National Bank of Middlebury has created two significant new positions: Business Community Lender Northern Market Manager for Hinesburg, Vergennes and Bristol; and Business Community Lender Southern Market Manager for Brandon. Assistant Vice President Chris Lapierre will be assuming responsibilities for the northern tier of Hinesburg, Vergennes and Bristol; and Assistant Vice President Chris Carpenter will assume responsibilities for Brandon. Both have been Community Business Lenders in those areas.

The VT/NH Marketing Group is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in education and training for marketing in all channels and formats, and to achieving and upholding the highest ethical business standards. Each year the group presents its Lone Pine Award to acknowledge a person or persons that has supported the group through program attendance and/or given of their time to promote the activities of the organization. Two Lone Pine Awards were presented at the group’s 2013 annual conference, held June 5–7 in Whitefield, N.H.

Tech Valley Communications (TVC), a facilities-based telecommunications service provider operating networks in Upstate New York and Northern New England, today announced the appointment of Robert “Bob” Cochran as Senior Director of Sales Engineering effective immediately.

Susan L. Donegan, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, announced today that Crosby Sherman will join the DFR team as deputy commissioner of the Insurance Division.

Ursula Margazano recently joined Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing, a Central Vermont Medical Center facility, as Administrator. She has a strong background in skilled nursing facility management. For the past eight years she has been Executive Director of Burlington Health and Rehab.

Stephany and Bruce Hasse of Charlotte have made a large donation to Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen for the purchase of a high-tech incubator for use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The “Giraffe OmniBed” has many advanced features that provide an optimal environment for neonatal patients including precise heat, humidity and oxygen control, a rotating mattress, and easier access for caregivers to perform procedures which can eliminate the need to move babies to another setting.

Norwich University’s College of Professional Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Cara Armstrong as interim director of the School of Architecture + Art, beginning July 1, 2013.

Armstrong received bachelor’s degrees in environmental design and philosophy from Miami University, a master’s degree in architecture from Columbia University, and an MFA in poetry from Drew University. She was awarded two fellowships for study in England and Canada.