General Files of the President, 1913-present

General Files of the President:

Presidents who were prioress, 1913-1957:

[Note: From 1913 until 1957 the Prioress was also the President of the College.]

Mother Cecilia Kapsner, Prioress 1901-1919; President 1913-1919

Mother Louise Walz, 1919-1937

Mother Rosamond Pratschner, 1937-1949

Mother Richarda Peters, 1937-1957 [She remained Prioress until 1961.]

Presidents, 1958-2022:

Sister Remberta Westkaemper, O.S.B., 1957-1958 to 1960-1961

Sister Linnea Welter, O.S.B., 1961-1962 and 1962-1963

Sister Mary Grell, O.S.B., 1963-1964 to 1967-1968

Stanley Idzerda, 1968-1969 to 1973-1974

Beverly Miller, 1974-1975 to 1978-1979

Sister Emmanuel Renner, O.S.B., 1979-1980 to 1985-1986

Sister Colman O’Connell, O.S.B., 1986-1987 to 1995-1996

Mary Lyons, 1996-1997 to 2001-2003

Carol Guardo, 2003-2004

MaryAnn Baenninger, 2004-2014

Mary Dana Hinton, 2014-2020

Laurie M. Hamen, 2020-2022

Presidents, 2022-present:

[Since 2022, the President of the College of Saint Benedict is also the President of Saint John's University.]

Brian Bruess, 2022-present