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NSU Director receives 2015 Glass Ceiling award from the National Diversity Council Florida Chapter
Mary Blackinton, P.T., Ed.D., GCS, CEEAA
Mary Blackinton, P.T., Ed.D., GCS, CEEAA, director of the Hybrid-Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy program (HE-DPT) at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Tampa Campus, has been named a 2015 Glass Ceiling Award Winner by the National Diversity Council’s Florida Chapter. Blackinton received the statewide honor at the organization’s 5th annual Women’s Conference Breakfast earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale.
Blackinton implemented the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences at the NSU Tampa campus, and has been directing it for the most recent four of her 21 years at the university. Her professional and personal accomplishments range from advanced degrees, certifications and even fellowships, to leading the Tampa component of NSU’s annual medical outreach programs to Jamaica.
“We are very proud of Dr. Blackinton and the professional standard she has set through her leadership of this groundbreaking hybrid program,” said Stanley H. Wilson, P.T., Ed.D., CEAS, Dean, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences. “Female leaders must create opportunities for other women to step into leadership roles.”
The National Diversity Council’s Glass Ceiling Award criterion mirrors Blackinton’s career and life paths: leadership and mentorship excellence, highest integrity and ethics and continued growth and accomplishment.
Presented annually, the award recognizes women who have overcome numerous barriers to achieve positions of leadership within their organization. Their success serves as the catalyst for future generations to follow in their footsteps.
Blackinton said she is honored to receive this distinction. “I am so passionate about the core mission of the Council as they educate women in leadership, better preparing them to take on leadership roles, both in their workplaces and throughout the community. It is vital for women to learn from each other,” she said.
Blackinton obtained her B.S. in physical therapy from University of Maryland in Baltimore (1983); her M.S. in Gerontology from NSU and also her Ed.D. in higher education (2001) with a specialization in health care education.