From Priest to Dean
Illingworth joined admissions in 1981 having already had one career as a parish priest in Maine.
"I thought I just needed a change from parish ministry, and I'd stay a couple of years and go back to it," Illingworth says. "Obviously, I changed my mind."
When considering a move to University Hall, Illingworth turned to his colleagues and former colleagues for advice, including Jewett and Avery.
"They were saying that they felt well prepared for their time in University Hall," Illingworth says. "[They] were very much saying that 'We think you should do it!'"
And so far the advice has paid off. Illingworth says that over the years in Byerly, he'd had the chance to work with many of the same people he now deals with in his new job.
More importantly, he says, is the understanding of students that he gained by learning about their backgrounds. He says he would advise other would-be administrators to get a similar preparation.
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