Barbara was a founding board member of this foundation in 2000 and her continued support and counsel has been vital to the success of our mission.

A quiet, unassuming woman, besides being a director of Pre-Formed Line Products Company, founded by her father, Barbara has been the President of the Thomas F. Peterson Foundation since 1988. She has established the Barbara Peterson Ruhlman Chair in Orthopedics at University Hospitals. As a graduate of Wellesley College she has established a fund for Interdisciplinary Studies at Wellesley. She is also a Trustee of Laurel School, a private school for girls, where she graduated Class of 1950. She is dedicated to her friends, family, and community.