Biography

Sister Suzanne is a native of Washington, D.C. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Suzanne, formerly Sister Louis, entered the Congregation on January 30, 1954. She professed final vows on August 15, 1961.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She also has a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and has a MBA in Business from Indiana State University.

Sister Suzanne has ministered as a teacher in Indiana, Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire, Maryland, Illinois and Washington, D.C. She also ministered as the Coordinator for the Our Lady of Providence Shrine at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods from 2006 to 2013.

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Sister Suzanne is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:

• Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees

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Several Sisters of Providence celebrated Jubilees in December. They were honored at a celebration with the Sisters of Providence General Council. The sisters celebrating Jubilees included (front, from left) Sister Marie Smith, General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson and Sister Betty Donoghue, (middle) Sister Suzanne Smith, General Council member Sister Mary Beth Klingel and SIsters Marilyn Trobaugh, Mary Rita Griffin and Kathleen Dede, (back) General Council members Sisters Jenny Howard and Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Dorothy Larson, General Council member Sister Lisa Stallings and Sisters Joseph Fillenwarth and Ruth Ellen Doane.

Sister Suzanne Smith

Sister Suzanne Smith and Sister Francis Edwards