Dr. Dan Scholz inaugurated as Stritch’s 10th President

Dr. Daniel J. Scholz was inaugurated as Cardinal Stritch University's 10th president on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, in a ceremony in the Sister Camille Kliebhan Conference Center on the Stritch campus.
The West Allis, Wis., native was named the 10th president in the 84-year history of the University on June 24, 2021. Scholz has served in numerous roles at the University since his arrival in 2004. He was the University’s vice president for academic affairs from 2018 to May 2020, when he was named acting president.
Administrative team members of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, who founded and sponsor Stritch, and Dr. Mary Kellner, ’07, and Gerard Randall, co-chairs of the University’s Board of Trustees, officially inaugurated Scholz as the University’s 10th president.
Additional members of the University community shared greetings and remarks. Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki celebrated Mass and shared a blessing of Dr. Scholz during the ceremony, which followed the conclusion of Mass.
Media contact: Kathleen Hohl, 414-391-6193, kghohl@stritch.edu