AN IONA LIFE CHARLES F. O’DONNELL, PH.D. (1938–2014) Charles F. O’Donnell, Ph.D., a well-respected and admired alumnus, and staff member, passed away on January 23, 2014. O’Donnell graduated from Iona in 1960 with a Bachelor of Economics and went on to receive his master’s and doctoral degrees in Economics from Fordham University. O’Donnell’s tenure at Iona included being an esteemed professor, chair of the Economics Department, as well as serving as the dean of both the School of Arts & Science and the Hagan School of Business at varying times. While serving as dean of the School of Arts & Science, he oversaw the revision of the College curriculum and helped develop a program to help students transfer from community college to Iona. O’Donnell was also a member of several committees at Iona including Academic Senate, Dean’s Council, the Strategic Planning Committee and many others. During his career at Iona, he received the Br. Arthur A. Loftus award in 1980 for Education and the Bene Merenti Award in 2001 for 30 years of devoted service to the College. Outside of Iona he held numerous other positions over the years, including research director of the Joint Legislative Committee on the State of New York Economy (1971-73), chair of the Westchester Council on Aging (1973-74), chair of the New Rochelle Citizens Task Force on Budget (1976) and others. In 1997 he was also recognized for his significant contributions to the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges Business Administration with an honorary lifetime membership. Upon his retirement, O’Donnell was a professor emeritus of Finance at the College. O’Donnell’s contributions to Iona have left a lasting legacy. In fact, his three children were also Iona graduates — Keara O’Donnell Gordon ’90, Charles F. O’Donnell Jr. ’93 and Caitlin O’Donnell Greatrex ’95, who is also an Iona Economics faculty member.
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