Sister Profile

Sister Elizabeth (Betty) Smigla

Formerly Sister Ann Martin

Biography

Sister Betty, formerly Sister Ann Martin, is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer at the Cook County Jail and VA Hospital in Chicago.

Sister Betty entered the Congregation on July 22, 1957 and professed final vows on August 15, 1965.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also earned a master’s degree in special education – with a concentration in learning disabilities – from Northeastern Illinois University.

She has conducted multiple ministerial educational functions in Chicago.

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From left, Sisters Mary Montgomery, Betty Smigla, Martha Wessel and Therese Whitsett
Sisters of Providence 60-year Jubilarians along with General Councilors included (front, from left) General Councilor Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, Sisters Janet Gilligan, Carol Lindly, Carol Meyers and General Councilor Sister Mary Beth Klingel. (Back) General Councilor Sister Lisa Stallings, Sister Arlene Knarzer, General Councilor Sister Jenny Howard, Sisters Mary Catherine Keene and Susanne Gallagher, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Elizabeth Smigla and Sister Sharon Richards.
Sister Betty Smigla, shown accompanying a client at Taller de Jose in Chicago, puts her fluency in the Spanish language to good use in her ministry walking with and advocating for clients who need help navigating social, legal, financial or other systems. (Photos coutesy of Taller de Jose)