Episode 81. Tori Murden McClure – World Class Rower-Past President, Spalding University (2010-2024)
Adventurer, educator, and administrator Tori Murden McClure believes integrity is the hallmark of leadership.
A local university administrator, Tori has achieved a lifetime of adventure. This vice president for external relations, enrollment management, and student affairs at Spalding University holds impressive degrees and athletic records.
Among her many athletic accomplishments, she was the first woman to climb the Lewis Nunatak Summit in Antarctica, reached the peaks of Mt. Silverthorne in Alaska and Mt. Kenya in Africa, skied 750 miles to the South Pole, and was the first woman to row an entire ocean solo.
Tori has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College, a Master’s in Divinity from Harvard University, a juris doctor from the University of Louisville, and a Master’s of Fine Arts from Spalding University.