The principal architects of Marist College, at a picture taken during the dedication of the new Fontaine Building in 2001, named to honor Brother Paul Ambrose (Fontaine), the founder of Marist, who led the college from 1943 to 1958. He was followed by (Linus) Richard Foy (1958 to 1979) who established the evening division and oversaw the transition from a commuter college to a residential college and from an all-male institution to a co-ed college.
Dennis Murray , the President since 1979, engineered its spectacular growth from 2000 to 3500 students, transformed the campus via an ambitious building program and moved it to a position where it has been ranked among the top 20 Northern Regional Universities by U. S. News and "highly selective" by Barron's. Recently the Templeton Foundation cited Marist as one of 300 institutions which have creatively combined character development with the academic experience.

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