DOWNERS GROVE, IL, July 14, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Gloria Joy Friedrich with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Friedrich celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A leader in both education and psychology, Ms. Friedrich taught and served as the director at Saint John Lutheran Early Learning Center in Darien, Illinois, for the first 13 years of her career. Following a frustrating experience involving a family member who had visual perception challenges, being unable to secure special services, she decided to pursue additional studies and become more involved in school psychology. In 1987, she was hired by the Community Unit School District 303, St. Charles, as a school psychologist, where she remained until her retirement in 2000. She was also an early childhood psychologist in addition to having three elementary school buildings to serve. During her tenure, Ms. Friedrich also worked for six years serving her local community in private practice.
During her career as a school psychologist, Ms. Friedrich was fortunate to host parental education meetings with the approval of her principal. She also taught parents how to handle money and conducted various workshops on romantic relationships, particularly how children view and are affected by them. Moreover, Her interest and involvement in her community led her to serve as the president of the League of Women Voters in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Ms. Friedrich was also the DuPage County election judge and a fellow of the National College of Education's early childhood advisory board at Elmhurst College.
Born in Chicago, Ms. Friedrich attended college locally, receiving an Associate of Arts at the College of DuPage in 1971. She subsequently transferred to the National College of Education, from which she attained a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science in education and an Specialist in Education degree in 1982, 1987 and 1990, respectively. Eminently qualified, Ms. Friedrich is a certified early childhood special education teacher and school psychologist.
To support her professional endeavors, Ms. Friedrich is an active member of the National Association of School Psychologists and the Illinois School Psychologists Association and is a past president of the West Suburban School Psychologists Association. She is also a member of the DuPage Regional Unit of Chicago Association and Phi Delta Kappa as well as President of the League of Women Votes of Oak Lawn, Illinois and President of the DuPage County League of Women Voters. A celebrated Marquis listee, Ms. Friedrich has been cited in the 17th and 19th editions of Who's Who of American Women.
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