Middlesex Community College is proud to announce that Kimberly Money Priddy was awarded the 2026 Katie Vale Memorial Scholarship by the NorthEast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP). MCC’s Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian for 13 years, Money Priddy was awarded for her impact on the higher education information technology (IT) community.
“I’m incredibly honored and grateful to be awarded the Katie Vale Memorial Scholarship,” Money Priddy said. “Receiving this award is reinforcement that I’m making a positive impact, and it inspires me to seek new ways to lead innovative and accessible changes to improve our students’ learning experiences.”
Money Priddy will attend the NERCOMP conference in Providence in March. The scholarship will cover the full cost of the conference where she will receive an award. She also looks forward to the opportunity to collaborate with other attendees to share ideas and experiences.
Dedicated to the memory of Katie Vale, the scholarship highlights the value of mentorship and professional development for women in academics, IT and the libraries. As Middlesex is a NERCOMP institution, Money Priddy was recognized for providing innovative and accessible learning experiences for students.
“The scholarship is awarded to a woman who demonstrates a passion for the role of technology in higher education, embodies the characteristics of an emerging leader, is supportive of their communities, and strives to lead from where they are,” Money Priddy said. “Like Katie, I am an academic librarian with a deeply embedded love for teaching, learning, and using technology to create transformative educational experiences.”
As the Systems and Electronics Resources Librarian at Middlesex, Money Priddy maintains, updates and troubleshoots the library’s website and online resources. In her role, she explores new technologies and resources to allow MCC’s libraries to expand offerings and meet students’ needs.
Most recently, Money Priddy helped the MCC Libraries get and maintain Roku streaming devices for students and employees to check out. Through this offering, community members can access a variety of different streaming services through the library. This work is essential to the Libraries’ mission of supporting students but is often done behind the scenes, according to Jordana Shaw, MCC’s Assistant Dean of Libraries.
“To have her work recognized shines a well-deserved spotlight on both her work and library services as a whole,” Shaw said. “Throughout her several roles here in the MCC Libraries, Kim has worked to transform learning – especially online learning – making delivery of library content and services to the MCC community seamless to the user. MCC has long been at the forefront of the online learning, and one of the elements supporting that online learning is the library systems work that Kim is doing.”
Money Priddy holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from UMass Lowell. She earned a Master of Science in library information science from Simmons University and a Master of Education in instructional design from UMass Boston.
Before coming to MCC, Money Priddy worked as a reference librarian at Rivier University and as a librarian at Regis College. Her love of learning and helping others led her both to the profession and to a role at Middlesex.
“I wanted to work at MCC because I think it’s important to continue to learn, reflect, and grow throughout your life,” she said. “I knew that MCC fosters those skills in their students, so it seemed like a great fit.”