Fufilling the Vision of Our Founders
Chairman of the Board Reflects on 35 Years
(35th Anniversary 2007 Newsletter)
An evening like this offers an opportunity to look back and reflect
on the blessings that we at Thomas Aquinas College have received,
and I want to thank all those who have made the College a reality:
our founding Board of Governors and the original tutors who had
a vision and made it happen; our first donors who stepped out and
funded a very new idea and all those donors who followed them, past
and present; all the members of the Board of Governors who have
given us such wise counsel and advice over the years; our tutors
whose expertise, intellects, and faith have shaped the College into
the vital entity we are today; our students who have shown their
commitment to the College by coming to us from all over the United
States and many places in the world.
Finally, I want to thank in a very special way all those who are
helping build Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. Five years
ago, I stood here and announced to you that we had a wonderful lead
gift from the Dan Murphy Foundation of $10 million to build our
chapel. Two weeks ago, I stood in the middle of that chapel, looking
at the walls rising around me. No picture or virtual reality DVD
can do justice to how beautiful that chapel is going to be and how
it will really become the heart of the campus.
So, I thank all of you here and those not present who have done
so much to help us fulfill and realize the vision of our founders.
Thank you.
-- 35th Anniversary 2007
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