In Memoriam: Michelle Mattie, 1955-2015

Michelle Mattie, the former director of admissions and financial aid at Westfield State University and the former associate director of financial and counseling services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, died on September 8 at her home in Easthampton, Massachusetts. She was 60 years old and had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

Mattie was a native of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of Braintree High School and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mattie served on the staff at the University of Massachusetts for 14 years before becoming director of admissions and financial aid at Westfield State.