[1] Fritz graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from Monmouth College in Illinois in 1950.
[2] He was also the Illinois finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1949, and was the state and national oratory champion that same year.
[3] He earned a master's degree in speech and a Ph.D. in educational counseling and personnel services from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1952 and 1956 respectively.
[4] Many of his books, including The Curses of Entitlement: 30 Frightening Consequences of Government Payments, remained in print in 2015.
[6] In 1968, Fritz served on United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's 14-member Citizens Advisory Board of Youth Opportunity to advise the President on the effectiveness of federal, state and local programs designed to assist disadvantaged young people.