Rutland Regional Medical Center welcomes Kevin Robinson as its new Director of Communications and Community Relations. Robinson brings 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, most recently as the president of his own firm, Schroon River Communications. He steps into this newly created position to help lead the hospital and health system’s overall communications efforts, including public and media relations, marketing, internal and external communications.

Mark Treanor has won the 2021 William E. Colby Award for his book, “A Quiet Cadence.” Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, presents the award, now in its 22nd year, annually to a first solo work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations, or international affairs.

“A Quiet Cadence,” (Naval Institute Press, 2020) is the story of a young U.S. Marine in combat and dealing with its aftermath over the years since his war.

Champlain College today announced that Monique M. Taylor, Ph.D., has been named its new Provost and Chief Academic Officer. She will begin in late summer. Dr. Taylor comes to Champlain College from the New York Institute of Technology, where she has served as the Campus Dean and Executive Director for the school’s Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates programs.

The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS) named Northern Vermont University (NVU) Professor Pat Shine as a VSCS Faculty Fellow for 2021-2022. Co-chair of the Department of Psychology and Human Services on the NVU Lyndon campus, Professor Shine’s fellowship will focus on social justice best practices as she works with the VSCS Social Justice Partners group “to lay a strong foundation for social justice that’s woven into the fabric of the VSCS,” Shine said.