Fr. James Toal, O.F.M. enters his ninth year at Siena as vice president/office of the president, after serving as president of Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. for 14 years.
As vice president, Fr. Toal is responsible for assisting Fr. Mackin with college operational matters, coordinating special projects of the college, as well as overseeing Siena’s department of athletics. Under his leadership, the College has made an increased commitment to athletics each of the past six years.
While at Quincy, Fr. Toal’s leadership was integral in the acquisition of major funding from the Ameritech Foundation, the initiation of graduate programs in business administration and education, and the renovations and additions to the school’s North and Main Campuses. The grant money received from the Ameritech Foundation enabled Quincy to create the Ameritech Center for Communications, enhancing the University’s integrated writing program.
Previously, Fr. Toal served as executive vice president at St. Bonaventure University from 1976-83, and was active on several committees, chairing the University Finance Committee, the Long-Range Planning Team and the Athletic Advisory Committee.
A native of New York, N.Y., Fr. Toal received a bachelor’s degree in English from St. Francis College in Brooklyn in 1956. He proceeded to earn his master’s in English from St. John’s in 1966 and a Ph.D. in college administration and supervision from Fordham University in 1976. Fr. Toal was ordained to the Franciscan priesthood in 1975.
