Background
Fritz, Mary Clark was born on January 5, 1928 in Minneapolis. Daughter of George Rainier and Mary Alberta (Wright) Hartzell.
Fritz, Mary Clark was born on January 5, 1928 in Minneapolis. Daughter of George Rainier and Mary Alberta (Wright) Hartzell.
Bachelor, Lawrence University, 1949; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1955; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1987.
Teacher English as Second Language, Institute Americano, La Paz, Bolivia, 1955-1966, 69; teacher English as Second Language, Santiago (California) College, 1970-1972; teacher English as Second Language, program director, Urbana (Illinois) School District, 1973-1993; director, teacher trainer, Project Achieve, Urbana, Illinois, since 1993. Instructor University of Illinois, Urbana, 1990-1993, member multicultural committee, 1990-1993, member McKinley health Center committee, 1990-1993. Consultant in field.
Organizer, director Camp Fire Girls, La Paz, 1962-1969, Santiago, Chile, 1970-1973, Boy Scout Troop, La Paz, 1962-1966. Member Illinois Association Multilingual Multicultural Education (outstanding Bilingual Educator of Year award 1993), National Association Bilingual Education, Teachers English as Second Language, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Gary Gruber Fritz, June 26, 1949. Children; David George, Mary Margaret, Gary Nathan, Cathryn Clark, Heidi Linnea, Christina Lael.