70th First Profession
Sister Teresa Stanley
Birth name: Anna Teresa Stanley
Birthplace: Woodford, Galway, Ireland
Entrance: 1953
First profession: 1956
Final profession: 1961
Education: Bachelor’s in nursing, Incarnate Word College, 1960
Master’s in nursing education administration, The Catholic University of America, 1965
Doctorate of psychiatric mental health nursing, The Catholic University of America, 1978
Service in the Archdiocese of St. Louis:
Senior associate for mission effectiveness, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis, 1990-96
Senior director of sponsor services, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis, 2003-08
Service outside the Archdiocese of St. Louis: Nurse, St. Joseph’s Convent, San Antonio, 1960-61
Staff nurse and hospital supervisor, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-63, 1965-69
Dean of nursing school, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1969-73
Associate professor and instructor, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1972-74
Director of nursing, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1974-75
Director of nursing division, Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio, 1974-75
Director and professor, School of Nursing, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1978-85
Visiting professor and clinical faculty for nursing doctoral program, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1980-84
Vice president of mission and ethics, Incarnate Word Health Services, San Antonio, 1985-89
Cofounder of CHRISTUS Health System with Houston Incarnate Word Sisters, Irving, Texas, 1989
General superior, Incarnate Word Generalate, San Antonio, 1996-2002
Chair, Corporate Member, Incarnate Word Generalate, San Antonio 2008-11
About Sister Teresa Stanley: I’m retired. I enjoy swimming and visiting our sisters in skilled nursing.
