Elizabeth Anne Sueltenfuss

Elizabeth Anne Sueltenfuss (April 14, 1921 – December 19, 2009) was an American educator and Catholic sister. She was the fourth president of Our Lady of the Lake University.

Early life and education Caroline Marie Sueltenfuss was born on April 14, 1921, in San Antonio, Texas. Her parents were Elizabeth (née Amrein) and Edward L. Sueltenfuss, a farmer.

While still teaching at Our Lady of the Lakes, she became a research associate at Southwest Research Institute in 1965. She oversaw OLLU's introduction of a weekend college program in the late 1970s, giving working people accesses to a college education. She received the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Ford Foundation's Salute to Education Award, the JCPenney Spirit of the American Woman Award, the San Antonio Express-News Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Women in Communications Headliner Award for Professional Achievement. In September 2000, the Sueltenfuss Library at Our Lady of the Lake University was dedicated in her honor. Sueltenfuss was posthumously inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame on January 17, 2019, at a ceremony in Austin. She was a board member of the American Cancer Society, Army and Air Force Community Councils, Free Trade Alliance of San Antonio, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and San Antonio Library Foundation. She was a member of the board of visitors of Air Force Institute of Technology.

Suelterfuss died on December 19, 2009, in San Antonio at the age of 88. She was buried in Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery in San Antonio.