Background
Harrison, Carole Alberta was born on January 16, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Chester Arthur and Mildred Irene (Focke) Shaw.
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Carole Alberta Harrison
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Carole Alberta Harrison, museum curator, restaurateur, civic worker Member Leadership Denver Alumni Association (director) 1980-1982), Colorado Restaurant Association, Denver Chamber of C. (government relations committee 1983-1987, state local affairs council 1987-1988, urban affairs), Women"s Forum.
Education
Student, University Dayton, 1959—1960. Student, University Colorado, 1960—1961.
Career
With Council for Public television, Channel 6, Incorporated., Denver, 1972-1978, History Denver, Incorporated., 1973-1993. Owner Harrison Enterprises, Incorporated., 1982. General manager The Denver Petroleum Club, The Denver Club.
Director development Sewall Rehabilitation Center, Denver, 1979-1980.
Executive vice president MarilynVan Derbur Motivational Institute, Incorporated., 1980-1982. Board of directors Center for Public Issues, Denver, 1979-1982, Passages, 1982-1988, Hall of Life, 1981-1983, Historic Denver, 1982-1984, Denver Firefighters Museum, since 1979.
Board of directors KRMA-television Volumes, since 1970, president, 1973-1974. Founder Committee for Support of Arts, Denver, 1978-1979.
Chairman Graland Country Day School Auction,1979, 80, Channel 6 Auction, 1971, 72, Colorado Academy Auction, 1980, The Hundred Most Interesting Women in Denver, 1988.
Member Denver Mayor"sTask Force on Infrastructure Finance, 1988-1990. Board directors Metropolitan Denver and Colorado Convention and Visitors Bureau Named Outstanding Business Woman of the Year Colorado Woman"s Chamber of Commerce, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Center for Public Issues, Denver, 1979-1982, Passages, 1982-1988, Hall of Life, 1981-1983, Historic Denver, 1982-1984, Denver Firefighters Museum, since 1979, KRMA-television Volumes, since 1970, president, 1973-1974. Founder Committee for Support of Arts, Denver, 1978-1979. Chairman Graland Country Day School Auction, 1979, 80, Channel 6 Auction, 1971, 72, Colorado Academy Auction, 1980, The Hundred Most Interesting Women in Denver, 1988.
Member Denver Mayor's Task Force on Infrastructure Finance, 1988-1990. Board directors Metropolitan Denver and Colorado Convention and Visitors Bureau. Member board Four Mile History Park, since 1997.
Member Denver Chamber of C., government relations committee, 1983-1987, state local affairs council 1987-1988, urban affairs. Member of Colorado Restaurant Association, Women's Forum, Leadership Denver Alumni Association (director 1980-1982).
Connections
Children: Amelia Holmes, Ann Elizabeth, Abigail Shaw.
