Brother Vincent Named 21st President of CBU

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Contact: John Kerr Christian Brothers University Office of Communications and Marketing (901) 321-4417 jkerr@cbu.edu March 1, 2005 For Immediate Release Brother Vincent Malham Named 21st President of CBU (Memphis, TN)--- Brother Vincent Malham, F.S.C., currently the president, vice chancellor and chief executive officer of Bethlehem University in the Palestinian Authority, has been named the 21st president of Christian Brothers University. The CBU Board of Trustees made the announcement this afternoon. Brother Vincent will assume his duties at CBU on December 1, 2005, after completing a sabbatical. Brother Vincent will replace Brother Stanislaus Sobczyk, F.S.C. as CBU president. Brother Stan has been president of CBU since 1999 and is completing his second three-year term. He will step down on June 30, 2005, and plans to become involved in another educational ministry in California. “The trustees are delighted that Brother Vincent has accepted our invitation to become CBU’s 21st president,” said James Harwood, chair of the CBU presidential search committee. “In addition to being an excellent administrator and leader, he knows our university and our area well. We are honored that he has accepted our invitation. The trustees also announced the appointment of Mr. H. Lance Forsdick Sr., as the interim president of the university for the time period between July 1 and December 1, 2005. Forsdick, a prominent local businessman and philanthropist, is a CBU graduate, past chair of the CBU Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Christian Brothers High School Board of Trustees. “Lance Forsdick has been a close friend, adviser and supporter of the university for many years,” said CBU board chair Willis Willey. “ Lance knows the university. His professionalism, business leadership skills and integrity make him an excellent choice to serve as interim president until Brother Vincent arrives.” A native of Brinkley, Arkansas, Brother Vincent has been a Christian Brother since 1955. An alumnus of Christian Brothers University, he also holds a B.A. in English from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN, a Master of Music in choral conducting from Washington University in St. Louis and the Doctor of Music in music education from Laval University in Quebec. Brother Vincent became vice chancellor at Bethlehem University in 1997 and was named president in 1998. Prior to his duties at Bethlehem in the Middle East, he held several teaching and administrative positions including a six-year tenure as dean of arts at CBU (1981-87) and as Provincial Superior of the St. Louis Province of Christian Brothers from 1990 to 1995. He has served on the boards of CBU and St. Mary’s University and was a delegate to the General Chapter of Christian Brothers in Rome in 1993. An accomplished musician, Brother Vincent performed extensively as part of a piano duo with the recently deceased Brother Laurence Walther for 30 years in the United States and abroad. He has performed as a solo pianist for the past few years to promote Bethlehem University. Because of his living experience in the Middle East and leadership of the only Catholic institution in the Holy Land, Brother Vincent has received many invitations for speaking engagements in the United States and Europe to address the conflict in the region and its impact. A lover of languages and international cultures, he speaks French, Spanish and Arabic. Brother Vincent is a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He has been honored by the Sovereign Order of Malta with the “Croix Pro Piis Meritis”, by St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA with an honorary doctorate, and by Christian Brothers University with the Bishop Dozier Award for Peace and Justice. Lance Forsdick Sr. graduated from CBU with a B.S. in business administration. During his professional career, he has operated various corporate interests in construction, development, hospitality, real estate, property management and personal financial investment. Forsdick has been an active philanthropist and friend to many organizations in the grater Memphis area. In addition to his service at CBU and CBHS, he has served on the boards of St. Dominic School, St. Agnes Academy, St. Peter Villa and St. Francis Hospital. Forsdick was awarded affiliate membership in the Christian Brothers in 1993 and was named Humanitarian of the Year by the National Council of Christians and Jews in 1994. In 1999, he received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, the highest papal award given to a layman. He received an honorary doctorate from CBU in 2004. The De La Salle Christian Brothers (FSC) founded Bethlehem University in 1973. For more than a century the Brothers have conducted schools in this area and in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. In the United States, the Christian Brothers administer seven colleges and universities that have extensive undergraduate and graduate programs. CBU was founded in 1871 by the Christian Brothers and is part of the Lasallian Community active in 81 countries of the world and in more than 1,000 educational institutions. In the United States, CBU is one of seven Lasallian colleges and universities. Christian Brothers University is ranked by U.S. News &World Report among the top 35 Southern Universities Granting Master's Degrees and is ranked 5th for its campus diversity among Southern universities. The first private institution in Memphis to integrate, CBU is also known for providing students of all backgrounds and faiths a well-rounded education built on individualized attention, hands-on learning, and encouragement of personal ethical development, ## Latest News CBU Home

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Contact: John Kerr
Christian Brothers University
Office of Communications and Marketing
(901) 321-4417
jkerr@cbu.edu

March 1, 2005
For Immediate Release

Brother Vincent Malham Named 21st President of CBU

(Memphis, TN)--- Brother Vincent Malham, F.S.C., currently the president, vice chancellor and chief executive officer of Bethlehem University in the Palestinian Authority, has been named the 21st president of Christian Brothers University. The CBU Board of Trustees made the announcement this afternoon. Brother Vincent will assume his duties at CBU on December 1, 2005, after completing a sabbatical.

Brother Vincent will replace Brother Stanislaus Sobczyk, F.S.C. as CBU president. Brother Stan has been president of CBU since 1999 and is completing his second three-year term. He will step down on June 30, 2005, and plans to become involved in another educational ministry in California.

“The trustees are delighted that Brother Vincent has accepted our invitation to become CBU’s 21st president,” said James Harwood, chair of the CBU presidential search committee. “In addition to being an excellent administrator and leader, he knows our university and our area well. We are honored that he has accepted our invitation.

The trustees also announced the appointment of Mr. H. Lance Forsdick Sr., as the interim president of the university for the time period between July 1 and December 1, 2005. Forsdick, a prominent local businessman and philanthropist, is a CBU graduate, past chair of the CBU Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Christian Brothers High School Board of Trustees.

“Lance Forsdick has been a close friend, adviser and supporter of the university for many years,” said CBU board chair Willis Willey. “ Lance knows the university. His professionalism, business leadership skills and integrity make him an excellent choice to serve as interim president until Brother Vincent arrives.”

A native of Brinkley, Arkansas, Brother Vincent has been a Christian Brother since 1955. An alumnus of Christian Brothers University, he also holds a B.A. in English from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN, a Master of Music in choral conducting from Washington University in St. Louis and the Doctor of Music in music education from Laval University in Quebec.

Brother Vincent became vice chancellor at Bethlehem University in 1997 and was named president in 1998. Prior to his duties at Bethlehem in the Middle East, he held several teaching and administrative positions including a six-year tenure as dean of arts at CBU (1981-87) and as Provincial Superior of the St. Louis Province of Christian Brothers from 1990 to 1995. He has served on the boards of CBU and St. Mary’s University and was a delegate to the General Chapter of Christian Brothers in Rome in 1993.

An accomplished musician, Brother Vincent performed extensively as part of a piano duo with the recently deceased Brother Laurence Walther for 30 years in the United States and abroad. He has performed as a solo pianist for the past few years to promote Bethlehem University. Because of his living experience in the Middle East and leadership of the only Catholic institution in the Holy Land, Brother Vincent has received many invitations for speaking engagements in the United States and Europe to address the conflict in the region and its impact. A lover of languages and international cultures, he speaks French, Spanish and Arabic.

Brother Vincent is a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He has been honored by the Sovereign Order of Malta with the “Croix Pro Piis Meritis”, by St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA with an honorary doctorate, and by Christian Brothers University with the Bishop Dozier Award for Peace and Justice.

Lance Forsdick Sr. graduated from CBU with a B.S. in business administration. During his professional career, he has operated various corporate interests in construction, development, hospitality, real estate, property management and personal financial investment. Forsdick has been an active philanthropist and friend to many organizations in the grater Memphis area. In addition to his service at CBU and CBHS, he has served on the boards of St. Dominic School, St. Agnes Academy, St. Peter Villa and St. Francis Hospital.

Forsdick was awarded affiliate membership in the Christian Brothers in 1993 and was named Humanitarian of the Year by the National Council of Christians and Jews in 1994. In 1999, he received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, the highest papal award given to a layman. He received an honorary doctorate from CBU in 2004.

The De La Salle Christian Brothers (FSC) founded Bethlehem University in 1973. For more than a century the Brothers have conducted schools in this area and in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. In the United States, the Christian Brothers administer seven colleges and universities that have extensive undergraduate and graduate programs.

CBU was founded in 1871 by the Christian Brothers and is part of the Lasallian Community active in 81 countries of the world and in more than 1,000 educational institutions. In the United States, CBU is one of seven Lasallian colleges and universities.

Christian Brothers University is ranked by U.S. News &World Report among the top 35 Southern Universities Granting Master's Degrees and is ranked 5th for its campus diversity among Southern universities. The first private institution in Memphis to integrate, CBU is also known for providing students of all backgrounds and faiths a well-rounded education built on individualized attention, hands-on learning, and encouragement of personal ethical development, ##