Thomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
Truth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
The intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
There is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Mark E. Montgomery has been a member of the President’s Council of Thomas Aquinas College since 2001. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Management Company, a real estate management and development business in Los Angeles founded by his grandfather in the 1930s.
There are many reasons why Angela (Andersen ’87) Connelly has “a passion,” as she puts it, “to promote Thomas Aquinas College.” She is an alumna who considers her time on campus to have been “an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual high.” Her eldest daughter, Catherine, is a member of the Class of 2011. And Mrs.
A fourth generation Californian and a business graduate of the University of Southern California, Milton F. (Bud) Daily, Jr., is the managing general partner of the M.F. Daily Investment Company, a Ventura County-based property.
Michael Grace has served as an intellectual property and trial attorney for over 35 years and now is a member of the Sovereign Council of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a religious order and subject of international law in Rome, where he serves as Coordinator of the Second Class (Members in Obedience) and as President of the Commission on Names and Emblems.
An emerita member of the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors, Maria O. Grant served as the Board’s Chairman from 2003 to 2009. She is an Overseer at the Huntington Library, Gardens and Art Collections and a tour guide at the Huntington Library and the Norton Simon Museum. Mrs.
It was 2003 when Berni Neal of Capistrano Beach, Calif., first learned about Thomas Aquinas College, and “it truly has been a love affair” ever since, she says. For Mrs. Neal and her husband, Robert, the relationship was a natural fit.
Frederick J. Ruopp has been a member of the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors since 1982 and served as its chairman from 1986 to 1992. One of the nation’s top-rated money managers, he has lent his vast expertise in financial concerns in overseeing the College’s budget and financial affairs.
Donald E. Swartz of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is a semi-retired entrepreneur and real-estate investor. Mr. Swartz has had a strong relationship with the College dating back to the mid-1980s, at which time he was convinced of the need to promote its unique academic program.
