Robert B. Lawton
| Robert B. Lawton, S.J., Ph.D. | |
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| 14th President of Loyola Marymount University |
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In office 1999 – May 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas P. O'Malley, S.J., Ph.D. |
| Succeeded by | David W. Burcham, J.D. |
| Personal details | |
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May 3, 1947 Cumberland, Maryland |
| Alma mater |
Fordham University Harvard University |
| Profession | Jesuit priest, professor, administrator |
Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J., Ph.D. (born May 3, 1947) is an American Jesuit and the 14th President of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. He also holds tenured professorships in both the Classics and Archaeology Department and the Theological Studies Department of LMU.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Fordham University (summa cum laude) with a major in classics in 1971, he went on to earn his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University in 1977, where he was a Danforth and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 13, 1981.
Lawton taught Hebrew and Aramaic at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome from 1982 to 1984. He also served as the Dean of Georgetown College, the liberal arts and sciences college of Georgetown University.
Lawton became the 14th President of Loyola Marymount University in 1999, succeeding Thomas P. O'Malley, S.J. New buildings and facilities were added to Loyola Marymount's campus during Lawton's eleven-year presidency, including University Hall and the William H. Hannon Library. Lawton also oversaw the drafting of Loyola Marymount's 20 year "Master Plan."
On March 1, 2010, Father Lawton announced his retirement from the presidency of Loyola Marymount University, effective at the conclusion of the academic year in May 2010. He also announced an immediate medical leave from the university.
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