Ken Fryer was a powerhouse in mathematics education in Ontario. A citation from the G.V.M.A. said that he had “revolutionized the modern day relationships between the universities and the secondary schools.” Further evidence of Ken’s influence is the Kenneth D. Fryer Award instituted by O.A.M.E. and given annually to a mathematics department which fosters team work, excellent classroom teaching, the overall development of students, and leadership in the mathematics education community.
All those attributes applied to Ken. He taught first at the University of Toronto, then at the Royal Military College in Kingston. From there he went to the University of Waterloo in 1959 where he became the Associate Dean of Mathematics. He was a founder of the Canadian Mathematics Competition and co-authored ten textbooks. He was awarded a Distinguished Teacher Award from the University of Waterloo in1984.  
Ken was well known by mathematics teachers all across Ontario for the liaison work he did with secondary schools. He had a great sense of humour and his talks to students and teachers were always memorable.
He grew up in St. Thomas, attending Scott Street P.S. and St. Thomas C.I. He was a gold medallist at the University of Western Ontario and got his PhD at the University of Toronto.
Ken enjoyed squash and tennis, and was a great fan of university sports teams. He was very involved with his church and enjoyed camping and cottaging.