JASON JIVIDEN, PH.D.

Philip M. McKenna Endowed Chair in American and Western Political Thought

Dr. Jividen has been with Saint Vincent for 12 years, serving as Assistant Professor of Politics from 2010 to 2014 and Associate Professor of Political Science since 2014. Jividen was appointed Chair of the Political Science Department in 2021 and is the Co-Director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought. He teaches courses in American political thought and institutions, constitutional law, and the history of political philosophy.

The Philip M. McKenna Endowed Chair of American and Western Political Thought, supported by the Philip M. McKenna Foundation, is dedicated to promoting an understanding of Western political thought and the tradition of the American Founding and civic institutions.

ANDREW HERR, PH.D.

Br. Norman W. Hipps Endowed Chair in Economics

Dr. Herr has served on the faculty of the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government for more than 20 years, teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses in economics, game theory, and public finance. The 2007 winner of Saint Vincent College’s Boniface Wimmer Faculty Award for distinguished achievement and loyal service to the College, Herr has refereed publications in the Journal of Development Economics, The Economic Journal, Games and Electronics Behavior, and the Journal of Catholic Higher Education, while he has also delivered numerous lectures and participated in several seminars at national conferences and universities across the U.S.

The Br. Norman W. Hipps Endowed Chair in Economics and Business is named in honor of the 17th president of Saint Vincent College, who led the College from 2010 to 2019.

REV. RENE KOLLAR, O.S.B., PH.D.

Boniface Wimmer Endowed Chair in Monastic Studies

A 1970 graduate of Saint Vincent College and a 1973 graduate of Saint Vincent Seminary, Fr. Rene Kollar joined the College’s history faculty in 1981. He held the role of Dean of the former School of Humanities and Fine Arts from 2004 to 2018. A renowned expert on English history and ecclesiastical history, Fr. Rene has authored six books and has edited eight, while he has contributed to numerous publications and presented at conferences in the U.S., England, and Wales. Fr. Rene also serves on the editorial board for The American Benedictine Review

The Boniface Wimmer Endowed Chair in Monastic Studies is named in honor of Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., the founder of Saint Vincent College and Monastery who established nine additional Benedictine Abbeys and more than 150 Catholic parishes across the country.

DANA WINTERS, PH.D.

Rita McGinley Executive Director of the Fred Rogers Institute

A 2006 SVC graduate, Dr. Winters joined the Fred Rogers Institute in 2015. Along with serving as director of the Institute’s Simple Interactions and Academic Programs, Winters was co-principal investigator and program evaluator for NSF-funded early childhood research and intervention projects concerning early literacy, socialemotional development, and mathematical learning. She has led numerous foundation and government project grants to improve early childhood systems and family engagement practices. As the Rita McGinley Endowed Director of the Fred Rogers Institute, Winters oversees these initiatives while expanding and developing programs for families and educators and enhancing the use of the vast Fred Rogers Archives.

The Rita McGinley Endowed Executive Director of the Fred Rogers Institute is named in honor of the late Rita M. McGinley, philanthropist, children’s educator, and longtime friend of Saint Vincent College.