Jeanne M. Hession (JD 1956) was the first woman elected Suffolk University Law School President (1955) and the first woman appointed to Suffolk University's Board of Trustees (1973), served as Vice-Chair from 1976-1996
Anne-Marie La Ronde ('95) studied science at Suffolk University, and went on to become founder and president of the Dominican Health and Education Initiative. http://dahei.org/about/