Quinsigamond Community College President to be Honored at STCC
Dr. Gail E. Carberry, president of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, and a former vice president of Springfield Technical Community College will be honored on Friday, April 4 with the annual Dorothy J. Pryor Award at STCC. The Pryor award, established at STCC in 1994, honors a “living treasure” who has made significant contributions to our community.
The event, set for 11:15 a.m. in the 7th floor conference area of Scibelli Hall at STCC, is open to the public. The award recipient gives a talk, which is followed by a celebratory reception.
Carberry is the first STCC graduate to become a college president. Earning a certificate in small business management at STCC in 1976, she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State College, and both a master’s degree and doctorate at UMass.
Carberry served in various positions at STCC over 25 years, culminating in the position of vice president for Institutional Advancement. She founded the grants and development office, and led the college’s first capital campaign, bringing in $3.8 million to create the Scibelli Enterprise Center. Her overall efforts brought more than $120 million to STCC, a distinction for which she received the national Council for Resource Development’s Lifetime Service Award.
To assist other STCC students in the achievement of their goals, Gail developed and sustains three scholarship endowments from personal and family resources, and has established a $100,000 legacy gift to the college. The college’s art gallery is named the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, through a generous gift from the Carberry family.
Dorothy Pryor, who has been named Professor Emeritus of STCC, taught in the college’s English department for many years and later served as STCC’s first affirmative action officer. Following her retirement, she was appointed by the governor to two five-year terms on the STCC Board of Trustees, where she was elected Vice Chairman of the Board.