Trudy Jean Friar

Background

Friar, Trudy Jean was born on September 10, 1949 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Leo and Dorothy Jean Davis.

Education

Bachelor in Communications/Education, U. Montevallo, 1971.

Career

Founder, director, Montessori Children's Hall, Holiday, Florida, 1976-1979; founder, administrator, Montessori Education Center, Snellville, Georgia, 1982-1995; educational consultant, teacher trainer, Early Childhood Training Institute, Snellville, Georgia, since 1987. Seminar leader National Center Montessori Education, Newport Beach, California, since 1987, Early Childhood Training Institute, Snellville, since 1987.

Achievements

• Trudy Jean Friar has been listed as a noteworthy Early childhood education educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

United States delegate People to People, Beijing, China, 1993. Member Montessori Educators of Georgia (consultant, speaker since 1989, president 1990-1994), Georgia Association for Young Children (advisory board, speaker since 1992), National Assn.Edn. Young Children, National Association Child Care Professionals, Southern Early Childhood Association, Association for Childhood Education International.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, writing, antiques, reading, music.

Connections

Married Wayne Friar, December 22, 1970. 1 child, Cristy.

Father:

Kenneth Leo Davis

Mother:

Dorothy Jean Davis

Spouse:

Wayne Friar

child:

Cristy Friar