Worcester Business Journal

4 Worcester Business Journal | February 22, 2021 | wbjournal.com C E N T R A L M AS S I N B R I E F Holy Cross names first Black, lay president V E R BAT I M Vaccine shortages "We fully expect this to be a temporary situation." Dr. Eric Dickson, UMass Memorial Health Care's president and CEO, about the Worcester healthcare system pausing new vaccine appointments for 2-3 weeks due to shortages Recession recovery "The good news is that we've gotten out of that hole faster than many, many thought." Michelle Meyer, a managing director and head of U.S. economics for Bank of America Global Research, about the speed of the economic recovery, during the WBJ Economic Forecast Forum on Feb. 10 Post-pandemic plans "The concept is designed to provide one complete custom rental exhibit solution that helps our clients to move forward creatively and with fiscal intelligence." Paul Hanlon, president and CEO of BlueHive Exhibits, discussing the Worcester trade show exhibit manufacturer's new program designed to help clients ease back into in-person events T he College of the Holy Cross has chosen its first ever Black president and first layperson in the Worcester school's 178-year history. Vincent Rougeau, whose appointment was announced Feb. 10, is the dean of the Boston College Law School. He will succeed the Rev. Philip Boroughs on July 1. Boroughs announced his retirement last September aer nine years leading the Jesuit school in Worcester. Rougeau, despite not being ordained, is considered an expert in Catholic social thought, according to Holy Cross' announcement, and he will join Holy Cross aer having served in leadership roles at two other prominent Catholic colleges: Boston College and Notre Dame University in Indiana. Before joining BC in 2011, Rougeau was a tenured professor at Notre Dame Law School and its associate dean for academic affairs. Rougeau is the president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools. He earned his bachelor's degree in international relations from Brown University in Providence and his juris doctor from Harvard Law School in Cambridge. "I am thrilled to be joining the Holy Cross community as its new president," Rougeau said in a statement. "I have long admired the college for its academic excellence, its talented students and accomplished alumni, its dedicated faculty and staff and its unique place as our nation's only Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts college. Our current moment in history cries out BY GRANT WELKER Worcester Business Journal News Editor for the mission-driven education that Holy Cross provides, and I am very excited about what this community can accomplish in the years ahead." Rougeau will join Holy Cross following three challenging semesters as the school has looked to find the right balance between safety and holding courses and hosting students on campus during the coronavirus pandemic. Holy Cross was mostly remote last fall, an abrupt change from its previous plans, and this spring semester began classes in person on Feb. 1. Rougeau will succeed Boroughs, who was one of the longest-tenured college presidents in Central Massachusetts and whose time leading Holy Cross has included a $420-million capital campaign, the start of construction of three major new buildings on campus, and a reckoning with the school's early indirect ties to slavery. omas Mulledy, the founding president of Holy Cross, and James Healy, the first valedictorian, were found to have sold and owned slaves, respectively, but the college chose to keep their names on campus buildings. Holy Cross' Crusaders athletics nickname was kept despite some concerns about negative connotations, but a knight logo is no longer used. PHOTO/COURTESY OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS Vincent Rougeau, incoming president of the College of the Holy Cross W

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