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Marie Ortmayer

Marie Ortmayer

  • Class
    1906
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Administrator
Marie Ortmayer, who graduated in 1906, was the first president of the Women's Athletic Association. She helped develop an intramural sports program for women decades prior to the onset of intercollegiate competition for female athletes. Ortmayer was later employed by the University as the first women's medical advisor.
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