Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame
Enshrined 2010
Barbara Lee Harper was born on November 25, 1937, in San Diego, California. She came to Arizona in the early 1970s and took a job as a flight instructor at Tucson International Airport. Barbara has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since 1971. She served as the chief pilot for the Davis-Monthan AFB Aero Club from 1975 to 1984.
In 1989, Barbara went to work for Continental Airlines as a pilot. She flew for them until her retirement in 1998. She has also worked part-time performing aerial survey work for organizations studying archeological sites. This inspired her to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. She has also received Masters and Doctoral Degrees from the University of Phoenix in Organizational Management.
