Class: 1973
Major: Biology
Residence: Chapel Hill, NC
Deceased: January 5, 2015
Alumni survivors: Ms. Valerie Werness ’74 (Sibling-in-law), Mark E. Werness, Ph.D. ’74 (Sibling-in-law), Mr. Stephen C. Werness ’72 W73 (Widow/Widower)
Deceased 01/05/2015
Susan A. S. Werness, 63, died on Monday, January 1, 2015. Susan was born on May 28, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Ronald and Bessie Adair Smeaton. She earned her Ph.D. in bio-engineering from The University of Michigan and her B.A. from Carleton College. She worked for many years as a bio-engineer for the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, as well as a professor for Kaplan University and as an educator for Educational Testing Service.
Susan is survived by her husband Steve Werness (’72); daughters, Kristin Werness of Los Angeles, California, Kari Lockhart and husband Chad of Durham; brother-in-law, Mark Werness (’74) and wife Valerie (’74) of South St. Paul Minnesota.
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Sue was one of the first people I met at Carleton. Early in fall term (1969) she and I went up to the U of M to see Johnny Winter at Northrup Auditorium. I thought I was pretty cool to know about Johnny Winter. His first album had just come out and very few people had ever heard of him. But Sue had not only heard of him, she had seen him several times IN BARS (!!) in Texas. Now THAT was cool! I'm so sorry to learn we won't be seeing her at our upcoming reunion.
She was the first person i met…her family and ours were in rooms next to each other at the College City Motel the night before orientation…she seemed so young and that is how i would like to remember her