Gail Koziara Boudreaux

Gail Koziara Boudreaux was a standout player for the Dartmouth Big Green Women's basketball team from 1978 through 1982. She later served as an executive for a number of companies. Currently she is the President of Commercial Markets group for UnitedHealthcare.

High School

Gail attended Chicopee Comprehensive High School in Chicopee, Massachusetts. At 17, she averaged 23.4 points and 20 rebounds a game for the Chicopee Comprehensive girls' basketball team. She ultimately scored a school-record 1,719 career points. The 6'2" senior center also held the Massachusetts girls' state shot-put record with a throw of 44 feet, six inches.Sports Illustrated: Faces In the Crowd 1978]

College

Koziara led the Big Green women's basketball in scoring for three consecutive years, and still holds a significant number of school records. She became Dartmouth's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, with 1,933 points and 1,635 rebounds in 89 games. She also was named Ivy League Player of the Year three straight seasons, and became a two-time Academic All-American and third team All-American as well. She led the Big Green to the first of their many Ivy League championships. She also won four straight Ivy League women's shot put titles, with a throw of 46 feet, four inches her senior year.Sports Illustrated: Faces In the Crowd 1982]

She graduated from Dartmouth College in 1982. She attended graduate school at Columbia University.

Professional career

She spent 20 years at AETNA, then in 2002 was named president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois. She became the Executive Vice President for External Operations Health Care Service Corporation, which encompasses Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois.

Bibliography

*Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball media guide. (PDF copy available at [http://www.DartmouthSports.com www.DartmouthSports.com] )
* [http://www.ivy50.com/story.aspx?sid=1/8/2007 Gail Koziara Boudreaux] . Ivy at 50 - Council of Ivy Group Presidents, January 8, 2007.
* [http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=678189 Gail Koziara Boudreaux Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Recipient] . Darthmouth Varsity athletics, November 6, 2006.
* [http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4j3CQXJgFjGpvqRqCKO6AI-YRARXwN9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLc0NCIckdFALOxkFY!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82XzBfTFU!?CONTENT_URL=http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/press_room/2006/november/20061106_silver_anniv_award_rls.html NCAA Announces 2007 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Recipients] . National Collegiate Athletic Association - NCAA.org, November 6, 2006
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS109408+22-Apr-2008+BW20080422 UnitedHealth Group: Gail K. Boudreaux to Head Commercial Markets Group] . Reuters, April 22, 2008.
*Faces in the Crowd. Sports Illustrated, February 27, 1978
*Faces in the Crowd. Sports Illustrated, May 31, 1982

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