Document Type
Interview
Publication Date
Spring 2013
Abstract
Dr. Michael Richard Dillon (1942-2020) was a Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at La Salle University in Philadelphia. He grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb just outside of Chicago, where he spent many years before opting to attend the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate and, later, his graduate and doctoral degrees. Dr. Dillon first came to La Salle in 1968, where he spent 17 years as a member of the Political Science Department under the Chair at the time, Robert Courtney. After obtaining a J.D. from Temple University, Dr. Dillon left La Salle in 1985 to practice environmental law for the Litigation Section of the national firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he remained for 22 years. After his wife passed away in 2006, Dr. Dillon looked to get back into teaching and, so, he returned to La Salle in 2007 where he was hired to Chair the Political Science Department. As of the interview in 2013, he chaired a Department highly regarded throughout the University community. He lived in Lafayette Hill, PA and had three children.
Recommended Citation
Dillon,, Michael R. Ph.D., J.D. and Prendergast, John A., "Interview of Michael R. Dillon, Ph.D., J.D." (2013). All Oral Histories. 43.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/histdeptohall/43
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