Sue Ellspermann

Sue Ellspermann
Ellspermann in 2015
President of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2016
Preceded by	Thomas J. Snyder
50th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office January 14, 2013 – March 2, 2016
Governor	Mike Pence
Preceded by	Becky Skillman
Succeeded by	Eric Holcomb
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th district
In office November 16, 2010 – November 7, 2012
Preceded by	Russell Stilwell
Succeeded by	Lloyd Arnold
Personal details
Born	Sue Boeglin (1960-04-29) April 29, 1960 (age 64) Ferdinand, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ken Ellspermann ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 2000)​ Jim Mehling
Children	4
Alma mater	Purdue University (BS) University of Louisville (PhD)
Academic background
Thesis	The impact of creative thinking training and problem structuring heuristics on the formulation of ill-structured problems (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Gerald Evans
Academic work
Discipline	Industrial Engineering
Institutions	University of Southern Indiana Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Sue Ellspermann (née Boeglin; born April 29, 1960) is an American academic administrator and politician who served as the 50th lieutenant governor of Indiana, from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Ellspermann served in the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th District from 2010 to 2012, representing Warrick, Spencer, and parts of Dubois, and Perry County, Indiana.^[1] She resigned as lieutenant governor on March 2, 2016, to become the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, a position she has held since July 1, 2016.^[2]

On May 21, 2012, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence announced Ellspermann as his running mate in the 2012 election. They defeated Democratic nominees John Gregg and Vi Simpson in the general election.^[3]