Scanlan entered the [[Franciscan Third Order Regular]] in 1957. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964 after having graduated from [[St. Francis Seminary]] in [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]. He served as acting dean of the [[College of Steubenville]] and as a lecturer in [[theology]] from 1964-1966, and from 1966-69, as dean of the General Honors Program. Father Scanlan was appointed rector-president of St. Francis Major Seminary in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1969. He accepted the office of president of the College of Steubenville in 1974, a position he held until 2000, when he was named Franciscan University's first chancellor. | Scanlan entered the [[Franciscan Third Order Regular]] in 1957. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964 after having graduated from [[St. Francis Seminary]] in [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]. He served as acting dean of the [[College of Steubenville]] and as a lecturer in [[theology]] from 1964-1966, and from 1966-69, as dean of the General Honors Program. Father Scanlan was appointed rector-president of St. Francis Major Seminary in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1969. He accepted the office of president of the College of Steubenville in 1974, a position he held until 2000, when he was named Franciscan University's first chancellor. |