Carol Shields

Carol Lally Shields (born July 8, 1957) is an ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania specializing in ocular oncology. Shields was born Carol Lally in Sharon, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1957, graduating from Archbishop Kennedy Catholic High School in 1975. In 1979, she earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, also playing NCAA women's basketball for the "Fighting Irish." She was a member of the first basketball team at Notre Dame, and later became captain of the team. She was also the first woman to receive the Byron Kanaley Award, the highest honor given to Notre Dame student-athletes, awarded for excellence in academics and leadership.She was inducted into the Capital All-America Hall of Fame in 2011 for...