completing the
décor of the John
Nesmith House
and the Middlesex
Meetinghouse,
I often invited
antique, thrift and flea market trips. This
was a new world for our elegant president,
but she adapted to it quickly. I recall many
Monday mornings I would come to work
and there would be a note and a package
from Carole awaiting me. Many staff
members said I had turned her into an
"antique junkie." But the décor in MCC's
historic properties speaks for itself. I have
been very fortunate to have the privilege to
work with a woman of great vision and
passion!
1990s, the community
colleges within the
Commonwealth, organized
"Community College Days"
at the State House. In those
days, I was advisor to the
accompanied President Cowan and faculty members
on these trips to Boston to appeal to state reps and
senators who make decisions on life-changing
opportunities for thousands of students But, as hard as
we tried, none of us could ever keep up with Carole as
she "power-walked" from office to office - often having
to go from one corner of the building to the opposite or
from the top floor to the basement level within minutes
in order to catch all of our legislators. She was like
lightning. Most impressive of all - no matter where she
traveled within the State House, everyone knew her
name.