Sister Mary Paul Janchill
Social services practitioner
About Sister Mary Paul Janchill
Lived 1920 – 2009 (aged 88–89).
Sister Mary Paul Janchill (1920–2009) "wrote one of the three seminal articles introducing general systems theory to social work practitioners in the late 1960s."
Janchill joined Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1945. In 1953, she graduated from St. John's University (New York City) followed by a Master of Social Work from Catholic University of America in 1955 and a doctorate from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1968.
Ronald Reagan presented her with the White House Award.
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Who was Sister Mary Paul Janchill?
Social services practitioner
When was Sister Mary Paul Janchill born?
Sister Mary Paul Janchill was born in 1920.
When did Sister Mary Paul Janchill die?
Sister Mary Paul Janchill died in 2009.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sister Mary Paul Janchill. https://biography.guide/sister-mary-paul-janchill/
MLA: "Sister Mary Paul Janchill." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sister-mary-paul-janchill/.
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