dean at Loyola College. He served as dean from 1959 to 1965. He departed to become president of the University of Scranton. Galvin was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of the University of Scranton on September 24, 1965. He is credited with changing the way that the University was governed and making it more open and inclusive for both faculty and students. He served as president of the University until 1970. He took a teaching position at Georgetown Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school in North Bethesda, Maryland. Three days after his arrival, he suffered a massive heart attack. He spent much of 1970 and 1971 recovering and living in the school's infirmary. Galvin returned to teaching high school math at Georgetown Prep in 1971. He continued as a teacher for much of the next four decades. He also served as the school's chaplain for the American football team. He was frequently voted as a favorite teacher by students and alumni. Galvin taught at Georgetown Prep until the 2006–2007 school year when his health began to rapidly decline due to cancer. Legacy and honors Galvin was inducted into the Georgetown Prep Athletic Hall of Fame on October 26, 2007. Death Fr. Aloysius C. Galvin died of cancer in the Jesuit community of Georgetown Preparatory School on November 23, 2007, at the age of 82. His funeral was held at the Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel at Georgetown Prep on November 26; he was buried at the Woodstock Seminary cemetery in Woodstock, Maryland on November 27. Galvin was survived by his brother John Galvin III and sister Ella Galvin O'Conor. References External links University of Scranton University of Scranton Digital Services Short Biography of Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J. University of Scranton Archival Material on Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J. Georgetown Prep: Rev. Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J., 1925-2007 Scranton Times: The Rev. Aloysius Carroll Galvin, S.J. November 23, 2007 1925 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits Presidents of the University of Scranton University of Scranton People from Baltimore United States Navy personnel of World War II Loyola University Maryland alumni Loyola University Maryland faculty American Roman Catholic priests Deaths from cancer in Maryland United States Navy officers Catholics from Maryland 20th-century American academics