Vermont Business Magazine The Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC) will hold its 63rd Annual Meeting on June 21, 2017 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Echo Leahy Center on the Burlington Waterfront. Awards will be presented at 6 pm. The meeting is being dedicated to C Harry Behney, former President of GBIC who passed away earlier this year.
At the event GBIC and Cynosure will honor 5 outstanding Vermonters:
GBIC’s highest honor: The 2017 C. Harry Behney Lifetime Economic Development Achievement Award will be presented to Dr. John Evans, President of the Vermont Technology Council and former Dean of the UVM Medical School. Given each year since 1995 in honor of past GBIC president C. Harry Behney, the Behney Award recognizes Vermont leaders for their significant contributions to advancing the economic wellbeing of the people of our community and promoting a climate that enhances the economic vitality of the state of Vermont. GBIC is proud to award Dr. John Evans with the 2017 C. Harry Behney Lifetime Economic Development Achievement Award.
GBIC will honor Dr. Evans for his many contributions to the people and the State of Vermont in advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, dynamic economic development in our region, for our state and for Vermonters. Dr. Evans is one of the founding members of the Vermont Technology Council, where he continues to serve as President and Dr Evans is the founder/creator of VCET, the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies. Dr Evans continues to serve on the VCET Board of Directors. Dr. Evans is former Dean of the UVM Medical School and he is a Professor Emeritus and he has served and continues to serve as a Special Advisor to several Presidents of UVM. Dr. Evans is also a member of the GBIC Board of Directors. Dr. Evans has been the trail blazer for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in our state and at UVM. His contributions have been so transformational to Vermont and Vermonters.
Cynosure, the sister economic development corporation of GBIC will present its 2017 Bob Skiff Community Improvement Award to:
Burlington Philanthropist Holly Miller
COTS Executive Director Rita Markley
Spectrum Youth and Family Services Executive Director Mark Redmond
The Skiff Award was created to acknowledge people who make dynamic contributions to the betterment of our community.
Cynosure is thrilled to acknowledge the incredibly important community improvement contributions of Holly Miller, Mark Redmond and Rita Markley.
Holly Miller’s work in support of the Visiting Nurses Association has created one of the most important community health assets in our state. In addition together with her husband Bob Miller, Holly has continually made such profound philanthropic donations to support our community and our state.
Through his leadership at Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Mark Redmond, every single day works to help the youth of our region as they face and overcome significant challenges. Mark is nationally recognized for his passionate leadership and dedication to youth.
Through her leadership at COTS, Rita Markley, has led the successful creation of safe and nurturing shelter and residential assistance to those people in our community who are most in need of assistance. Rita’s passionate and dedicated service to help so many people is an inspiration to all of us.
2017 Ernest Pomerleau Scholarship
Francoise Manishmwe will be awarded the 2017 Ernest Pomerleau Scholarship.
Manishimwe is a graduating Burlington High School senior who currently lives in the South End of Burlington. When her family immigrated to the United States from Burundi in order to escape war, they settled in Burlington. Francoise first attended Edmunds Middle School and then Burlington High School. She began coming to the Club in middle school and her talent and potential became immediately obvious to all. She has been one of our most involved teens, participating in many programs. For example, Francoise has been a runner on the Club’s marathon team, a member of the leadership Keystone Club, a participant in our Outdoor Adventure program, and Zumba Dance Team member. Francoise represented the Club at the Governor’s Institute, and most importantly she has been a dedicated participant in our Early Promise Program. In addition to all of her school and Club activities, she has held down a part time job at Price Chopper. Now at the end of her time at Burlington High School, Francoise has been accepted to every school she applied to, including Lyndon State College, Johnson State College, Castleton University, and Saint Michael’s College. Francoise is following her passion by committing to majoring in Media Arts at Johnson State College in the fall.
GBIC and Cynosure is proud to recognize these five exceptional Vermonters. VBM vermontbiz.com