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Siena President Edward Coughlin dies at 71

Jim Franco by Jim Franco
July 30, 2019
in News, Schools
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COLONIE — Siena President Brother Edward Coughlin died on Tuesday, July 30 following complications from non-emergency heart surgery, the college announced.

He was 71.

He was admitted to the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester on July 23 for an operation to treat a congenital heart defect. He suffered a massive stroke and never regained consciousness, according to the college.

“The entire Siena College community is shocked and deeply saddened at Br. Ed’s untimely and unexpected passing,” said John F. Murray, chair of the college’s Board of Trustees. “He served Siena with distinction and with a heartfelt commitment to the Franciscan ideals that governed his life and the life of the college. He set an extraordinary example of servant leadership for our community, and we extend our condolences to his family and to the Franciscan friars of the Holy Name Province.”

Margaret E. Madden, Siena’s vice president for academic affairs, was named acting president by the trustees at the start of Br. Ed’s medical leave in June. She will now serve as interim president while Siena continues its presidential search.

“Br. Ed led Siena with grace and humility, and he will be deeply missed by our faculty, students and staff,” said Madden. “His influence on Siena was profound. He was one of the kindest and most trustworthy people I have ever worked with. I feel fortunate that he was part of my professional and personal life, and I shall always cherish his mentorship, insight, and good humor.”

Coughlin announced last month he planned to step down as president when his contract expired in August, 2020.

He was named interim president in August 2014, when his predecessor, Rev. Kevin J. Mullen, was elected to lead the Franciscan friars of the Holy Name Province. Coughlin was officially appointed the 11th president that November, and was formally inaugurated in October 2015.

“Franciscan Brother. It was much more than a title in the life of Edward Coughlin — it was his identity,” Mullen said. “He was a Franciscan Brother to all. Whether meeting him for the first time or renewing a long-standing relationship, Ed was your ‘brother.’ Like St. Francis, he met you as an equal and immediately affirmed your dignity and worth. As a brother, he worked hard to advance your well-being. We will dearly miss our Brother Ed Coughlin, but if we follow his good example, his legacy will live on and continue to transform our world.”

During his five years in office, Coughlin oversaw marked successes in new academic programming, enrollment and marketing, fundraising and facility enhancement:

  • Siena is on track this fall to enroll one of the largest freshman classes in its history, with more than 800 incoming students.
  • The College introduced — and then expanded — the St. Francis Scholarship to ensure greater socioeconomic diversity among its student body.
  • Eight new majors and an MBA have been added in the past five years, more additions to academic programming than in any period since the founding of the college.
  • Net total assets have grown by more than $35 million since 2013, raising the endowment to more than $130 million. The College experienced its largest non-campaign fundraising year ever in 2018-2019, with gifts totaling more than $10 million.
  • The Siena College Research Institute formed a groundbreaking partnership with The New York Times to track real-time political polling; the College opened the Breyo Observatory — which houses the third largest telescope in New York; and completed a $13.5 million renovation of the athletics facilities.

Details of Coughlin’s funeral and interment will be announced shortly. They are expected to be held at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure in Allegany where he was an alumnus, trustee, professor and administrator before coming to Siena. Siena will host a memorial service and celebration of his life in September, after students return to campus for the new academic year.

The Buffalo native is survived by one brother, four sisters and several nieces and nephews.

 

 

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