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St. Joe's inaugurated Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., as the university's 29th president Sept. 8 in a ceremony in Hagan Arena.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

McConnell promises to work together to meet challenges

Allie Miller September 13, 2023

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., made university history Sept. 8 when she was officially inaugurated as the first lay woman president of St. Joe’s. During her speech to approximately 350 people in Hagan...

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., responds to audience applause moments after being named as St. Joe's 29th president at a public announcement held March 10 in the Cardinal Foley Campus Center on Hawk Hill. James M. Norris ’85, chair St. Joe's Board of Trustees (center) and Daniel Joyce, S.J., director of the Office of Mission Programs (right), accompanied McConnell during the announcement. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS

First woman named as president of St. Joe’s: Board of Trustees elects Cheryl McConnell to lead the university

Mia Messina ’25, Hannah Pajtis, and Allie Miller March 28, 2023

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., has been named St. Joe’s 29th president, the first woman president in the university’s 172-year history. McConnell had been serving as the university’s interim...

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