Video: New England Jesuits Honor Holy Cross President Emeritus



Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., ’49, president emeritus of Holy Cross, received the Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award from the New England Province of Jesuits during the 11th annual Jesuit Gala on April 12 at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston. The honoree video screened at the event featured interviews with Fr. Brooks, Rev. Earle Markey, S.J., ’53, vice president emeritus and associate director of Admissions, and P. Kevin Condron ’67, chair of the Holy Cross board of trustees.

The Province’s AMDG award honors those who selflessly give of themselves for the greater glory of God.

Fr. Brooks served as president of Holy Cross from 1970 to 1994. He joined the Holy Cross faculty in 1963 and was appointed vice president and dean of the College in 1968. Just two years later, he was named the 25th president of Holy Cross. During his tenure as president, Fr. Brooks oversaw the College’s transition to coeducation, an increase in the College’s endowment, 23 years of balanced budgets, and the development of Holy Cross into a nationally recognized liberal arts institution of the highest reputation. Fr. Brooks currently works in the Development Office.

In addition to Fr. Brooks, Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., president of Fairfield University from 1979-2004 and Fr. J. Donald Monan, S.J., president of Boston College from 1972-1996, were honored at the Jesuit Gala. Together, the three AMDG Award winners have served the Society of Jesus as “outstanding educational leaders” for 75 years.