Elizabeth Hill Carson

Background

Carson, Elizabeth Hill was born on April 21, 1928 in Des Moines. Daughter of Lee Forrest and Marian (Robbins) Hill.

Education

Bachelor, Vassar College, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Pennsylvania, 1953.

Career

Bar: Iowa 1953, United States District Court (southern district) Iowa 1953. Attorney, trust department Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company, Philadelphia, 1954-1955. President Junior League San Diego, 1967-1968, member, 1960, sustaining advisor,1988-1989, community service council, 1993-1994, board directors 1994.

Founding trustee University of California-San Diego Medical Auxiliary, 1967-1970.

Member Vassar Club San Diego, since 1960, president, 1962-1964. Member Louisiana Jolla High School Parent-Teachers Association, 1970-1984, president, 1973-1975.

President Louisiana Jolla Civic Center Corporation, since 1977. Trustee Francis Parker School, 1969-1984.

Trustee Children"s Health Center, 1970-1972, Louisiana Jolla Country Day School, 1982-1985.

Board of Governors San Diego Community Foundation, 1982-1987, corporation secretary, 1982-1984. Founding director LEAD San Diego, 1980-1987, advisory board, 1987. Founding director EXCEL, since 1983.

Member StateCalif.

Judicial Selection Committee for San Diego County, 1966-1974. Member Las Patronas, since 1970. Member child guidance advisory board Children"s HealthCtr., since 1969.

Member board visitors U. San Diego Law School, since 1974.

Member San Diego Unified Schools Racial Integration Monitoring Task Force and Program Quality Review Team. Member academic affairs committee U. San Diego.

Member task force on discipline San Diego Unified School District, 1980-1981, member task force on graduate requirements, 1981-1984, member equity placementoversight committee, since 1985. Board directors San Diego chapter American Red Cross, 1985-1992.

Tax preparer Henry West. Bloch and Richard Bloch, 1986.

Achievements

• Elizabeth Hill Carson has been listed as a noteworthy civic worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, Iowa Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association. Clubs Vassar (past president), Louisiana Jolla Beach and Tennis, Wednesday (president 1993-1994), National Society Colonal Dames of America.

Connections

Married John Congleton Carson, February 14, 1954. Children: Elizabeth, John, Lee Hill, David, Barbara.

Father:

Lee Forrest Hill

Mother:

Marian (Robbins) Hill

Spouse:

John Congleton Carson

child:

Lee Hill Carson

child:

Barbara Carson

child:

John Carson

child:

David Carson

child:

Elizabeth Carson