Hannah M. McCarthy is an American college administrator and businessperson.

Education

McCarthy attended

Simmons University Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a university. Its ...

as an undergraduate.

Career

McCarthy was a social worker for Child and Family Services. She was later the dean of admissions at

Rivier University Rivier University is a private Catholic liberal arts university in Nashua, New Hampshire. Rivier is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education. History Rivier Universit ...

. McCarthy joined

Daniel Webster College Daniel Webster College (DWC) was a private college in Nashua, New Hampshire. It operated from 1965 through 2017 and had a strong aeronautics focus during much of its history. It was a nonprofit college until 2009, when ITT Educational Services, ...

in 1976 as the dean of admissions and institutional outreach. She served as the college's president for 25 years, retiring in June 2005. McCarthy was the interim president and chief executive officer of the Pennichuck Corporation where she served as a member of the board of directors since 1994. She became the president of Newbury College in 2005, replacing David A. Ellis. McCarthy announced her retirement from Newbury at the State of the College meeting on November 8, 2013. She stepped down the end of the 2013–2014 school year with Joseph L. Chillo as her replacement. McCarthy was the chair of the New Hampshire College & University Council, New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission. For 20 years, she was a director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua. She was a volunteer chair and director of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. She is a member of the Registry of College and University Presidents.

Awards and honors

In 1992, McCarthy received the Champion Award and the Annual Eagle Flight Higher Education Award from Eagle Flight Training Academy in

East Orange, New Jersey East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was List of municipalities in ...

due to her support towards the establishment of aviation curricula at Daniel Webster College.

References

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