Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J.

Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J.
31st President of the College of the Holy Cross
In office July 1, 2000 – January 9, 2012
Preceded by	Frank Vellaccio (acting)
Succeeded by	Rev. Phillip L. Boroughs, S.J.
Personal details
Born	1948 Boston, Massachusetts
Residence	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater	Cornell University Carnegie Mellon University
Website	http://www.holycross.edu/president

Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. (born 1948) was the 31st president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He succeeded Acting President Frank Vellaccio on July 1, 2000, and was succeeded by Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J.

McFarland was born in Boston in 1948. He was raised in Waltham, Massachusetts and for a short time in California.

McFarland received his bachelor's degree in physics from Cornell University in 1969. He gained his Master's degree in 1979 and his doctorate in 1981, both in computer engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University. McFarland joined the Jesuit order in 1975 and studied at the Weston School of Theology and earned a Master's in divinity and Th. M. in social ethics. He was ordained at the College of the Holy Cross in 1984.

McFarland previously worked for AT&T Bell Labs conducting research in computer-aided design of digital systems. Before going to Holy Cross, he was a computer science professor and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University.

McFarland succeeded Acting Holy Cross President Frank Vellaccio on July 1, 2000.

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