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University of Saint Mary company history timeline

1923

Mother Mary Leo Gallagher, another Sister of Mercy, carried on the tradition and opened the doors of College of Saint Mary in 1923.

In 1923, the Sisters established Saint Mary College.

1932

In 1932, the college became a four-year institute and started accepting a few men in certain areas of study.

1950

In November 1950, the Sisters purchased 80 acres of land for $150,000 next to a dirt road named 72nd Street and what would then become Mercy Road.

1974

Murphy was succeeded as president by poet and educator Sister Mary Janet McGilley, PhD, SCL. In 1974, Saint Mary College became the first four-year institution to offer a degree completion in Kansas City.

1989

The school's first fully endowed chair was inaugurated in 1989, honoring the retirement of Sister Mary Janet.

2000

In 2000, a campus was opened in Overland Park, Kansas.

2003

The institution expanded again in July 2003, changing its name to the University of Saint Mary.

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