Katherine Usher Henderson

In 1959, Katherine Usher married F. Tracy Henderson Jr., an investment consultant. They had three children. She died on July 26, 2022, in California.

In 2005, Henderson was named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania, with the commendation that "Her distinguished career manifests a strong work ethic, integrity in action and significant leadership in her profession".

Usher taught at the College of New Rochelle for 14 years; during her time there, she was dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and director of the women's studies program. She was vice president for academic affairs at Dominican University of California. From 1997 to 2005, she was president of Point Park College in Pittsburgh, which became Point Park University during her administration. She returned to California in 2007, as director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). She retired as director of the OLLI in 2021.

Usher was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Merritt Munroe Usher and Mabel Josephine Reagan Usher. She graduated from Connecticut College with a bachelor's degree in 1959, and earned two master's degrees, at New York University and Harvard Graduate School of Education, before completing her doctoral studies in English and comparative literature at Columbia University in 1969.

Katherine Ann Usher Henderson (June 9, 1937 – July 26, 2022) was a college professor and administrator. She was president of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2005.