Br. Francis Blouin was born February 9, 1929 in Rumford, Maine. His father was Raoul Blouin and his mother's maiden name was Marie Leblanc. Br. Francis joined the Brothers of Christian Instruction in 1946. He received a Bachelor's degree from LeMennais College in History, a Masters in European History from the Catholic University of America, PhD in Theology at Fordham University, and additional graduate studies at Notre Dame University, the University of Detroit, and Highlands College in England.
Br. Francis began his teaching career in Fall River, Massachusetts at Msgr. Prevost High School teaching secondary school classes from 1949-1954. He later taught in Plattsburgh, New York from 1954-1960 before he became a principal at St. Ignatius High School in Sanford, Maine (1960-1961) and Mount Assumption High School in Plattsburgh (1962-1970). He has also served as Superior of the American Province of the Brothers of Christian Instruction.
At Walsh College, Br. Francis Blouin began as a Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1970-1976. While at Walsh, Br, Francis Blouin served as the secretary-treasurer of the New England Conference of Religious Superiors from 1970-1973. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Sangre de Cristo Renewal Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1970-1973, serving as chairman of the board from 1972-1973.
Br. Francis Blouin became Walsh University's third president in 1978. He remained president until 1992 when he retired.
From the guide to the Papers of Brother Francis Blouin, FIC, 1971-1993, 1971-2003, 1971-1993, (Walsh University Library)
