100 books on art, especially art history. Closure By 1970, Finch, like most other women's colleges, was struggling to attract students against the competition of the coeducation movement that began in the 1960s. It had fewer than 400 students and applications declined in the period following the Vietnam War. Many families sought more diverse schools. Although Finch had maintained its tuition among the highest in the country, reflecting its traditional status as a school for young women from wealthy backgrounds, the college's endowment was too small to generate sufficient income to support its operation. It was not successful in attracting federal funding to subsidize tuition for lower-income students, nor could it merge with another college. In 1975, Finch's president, Rodney O. Felder, announced his intent to close the college. Finch formally closed the next year, passing its student records to Marymount Manhattan College. Alumnae In 1993, the Finch College Alumnae Association (FCAA) was founded in order to preserve the college's history and provide fellowship for alumnae. In addition to traditional alumni services, the FCAA Foundation offers scholarships to students transferring from community colleges in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to baccalaureate institutions. Notable alumnae Nancy Azara, NYC artist, sculpture and collage Stephanie Brody-Lederman, painter, book artist, and sculptor Anne Cox Chambers, primary owner of Cox Enterprises Lois Chiles, actor and former fashion model Marjorie Content, photographer and bookstore owner Francine LeFrak, businessperson and philanthropist Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of U.S. President Richard Nixon Arlene Francis, actress, radio and television talk show host, and panelist on What's My Line? Pegeen Vail Guggenheim, painter Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy Suzanne Hoyt, equestrian Caroline Howard Hume, philanthropist and art collector Marion Jorgensen, civic leader and philanthropist Connie Kemmerer, businessperson and philanthropist Joan Whitney Kramer, singer/songwriter Gloria Hatrick McLean, actress and wife of Jimmy Stewart Felicia Meyer, artist Suzanne Pleshette, actor and co-star of The Bob Newhart Show Patsy Pulitzer (1928–2011), model, socialite and philanthropist Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress, model, author, and daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman and film director Roberto Rossellini Grace Slick, rock musician, member of the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (transferred to University of Miami after two years) Janet L. Wolff, advertising executive See also List of current and historical women's universities and colleges References External links Finch College Alumnae Association Defunct private universities and colleges in New York City Universities and