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Father Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. is a Filipino scientist, mathematician, and Jesuit who was the longest-serving university President of the Ateneo de Manila University. He succeeded Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. in 1993, and served as University President until 1 June 2011. He currently sits as a member of the board of trustees of Georgetown University, Regis University, the Asian Institute of Management (where he sits as Vice-Chair), and other colleges and universities in the Philippines. He is also a member of the board of directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and is currently chairman of the Synergia Foundation. He was also Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.〔( Bienvenido F. Nebres )〕 Nebres served as the Ateneo's university president for more than 18 years. His term was extended for him to lead the Ateneo through the completion of key initiatives as well as its sesquicentennial celebration, and was again extended until June 1, 2011, after which he was succeeded by Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, S.J. as the Ateneo's university president.〔(Appointment of Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ as president of ADMU effective June 1, 2011 )〕 Since his return to the Philippines in 1970 after graduate studies abroad, Nebres has worked on three major areas: teaching and development of mathematics and science in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia; administration in the university and in the Jesuit Order; and leadership in the socio-political concerns of the Philippines during the years of martial law and in the early years of democratic restoration. In the 1990s, he also became more involved in the business world, particularly in the relationships between universities and business and technology. In 2011, he was named National Scientist of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the National Academy of Science & Technology. ==Early life and education== Bienvenido Nebres was born in Baguio City on March 15, 1940 and grew up in Bacnotan in La Union, Philippines. He studied at the Bacnotan Elementary School, and then moved to Christ the King College in San Fernando, La Union. His vocation to the priesthood came early, and soon enough he found himself at the Vigan seminary in Ilocos Sur. He wanted to become a priest because of a tecaher who was a nun, her stories made him realize that it was a life worth living.He finished high school at the San Jose Seminary, and then moved to the Sacred Heart Novitiate in Novaliches. He did his early studies in classics and philosophy, completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 and his Master of Arts degree. in 1963, both in Philosophy, at the Jesuit Scholasticate, Berchmans College in Cebu City, Philippines. He attended Stanford University in California 1965-70, wherein he completed his Master of Science and Ph.D. in mathematics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bienvenido Nebres」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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