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who served as the 11th president of Loyola
University of Los Angeles. He became the first president of Loyola Marymount University president upon Loyola University's merger with Marymount College in 1973 and remained as the school's president until 1984. Under Merrifield, Loyola Marymount went
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twice a week, using his own money. The breakfasts gradually became known as "Fr. Don's
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774:Richardson (1877–1884)
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291:from 1962 until 1969.
273:Santa Clara University
175:Donald Paul Merrifield
55:11th President of
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466:Los Gatos, California
319:at his inauguration.
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474:San Jose, California
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232:in physics from the
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28:Donald P. Merrifield
991:American physicists
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932:Lawton
372:Latino
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