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	St. Ambrose Board of Directors' Action Regarding O'Keefe Library St. Ambrose University August 3, 2007 http://www.sau.edu/news/spring07/BoardofDirectorsAction1.php Today, Friday, Aug. 3, in a special meeting of the St. Ambrose University Board of Directors, the board voted to remove the late Bishop Gerald O'Keefe's name from the St. Ambrose library. The board's decision was based on the recommendation of an ad hoc committee of the board appointed by St. Ambrose University President Edward Rogalski to investigate a request to remove O'Keefe's name from the library. The request maintained that the removal was warranted because of the bishop's failure to take the necessary precautions to protect children from clergy sexual abuse that occurred during his tenure as bishop of the Davenport Diocese. Guided by the university's naming policy, the board determined that the request justified the removal of Bishop O'Keefe's name from the SAU library. While a very difficult decision, the board felt it was the right thing to do for the university, as well as a step taken in the spirit of promoting healing within the diocese and, in a larger sense, for all victims of abuse. The library will be referred to as the St. Ambrose University Library until such time that the board is able to determine the appropriate course of action for its renaming.
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