| Honorific-Prefix: | Mother |
| M. Pauline O'Neill (Bridget) | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | C.S.C. |
| Order: | 1st |
| Office: | President of Saint Mary's College (Indiana) |
| Term Start: | 1895 |
| Term End: | 1931 |
| Successor: | Sister Irma Burns, C.S.C. |
| Birth Date: | 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Peoria, Illinois |
| Death Place: | South Bend, Indiana Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Nationality: | American |
| Residence: | South Bend, Indiana Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Alma Mater: | St. Mary's Academy (later became Saint Mary's College (Indiana)) |
| Occupation: | Roman Catholic Nun President of Saint Mary's College |
| Profession: | Roman Catholic sister College President |
Mother M. Pauline O'Neill, C.S.C. (1854–1935),[1] was the first president of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.
In 1908, the charter for Saint Mary’s Academy was amended to authorize the legal existence of a college, and Mother Pauline, then Director, became the College’s first President. Known as the “builder for God” because of the unprecedented growth during her tenure, Mother Pauline’s most notable accomplishment – Le Mans Hall – still stands as the most recognizable symbol of Saint Mary's. Her tenure was from 1895-1931.[2] [3]