From Ross Powers to Andy Newell and Lindsey Jacobellis, Stratton has always been seen as a breeding ground for the best on the snow.

And the next generation looks awfully bright thanks to a fine team of Stratton coaches, who bring a select group of dedicated young athletes to new heights each and every season.

Here are just some of the many accomplishments for Stratton’s programs in 2009-10.

Central Vermont Medical Center President and CEO, Judy Tarr, is pleased to announce that Cynthia S. Smith, MD has joined Barre Internal Medicine, part of the CVMC Medical Group. .

Dr. Smith, who is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, was most recently practicing at UniversityHealth Center in Burlington as an Attending Physician, Primary Care Internal Medicine. She was also Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Champlain College will confer two honorary degrees during this year's 132nd Commencement on Saturday, May 8.

The Board of Trustees of Champlain College selected businessman and attorney Edwin Colodny and former Champlain College President Robert A. Skiff, both Burlington natives, to receive honorary doctoral degrees. Colodny will receive a Doctor of Public Service and Skiff will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters.

Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate is pleased to announce the addition of Eugene Richards IV to its team of sales professionals in the firm's South Burlington office.

Eugene is a graduate of Champlain College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He is active in the local community assisting charities such as the Lund Family Center, and the Stern Center for Language and Learning.

In this challenging economy one local man has found that money actually does grow on trees. Patrick Kompf of Burlington has found a way to turn the acorns that fall each Autumn into a thriving business that ships over 35,000 lbs or 17 ½ tons of acorns each year to people across the USA and Canada. Figuring in that each pound is roughly 60 acorns that means over 2 million acorns have been shipped. Kompf owns and operates Acorno Acorns (www.acorno.com) a Burlington based business selling Vermont ’s famous Northern Red Oak Acorns.

Glenn Jarrett has joined CVAA's board of directors. CVAA helps seniors age with independence and dignity by providing information, services, education , support and advocacy to seniors and caregivers. Jarrett is the principal of Jarrett Law Office, PLC, in South Burlington, Vermont where he concentrates his practice on estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, special needs planning and probate and trust administration. In addition to being an attorney, Jarrett is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner.

Union Bank is pleased to announce that Christine Latulip will be the Bank’s Vice President of retail and commercial lending in its Littleton, New Hampshire office and will take over as the Branch Manager upon the retirement of Millie Nelson in August 2010. Chris brings to Union Bank thirty-five years of banking and management experience in the Littleton region.