LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Doris Ann Bourgeois Mallory upon the
occasion of her designation as recipient of a 2013 Woman of Distinction
Award by the Black Women's Association of Albany

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge and
celebrate Women of Distinction who significantly add inspiration and
encouragement to the people of this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Doris Mallory upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a
2013 Woman of Distinction Award by the Black Women's Association of
Albany; and
WHEREAS, This special event is the Black Women's Association of
Albany's 8th Annual Women's History Month Celebration which will take
place on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at The Linda in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, Doris Mallory, a native of Jeanerette, Louisiana, relocated
to the Capital District along with five other students from Grambling
State University to attend SUNY Albany; she was one of three students
from Grambling selected and admitted to the Masters Degree program at
the School of Social Welfare; and
WHEREAS, In addition to receiving a Masters Degree in Social Work from
the University at Albany, Doris Mallory is also a graduate of Long
Island University C.W. Post Center where she received a Master's of
Science degree in Community Mental Health Counseling; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Doris Mallory is a graduate of Payne Theological
Seminary where she received a Certificate in Theology; in 2011, she
received a Diploma in Christian Education from the Division of Christian
Education and Credentials of the Sunday School Publishing Board,
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, Doris Mallory began her public sector service at New York
State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
(OMRDD) by serving as a Social Worker at the Oswald D. Heck Develop-
mental Center; she was the Director of OMRDD's Family Care from 1988 to
September 2004; and
WHEREAS, During Doris Mallory's tenure in this position, she provided
ongoing guidance and support to OMRDD's 13 Developmental Disabilities
Services Offices (DDSOs) and was the driving force in rewriting the
Family Care Manual; after 34 years of public service with the OMRDD,
Doris Mallory retired as one of OMRDD's top-level African American
administrators; and
WHEREAS, In June of 1982, Doris Mallory was initiated into the Albany,
New York, Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; she is
one of five founding members of the National Adult Family Care Organiza-
tion. (NAFCO), where she serves on its Board of Directors, and as its
Recording Secretary; in addition, she is a member of the National Asso-
ciation of Social Workers, the National Board of Certified Counselors,
the American Counseling Association, and a member-at-large of the Black
Women's Association of Albany (BWAA), having previously served as Presi-
dent for five years; and
WHEREAS, A stepmother and grandmother, Doris Mallory is a member of
Hudson River Frontier Missionary Baptist Association; she served as
corresponding secretary, President of the Women's Ministry and as
recording secretary, Constitution and Bylaws Committee; she also serves
as an instructor in the Hudson River Frontier Missionary Baptist Associ-
ation Congress of Christian Education Christian Leadership School and
the Empire Baptist State Convention Congress of Christian Education; and

WHEREAS, Doris Mallory has received numerous awards and accolades
during her professional career, some of which include: the New York
State Pioneering Women of the Capital Region Award; the State of New
York Executive Chamber Certificate of Recognition for Leaders of Excel-
lence in State Service; the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National
Association of Social Workers, New York State Chapter; and the "Who's
Who Among Human Services Professionals"; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body recognizes that New York State is the
home to countless women who are strong and colorful threads, vital to
the fabric of our rich heritage, who have contributed, and continue to
add to the advancement of our culture through their traditional and
non-traditional roles in society; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Doris Ann Bourgeois Mallory upon the occasion of her designation
as recipient of a 2013 Woman of Distinction Award by the Black Women's
Association of Albany; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Doris Ann Bourgeois Mallory.