Dottie Berger MacKinnon

Dottie Berger MacKinnon (1942–2013) was a lifelong children's advocate who raised millions to establish safe havens for at-risk kids.^[1] She was a Hillsborough County Commissioner from 1994–1998, serving as its chairman from 1996–1997.^[2] She was the co-founder of Joshua House and Friends of Joshua House in 1992,^[3] a temporary safe location in Lutz for abused and unwanted children.^[4] She helped to create a $1.2 million endowment to ensure that it continues.^[5] She also established A Kid's Place in 2009, a 60-bed temporary location for foster-care to help siblings to stay together. She was on the board of directors at Tampa General Hospital from 2000 to 2007.^[1] On May 4, 2011, she received the Ellsworth G. Simmons Good Government Award by the Hillsborough County Commissioners.^[2] She also received the annual award that year from Hood Simply Smart Milk and the League of Women Voters.^[3] In 2012, she received the “Woman of Influence Award” from the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.^[6] In 2013, she was posthumously inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Guzzo, Paul (13 October 2013). "Dottie Berger MacKinnon, child advocate, dies at 71". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "Dottie Berger MacKinnon - Florida Women's Hall of Fame". Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
^ ^a ^b Meacham, Andrew (13 October 2013). "Tireless children's advocate Dottie Berger MacKinnon dies at 71". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-12-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Beisel, Jason (2013-10-13). "Dottie Berger Mackinnon, a woman dedicated to helping kids, loses her battle with cancer". WFTS. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
^ "Dottie Berger MacKinnon Is Honored For Making A Difference In Tampa Bay". Osprey Observer. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
^ Cashill, Margaret (2012-04-26). "Chamber names Dottie Berger MacKinnon 'Woman of Influence'". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
^ WFTS Staff (2013-12-20). "Child Advocate Dottie Berger MacKinnon to be inducted into FL Women's Hall of Fame". WFTS. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-13.

Florida Women's Hall of Fame

Administered by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women

1980s

1982	Mary McLeod Bethune Helene S. Coleman Elaine Gordon Wilhelmina Celeste Goehring Harvey Paula Mae Milton Barbara Jo Palmer
1984	Roxcy O'Neal Bolton Barbara Landstreet Frye Lena B. Smithers Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Sybil Collins Mobley Helen Muir Gladys Pumariega Soler Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle
1986	Annie Ackerman Rosemary Barkett Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry Dorothy Dodd Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elsie Jones Hare Elizabeth McCullough Johnson Frances Bartlett Kinne Arva Moore Parks McCabe Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Florence Barbara Seibert Marilyn K. Smith Eartha M. M. White

1990s

1992	Jacqueline Cochran Carrie P. Meek Ruth Bryan Owen
1993	Betty Skelton Frankman Erde Paulina Pedroso Janet Reno
1994	Nikki Beare Betty Mae Jumper Gladys Nichols Milton
1995	Evelyn Stocking Crosslin JoAnn Hardin Morgan Sarah Brooks Pryor
1996	Marjorie Harris Carr Betty Castor Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan
1997	Alicia Baro Carita Doggett Corse M. Athalie Range
1998	Helen Gordon Davis Mattie Belle Davis Christine Fulwylie-Bankston
1999	Althea Gibson Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Dessie Smith Prescott

2000s

2000	Chris Evert Paula Fickes Hawkins Marianne Mathewson-Chapman
2001	Jessie Ball duPont Lenore Carrero Nesbitt Lynda Keever
2002	Victoria Joyce Ely Toni Jennings Frances Langford Stuart
2003	Sarah Ann Blocker Gloria Estefan Mary R. Grizzle
2005	Shirley D. Coletti Judith Kersey Marion Hammer
2006	Caridad Asensio Tillie Fowler Lucy W. Morgan
2007	Maryly VanLeer Peck Peggy A. Quince
2008	Barbara J. Pariente Pallavi Patel Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
2009	Louise H. Cortelis Gwen Margolis Betty Schlesinger Sembler

2010s

2010	Eugenie Clark Claudine Dianne Ryce Dara Grace Torres
2011	Mary Brennan Karl Anna I. Rodriguez
2012	Ruth H. Alexander Elizabeth "Budd" Bell Vicki Bryant Burke
2013	Clara C. Frye Aleene Pridgen Kidd MacKenzie Lillie Pierce Voss
2014	Susan Benton Louise Jones Gopher Dottie Berger MacKinnon
2015	Mary Lee Farrior Evelyn Cahn Keiser Charlotte Edwards Maguire
2016	Carol Jenkins Barnett Helen Aguirre Ferré Elmira Louise Leto
2017	Mary Lou Baker Kathleen Scott Robertson Katherine Fernandez Rundle
2018	Adela Hernandez Gonzmart Janet Petro Lee Bird Leavengood
2019	Doris Mae Barnes Judith A. Bense Mildred Wilborn Gildersleeve