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Rev. Peter Donohue

Rev. Peter Donohue

President | Villanova University | Class of 1990

Long before he was hired to head up the Philadelphia university with the national championship-winning college basketball team, the Rev. Peter Donohue earned a paycheck from Krannert

“I worked there as the assistant house manager at Krannert Center with another doctoral student," says Donohue, named Villanova's 32nd president in 2006. "While there were many fabulous performances, the best entertainment was from the undergraduates who worked in the ticket office.

“They kept us laughing.”