Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) President and CEO, Don George and BCBSVT's employees were recently honored with the 2010 Leadership and Activist Award for their contributions to the annual Alzheimer's Memory Walk. During the award ceremony, State Senator Randolph D. Brock, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Vermont Alzheimer's Association presented Mr. George with the award, which he accepted on behalf of BCBSVT and its employees.

Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP (GFC) is pleased to announce that David Gadway has obtained a PMP Credential (Project Management Professional) from Project Management Institute. The qualifications required to achieve the PMP Credential include: 4 year college degree; 4500 hours of Project Management experience within the past 8 years; 35 hours of formal education; Pass the 4 hour/200 questions PMP exam; 60 hours of training over the subsequent 3 year period to retain the credential.

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. has announced that Chambers USA, an independent guide to business lawyers in America, has again recognized the firm as one of the leading business law firms in Vermont and recognized 13 of the firm’s partners in their areas of practice. The firm was ranked in the top tier in the areas of Labor & Employment Law, General Commercial Litigation, Real Estate and Corporate/Commercial practice. Chambers’ rankings are based on independent research conducted by interviewing business clients and professional peers.

The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Board of Directors has announced that Jan Demers has been hired as CVOEO’s new Executive Director. Demers will assume leadership of the anti-poverty agency immediately.

“We are very excited to have Jan on Board as Executive Director”, said Kirby Dunn, CVOEO Board President. “She has the administrative and managerial experience we were looking for, as well as deep commitment to social justice and helping our most vulnerable populations.”

University officials announced that Aron Temkin, AIA, has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the Norwich University School of Architecture and Art beginning August 1.

Temkin is currently director and associate professor of the Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture in Fort Lauderdale. He joined the faculty of FAU in 1999 and assumed the position of director in 2005. In this capacity Temkin has been chief academic officer of the school, responsible for faculty development and assignments, curriculum oversight, budgeting and resource management.

BioTek Instruments, Inc., a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of microplate instrumentation for drug discovery and life science solutions, welcomes Dr. Dirk Frese to the company as Managing Director, Europe, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Dr. Frese is responsible for business integration and advancement within Europe.