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.
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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.[1]
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.[2]
She graduated from Dartmouth College in 1982. She attended graduate school at Columbia University.
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.
Forbes ranked her as the 54th most powerful woman in 2009.[3]
| Preceded by Valerie Ackerman Danny Ainge Charles Davis Terry Schroeder Mike Singletary Susan Wellington |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2007 Gail Koziara Boudreaux Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines Steve Jordan Patricia Melton Ann Woods Smith William Stetson, M.D. |
Succeeded by Class of 2008 |