Six attorneys at Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP have been named to the New England Super Lawyers list, ranking among the top attorneys in Vermont for 2017. Alison J Bell was recognized in Employment Law; Christopher L Davis in Family Law; John L Kellner in Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Litigation; Eric M Knudsen in Real Estate/Business/Corporate Law; Mitchell L Pearl in Civil Rights; and Lisa B Shelkrot in Criminal Defense/Business Litigation.

No more than 5% of the lawyers in the entire state are selected by Super Lawyers.

Northern Vermont University-Johnson Associate Dean of Enrollment Penny Howrigan has received the Carolyn Donahue Friend of Equal Opportunity Education Award, given by the Vermont Educational Opportunity Programs (VEOP) organization. Howrigan received the award, named for an admissions representative at the University of Vermont, at VEOP’s annual conference this month at Vermont Technical College in Randolph.

Ben and Jerry’s staff choose and present Local Hero awards to individuals in their home communities who, through a one time or long term act, embodies the core principles of Vermont Manufacturing including Linked Prosperity, Social Justice, and Community Service. David Fitzgerald, Ben & Jerry’s Training Front Line Manager states “Theresa’s efforts in the local community with work through Salvation Farms and the Vermont Commodity Program demonstrate her compassion and passion for managing surplus agriculture products.

Michael Healy has become the newest member of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Stern Center for Language and Learning. His formal induction was on October 19 during the group’s Annual Meeting, which was held this year at the Catamount Country Club. Healy is currently the Vice President of IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, World Wide and formerly Vice President of Strategy and Integration for North American IBM Cloud.

Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc (VITL) has named Jonathan Bowley as its new programmer analyst. As part of the operations team, he will perform system analysis and design, and develop, maintain, test and document software for use within VITL. He will also assist in system selections, installations and provide technical support.