Karol Mason, vice chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees and a partner in Alston and Bird, a law firm with offices in Atlanta and Raleigh, has received the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award from the Leaders
hip Institute for Women of Color Attorneys in Law and Business.
Karol Mason |
Karol Mason, vice chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees and a partner in Alston and Bird, a law firm with offices in Atlanta and Raleigh, has received the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award from the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys in Law and Business.
The award was presented earlier this month during the group’s annual conference in Atlanta. It is given to a woman of color attorney who has distinguished herself by reaching the pinnacle of the legal profession. Honorees demonstrate commitment to intellectual development and community service and serve as an inspiration to other women attorneys.
Mason is a bond lawyer and chairs Alston and Bird’s public finance group. A native of Amityville, N.Y., she earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1979 and her law degree from the University of Michigan in 1982. She has served as a trustee since 2001 and as vice chair since 2008. Previously, she served on the University’s Board of Visitors and the Arts and Sciences Foundation. Mason serves on the Board of Trustees of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the High Museum of Art, also in Atlanta.
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