Administrative Histories, 1913 - current

Presidents and Prioresses, 1913-1957
Mother Cecilia Kapsner, 1901-1913 to 1919
Mother Louise Walz, 1919-1937
Mother Rosamond Pratschner, 1937-1949
Mother Richarda Peters, 1949-1957 [She remained Prioress until 1961.]

[Note: From 1913 until 1957 the Prioress was also the President of the College.  Lists of Religious Superiors, including Prioresses, Sub-Prioresses and Mistresses of Novices until 1957 can be found in With Lamps Burning by Grace McDonald, OSB.]

Presidents, 1958 to the Present
Sister Remberta Westkaemper, 1957-1958 to 1960-1961
Sister Linnea Welter, 1961-1962 and 1962-1963
Sister Mary Grell, 1963-1964 to 1967-1968
Dr. Stanley Idzerda, 1968-1969 to 1973-1974
Dr. Beverly Miller, 1974-1975 to 1978-1979
Sister Emmanuel Renner, 1979-1980 to 1985-1986
Sister Colman O’Connell, 1986-1987 to 1995-1996
Dr. Mary Lyons, 1996-1997 to 2001-2003
Dr. Carol Guardo, 2003-2004
Dr. Mary Ann Baenninger, 2004-2005 to present

CSB Academic Deans
    [Note: From 1913 until 1957, the Academic Dean was in charge of the
    day-to-day business during the years when the Prioress was also the President.]
Sister Jeannette Roesch, Directoress/Academic Dean, 1913-1925
Sister Inez Hilger, Academic Dean, 1926-1928
Sister Adelgundis Bergman, Academic Dean, 1929-1932
Sister Claire Lynch, Academic Dean, 1932-1941
Sister Incarnata Girgen, Academic Dean, 1941-1947
Sister Enid Smith, Academic Dean, 1948-1957
Sister Johanna Becker, Academic Dean, 1958-1961
Sister Firmin Escher, Academic Dean 1962-1972
    [Note: In 1972 the title of Dean changed to Vice President of Academic Affairs.
    In 1981 the office of Dean was re-established, and until 1994 there was a
    CSB Vice President of Academic Affairs as well as an Academic Dean.
    In 1994-1995 the position of Acting Joint CSB/SJU VPAA was created, 
    a prelude to the creation of the position of CSB/SJU Provost.]
Dr. Charles Villette, Academic Dean, 1981-1985
Sister Dolores Super, Academic Dean, 1986-1994
Dr. Rita Knuesel, Academic Dean, 1994-2003
    [Note: In 2003 she was named Joint CSB/SJU Associate Provost
    as well as Joint CSB/SJU Academic Dean.]

CSB Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs (VPAA) 
    [Note change of title from Dean to VPAA.]
Sister Mary David Olheiser, VPAA, 1972-1974
Sister Katherine Howard, VPAA from 1974-1975 to 1976-1977
Sister Linda Kulzer, Acting VPAA, 1977-78 and VPAA from 1979-1980 to 1984-1985
Dr. Charles Villette, VPAA, 1985-1986 to 1993-1994
    [In 1994 the VPAA position became Joint and Acting,
    a prelude to the creation of the position of CSB/SJU Provost.]
CSB/SJU Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Joseph Friedrich, Acting CSB/SJU VPAA, 1994-1995

CSB/SJU Academic Deans
Dr. Rita Knuesel, Academic Dean and Associate Provost, 2003-2004 to 2005-2006
Dr. Joe DesJardins, Interim Academic Dean and Associate Provost, 2006-2007
Dr. Joe DesJardins, Associate Provost and Academic Dean, 2007-2008 to present

CSB/SJU Provosts
Dr. Clark Hendley, CSB/SJU Provost, 1995-1996 to 1998-1999
Dr. Neal Thorburn, CSB/SJU Provost, 1999-2000 to 2000-2001
Dr. Henry Smorynski, CSB/SJU Provost, 2001-2002 to 2005-2006
Dr. Rita Knuesel, CSB/SJU Interim Provost, 2006-2007
Dr. Rita Knuesel, CSB/SJU Provost, 2007-2008 to present

CSB Faculty Assembly Chairs
Sister Firmin Escher, Faculty Chair, 1968-1969
Ronald Lane, Faculty Chair, 1969-1970
Angeline Dufner, Faculty Chair, 1970-1971
Sister Paula Reiten, Faculty Chair, 1971-1972
Donald Hoddecheck, Faculty Chair, 1972-1973
Sister Dunstan Plantenberg, Faculty Chair, 1973-1974
Father Euguene Connelly, Faculty Chair, 1974-1975
Sister Carol Berg, Faculty Chair, 1975-1976
Frank Wrag, Faculty Chair, 1976-1977
Sister Ingrid Anderson, Faculty Chair, 1977-1978
Philip Welter, Faculty Chair, 1978-1979
Jack L. DeVine, Faculty Chair, 1979-1980
Gordon Goetemann, Faculty Chair, 1980-1981
Sister Rosina Schmitt, Faculty Chair, 1981-1982
Norma Dickau, Faculty Chair, 1982-1983
Ed Sass, Faculty Chair, 1983-1984
Chuck Rodell, Faculty Chair, 1984-1985
Sister Nancy Hynes, Faculty Chair, 1985-1986
Kathy Schmitz, Faculty Chair, 1986-1987
Sister Mary Reuter, Faculty Chair, 1987-1988
John Olson, Faculty Chair, 1988-1989
Judy Knutson, Faculty Chair, 1989-1990
Connie Reding Koeck, Faculty Chair, 1990-1991
Kay Wolsborn, Faculty Chair, 1991-1992
Richard White, Faculty Chair, 1992-1993

Joint Faculty Assembly Chairs
Richard White, JFA Chair, 1993-1994
Wendy Klepetar, JFA Chair, 1994-1996
Barbara Hansmeier, JFA Chair, 1996-1998
Dr. Michael Livingston, JFA Chair, 1998-1999
Dr. Joseph DesJardins, JFA Chair, 1999-2000
Tom Sibley, JFA Chair, 2000-2001
Kay Wolsborn, JFA Chair, 2001-2002
Jennifer Galovich, JFA Chair, 2002-2003
Jim Schnepf, JFA Chair, 2003-2004
Phil Kronebusch, JFA Chair, 2004-2005
John Hasselberg, JFA Chair, 2005-2006
Richard Albares, JFA Chair, 2006-2007
Ginny Arthur, JFA Chair, 2007-2008
Katie Johnson, JFA Chair, 2008-2009
David Arnott, JFA Chair, 2009-2010

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