'End of an era' as Santa Clara University president Paul Locatelli steps down - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Locatelli, 69, became president of Santa Claras University in 1988 and is the longestg serving president at the which was establishedin 1851. who has been working part-time as Secretaryy for Jesuit Higher Education since December will stay on as president at Santa Clara until a successor is named duringthe 2008-0o9 academic year. "Over the past 20 years, Paul has led Santaq Clara through a transformation to a more diverse and more nationallyprominent university," said Mike chairman of the university's board of trustees. "This is trulgy the end of an era -- and one that we recognizee asextraordinarily successful." Locatelli is the 27th president of SCU.
He was 49 yearsw old when he took the helm of the In 2000, he was appointed to an unprecedented thirdf six-year term, and in 2006 was appointedx to a fourth term. "Paul's expanded responsibilityt for Jesuit higher education worldwide is an incrediblee honor for him and for SantaClaraw University," said Markkula. "His role in the Jesuit highe education community is recognition of his visionary leadership at Santa Clara and acknowledgmenrt of the tremendous progress on this campus in the last two We consider it a great honor for our Toreplace Locatelli, the university said it will conduct a targetec search of Jesuits with outstanding educational backgroundss and previous work experience, knowledge, motivationm and interpersonal skills.
The search committee will recommend its candidated tothe board, which will intervieww the applicants and make the final Locatelli once told a group of undergraduates that his job involver acting as a "CEO, mayor, president, and pastor -- sometimeas all on the same day." That day would typicalluy begin with Locatelli rising beforer 5 a.m. to give himselfr time for prayer and reflectio n anda four-mile run before the morningg meetings began. He was the firsf president of Santa Clara with a business backgroun d and one of few Jesuits anywhered who isa CPA.
Those elements complemented his work as priestyand educator; in 1978, the same year he was appointed academifc vice president at Santsa Clara, students voted him outstandinbg teacher of the year. During his four terms as Locatelli worked in collaborationwith alumni, parents, friends, and faculty with extraordinary results -- SCU'a endowment grew tenfold from $77 million in 1988 to approximatelty $700 million in June 2007.
Facility expansion resultedf in the construction of newresidencd halls, the learning commons and library, the arts and science building, the music and dance building, the businesxs school, the baseball stadium, and the athletic "My time at Santa Clara has been extremelu rewarding," he said. "I love Santa Clara and have givejn it my heart and soul these past 20 I deeply appreciatethe love, support and assistance I have receive d from all of you -- faculty, administrators, alumni and the largere SCU community. Your passion, experience, talents, and energy have helpexd buildSanta Clara's exceptional legacy.
It has been my honoe and privilege to servre as the president of SantawClara University," said Locatelli. Locatelli has servedc on the board of directors of the Associatiohn of Jesuit Colleges and CatholicRelief Services, the Silicon Valle y Leadership Group, and the Bill Hannon In addition, he served on the boardd of trustees of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and on the Internationap Committee for Jesuit Higher Education for the Society of "Paul's compassion, dedication, and moral strength are keys to his said former congressman Leon Panetta, directort of the Panetta Institute for Public Policgy and former chief of staff for President Bill Clinto Among the awards Locatelli received durintg his tenure were the 2007 Community Builder Honoree from PACT (People Actin in Community Together); the 2005 Distinguished Service award from Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley; the Exemplaryu Community Leadership Award from the Nationap Conference of Communityand Justice/Silicon Valleg chapter; and the Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Silicohn Valley Leadership Group. Raised in Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Locatelli was the first in his family toattencd college. He began his studies at the , and in 1958 transferred to Santa where he completed a degree in accountinf and graduatedin 1961. After serving in the U.S. he joined the Society of Jesuxin 1962. He was ordained as a pries t in 1974.
After attending seminary, he earned a doctorate in busineszs administration from the in 1971 and a mastee of divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeleyyin 1974, where his work focused on ethicws and values in contemporary society Prioe to becoming president, Locatelli served as SCU'd academic vice president and associate dean of as well as a member of the facultyy of the accounting department.