Jane Fraser (philanthropy)

Jane Fraser (born 1942) is an American philanthropist, author, editor, businesswoman, and the President of The Stuttering Foundation of America, a non-profit charitable organization working toward the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering.

Jane Fraser with Colin Firth

Early life

Fraser was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1942. Her father, Malcolm Fraser, was one of the founders of Genuine Parts Company and later founded the Stuttering Foundation of America after living with stuttering his entire life.

In 1964, Fraser received her bachelor's degree in Russian and linguistics from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Fraser later attended the University of Strasbourg in France receiving her M.S. in Russian in 1966.

She worked as an interpreter and translator for the National Assembly of France in Paris, France, as well as served as editor and translator for the Institut Gustave Roussy until 1980.[1]

President of the Stuttering Foundation of America

Beginning in 1981, Fraser has served as President of the Stuttering Foundation of America.

Since the beginning of her presidency, the foundation's endowment has grown from $3,000,000 to $17,000,000. The Stuttering Foundation has also added a toll-free hotline and website. Under Fraser's presidency, the foundation has published 24 books and 13 brochures for stutterers.[1]

Author and editor

Fraser co-authored “If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents” for the Stuttering Foundation in 1988.[2]

She also edited “Counseling Stutterers” in 1981 and “Stuttering Therapy: Transfer and Maintenance” in 1982.[3]

Other affiliations

Fraser served as Member of the Advisory Council for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders, at the National Institutes of Health from 1996 until 2000.[4]

She also was a member of the Board of Trustees for Hamilton College from 1991 until 1997.[5]

She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization.[4]

In addition, she serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Institute for Effective Governance in Washington D.C.[6] and a member of the Conservation Council at Panthera Corporation.[7]

Awards and honors

Fraser was named Executive of the Year by the Non-Profit Times for 2008–2009.[8] Fraser is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.[9]

Corporation
  1. "Profile of Jane Fraser '64". Brynmawr.edu. 2002-02-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. "If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents: Stanley Ainsworth, Ph.D., and Jane Fraser, Jane Fraser: 9780933388581: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  3. "Stuttering Therapy Transfer and Maintenance (Publication / Speech Foundation of America): Jane Fraser Gruss: 9780933388192: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  4. "Board of Directors". The AHI. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  5. "Fraser". Mnsu.edu. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  6. "ACTA". Goacta.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  7. "Conservation Council".
  9. "RCSLT Honours Roll Call (1945 -2016)".
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