Alumnus O’Neill Rejoins Board of Trustees

Alumnus William O’Neill, BS’67 (Metro), DDS’70 (Metro), and president of a dental practice in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has been elected to the FDU Board of Trustees.

“We’re proud and excited to welcome Bill O’Neill back to the Board of Trustees,” said President J. Michael Adams. “He has always been one of our most loyal alumni, and he has made great contributions to FDU over the years. We are very fortunate to be able to call upon his leadership and counsel.”

O’Neill last served on the board in 2003, after being a member for 15 years. He originally joined the trustees as the president of the Alumni Association Board of Governors (1988–1990).

As chair of the Trustees Facilities and Planning Committee, he provided, through the Facilities Master Plan, plans for the reconfigured and renovated Dickinson Hall and the construction of the Roberta Chiaviello Ferguson and Thomas G. Ferguson Recreation Center; the Martin F. Stadler, Patrick J. Zenner, Hoffmann-La Roche Academic Building; the Park Avenue Residence Hall; the Rutherford Residence Hall; and the Northpointe residence hall; as well as for the Fitness Center and substantial renovations to the student services buildings and cafeterias (the Student Union Building and the Student Center), and residence halls — the Lindens, University Court and the Village.

O’Neill is also co-founder of Knights of the Roundtable Booster Club at the Metropolitan Campus. He and his wife, Fran, live in Alpine, N.J., and have two grown daughters.