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Alumnae Awards

2012: Anne L. Bryant ’67, Educator

Anne Bryant ’67 was the executive director of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) for more than 15 years. The association reaches over 14,700 school districts involving 95,000 school board members. She directed a 130-person staff in the association’s mission to represent state associations of school boards and their more than 90,000 local school board members throughout the U.S. and advocates for equity and excellence in public education through school board leadership.
Prior to her appointment at NSBA, Anne was executive director of the American Association of University Women, a national organization advancing equity for women and girls in education, the workplace, and the family. From 1974 to 1986, she was vice president of the Professional Education Division of P.M. Haeger & Associates, a Chicago association management firm.

Among many awards and recognitions, Anne was named a fellow by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and was honored for her leadership with the Key Award, the ASAE's highest recognition and named her Executive of the Year for 2003. She was awarded the University of Massachusetts Alumnae Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Education  and the Chancellor's Medal from the University of Massachusetts; has received the Alumnae Achievement Award from Simmons College; was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of New England and an honorary Doctorate of Education from Middlebury College.

Anne has written widely on K-12 education, volunteer-staff leadership issues, and the role of the federal government in public education. She holds an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. from Simmons College.
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