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President of St. Thomas More College Appointed Superior General of Basilian Fathers

    Fr. George
Father George Smith, CSB, current President of St. Thomas More College, has been elected Superior General of the Congregation of St. Basil (Basilian Fathers). Since his appointment as Superior General is effective immediately, Fr. Smith will be stepping down as President of St. Thomas More College on September 30th to lead the Basilian Fathers for the next four years.

As Superior General, Fr. Smith will be responsible for guiding the Basilian Fathers in their apostolic ministry of education and evangelization in North and Central America. The Basilian Fathers are best known for their work in Catholic high schools and colleges across North America, including their presence at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan, and St. Joseph’s College at the University of Alberta.

“It’s with mixed emotions that I leave my friends and colleagues at St. Thomas More College and the University of Saskatchewan,” says Fr. Smith. “However, I am excited by the possibilities of responding to this new calling in ways that allow me to build upon my experiences here at STM, while supporting and advancing the mission of the Basilian Fathers.”

Since his appointment as President of STM in 2000, Fr. Smith successfully led the College in the design and implementation of successive strategic plans, directed one of its most significant capital campaigns, championed major changes in governance that resulted in the restructuring of STM’s Board of Governors, and advocated for an ambitious faculty renewal program that significantly increases the number of tenured faculty within the College. He also worked to establish the Community Service Learning program at STM, which was the first of its kind at the U of S.

Dr. Ken Smith will begin as Acting President of STM College beginning October 1, 2010. Dr. Smith was Associate Dean of Edwards School of Business (1983-86), and Registrar at the University of Saskatchewan (1986-2001), and Chair of the St. Thomas More College Board of Governors (2003-06). A search for the eleventh President of STM will begin in the fall of 2010.

For more information, please contact:

Luke Muller
Communications
St. Thomas More College
306.966.8918
lmuller@stmcollege.ca
www.stmcollege.ca

 

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— Fr. Henry Carr, CSB
STM President, 1942 - 1949