Tomilea Allison

Tomilea "Tomi" Allison (née Radosevich) (born March 28, 1934) was the mayor of Bloomington, Indiana from 1983 to 1995 and served on the city council from 1977 to 1982.

A native of Madera, California, she majored in sociology at Occidental College, where she received a bachelor's degree in 1955.

[4] She was a prime mover in the conversion of the 19th century Showers furniture factory into a modern facility to house the new city hall.

She was named "Sagamore of the Wabash" by two Indiana governors, Evan Bayh and Frank O'Bannon.

Honors include: The Russell G. Lloyd Distinguished Service Award (Indiana Association of Cities and Towns); Special Recognition, U.S. Conference of Mayors (1993); Lifetime Achievement Award, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce (1995); President, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (1993–1994); Mayor of the Year, Murat Temple (1995); Citizen of the Year, National Association of Social Workers (1991); Kentucky Colonel (Governor Martha Layne Collins); and Lifetime Achievement Award, Women's History Month (2010).