2025 Alumni of Distinction Honoree

Susan Munroe Milne, CNR SAS '75, MSN, JD
Retired Nurse and Lawyer

Susan Munroe Milne graduated from the College of New Rochelle (CNR) in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. After graduating CNR, she began a position as a research technician for Sloan Kettering Research Labs. Shortly thereafter, Susan realized she wanted to have a more direct impact on individuals and their care. In 1978, she graduated from St. Louis University’s accelerated nursing program with a Bachelor of Nursing degree.

Susan then held various clinical roles, including positions at Montefiore in Bronx, NY and Santa Rosa Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. In 1981, she went on to complete her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Oncology Nursing at University of Texas, Houston. She continued her career in oncology, palliative care, and hospice nursing in St. Louis, MO and San Antonio, TX.

In addition to nursing, Susan also held various faculty positions with Southern Illinois University, Midwestern State University, and Ursuline College before transitioning to work that involved advocacy and health care policy and regulation. In 1993, she earned her doctorate from Ohio State University Law School.

Susan performed advocacy work with the long-term care ombudsman program of the Ohio Department of Aging. Then after more than a decade of assisting with the regulation of health care providers through Ohio Board of Nursing, she returned to clinical health care with Mount Carmel Health System, OH palliative care and hospice.

More recently, from 2019 through 2023, she held the position of Assistant Director for the Office of Founded Ministries with the Dominican Sisters of Peace, promoting the Dominican Charism in their ministries in multiple states.

No stranger to the CNR motto Serviam or ‘I will Serve,’ for the past thirteen years, Susan volunteers for and served on the board of Nursing Heart, an organization committed to a mission of working to improve the health of underserved communities in Guatemala.

In addition to her service with Nursing Heart, she has been an active member in several parish ministries, joined the St. Margaret of Scotland Parish choir, and volunteers with a hospice in St. Louis, MO, where she states, “It is a privilege to be present for patients and families and loved ones during very challenging and grace-filled moments.”