Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland served twice as president for the institution. Her first term of office (1928-1933) coincided with the launch of Mount Mercy Junior College and its first graduates. Her second term, as the fourth president for the...
Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland, who served Mount Mercy Junior College as president from 1928-1933. She also served as president for the college from 1946-1961, therby having two terms of office.
The first lay advisory board of Mount Mercy College was instituted in 1957. Members consisted of: (first row, left to right): Marion Orr, Sr. Mary Ildephonse Holland, Mrs. Nicholas P. Craemer (board secretary), Frank Martin, and John Locher (board...
An aerial view of the Mount Mercy, campus apartments complex, built to meet the immediate housing needs for male students following the college's change to a co-educational institution. Construction was complete in September 1976, with four...
Before hoods were used during commencement ceremonies, seniors were "capped" at a special convocation. This ceremony occurred in May 1955 and features Mount Mercy Junior College faculty Sr. Mary Ildephonse and Sr. Mary Eleanor Cashman.
Side view of McAuley Hall, the first campus dormitory.
In March, 1955, the Sisters of Mercy began work on a new, college dormitory; the cornerstone laying ceremony followed on October 3 of that year. In September 1956, McAuley Hall welcomed college students into its seven-story structure; the first...
John F. Kennedy visits Mount Mercy Junior College campus in 1959.
Senator John F. Kennedy visited the Mount Mercy Junior College campus in 1959, following a campaign stop in Marion, Iowa. Kennedy spoke from the McAuley veranda to an audience of Sisters, students, and visitors. Following the speech, Sister Mary...