AL SR43

Dr. Mable Bell Anderson was born in 1930 in Ensley, Alabama and graduated from A. H. Parker High School at age 16.

She earned a Doctoral Degree in Developmental Psychology, Master's Degree in Supervision, and Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, becoming the first African-American to receive a doctorate in developmental psychology at Penn State.

Dr. Anderson taught at multiple prestigious universities including The University of Alabama, Tuskegee University, Michigan State University, and Fordham University, and served as keynote speaker and workshop presenter in over half of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Australia.

She founded and served as President of the Village Creek Human and Environmental Justice Society Inc. to address flooding in the Village Creek watershed and was an active member of St. Marks Episcopal Church.

The Alabama Senate offers this resolution in tribute to Dr. Anderson's life and extends sympathy to her survivors: children Alameta Anderson Zinnerman and Joseph C. Anderson, along with other relatives and friends.