Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, President of the American Red Cross, U.S. Senator for North Carolina elected in 2002.
[1] Foundry Methodist Church until 1994, Presbyterian after.
Father: John Van Hanford, Sr. (d.)
Mother: Mary Ella Cathey (d. 14-Jan-2004)
Brother: John Van Hanford, Jr.
Boyfriend: Richard Jones (dated at Duke University)
Husband: Bob Dole (US Senator and Presidential candidate, m. 6-Dec-1975)
High School: Boyden High School, Salisbury, NC (1954)
University: BA Political Science, Duke University (1958)
University: MA Education, Harvard University (1960)
University: Oxford University
Law School: JD, Harvard Law School (1965)
US Senator, North Carolina (2003-present)
US Secretary of Labor (1989-90)
US Secretary of Transportation (1983-87)
US Federal Trade Commission (1973-79)
Member of the Board of Gateway (1-May-2000 to Oct-2001)
Alfalfa Club 1993
American Red Cross (1991-95)
American Red Cross (1997-99)
Elizabeth Dole Committee
Elizabeth Dole for President
George W. Bush for President
John McCain 2008
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Partnership for Public Service Board of Governors
W Stands for Women 2004
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Phi Beta Kappa Society 31-May-1958
National Women's Hall of Fame 1995
Funeral: Jesse Helms (2008)
Official Website:
http://dole.senate.gov/
AKA Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford