 Dr.
Peter Sampo
2008 Paideia Prize Recipient
Dr. Peter Sampo is a founder of Thomas More College of
Liberal Arts, where he serves as Distinguished Professor of
Political Science and President Emeritus. He served as Dean of
St. Francis College (1970-73); President of Magdalen College
(1974-78); founding Chair of the Politics Department of St.
Anselm College; and President of Thomas More College of Liberal
Arts (1978-2006).
Dr. Sampo has dedicated his work to the importance of the
formation of youth through initiation into Western culture and
the urgency for educational institutions to provide a
transformative experience through an exclusively liberal arts
education. His own work has been in the recovery of the
Classical tradition of political science from a Christian
perspective.
He is a regular speaker at campuses across the country, has
authored articles on Machiavelli and Thomas More, and was a
contributor to The Recovery of American Education
(University Press of America, 1991) and Life and Family.
He was awarded a Commendation by the Society of Catholic Social
Scientists and was named an Exemplary Alumnus by the University
of Notre Dame. Dr. Sampo received his A.B. at St. Vincent
College and his doctorate in Political Science at the University
of Notre Dame.
Dr. Peter Sampo will be awarded the 2008 Paideia Prize at
CiRCE's annual conference on Christian Classical Education.
Learn more about the conference here.
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