Sue Ellspermann

Sue Ellspermann
Ellspermann in 2015
President of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
In office
July 1, 2016 – May 31, 2025
Preceded byThomas J. Snyder
Succeeded byMarty Pollio
50th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 14, 2013 – March 2, 2016
GovernorMike Pence
Preceded byBecky Skillman
Succeeded byEric Holcomb
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
November 16, 2010 – November 7, 2012
Preceded byRussell Stilwell
Succeeded byLloyd Arnold
Personal details
BornSue Boeglin
(1960-04-29) April 29, 1960
PartyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Ken Ellspermann
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(m. 1986; div. 2000)​

Jim Mehling
Children4
Alma materPurdue University (BS)
University of Louisville (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisThe impact of creative thinking training and problem structuring heuristics on the formulation of ill-structured problems (1996)
Gerald Evans
Academic work
DisciplineIndustrial Engineering
Institutions
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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. She resigned as lieutenant governor on March 2, 2016, to become the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, a position she held from 2016 to 2025.

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.