Maurine Fry

is honored with a Brick from Debbie Kerry

Maurine Ann Fry was born on August 22, 1939. The daughter of Pearl McKeller Fry and Waldon Fry, she was the youngest of 3 daughters. Her sister, Mavis, was my mother. I grew up feeling that Maurine or "Auntie Mo," was more like a sophisticated older sister than an aunt.
Maurine put herself through college…first a bachelor's degree from the University of South Dakota, then a master's degree and finally, a PHD from the University of Iowa. From her, I learned the value of getting an education. Something she worked so hard for defintely had to be worth having.
Auntie Mo remained part of our lives even when we lived many miles apart. She always kept in touch with her sisters and with their children. She was and still is a generous and loving aunt.
Since the death of my mother, Mavis, Auntie Mo has become the glue that helps hold our family together. She has miraculously helped to fill the void left in the lives of Mavis' grandchildren - not by trying to replace her but by doing those things that she would have wanted to do is she was still here with us.
This woman, Maurine Ann Fry, is a tremendous success in the world of academia. She served as a Professor of Educational Psychology, Department Chairwoman and Vice President at Arizona State University and as the Dean of the College of Education at Wichita State University. There is a saying that a teacher is immortal because the knowledge she passes to her student's lives forever. As a professional woman, Mo will live forever in the knowledge she has shared with her students. As the loving woman she is, Mo will also remain forever in the hearts of her friends and family.