Sue Paterno
{{Short description|American philanthropist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sue Paterno
| image = Sue Paterno in 2008.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Sue Paterno speaking at Penn State in 2008
| birth_name = Suzanne Pohland
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|02|14}}
| birth_place = Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = Penn State University B.A.
| occupation =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Joe Paterno
|1962|2012|reason=died}}
| children = 5
| parents =
| website = [http://www.paterno.com Paterno Family Home Page]
}}
Suzanne Pohland Paterno ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|t|ɜr|n|oʊ}}; born February 14, 1940), sometimes referred to as "SuePa", is an American philanthropist.{{Cite web|title=Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/tag/suzanne-pohland-paterno-catholic-student-faith-center/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=pittsburgh.cbslocal.com|language=en-US}} She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011.
Early life and education
Suzanne Pohland was born on February 14, 1940, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno. Shortly after her graduation in 1962, Joe and Sue were married. She taught at a local school in Centre County, Pennsylvania, for a year before leaving to give birth to her first child, Diana.{{cite web|title=Sue Paterno more than coach's wife at Penn State|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-30-sp-dog-paternos30-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=21 November 2019}}
Joe and Sue had 5 children together: Diana, Mary Kay, David, Scott, and Jay; they all graduated from Penn State.{{cite web|title=Suzanne Pohland Paterno '62|url=http://alumni.psu.edu/awards/individual/daa/docs/2004-distinguished/Paterno.pdf|website=Penn State Alumni Association|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095833/http://alumni.psu.edu/awards/individual/daa/docs/2004-distinguished/Paterno.pdf|archivedate=8 December 2015|accessdate=2 December 2015}}
Philanthropy
Together, Joe and Sue Paterno donated millions of dollars to Penn State and to other charities, most notably, the Special Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=7959425|title=ESPN.com - Joe Paterno earned $13.4M pension|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2 December 2015}}{{Cite web|date=2012-01-14|title=Paternos gave another $100,000 donation to Penn State in December|url=https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2012/01/paternos_gave_another_100000_d.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=pennlive|language=en}}
In 2010, Sue Paterno led the charge to build a Catholic student faith center on the Penn State University Park campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.torbertmedia.com/faithcenter/a-letter-from-sue-paterno/|title=The Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center » Blog Archive » A Letter from Sue Paterno|publisher=torbertmedia.com|accessdate=2 December 2015}} The Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center opened in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_fb00323a-e413-5da8-8b6e-e7bec78bb666.html|title=Sue Paterno honored at opening of Catholic Center {{pipe}} Archives {{pipe}} collegian.psu.edu|publisher=collegian.psu.edu|accessdate=2 December 2015}}
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