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Title: Hughes, Mother Martina, 3rd President 1954-58
Type: StillImage
Description: During her tenure of office, Mother Martina realized that for a single person to hold the office of both Prioress and President of the College was not only a heavy responsibility, but also that a person who might be elected prioress would not necessarily always be qualified to head an institution of higher learning. She therefore separated the two positions.
Date: 1954?
Identifier: CSSrepository:943, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 03
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Presidents of the College from 1960 to 1998
Description: 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.
Date: 1996-10-11
Identifier: CSSrepository:942, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Braun, Sister Joan, 8th (Interim) President 1974-75
Type: StillImage
Description: At the time of Father Shea's sudden resignation, Sister Joan assumed the duties of interim president. During her tenure, WSCD-FM began broadcasting from studios in Tower Hall. Another presidential search was begun.
Date: 1974?
Identifier: CSSrepository:941, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 08
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Braegelman, Mother Athanasius, 2nd President 1942-1954
Type: StillImage
Description: Mother Athanasius continued Mother Agnes' policies, and under her leadership programs in Elementary Education and Physical Education were added. She established the Lay Advisory Board, the forerunner of our present Board of Trustees.
Date: 1925-1968
Identifier: CSSrepository:940, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 02
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Boo, Sister Mary Richard, 6th President 1967-1971
Type: StillImage
Description: A number of innovative curricular programs were instituted under Sister Mary Richard's leadership. The Education Department reorganized all of its course offerings to stress individualized instruction and a new general education curriculum was planned. Upon the closing of its high school many of the Priory offices and general living spaces were moved into Stanbrook Hall, giving the College more room. In 1969, the College officially became coeducational. The Lay Advisory Board was reorganized into the Board of Trustees with the accompanying responsibility of governance of the College. Their first task was to carry out a national search for a new president.
Date: 1990-1995
Identifier: CSSrepository:939, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 06
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Boo, Sister Mary Richard, 6th President 1967-1971
Type: StillImage
Description: A number of innovative curricular programs were instituted under Sister Mary Richard's leadership. The Education Department reorganized all of its course offerings to stress individualized instruction and a new general education curriculum was planned. Upon the closing of its high school many of the Priory offices and general living spaces were moved into Stanbrook Hall, giving the College more room. In 1969, the College officially became coeducational. The Lay Advisory Board was reorganized into the Board of Trustees with the accompanying responsibility of governance of the College. Their first task was to carry out a national search for a new president.
Date: 1962?
Identifier: CSSrepository:938, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 06
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Boo, Sister Mary Richard, 6th President 1967-1971
Type: StillImage
Description: A number of innovative curricular programs were instituted under Sister Mary Richard's leadership. The Education Department reorganized all of its course offerings to stress individualized instruction and a new general education curriculum was planned. Upon the closing of its high school many of the Priory offices and general living spaces were moved into Stanbrook Hall, giving the College more room. In 1969, the College officially became coeducational. The Lay Advisory Board was reorganized into the Board of Trustees with the accompanying responsibility of governance of the College. Their first task was to carry out a national search for a new president.
Date: 1967-1971
Identifier: CSSrepository:937, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 06
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Baldeschweiler, Sister Joselyn, 4th President 1958-1960
Type: StillImage
Description: Sister Joselyn, a member of the College English department, was the person chosen by Mother Martina to head the College as its first non-prioress president. In her brief tenure, Sister Joselyn chose to eliminate the Business Education program (office skills such as typing and shorthand preparing young women for secretarial duties) as incompatible with the ideal of a liberal arts college.
Date: 1950-1959
Identifier: CSSrepository:936, rg: 02/ President‘s Office, rsg: 20, rs: 02, rss: 04
Subject: Senior Administration -College President

Title: Somers, Sister Agnes 1920s?
Type: StillImage
Description: Sister Agnes by the metal gate and stone column.
Date: 1920?
Identifier: CSSrepository:888, rg: 08/ Personnel Department, rsg: 10
Subject: Senior Administration -College President, Senior Administration -College President

Title: Somers, Sister Agnes 1909-1913
Type: StillImage
Description: "Sr. Agnes" standing outside.
Date: 1909-1913
Identifier: CSSrepository:869, rg: 08/ Personnel Department, rsg: 10
Subject: Senior Administration -College President, Senior Administration -College President

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