Mary Pat Seurkamp

Who is Mary Pat Seurkamp?

Dr. Mary Patricia Seurkamp, Ph.D has been the current President of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland since 1997. She is the first layperson to lead the school. The College was the first Roman Catholic college or university in the U.S. to open its doors to women seeking a baccalaureate degree.

Dr. Seurkamp led Notre Dame through a strategic planning process which reaffirmed CNDM's commitment to the education of women. She represents the College on national and local boards. Before her arrival at Notre Dame, Dr. Seurkamp served at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York for 21 years.

She graduated from Webster University in 1968 with a B.A. degree in psychology, from Washington University in St. Louis in 1969 with an M.A. in guidance and counseling, and from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1990 with a Ph.D in Higher Education.