The Everett Mansion Turret: Historic SVC President’s Office in Bennington, Vermont

Fit for campus leadership: An exterior view of the Everett Mansion’s iconic stone turret.

SVC's halls of education were shepherded from the turret of the Everett Mansion. The ground floor housed the President's Meeting Room (PMR), while the Office of the President sat directly upstairs.

Fit for royalty, the imposing turret space provided an appropriate setting for SVC's leadership to hold high-profile meetings, contemplate new academic degree programs, or simply take a moment of refuge from an exceedingly demanding job.

Presidents of Southern Vermont College

• Sr. Mary Michael, SSJ

• Sr. Mary Anthony, SSJ

• Sr. Mary Barbara, SSJ

• Sr. Mary Christine, SSJ (First Named President)

• Sr. Julia Marie, SSJ

• Fr. Charles C. Matusik, C.S.C.

• James G. Donahue

• Thomas Gee

• William A. Glasser

• Barbara Pickard Sirvis

• Karen Gross

• David Rees Evans

"Three Sisters of Saint Joseph served as heads of Saint Joseph College from 1926 to 1953. Although they were never officially given the title President, we recognize their contributions and thank them for their leadership."

— New Challenges, New Opportunities: The Inauguration of Barbara Pickard Sirvis (1997)

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Historic Bennington, Vermont Vintage Map