Donna Blackwell
4 [. A .Executive assistant
Donna Blackwell
Named Director Of
Community Relations
Donna L. Blackwell has been
appointed director of community
relations for Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc. The appointment
was announced by Wayman F.
Smith III, vice president of
corporate affairs.
In her new position, Blackwell will
be responsible for directing
corporate social responsibility
programs and directing community
relations programs for the
company’s 11 breweries across the
country.
Making the announcement, Smith
commented, “At Anheuser-Busch,
we have developed a nationally
recognized'posture as a responsible
and responsive corporate citizen.
We place a high priority on social
responsibility programs throughout
the country, and with the,
professional and educationaC
background of Donna Blackwell, we.
have greatly enhanced our efforts
and capabilities in this area.”
Blackwell joined Anheuser-Busch
in 1981 as executive assistant to the
vice president of corporate affairs, a
position she held until her recent
appointment.
She holds a doctorate degree from
Washington University in St. Louis,
which she received in 1984. She also
received a master’s degree in
counseling from Washington
University in 1976. She obtained her
undergraduate degree in psychology
in 1971 from the University of
Missouri in Columbia.
“It is a tremendous honor and a
tremendous challenge for me to
coordinate and expand the many
programs and projects that
Anheuser-Busch is involved in to
ensure that they remain current and
meaningful to bring about the best
possible results in addressing the
complex and constantly changing
issues of our society.”
Prior to joining Anheuser-Busch,
Blackwell was a project director and
research associate at the Fanon
Research and Development Center
in Los Angeles. Additionally, she has
had a number of key administrative
positions at Washington University.
She has received several awards
for various community relations
involvements, including an award
honoring her for her efforts on
behalf of the United Negro College
Fund. One of the programs she will
overseeJa_her new position is the
“Lou Rawls Parade of Starr—
program, which benefits the UNCF.
Over the past four years, the
Budweiser-supported program has
generated some $16.5 million for the
42 private historically black
member colleges and universities of
the UNCF.
Contract Approved
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For Mecklenburg
County
Raleigh - Among the contracts
approved by the state Board of
Transportation at it* monthly meet
ing this week was one for Meck
lenburg County.
The contract calls for grad
ing, drainage, paving and structures
on Old Monroe Rd. (Secondary rd.
1009) from south of Hollow Drive to
south of Green Garden Place in
Charlotte.
“The existing two-lane roadway
«1 be widened to a five-line
hway with curb and gutter and a
berm area to allow for a future
sidewalk,” said state Board of
Transporation member J. Q Bum
pTTT of Charlotte.
The contract also provides Tor
replacement of a bridge over Mc
Alptne Greek and approaches on Old
Monroe Road. The bridge wilf'be
constructed south of the existing
structure No detour will be re
General Assembly
supports The Older Worker
By Ernest B. Messer, Assist. Sec.
DHS Division of Aging
Special To The Post
Legislation to abolish mandatory
retirement at the age of 70 was
passed by the General Assembly
during its recent short session.
The repeal of the age 70 com
pulsory retirement law is an im
portant step forward in helping the
older worker.
f the new legislation, which be-.
-
come* law October 1, 1984, will
affect 170,000 state, county and
municipal employeea^However,
over 67,000 employees of the uni
versity system and public education
are exempt from the bill and are still
subject to compulsory retire
ment at the age of 70.
N n uln >w uih oi ne
states inai has .<-sed legislation
abolishing mandatory retirement.
The federal government has re
moved age as a basis of retire
meny, but 51 percent of the older
American workers not employed by
government still face a mandatory
retirement when they reach age 70.
These workers cannot be forced to
retire earlier than age 70 because
they are protected by the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act.
As the population ages there will
be a shortage of younger workers in
the future. In light of this, most
employers believe that company
policies will have to be restruc
tured in the future to abolish
mandatory retirement and retain
rather than retire older workers.
Eliminating mandatory retirement
throughout the nation would result in
an increase of 195,000 older adults in
the labor force by the year 2000.
Some companies are already chan
ging their retirement policies.
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