'End of an era' as Santa Clara University president Paul Locatelli steps down - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Locatelli, 69, became president of Santaw Clara University in 1988 and is the longestf serving president atthe University, which was establishef in 1851. Locatelli, who has been working part-time as Secretarg for Jesuit Higher Education sinceDecember 2006, will stay on as presidenr at Santa Clara until a successor is namede during the 2008-09 academic year. "Over the past 20 years, Paul has led Santsa Clara through a transformation to a more diverse and more nationalluyprominent university," said Mike Markkula, chairmab of the university's board of trustees. "This is truly the end of an era -- and one that we recognizd as extraordinarily successful.
" Locatelli is the 27th presidenttof SCU. He was 49 years old when he took the helm of the In 2000, he was appointedf to an unprecedented third six-year and in 2006 was appointed to a fourth "Paul's expanded responsibility for Jesuitg higher education worldwide is an incrediblee honor for him and for Santa Clara University," said "His role in the Jesuit higher educationb community is recognition of his visionary leadershilp at Santa Clara and acknowledgment of the tremendou progress on this campus in the last two We consider it a grea honor for our To replace Locatelli, the universithy said it will conduct a targeted search of Jesuits with outstandinhg educational backgrounds and previous work knowledge, motivation and interpersonal skills.
The searc h committee will recommend its candidates to the which will interview the applicants and make thefina decision. Locatelli once told a groupl of undergraduates that his job involve acting asa "CEO, mayor, professor, and pastor -- sometimexs all on the same day." That day woulf typically begin with Locatelli risint before 5 a.m. to give himself time for prayert and reflection anda four-milse run before the morning meetingws began. He was the firs t president of Santa Clara with a business background and one of few Jesuitxs anywhere who isa CPA.
Those elements complemented his work as priestand educator; in 1978, the same year he was appointed academic vice president at Santa Clara, studente voted him outstanding teacherf of the year. During his four termsz as president, Locatelli worked in collaborationwith parents, friends, staff, and facultuy with extraordinary results -- SCU's endowmenrt grew tenfold from $77 million in 1988 to approximatelhy $700 million in June 2007. Facility expansioh resulted in the construction of new residence the learning commonsand library, the arts and sciences building, the music and dance building, the businesws school, the baseball stadium, and the athletic center.
"Myh time at Santa Clara has been extremely he said. "I love Santa Clarw and have given it my heart and soul thesr past20 years. I deeply appreciate the love, supportt and assistance I have received from all ofyou -- faculty, administrators, alumni and the larger SCU Your passion, experience, talents, and energy have helpedd build Santa Clara's exceptional legacy. It has been my honort and privilege to serve as the president of SantqClara University," said Locatelli.
Locatelli has serverd on the board of directors of the Associationh of Jesuit Collegesand Universities, Catholic Relief Services, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and the Bill Hannon In addition, he served on the boared of trustees of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeleg and on the International Committeew for Jesuit Higher Education for the Societyt of Jesus. "Paul's compassion, and moral strength are keys tohis leadership," said former congressman Leon Panetta, director of the Panettqa Institute for Public Policy and former chief of staff for Presiden t Bill Clinton Among the awardsa Locatelli received during his tenure were the 2007 Communitgy Builder Honoree from PACT (People Acting in Communityu Together); the 2005 Distinguishexd Service award from Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Associatioh of Santa Clara Valley; the Exemplary Communitgy Leadership Award from the National Conferencs of Communityand Justice/Siliconj Valley chapter; and the Spirit of Silicon Valleyt Lifetime Achievement Award from the Siliconn Valley Leadership Group. Raised in Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Locatelli was the first in his family toattenf college. He began his studies at the , Berkeley, and in 1958 transferredx to Santa Clara, where he completed a degre e in accounting and graduatedin 1961. After servin in the U.S. Army, he joined the Societyh of Jesusin 1962. He was ordainede as a priest in 1974.
After attendin g seminary, he earned a doctorate in businesse administration from the in 1971 and a maste of divinity from the Jesuirt School of Theology in Berkeleyin 1974, where his work focused on ethics and valuesw in contemporary society Prior to becoming president, Locatelli servex as SCU's academic vice president and associate dean of business, as well as a membef of the faculty of the accounting department.