Dr. Janet Gorman McCarthy

Massachusetts passed away at home on May 15, 2013 with family by her

side.

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late

Catherine Hennessey and Edwin “Pat” Gorman.

Dr. McCarthy served as President of Lyndon State College in Vermont

for 6 years and President of Missouri Western State University for 17

years before retiring on Cape Cod. As the first woman to lead a

4-year university in Missouri, Dr. McCarthy led significant expansion

to the university campus, instituted “smart” classroom technology,

established the 4-year nursing program, Honors program, Health

Information Management and Physical Therapy Assistant programs, among

others. Under her leadership, Lyndon State College established its own

television station, and introduced new 4-year programs in business,

communications arts and sciences, and computer science. Dr. McCarthy

was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and

received her MED from Boston University, and EDD and Honorary

Doctorate of Law from UMass/Amherst. During her retirement years, Dr.

McCarthy served as the Chair of the UMass Cape Cod Alumni Scholarship

Fund and enjoyed travel and time spent with friends and family.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. James McCarthy, and her

brother, Philip Gorman.

Dr. McCarthy is survived by sister-in-law Frances Gorman of Westfield,

MA, and her nieces and nephews and their spouses, Janet Gorman Kieran

and Catherine Gorman DeMeo of Marlborough, MA, Phil Gorman of

Montrose, CA, David Gorman of Los Gatos, CA, grand-niece Jennifer

Gorman and grand-nephews Tommy, Conor and Shane Kieran.

Visiting hours will be Friday, May 24, 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Doane,

Beal and Ames Funeral Home at 729 Rt. 134 in South Dennis, MA,

followed by a funeral mass at the St. Pius Catholic Church at 5

Barbara St. in South Yarmouth, MA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the UMass

Cape Cod Alumni Scholarship Fund and mailed to 155 Gilbert Lane,

Harwich Port, MA 02646, or to the Edwin D. Gorman Public Service

Internship and mailed to the Missouri Western State University

Foundation at 4525 Down Drive, St. Joseph, MO, 64507.