Faculty and Staff

: Pilon, Dan, 10th President 1981-1998; Dr. Dan Pilon, who served as president only one year less than Mother Agnes, completed many projects in his seventeen years as president. In his tenure of office, the Encore program for non-traditional age students was born and flourished, bringing a large number of mature students to campus. The Management program was added, as were several graduate-level programs as the College became accredited to offer Masters degrees. The student union in Tower Hall was renovated, the library-chapel renovation project was carried out, resulting in a trebling of library space, Willow, Birch and Maple apartments were constructed as was an additional wing on Somers Hall. The sisters built their own residence adjacent to Stanbrook Hall and the College was able to claim all of Tower Hall, which was renovated to add more classrooms and offices. The façade of the Little Theater was rebuilt to provide handicapped access, and a new garage was built. The Mitchell Auditorium was constructed, funded by a capital campaign, and a third floor addition was added to the Science Building to house Nursing offices and additional classrooms.

: Presidents of the College from 1960 to 1998; Five Presidents of the College including (left to right) Bruce Stender (1975-1981) and Dan Pilon (1981-1998) in back and Sister Ann Edward Scanlon (1960-67), Sister Joan Braun (1974-75), and Sister Mary Richard Boo (1967-1971) seated in front.

: Presidents of the College from 1967 to 2016; Four Presidents of the College including (left to right) Larry Goodwin (1998-2016), Bruce Stender (1975-1981), and Sister Joan Braun (1974-75) standing in back, and Sister Mary Richard Boo (1967-1971) seated in front.

: Presidents of the College from 1975 to Present; Four Presidents of the College including (left to right) Bruce Stender (1975-1981), Larry Goodwin (1998-2016), Colette McCarrick Geary (2016-19), and Barbara McDonald (2019-)

: Scanlon, Sister Ann Edward, 5th President 1960-67; Under Sister Ann Edward's leadership, a new period of building began. In order to move the student bedrooms out of Tower Hall, it was decided to build a separate dormitory. This necessitated the College becoming separately incorporated from the religious community in order to qualify for federal loans. Somers Hall was completed, a gift from the Ridder family made possible the renovation of the library stacks, and planning for a new science building was begun.

: Scanlon, Sister Ann Edward, 5th President 1960-67; Under Sister Ann Edward's leadership, a new period of building began. In order to move the student bedrooms out of Tower Hall, it was decided to build a separate dormitory. This necessitated the College becoming separately incorporated from the religious community in order to qualify for federal loans. Somers Hall was completed, a gift from the Ridder family made possible the renovation of the library stacks, and planning for a new science building was begun.

: Shea, Rev. Francis X. 7th President 1971-1974; Father Frank Shea came to the College from Boston with the intention of putting the College on the map both locally and nationally. He brought the College to the attention of the local community as something other than "the convent school on the hill." His ebullient personality charmed them down at the Rotary Club. He established the first varsity sports team--men's hockey-built the Grove and Pines apartments, and oversaw the institution of a new curricular plan: the Winton Plan. Programs in Media Studies, Indian Studies and Physical Therapy were introduced.

: Somers, Mother Agnes 1st President, 1924-1942; It was at the beginning of her term as the fifth Prioress that the College of St. Scholastica became a four-year institution. At that time, the prioress was also the president of the College. Mother Agnes, known to later members of the community as "the Builder" presided over the construction of the northeast wing of Tower Hall, of Stanbrook Hall, the College library and Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel. Under her leadership, programs in the fine arts and in health professions such as Nursing, Medical Records, Medical Technology and Dietetics were begun. Mother Agnes felt it to be the responsibility of the College to provide an artistic environment for its students which would educate them to be cultured women of refinement. She collected examples of fine furniture, paintings and objets d'art to this end. Her eighteen years in office as both Prioress and President make her the president with the longest tenure.

: Somers, Sister Agnes 1920s?; Sister Agnes by the metal gate and stone column.

: Stender, Bruce, 9th President 1975-1981; Dr. Bruce Stender and the Board of Trustees carried out the first capital campaign, "The Scholastica Adventure," which brought in $8.2 million. It was during his tenure that a new general education program involving institutional competencies was inaugurated, the Reif Recreation Center was constructed, the former gymnasium was converted to a theater and the Irish Study Center was created at Louisburgh, in County Mayo.

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