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...
Dr. Robert Peace, selected as Mount Mercy College's second, lay president, served the campus from 2000-2006. Pearce's initiatives included a salary equity plan, increasing student enrollment, and improving college finances. The campus added...
Dr. Thomas R. Feld served Mount Mercy College as its first lay president from 1977-1999, becoming the youngest college president in the United States when installed at age 32. During his tenure, the college developed its adult education program,...