Ed Henry | |
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Mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota | |
In office 1964–1971 | |
Succeeded by | Al Loehr |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1921 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | September 3, 2010 Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry (c. 1948 – 2004; her death); 9 children |
Alma mater |
St. John's University University of Chicago |
Profession | American academic, politician, historian |
Edward L. Henry (March 30, 1921 – September 30, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and academic. Henry was mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms, from 1964 to 1971. [1] He later served as the president of several colleges and universities.
Henry was the first lay and male president of Saint Mary's College, a Catholic women's college in Indiana, from 1972 to 1974. [1] He then became president of Saint Michael's College (in Colchester, Vermont), serving from 1976 to 1985. [1] [2] Henry later became the 8th president of Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), then called Marian College of Fond du Lac, serving from 1986 to 1989. [3] He also served as president of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990. [2]
Henry was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1921. [1] He graduated from Cathedral High School [2] and in 1943 received his bachelor's degree from St. John's University, an all-male college in Collegeville, Minnesota. [1] [2] He attended Harvard University as a graduate student. [1] He later obtained his master's degree in political science, his MBA, and his doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. [1] [2]
Henry enlisted as a United States Naval officer during World War II. [1] After the war he returned to St. Cloud, where he worked as a political science professor at St. John's University for 19 years. [1] Henry chaired the political science department from 1954 to 1971. [2] He later became Vice President of St. John's [1] and the founder of the school's development department. [2]
Henry served two terms as mayor of his native St. Cloud, from 1964 to 1971. [1] [4] He chaired the St. Cloud school board during the 1960s. [2] In 2010, the St. Cloud Times described Henry as "one of the most influential mayors in St. Cloud history". [2] During his tenure as mayor, Henry founded Tri-CAP, the first anti-poverty program to encompass several towns and other municipalities in the rural United States. [2] He spearheaded the relocation of the St. Cloud Regional Airport, the creation of the St. Cloud Housing Authority and the development and construction of what became the Municipal Athletic Complex. [2] Henry negotiated an agreement to annex the Crossroads Center shopping mall to the city of St. Cloud. The mall had been part of an adjacent township before the annexation. [2]
Henry oversaw a civic development program that culminated in St. Cloud receiving an All-America City Award in 1973, after he had left office. [2] He is credited with founding the Center for the Study of Local Government, the first small-city research center in the United States, at St. John's University. [2] The center, founded with a grant from the Ford Foundation, operated from 1968 to 1979. [2] His successor as mayor, Al Loehr, who served from 1971 to 1980, credited Henry with laying the foundations for the development of St. Cloud's downtown area. [2]
Henry was appointed the first male lay President of Saint Mary's College in March 1972, shortly after Saint Mary's ended a proposed merger with the University of Notre Dame. [1] Notre Dame had begun admitting women in the early 1970s, which hurt Saint Mary's enrollment. [5] Shortly after taking over the presidency, Henry told a local newspaper, "I would not have accepted the presidency if I didn't see a great future for Saint Mary's." [1] He announced his resignation as president of Saint Mary's in January 1974. [2] [5] Enrollment at Saint Mary's College increased 150% during his administration. [5]
In 1976, Henry became president of Saint Michael's College, a Roman Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont, [2] where he served as president until his retirement in 1985. [2] His retirement from the academic world did not last long. He became the eighth president of Marian College in July 1986. [3] Under his administration, enrollment increased at the college and the Townhouse Village residence facilities were constructed in 1988. [3]
Henry spearheaded the creation of the first graduate program at Marian and the implementation of an evening and weekend degree completion program. [3] He left Marian in June 1989. [3] He served as the interim President of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990. [2]
Henry authored two books, including Micropolis in Transition (1971), a study of St. Cloud. [2]
Henry died in Roseville, Minnesota, on September 30, 2010, aged 89. [1] He was survived by nine children and two brothers. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry, who died in 2004. [1]
Al Loehr, who became St. Cloud's oldest living former mayor upon Henry's death, said of his predecessor, "He was one of the most intelligent leaders I've known, and I've known a lot of them...I commend him. He was an exemplary leader and a great asset to me. That's the type of person he was — an outstanding public servant." St. Cloud's current mayor, Dave Kleis, who often received advice from Henry while serving as a Minnesota state legislator, said Henry "had a tremendous impact on St. Cloud." [2]
Ed Henry | |
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Mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota | |
In office 1964–1971 | |
Succeeded by | Al Loehr |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1921 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | September 3, 2010 Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry (c. 1948 – 2004; her death); 9 children |
Alma mater |
St. John's University University of Chicago |
Profession | American academic, politician, historian |
Edward L. Henry (March 30, 1921 – September 30, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and academic. Henry was mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms, from 1964 to 1971. [1] He later served as the president of several colleges and universities.
Henry was the first lay and male president of Saint Mary's College, a Catholic women's college in Indiana, from 1972 to 1974. [1] He then became president of Saint Michael's College (in Colchester, Vermont), serving from 1976 to 1985. [1] [2] Henry later became the 8th president of Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), then called Marian College of Fond du Lac, serving from 1986 to 1989. [3] He also served as president of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990. [2]
Henry was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1921. [1] He graduated from Cathedral High School [2] and in 1943 received his bachelor's degree from St. John's University, an all-male college in Collegeville, Minnesota. [1] [2] He attended Harvard University as a graduate student. [1] He later obtained his master's degree in political science, his MBA, and his doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. [1] [2]
Henry enlisted as a United States Naval officer during World War II. [1] After the war he returned to St. Cloud, where he worked as a political science professor at St. John's University for 19 years. [1] Henry chaired the political science department from 1954 to 1971. [2] He later became Vice President of St. John's [1] and the founder of the school's development department. [2]
Henry served two terms as mayor of his native St. Cloud, from 1964 to 1971. [1] [4] He chaired the St. Cloud school board during the 1960s. [2] In 2010, the St. Cloud Times described Henry as "one of the most influential mayors in St. Cloud history". [2] During his tenure as mayor, Henry founded Tri-CAP, the first anti-poverty program to encompass several towns and other municipalities in the rural United States. [2] He spearheaded the relocation of the St. Cloud Regional Airport, the creation of the St. Cloud Housing Authority and the development and construction of what became the Municipal Athletic Complex. [2] Henry negotiated an agreement to annex the Crossroads Center shopping mall to the city of St. Cloud. The mall had been part of an adjacent township before the annexation. [2]
Henry oversaw a civic development program that culminated in St. Cloud receiving an All-America City Award in 1973, after he had left office. [2] He is credited with founding the Center for the Study of Local Government, the first small-city research center in the United States, at St. John's University. [2] The center, founded with a grant from the Ford Foundation, operated from 1968 to 1979. [2] His successor as mayor, Al Loehr, who served from 1971 to 1980, credited Henry with laying the foundations for the development of St. Cloud's downtown area. [2]
Henry was appointed the first male lay President of Saint Mary's College in March 1972, shortly after Saint Mary's ended a proposed merger with the University of Notre Dame. [1] Notre Dame had begun admitting women in the early 1970s, which hurt Saint Mary's enrollment. [5] Shortly after taking over the presidency, Henry told a local newspaper, "I would not have accepted the presidency if I didn't see a great future for Saint Mary's." [1] He announced his resignation as president of Saint Mary's in January 1974. [2] [5] Enrollment at Saint Mary's College increased 150% during his administration. [5]
In 1976, Henry became president of Saint Michael's College, a Roman Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont, [2] where he served as president until his retirement in 1985. [2] His retirement from the academic world did not last long. He became the eighth president of Marian College in July 1986. [3] Under his administration, enrollment increased at the college and the Townhouse Village residence facilities were constructed in 1988. [3]
Henry spearheaded the creation of the first graduate program at Marian and the implementation of an evening and weekend degree completion program. [3] He left Marian in June 1989. [3] He served as the interim President of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990. [2]
Henry authored two books, including Micropolis in Transition (1971), a study of St. Cloud. [2]
Henry died in Roseville, Minnesota, on September 30, 2010, aged 89. [1] He was survived by nine children and two brothers. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry, who died in 2004. [1]
Al Loehr, who became St. Cloud's oldest living former mayor upon Henry's death, said of his predecessor, "He was one of the most intelligent leaders I've known, and I've known a lot of them...I commend him. He was an exemplary leader and a great asset to me. That's the type of person he was — an outstanding public servant." St. Cloud's current mayor, Dave Kleis, who often received advice from Henry while serving as a Minnesota state legislator, said Henry "had a tremendous impact on St. Cloud." [2]