The Vassar and Radcliffe educated Carolyn Verhoeff taught kindergarten and published three books for kindergarten-aged children: All About Johnnie Jones, Four Little Fosters, and Love Me, Love My Dog. She was a president of the Kentucky Animal Rescue League and she campaigned for the humane treatment of animals used for medical research. The Carolyn Verhoeff Animal Care Center at the University of Louisville School of Medicine was dedicated to her in 1963.