Carl S. Hallauer*

Carl Hallauer was born in Rochester, New York, in 1894 and was orphaned at age nine. He supported himself by selling newspapers on the streets and worked his way through one year of high school by shoveling snow, mowing lawns, selling clothing, and helping out in the mailroom of a newspaper.

At age 16, Hallauer worked at Kodak Park as a freight handler and then attended the Rochester Institute of Technology at night for four years. After graduation, he took more night courses at the Rochester Business Institute. He joined Bausch & Lomb, manufacturers of eyeglass lenses and frames and scientific optical equipment, and in 1935, he was elected vice president, and later, president and chairman.

Hallauer was a political leader of national repute and was a delegate to several consecutive Republican National Conventions. He was a director of many companies, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, a recipient of honorary degrees from Clarkson and Alfred Universities, and a founder and trustee of Monroe Community College. He was also active in many civic associations.