- Rafael Donato
Rafael S. Donato FSC (
October 12 ,1938 –November 2 ,2006 ) was a Filipino Lasallian brother and was the President ofDe La Salle Araneta University .Biography
Donato finished
grade school in 1952,high school in 1956, and aBachelor of Science inEducation , majoring in English literature with a minor inPhilosophy in 1961 all at De La Salle College. In 1956, he decided to become a De La Salle Brother.He then earned his
Master's degree in English as a Second Language andLinguistics atColumbia University in 1965 as a Fulbright scholar. Another Fulbright grant allowed him to travel toEurope andVietnam .In the 1970s, Donato became the first Filipino Director of
De La Salle Lipa and the first Filipino President ofLa Salle Green Hills . In 1974, he received a Certificate of Advanced Studies from Harvard and in 1976, he earned hisDoctor of Education degree in Administration, Planning and Social Policy. Upon his return to the Philippines, he was then assigned to La Salle College Bacolod in Bacold City, Negros Occidental as its first Filipino president.Donato was appointed Brother Visitor and concurrent President of La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila from 1983 to 1990. He then served as President of
De La Salle University-Manila from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, he became aBritish Council Fellow for Peace Studies at theUniversity of Bradford in theUnited Kingdom . In 1995, he received another fellowship from theHebrew University of Jerusalem 's Truman Institute for Peace.He was then appointed President of
De La Salle Lipa in Lipa City, Batangas onMay 15 ,1995 and served in that capacity until 2003, at which time he was named "President Emeritus" for his role in the expansion of the school.Donato was last the Auxiliary Visitor of the Philippine District as well as President of De La Salle Araneta University in Malabon City, Metro Manila effective SY 2006-2007. He was also a faculty member of the Educational Leadership and Management Department of De La Salle University Manila's College of Education. On
October 16 ,2006 , he celebrated his 50th year as a De La Salle Brother in ceremonies held at La Salle Green Hills.On
November 2 ,2006 , Donato was reported missing after a few hours of swimming off the shores ofMorong, Bataan . His body was found at 8:30 p.m., six hours after he was reported missing and one kilometer away from where he was last seen. His remains were subsequently driven back toManila . [ [http://www.lasallian.ph/newsfull.php?id_art=11 Br. Rafe Passes Away] , [http://www.lasallian.ph/index.html Philippine Lasallian Family Official Website] . Retrieved on 2006-11-03]References
# Madridano, V. (2006). [http://www.lasallian.ph/downloads/famili052006.pdf Br. Rafael S. Donato FSC Distinguished Lasallian] . "Philippine Lasallian FaMiLi, 8," pp. 16.
External links
* [http://www.dlsu.edu.ph De La Salle University Manila]
* [http://www.delasalle.ph De La Salle Philippines]
* [http://www.dlsaa.com De La Salle Alumni Association]
* [http://www.lasallian.ph Philippine Lasallian Family Website]See also
*
List of people from De La Salle University-Manila
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