In Memoriam: 牧师. 约瑟夫一. Appleyard,年代.J.

牧师. 约瑟夫一. Appleyard,年代.J., who served Boston College for more than 40 years as a faculty member, rector of the Jesuit Community, 和 inaugural vice president for University Mission 和 Ministry, died on March 25. 享年92岁.

为父亲守丧. Appleyard will be held on April 8 at 8:45 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Campion Center in Weston; a funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m.

A Boston College alumnus, Fr. Appleyard played key roles in the University during the course of his 43-year tenure as a professor, Honors Program director, Jesuit Community rector, 和 senior administrator. He left the University in 2010 to assume the post of the assistant to the provincial for the then New Engl和 Province of the Society of Jesus. Following his assignment in 2014, he continued to offer spiritual direction through the New Engl和 Province, 和 aided faculty 和 staff formation efforts at BC.

Fr. Appleyard joined the Boston College faculty as an assistant professor of English in 1967. He was promoted to associate professor in 1969, 和 to full professor in 1991. He served as the department chair from 1979-1982, 和 directed the College of Arts 和 Sciences’ Honors Program from 1987-1997.

From 1991 to 1997, Fr. Appleyard was the rector of BC’s Jesuit Community, responsible for the physical 和 spiritual well-being of one of the world’s largest communities of Jesuits. He also served as a member of Boston College’s Board of Trustees.

In 1998, he was named BC’s inaugural vice president for University Mission 和 Ministry. In that role, Fr. Appleyard directed resources 和 support for programs promoting the University’s mission, particularly its Catholic 和 Jesuit aspects, 和 in areas such as academic affairs, student affairs, human resources, 和 university relations.

During his long career at the Heights, Fr. Appleyard was highly regarded for his valuable contributions to the University’s intellectual framework, approach to student formation, 和 engagement of faculty 和 staff. Through a grant from the Lilly Foundation, he founded the Intersections Program in 2001, creating one of the University’s most popular 和 successful formation initiatives.

He is remembered by former colleagues for his intelligence, 善良, generosity 和 dedication to his faith 和 Jesuit vocation.

“Joe Appleyard was a warm 和 wonderful man who served the Boston College community in so many ways,” said Professor of Economics Joseph Quinn. “He was one of a number of very dedicated colleagues who helped put Boston College on national 和 international maps. “

"Joe Appleyard was a giant,” said James Erps, S.J., rector of St. Ignatius Parish 和 former director of Campus Ministry at Boston College.  “He was a significant figure for many years here at BC, but his influence reached far beyond the Heights. He was a leader in Jesuit higher education around the country 和 was one of the first Jesuits to develop the theoretical 和 practical framework for the Mission 和 Ministry office which is now so common in Jesuit schools. Joe was a great thinker, but he was also a doer! BC 和 Jesuit higher education owe him a great debt of gratitude."

Fr. Appleyard was the author of several publications, including the books Coleridge’s Philosophy of Literature: The Development of a Concept of Poetry 1791-1819 和 Becoming a Reader: The Experience of Fiction from Childhood to Adulthood, as well as “The Languages We Use: Talking About Religious Experience in the University” 和 “Beyond the Thin Black Line: Models of Jesuit Presence in Colleges 和 Universities.”

He served as a trustee of Fairfield University, the University of Scranton, 和 Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

A native of Malden, Mass., Fr. Appleyard entered the Society of Jesus shortly after he graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1953. He also earned a doctorate in English from Harvard University (1964), 和 degrees in philosophy from Weston College (1958) 和 theology from the Canisianum in the Netherl和s (1967). He was ordained a priest in 1966.

In 2012, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston College. In 2016, he celebrated the golden jubilee of his priesthood.

Fr. Appleyard is survived by his brothers William 和 Richard, his sister-in-law Elizabeth, 和 many nieces 和 nephews.