Dr. Veronica Henry Joins Farmingdale College Foundation

September 3, 2019

Dr. Veronica Henry, former Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Diversity Officer, has been named to the board of directors of the Farmingdale College Foundation.

Dr. Henry is a Farmingdale alumna, earning an associate degree in Nursing. After graduating, she pursued advanced degrees in nursing, and later returned to Farmingdale as a professor of nursing. She also served as dean at FSC’s Long Island Educational Opportunity Center. Her efforts to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education for high school students on Long Island brought her accolades from those in education, government, business, and community leaders.

Dr. Henry has received numerous awards for her work, including Educator of the Year from the Long Island Black Educators Association; Suffolk County Woman of Distinction; and citations from the New York State Assembly. She is also active in the community, with the Long Island Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women; Long Island Partners of the Americas; and Eastern Shore Chapter of the Links.