A Message from the Neenan Society Co-Chairs
As co-chairs of the William B. Neenan,年代.J.、社会, we sincerely thank you for your support of 电子游戏软件, this and every year. Your commitment makes you a leader within our BC community, and we are so grateful to have you as a member of the Neenan Society. We are so proud to lead this special group of BC’s most loyal supporters and are continuously inspired by the generosity of members like you.
丹尼尔V. Auriemma ’10, Kathy Day ’96, Brent McDonald ’01
What is the Neenan Society?
Named after one of BC's most beloved administrators, the William B. Neenan,年代.J.、社会 recognizes the University's most loyal donors.
当你做礼物的时候 for two or more consecutive years, you are welcomed as a member of the Neenan Society. You can also immediately join by starting a recurring monthly gift of any size to BC.
作为感谢的象征, members have access to exclusive digital content from Team Neenan, 不正当的交易机会, and updates on the impact of your support. The steadfast support of this community of donors sustains and expands opportunities for Eagles to learn and thrive at BC, and advances 教师 research that directly addresses society’s most urgent issues.
As an essential member of the BC community, 父亲Neenan was well-known and loved for greeting everyone at the Heights with a "hello, 朋友”，然后碰了碰拳头.
As academic vice president and dean of faculties from 1987-1998, Fr. Neenan helped guide 电子游戏软件 to its place among the nation’s premier universities. He became vice president and special assistant to University President William P. 莱希,年代.J., in 1998, a position he held for 16 years before he passed away in 2014 at the age of 85.
在学生中很有名, 教师, and alumni for the genuine friendship he extended to those he met—often in the form of a spontaneous handshake and introduction (“Hello friend, 我是神父. Neenan”) delivered in a dining hall, on a campus shuttle bus, or while walking through the Quad.
A self-described "immigrant" from Sioux City, Fr. Neenan was quick to acknowledge his fondness for his adopted home on the Heights. "I came with the intention of spending just a year here, and I ended up falling in love with 电子游戏软件,他说. He attended countless reunions and alumni club gatherings, spoke at myriad student forums, served as chair of several administrative search committees, and officiated hundreds of alumni weddings. He received the Founder’s Medal from 电子游戏软件 Law School in 1996, and an honorary degree from 电子游戏软件 for his distinguished service to the University in 2008—the same year he celebrated his 60th anniversary as a Jesuit.
His annual release of the "Dean's List of Recommended Reading," a lineup of his favorite novels, 传记, 历史, 还有其他的书, became a hallmark of campus life, with the University receiving some 10,000 requests a year for the list.
In 2004, a gift from Margaret A. 托马斯·A. 1953年，亲爱的. '03, established the William B. Neenan,年代.J., Millennium Chair in Economics. Upon the announcement of the chair, Tom Vanderslice called Fr. Neenan "the soul of the University."
Fr. Neenan became the namesake for another University initiative in 2009, with the creation of the William B. Neenan,年代.J.、社会, which recognizes alumni who make annual gifts in consecutive years. 在过去十年中, the Neenan Society has grown to a strong community with nearly 31,000 members this past year.
父亲Neenan was a beloved 电子游戏软件 Jesuit, administrator, and friend to all. For more than three decades, he issued what became a much-loved BC tradition: his "Dean’s List" of recommended readings. The BC Library maintains a cumulative list of books that were suggested by 父亲Neenan between 1982–2013:
The Neenan Society is pleased to present you with beautiful images of the 电子游戏软件 campus that can be downloaded as wallpapers for your desktop, 移动PC, iPad, 或者智能手机. New wallpapers will be posted by the first Saturday of each month.
Download this month's wallpaper by clicking on the appropriate link below—and take a little bit of BC with you wherever you go!
To install using your iPhone: select a size to open photo in your iPhone's browser, 按住屏幕, 选择“保存图像”, and select 'Use as Wallpaper' from your iPhone's Photo Collection.