Eugene Kole, OFM Conv, served as Quincy University's 20th president from 1997–2002.
During his tenure the school embarked on an $8.6 million fitness center renovation, remodeling of St. Francis Hall and the addition of new academic programs.
He did have a degree from the similarly named unaccredited LaSalle University which was later closed down due to its being a diploma mill.
According to Canisius College, Kole took classes in the summers of 1972 and 1973 under the name Eugene Kolodiezj.
He was posthumously awarded a medal for meritorious civilian service by the Air Force.