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*****Oct. 6, 2001*****

Nancy Nolf Carl
  Nancy Ellen Nolf Carl, 46, died at her home Wednesday, Sept. 19, in Frederick, 
after a year-long battle with cancer.
  Born in Pittsburgh in 1954, Carl was the daughter of Katherine Biddle Nolf of 
Crafton, Pa., and the late Kyle Alexander Nolf.
  A graduate of Hood College, Carl earned a bachelor's degree in home economics 
with a minor in journalism in 1976. She earned a master's degree from Oklahoma 
State University with a major in consumer economics and family counseling in 
1980.
  Carl was named director of centennial planning and programs at Hood in 1989. 
She created, developed, planned and executed the college's year-long 100th 
anniversary celebration from 1992-1993. For the centennial, she oversaw a series 
of campus special events including public ceremonies, academic seminars, 
concerts, tours, fireworks and art exhibitions attended by members of the Hood 
community and the general public.
  A writer and historian, she researched Hood's founding figures and prominent 
supports of yesteryear and wrote a series of 22 articles called "People Behind 
the Names," which was published in Hood Magazine from 1989-1995 that revealed 
the many traditions and rich history of Hood.
  After the completion of the centennial celebration, Carl was named director of 
conference services and special events at Hood in 1993. In that role she 
expanded and developed the office into a major revenue-generating center for the 
college.
  She also planned and coordinated special events on campus including 
convocations, commencements, inaugurations and social functions. One such event 
was when Hood first hosted the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day held in May 2000. Acting 
as a liaison to the Avon Products, Inc., event planning company, Carl was 
instrumental in ensuring that the 3-Day was an enormous success. The charity 
event brought some 4,000 people to the Hood campus both days, attracted 2,900 
walkers, and raised more than $6 million for the fight against breast cancer.
  In 2001, Carl received the Dr. Henry P. and Page Laughlin Administrative 
Achievement Award from Hood College, which recognized leadership in college-wide 
and/or team-based initiatives, proactive involvement in the Hood community and 
programs or projects designed to make a difference. She also received the Spirit 
of Hood award.
  In 1998, Carl co-authored "Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism," a book 
about once of America's most influential fashion designers who was a Frederick 
native and attended Hood for two years.
  Carl was also instrumental in several exhibitions of McCardell's work 
including one at the Parson's School of Design in 1994 and one at the Museum at 
the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1989-1999, both in New York City; and the 
Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore in 1998-1999.
  Prior to coming to Hood, Carl worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Cooperative Extension Service where she served as a program analyst and 
evaluated the quality and effectiveness of the service's programs.
  Previously, Carl was a consumer affairs program manager for the Family Support 
Division of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington between 1982-1988. In 
that role, she created, organized, developed and directed an award-winning 
program that delivered consumer education, complaint handling, financial 
counseling and consumer information services to soldiers, their family members 
and military retirees.
  Carl had been a member of the Fredericktowne Rotary Club, the International 
Special Events Society and the Frederick County 250th Anniversary Planning 
Committee.
  She also studied at Purdue University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 
State University, The George Washington University and the College for Financial 
Planning in Denver, Colo.
  Carl is survived by her husband Edward R. Carl, campus safety officer at Hood; 
sisters Marilyn K. Bedell of W. Lebanon, N.H., and Marsha L. Nolf of Charleroi, 
Pa.; and a brother-in-law Ronald J. Bedell.
  A memorial service was held at Hood College's Coffman Chapel. Officiating were 
the Rev. Cynthia Mason, chaplain at Hood College; the Rev. Ginger G. Memmott of 
the Frederick Presbyterian Church; and the Rev. Francis Tennies of Catonsville, 
Md.
  Contributions can be sent to support Hood College's Coffman Chapel and the 
Beneficial-Hodson Library and Information Technology Center; Hood College, 
Development Office, 401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD 21701.