William C. McInnes
| William C. McInnes S.J. | |
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| President of Fairfield University | |
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In office 1964–1973 |
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| Preceded by | James E. FitzGerald, S.J. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J. |
| President of University of San Francisco |
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In office 1972–1977 |
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| Preceded by | Albert R. Jonsen, S.J. |
| Succeeded by | John Lo Schiavo, S.J. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1923 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 8, 2009 (aged 86) Weston, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater |
Boston College New York University |
| Profession | Jesuit, academic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
William C. McInnes, S.J. (January 20, 1923 – December 8, 2009) was an American Jesuit and academic. McInnes served as the 5th President of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1964 to 1973 and the President of the University of San Francisco from 1972 to 1977. (McInnes served as the president of both universities simultaneously for a few months in 1972). He then headed the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, a consortium of Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, from 1977 until 1989.
McInnes was one of the first Jesuit priests to study business administration.
McInnes was born on January 20, 1923 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to parents, William and Mary (Byrne) McInnes. He was one of three children, including his sister, Helen and brother, Paul. McInnes lived in Boston during his early childhood before the family purchased a home in Quincy, Massachusetts. He attended local public schools.
McInness enrolled in Boston College in 1940. However, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 after noticing an ad on a Boston College bulletin board promising to train students as meteorologists. The United States Army trained McInnes as a meteorologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He travelled with the Army Air Forces as a meteorology officer during World War II, serving in China, Africa and India. He was stationed in Assam for six months and later worked in Shanghai.
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