Kathleen C. Morton, M.D., served as president from 1977-1978--the institution's first female president.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Dr. Morton practiced pediatrics in the eastern part of the state of Washington. Prior to coming to the College, Dr. Morton served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1971 to 1977, becoming the first woman named dean of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1975.