We are thrilled to announce that Anthony will be the first full-time lay president in the Prep ’ s long and storied history . His experience as a leader in Jesuit education convincingly elevated him within an incredibly deep and diverse pool of candidates .”
– Mario Ciampi ’ 78 Chairman of the Fordham Prep Board of Trustees
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH CONCLUDES
F
ORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL is excited to announce the hiring of Anthony I . Day as the 37th president in its 181-year history . Day will begin his tenure on July 15 , 2023 .
The appointment of Day was made with unanimous approval of both the search committee and the Board of Trustees . This comes at the end of a national search that included a deep pool of educational leaders from both secondary schools and higher education .
Mario Ciampi ’ 78 , Chairman of the Fordham Prep Board of Trustees , shared , “ We are thrilled to announce that Anthony will be the first full-time lay president in the Prep ’ s long and storied history . His experience as a leader in Jesuit education convincingly elevated him within an incredibly deep and diverse pool of candidates . With the Prep in an extremely strong position , Anthony is the perfect leader to help us build on that position both inside and outside of the classroom . Recognizing his deep commitment to our Catholic
Jesuit mission of Faith , Scholarship and Service , the Board and I are excited to partner with him to further every aspect of that mission . I am also very grateful to the members of the presidential search committee for their tireless efforts these past months to help identify such a remarkable Ignatian leader .”
Day ’ s appointment by the Fordham Prep Board of Trustees was unanimously ratified by the Society of Jesus ( Jesuits ) East Province Office . Rev . Joseph Parkes , SJ , Provincial Assistant for Secondary Education ( PASE ), and former Fordham Prep president , praised the decision stating , “ I have known Anthony since my own days in the president ’ s office at the Prep . I have followed his career in Jesuit secondary education closely . He has distinguished himself both as a teacher and administrator at Regis and Loyola Blakefield . Fordham Prep is blessed to have this great Ignatian leader as its first full-time lay president .”
Brian Carney , a 30-year veteran of the Prep ’ s faculty and administration , who is currently serving as Interim President , also remarked , “ Anthony and I started our careers in Jesuit education together and I am thrilled to welcome him back to the Prep as a colleague once again . He is a leader who is deeply grounded in the rich spiritual tradition of St . Ignatius and a leader who I know will advance the Prep ’ s mission in extraordinary ways .”
As an Ignatian educator who began his career at Fordham Prep , I am excited to return to a place that ignited my passion for teaching .”
Day is a long-tenured educator and experienced leader in Jesuit high schools having held positions as Assistant Principal of Regis High School and Principal of Loyola Blakefield . For the last nine years he has served as president of Loyola Blakefield ( Towson , MD ). During his tenure Day led Loyola to its most successful fundraising initiative in school history — a $ 32 million capital campaign that resulted in the construction of St . Ignatius Hall , enhanced the school ’ s scholarship endowment , and bolstered annual giving . He was also instrumental in crafting and implementing the strategic vision
– Anthony I . Day ( above ) Incoming Fordham Prep President that has guided the school ’ s growth over the past decade , including the addition of innovative academic and co-curricular programming and the expansion of spiritual formation and service offerings .
This marks the return of Day to the historic Rose Hill campus , where he was a member of the English department from 1992 to 1999 . While teaching , he also coached baseball , founded the Prep ’ s volleyball program , and comoderated the school ’ s Asian-American cultural club . Day also participated in the school ’ s Emmaus retreat program as a faculty leader .
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