Sue Gordy studied architecture for a year, then graduated from Ball State University's business college and later was employed by Ball Corporation and Boyce Design Center, where she worked with artists David Dale and Brian Gordy.

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After a career in sales and marketing, she studied library science to become a certified public librarian. Subsequently, she worked in several Indiana libraries.

Her passions (in addition to art and reading) include gardening with native plants, the environment, bicycling, geography, and animal rescue.

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Since her retirement from Anderson Public Library, she is pursuing her lifelong interest in art