Kathleen Ross Explained

Kathleen Ross, SNJM, is founding president of Heritage University,^{[1] [2] [3]} which opened in 1982.^[4]

A member of the religious order of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, she graduated from Fort Wright College with a B.A., from Georgetown University with a M.A., and from the Claremont Graduate School with a Ph.D., where she studied with Peter Drucker and Howard Bowen. In 1997 she was a MacArthur Fellow.^[5] She is the 2011 CGU Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient.^[6] She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Holy Names University in Oakland, CA.^[7]

Awards

• 2010 Henry Paley Memorial Award ^[8]
• 1995 Washington State Medal of Merit award
• 1997 MacArthur Fellows Program
• 1989 Harold McGraw Prize in education
• 1991 John Caroll Award, by Georgetown University

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Kathleen Ross . www.heritage.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090313010209/http://www.heritage.edu/FriendsDonors/PresidentsMessage/DrKathleenRoss/tabid/281/Default.aspx . 2009-03-13.
2. Web site: Kathleen A. Ross . 2010-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905201102/http://www.icwashington.org/board_of_directors/Kathleen_Ross.html . 2008-09-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Sr. Kathleen Ross to leave Heritage presidency . www.icwashington.org . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20120802150112/http://www.icwashington.org/blog/?p=420 . 2 August 2012 . dead.
4. http://www.heritage.edu/our-community/institute-for-student-identity-research/ About Us, Heritage University website, retrieved August 19, 2018
5. Web site: Kathleen A. Ross . MacArthur Foundation . 24 July 2018.
6. http://alumnicommunity.cgu.edu/s/221/index.aspx?sid=221&gid=1&pgid=274 CGU Distinguished Alumni Award
7. Web site: Board of Trustees . Holy Names University . 24 July 2018.
8. Web site: NAICU - 2010 Henry Paley Memorial Award . 2010-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140453/http://www.naicu.edu/events/2010-henry-paley-memorial-award . 2011-07-16 . dead .