The Reverend Harold (Hap) Ridley, S.J., the President of Loyola College in Maryland for the past decade and a trustee of the ICJS for the past two years, died suddenly on the evening of January 18th at his home. He was 65.

Father Ridley oversaw the administration of Loyola during a period of unprecedented growth and achievement with a goal to build the school's reputation as a national leader in Jesuit Catholic education. His vision and passion for planning accom-plished dramatic gains in almost every area of the university's operations.

Born in 1939 in Jersey City, N.J., Father Ridley received his education at Fordham University, Woodstock College, and the Union Theological Seminary. He earned a Ph.D. in English liter-ature from New York University. For over 20 years, he taught English at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., where he served as the college's chief academic officer and chairman of the English department.

In 1956 he entered the Society of Jesus, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1969. His early assignments included teaching Latin and English at Regis High School in New York City from 1963-66, and serving as an adjunct in-structor of humanities at the Maryland Institute College of Art from 1967-68.

Father Ridley guided Loyola's historic $80 million capital campaign past the $56 million mark and oversaw the imple-mentation of the college's new strategic plan, Great Resolves, Great Desires. He was a popular figure among the faculty and students and a respected member of the Jesuit community.

At the time of his death, Father Ridley also served on the boards of the College of Holy Cross and Crown Central Pe-troleum. In 2003 he was appointed to the Maryland Higher Education Commission's Blue-ribbon Planning Committee by Governor Robert Erlich. Since 1997 he was the co-chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee Public Outreach Committee on Regionalism.

Father Ridley served two years on the ICJS board and shared the Institute's early capital campaign plans. He was an ener-getic contributor to board meetings and discussions of program initiatives. We will miss Hap's wisdom and good humor, his warmth and generosity of spirit. His fellow ICJS trustees, our scholars, and staff extend sincere condolences to his family and to the Loyola community that shared his talents with us.