"Carol was a pioneer in US Air Force military aviation. At the UO she was an active member of the WebFoot Sport Parachutists. A true pioneer, she was selected to be one of the first women to train to become a pilot in the USAF. The test program for pilots began with ten women on August 26, 1976, in San Antonio, Texas. They joined 39 male colleagues for the 48-week training course. Those 10 women are honored with their uniforms on display in the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio. Carol went on to fly for the USAF for 12 Years and then to fly for American Airlines. There was a great deal of pressure on these first 10 women aviation candidates to succeed and Carol did just that." Submitted by Mike Stewart, BEd ’76 (elementary education), MEd ’78 (curriculum and instruction)