60th Entrance

Brother Thomas Keusenkothen

Birthplace: Kelso, Mo.

Entrance: Jan. 1959

Education: Bachelor’s in medical technology, DePaul University in Chicago

Registry as a medical technologist, Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Medical Technology in Chicago

Master’s in health facilities management from Webster University

Certificate from the Institute for Religious Formation Masters Program from St. Louis University

Service in the archdiocese: Laboratory supervisor and head of Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Medical Technology, 1966-69

Administrative assistant, Alexian Brothers Hospital, 1976-84

Assistant administrator, Alexian Brothers Hospital, 1984-97

Service outside the archdiocese: Administrator of Boys Town Memorial Hospital

Alexian Brothers community director in Boys Town and Elizabeth, N.J.

President and chief executive officer of Alexian Brothers Health System of Chicago, 1998-2011

About Brother Thomas Keusenkothen: Brother Thomas developed a penchant for travel while growing up in a family of 11 children; he has visited every state of the Union and numerous foreign countries. He chairs 17 Alexian boards and is a member of 30 other boards, including six external organizations such as the Illinois Catholic Health Association and St. Francis Health Care Centre in Ohio.