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MAY 2, 2013
Vol. 6 No. 42
CARRYING THE LIGHT FORWARD Arvid Johnson ready to take helm at the University of St. Francis By Nick Reiher Managing Editor
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Arvid Johnson of Frankfort, Lincoln-Way High School Board president, will become the ninth president of the University of St. Francis in Joliet after current President Michael Vinciguerra steps down May 31.
rvid Johnson pops into a meeting room in the Alumni/ Advancement Office at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Despite the gloomy weather outside, Johnson — tall and bespectacled with a sharp suit — is beaming as he rushes in with his planner and a folded-up umbrella. “Sorry,” he says still smiling.“I’m still finding my way around here.” Johnson, 49, deserves a break on his directional difficulties inside USF’s
stately Tower Hall. It was, after all, just two months ago that USF Board Chairman J.D. Ross introduced Johnson as the man who would take the helm when the much-revered Michael Vinciguerra retires May 31, a little more than 10 years after becoming USF’s eighth president. Vinciguerra said he knows he’s passing the torch to a worthy successor. “During my 11 years at the University of St. Francis, I have been committed to the importance of Catholic, Franciscan See JOHNSON, page 4