 He had the longest time to exert his influence on the university, initially for nine years, subsequently for twelve for a total of twenty-one years.The greatest achievement ever made during Connon's administration was the granting of the charter as a university to the college on February 19, 1975.Connon's first term was marked by the expansion of the college and its professionalization, began under Brother Chrysostom Peter Clifford, F.S.C., who assumed the post of Dean of the College, succeeding Brother Lambert Edward Chisholm FSC, its post-war re-founder.