Dr. Mildred Freburg Berry

Dr. Mildred Freburg Berry

Dr. Mildred Freburg Berry, Iowa - Iota, was an international authority on speech and language in children. In 1971, the American Association of University Women at its Centennial Convention in Boston made awards in four fields. The Centennial Award “for achievement in the area of Education” was made to Mildred Freburg Berry, who had directed the resident Summer Speech Center at Rockford College in Illinois. Most families are not prepared to deal with a child with serious emotional disturbances. Today, the Mildred Berry Center provides the most advanced and comprehensive diagnosis treatment for childhood emotional disorders. A Fulbright lecturer in speech pathology, Dr. Berry was a persuasive speaker on the lecture platform. She was the 1951 Woman of the Year.