Brother Mel Anderson, FSC, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, died May 22, 2021, at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. Brother Mel served as the president of Saint Mary’s College of California for 28 years.
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The funeral arrangements are pending.
MILESTONES
Born: September 28, 1928, Oakland, CA
Entered Novitiate: June 10, 1947
Received Habit: August 14, 1947
Final Vows: June 26, 1953
Education: B.A., Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, 1952; Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, 1976; Lewis University, Illinois, 1979; University of San Francisco, CA, 1994; Manhattan College, Bronx, NY, 1994; Dominican University of San Rafael, CA, 1997; St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, 2014
ASSIGNMENTS
1948, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, scholasticate
1951, Mont La Salle, Napa, CA, teacher
1952, Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA, teacher
1956, La Salle High School, Pasadena, CA, vice president, teacher, sub-director
1962, San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno, CA, director, principal, teacher
1964, Saint Mary’s College High School, Berkeley, CA, director, principal, teacher
1969, Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA, president, director general, dorm counselor
1997, Christian Brothers HS Community, Sacramento, CA, sabbatical
1998, Provincialate Community, Mont La Salle, Napa, CA, sabbatical
1999, Saint Mary’s College High School Community, Berkeley, CA, Oakland Diocesan Office, director of special projects
2003, Saint Mary’s College High School Community, Berkeley, CA
2004, Saint Mary’s College Community, Moraga, CA, residence hall director
2009, Saint Mary’s College Community, Moraga, CA, director
2013, Saint Mary’s College Community, Moraga, CA, residence hall director, instructor
2019, Saint Mary’s College Community, Moraga, CA, retired