Background

Hickerson, Mary was born on May 14, 1943 in Lemmon, South Dakot. Daughter of John Robert and Ellen Aurelia (Funk) Riedy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Black Hills State University, 1965; Master of Arts, South Dakot State University, 1967; Arts D, Idaho State University, 1973.

Career

Professor of English, Southwest State University, Marshall, Minnesota, since 1967.

Achievements

• Mary Hickerson has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commissioner, Marshall (Minnesota) Cable Commission, 1986-1988. Board directors Southwest Women's Shelter, Marshall, 1985. Member Southwest State University Faculty Association (president 1979-1981, 84-87), Inter Faculty Organisation (vice president 1986-1988, president 1988-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, traveling.

Connections

Married Perry John Hickerson Junior, July 18, 1970.

Father:

John Robert Riedy

Mother:

Ellen Aurelia (Funk) Riedy

Spouse:

Perry John Hickerson Junior