HERKIMER — Herkimer College has appointed Karen Scott of Vernon Center to the position of coordinator of College in Prison programming.

Scott will be responsible for recruiting instructors, supporting students and coordinating orientation activities for the College in Prison program at the Mohawk and Mid-State Correctional facilities. She served from 2012 to 2015 as coordinator for the College in Prison program for Mohawk Valley Community College. In 2014, she received the Continuing Education Association of New York’s James C. Hall Exemplary Credit Program Award.

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in professional and technical communication from the State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome.