135 Years of Jesuit Service and Leadership
On Sept. 25, 2012, Regis University inaugurated Father John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J. as its 24th president. Father Fitzgibbons is only the third Regis president in nearly 40 years, demonstrating an extraordinary tradition of steady and committed service and leadership.
Listed below are the Jesuit leaders who preceded Father Fitzgibbons as Regis University president, along with the start date of their presidential term.
Las Vegas College (1877)

Salvatore Persone, S.J. ~ Oct. 1, 1878

Dominic Pantanella, S.J. ~ Jan. 4, 1883

Salvatore Persone, S.J. ~ Aug. 10, 1884
Sacred Heart College (1884)

Dominic Pantanella, S.J. ~ Aug. 10, 1884
College of the Sacred Heart (1888)

Salvatore Persone, S.J. ~ 1888

Joseph M. Marra, S.J. ~ Jan. 19, 1892

John B. Guida, S.J. ~ July 29, 1896

John J. Brown, S.J. ~ Sept. 1, 1899

Anthony J. Schuler, S.J. ~ Sept. 1, 1903

John J. Brown, S.J. ~ Aug. 15, 1906

Robert M. Kelley, S.J. ~ Aug. 15, 1920
Regis College (1921)

Aloysius A. Breen, S.J. ~ Sept. 20, 1926

Gerald P. Walsh, S.J. ~ July 31, 1931

John J. Driscoll, S.J. (Acting President) ~ Sept. 23, 1931

Joseph A. Herbers, S.J. ~ Jan. 6, 1932

Robert M. Kelley, S.J. ~ Feb. 21, 1935

John J. Flanagan, S.J. ~ March 19, 1942

Raphael C. McCarthy, S.J. ~ June 10, 1947

Richard F. Ryan, S.J. ~ July 1, 1953

Frederick T. Daly, S.J. (Acting President) ~ Oct. 24, 1967

Louis G. Mattione, S.J. ~ March 1, 1968

Thomas James Casey, S.J. (Acting President) ~ July 1, 1971

David M. Clarke, S.J. ~ Aug. 1, 1972
Regis University (1991)

Michael J. Sheeran, S.J. ~ Jan. 1, 1993