Jun 30, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Leadership



Trustees

Mr. Ian D. Boyce
Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management, Inc.

Ms. Kathryn Callen 
Old National Bank (Retired)

Mr. Steve Corona
Corona Consulting, LLC

Dr. Abigail Favale

McGrath Institute for Church Life

Mr. Richard E. Fox
Barrett McNagny LLP

Fr. Brian Isenberger
Parochial Vicar - St. Vincent de Paul

Sister Lissetta Gettinger, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Sister M. Jennifer Henry, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Sister Carol Ann Hoefer, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Dr. Joseph A. LaRosa
Franciscan Health

Mr. David B. Lupke
Lupke Rice Insurance & Financial Services

Sister Margaret Mary Mitchel, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Mrs. Debra A. Niezer
AALCO Distributing, Inc. (Retired)

Mr. William G. Niezer, Emeritus
USI Insurance Services (Retired)

Mr. Thomas G. Obergfell 
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union

Mr. Patrick W. Pasterick
Design Collaborative, Inc.

Mr. Richard A. Poinsatte
Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Sister M. Clare Reuille, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Diocese Fort Wayne - South Bend

Sister M. Lenore Schwartz, OSF
Saint Boniface Catholic School (Retired)

Mr. Craig Vanderwall II

General Petroleum, Inc.

Sister Gianna Marie Webber, OSF

Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Mr. Nicholas A. Yack
PNC Bank

Directors

Sister M. Elaine Brothers, OSF
Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

Mr. Ronald K. Dick
Design Collaborative, Inc.

Mr. Steven D. Doepker
Doepker Educational Consulting, LLC

Mr. David Dyer

Tonn and Blank

Mr. Joel P. Hoff
Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

Mr. Jeffrey J. Leffers
Allen Superior Court

Mr. Jonathan M. Lehman
Summit Financial Group

Mrs. Kathryn L. Miller
Star Financial Bank

Mr. Jason Nicodemus

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Mr. Christopher W. Niezer
Gibson Insurance

Mrs. Judith E. Pursley
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Mr. Andrew J. Pyle
SevenGen HSE

Ms. Nicole E. Pikel
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership

Mr. Douglas P. Schenkel
L&L Fittings, Mfg.

Mr. Scot C. Schouweiler
SCS Associates, Inc.

Mr. Michael Sorg
Mike Sorg S.R.A.

Mr. Jeremy D. Swonger
Braun Wealth Management

Deacon Mel Tardy
Saint Augustine Parish (South Bend, IN)

 

Administrators

Dr. Lance B. Richey
President
BA, Furman University; PhD. Marquette University

Ms. Reba Copeland

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
BA, University of Wisconsin-Superior; MA, Marquette University

Ms. Katie Dwyer
Interim Vice President for Marketing and Enrollment 

BA, Huntington University; MOL, University of Saint Francis

Dr. Angie Harrell
Vice President for Healthcare Relations
AS, Indiana University Fort Wayne; BS, University of Nebraska Omaha; MS, University of Saint Francis; DHSc, A.T. Still University

Dr. Robert Phillips
Vice President for Academic Affairs

BS, North Central College; MS, PhD, Northern Illinois University
 

Sister Maria Gemma Salyer, OSF
Vice President for Catholic Culture and Student Life
BA, Ohio Dominican University; MA, Franciscan University of Steubenville; PhD, Indiana State University

Mr. Craig Teetsel
Vice President for Finance
BS, Indiana University; MBA, University of Saint Francis; Certified Public Accountant; Chartered Global Management Accountant


 

Deans

Ms. Julie Gardner
Assistant Dean at the Crown Point Site; Associate Professor
BS, MS, MBA, Purdue University; MLS (ASCP)

Dr. Angie Harrell
Dean, College of Health Sciences
AS, Indiana University Fort Wayne; BS, University of Nebraska Omaha; MS, University of Saint Francis; DHSc, A.T. Still University

Dr. Robert Phillips
Dean, College of Arts, Science, and Business

BS, North Central College; MS, PhD, Northern Illinois University