page_title: Christendom College
section_title: 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: Christendom College / History / 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Damian Fedorkya with Pope John Paul II
context_page_description: Christendom College is a conservative Catholic liberal arts college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States, located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The school does not accept federal funding, except for the Yellow Ribbon GI Bill.
context_section_description: Carroll remained as president until 1985 when Dr. Damian Fedoryka was named as the 2nd president. Carroll stepped back to focus on teaching history and writing, remaining on the faculty and serving as the chairman of the history department until his retirement in 2002.
  During Fedoryka's seven-year tenure as president, Blessed Margaret and St. Joseph's Halls were constructed, and the college became fully accredited in 1987. The college also retired nearly $600,000 in debt without disrupting the growth of the college.
  Fedoryka, through his contacts in the Vatican, brought the college into contact with then-Pope John Paul II, who later told Carroll that Christendom "was doing a great work for the Church." Fedoryka resigned in 1992, in order to pursue other educational ventures, including stints at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Ave Maria College (later Ave Maria University).
caption: Dr. Damian Fedoryka with Pope John Paul II
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