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= Sue Fryer Ward = Sue Fryer Ward, LCSW-C (1935 Albuquerque, New Mexico - 2014 Annapolis, Maryland) was Maryland's first Secretary of Aging. A social worker and specialist in the field of aging in Prince George's County, Ward transitioned from individual therapy to an advocacy role. Sue Fryer Ward was posthumously inducted into Maryland's Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Career
Sue Fryer Ward started her career as a psychiatric social worker with the Children's Convalescent Hospital in Washington, D.C. and the National Institutes of Health. From 1970 to 1977, she ran a private therapy practice in Annapolis and Clinton. After seven years working independently, Ward became the executive director of the Children's Aid Society of Charles County.

Ward's local political career grew in 1978 when she ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Marjorie Holt. Inspired by anger towards Rep. Holt's poor representation of her elderly constituents, Ward, who ran as a Democrat, focused much of her campaign on working with senior citizens. Ward did not win her race, but gained within the region as a public figure.

In 1982, Ward became the director of Prince George's County's Department of Aging. With a swelling aging population within her county, Ward spearheaded efforts to understand and mitigate elder abuse as people struggled to understand how to take care of their families.