I. CONTACT INFORMATION

OFFICE ADDRESS: Office of the President, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington 99258
HOME ADDRESS: Jesuit Community, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington 99258
E-MAIL ADDRESS: president@gonzaga.edu
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER: 509-323-6102
FAX NUMBER: 509-324-5199

II. PERSONAL

BIRTHDATE: May 16, 1952
BIRTHPLACE: Honolulu, Hawaii
CITIZENSHIP: USA
PRIMARY OCCUPATION: President - Gonzaga University; Catholic Priest
AVOCATIONAL INTERESTS: Professor, Writer, Speaker

III. EDUCATION

Ph.D. Catholic University of America, 1984-88. Philosophy.

Dissertation: A Study of Objectively Real Time. Director: Paul Weiss.

Th.M. Weston School (Cambridge), 1983-84. Theology (Scripture).

Thesis: The Depth Grammar of "Pneuma" and "En Christo" in I Cor. 12.

M.Div. Gregorian University (Rome), 1980-83. Theology.

Thesis: Early Christological Hymns.

M.A., St. Louis University, 1976-78. Philosophy. (Research)

Thesis: The Metaphysical Proof of God's Existence in the De Ente Et Essentia of St. Thomas Aquinas.

B.B.A. Gonzaga University, 1970-74. Public Accounting and Finance

High School Punahou High School (Honolulu, Hawaii), 1970

IV. CATHOLIC CHURCH AFFILIATION

Final Vows in the Society of Jesus, April 4, 1992
Priestly Ordination, June 11, 1983
First Vows in the Society of Jesus, August 21, 1976
Entered Society of Jesus, August 17, 1974

V. PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2000

A. Books:

The Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations (Provo, Utah: Executive Excellence, June 2000)  Republished: New York: Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2003.

Healing the Culture: A Commonsense Philosophy of Happiness, Freedom, and the Life Issues (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, October 2000)

Completed Manuscript 2004: New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Philosophy and Physics

Doctoral Dissertation: A Study of Objectively Real Time (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Microfilms, 1989). Director: Paul Weiss.

B. Articles:

Published in 2004

“Indications of Supernatural Design in Contemporary Big Bang Cosmology.”  Journal of Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Vol. 27, No. 4 (December 2004), pp. 265-287.

Published in 2003

“Indications of Creation in Contemporary Big Bang Cosmology.” Philosophy in Science, Vol. 10  (Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the Vatican Conservatory, 2003), pp. 35-106.

Published in 2001

"Proofs for the Existence of God - Part I: A Metaphysical Argument." International Philosophical Quarterly, 41:2 (June 2001) pp. 162-186. Abstracted in The Philosopher’s Index 2001.

"Proofs for the Existence of God - Part II." International Philosophical Quarterly, 41:3. (September 2001) pp. 305-331. Abstracted in The Review of Metaphysics, September 2001. Abstracted in The Philosopher’s Index 2001 and The Review of Metaphysics, September 2001.

"Indications of Creation in Contemporary Astrophysics." Journal of Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding, 24:3 (September 2001). Abstracted in The Philosopher’s Index 2001.

Published in 2000

"Definitions of Real Time and Ultimate Reality." Journal of Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding, 23:3 (September 2000) pp. 260-276. This article was selected by the Section Editors of the Journal as the "best URAM article for 1999-2001."

"The Role of Philosophy in Jesuit Higher Education." Jesuit Education 21: Conference Proceedings on the Future of Jesuit Higher Education, June 1999. Ed. by Martin R. Tripole. (Philadelphia, PA: Saint Joseph's University Press, 2000) pp. 152-159.

"Covenant Love: Interpersonal Personhood and Work in the Social Theory of John Paul II," in Prophecy and Diplomacy: The Moral Doctrine of John Paul II. Ed. by John J. Conley, S.J., and Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. (Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 2000) pp. 270-284.

C. Video Series:

Finding God through Faith and Reason.  A fifteen-part (7.5 hours) series presenting proofs for the existence of God from philosophy and physics.  It is based on the content of the completed manuscript, New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Philosophy and Physics.  The series will be aired on EWTN several times between March 1, 2006 to March 1, 2007.  Contact:  EWTN, Irondale, AL – www.ewtn.com.

Healing the Culture.  An eighteen-part (nine hour) series presenting material from the book with the same title.  Filmed and edited for television by EWTN.  2002.  (Contact:  EWTN, Irondale, AL –    www.ewtn.com.

Ethical Leadership at the Competitive Edge, a four-part (four hour) video series introducing ethical leadership to executive and organizational leaders.  2001.  Contact: Gonzaga Institute of Ethics, Spokane, WA – www.gonzagaethics.com.

Purpose in Life: Ethics and Organizational Success, a 22-part series (11 hours) with a philosophical perspective on organizational leadership and ethics, which can be used in conjunction with the book, The Spirit of Leadership:  Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations.  1996.  Contact:  The Pacific Institute, Seattle, WA – 800-426-3660.

D. Public Speeches:

Approximately 100 public speeches per year on leadership, organizational ethics, philosophy of culture, metaphysics, and ontology of physics.  (Diagrams and handouts can be obtained from the Office of the President, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA  99258. 509-323-6102.)

E. Literary Activity in Progress:

• New book manuscript: Suffering and the Love of God.  Anticipated completion date:  February 2006
• New book manuscript: Emmanuel:  The Unconditional Love of God and the Divinity of Christ.  Anticipated completion date:  December 2005.

VI. PRIMARY CAREER AFFILIATIONS

• 1998-present
  Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  University President
  Trustee of University
  John Aram Endowed Chair of Ethics Professor of Leadership/Ethics (Ph.D.)
  Professor of Philosophy (Undergraduate)
  Speaker and Writer
• 1990-1998
  Seattle University, Seattle, WA
  Associate Professor (Philosophy)
  Trustee of University
  Frank Shrontz Chair of Ethics
  Director, Institute of Professional Ethics
  Director, Institute on Character Development
  Speaker and Writer
• 1984-1990
  Georgetown University, Wash DC
  Assistant Professor of Philosophy
• 1978-1980
  Seattle University, Seattle, WA
  Instructor of Philosophy
• 1977-1978
  St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
  Teaching Assistant in Philosophy
• 1973-1974
  Harney, Tracey & Engstrom, CPA's
  Accountant

VII. CONSULTING/SPEAKING POSTS

• 1995-2000
  The Pacific Institute Seattle, WA
  Consultant and Educator
• 1995-1998
  The Boeing Corporation Seattle, WA
  Speaker and Consultant
• 1994 - Present
  Other natl. and intl. organizations (Ask for list – Pres. Office, Gonzaga U.)
  Speaker or Consultant

VIII. CIVIC AND PUBLIC BOARDS

• Gonzaga University
  Spokane, Washington
  1998 to Present
• Spokane Chamber of Commerce
  Spokane, Washington
  2001 to Present
• Spokane Higher Education Leadership Grp
  Spokane, Washington
  2000 to Present
• Spokane Symphony
  Spokane, Washington
  1999 to Present
• Inland Northwest Blood Center
  Spokane, Washington
  2002 to Present
• Spokane Economic Development Council
  Spokane, Washington
  1998 to Present
• Spokane Task Force on Race Relations
  Spokane, Washington
  1998 to Present
• Washington Campus Compact
  Seattle, Washington
  2001 to Present
• Seattle University
  Seattle, Washington
  1995 to 1998

IX. FOUNDER OF INSTITUTES AND ORGANIZATION

• Gonzaga Institute of Ethics
  Spokane
  Founder 1998
• Center for Life Principles
  Redmond, WA
  Co-Founder 1994
• Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education
  Seattle/ Spokane
  Co-Founder 1998
• Philosophical Foundations of Physics
  Washington DC
  Co-Founder 1988
• Magis (Exec Leadership and Spiritual Life)
  Los Angeles, CA
  Co-Founder 2002
• Healing the Culture
  Snohomish, WA
  Co-Founder 2003

X. AWARDS AND HONORS

• Gonzaga University
  Spokane, WA
  John Aram Chair, Business Ethics
  1998-99
• Seattle University
  Seattle, WA
  Frank Shrontz Chair of Ethics
  1997-98
• Journal URAM
  Toronto
  Best Article of 1999-2001
  2001
• John Templeton Foundation
  Seattle, WA
  Grant-teaching Faith and Science
  1997
• Washington Society CPA's
  Seattle, WA
  WSCPA Service Award
  1997
• Seattle University
  Seattle, WA
  Dean's Award, Teaching & Scholarship
  1997
• Seattle University
  Seattle, WA
  Award for Teaching Excellence
  1996
• Georgetown University
  Washington DC
  Bunn Medal-Most Outstanding Prof.
  1990
• Catholic University
  Washington DC
  Summa Cum Laude
  1989
• Weston School
  Cambridge, MA
  Summa Cum Laude
  1984
• Weston School
  Cambridge, MA
  American Bible Society Research Award
  1984
• Gregorian University
  Rome, Italy
  Summa Cum Laude
  1983
• St. Louis University
  St. Louis, MO
  Magna Cum Laude
  1978
• Gonzaga University
  Spokane, WA
  Magna Cum Laude
  1974
• Gonzaga University
  Spokane, WA
  Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honors Fraternity
  1973
• Punahou High School
  Honolulu, HI
  National Honors Society
  1970

XI. CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
  1997 to Present
• American Catholic Philosophical Association
  1986 to Present
• American Philosophical Association
  1987 to Present
• Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
  1998 to Present
• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
  1998 to Present
• Institute of Religion and Science
  1997 to Present
• Jesuit Philosophical Association
  1986 to Present
• Metaphysical Society of America
  1986 to Present
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
  1998 to Present
• Northwest Philosophical Association
  1991 to Present
• Washington Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
  1998 to Present