Life
Stevens was born in 1947or1948 in Anchorage,Alaska to a military family. [1] [2] Her father was a member of the United States Air Force. [1] She is the oldest of eight children. [1] Her family moved to Riverside,California. [1] During her sophomore year of high school,she relocated to Offutt Air Force Base. [1] Stevens graduated from Mercy High School. [3] Following graduation,she joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1966. [3] She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and sociology from Misericordia University. [3]
Stevens taught at a small Catholic high school in Missouri. [4] She completed a master's degree in theology from Saint Louis University. [3] Stevens earned a Ph.D. in religion and education from Boston College in 1987. [3] Her dissertation was titled,Apocalyptic Literature "The Mother of Justice Education":A Design for the Use of the Book of Revelation in Religious Education. [5] Mary C. Boys,Pierre D. Lambert,and Thomas E. Wangler served on her dissertation committee. [5] Stevens joined the faculty at Creighton University in 1986. [2] By 1996,she was the theology program chair. [6] On June 1,1996,she became the seventh president of the College of Saint Mary. [6] She retired on June 30,2023,and was named president emerita. [6] [7] She was succeeded by Heather A. Smith. [3]
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