Class of 1953 Monan Sherman W. Saltmarsh, Jr. k F
Gasson
McElroy Circle Honoring donors who make annual leadership gifts of $1,000–$2,499 to Boston College and young alumni who give $250-$499 (1–4 years following graduation) or $500-$999 (5–9 years following graduation)
Richard T. Horan, P’77’78’82’87’93 k F John J. Norton k F Thomas A. Vanderslice, DBA’03, P’79’80’83’86 F
Fulton John J. Burns, Jr., P’93 k F Raymond J. Kenney, Jr., JD’58, P’82’84’87 k F John J. Lynch Joseph R. McCarthy k Francis J. Sullivan k
Bapst Dennis M. Cronin, Jr., P’79’91’92 k F
McElroy Joseph J. Byrne k Paul D. Coughlin, P’81 k Michael E. Doohan William R. Martin k John D. Morrissy, MA’60, S T L’65 k Msgr. Paul T. Ryan k
Class of 1954 Gasson Robert B. Sanborn k
Fulton Paul C. Canney k James P. O’Halloran, P’83’88 k Louis J. Totino, MBA’65, P’84 k
Bapst Eugene J. Doherty k Francis J. Furtado k George J. McCarron, Jr. k Francis M. McLaughlin, MA’57, P’77’82’82’83’88’88’90’92’95 k Robert B. Welts, JD’57 k
John McElroy, S.J. 1782~1877
T
he driving force behind the establishment of Boston College, Fr. McElroy fought intense prejudice to realize his vision of a Catholic school of higher education in Boston. Born in 1782 near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Fr. McElroy emigrated to the “New World” at 21. He joined the Society of Jesus at Georgetown College, became a prominent figure in the Church, and was later sent to Boston as pastor of Saint Mary’s Church. Once in Boston, he was dismayed by the difficulties Catholic families faced in educating their children and became determined to establish a boys’ college. A virulent anti-Catholic prejudice, common in early 19th-century New England, consistently frustrated Fr. McElroy’s efforts to buy land, secure capital, and raise money. Nonetheless, he worked tirelessly toward his goal, confident that the great need for a quality education for immigrant Catholic boys would overcome opposition. The chartering of Boston College on April 1, 1863, was a triumph of the faith, hard work, and vision of Fr. John McElroy.
FY16 McElroy Circle
McElroy William A. Donahoe, Jr. k Newman A. Flanagan, P’85’90 k John R. Ford, MSW’61 k F William C. Kenney k
Dollars raised:
$3,559,174 7
Number of members:
4,042