Mary Williams Brackett

Background

Brackett, Mary Williams was born on July 30, 1915 in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Carroll E. and Marguerite E. (Taylor) Williams.

Education

AB, Middlebury College, 1936; Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1949; Doctor of Letters, Middlebury College, 1983.

Career

Director admissions, dean of women, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1939-1944; instructor, Stanford (California) U., 1945-1949; assistant professor, Stanford (California) U., 1949-1952; assistant professor, coordinator F.L. Instruction, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1958-1962; academic dean, Norwalk (Connecticut) Community College, 1969-1983; acting president, Norwalk (Connecticut) Community College, 1983-1984. Panelist, education projects National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1973-1983, national board consultant, 1975-1983. Chairman Connecticut standing commission on accreditation Higher Education Commission, Hartford, 1970's.

Chairman commission on institutions of higher education N.Eng. Assn.Schs. and Colls., Burlington, Massachusetts, 1978-1981. Board of trustees Middlebury College, 1969-1984, vice chairman, 1982-1984, trustee emerita, since 1984.

Achievements

• Mary Williams Brackett has been listed as a noteworthy Higher education administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Human Superior vena cava syndrome Council, Norwalk, since 1983. President regional mental health board Southwest RMHB, Norwalk, 1987-1991. Allocations committee member Norwalk-Wilton United Way, since 1990.

Chair State Board of Mental Health and Addiction Superior vena cava syndrome, Hartford, 1995-1997. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Higher Education, Phi Beta Kappa. F C.

Connections

Married Anthony G.L. Brackett, August 18, 1952 (deceased August 6, 1986).

Father:

Carroll E. Williams

Mother:

Marguerite E. (Taylor) Williams

Spouse:

Anthony G.L. Brackett