Leo Meehan, a 1975 graduate of Stonehill, has been a generous contributor to the College and the department of athletics in the 40 years since graduating, highlighted by the $1.5 million donation for the W.B. Mason Stadium which is enjoying its ten year anniversary this fall, serving as the home of the College’s football, field hockey and lacrosse programs as well as club and intramural sports programs.
Meehan has served as the president and chief executive officer of the W.B. Mason Co., Inc. since 1994 during the period of the company’s growth into the second largest privately held office products dealer in the United States today. Meehan began his career with the W.B. Mason Company upon his graduation from Stonehill in 1975 as a sales representative and was appointed vice president of marketing in 1979. He became a partner in 1983 and, beginning in 1987, was responsible for day-to-day operations and strategic planning until his appointment as president in 1994. He also is the Chairman of the Granite City Electric Supply Company in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Meehan has been a member of the College’s President’s Council for many years. He played a pivotal role in helping the College establish the W.B. Mason Forum on the Future of Southeastern Massachusetts in 1992 and the $1.5 million donation of the company for the new W.B. Mason Stadium at Stonehill which was dedicated on September 10, 2005. With over 100 Stonehill alumni currently employed by W.B. Mason, Meehan fosters philanthropy towards the College among those employed.
Elected a trustee at Stonehill in spring 2002, he was a member of the Campaign Executive Committee for Attaining the Summit: The Campaign for Stonehill College, which raised over $59,000,000.
Meehan was a member of the Stonehill football program during its early club days under head coach Vern Laws, a 2013 inductee to the Stonehill Athletic Hall of Fame.
