1956-2006 |
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De La Salle Araneta University 2006 |
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2003-2006 |
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1995-2003 |
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1991-1994 |
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1983-1990 |
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1977-1983 |
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1970-1973 • 1983-1990 |
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Born: | October 12, 1938 Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
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Died: | November 2, 2006 Morong, Bataan, Philippines |
Brother Rafael S. Donato, F.S.C., was a Filipino De La Salle Brother and was the past President of De La Salle University Manila, University of St. La Salle, De La Salle Lipa, La Salle Green Hills and De La Salle Araneta University.
Donato finished grade school in 1952, high school in 1956, and a Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring in English literature with a minor in Philosophy in 1961 all at De La Salle College. In 1956, he decided to become a De La Salle Brother.
Donato then earned his Master's degree in English as a Second Language and Linguistics at Columbia University in 1965 as a Fulbright scholar. Another Fulbright grant allowed him to travel to Europe and Vietnam.
In the 1970s, Donato became the first Filipino Director of De La Salle Lipa and the first Filipino President of La Salle Green Hills. In 1974, he received a Certificate of Advanced Studies from Harvard and in 1976, he earned his Doctor of Education degree in Administration, Planning and Social Policy. Upon his return to the Philippines, he was then assigned to La Salle College Bacolod in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental as its first Filipino president.