Mary M. Frasier

Who was Mary M. Frasier?

Mary M. Frasier was a famous African American educator who specialized in the area of gifted education at the University of Georgia.

Frasier was born May 17, 1938, in South Carolina.

Frasier was renowned for her leadership skills as well as her interest in elevating the educational standing of African Americans as well as other minority groups who pass through the educational system. More notably she transformed how people viewed gifted children. She developed the Frasier Traits, Aptitudes, and Behaviors, which is an instrument used by many school systems to identify children for gifted educational services.

Frasier received a bachelor's in music education and a master's in guidance and counseling from South Carolina State College. She earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut.

She died February 3, 2005, in Athens, Georgia.