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FRIEDL, Francis (Msgr.)
FRIEDL, Francis (Msgr.) (Waterloo, IA- ). President, LORAS COLLEGE. Friedl accepted the presidency of Loras in 1971. As its twentieth president, he witnessed the start of the college as a co-educational institution. Friedl believed his accomplishments as president lay in the areas of providing the college with financial stability, re-emphasizing the Catholic identity of the college, creating a climate that would encourage future growth, and structuring an outstanding board.
A graduate of Loras in 1939, Friedl was assigned back to the school in 1947 becoming the vice-president in 1956, executive vice-president in 1963 and academic dean from 1965 until accepting the presidency.