 From 1898 to 1962, over 70,000 women received training.In the early 1960s part of Fordham University was to be located in the new Lincoln Center complex, necessitating that the Trustees of the Institute find another facility to house the school.Under the leadership of Grace Institute President J. Peter Grace, grandson of William Russell Grace and chairman and chief executive officer of W. R. Grace & Co., the Institute chose to construct a new school on Second Avenue between 64th and 65th Streets.