Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy, `83 & M.A. `91, Receives a President’s Women’s Leadership Award

Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy was the recipient of a President’s Women’s Leadership Award from USF's Women’s Status Committee & Diversity and Equal Opportunity Office. Sparks-McGlinchy has a bachelor's degree in business management and a master's degree in guidance and counselor education, both from USF. She is senior associate director of Athletics at USF.

She has worked tirelessly on behalf of women in athletics and serves both on the USF Title IX Committee and as the primary person responsible for oversight of Title IX compliance. She played a key role in adding new opportunities for women athletes at USF, including the addition of women’s cross country, track & field, soccer, and sailing during her tenure.