Timothy L. Cope, Investment Advisor Representative and Insurance Broker with the Fleischer Jacobs Group recently received the B.H. Zais award from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Vermont (NAIFA-VT). The B.H. Zais Award salutes that member of NAIFA-VT who, over a period of time, has made distinguished and memorable contributions to society, to the community, and to the life insurance profession.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the appointment of Seth Goodall of Richmond, Maine as Regional Administrator for Region I, which encompasses Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel received the Hamilton Carhartt Retailer of Excellence award as one of four top-selling retail partners in the United States for 2012.

Carhartt CEO Mark Valade and VP of Sales Steve Carter presented Lenny, Mark and Todd McCarthy with the award Thursday evening at Lenny’s Williston store.

Shadde Rosenblum, AICP, an expert in transportation planning, has joined RSG (Resource Systems Group, Inc.) as a senior consultant within RSG’s Transportation Policy, Planning, and Engineering practice. Mr. Rosenblum has more than 12 years of experience providing analytical and technical leadership for a wide array of transportation planning projects including bridges, highways, airports, and transit.

Mobius is proud to announce the hiring of Burlington resident Chad Butt as its new executive director. Prior to joining Mobius, Butt worked as the Senior Programs Director for The DREAM Program in Boston, helping lead its mentoring expansion efforts from Vermont into Massachusetts.

“I’m thrilled to be back in Vermont and continuing to work in the mentoring field,” said Butt. “The work mentoring programs do is such an invaluable part of the community.”

The University of Vermont will name the Medical Education Center at the College of Medicine for alumnus and Burlington native Robert Larner, MD, and Helen Larner, for their decades-long efforts to make medical education more affordable for a generation of students, and for inspiring the support of more than 1700 donors.

Johnson State College senior Shane Bouthillette, who has lobbied the Vermont Legislature over the past couple years to increase state funding for higher education, has been appointed by Gov. Peter Shumlin to a two-year term on the Governor’s Veterans Advisory Council.

“I’m thrilled to receive the appointment,” Bouthillette said. “I can’t wait to continue serving the state in this capacity.”

DeWolfe Morrow, rising senior at Burlington College took first place at The Creative Minds Filmmaker Institute in Cannes short film competition. The film also received Best Script, Best Editing and Best Actor.

"My inspiration for the film was to convey the notion that everyone is created equal, regardless of their status," says Morrow.

The Burlington Business Association (BBA) recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors. Richard Deane of TruexCullins Architecture, David Farrell of Farrell’s Distributing, Stephanie Miller Reiskin of R.E.M. Development, and David Provost of Champlain College officially joined the board last month at the BBA’s 35th annual dinner celebration. They were each appointed to a three-year term.

Colin McCreight M.D. has joined the Central Vermont Medical Center Hospitalist team. He worked for the past three and one half years at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. There he provided full-spectrum outpatient and inpatient care to pediatric and adult patients.