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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MABLE LOUISE BLACKWELL
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called a highly distinguished woman who possessed a beautiful spirit of service, Mable Louise Blackwell, from our midst; and
WHEREAS, born on February 15, 1947 in Decatur, Georgia, Mrs. Blackwell grew up in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Champaign Senior High School in 1965; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Blackwell took college classes at Southern Illinois University, where she was inducted into the Delta Sigma That Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Xi Chapter, in 1968; she continued her college studies at Chicago State University, earning a bachelor's degree in biology in 1972. Mrs. Blackwell then earned a master's degree in biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1974, and an M.D. in pediatrics in 1978 from the University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as a master's degree in public health, also from the University of Illinois at Chicago, in 1986; and
WHEREAS, for over 30 years, Mrs. Blackwell led an exceedingly successful professional life, serving as a practicing physician, a medical administrator and an academician; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Blackwell served as the Regional Medical Director for the Chicago Department of Public Health; she also served as the Medical Director for the Illinois Department of Human Services, as the Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director for the Health Department of Will County, and held positions at Mercy Hospital and Cook County Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Blackwell served for almost ten years as a College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and as the Director of the Office of Public Health Practice, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
WHEREAS, while a professor and administrator at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Mrs. Blackwell served as a consultant to the Illinois Office of Inspector General's Division ...
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