Representative Peter Welch of Vermont, was chosen as the recipient of the American Association of University Professors' 2014 Henry T. Yost Congressional Recognition Award, given annually to a member of Congress who has championed the causes of higher education. He was nominated for the award by the Executive Committee of United Academics (AAUP/AFT), the union representing 850 full- and part-time faculty members at the University of Vermont.

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today announced 10 emergency nurses will be inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing (AEN). AEN honors nurses who have made enduring, substantial contributions to emergency nursing, and who continue to advance the profession. The Academy provides visionary leadership to ENA.

The candidates for induction, who will be admitted to AEN as Fellows, have made significant contributions to emergency nursing that go above and beyond being an outstanding nurse and a devoted ENA member.

Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH), a

Medicare-certified, non-profit home care agency that provides the highest

quality home health and nursing care, hospice, private duty, and community

health services to people throughout Rutland County, Dorset, and Rupert

Vermont areas, announced today that two new members have been selected to

serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. The new members include a

seasoned member who previously spent 19 years serving on RAVNAH’s board, and