Background
Stitt, Susan was born on January 1, 1942 in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Wilson Montgomery and Cora Blanche (Link) Stitt.
Stitt, Susan was born on January 1, 1942 in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Wilson Montgomery and Cora Blanche (Link) Stitt.
Bachelor in American History, College William and Mary, 1964. Master of Arts in American Civilization, University Pennsylvania, 1966. Postgraduate student, Wake Forest University, 1968.
Postgraduate student, University Delaware, 1970.
Assistant to the director, Historical Society Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1966; president, Historical Society Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1990; first director, Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1967-1968; administrator, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1969-1971; assistant to the director, The Brooklyn Museum, 1971-1972; project director, Old Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Village, 1972-1974; director, The Museums at Stony Brook, New York, 1974-1988. Member museum aid panel New York State Council on the Arts, 1976-1979. Panelistand reviewer National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1975.
Member advisory committee Long Island Community Foundation, 1986-1988. Member nonprofit subcommittee advisory board State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1987-1988. Member American Association Museums (council member 1976-1979, 1982-1985, ethics committee member 1976-1979, women's caucus member 1975-1978, president 1977, vice president 1985-1986), American Association State and Local History (national steering committee since 1987), Mid Atlantic Association Museums (vice president 1982-1985), Long Island Museum Association (nominating committee 1977-1979), Kappa Delta Pi, Chi Delta Phi, Theta Alpha Phi.