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Allison Barber

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Allison Barber
Barber in 2007
Education
Occupation(s)President and chief operating officer of theIndiana Fever

Allison Barberis the president and chief operating officer of theIndiana Fever,Indiana'sWNBAfranchise.[1]Previously, she served as the Chancellor ofWestern Governors University Indiana,president ofSodenta,an adjunct atGeorgetown University,[2]and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications in theUnited States Department of Defense.[3]

Early life and education

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Barber went to Hammond Baptist High School and studied education atTennessee Temple University.She earned a master of science in education atIndiana University Bloomingtonand a doctorate of leadership at Tennessee Temple University.[4]

Boards of Directors

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Barber is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Sagamore Institute. She was also named by Indiana Governor,Eric Holcomb,to the board of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation.[5]She also serves on the advisory board of theElizabeth Dole Foundation.[6]In addition, Barber continues to serve as an American Red Cross volunteer.[citation needed]

Awards

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Barber was named Nonprofit Communicator of the Year byPR News,[7]as well as a "Woman of Influence" by theIndianapolis Business Journal.[8]

Barber was presented the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by Secretary Rumsfeld.[9]

Barber received theSagamore of the Wabash,presented by Governor Eric Holcomb, who described it as the "highest award in Indiana".[10]

References

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  1. ^InterviewonCircle City
  2. ^Georgetown University.
  3. ^Wiedeman, Reeves (2016-01-26)."The Rise and Fall of a Fox News Fraud".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2021-07-31.
  4. ^"Allison Barber – Sagamore Institute".sagamoreinstitute.org.Retrieved2021-07-31.
  5. ^Brown, Alex (2020-07-17)."First IDDC board members named".WISH-TV.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-07-18.Retrieved2021-07-31.
  6. ^Caring for Military Families: Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
  7. ^PR NewsArchived2014-04-19 at theWayback Machine.
  8. ^Parent, Tawn."2011 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Allison Barber".Indianapolis Business Journal.Retrieved2021-07-31.
  9. ^"American Forces Press Service (Dec. 13, 2006): Rumsfeld presents awards to DoD leaders. - Free Online Library".www.thefreelibrary.com.Retrieved2021-07-31.
  10. ^"Allison Barber awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash".WGU.18 March 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.
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