Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Susan Kerr Fritz Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Susan Kerr Fritz Memorial Scholarship Endowment
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This scholarship was established by Mr. Fritz in honor of his wife, Susan Kerr Fritz. Susan was a nurse in the US Army during World War II. As a First Lieutenant, she supervised the nursing service of a medical installation; and instructed, assigned, disciplined and inspected duty performance of Army Nurse Corps personnel of the unit. As a dietitian, LT. Kerr supervised the preparation of food for patients of an Army Hospital; she served as Chief Nurse of a hospital train and was supervisor in a psychiatric hospital. She heroically served overseas for thirty-nine months in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Susan and her husband moved to Scottsdale in 1970. This scholarship supports undergraduate nursing students in their junior or senior year.
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