Interior Design Hall of Fame

In 1951, New Orleans native Betty Sherrill came to work at the New York firm McMillen as assistant to the president. Many years later, Ms. Sherrill became president and chief executive officer, along the way racking up a list of residential and contract projects that looks like a collision between the Fortune 500 and the social register. She has served as vice president of the Boys Club of New York, and as a member of the board of directors of the National Trust of New York State. She is also on the boards of Southhampton Hospital and Sloan Kettering Memorial.

Ms. Sherrill has maintained a close association with Tulane University where she received her honorary doctorate degree as Outstanding Alumna of the Year in 1987. She is interested in the development of professional education in the field of interior design and previously worked on a project to fund a joint degree program at Tulane between the School of Architecture and the art department. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Loyal University and for over 20 years has been a member of the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.

Betty Sherrill has received numerous honors as well. The Cooper Hewitt honored her at a dinner dance at the St. Regis Roof. In 1989 Birmingham College honored her at "Gala 9" which recognizes national and international women of distinction. Today, she continues to serve as Chairwoman of McMillen.