Kathleen Feeley was born on January 7,1929 and is a former president of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.
16 Facts About Kathleen Feeley
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Kathleen Feeley was born on January 7,1929, in Baltimore, Maryland, one of seven children.
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Kathleen Feeley received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1962.
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Kathleen Feeley then received a Master of Science in English from Villanova University in 1964 and a PhD in English from Rutgers University in 1970.
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Kathleen Feeley published her doctoral thesis at Rutgers in 1972, entitled Flannery O'Connor: Voice of the Peacock, about the author Flannery O'Connor who she saw speak at the College of Notre Dame.
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Kathleen Feeley was a fellow at the Institute for the Study of Change at Claremont University Center.
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Kathleen Feeley became president of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland on July 1,1971.
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Kathleen Feeley led the process to determine what the College of Notre Dame would do.
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Kathleen Feeley served as president for 21 years and retired in 1992.
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In 1994, Kathleen Feeley worked with the School Sisters of Notre Dame to raise money to renovate a building in Baltimore and found the Caroline Center, a religious institute focused on helping women with job readiness, skill training and support.
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In 1995, Kathleen Feeley was appointed by Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke to serve as Administrator for Special Education for Baltimore City Public Schools.
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Kathleen Feeley formed a unique city and state educational partnership that is considered as a model across the United States.
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Kathleen Feeley served as a Fulbright professor of English at the University of Madras in India from 1992 to 1993 and the Fudan University in Shanghai, China from 1998 to 1999.
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Kathleen Feeley was a visiting professor at the Australian Catholic University from 1993 to 1994 and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 1997 to 1998.
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Kathleen Feeley was the first female professor at the Catholic University of Ghana in Sunyani, Ghana.
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Kathleen Feeley remained in that role until July 1,2011, when Mary Funke was appointed.