predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
raymond j. swords , s.j. gerard reedy , s.j. 2 july 2012 dorchester , massachusetts worcester , massachusetts 13 july 1923 president of the college of the holy cross 1970 john e. brooks
 1994 rev. john e. brooks , s.j. college of the holy cross
john e. brooks

john e. brooks , s.j. , -lrb- july 13 , 1923 -- july 2 , 2012 -rrb- was an american jesuit priest who joined the society of jesus in 1950 .
he served as the 28th president of the college of the holy cross , in worcester , massachusetts , from 1970 to 1994 .
