St Michael’s student, awarded Gilman Scholarship administered for U.S. State Department for study abroad in Korea

Kelsi Brett, daughter of Andrew and Philip Brett of Burlington, learned this month that she is the recipient of one of the very competitive Gilman International Scholarships, administered for the U.S. State Department, enabling her to study for spring semester 2013 at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.

Her fascination with the South Korean hip-hop group Epik High sparked an interest in Korea and prompted her to want to study the country and the language. From there grew her passion for the idea of studying in that country. She wrote in her application essay,

Governor Peter Shumlin makes these recent appointments

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission:

REAPPOINTED: Dennis Devereux, Mount Holly

REAPPOINTED: Rolf Diamant, Woodstock

REAPPOINTED: Howard Coffin, Montpelier

REAPPOINTED: Jane Williamson, Burlington

SerVermont:

REAPPOINTED: Julie Lineberger, Wilmington

Board of Nursing:

APPOINTED: Stephen Morse, Burlington (LNA slot)

APPOINTED: Luana Tredwell, Rutland (LPN slot)

REAPPOINTED: Jeanine Carr, Huntington (Educator)

Board of Architects: