Executive Director
University Collections
Indiana University
Dr. Heather K. Calloway is currently serving as the Executive Director of University Collections at Indiana University. Her position has broad responsibility for the stewardship of IU’s myriad collections, consistent with the university’s teaching, research, and service missions. In 2022, her team opened a new teaching, research and exhibit space in the renovated historic McCalla School in Bloomington, Indiana. This innovative space facilitates interaction with artifacts and historical items from IU's extensive collections, fostering collaboration among students, scholars, and the local community.
Heather’s expertise lies in the preservation of fraternal and religious memorabilia. In 2021, she founded the Center for Fraternal Collections & Research at Indiana University, dedicated to documenting the history and material culture of underrepresented fraternal groups. Her work also explores novel approaches to engaging diverse audiences with primary sources, including the integration of augmented and virtual reality technologies.
Heather has a doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a master’s degree in library science, from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she specialized in archives and a second master's degree in theological studies from the Iliff School of Theology (Denver, Colorado) where she specialized in fraternal and religious organizations. She earned her BA at the University of New Mexico in Religious Studies and Political Science.
Heather's articles have appeared in various publications, and she regularly presents lectures focused on preserving and caring for archival, museum and library collections. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Heather is a native New Mexican, born and raised in Albuquerque. She serves on the national Board of the Archives for the Episcopal Church and a board member for the J.H. Rathbone Museum and Resource Center.
