Barbara Bowman

Barbara Taylor Bowman, the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development at Erikson Institute, is one of the institute’s founders and has served in many leadership positions, including as president. Bowman has served on numerous professional boards, including the National Association for Education of Young Children, of which she was president, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Currently she is on the boards of the Great Books Foundation, Business People in the Public Interest and Erikson Institute. Honors include honorary doctorates, the McGraw Hill Prize in Education, the Sargent Shriver Award for Equal Justice, the Chicago Historical Society Jane Addams Award and a Golden Apple Impact Award. She was appointed to the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors in July 2013.