Martha Grace Blackburn

Background

Blackburn, Martha Grace was born on October 9, 1944 in London, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Walter Juxon and Marjorie Ludwell Blackburn.

Education

Bachelor of Arts French, U. Western Ontario, London, 1969.

Career

Chairman board, president, The Blackburn Group Inc., London, Ontario, 1984; also board director, Blackburn Group Inc, London, Ontario chairman, Blackburn Marketing Superior vena cava syndrome Inc. chairman, Blackburn Holdings Ltd. public, director, London Free Press Printing Company Ltd., 1984. Board directors CFPL Broadcasting Ltd., London, Netmar Inc. (formerly Pennysaver Publs.), CKNX Broadcasting Ltd., Compusearch Market and Social Research Ltd.

President Kilbyrne Investments Inc.

Achievements

• Martha Grace Blackburn has been listed as a noteworthy Corporate executive, publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founding member Walter J. Blackburn Foundation. Director-at-large Junior Achievement of Canada, Canada Equestrian Team. Honorary patron Kidney Foundation Canada.

Member, honorary board directors Alan Thicke Centre for Juvenile Diabetes Research. Advisory board Vanier Cup. Past chairman advisory board Performing Arts Center.

Member advanced.coun. Orchestra London; board directors World Wildlife, since 1985, The Michener Awards, Ontario Press Council. Member honorary committee Canada Memorial Foundation.

Member of national advisory county IMAGINE, Canada Center for Philanthropy. Member of advisory county Elgin and Winter Garden Project. Member of advisory commission to Prime Minister on Business/Government Executive Exchange Program.

Member Canada Press, International Association for Students in Economics and Business Management (Western advising committee), Canada Association Family Enterprises, U. Western Ont.Women in Management (advising committee research project), London Hunt and Country Club, University Club of Toronto.

Interests

• Avocations: dressage, scuba diving, tennis, philanthropy.

Connections

Children: Richard Antony Frederick, Sarah Dampier, Annabelle Grace.

Father:

Walter Juxon Blackburn

Mother:

Marjorie Ludwell Blackburn

child:

Annabelle Grace Blackburn

child:

Sarah Dampier Blackburn

child:

Richard Antony Frederick Blackburn