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Katherine Usher Henderson
A young white woman with dark hair and light eyes
Katherine Usher (later Henderson), from a 1959 newspaper
Born
Katherine Ann Usher

(1937-06-09)June 9, 1937
Fall River, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 26, 2022(2022-07-26) (aged 85)
California
EducationConnecticut College (BA)
New York University (MA)
Harvard University (MA)
Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation(s)College professor, college administrator

Katherine Ann Usher Henderson (June 9, 1937 – July 26, 2022) was a college professor and administrator. She was president of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1997 to 2005.

Early life and education

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Usher was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Merritt Munroe Usher and Mabel Josephine Reagan Usher.[1][2] She graduated from Connecticut College with a bachelor's degree in 1959, and earned two master's degrees, at New York University and Harvard Graduate School of Education, before completing her doctoral studies in English and comparative literature at Columbia University in 1969.[3]

Career

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Usher taught at the College of New Rochelle for 14 years. During her time there, she was dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and director of the women's studies program.[4] She was vice president for academic affairs at Dominican University of California. From 1997 to 2005, she was president of Point Park College in Pittsburgh,[5][6] which became Point Park University during her administration.[7] She returned to California in 2007, as director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).[3] She retired as director of the OLLI in 2021.[8]

In 2005, Henderson was named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania,[9] with the commendation that "Her distinguished career manifests a strong work ethic, integrity in action and significant leadership in her profession".[10]

Publications

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  • Joan Didion (1981)[11]
  • Half Humankind: Contexts and Texts of the Controversy about Women in England, 1540–1640 (1985, with Barbara F. McManus)[12]
  • Inter/View: Talks with America's Writing Women (1990, with Mickey Pearlman)[13]
  • Meanings of the Medium: Perspectives on the Art of Television (1990, edited with Joseph Anthony Mazzeo)[14]
  • A Voice of One's Own: Conversations with America's Writing Women (1992, with Mickey Pearlman)[15]

Personal life

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In 1959, Katherine Usher married F. Tracy Henderson Jr., an investment consultant.[6][16] They had three children. She died on July 26, 2022, in California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Usher, Mabel Josephine (Reagan)". Hartford Courant. 2002-11-15. p. 155. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Obituary for Munroe M. Usher". Hartford Courant. 1993-04-29. p. 130. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Katherine Usher Henderson, 1937-2022". Women In Academia Report. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ^ "Named Dean". Hartford Courant. 1973-11-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Point Park College Names New President". Indiana Gazette. 1996-11-26. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Schackner, Bill (1996-11-26). "Official at Calif. college to head Point Park". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-12-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Collins, Dara (January 24, 2017). "Point Park facility names steeped in university history". Point Park Globe. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  8. ^ "Katherine Usher Henderson (obituary)". Marin Independent Journal, via Legacy.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  9. ^ "Linda McKenna Boxx honored". Latrobe Bulletin. 2005-10-18. pp. A1. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Katherine Usher Henderson". Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  11. ^ Henderson, Katherine U. (1981). Joan Didion. New York: Ungar. ISBN 0-8044-2370-9. OCLC 7173862.
  12. ^ Henderson, Katherine U. (1985). Half humankind : contexts and texts of the controversy about women in England, 1540-1640. Barbara F. McManus. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-01169-4. OCLC 10825104.
  13. ^ Pearlman, Mickey (2015). Inter/View : talks with America's writing women. Katherine U. Henderson. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-5968-3. OCLC 900344586.
  14. ^ Meanings of the medium : perspectives on the art of television. Katherine U. Henderson, Joseph Anthony Mazzeo. New York: Praeger. 1990. ISBN 0-275-93390-3. OCLC 20012675.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ "A Voice of One's Own (review)". Newsday. 1992-04-26. p. 103. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Usher-Henderson". Hartford Courant. 1959-01-25. p. 72. Retrieved 2022-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
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