U.N. Ashley Litton, former Miss Missouri USA Ginny McSwain, casting director and voice director Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, businesswoman and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland Marjie Millar, actress Leslie Adrienne Miller, poet Elizabeth Mitchell, actress Martha Beall Mitchell, wife of former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell Jean Muir, actress, first performer added to the Hollywood Blacklist Alanna Nash, journalist Carrie Nye, actress Lyndsey Olson, Saint Paul City Attorney Annie Potts, television and film actress Emily J. Reynolds, Secretary of the U.S. Senate Virginia Shehee, first woman to serve in the Louisiana State Senate Julie Suk, poet Jennifer Tilly, actress Dawn Wells, actress Virginia Welles, actress Glad Robinson Youse, composer; Stephens College offers a Glad Robinson Youse Scholarship Paula Zahn, journalist Paula Zima, artist Historic buildings Firestone Baars Chapel The Firestone Baars Chapel was designed by world-famous Finnish architect Eero Saarinen who also designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The chapel symbolizes commitment to individual spiritual development and worship. The chapel is used for meditation, religious services, vespers, weddings, memorials and campus programs. Historic Senior Hall Historic Senior Hall dates back to 1841, when Oliver Parker bought the tract of land on which the college was first located. In 1857, the Columbia Baptist Female College, which later became Stephens College, acquired the building. Until 1918, Historic Senior Hall was the only dormitory at the college. It was the tradition for the President of the Civic Association (now the Student Government Association) to occupy the first floor room just north of the Waugh Street entrance. Many generations of students feel this building is their tie to the past. A complete restoration of Historic Senior Hall began in the spring of 1987, and the building was rededicated in the spring of 1990. Senior Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. References Further reading External links Official website Official athletics website 1833 establishments in Missouri Educational institutions established in 1833 Universities and colleges in Columbia, Missouri Music schools in Columbia, Missouri Private universities and colleges in Missouri Liberal arts colleges in Missouri Women's universities and colleges in the United States Performing arts in Columbia, Missouri