The Rev. Elmer Bauer III, C.M., has been elected and named to the Niagara University Board of Trustees. The appointment was announced by the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of the university.
Father Bauer graduated from Niagara University magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics education in 1987 and was ordained a Vincentian priest in 1993. His first assignment was as a missionary in Panama, where he was an assistant pastor for two separate parishes in poor, remote communities. In 1999, he was reassigned to Rome, where he served as international treasurer of the Congregation of the Mission for eight years. While there, he completed his MBA in finance at the Rome campus of St. John’s University. Since returning to the United States in 2007, he has served as the provincial treasurer of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission. He also currently serves on the investment committee for six Catholic non-profit organizations.
From 2012–2020, Father Bauer was a trustee at Niagara University, and he has also been a trustee at St. John’s University since 2009. In 2017, St. John’s University presented him with an honorary Doctorate of Commercial Science.
“Father Bauer brings a unique and valuable perspective to Niagara University’s Board of Trustees,” said Father Maher. “His lifelong commitment to the Vincentian mission, his own experience as a student, his extensive background in financial management, and his global mindset will help guide our work in ensuring that our commitment to an accessible and transformative education for all students continues well into the future.”