Rachel Robinson
Rachel Robinson (born Rachel Annetta Isum on July 19, 1922) is a former nurse and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson. She was born in Los Angeles, and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. There, she met Jackie in 1941, and they married in 1946. A baby, Jackie Robinson, Jr., was born to her in November 1946. The Robinsons would later have a daughter, Sharon, and another son, David.
After Jackie Robinson's retirement from baseball, Rachel Robinson pursued her nursing career, eventually becoming an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Nursing and later, the Director of Nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.[1]
In 1973, after Jackie died, Rachel founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation. In 2009, she received the UCLA Medal from Chancellor Gene Block for her lifetime achievements. The UCLA Medal is the university’s highest honor and was created to "honor those individuals who have made extraordinary and distinguished contributions to their professions, to higher education, to our society, and to the people of UCLA."
In 2007, she was awarded the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award by Commissioner Bud Selig.[2] On May 9, 2009, Robinson was awarded UCLA's highest honor, the UCLA Medal.[1]
She resides on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) farm in Salem, Connecticut.[3]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Lee, Cynthia (May 5, 2009). "Rachel Robinson to receive UCLA's highest honor". UCLA Today. http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/rachel-robinson-to-receive-ucla-90830.aspx.
- ^ "Commissioner honors Rachel Robinson". MLB. 2007-04-15. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070415&content_id=1900049&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 15, 1996). "Grandson Taking a Step in Legend's Shoes". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/15/sports/grandson-taking-a-step-in-legend-s-shoes.html.
[edit] External links
- Jackie Robinson Foundation Website
- Timeline in the Life of Jackie and Rachel Robinson
- USA Today Q&A
- Rachel Robinson's oral history video excerpts at the National Visionary Leadership Project
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