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Interview Of John J. Rooney, Ph.D., John J. Rooney Phd, Lauren Woodring
Interview Of John J. Rooney, Ph.D., John J. Rooney Phd, Lauren Woodring
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Dr. John J. Rooney was born in 1923 to a working class family in South Philadelphia. He went to primarily Catholic schools and during his childhood, witnessed three World Series from his house. He started attending La Salle University in 1940, majoring in chemistry. During World War II, he left school to join the Navy as a flight instructor. He came back to La Salle and graduated in 1946. From there, he went to Temple University to get a master’s and then Ph.D. in psychology. During this time, he simultaneously went to school, taught first chemistry and then psychology at …
Interview Of Arthur Bangs, F.S.C., Ph.D., Arthur Bangs F.S.C., Ph.D., Caitlin Haug
Interview Of Arthur Bangs, F.S.C., Ph.D., Arthur Bangs F.S.C., Ph.D., Caitlin Haug
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This Interview was conducted in order to collect the oral history of Brother Arthur Bangs and his time spent as Brother of La Salle, which includes his time outside and within the campus of La Salle University. This interview was conducted in Brother Bangs' office in Olney Hall on the second floor at La Salle University. Brother Bangs was born in 1932 in Philadelphia, where he went to West Catholic High School. He then furthered his education by joining the Brothers of La Salle upon graduation and entered as a student at La Salle College. After graduating from La Salle, …
Interview Of Thomas Mccarthy, Ph.D., Thomas Mccarthy, Michael Dicamillo
Interview Of Thomas Mccarthy, Ph.D., Thomas Mccarthy, Michael Dicamillo
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Dr. McCarthy served in World War II, graduated in 1950 from Catholic University with a major in psychology, received a Master’s degree in psychology from Catholic University, and began working at La Salle College in 1952. While at La Salle, he earned his Ph.D. in psychology from University of Ottawa in 1956. He directed the Counseling Center at La Salle.
Interview Of Joseph Burke, F.S.C., Ph.D., Joseph Burke, Robert Robesch
Interview Of Joseph Burke, F.S.C., Ph.D., Joseph Burke, Robert Robesch
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Br. Joseph Burke was born in 1945 and passed away in 2016. He grew up in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. He attended La Salle College High School, graduated in 1963 and joined the Christian Brothers. He earned his B.A. degree in English from La Salle College in 1969, a M.Ed. in Educational Administration from the University of Miami in 1971, and a Ph.D. in Human Behavior from United States International University in 1973. Brother Burke joined the La Salle College Psychology Department in 1973, and served as Department Chair from 1978-1986. In 1996 he was awarded a yearlong Fellowship …