Carol received her undergraduate Nursing degree from The Ohio State University in 1960, then completed her Master’s degree in 1962. Her focus on women’s health started during her training with trailblazer Ethelrine Shaw, PhD. During her academic career, Carol enjoyed teaching at OSU, University of Pennsylvania and Ohio Wesleyan University.
She developed women’s health programs in her work at The Elizabeth Blackwell Center in Columbus from 1989 to 1999. A lifelong learner, she attended seminars at Harvard Mind-Body Center and sought knowledge of emerging approaches in wellness for breast cancer patients and post-operative healing. Carol received the College of Nursing Alumni Society Community Service award in 2010, followed by an Alumni Transformer in Nursing and Healthcare award in 2014.
She loved to recount her adventures and travels around the Mediterranean when her husband, Loren, was stationed in Tripoli, Libya. Carol used to fondly say that going to Africa was the start of her becoming a citizen of the world and avid traveler, eventually visiting five continents. Inspired by Loren’s piloting, she took her first flight training in Libya, then obtained her private pilot’s license through OSU Don Scott airport. She embraced new challenges over the years, such as earning her pilot instrument rating, skydiving, skiing in Switzerland, and race track driving.
Carol was also an avid reader and past President of the Wednesday Literary Club. In her downtime, she enjoyed ProMusica Chamber Orchestra concerts, gardening and her Abyssinian cats.
Carol will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was proceeded in death by her parents and her companion, Garth Essig. She is survived by her daughters, Alison Prince and Lorna (Adam) Zivin, six grandchildren, one great-grandson, her former husband and lifelong friend, Loren Prince, and her sister, Loretta Riffle.
Memorial Service will be held at 12 PM on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST, 1740 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221, where a reception will follow until 2:30 PM.
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