File #: 18-4047    Version: 1 Name: COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF ANIMAL AND RABIES CONTROL, DONNA M. ALEXANDER, VMD
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 5/31/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/5/2018 Final action: 6/5/2018
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF ANIMAL AND RABIES CONTROL, DONNA M. ALEXANDER, VMD WHEREAS, Dr. Donna M. Alexander was born in East Orange, New Jersey on October 24, 1956; and WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander received her undergraduate and Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris degree from the University of Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, while at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Alexander was the winner of the New Bolton Esquire Award (1982), published in the Journal of Biochemistry (1978), and Journal of Animal Behavior (1982); and WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander helped catapult a historic decrease in animal euthanasia while previously working at Chicago Animal Care and Control from 1989 to 1999; and WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander, a true advocate who dedicated her life's work in the caring of all animals, began her Cook County career in 2007; and WHEREAS, Dr. Donna Alexander vaccinated 4,500 animals every summer and even had the procedure timed to 15 seconds per s...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF ANIMAL AND RABIES CONTROL, DONNA M. ALEXANDER, VMD

WHEREAS, Dr. Donna M. Alexander was born in East Orange, New Jersey on October 24, 1956; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander received her undergraduate and Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris degree from the University of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, while at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Alexander was the winner of the New Bolton Esquire Award (1982), published in the Journal of Biochemistry (1978), and Journal of Animal Behavior (1982); and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander helped catapult a historic decrease in animal euthanasia while previously working at Chicago Animal Care and Control from 1989 to 1999; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander, a true advocate who dedicated her life's work in the caring of all animals, began her Cook County career in 2007; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Donna Alexander vaccinated 4,500 animals every summer and even had the procedure timed to 15 seconds per shot; and

WHEREAS, this past week would have been the first mobile animal clinic headed by Dr. Alexander; and

WHEREAS, as tradition, Dr. Alexander would have performed every single shot like she has in the past; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander also had other talents. Upon winning America's Junior Miss for 1974, she represented New Jersey and was given the grand opportunity to be a "Breck Girl."; and

WHEREAS, she was the first black woman to be chosen for the renowned shampoo campaign at age 17; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander appeared in magazines such as Seventeen, Glamour and Mademoiselle and even had a few modeling jobs; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was a voracious reader, avid Scrabble and Jeopardy player, excellent cook that liked to prepare exotic meals from different ethnic groups, and famously known for wearing socks that depicted animals; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was called home on May 29th, 2018 and has rejoined her sister Joyce Alexander Walker; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Alex...

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