She is a member of the ASME Mechanisms Committee and has chaired the Compliant Mechanisms Symposium since 2002. Dr. Frecker was the recipient of the Mechanisms Committee Freudenstein/General Motors Young Investigator Award in 2002. She also currently serves as Vice Chair of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Technical Committee. Dr. Frecker received her BS degree from the University of Dayton and her MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.