Kevin Quinn (Jesuit)

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
Rev. Quinn in February 2012
25th President of the University of Scranton
In office
July 1, 2011 – May 31, 2017
Preceded byRev. Scott Pilarz, S.J.
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Queens, New York
Alma materFordham University
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
UC Berkeley School of Law
ProfessionJesuit priest, lawyer, legal scholar

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., (born on 23 December 1955) is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor. On July 1, 2011, Quinn became President of the University of Scranton,[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania.[2] The announcement was made in the university's Brennan Hall on December 15, 2010, that he was to be the 25th President of the University.[1][3] He succeeded Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J., who left Scranton to become the President of Marquette University. Father Quinn's official inauguration took place on September 16, 2011, at the University of Scranton's William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex.[2]

  1. ^ a b Hofius Hall, Sarah (December 17, 2010). "New University of Scranton president ready to lead". Scranton Times. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Christopher J. (September 13, 2011). "Few surprises for new University president". Go Lackawanna. Retrieved October 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Hofius Hall, Sarah (December 16, 2010). "University of Scranton names the Rev. Kevin Quinn as its 25th president". Scranton Times. Retrieved January 18, 2011.