The HistoryMakers video oral history with Sharon Gist Gilliam.

Government appointee and management consultant Sharon Gist Gilliam was born on August 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, graduating from St. Mary High School in 1961. In 1965, she received her B.A. degree in history at Mundelein College. After teaching in Chicago Public School from 1965 to 1968, in 1968...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Gilliam, Sharon Gist (Interviewee)
Richardson, Julieanna L. (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Gilliam, Sharon Gist > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Management Executive > City Government Appointee.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (9 video files (4 hr., 30 min., 6 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Sharon Gist Gilliam
Sharon Gist Gilliam
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Government appointee and management consultant Sharon Gist Gilliam was born on August 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, graduating from St. Mary High School in 1961. In 1965, she received her B.A. degree in history at Mundelein College. After teaching in Chicago Public School from 1965 to 1968, in 1968, Gilliam worked with the City of Chicago's Committee on Urban Opportunity as a social planner for the poverty program. In 1983, she worked as budget director and chief operating officer for the City of Chicago under Mayor Harold Washington. As COO, Gilliam was responsible for policy implementation, and managed a budget of $4 billion. In 1989, Gilliam received the Marks of Excellence Award from the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. Gilliam served as principal at UCG Associates, a management consulting firm. She also served as chairman of the Board of the Chicago Housing Authority we well as boards of several other organizations including the Chicago History Museum.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:04:30:06
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2006 March 8.
Source of Description:
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