After 11 years as chancellor and 26 years as president, Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, announced today that he'll be retiring from Franciscan University. Scanlan is to move to the TOR motherhouse in Loretto, PA. The retirement is effective June 30, 2011.
More can be read here, included is a brief biography.
May Saint Francis of Assisi reward Father Michael abundantly for helping to rebuild the Church.
He will be missed! I've heard him preach numerous times. He is a force to be reckoned with in this Church. We could use 10,000 priests like him.