Sister Mary Ann Fatula, O.P., graduated from Ohio Dominican in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in Latin and Mathematics. She received her master's degree in Theology in 1968 from University of Toronto and her Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of America in 1981. She is currently a professor of Theology at Ohio Dominican.

Sr. Fatula is a Member of the American Academy of Religion, the Catholic Theological Society of America, the College Theology Society, and the North American Academy of Ecumenists. She is the author of four books: Catherine of Siena's Way; The Triune God of Christian Faith; Thomas Aquinas: Preacher and Friend; and Holy Spirit, Giver of Life. Sr. Fatula was selected as the 1998 recipient of the Conley Award, in recognition of her outstanding teaching abilities and dedication to her students.