Hannah M. McCarthy

The Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Hannah M. McCarthy as President of Newbury College. Ms. McCarthy is President Emeritus of Daniel Webster College.

In addition to her many accomplishments at Daniel Webster during her 25 year tenure, she has contributed to civic life, chairing the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission and the New Hampshire College and University Council. She led the strategic reorganization of both the New Hampshire College and University Council and the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission during periods of executive transition. She also served as a director of the Boys and Girls Club of Nashua.

Ms. McCarthy earned her BA from Simmons College and did graduate work in education and management at Rivier College and Southern New Hampshire University. The recipient of many honors during her career, she received honorary degrees from St. Anselm College and Franklin Pierce College and was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the CASE District I Chief Executive Leadership Award in 2005 and the Business Person of the Year Award from the Nashua Chamber of Commerce in 2004. She is married to Phillip Rutledge.