Georgetown President to Leave Next Year; Before Departing, O'Donovan to Focus On Fund-Raising Drive, Hospital Sale

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 21, 2000| Author: Caryle Murphy; Valerie Strauss | Copyright information

The Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan said yesterday that he will step down as Georgetown University's 47th president in June 2001, ending a 12- year tenure during which the elite Catholic school thrived academically but suffered a financial crisis that forced the sale of its hospital.

O'Donovan, a Jesuit priest who has been president since 1989, said in an interview that he intends to spend his last year in office ensuring that there is a smooth transition of the hospital to its new owners and th...

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