Background
Duke, Mary Bohland was born on September 19, 1919 in St. Paul. Daughter of Ernest Herman and Laura (Taillefer) Bohland.
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Mary Bohland Duke
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Student, U. Cincinnati, 1942; Bachelor, College St. Catherine, 1947; postgraduate, Georgia Institute Technology, 1972.
Career
Set and script worker, All-Scope Pictures subsidiary 20th Century Fox Studios, Hollywood, California, 1950-1955;
interior designer, Davisons Lenox, Atlanta, 1958-1960;
interior designer, Walton Furniture Galleries, Augusta, Georgia, 1961-1963;
interior designer, Town and Country Shop, Augusta, Georgia, 1963-1965;
interior designer, Bell-Teagle, Inc., Atlanta, 1965-1967;
interior designer, Mary Duke Interiors, Atlanta, 1967-1969;
head design department, Wellington Hall, Inc., Atlanta, 1969-1970;
head design department, W. & J. Sloane, Inc., Atlanta, 1970-1973;
assistant manager, W. & J. Sloane, Inc., Atlanta, 1973-1975;
interior designer, owner, Mary Duke Design Associations, Atlanta, since 1975. Teacher continuing education department Emory University, Atlanta, since 1971. President Ducar Designs, Inc., Atlanta, 1975-1978.
Associate owner Creative Shades, Etc., Atlanta, 1980-1983. Member design advisory board U. Georgia, Athens, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society Interior Designers (Residential Design award 1977, president 1977, Presidential Citation 1982-1985, 86-87, Distinguished Svc. award 1988, Medalist award 1989, Design Achievement award 1990, co-chairman promotionsand graphics conference committee award 1990), Georgia Alliance Interior Design Professionals (president since 1988), American Trust History Presentation.
Interests
Connections
Married Thomas Fender, September 19, 1960 (deceased February 1961). Married William Goldsmith Duke, November 21, 1966 (deceased).
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican