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Home / Awards / Servitor Pacis Award / 2007 THE SERVITOR PACIS AWARD RECIPIENTS
2009 - Reverend John P. Foley, S.J. A Chicago native, Father Foley entered the Society of Jesus in 1954. He earned a BA in Latin from Xavier University in Cincinnati and holds an MA in Sociology and M.Ed. from Loyola University in Chicago. From 1961 to 1995 he served the Jesuit missions in Peru, working primarily in education. He served as President of two of Peru’s Jesuit K-12 schools. He returned to Church in 1995 to collaborate in establishing Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. He was named President of the school in 1996 and served for eight years. During his tenure, he oversaw the effort to establish the school, hiring of all personnel, student recruitment, and the construction of 150,000 square feet of classroom and recreation space. Father Foley raised more than $26 million during this eight year term and left Cristo Rey Jesuit High School with a $2 million endowment. More importantly, he established the tradition and spirit of a school that has become a national model. In January 2005, he assumed the presidency of the Cristo Rey Network that uses an innovative work-study model to make a quality, college-prep education possible for urban young people from economically challenged families. The Network is comprised of 22 schools, including one in New York City’s Harlem. Father Foley has received three Honorary Doctorates in recognition of being the Founder of the first Cristo Rey School. In 2007 he was given the Seton Award by the National Catholic Educational Association, and in 2008 President George W. Bush bestowed him The Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second highest civilian honor.
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