Leonard J. Fick

Leonard J. Fick (September 6, 1915 – February 4, 1990) was an American Roman Catholic priest and college administrator in Ohio whose educational career spanned over fifty years.

For twenty-one years, 1948–1969, Monsignor Fick also taught English at the College of St. Mary of the Springs, (now Ohio Dominican University).

As a direct result of his work, the Josephinum College was granted candidacy in 1972 in the North Central Association and full accreditation in 1976.

This process took sixteen years of sustained and detailed effort including five self-studies and mountains of paperwork.

Fick was editor of this magazine for twenty years and authored the editorial column on the front page as well.

Fick wrote The Light Beyond: A Study of Hawthorne's Theology, ISBN 0-88305-207-5, a book originally published in 1955 by The Newman Press and reprinted in 1975 by Norwood Editions.

He was buried in the Josephinum Cemetery, on the grounds of the institution after a memorial service attended by over five hundred people including several bishops and over eighty priests.