Rev. James P. McDermott, S.J., Arts ’91, was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2003.
He is a screenwriter and film student in New York City.
Originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Father McDermott received his bachelor’s degree in English from Marquette in 1991. He earned a master’s degree in English and American Literature and Languages from Harvard University, and holds a master’s degree in divinity and a licentiate in sacred theology from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass.
Father McDermott recently completed a four year term as an associate editor at America Magazine, a Jesuit-run Catholic weekly based in New York City. While at America he wrote on topics ranging from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the television show "Lost" to the music of the St. Louis Jesuits and the many pets of John McCain. He also shot short films for the magazine's website.
Prior to that he worked as an associate pastor at Gesu Parish in Milwaukee, and as the chair of English and drama at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 2003.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Mr. Ned W. Bechthold
- Ms. Natalie A. Black
- Mr. John F. Ferraro
- Rev. James P. Flaherty, S.J.,
- Mr. Richard J. Fotsch
- Rev. James G. Gartland, S.J.,
- Mr. Darren R. Jackson
- Mr. James F. Janz
- Mr. Jeffrey A. Joerres
- Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.
- Mr. John P. Lynch
- Rev. James P. McDermott, S.J.
- Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem
- Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J.
- Mr. James D. O'Rourke
- Mr. Ulice Payne, Jr.
- Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.
- Ms. Kristine A. Rappe
- Mr. Joseph J. Rauenhorst
- Mr. Glenn A. Rivers
- Mr. James A. Runde
- Hon. W. Greg Ryberg
- Mrs. Mary Ladish Selander
- Ms. Mary Ellen Stanek
- Mr. John J. Stollenwerk
- Mr. Charles M. Swoboda
- Ms. Cherryl T. Thomas
- Rev. Thomas H. Tobin, S.J.
- Ms. Rhona Vogel
- Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J.
- Mr. Charles M. Williams, Jr.
- Ms. Anne A. Zizzo
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 14 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
