Rev. Anselm Maynard Keefe, O. Praem, was born on January 21, 1895, and entered the Norbertine Order in 1916, taking his solemn vows and was ordained in 1920. Fr. Keefe was a man of many hats. He was a priest, biologist, teacher, military chaplin, Dean, and Abbot of St. Norbert Abbey. He provided almost 50 years of service to St. Norbert College, and was its Dean from 1927-1941, and 1941-1946. Fr. Keefe helped make St. Norbert College what it is today, a successful educational instituion. He worked towards its accredation during his tenure in 1937, founded the SNC Times student newspaper, made it a coeducational college, and planted hundreds of trees and shrubs on campus. Fr. Keefe's Herbarium collection includes around 20,000 plant specimens, which can still be found in the St. Norbert College Herbarium! Source: https://jms.omeka.net/exhibits/show/thelegacy/fr--anselm-maynard-keefe

Biographical Note written by Joe Dyal, 2019.