Mary Sue Herndon
August 17, 2012
Mary Sue Herndon, 91, died on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2012 in Stillwater. Sue was born Oct. 15, 1920 in Nashville, Ark and earned her B. S. in Home Economics, Food and Nutrition from Texas Women’s University, Denton, Texas. In 1964, Sue came to Oklahoma State University joining the faculty in the College of Home Economics where she taught Housing, Equipment and Consumer Resource Management. She later became OSU Extension Specialist in Housing and Equipment. Due to her generosity, the Mary Sue Herndon Endowed Scholarship for students in Human Sciences was established in 2011. She was involved in many associations: AAUW, Pilot Club, Retired Teachers Association, OSU Emeriti, Research Clue, Book Club, Gamma Phi Beta, AHEA, OHES, College Educators – Home Equipment, American Consumer Credit Institute. She enjoyed OLLI and volunteering at Stillwater Medical Center.