Mercy College is proud to celebrate 50 years of service of one of its most revered faculty members, Dr. Ann Grow. Grow, who is presently a professor of humanities and philosophy in the School of Liberal Arts, was a member of the Sisters of Mercy, and began her career at Mercy College in September 1963 after having been a high school teacher.
At right, Dr. Ann E. Grow and Mercy College Interim President, Dr. Concetta M. Stewart
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University. After joining the faculty of Mercy College, she soon found herself serving in a wide variety of administrative positions, among them, Dean of Students and Undergraduate Dean as well as several vice presidencies. However, throughout all her years in administration, Dr. Grow continued to teach and says that her passion was always teaching.
Back in the faculty full-time for the past few years, Dr. Grow, says, “I consider myself fortunate in that I always wanted to be a teacher and the College has offered me that opportunity.”
Mercy College Interim President, Dr. Concetta M. Stewart, says, “Dr. Ann Grow is a true inspiration. No one else in the College’s history has reached the milestone Ann has reached. Teaching was her first and greatest love, and the thousands of students she has influenced are the better for it.”
About Mercy College
Founded in 1950, Mercy College is a private, not-for-profit higher education institution that offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs within five prestigious schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Mercy College offers an engaging and personalized learning experience that includes the College’s revolutionary Personalized Achievement Contract (PACT) program. The Mercy College PACT is the first program of its kind and now serves as a nationally recognized model for mentoring. www.mercy.edu / 877-MERCY-GO.
