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Our Lady Seat
of Wisdom Chapel was built by the Marist Brothers
themselves in 1952-1953. It was the first
circular Catholic chapel in the USA ===►►
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The Chapel was
renovated in 1973 and again in 2003. It
remains the gem of the buildings on the Marist
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◄◄=== The
only three Presidents in Marist College history:
Linus Richard Foy (1958-1979), Brother Paul
Ambrosem, founding president (1943-1958) and Dr.
Dennis Murray (1979-present)
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◄◄=== On October 11, 2003, a group of
townhouses was named in honor of Linus Richard
Foy, President Emeritus. |
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Foy posed with
a group of Heritage Professors, each of whom
joined Marist before 1970 and had 25 years of
service with the college. ===►► |
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An alumnus
tells Foy all the things he did wrong when he was
President ===►► |
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◄◄=== The Marist Campus lies along the
Hudson River, a great natural resource. Crew
was the first varsity sport at Marist. |
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◄◄=== Sheahan Hall was
the first dormitory built during the Foy era.
It opened in 1962. |
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Foy presided over 21
commencement ceremonies from 1959 through 1979. ===►►
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Champagnat
Hall was the third dormitory constructed in the
Foy presidency. It stood ten stories and
houses 480 students. Opened in 1965.
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Honorary degree recipients at the 1977
commencement. Click on photo to learn names. |
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◄◄=== Leo Hall was the
second dormitory in Foy's times. It opened in 1963
for 300 students.
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Francis Cardinal
Spellman, John Roosevelt (a Marist Trustee),
Franklin Roosevelt Jr, and Postmaster General
Larry O'Brien at a conference held at Marist.
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His Eminence,
Terrence Cardinal Cooke receives an award from
Joseph Brosnan, student government president.
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◄◄===
President Foy conferring with a worker on the
tennis court project.
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◄◄=== Marist acquired
an abandoned waterworks near the Hudson and
ingeniously converted it into five hard court
tennis courts.
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The Foy
family on 11 October 2003 at the dedication
ceremony. ===►►
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The
plaque rests on a rock outside the Foy Townhouses.
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◄◄=== Two graduates of the class of 1962
spoke at the dedication ceremony: Dr. James
Callahan, Professor of Mathematics at Smith
College, and Anthony Campilii, Vice President for
Finance at Marist College. |
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◄◄===The
extended Foy family pose at the dedication
ceremony.
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Giving
hundreds of speeches was part of the President's
responsibility. ===►► |
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The plaque set
on a boulder. The refurbished townhouses are
in the background. ===►► |
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◄◄=== President Dennis Murray presents a
memorial clock to Richard Foy |
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Richard Foy speaks with Joan and Thomas O'Conner,
the latter class of 1953. Foy and Tom were
playmates in the Bronx. |
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Bill
O'Reilly, class of 1971, dropped in at the
reception following the ceremony. ===►► |
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Foy meets
Martin Kurkill, close friend of Brother Nilus
Donnelly, and donor of the steel plant which now
houses the art department. ===►► |
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◄◄=== Bridget Foy was married in the Marist
College Chapel 7 June 2003. She and her
brother Peter were both baptized in this chapel. |
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◄◄=== Going coed
isn't easy. Click on picture to find out
why. |