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Sandy Barbour: Unassuming Trailblazer

In a career of firsts — including the first woman selected as SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year — Penn State’s Sandy Barbour never intended to be a pioneer. “I just wanted to be a good AD.”

Mark Selders / Penn State Athletics The job interview that catapulted Sandy Barbour’s career and led to her becoming a transformational athletic director almost never happened. Kevin White, who would eventually become Barbour’s mentor and best friend, was the new AD at Tulane ...

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