McInnes, William C., 1923-2009
Dates
- Existence: 1923-01-20 - 2009-12-08
Biographical note
William C. McInnes, SJ was born in Boston in 1923, served in the United States Army Air Forces as a meteorologist during World War II, and earned degrees in Business Administration (BS Boston College 1944 and PhD New York University 1954) and Philosophy (MA Boston College 1951). He entered the Society of Jesus at Weston College (1946) and was ordained a Jesuit priest (1957). McInnes became a professor of Business Ethics at Boston College in 1959 and was appointed Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration two years later. McInnes served as President of Fairfield University (1964-1973) and President of the University of San Francisco (1973-1977). His next presidency was for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), a consortium of Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, a role he held from 1977 to 1989. Prior to retirement, he worked as a campus minister at the University of Connecticut and the parochial vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Parish in Storrs, Connecticut. After retiring, he returned to the Jesuit community in Weston, Massachusetts, where he taught courses at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and supported the Boston College Alumni Association and local priests and parishes. McInnes died in 2009 from complications of cancer and a fall.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Boston College student theater collection
Materials, predominantly programs and photographs, pertaining to dramatics at Boston College, including productions organized by the Dramatics Society, English Department, Rhetorics Department, Theater Department, and other campus organizations.
Collection is open for research. One audiocassette has been digitally copied; digital use copies, identified by digital content number, can be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. One film reel is not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
William C. McInnes, SJ papers
Papers of 20th century Jesuit and business ethicist William C. McInnes, SJ, including administrative materials, biographical information, liturgical and sacramental resources, photographs, retreat notes, and teaching materials.
Collection is open for research.
Negatives in box 1715 are not an access medium and are not available for use; print photographs in boxes 2, 3, and 1665 are available for access.
All university records dating after 1968 are closed per university policy. Access with permission of the originating office.
Jesuit records are closed at the request of the Boston College Jesuit Community.