Blackstone was skilled mediator Barbara Blackstone was known as a mediator, especially when it came to matters involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Blackstone was director of the Minnesota…
Category: In Memoriam
Scanlan's life experiences shaped her commitment to advocacy
Joyce Eileen Scanlan drew on her own experiences with blindness and disability-based discrimination to champion the rights of others. Described as “able, tough and determined,” she led in state and…
Petrie a founder of MRCI
Art Petrie was not only a developer and shaper of the city of Mankato. He also had compassion for people with disabilities. Petrie, 86, died in December 2020. He had…
Dillon was mental health advocate
Nancy Dillon is remembered as a committed advocate for Minnesotans experiencing mental illness, and as someone who elevated the status of psychiatric nursing in Minnesota. Dillon died in December after…