The Rev. Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC, STD, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. He is the namesake for TIAA-CREF's Hesburgh Award. Hesburgh grew up in Syracuse and had wished to become a priest since early childhood. He studied at Notre Dame until his seminary sent him to Italy. He studied in Rome until he was forced to leave due to the outbreak of World War II.

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  • The Rev. Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC, STD, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. He is the namesake for TIAA-CREF's Hesburgh Award. Hesburgh grew up in Syracuse and had wished to become a priest since early childhood. He studied at Notre Dame until his seminary sent him to Italy. He studied in Rome until he was forced to leave due to the outbreak of World War II. He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1945, having earned a Doctorate in Sacred Theology. He became executive vice-president in 1949 and served in that position for 3 years. He served as Notre Dame's President for 35 years (1952-87), the longest tenure so far. He holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for “Most Honorary Degrees”, having been awarded 150. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, the Congressional Gold Medal on December 9 1999 and the United States Military Academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award in 1980. In 1967, he led an academic movement which issued the so-called Land O'Lakes statement which insisted upon "true autonomy and academic freedom in the face of authority of whatever kind, lay or clerical". In 1982 he was awarded the F. Sadlier Dinger Award by educational publisher William H. Sadlier, Inc. in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the ministry of religious education in America. He was the first recipient of the NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award in 2004. Hesburgh served as a member of the United States Civil Rights Commission from 1957, and Chairman from 1969, until his dismissal by President Richard Nixon in 1972 due to his frequent opposition to Nixon policies. He also served in a number of other posts on government commissions, non-profit organization boards, and Vatican missions, beginning with his appointment to a science commission by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954. According to Rick Perlstein in Nixonland, Hesburgh was considered by George McGovern as his running mate in the 1972 presidential election. McGovern chose Thomas Eagleton. President Jimmy Carter appointed him to a blue-ribbon immigration reform commission in 1979; the commission's finding — that any national immigration reform proposals can succeed only if the American national border is properly secured beforehand — has been cited by various opponents of illegal immigration to the United States, especially those that are Catholic or sympathetic to Catholic views. He was one of the founders of People for the American Way. Hesburgh served on the Knight Commission that overhauled college sports from 1990 to 1996. Hesburgh was a major figure in US politics and the Catholic Church from the 1950s to the 1990s, and he is still influential today. He is an endorser of the Genocide Intervention Network and is a strong supporter of interfaith dialogue. In 2009, he supported the invitation for Barack Obama to speak at Notre Dame, which was controversial because of Obama's strong endorsement of pro-choice legislation.
  • Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC ist ein römisch-katholischer Priester und Universitätsprofessor. Er war Präsident der University of Notre Dame in Indiana von 1952 bis 1987. Hesburgh war von 1957 bis 1972 Mitglied der United States Civil Rights Commission, ab 1969 deren Vorsitzender. Hesburgh war ferner eine bedeutende Figur der römisch-katholischen Kirche der Vereinigten Staaten von den 1950er- bis zu den 1990er-Jahren. Er wurde 1964 mit der Presidential Medal of Freedom und 1999 mit der Congressional Gold Medal ausgezeichnet. Hesburgh wurden 150 Ehrendoktorwürden verliehen. Er ist seit 1961 Ehrenmitglied der K. Ö.H.V. Alpenland im ÖCV.
  • Theodore Martin Hesburgh on yhdysvaltalainen katolinen pappi, joka toimi Notre Damen yliopiston johtajana vuosina 1952–1987. Hesburgh syntyi Syracusessa ja lähti opiskelemaan Roomaan, mutta joutui palaamaan toisen maailmansodan puhjettua. Hän valmistui Yhdysvaltain katolisesta yliopistosta. Hänellä on lukuisia kunniatohtorinarvoja, Presidentillinen vapaudenmitali ja Kongressin kultamitali. Hesburgh istui Yhdysvaltain ihmisoikeuskomissiossa vuosina 1957–1972, puhemiehenä vuodesta 1969. Nykyisin hänen mukaansa on nimetty paitsi Notre Damen yliopiston kirjasto, myös vuonna 1993 perustettu Hesburgh-palkinto.
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  • Hesburgh Library; the mural, "The Word of Life," depicts Christ the Teacher and is informally known as "Touchdown Jesus."
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  • The Rev. Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC, STD, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. He is the namesake for TIAA-CREF's Hesburgh Award. Hesburgh grew up in Syracuse and had wished to become a priest since early childhood. He studied at Notre Dame until his seminary sent him to Italy. He studied in Rome until he was forced to leave due to the outbreak of World War II.
  • Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC ist ein römisch-katholischer Priester und Universitätsprofessor. Er war Präsident der University of Notre Dame in Indiana von 1952 bis 1987. Hesburgh war von 1957 bis 1972 Mitglied der United States Civil Rights Commission, ab 1969 deren Vorsitzender. Hesburgh war ferner eine bedeutende Figur der römisch-katholischen Kirche der Vereinigten Staaten von den 1950er- bis zu den 1990er-Jahren.
  • Theodore Martin Hesburgh on yhdysvaltalainen katolinen pappi, joka toimi Notre Damen yliopiston johtajana vuosina 1952–1987. Hesburgh syntyi Syracusessa ja lähti opiskelemaan Roomaan, mutta joutui palaamaan toisen maailmansodan puhjettua. Hän valmistui Yhdysvaltain katolisesta yliopistosta. Hänellä on lukuisia kunniatohtorinarvoja, Presidentillinen vapaudenmitali ja Kongressin kultamitali. Hesburgh istui Yhdysvaltain ihmisoikeuskomissiossa vuosina 1957–1972, puhemiehenä vuodesta 1969.
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