D. Elaine Sipe had a 38-year career teaching at several colleges and universities. After graduating from Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois, in 1964 she joined the Peace Corps and served in Malaysia before beginning her academic career.
Since 2007, Dr. Daly has been vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. Earlier in her career, she taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University.