The Vermont Agency recently awarded their top 2013 agents at the annual awards banquet which was held at the Hilton in Burlington.

President Obama named 101 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Carol (Joy) Dobson, a mathematics teacher at Weybridge Elementary School, and Mary Ellis, a mathematics teacher at Enosburg Elementary School, have been selected as 2012 PAEMST awardees.

Green Works/Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association is pleased to announce the winners of their annual awards. Winners received these awards at the recent 2014 Green Works Winter Meeting & Trade Show held on 2/13/14 at the UVM Davis Center. The award winners are as follows:

Green Works/VNLA Horticultural Achievement Award

On March 22, 2014, from 6:00-8:30 PM, West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park will celebrate the arrival of spring with the unveiling of its new gallery wing and two solo exhibitions. The new space will showcase representational paintings from nine different artists while Rebecca Kinkead’s solo-show, Local Color, will be displayed in the Main Gallery, and Tom Cullins' Recent Works can be viewed Upstairs at West Branch.


Louise McCarren, a Charlotte resident with deep experience in public service and private business, has been elected by the board as the chair of Campaign for Vermont (CFV).

“I’m very excited to have someone of Louise’s talent and experience to lead CFV as we continue to grow,” said Bruce Lisman, co-founder of CFV, Vermont’s largest grassroots public advocacy organization. “I am confident that Louise and the entire Board will successfully lead CFV to achieve significant progress that will surely benefit Vermonters for years to come.”

Wilkins Harley-Davidson awarded Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Silver Bar & Shield of Achievement Award for 2013 calendar year. Owned by John Lyon, Wilkins Harley-Davidson is Vermont's oldest and most award winning Harley-Davidson dealer. In business since 1947, they have received more Bar & Shield awards than any other dealer in New England. Again in the 2013 calendar year, Wilkins Harley-Davidson was awarded Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Silver Bar & Shield Circle of Achievement.

• Tim Halvorson Award - David Finney, President, Champlain College

• Burlington Business Award - Burton Snowboards

• Architectural Excellence Award, in honor of Hertzel Pasackow - Hotel Vermont

Tim Halvorson Award

The Mud Studio in Middlesex, Vermont recently raised $4,370 for the Vermont Foodbank through their Central Vermont Empty Bowl Benefit. Attendees of the benefit purchased a locally made, handcrafted ceramic bowl and were offered the choice of two homemade soups to either eat at the studio or carry out.

“We thought that if people took their empty bowl home with them, it would serve as a reminder that there are many Vermonters whose bowls are literally empty every day,” said Mike Sullivan, owner of The Mud Studio, which organized and sponsored the event.