Former Pfizer executive named Education’s Keystone Leader
Brenda Arnette Smith Sanborn, a 1968 Auburn University graduate who ultimately directed Pfizer's national pharmaceutical sales operations, has been named by the College of Education as its 2009 Keystone Leader-in-Residence. Sanborn holds a bachelor's degree in secondary biology education with a minor in English and spent nine years as a high school educator prior to her pharmaceuticals career. Sanborn will spend Thursday, Jan. 22, visiting with College of Education students, faculty, staff and administrators. The highlight of her visit will be a lecture at 11 a.m. in 112 Thach Hall. The lecture, which is open to the campus community, will feature Sanborn's insights on leadership, cultural and gender issues in corporate America, and challenges in academia. The Keystone Leader-in-Residence program, established in 2003, introduces students to proven leaders in education, human services, health services, community services and the public sector. Sanborn is the college's seventh Keystone Leader. For more information, visit http://education.auburn.edu/news/2009/01/sanborn.html.