MarAbel Braden Frohnmayer

Early Life/Education

• Born Jan. 16, 1909 in Minneapolis, Minn, moved with her family to Albany, Ore., in 1912.
• Graduated from Albany High School.
• Received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music in 1931 from the University of Oregon, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and was elected to the music honorary Mu Phi Epsilon.

Career

• Taught elementary and secondary education in McMinnville, Merrill, and Medford, Ore., 1931-36.

Family

• Married Medford attorney Otto Frohnmayer '29, J.D. '33, on June 10, 1936.

Four children:

• Mira Frohnmayer '60, of Yachats, Ore., professor emeritus of music and chair of vocal studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash.
• Dave Frohnmayer, University of Oregon president.
• John Frohnmayer, J.D. '72, of Corvallis, Ore., currently an affiliate professor of liberal arts at Oregon State University; former attorney in Eugene, Portland, and Bozeman, Mont.; chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), 1989-92.
• Philip Frohnmayer, M. Mus. '72, professor of music and chair of vocal studies, Loyola University, New Orleans, La.

Community Service

• Cofounder, Rogue Valley Symphony.
• First president, Rogue Valley Chorale.
• Chairwoman, Civic Music Association and Community Concerts, Medford.
• Board member, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Britt Music Festival, and Rogue Valley Opera.
• Founding member and president, Rogue Valley Hospital Auxiliary.
• Active in the First Presbyterian Church; PEO, an international women's organization promoting education and philanthropy; and the Contemporary Book Club.

Awards

• University of Oregon Distinguished Service Award, 1993.
• University of Oregon School of Music Distinguished Alumna Award, 1993.
• Zonta Woman of the Year, 1986-87.
• Bertha Holt Award, Oregon Association of American Mothers, 1985.