Dr. Peggy Ryan Williams, former Lyndon State College president and Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS) administrator, has been awarded the status of president emerita of the college by the VSCS Board of Trustees. Emerita and emeritus status are granted to retired faculty and administrators with outstanding professional achievements who have given distinguished service to the VSCS and meet certain other criteria. Williams holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont and a B.A. from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto.

Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Executive Director of Public Policy Nathan Bowen attended the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Secretary Perdue invited several key associations to the closing bell including representatives from the National Corn Growers Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the National FFA Organization. Secretary Tebbetts serves as Vice Chair of NASDA’s Animal Agriculture Committee.