William Francis Masterson, SJ (December 17, 1910 – September 5, 1984) was an American Jesuit priest who became an educational leader in the Philippines.
[6] Facing a backlash for this move, he was sent away from Ateneo and Manila to Cagayan de Oro,[4][6] where he had previously spent his summers leading Boy Scout activities.
[2] In 1968, he founded the Xavier Science Foundation, a non-government organization separate from the university that supports local agriculture, development, and education.
William F. Masterson SJ Elementary School in Cagayan de Oro, located on this avenue, was also renamed in his honor in 2013.
In 2009, he was featured on a commemorative sheet of Philippine postage stamps, celebrating the sesquicentennial of Ateneo de Manila University.