Lillian Lee is one of those guardians of the Chapel Hill community who puts her arms around the town’s soul, holds its close and tries to protect it. And she’s done an amazing job.
In 1965, during her husband Howard’s graduate school years, she joined a colleague — Nathalie Harrison — to establish the first hospital school at NC Memorial under the auspices of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system. Today, the hospital school is not only a significant institution serving students from across North Carolina, it’s now a model for North Carolina hospitals, and it’s become one for other states, as well. Thousands of children continue to benefit from the UNC Hospital School each year. After this remarkable success, Lillian spent many years as a counselor and administrator in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Read more: https://chapelhilldiversity.com/celebrating-mrs-lillian-lee/
