Ida Grove native named national CEO

A graduate of Ida Grove High School has been named the first woman CEO and president of an international association devoted to networking and education among military, government and industry.

It’s been a long journey for the Ida Grove native.

“I grew up there in Ida Grove,” said Lt. General (Ret.) Susan Lawrence Thursday by phone from Florida where she currently resides.

Graduating in 1972, she enlisted as a private and then worked her way up to become a non-commissioned officer, “jumping out of airplanes” as Lawrence explained.