. Educational ministries include two middle schools, three high schools and three universities. In addition, the Province provides spiritual and educational formation for young Jesuits, and provides for the needs of senior Jesuits at Campion Center in Weston. To learn more about the New England Province, please visit www.sjnen.org and follow JesuitNE on Twitter. For more information on the Society of Jesus, the world’s largest religious order of priests and brothers, visit www.sjweb.info.