Timothy R. Lannon

Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.
24th President of Creighton University
In office July 1, 2011 – January 20, 2015
Preceded by	John P. Schlegel, S.J.
Succeeded by	J. Christopher Bradberry, Pharm. D. (interim); Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J. (permanent)
26th President of Saint Joseph's University
In office 2003 – May 18, 2011
Preceded by	Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J.
Succeeded by	John Smithson
Personal details
Alma mater	Creighton University Harvard Graduate School of Education
Profession	Jesuit priest, academic
Religion	Roman Catholic

Timothy Ryan Lannon, S.J. was the 24th president of Creighton University from July 1, 2011 to January 20, 2015. He was previously the president of Saint Joseph's University.

Timothy Ryan Lannon, S.J., is a native of Mason City, Iowa. His father, James Lannon, played football at Creighton University, where he earned a medical degree during the 1930s.

Lannon graduated from Newman Catholic High School in 1969. He graduated from Creighton in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, and was president of the Student Board of Governors. While at Creighton, Lannon was also an active member in the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Lannon holds two master's degrees from Weston Jesuit School of Theology (now Boston College School of Theology and Ministry); a doctorate in administration, planning and social policy from the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University; and a professional diploma from Fordham University.

Lannon entered the Jesuits in 1977. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus in 1986.

Lannon began his professional career as an admissions counselor at Creighton and honed his educational and administrative skills as an instructor and assistant principal at Marquette University High School, an instructor at Boston College, and an assistant professor at Marquette University.

Lannon served as the President of Creighton Preparatory School, a Jesuit all-male high school in Omaha, from 1988 until 1995. He then joined Marquette University, where he served as the vice president for university advancement and associate executive vice president.

Lannon received Creighton University’s College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Merit Award in 1993 and has been inducted into Creighton Prep’s Hall of Fame. As an undergraduate, he received Creighton’s highest student honor, the Spirit of Creighton Award, in 1973.

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