Jegen, Carol Frances

Born October 11, 1925, Chicago, Illinois. Distinguished author, professor, and member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Carol Frances Jegen was born October 11, 1925. She joined the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, 1944. She received her B.S. in History from St. Louis University in 1951, and both her M.A. in Theology in 1958 and her Ph. D. in Religious Studies in 1968 from Marquette University. She served as a faculty member at Mundelein University from 1957 to 1991 as a Professor of Religious Studies (Associate Professor in 1969 and full Professor in 1972), Theology Department Chairwoman (1957-1964, 1968-1969, 1973), Chairperson of the Peace Studies Committee (1987-1991), coordinator of the Hispanic Institute (1979-1987, 1989-1991), and as the founder and subsequently, director of both Mundelein's Graduate Program in Religious Studies (1967-1977, 1979-1982) and the Mundelein Center for Religious Education (1966-1970). A longtime supporter of social justice issues, Sr. Carol Frances Jegen is perhaps best known for her unfailing support of and participation in the United Farm Workers protests in the 1960s and 1970s.