Daniel S. Hendrickson

Daniel Scott Hendrickson (born October 4, 1970) is an American Catholic priest and academic who has served as the 25th president of Creighton University since 2015. He was previously the associate provost for academic initiatives at Marquette University.

Career Hendrickson entered the Jesuits in 1994. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus in 2006.

Hendrickson returned to Marquette University in 2012 as the Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President, and then in 2014 became an Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives. Although never having served as a university president before, Hendrickson is confident in his ability to lead. At Marquette, in his role in the provost's office, he also co-directed a service leadership scholarship program, oversaw an enrollment growth initiative and managed expansion of the Title IX compliance office.

President of Creighton University Hendrickson became the 25th president of Creighton University, a Jesuit, Catholic university in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 1, 2015. Hendrickson's predecessor, Timothy R. Lannon retired in January 2015, with J. Christopher Bradberry, Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, named as interim president,

Inauguration The inauguration events for the 25th President, Hendrickson, took place on Thursday, October 1, 2015, and Friday, October 2, 2015. The Missioning Mass began the festivities of the inauguration. The principal celebrant for the Missioning Mass was Thomas A. Lawler, Provincial of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus. Those in attendance included retired Abbot Raphael Walsh and Abbot Theodore Wolff of Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey, the William Dendinger, and the two Jesuit Provincials of the Midwest USA province of the Society of Jesus, Brian Paulson (Chicago-Detroit Provincial) and Thomas A. Lawler (Wisconsin Provincial). (These two provinces merged in the summer of 2017 to form the Midwest USA Province of the Society of Jesus.) Liturgy Coordinator for the Missioning Mass was Keith Kozak. The inauguration took place on Friday, October 2, 2015, with various dignitaries and honored guests, including George Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha.

Creighton Global Initiative Hendrickson has a special interest in education with a global perspective. His international travel and immersion experiences have taken him to over 30 countries on nearly every continent. Although Creighton already has a firm foundation of various programs in the global and education communities, there is a desire through this initiative that Creighton will build upon current academic and institutional efforts and creatively envision and implement new ones.

Creighton Global Initiative (CGI) will strengthen existing Creighton projects and programs, increase support for and build up the Global Engagement Office (GEO), and CGI will create a funding pool, housed at the GEO, to which the Creighton community may apply for financial and departmental support.

Personal life

On February 11, 2025, Hendrickson was named a Nebraska Admiral, which is the state of Nebraska's highest civic honor, and an honorary title bestowed upon individuals by approval of the Governor of Nebraska.