Background
Fitzgerald, Alice Irene was born on June 9, 1911 in Miller County, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Johann Wolfgang and Ida Alice (Cotten) Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald, Alice Irene was born on June 9, 1911 in Miller County, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Johann Wolfgang and Ida Alice (Cotten) Fitzgerald.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Missouri University, 1938. Master of Education, Missouri University, 1954. Doctor of Education, Missouri University, 1960.
Public school teacher, Rural Miller County, Eldon, Missouri, 1932-1936; elementary teacher, Eldon Public Schools, 1936-1954; instructor, Missouri U., Columbia, 1954-1960; associate professor, N.E. Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, 1960-1961; professor, Missouri U., Columbia, Missouri, 1961-1981; professor emeritus, Missouri U., Columbia, Missouri, 1981-1994.
Member Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia, 1962-1994, various committees. Member American Association of University Women (vice president Missouri division 1954-1956, treasurer 1952-1954, member educational foundation international fellowship committee 1969-1973, past president Columbia and Eldon, Missouri branches), State History Society Missouri (Alice Irene Fitzgerald Collection of Missouri's Literature Heritage 1982), Delta Kappa Gamma, Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa Delta Pi (Teacher of Year Mu chapter 1981).