The Vermont State Board of Education welcomed three new members to the Board at its March 17, 2009 meeting. State Board members are appointed by Governor Jim Douglas.

Author of three scholarly books on AIDS policy in the U.S. and abroad, Saint Michael's College Political Science Professor Patricia Siplon is as engaged in teaching and in involving her students in her research as she is in scholarship. Her outstanding qualities combining scholarship, teaching and involving students landed her the top award, the Engaged Scholar Award, at the Vermont Campus Compact 2009 “Through a Civic Lens” Conference, held April 1, in the Davis Center at the University of Vermont.

The Law Office of Deborah T. Bucknam & Associates P.C. in St. Johnsbury would like to announce that Robert A. Brazil is now an Associate with the firm. He joins us from New Hampshire Legal Assistance where he was the manager of the northern offices of NHLA in Littleton and Berlin, NH, supervising two other attorneys and a support staff of four. Brazil was at NHLA for eight years, and his practice there focused on housing, general assistance benefits and family law. He also conducted legal checkup screenings at senior centers, and helped organize the North Country Housing Forum.

Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders has announced that Eileen I. Elliott and Geoffrey H. Hand were recently made partners in the firm.

Redstone, a full service commercial real estate leader located in Burlington has announced the addition of Gail Beck as the Property/Asset Manager to the Redstone Property Management Team. Gail has over 20 years of professional experience in both property and asset management. She is responsible for the extensive portfolio of properties that Redstone manages which range from residential to multi-tenant commercial properties through out Vermont.

Peter Hofstetter, the Chief Executive Officer of Northwestern Medical since 1994, announced that he has accepted the CEO position at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, New Mexico. With Hofstetter’s leadership, NMC has been able to expand its medical staff, modernize its facilities, reduce outmigration of care, and establish partnerships throughout the community.

Brian Armstrong and Lynn Russell, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Milton, Vt today announced that Warren Palm, sales associate with the office recently earned the CENTURY 21® System’s CENTURION Producer Award following his 2008 sales success. The CENTURION PRODUCER award honors CENTURY 21 System sales associates that earn $209,000 in sales production or 60 closed transaction sides within a calendar year. Palm will be presented with a CENTURION Award statue and lapel pin, in addition to being recognized at the CENTURY 21 International Convention.