Michael J. Blecker, O.S.B., President 1982-87

Michael J. Blecker, O.S.B. oversaw the completion of the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, installation of a Chair for Jewish Studies,  affiliation with the Institute for Buddhist Studies, and establishment of the Inter-Racial and Cross-Cultural Education program. A keen fundraiser, he developed some of the first systematic attempts to raise money for the school.