At
Taft, Carol participated in the Pan-American Club, GAA, Honor Society, and
Junior and Senior Girls Clubs. A merchandising major at William Woods
University, she spent two years on the Carson Pirie Scott College Board. At age
23, she was a fashion director for Carson, Pirie Scott & Co., the youngest in
Chicago.
She introduced Halston's first collection in Chicago, and the first out-of-store
Luncheon Fashion Show at the Palmer House Empire Room. She created a fashion
clinic for the store, developed "White Gloves and Party Manners" for children
and introduced rear projections and movies to fashion shows.
Carol has been a member of the Fashion Group International of Chicago, Inc.
Civic leadership has included the University of Chicago Cancer Foundation
Woman's Board, the Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary, and the Board of Governors
for Chicago’s Sarah Siddons Society which presents an award for achievement in
theatre in Chicago and presents scholarships to theater students.