Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder and former Iowa AD Christine Grant
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If Dr. Christine Grant could be described in one word, it would be “influencer.” And no, not that kind of influencer.
“[Grant] influenced decisions and she influenced behavior,” said Iowa’s deputy director of athletics, COO, and senior women’s administrator Barbara Burke. “She influenced the direction of women's athletics through her entire career. And what better way to describe a change agent? Just with her style, her leadership, her compassion, her energy, [...], everything that you want to see in a leader; those were her characteristics.