- Birth Name: Lucy
- Current Name: Lucy
- Religious Name: Dismas
- Last Name: Callaghan
- Mother's Name: Adelaide (Daly) Callaghan
- Father's Name: Leo Callaghan
- Hometown: Westport, SD
- Entry Date: November 1, 1949
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: October 22, 2015
- Additional Info: View Sister Lucy’s Obituary
Education:
Notre Dame High School, Mtichell, SD
1949 - Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Nursing Degree
1955 - Creighton University, Omaha, NE - Bachelor Science Degree in Nursing
1970 - Wayne State, Detroit, MI - Master of Science Degree in Nursing
1976 - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree
Biography:
Sister Lucy attended Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD, and was a student in the first class at Presentation College. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Creighton University, Omaha, NE; a master's degree in nursing from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and later attended Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, and became a licensed pediatric nurse practitioner.
Sister taught pediatric nursing at Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD for 14 years, and at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, for three years. She then served as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Vicksburg Children and Youth Clinic, Vicksburg, MS. From 1978 to 1999, Sister taught at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; the University of Kansas College of Nursing, Kansas City, KS and Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. Sister Lucy is currently serving in full-time prayer ministry.
1952-1954 - (Avera) McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD - Staff Nurse, Instructor and Surgery Supervisor
1955 - St. Joseph, St Paul, MN - Pediatrics Staff Nurse
1955-1958 - (Avera) McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD - Pediatrics Instructor and Supervisor
1960-1962 - (Avera) St. Luke’s, Aberdeen, SD - Pediatrics Instructor
1962-1963 - (Avera)v McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD - Pediatrics Instructor
1963 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT - Staff Nurse
1963-1968 - (Avera) McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD - Pediatrics Instructor
1971-1974 - Augustana, Sioux Falls, SD - Assistant Professor of Nursing
1974-1977 - Children & Youth Clinic, Vicksburg, MS - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
1978-1980 - University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC - Assistant Professor Nursing
1980-1986 - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO - Assistant Professor of Nursing
1986-1987 - Loyola University, New Orleans, LA - Lecturer
1987-1989 - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO - Assistant Professor of Nursing
1989-1999 - Loyola University, New Orleans, LA - Assistant Professor of Nursing
1999-2015 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Prayer Ministry