The Fellows of the University are a “self-perpetuating body,” consisting of six members who at all times must be “members of the Priests Society of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, and six of whom shall be lay persons.” The Fellows are the “successors and associates in office” of the original founders of the University and perform the following duties of office:
- Determine powers to be delegated to the Board of Trustees;
- Elect the Trustees of the University in accordance with the Bylaws;
- Adopt and amend the Bylaws of the University;
- Approve the sale or transfer of substantial parts of the University’s physical property;
- Ensure that the University maintains its essential character as a Catholic institution of higher learning.
The Fellows
- Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Chair
- John J. Brennan
- James F. Flaherty III
- Stephanie A. Gallo
- Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
- Rev. Gregory Haake, C.S.C.
- Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
- Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C.
- Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C.
- Shayla Keough Rumely
- Sara Martinez Tucker
- John B. Veihmeyer