the late Ignacio Martín-Baró, S.J., as the Universidad's vice president of academic affairs in 1990. He also became a Latin American affairs advisor to the government of the United States from the post. Beirne remained at the Universidad Centroamericana for 1990 until 1993 before transferring to Universidad Rafael Landívar in neighboring Guatemala. He served as the vice president of Universidad Rafael Landivar until 2000, when he was appointed president of Le Moyne College. President of Le Moyne College Father Beirne became the 11th President of Le Moyne College in 2000, succeeding Rev. Robert A. Mitchell. During his tenure, Beirne developed a 20-year architectural plan for Le Moyne's campus and adopted the college's new mission statement. Beirne also launched a $50 million capital campaign, the largest fundraiser in Le Moyne history. The capital campaign, which originally aimed to raise $50 million, ultimately grossed $91 million when it ended in June 2010. In addition to his presidency at Le Moyne, Beirne also served on the boards of directors for numerous Syracuse area organizations including the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse 20/20 and the former Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. Beirne was awarded the Bishop’s Medallion from the Bishop James Michael Moynihan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse in 2006. He received an honorary degree from Le Moyne College for work in social justice in 2008. Later life Beirne was transferred from Le Moyne College in 2007 to become a consultant during the establishment of the first Jesuit university in Africa. In 2008 Beirne became a visiting professor at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education. Father Charles Beirne died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Murray-Weigel Hall, a Jesuit infirmary at Fordham University in Fordham, the Bronx, New York City. He had been diagnosed with skin cancer in 1993 and had undergone seventeen surgeries since the diagnosis. In June 2010 he announced that he would no longer receive chemotherapy for the disease. References External links Le Moyne College: Le Moyne Mourns the Passing of Former President Charles J. Beirne, S.J. 1938 births 2010 deaths 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits Presidents of Le Moyne College Fordham University alumni University of Chicago alumni Fordham University faculty Rafael Landívar University faculty People of the Salvadoran Civil War People from Jersey City, New Jersey People from Syracuse, New York Deaths from cancer in New York (state) St. Peter's Preparatory School alumni Catholics from New York (state)