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Campus Closure for the Holidays

The Northwood University campus will be closed from December 23rd until January 2nd for the holidays.

John J. Cullinane

January 1, 1988

Founder Cullinet Software, Inc. Dedham, Massachusetts Current: President The Cullinane Group – Cambridge, Massachusetts

John J. Cullinane is Founder of Cullinet Software, Inc., one of the first computer companies formed to specialize in computer software products. In 1982, 1984, and 1985, Mr. Cullinane was named as The Wall Street Transcript’s CEO of the year in the computer software products industry. He was inducted into The Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs and was honored in 1985 at the Fifty-Seventh Annual Awards Dinner for The National Conference of Christians and Jews. Most recently he was inducted into INFOMART’S 1987 Information Processing Hall of Fame. Mr. Cullinane is a graduate of Northeastern University and a member of its Board of Trustees and is a recipient of The Northeastern University Outstanding Alumni Award for Business and Industry. He is a member of the board of several business organizations and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. “The only true lasting satisfaction in life comes from helping others.”