Kathryn Frost

Kathryn Carlson-Frost
Kathryn Carlson-Frost
	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit

United States Representative Martin Frost

of Texas.

Early life and education

Frost held a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Wayne State University.

Military career

Frost's military career covered thirty-one years and included a four-year assignment as the

1991 Gulf War and as a White House aide under the first Bush and Reagan

administrations.

Following her retirement from the army, she was offered the position of executive director of the American Association of University Women, an offer she was forced to decline for health reasons. Frost died on August 18, 2006, from breast cancer.

Personal life

Shortly before assuming the post at AAFES, Frost was diagnosed with breast cancer. She publicly stated that her military training gave her an advantage in dealing with cancer.

References

^ Holley, Joe (August 20, 2006). "Kathryn Frost; Was Highest-Ranking Woman in Army". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "Maj. Gen. Kathryn G. Frost, 57, of the Army, Dies". The New York Times. August 19, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

External links

[1] Holley, Joe (August 20, 2006). "Kathryn Frost; Was Highest-Ranking Woman in Army". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[2] "Maj. Gen. Kathryn G. Frost, 57, of the Army, Dies". The New York Times. August 19, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2014.