2月13日, 2010, more than 650 faculty, 工作人员, 学生, 校友, and friends of 托马斯。 Aquinas College gathered in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel as the College inaugurated Dr. Michael F .. 麦克莱恩 as its fourth president — an office he would hold for the next 12 years.
Dr. 麦克莱恩 joined the 托马斯。 Aquinas College faculty in 1978 after completing his coursework for a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Previously he served in the U.S. Peace Corps and the U.S. 海岸警卫队. He earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Saint Mary’s College of 加州, where he was a student of 托马斯。 Aquinas College’s founding president, Dr. 罗纳德·P. 麦克阿瑟, and a classmate of late president Dr. 托马斯·E. 狄龙. President 麦克莱恩 succeeded co-founder and interim president Peter L. DeLuca, who took office in April, 2009, after Dr. 狄龙 was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Ireland.
Over the course of more than 30 years at the College, Dr. 麦克莱恩 has served as assistant dean for student affairs, vice president for development and, from 2003 to 2010, dean of the College. “Michael 麦克莱恩 has been a superior teacher, a superior dean, and a successful vice president for development,”博士说。. 麦克阿瑟. “他是, 因此, not only qualified but competent and capable of the highest kind of leadership for the College today.”
An enthusiastic hiker, gardener, and lover of music, Dr. 麦克莱恩 is a longtime champion of Catholic liberal education. He is the co-founder of the Great Books Seminars in Ojai, Calif., and a former president of the board of directors of St. Augustine Academy in Ventura. He and his wife, Lynda, are the parents of three children and the grandparents of four.
“Helping our 学生 acquire the intellectual and moral virtues, increasing their knowledge and love of God, and fitting them for lives of service … is the work of 托马斯。 Aquinas College,”医生说。. 麦克莱恩 in his inaugural address. “Of the importance of this work there can be no doubt, especially in a world where so many have abandoned the pursuit of truth … a world very much in need of the light and love of Christ.”