Maud Spear, left, served as vice president of the Women's Athletic Association in 1914. Other officers included Nina Selph, president; Georgia Henderson, secretary; and Lydia Warren, treasurer. The association organized sporting games and other activities such as hikes and picnics for women on campus.

In a class of 45 engineering students, Maud Spear was the only woman, shown here with the 1915 Engineering Society. After graduation, she worked as an architect for the well-respected architectural firm Albert C. Clas and Company in Milwaukee, Wis., and later in Washington, D.C., with the War Department, now known as the Department of Defense.