Villanova University

Villanova University is a private university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, a part of Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Main Line. The campus is adjacent to Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Highway 30) and Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320). The university has a Villanova postal address.

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University - Villanova - Pennsylvania - Radnor Township, Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Main Line - U.S. Highway 30

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In 2005, Villanova was again chosen as the top university in the North region by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Villanova has topped the rankings in this category for 16 consecutive years.

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2005 - U.S. News & World Report

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Villanova University was founded in 1842 as Villanova College by Augustinian monks Father Thomas Kyle and Father Patrick Moriarty. The University traces its origins to old Saint Augustine?s Church in Philadelphia, which the Augustinians founded in 1796, and to its parish school, Saint Augustine?s Academy, established in 1811.

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1842 - Augustinian - Monks - Father Thomas Kyle - Father Patrick Moriarty - 1796 - 1811

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Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs are offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Science, the College of Commerce and Finance, the College of Engineering, and the College of Nursing. Law degrees are offered through the adjacent Villanova School of Law.

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Liberal Arts - Science - Commerce and Finance - Engineering - Nursing - Villanova School of Law

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Villanova University is also home to an NROTC unit which has commissioned more U.S. Navy admirals and Marine Corps generals than any institution besides the U.S. Naval Academy. The list includes former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Paul X. Kelley, Gen. Anthony Zinni, Adm. Walter Doran, Adm. William J. Fallon, Rear Adm. Joseph Hare, and Brig Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin. In 2004, the commander of both U.S. Naval Forces Atlantic and U.S. Naval Forces Pacific were Villanova NROTC, meaning Villanova grads controlled virtually the entire U.S. fleet.

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NROTC - U.S. Navy - Marine Corps - U.S. Naval Academy - Commandant of the Marine Corps - Gen. Paul X. Kelley - Gen. Anthony Zinni - Adm. Walter Doran - Adm. William J. Fallon - Rear Adm. Joseph Hare - Brig Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin - U.S. Naval Forces Atlantic - U.S. Naval Forces Pacific

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Villanova maintains an active volunteering community, with several charitable organizations and a leading service trip schedule. The university is also a perennial home to the largest student-run volunteer Special Olympics in the country.

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Villanova has also produced such distinguished alumni as Charles M. Heimbold, American ambassador to Sweden and former chairman of Bristol-Meyers Squibb; Lawrence M. Waterhouse, founder of Waterhouse Securities; Herbert Ramrath, former chairman of GE Plastics; James Kim, chairman of Amkor Technology; Francis Saul, president of Chevy Chase Bank; and James Curvey, former chairman of Fidelity; Villanova Law grad Ed Rendell, current Pennsylvania governor and general chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2000; and numerous other notable and successful graduates.

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Charles M. Heimbold - Ambassador - Sweden - Bristol-Meyers Squibb - Lawrence M. Waterhouse - Waterhouse Securities - Herbert Ramrath - GE Plastics - James Kim - Amkor Technology - Francis Saul - Chevy Chase Bank - James Curvey - Fidelity - Ed Rendell - Pennsylvania - Governor - Democratic National Committee

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