Father Theodore Hesburgh honored on Forever stamp
The stamp art features an oil-on-panel painting of Father Hesburgh standing on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. BackgroundOrdained into the priesthood of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1943, Father Hesburgh was appointed to the faculty at Notre Dame in 1945. Father Hesburgh spearheaded successful efforts to strengthen the faculty and administration, improve academic standards and increase the university’s endowment. Father Hesburgh was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2000,