Robert E. Kenna, S.J. (1844–1912) was appointed Santa Clara University's 9th and 12th president after the presidency of John Pinasco and Joseph W. Riordan. He was first a student, then professor, then president from 1888 to 1893 and again from 1899 to 1905.

Portrait of Robert E. Kenna

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  • McGloin, John Bernard (1972). Jesuits by the Golden Gate: The Society of Jesus in San Francisco, 1849-1969. University of San Francisco. p. 41.
  • Gerald McKevitt, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977 (Page 331)

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