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Sarah Ann Blocker died in 1944, aged 86 years.<ref name=”Reed” /> In 2003, Sarah Ann Blocker was inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame by Governor [[Jeb Bush]].<ref name=”Reed” /> The following year, she received a posthumous honorary doctorate as part of the 125th-anniversary celebration at Florida Memorial University.<ref>Florida Commission on the Status of Women, [http://fcsw.net/dt_team/sarah-ann-blocker/ Sarah Ann Blocker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122210423/http://fcsw.net/dt_team/sarah-ann-blocker/ |date=2016-01-22 }}.</ref> The university honors her legacy by naming one of its building Sarah A. Blocker Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Center for Academic Resources and Support – Florida Memorial University |url=https://www.fmu.edu/about-fmu/administration/academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost/center-for-academic-resources-and-support/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250703230928/https://www.fmu.edu/about-fmu/administration/academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost/center-for-academic-resources-and-support/ |archive-date=2025-07-03 |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.fmu.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> There is also a Sarah A. Blocker Meritorious Service Award given annually by Florida Memorial University.<ref>Florida Memorial University, [http://www.fmuniv.edu/life-at-fmu/traditions/ Traditions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206054336/http://www.fmuniv.edu/life-at-fmu/traditions/ |date=2017-02-06 }}.</ref> |
Sarah Ann Blocker died in 1944, aged 86 years.<ref name=”Reed” /> In 2003, Sarah Ann Blocker was inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame by Governor [[Jeb Bush]].<ref name=”Reed” /> The following year, she received a posthumous honorary doctorate as part of the 125th-anniversary celebration at Florida Memorial University.<ref>Florida Commission on the Status of Women, [http://fcsw.net/dt_team/sarah-ann-blocker/ Sarah Ann Blocker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122210423/http://fcsw.net/dt_team/sarah-ann-blocker/ |date=2016-01-22 }}.</ref> The university honors her legacy by naming one of its building Sarah A. Blocker Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Center for Academic Resources and Support – Florida Memorial University |url=https://www.fmu.edu/about-fmu/administration/academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost/center-for-academic-resources-and-support/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250703230928/https://www.fmu.edu/about-fmu/administration/academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost/center-for-academic-resources-and-support/ |archive-date=2025-07-03 |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.fmu.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> There is also a Sarah A. Blocker Meritorious Service Award given annually by Florida Memorial University.<ref>Florida Memorial University, [http://www.fmuniv.edu/life-at-fmu/traditions/ Traditions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206054336/http://www.fmuniv.edu/life-at-fmu/traditions/ |date=2017-02-06 }}.</ref> |
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American educator (1857–1944)
Sarah Ann Blocker (October 27, 1857 – April 15, 1944) was an American educator and co-founder of Florida Memorial College. She was inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame in 2003.
Blocker earned her teaching certificate in Atlanta in 1883.[1]
Blocker taught at Florida Baptist Academy from 1892,[2] and was head of the normal department there.[3] Blocker is credited with co-founding Florida Memorial College by arranging the merger of Florida Baptist Institute and Florida Baptist Academy, to form the Florida Memorial and Industrial Memorial Institute.[1][4] Blocker was Dean of Women at the Institute by 1935.[5] One of her students at Florida Baptist Academy was philanthropist Eartha M. M. White.[6] Another was author Zora Neale Hurston.
Personal life and legacy
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Sarah Ann Blocker died in 1944, aged 86 years.[1] She was originally buried on the Florida Memorial’s St. Augustine campus alongside fellow co-founder and president, Nathan W. Collier.[7] In 1968, when the institution relocated, both remains were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.[8] In 2003, Sarah Ann Blocker was inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame by Governor Jeb Bush.[1] The following year, she received a posthumous honorary doctorate as part of the 125th-anniversary celebration at Florida Memorial University.[9] The university honors her legacy by naming one of its building Sarah A. Blocker Hall.[10] There is also a Sarah A. Blocker Meritorious Service Award given annually by Florida Memorial University.[11]
- ^ a b c d Michael Reed, “Sarah Ann Blocker Inducted into State’s Women’s Hall of Fame” Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine St. Augustine Record (November 18, 2003).
- ^ Florida Memorial University, Our History Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ John William Gibson, The Colored American from Slavery to Honorable Citizenship (J. L. Nichols 1903): 122.
- ^ Carole Elizabeth Boyce Davies, ed., Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora (ABC-CLIO, 2008): 446. ISBNÂ 9781851097050
- ^ “Florida Normal Retains High Rating by Southern Association” Pittsburgh Courier (January 12, 1935): 2. via Newspapers.com
- ^ “Founders Honored at Florida Normal” News Tribune (June 2, 1957): 14. via Newspapers.com
- ^ Lane, Marcia (December 9, 2012). “Early leaders of Florida Memorial University honored”. St. Augustine Record. Archived from the original on 2024-12-17.
- ^ “Sarah Ann Blocker (1857-1944)”. www.findagrave.com. November 19, 2021.
- ^ Florida Commission on the Status of Women, Sarah Ann Blocker Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ “Center for Academic Resources and Support – Florida Memorial University”. www.fmu.edu. Archived from the original on 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ Florida Memorial University, Traditions Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
