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Professor Steinmetz was my professor in the spring semester of 2005. I was greatly saddened to hear of her passing. She was a wonderful professor, vivacious and full of passion. I am so sorry that I didn't find out until just now. Sending my compassionate thoughts and prayers during Christmas season to her family.
Sincerely,
Naomi Daugherty
I am one of those that benefited from Sue's caring and giving personality. I am very saddened to read about Sue's death and would like to say thank you one last time.
I heard of Sue's death only moments ago and am deeply saddened, my sincere sympathies go out to her family. I had the pleasure of working with Sue at the University of Delaware, Dept. of Individual & Family Studies...Sue was a mentor, a friend, a teacher - she always found time to help anyone in need. Sue never hesitated to share her knowledge & experience. Her Rolls Royce turned a few heads on campus, but to Sue that car was just "Baby." She was a wonderful human being...and has left us too soon.
My most sincere condolences to the family of Professor Suzanne Steinmetz. It was with a profound sense of loss that I learned of Sue's death only yesterday (April 22nd) through the Associate Editor of Taylor & Frances, the publisher of Marriage & Family Review (MFR). As Editor of MFR, Sue kept in touch with the members of the Editorial Board of which I was a member. As a very professional editor, she had the rare virtue of balancing a search for quality with great cordiality and warmth. We all will miss her dearly.
I am very saddened to learn of the loss of Sue Steinmetz. I never got the chance to meet her in person, but our e-mail correspondence over the past several years has made me feel as though I knew her. I have published in MFR and I currently serve on the Editorial Board. Sue was truly a remarkable editor. She reviewed every submission carefully and worked tirelessly to make it a top notch journal. I will miss her wisdom and guidance.
I am in a state of terrible shock to learn about the death of Dr. Sue Steinmetz... I still cannot believe she left us.
Sue will remain in our hearts forever.
Sue was a real inspiration to me. I took several graduate classes with her, but my favorite memory is of going to her house when she had friends from Japan visiting. We colored Easter eggs and ate pizza, so they could have a fun American experience. She wasn't afraid to do something out of the ordinary, and I admired her for that.
My deepest sympathy goes out to Sue's family. I only knew Dr. Steinmetz through countless stories shared by her loving son Gregg. I know how important she was to her friends and family. She will be very missed. However, her genuine kind heart and thoughtfulness will live on through her family as she was a great teacher of humanity!
Kristen
This was my first semester with Dr. Steinmetz. She was very informative and inspirational for those wanting to enter the fields of sociology and social work. I wish I would have been able to learn more from her. She will be greatly missed.
My deepest condolences for Sue's family. She was a great asset to IUPUI and a wonderful role model to her students. She will be missed by all of us.
My sincere condolences to Suzanne's family and close friends. During my tenure at IUPUI, Suzanne was often a source of support and friendship. Dorothy
I join you in mourning Sue's sudden death. I remember her energy and value the insights she brought to her friends and the world around her. Once we attended King Lear together and she shocked me with her analysis that Lear acted like a father who molested his daughters! It was exactly the story line that got played out in A Thousand Acres, a feminist adaptation of the Lear story! Thank you for contacting me to share the sad news. Helen Schwartz
Sue will always and forever be an important person in my life. SUE IS SO AMAZING IN MANY WAYS. She "Educated" myself and coutnless others not only about Sociology but life in general. When I lost one of my best friends Yale, Sue was there for support, not because he was a sociology student buy because she genuinely cared!! Many people can vouch for her being a caring, nurturing, and if needed stern person.
Love,
Andre
I'm a first year grad student at IUPUI. I wasn't really sure about starting school again in the fall. I took Sue's class, however, and saw a professor who not only taught well and enjoyed interacting with students, but had a great passion for teaching. It was motivating to see someone who still loved what they did in the realm of sociology. I hold deep sadness when I think of all the students who will never have a chance to have Sue as a professor. She will be missed by all. My thoughts go out to her family.
To Sue's Family,
Sue will be missed. She loved her work and was so involved with her work. Your loss is also ours. I know for certain there will be void for all of us: faculty, staff and students.
Pam
I'd like to express my deepest sympathy to the family of Suzanne, I'd known her a long time, she was a very nice person. I have lots of fond memories of her. May God bless each of you.
I had Sue for the second class this semester and I remember the first day she called roll, and said "wow i'm seeing a lot of familiar names from my other classes, I don't know what that means exactly..." well I honestly, like many other students enjoyed her as a professor.
After I read her obituary I could not believe all of the Amazing accomplishments she has had the pleasure of achieving. I am so saddened at the loss of such a sweet and caring person. My deepest sympathies are with the family.
Sue served as my thesis/internship chair and graduate advisor during my time at IUPUI. She was a remarkable woman and mentor with a wealth of knowledge, stunning accomplishments, and amazing compassion. I owe my degree and a good deal of my mental health to her advice and assistance. She will be remembered by me with gratitude and affection for the rest of my days. Rest in peace, Sue, and thank you for all that you did for me. I am sending my most heartfelt sympathy to your family in their time of grief.
-Amanda
Sue was very kind to me just after I was tenured, encouraging me in my work in family economics and inviting me to contribute an article to an interdisciplinary volume she was editing. I also had the opportunity to interact with her on one of IU President Ehrlich's televised sessions on the family. I learned a little bit from Sue about her work with at risk teenage girls--very enlightening. I still use some of that information in the Family Economcs course I am teaching now.
I will remember her with great affection.
Wow, what a wonderfully accomplished woman. I am honored to have met her and will hold her family in my prayers. God Bless.
I only had a brief time to get to know Sue via my Families and Society class. However in that brief span of time I learned so much from her. As a person who decided to go back to school after a 2 year hiatus, plus working full time while doing so, her classes were a welcome relief from the drone of ordinary life. I learned something every single class I had with her. I was touched by the stories she shared, and by the fact that she remembered her students (asking me how my blood sugars were doing after I had missed class last Thursday).
In the brief time I had her as a professor, I could tell that she was a spectacular woman, one who I wanted to gain more knowledge from. I am very saddened by her death.
To all of her loved ones, I cannot even begin to imagine what you are going through. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
She will never be forgotten.
It is very difficult to explain the impact that Sue made on my life and the lives of other students. She was a truly amazing and remarkable woman. She genuinely cared for us and took the time to get to know us and to help us in any way that she could. Sue was personal and I think that is one of the many characteristics that made her a wonderful educator. I will miss all of Sue’s stories, they never shocked me.
Last semester I was walking with Sue on campus and I remember telling her that I hoped to be as amazing and cool someday and she looked at me and said “you will.” That was the thing about Sue; she made us see what kind of people we could really be and the difference that we could make in world and in the lives of others. She will always be an inspiration and is one of a kind. My thoughts will be with Sue's family, who she spoke of dearly and warmly.
Sue and I served on several committees together, especially a number of years ago on the School Promotions and Tenure Committee. We had a very difficult case. Sue was the primary reader on the case; she worked long hours trying to resolve issues of fairness. She showed the greatest integrity and dedication to fairness. Along with the many interesting conversations we had over the years, that is my fondest memory of Sue. I am sorry she went so early.
Sue was an amazing professor and friend to her students. I learned so much from her, not only about Sociology but about life. She was so interesting to speak with and always had time to talk about things her students were going through on a personal level. Her door was always open. She will be missed but the knowledge she taught to so many will live on. She was an inspiration and lead a remarkable life. My thoughts go out to her family.
I am a first year student in the graduate program, and unfortunately, did not get a chance to get to know Dr. Steinmentz. But, I do know a lot of my wonderful professors and fellow students well enough to recognize in their faces the meaning Dr. Steinmetz represented in their lives. From my colleagues' expressions, even at a glance, it is empirically evident that Dr. Steinmentz was indeed a special educator and human being. To Dr. Steinmetz' family, please consider this outsider's perspective as comfort in knowing that Dr. Steinmetz' influence will flourish through the colleagues she worked with and the students she inspired.
Sue was in fact a remarkable individual. From her accomplishments, to her work, and accomplishments in her work, she showed us all that one person can make a huge impact on many lives. She will be missed dearly.
In the early '90's Sue was one of the SLA "night crew," meaning the group of faculty (which included Charlie Winslow, Mike Burke, Steve Sachs, Obi Nnaemeka, Rich Steinberg, myself, and a few others) that you could find working in Cavanaugh Hall late at night -- often 'til 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. I remember many pleasant late-night chats with her in those days, and I especially remember her generous and savvy advice to me and other junior faculty on preparing for promotion reviews, avoiding rejections from journals, and so on. Sue definitely will be missed -- for her generosity, her hard work, her intellectual contributions, and much more.
Sue will always be the most generous person I know. One day I cooked some vegetarian chili for a faculty gathering at her home which drew kudos from all, but proved a hassle to keep warm enough for the guests to enjoy. The very next day, she delivered a portable cooker to my office --one I could never afford or consider buying for myslef --and to this day, it is my chili's sole companion away from home. More important is all the time she and Tom, her dedicated husband, gave to causes like refurbishing old computers for poor children. I could go on all day, the list of her many instances of giving is endless.
Sue was a remarkable person. She was kind, commited and always a friend to those in need. I always kidded her about the time when she was chair of Sociology and took me onto the lake and showed me a house and said "Brian, you should live in that house." It is about 20 years later and I live in it. I told her she was the only chairperson who ever got me to follow her requests.
One of my first dates with Liz was at Tom and Sue's house and they greeted her so warmly. We shared many good times with them--including some marvelous Sunday brunches and listened to Sue's views on what was happening in the world and her outspoken compassion for many who sufferred. We have lost a true human being, with intelligence, compassion and humor. She is irreplaceable to me.
To Sue's loved ones,
I'm very sorry to hear about Sue's death, and I send you my heartfelt solidarity as you struggle through the difficult period of grief that confronts you.
Pat McGeever
(SLA 1971-2002, currently in Philly)
I recall a time when Sue had purchased a new CD drive for her home computer. She was having trouble opening her computer’s case and contacted the manufacturer support line. She had been chatting with the support technician (who was located in a far away country) and had determined that the part of the case that needed to be opened was being held by rivets instead of screws. Sue cheerfully asked the technician to wait, went to her toolbox and obtained a chisel and drill, and then proceeded to remove the rivets. When she finally got back online with the now horrified technician, she had to spend several minutes calming him and explaining that she was perfectly fine with a chisel and drill. She and I had a wonderful laugh about her “hands-on” technique.
Sue was a wonderful person, a great mentor and colleague , and a true friend. I will miss her greatly.
