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Browsing Room Gets New Name
Joseph R. Levis ’64, P’98, jokes offhandedly that he didn’t spend much time in the library as a student. But study or not, Levis has done quite well in the years since he graduated from Holy Cross. Levis is president and CEO of Crusader Paper Co., Inc., a company he founded in 1967 in Lawrence, Mass. Crusader Paper is now located in North Andover, and employs 65 people, supplying cut paper and paperboard to the industry.
It is no coincidence that Levis’ company shares the name of alma mater’s moniker. Levis and his older brother, Richard ’62, both attended Holy Cross—a fact that made their father very proud. When trying to come up with a name for his business, Levis says his father suggested the name “Crusader,” and it caught.
In gratitude to Levis for his recent gift to the Campaign, Holy Cross is now going to name something after him. The Browsing Room in the lower level of Dinand Library will be known as The Joseph R. Levis Browsing Room. The room is a multi-purpose space—used as a meeting place for faculty and for seminars—and is a comfortable spot for studying. Levis said he made his gift because “of his love for Holy Cross. I felt a desire to give and was very happy to be able to do so.” He and his wife, Judie, live in Andover. Together they have eight children.