Thomas May Peirce III
Thomas May Peirce III Managing Partner/President1946 – 1981 In 2015, its 150th year, Peirce College is proud to offer students bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in addition to associate degrees. That wasn’t always the case, however. Under the dual leadership of Mary B. Peirce and Thomas May Peirce III, the school became Peirce Junior College […]
Mary Ellen Caro
Dr. Mary Ellen Caro President & CEO2018 – Present Dr. Mary Ellen Caro became president and chief executive officer of Peirce College on April 16, 2018. She is the first woman to hold this role. Dr. Caro is an experienced higher education leader and business executive with extensive knowledge in cross-sector partnerships, workforce development, and […]
Jim Mergiotti
James J. Mergiotti President & CEO2009 – 2018 Peirce College has a long history of providing a personal and supportive learning environment for its students, and that tradition continued under President James J. Mergiotti. Mr. Mergiotti’s affiliation with Peirce began when he became a member of the College’s Board of Trustees in 1988. Ten years […]
Arthur Lendo
Dr. Arthur J. Lendo Managing Partner/President1991 – 2009 In July of 1991, Dr. Arthur J. Lendo succeeded Dr. Raymond C. Lewin as Peirce College president and immediately set about modernizing Peirce College’s learning platforms for working adult learners. Peirce needed to establish itself as the college for working adults, and Dr. Lendo’s great vision of taking the […]
Raymond C. Lewin
Dr. Raymond C. Lewin President1981 – 1991 For 116 years, Peirce College was governed by a member of the founding Peirce family. Starting with Thomas May Peirce’s founding of the school in 1865 and ending with Thomas May Peirce III’s retirement in 1981, the family led the school in its mission to provide working adults […]
Mary Peirce
Mary B. Peirce Principal1898 – 1860 Founder Thomas May Peirce famously stated in 1893 that “The door of Peirce College has been opened for women, and it remains open, and it will never be shut again.” Dr. Peirce was referring to the school’s pioneering efforts to make business education curriculums available to women, but it […]
Ruth Peirce
Ruth Stong Peirce Principal1896 – 1898 On May 16, 1896, Peirce School (née, Union Business College) founder Thomas May Peirce passed away. Dr. Peirce had been ill for many months and unable to make appearances at the school he loved since February of that year, instead directing operations via messenger from his family’s home at […]
Thomas May Peirce
Dr. Thomas May Peirce Founder & Principal1865 – 1896 The day was September 17, 1865, and the clock had yet to strike nine in the morning. Outside, the sun was shining. Inside, a bright, ambitious young man was checking the arrangements of a makeshift classroom in a former music hall on the corner of Eighth […]