Interviewee: Richard Foy

Interviewer: Gus Nolan

Interview Dates: October 11, 2001; October 18, 2001; July 27, 2011

Summary: Part 1 covers the life and times of Linus Foy, Marist College’s second official president. The interview gives a brief detail of his birth, then goes directly to his beginnings in the Marist community with the sort of subjects and teachers he had. After that, it transitions to his becoming the second president of Marist College. It covers some of his specific duties and objectives in the growth of the college and its many changes over the years. The first part of the interview ends with the construction of some of the dorms and the diversity that the college tried to achieve. The second part of this interview concerns Linus Foy during his administrative and presidential years.  Various topics are discussed, including the many changes Foy initiated and his vision of the future of the college.  Contrasts between Foy and the other two college presidents are discussed, and how each played an important role in the growth of the college. In part 3, President Foy discusses the history of Oliver Hazard Payne and his relationship to Marist College.