Sanford Allen Mullen

Background

Mullen, Sanford Allen was born on January 16, 1925 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of Earl and Edith (Allen) Mullen.

Education

Student, Mercer U., 1943-1945; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1949.

Career

Intern, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1949-1950; resident in anatomic pathology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1950, 53-54; fellow in clinical pathology, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1954-1956; private practice medicine specializing in pathology, Jacksonville, Florida, from 1956; clinical associate professor, U. Florida, 1977-1980; clinical professor, U. Florida, from 1980; member of staff, co-chief department pathology, U. Hospital of Jacksonville member of staff, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville member of staff, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville. Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1983-1986. Member Governor's Select Committee on Workforce 2000, State of Florida, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• Sanford Allen Mullen has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national Board of Governors Arthritis Foundation, 1963-1964, president Duval County division, 1960-1961, president Florida chapter, 1963-1964. Chairman Jacksonville Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Pollution Control, 1965-1966, United Fund Campaign. Vice chairman Jacksonville Water Quality Control Board, 1971-1973.

Vestryman Episcopal Church, 1967-1969, senior warden, 1969. Member Health PlanningCouncil N.E. Florida, 1976-1977. Executive vice president, medical director Florida-Georgia Blood Alliance, 1970-1981, president, medical director, from 1982.

Member various advisory committees Florida Board Health, Florida Department Education, Florida Community College at Jacksonville. Member of advisory board Salvation Army, Florida division, 1971-1976. President Civic Round Table, 1967-1969.

Representative Greater Jacksonville Economics Opportunity Inc., 1966-1968. Board of directors Jacksonville Symphony Association, 1970-1977, vice president, 1971-1973, secretary, 1976-1977. Board directors Kidney Foundation Inc, N.E. Florida region, 1972-1974, National Kidney Foundation of Florida, 1986-1987.

Board directors American Red Cross, Jacksonville Area chapter,1972-1977, 83-86, vice chairman, 1975-1977. Board directors Cathedral Foundation, 1972-1976, executive vice chairman, 1972-1976. Board directors Jacksonville Experimental HealthDelivery System Inc., 1973-1976, president, 1973-1976.

Trustee Jacksonville Hospitals Ednl. Program, 1971-1976; treasurer Executive Service Corps of North-East Florida, from 1984. Chairman task force Jacksonville Look Back Program on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Blood Transfusions, 1987-1991.

Member Florida Council of 100, from 1983, Jacksonville Art Museum, Cummer Gallery Art. Member Ye Mystic Revellers, King, 1983. Member Blue Key. Served with MC United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952.

On loan to Army of the United States, United States Naval Reserve, Korea. Fellow College American Pathologists (governor 1966-1969, 70-73). Member American Medical Association (member county on science affairs panel on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 1983-1985), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Dermatology, American Society Dermopathology, American Society Dermatology, Jacksonville Academy Medicine (president 1963, director 1966-1968, 72-77), Florida Society Pathologists (president 1964-1966, 72-73, vice president 1966-1967, 73-74), American Society Clinical Pathologists (councilor Florida 1962-1966), Duval County Medical Society (chairman legislation council 1967, 70-72, director 1972, president 1974), Florida Medical Association (house dels.from 1964, Chairman of Commission state legislation 1969-1975, vice speaker house delegations 1976-1978, speaker 1978-1980, president-elect 1980-1981, president 1981-1982, delegate to American Medical Association from 1983, member task force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome from 1988, chairman commission on priorities and programs 1985, historian from 1988, recipient certificate ofmerit 1990), Southern Medical Association (vice-chairman of the section pathology 1967-1968), N.E. Florida Heart Association (director) 1967-1969), Florida Association Blood Banks (director 1968-1976, president 1973-1974), American Association Blood Banks (state representative of Florida 1971-1972), American Blood Commission (organizing committee 1973-1975, board directors 1975-1979), American Cancer Society, Florida Medical Political Action Committee (director 1964-1965), American Society Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Society for Cryobiology, InternatSoc.

Blood Transfusions, Jacksonville Zoological Society (director 1971-1977), Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce (governor 1966-1968, 72-74, chairman public health committee 1965-1966, vice-president and treasurer 1967, vice president membership affairs 1968, 69, membership development, member health care cost coalition 1981-1986), Florida Yacht Club, Timuquana Club, River Club, St. Johns Dinner Club (director 1967-1970,president 1969-1970), Torch Club (director 1968-1972, president 1971-1972), Rotary (president Jacksonville chapter 1970-1971), Alpha Tau Omega (president Jacksonville alumni 1958-1959), Sigma Mu, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Minnie Lucille Woodall, December 23, 1945 (deceased February 25, 1983). Children: Sanford Allen, Henry Woodall, Michael Hill. Married JoAnn Bonneau Drennon, October 11, 1987.

Father:

Earl Mullen

Mother:

Edith (Allen) Mullen

Spouse:

Minnie Lucille Woodall

Spouse:

JoAnn Bonneau Drennon

child:

Michael Hill Mullen

child:

Henry Woodall Mullen

child:

Sanford Allen Mullen