Sister Mary Paul Janchill (1920–2009)[1] "wrote one of the three seminal articles introducing general systems theory to social work practitioners in the late 1960s."[2]
Janchill joined Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1945. In 1953, she graduated from St. John's University (New York City) followed by a Master of Social Work from Catholic University of America in 1955 and a doctorate from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1968.[2]
With Sister Mary Geraldine Tobia, she founded the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.[3][1] The agency was the cover story in Time on December 30, 1985.[4]
Ronald Reagan presented her with the White House Award.[2] Janchill was inducted into the Columbia University School of Social Work Hall of Fame.[5]