Sharon Carry

Last updated
Sharon Carry
Born (1950-03-31) March 31, 1950 (age 73)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationHigher education administrator
Years active1972-2016

Sharon Dawn Carry (born March 31, 1950) is a Canadian education administrator. She was president and chief executive operator at Bow Valley College from 1997 until 2016.

Contents

Early life and education

Carry was born on March 31, 1950, in Calgary, Alberta. She completed her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education (with distinction), and Masters of Communication Studies. [1]

Career

After working for the University of Calgary while a student, Carry began her career at Mount Royal College in 1972. Between 1983 and 1997, Carry held positions at Olds College, including registrar, dean, and vice president of student and support services. [1] From 1997 to 2016, Carry served as president and chief executive officer of Bow Valley College from 1997 through the end of 2016, where she led the school through a transition from provincial administration to a public governance model. Her administration doubled enrollment and expanded programs and facilities. [2] [3]

Carry was also the owner of a marketing and communications business and consulted for private and public sector organizations. She has served on the boards of Council of Post-Secondary Presidents of Alberta, the Calgary Homelessness Foundation, the Calgary Community Land Trust, the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, . [1] She is currently a director of the International Women's Forum, YW Calgary, the Alberta Order of Excellence Council, and ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation.

She has honorary degrees from Olds College [6] and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology [1] and she also received the first honorary Masters of Fine Arts [7] from Alberta College of Art and Design (now known as Alberta University of the Arts).

In 2015, Carry was given the honorary title and a Blackfoot name, Niipaitapi [nee-bah-tah-pee] Askinimatstohki [es-ksee-nee-maht-stooh-kee], which translates to Lifelong Educator. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Calgary</span> Public research university in Canada

The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies, several of which are housed next to the campus such as the Geological Survey of Canada. The main campus covers approximately 200 hectares.

Sharon Butala is a Canadian writer and novelist.

The Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) is a public art university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution that operates four academic schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siksika Nation</span> First Nation in Alberta, Canada

The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black) and iká (foot), with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa. The Siksikáwa are the northernmost of the Niitsítapi, all of whom speak dialects of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language.

First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples recognized as Indigenous peoples or Plains Indians in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. According to the 2011 Census, a population of 116,670 Albertans self-identified as First Nations. Specifically there were 96,730 First Nations people with registered Indian Status and 19,945 First Nations people without registered Indian Status. Alberta has the third largest First Nations population among the provinces and territories. From this total population, 47.3% of the population lives on an Indian reserve and the other 52.7% live in urban centres. According to the 2011 Census, the First Nations population in Edmonton totalled at 31,780, which is the second highest for any city in Canada. The First Nations population in Calgary, in reference to the 2011 Census, totalled at 17,040. There are 48 First Nations or "bands" in Alberta, belonging to nine different ethnic groups or "tribes" based on their ancestral languages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bow Valley College</span> Canadian college

Bow Valley College is a public, board-governed college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta. The branch campuses are: Airdrie, Banff, Cochrane, Okotoks, and Strathmore. Bow Valley College is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network and Colleges and Institutes Canada.

Allan P. Markin, OC, AOE was the chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Limited and is a co-owner of the Calgary Flames ice hockey franchise of the National Hockey League based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red Crow Community College</span> First Nation-operated community college in Alberta, Canada

Red Crow Community College is a college located on the Kainai Nation reserve in southern Alberta, Canada with a campus in Lethbridge.

Katie Ohe, is a Canadian sculptor living in Calgary, Alberta. Ohe is known as one of the first artists to make abstract sculpture in Alberta, and has been influential as a teacher at the Alberta College of Art and Design. She is best known for her abstract and kinetic sculptures.

The Alberta public colleges and technical institutes have had an informal association since 1990. In 1992, the Council of Presidents and the Council of Board Chairs for the 12 public colleges and institutes became more formalized and an Executive Assistant was hired to provide support to the two councils. Sharon Carry was one of the original founders of the organization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calgary</span> Largest city in Alberta, Canada

Calgary is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.

Margaret Elizabeth Cannon is a Canadian engineer specializing in geomatics engineering and president Emerita of the University of Calgary. From 2010 to 2018, she served as the university's eighth president and vice-chancellor, the first alumna to hold that position.

Hugh Aylmer Dempsey, was a Canadian historian, an author and the Chief Curator Emeritus of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta. Dempsey authored more than 20 books, focusing primarily on the history of people of the Blackfoot Confederacy. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary and was made an honorary chief of the Kainai Blackfoot in 1967. For his contributions to the study of the Plains Indians, Dempsey was awarded membership in the Order of Canada in 1975.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Janaka Ruwanpura</span>

Professor Janaka Ruwanpura is the Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) of the University of Calgary, Canada effective Sept. 1, 2020. He has been the Vice-Provost International since 2013. In 2022, Janaka was a winner of the Top25 Canadian Immigrant Awards selected by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Sun Community College</span>

Old Sun Community College is a community college owned and operated by First Nations that provides post-secondary education and training in Siksika 146, Alberta, Canada to members of the Siksika Nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martha Cohen</span>

Martha Ruth Cohen, CM, LLD was a Canadian community activist and philanthropist. She spearheaded a variety of major civic projects, including construction of the $45 million Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts. As chairwoman of the board of directors at Mount Royal College, she oversaw the construction of a new campus and was the first woman to head a higher educational institution in Alberta. She was a member of the Order of Canada and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1982.

Leroy Little Bear is a Blackfoot researcher, professor emeritus at the University of Lethbridge, founding member of Canada's first Native American Studies Department, and recognized leader and advocate for First Nations education, rights, self-governance, language and culture. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, including the Officer Order of Canada, and the Alberta Order of Excellence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebecca Schulz</span> Canadian politician

Rebecca Schulz is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Shaw in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party. She was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.

Demetrios Nicolaides is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Bow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the United Conservative Party. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to be the Minister of Advanced Education in the Executive Council of Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marie Smallface Marule</span> Canadian academic administrator, activist, and educator

Marie Smallface Marule was a Canadian academic administrator, activist, and educator. She served as executive director of the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB), chief administrator of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), and secretary of the Indian Association of Alberta. Marule was president of Red Crow Community College for two decades, and led the creation of several indigenous studies programs. She was previously an assistant professor of Native American studies at the University of Lethbridge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sharon Carry". The Alberta Order of Excellence. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. Brooks, Bill (10 December 2016). "A celebration of Sharon Carry's extraordinary leadership at Bow Valley College". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Celebrate Sharon Carry - legacy of extraordinary leadership at Bow Valley College". bowvalleycollege.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Celebrate Sharon Carry - legacy of extraordinary leadership at Bow Valley College". bowvalleycollege.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. "City of Calgary honours Sharon Carry and the College Community". bowvalleycollege.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  6. "Olds College Announces 2012 Honorary Degree Recipient". bowvalleycollege.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. Twitter https://twitter.com/mariongarden1/status/865313674486988802 . Retrieved 2022-03-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Bow Valley College executives are honoured to receive Blackfoot names". Alberta Native News. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.