Flynn honored for 14 years of transformational leadership
The 萝莉原创 board of trustees grants emeritus status for outgoing president Thomas F. Flynn following 14 years of transformational leadership. This is the first time in the university鈥檚 history that an individual in the role of president has received such a distinction.
鈥淭om鈥檚 vision and leadership converted this local commuter college to a thriving regional university with deep ties to the community,鈥 said 萝莉原创 board of trustees Chairman and CEO of Fromm Electric Supply, Michael Fromm. 鈥淥n behalf of the entire board, it gives us great pleasure to grant Tom the status of president emeritus, as he is the most transformational leader in the university鈥檚 history.鈥
Flynn ends his tenure as 萝莉原创鈥檚 president June 30, after serving as president since July 2005.
鈥淲hat has fed my soul as president is the campus-wide commitment to our university鈥檚 social responsibility and the reciprocal commitment of so many in our local and nearby communities to helping 萝莉原创 emerge and now thrive as a university held up nationally as a model for civic engagement," said Flynn.
Flynn was honored in late May when about 800 people, a blend of business and community leaders as well as faculty, staff and students gathered in downtown Reading for a gala celebrating his legacy of leadership and recognizing the transformation of 萝莉原创 during his tenure. Funds raised through the gala, $1,877,735, will support the Reading Collegiate Scholars Program in perpetuity, doubling the number of endowed scholarships from five to 10 out of 40.
During Flynn鈥檚 tenure as president, guided by its inclusive Franciscan core values, 萝莉原创 emerged as a national leader in community service, civic engagement and interfaith dialogue due in large part to the establishment of the O鈥橮ake Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Public Service, the Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement and the Reading Collegiate Scholars Program.
Among his many accomplishments is the evolution of the physical campus, with a new campus entrance; Founder's Village and the Campus Commons; upgraded facilities for teaching and learning, fine arts and athletics; and the Flynn PLEX, a 100,000 square foot Recreation, Wellness and Health Sciences Complex that opens fall 2019.
