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[In Memoriam]
Remembering physical
plant supervisor and
psychology professor
LUCIUS “CASEY” FRYE SR.
Former operations supervisor in JMU’s physical plant
department Lucius “Casey” Frye Sr. died March 29. The
Glade Spring, Va., native served in World War II, Korea
and Vietnam. After a distinguished 23-year career in the
U.S. Army, where he was awarded numerous combat and
service medals, Frye joined the JMU staff in 1970. He
directed and implemented the construction of Bridgeforth
Stadium and much of the early campus expansion on the
east side of I-81. JMU’s Frye Building was renamed to
honor Frye in 1991. Originally constructed in 1958, the
building provided a long-needed central storeroom and
maintenance building. The building later housed JMU’s
printing plant and computer services.
JAMES W. KUHNS
James W. Kuhns, professor
emeritus of psychology, died
March 31. He was a resident
of the Virginia Mennonite
Retirement Community and a
member of Park View Mennonite
Church. A former clinical
psychologist, Kuhns joined
the JMU School of Psychology
faculty in 1970. Prior to Former clinical psychologist
and JMU professor emeri-
joining the Madison faculty, tus of psychology James W.
Kuhns.
Kuhns was a high-school
teacher and served in the Civilian Public Service from 1944 to
1946. He earned an Ed.D. and a master’s in education at Temple
University and his undergraduate degree at Goshen College.
His areas of professional research included developmental
scales for children, aggression characteristics among pacifists
and clergy, and nonauditory perception of speech patterns.
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KUHNS PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF 1973 BLUESTONE
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