Awards

Dr. Charlie Nelms Alumni Award - 2023

IUPUI Maynard K. Hine Medal - 2022

IUPUI Athletics Hall of Fame - 2008

About Tiffany Kyser

Tiffany Kyser, BS’03, MA’10, PhD’16, is an educational leader with more than 20 years’ experience across the entire spectrum of education—from K–12 teaching to higher education administration and advancement. Her work is rooted in educational policy, adult learning, and change management. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including Indy’s Best and Brightest Award for education and nonprofit, Ebony magazine’s Power 100, Indiana Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Program, Class MMXXI, and appointed to the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series, Class XLIII. In recognition of her illustrious four-year student athlete career at IUPUI—she was named IUPUI’s Top 100 Student in 2002 and 2003, named NCAA Indiana Woman of the Year, Creamland Dairies National Student Athlete of the Year, Verizon First Team Academic All-American in 2003, Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2003. Additionally, she finished as one of the top players in the women’s basketball program’s history—her jersey, No. 44, was retired in 2004, she was inducted into IUPUI Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. Kyser was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Silver Anniversary Team in 2024.

Kyser currently serves as the Executive Director of Outreach and Engagement for the Indiana University Alumni Association. She has served as Associate Director of Networks and Engagement at the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center within the Great Lakes Equity Center at Indiana University, Indianapolis. She has served on numerous boards and committees, including founding member of the IUPUI School of Education Alumni Advisory Council, IUPUI Athletics J-Club, IU Health’s Virtual Care Patient & Family Advisory Council, IUPUI Alumni Council, IUPUI United Way Executive Council, IUPUI Office for Women, and the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts Alumni Board.