He came to the position uniquely qualified having served for twenty - two years at Fordham University in New York as vice president and dean .
Dr. Joseph J. McGowan was appointed as Bellarmine University 's third president in 1990 .
Joseph J. McGowan came to the position uniquely qualified having served for twenty - two years at Fordham University in New York as vice president and dean .
Dr. Joseph J. McGowan was appointed as Bellarmine University 's third president in 1990 .