INDIANAPOLIS
– Fred Bagg has worn many hats in his 35 years as a planning strategist,
researcher and communicator for Franciscan St. Francis Health. That career soon
will be honored as he begins another chapter in his life.
Bagg
will retire from the hospital in early April, capping a long and varied service
to the three-hospital system in Central Indiana. He’s ending his career as the
director of strategic planning and leading non-clinical research in areas such
as community health needs monitoring its outreach and social accountability
programs.
Before
moving in to his current roles in 2005, he served many years as director of
community relations and marketing, where he led strategic guidance in media
relations, crisis communication, publications, employee communications,
community relations and marketing.
An
Indianapolis resident, Bagg earned his undergraduate degree in business
administration from Butler University and later worked toward a master’s in
public relations at Ball State University. He earned a master’s in business
administration from University of Indianapolis. For nearly 30 years, he has
taught numerous marketing and communications graduate courses at the University
of Indianapolis and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
Bagg,
a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War era, has held numerous
leadership positions with local and national public relations organizations:
International Association of Business Communicators, Public Relations Society
of America (PRSA), Hoosier Chapter of PRSA, American Society of Health Care
Marketing and Public Relations. In 2003 he was elected to the prestigious
College of Fellows of the PRSA, where he served on the National Board and was
the College’s National Chair in 2011.
In
1994 he was elected to “Who’s Who in Public Relations” and has earned a
plethora of awards and honors during his career.
An
avid traveler, Bagg is married to Mary Beth Bagg, associate provost for academic
systems at the University of Indianapolis. They are parents of two daughters
and have five grandchildren.
