Sr. Susan graduated in 1952 from Sacred Heart High School in Waterloo, Iowa. She entered the Sisters of Mercy of Cedar Rapids in August of 1952. She received her BA from Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in Education and History, and obtained her MA from Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, in Elementary Administration. She also did Advance Studies in Pastoral Ministry from Mt. St. Mary's in Wisconsin.
Occupational Timeline:
- 1952-1955: Religious and Educational Formation
- 1955-1968: Teacher of elementary and junior high at Ames, Cedar Rapids, and Kalispell, MT
- 1968-1979: Elementary Principal at Cedar Rapids, and Edina, MN
- 1971-1975: Served at Vice President of the Sisters of Mercy
- 1979-1987: President of the Sisters of Mercy
- 1987-2010: Served in Pastoral Administration at Sabula, and Anamosa, IA
- July 2004: Awarded the Cross "Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice" for distinguished service to the church.
Various Professional and Related Activities:
- Bd. of Trustees, Mt. Mercy College, CR - 1975-1987
- Bd. of Trustees, Mercy Medical Center, CR - 71-75, 2001-2006; Secretary- 1979-87
- Bd. of Trustees, Mercy Hospital, Oelwein 1971-1975 and 1979-1980.
- Leadership Conference of Women Religious 1979-1987
- Chairperson of Iowa LCWR 1984-1987
- Mercy Federation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 1971-75. 1979-1987
- Various other committees and councils including eight years on the Dubuque Archdiocesan Pastoral Council. |