Community College of Vermont (CCV)-Montpelier student Marcus Carr has been awarded a $130 scholarship to cover the cost of the Pharmacy Technician Certification exam fee from Walgreens and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

“I am honored to receive this scholarship to further my goals in becoming a pharmacist,” said Carr. “I would like to thank Walgreens and Phi Theta Kappa for this scholarship, and appreciate that I am a recipient.” Carr is working toward an associate degree in STEM studies and a pharmacy technician certificate.

Burlington City Arts (BCA), in collaboration with the family, friends, and community of late Vermont artist Diane Gabriel, is proud to announce the 2021 Diane Gabriel Visual Artist Award winner: Crystal Stokes. The announcement was made at a brief ceremony in City Hall Park at 2 pm on Thursday, May 13.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is pleased to announce Jason Morrissey, Attorney, as its legal counsel. In addition to acting as counsel to SVHC, Morrissey will continue operating his private law practice in Bennington. The late Tom Jacobs had served as SVHC’s general counsel until his death in 2020.

“We are so grateful for Tom Jacobs’ long and dedicated service to SVHC,” said Thomas A. Dee, FACHE, SVHC’s president and CEO. “We are fortunate to have someone of Jason’s caliber to step in and fulfill this very important role within our organization.”

LaunchVT has kicked off its ninth Accelerator Cohort with eight promising Vermont startups. The businesses were chosen from a competitive field based on the quality of their product, market, and founding team. All eight businesses have the potential to scale and create significant economic opportunity in their local communities.

John T. Hallowell, managing director of the Woodstock Inn & Resort and vice-chair of the Woodstock Resort Corporation, announced the promotion of W. Courtney Lowe to president of the Woodstock Inn & Resort, effective July 1, 2021. Lowe, who joined the resort in 2010 as director of sales and marketing, was named vice president of Marketing and Business Development in 2018. He will oversee all resort operations in his new position.