Mary Eddy Neal Jones
Class of
1978
Mary Eddy Neal Jones
“Mrs. Fred Jones was the grand lady of Nichols Hills and of Oklahoma. She and her family have done so much for our state.”
Edward L. Gaylord
Biography
Oklahoma native Mary Jones moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband Fred Jones and, for twenty years, served as director of Fred Jones Industries in eleven states. Her many civic activities included the YWCA, Junior League, Oklahoma City Arts Center, and the Oklahoma City Zoological Association. She was awarded an honorary degree in Humanities from Oklahoma City University. She made possible the Fred Jones, Jr., Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
Fun fact
Mary Jones received OU’s Distinguished Service Citation in 1987 and became the first woman to receive the OU College of Medicine Alumni Association Dean’s Award in 1988.
Oklahoma connections
Jones was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
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