Sister Regina Marie Doelker has been the President of Mercy High in Farmington Hills, Mich., for seven years, and she is proud of what Mercy High has accomplished this year. “We just renovated the science classrooms, and all four years of students have tablet PCs for their classroom and home use,” she said enthusiatically while walking the tidy halls of her beloved school.

Born in Highland Park, Mich., Regina entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1956, after graduating from Our Lady of Mercy High School in Detroit that same year. She began her lifelong ministry of teaching by getting her degrees in mathematics from Catholic University and the University of Detroit and teaching mathematics in schools all over the dioceses of Detroit.

“I love being with the girls, and I love how they love to learn,” said Regina. And all of the students gave her a nod, a friendly smile or a greeting as she walked the halls of Mercy High. Her pride in their accomplishments was evident. “You can see how well this school teaches a love of learning by just looking at what the alumnae accomplish,” said Regina. She is considering a project of quantifying how many students have graduated from any Mercy school all over the world and what they have done to further the charism of Catherine McAuley. “Mercy graduates are a powerful force,” said Regina with a nod.