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Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny Ballroom dedicated at Scranton University

More than 400 people gathered in the University of Scranton’s Patrick and Margaret DeNaples Center recently for the dedication of the Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny, SJ, Ballroom. “Father Mac” served as headmaster at Scranton Prepartory School from 1958 to 1966 and dean of admissions at the university from 1966 to 1997. He is currently dean of admissions emeritus at the university and minister of the Jesuit Community at Scranton. McIlhenny was lauded for his pioneering work in the admissions office. The Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, SJ, university president formally dedicated The McIlhenny Ballroom and praised McIlhenny as the “rock that the university we know today was built on.” Pilarz noted that McIlhenny is responsible for admitting to Scranton more than two-thirds of the university’s living alumni. The ballroom is a multipurpose room located on the fourth floor of the DeNaples Center. It is the largest meeting space on the university’s campus and is used for assemblies, masses, meetings and more. At the dedication ceremony of the ballroom, seated from left, were the Rev. Herbert B. Keller, SJ, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, SJ, Father McIlhenny, the Rev. William J. Byron, SJ, and the Most Rev. James C. Timlin, DD. Standing: Richard P. Conaboy, William J. Nealon, Joseph A. Quinn Jr., Joseph P. Bannon, MD, Tracy F. Bannon and Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D.

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