Leadership

Provincials, Masters, Deans, and Presidents of St. Ann's Hermitage, the Marist Normal Training School, Marian College, and Marist College

Notes:

During the early years of the College’s history, it can be a little confusing determining who was in charge. As far as the College was concerned, seniority went in the following order: Superior General, Assistant Superior General, Provincial, Dean, and Master. From 1922 to 1957 the Provincials had authority over the Deans and Masters, and the Superior General, the head of the Marist Order, was concerned with directing the administrative duties of the Brothers around the world. Sometimes the Provincials were referred to as the President of the College, but this designation was inconsistent. “President” was not an official designation until Brother Paul was named President of the College in 1957. The Provincial acted as the President of the College from 1922 to 1957, but Bro. Paul Ambrose Fontaine was named the first President in 1957. Bro. Paul Ambrose Fontaine was the Dean of the College before he was named President in 1957. Although the Provincials essentially acted as the President of the institution, they were stationed in Rome. The Deans ran day-to-day operations on the Marist campus. In 1958, Bro. Paul Ambrose Fontaine, President of Marian College, was elected Assistant Superior General in Rome. On November 28, Bro. Linus Richard Foy, doctoral candidate at the Courant Institute at NYU, was appointed to replace him. At age 28, he became the youngest college president in the Unites States. That semester there were 256 students, 62 of whom were laymen. (This is based on information from the The Annals of St. Ann's Hermitage and the History of the United States Province.)

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