Susan Gail McIntyre, MS OT ’64, Susan Gail McIntyre, assistant professor emeritus of occupational therapy, died July 4 at Valley Memorial Eldercare in Grand Forks with her loving family at her side. She was 70 and had resided for the last five years in Thief River Falls, Minn.
     Sue was born in Grand Forks on Jan. 28, 1941, one of two daughters born to Alvin and Ruth McIntyre. She was a 1958 graduate of Central High School. She graduated from UND in 1964, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in occupational therapy.
     She was briefly married to James Hultman and had one daughter. In 1967, McIntyre joined the faculty at UND, and in 1981, she was promoted to chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy. McIntyre created the Casper College (Wyo.) Satellite Program and started the shift to a master’s level curriculum.
     “Sue was a strong leader: assertive and direct in her interactions,” said Janet Jedlicka, PhD, chair and associate professor of the Department of Occupational Therapy. “She was an innovator and visionary. She started UND’s OT program in Wyoming when many others thought it couldn’t be done. Our program was, I believe, the first distance program to cross state lines. She laid the foundation for the growth and development of the program at both sites.”
     She enjoyed watching her grandchildren play hockey and loved to knit, crochet, and quilt. Sue made the most of every moment with her family and friends.
     She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Jo McIntyre-Gothberg, grandchildren, Jade Kaitlyn Gothberg, and Zane Alvin Gothberg, all residents of Thief River Falls, Minn.
     Sue was preceded in death by her parents Alvin and Ruth McIntyre and by her only sister Ruth Young.