- Birth Name: Colleen Ann
- Current Name: Mary Denis
- Religious Name: Mary Denis
- Last Name: Collins
- Mother's Name: Nettie (Chamberlain) Collins
- Father's Name: Denis Collins
- Hometown: Wibaux, MT
- Entry Date: September 8, 1952
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: February 25, 2019
- Additional Info: View Sister Mary Denis’s Obituary
Education:
Scared Heart School, Miles City, MT
1969 - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration
Biography:
Sister Mary Denis served in hospital administration at (Avera) St. Luke’s, Aberdeen, SD and Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT. She ministered at Presentation College, was elected to the Presentation Sisters Leadership Council, worked at Barrett House, a shelter for homeless women and children in Albuquerque, NM and served as vice president of the System Services of the (Avera) Presentation Health System. In 1998, Sister was elected to the Leadership Council. Each morning Sister Mary Denis visits and prays with the sisters living at Avera Mother Joseph Manner; she also volunteers at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. “While enrolled at Sacred Heart High School in Miles City, MT, I became acquainted with the Presentation Sisters. At that time the Presentation Sisters owned and operated Holy Rosary Hospital and I boarded in one wing of the nursing building,” added Sister Mary Denis
1956-1958 - St. Joseph Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace), Mitchell, SD - Business Office
1958-1968 - (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Business Manager
1969-1973 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT - Assistant Administrator and Personnel Director
1973-1978 - Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD - Director of Supportive Services and Personnel
1978-1982 - Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD - Secretary General of Presentation Sisters
1982-1986 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - President of Presentation Sisters
1986-1988 - Barrett House, Albuqueque, NM - Ministry with the poor
1988-1998 - (Avera) Presentation Health System, Sioux Falls, SD - Vice President, Director of Administrative Services and Executive Vice President System Services
1998-2005 - Presentation Sisters, Aberdeen, SD - Member of Leadership Council
2006-2010 - Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Volunteer
2010 - present - Prayer Ministry at Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD