She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno.

She taught at a local school in Centre County, Pennsylvania, for a year before leaving to give birth to her first child, Diana.

[2] Joe and Sue had 5 children together: Diana, Mary Kay, David, Scott, and Jay; they all graduated from Penn State.

[3] Together, Joe and Sue Paterno donated millions of dollars to Penn State and to other charities, most notably, the Special Olympics.

[3][4][5] In 2010, Sue Paterno led the charge to build a Catholic student faith center on the Penn State University Park campus.