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| Volume 126,
Number 26 |
April 5, 2006 |
Top Story
Phelan leaves legacy of faith
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When you walk into the fifth floor atrium of the Russell Sage Laboratory, the most striking feature is a large portrait of a contemplative older man on the far wall—the humble but confident figure is that of Thomas Phelan, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences from 1974 to 1994. The painting shows Phelan the teacher, but he was much more than this; as told through the countless number of individuals whose lives he touched, he was a leader, friend, care-giver, historian, renaissance man, art connoisseur, Catholic clergyman, cook, gardener, and even a student himself. When Reverend Phelan died on Friday, RPI and the entire Capital Region said goodbye to one of the area’s greatest leaders.
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