Alan DeForest ’75 has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees at Norwich University.
DeForest has served on the board since 2000. He replaces former Army Chief of Staff General Gordon R. Sullivan ’59, who joined the board in 1995, served as chairman since 2003 and stepped down at last week’s board meeting.
SW Cole Engineering, Inc. (SW COLE) welcomes Matthew T. Taylor, PG, back to the firm as a senior geologist. Taylor, who previously worked for SW COLE as a project manager from 1998 until 2007, returns in a senior position as the firm looks to strengthen its geoenvironmental capabilities.
Internal Medicine practice at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is pleased to welcome Diane E. Smith, MD. With this appointment, Smith also joins the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group.
Renewable Energy Vermont’s Board of Directors has announced that after an extensive nationwide search, Olivia Campbell Andersen will lead the diverse and growing, clean energy organization as its new Executive Director.
The 189th annual meeting of Vermont Mutual Insurance Group® was held on April 20, 2016, where current President & CEO, Daniel C. Bridge, was also elected Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Barb Watters of Alan Ashe Insurance in Essex, VT recently competed in and won the Region 1 Confidence While Communicating Speak-Off in South Portland, Me. Region 1 is made up of the 6 New England States, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
President Ara Hagan has announced that Hagan Associates is honored to have won two of the 22nd Annual Communicator Awards, the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. The awards were presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts on April 26th.
Elizabeth Harlow, a Commercial Lines Customer Service Agent and Small Business Producer in Kinney Pike Insurance’s Williston Office, was recently recognized as Young New Professional of the Year by the Champlain Valley Association of Insurance Professionals (CVAIP). Harlow was honored with this award at a recent gathering of Insurance Professionals in Colchester, Vermont.
Bob Pepperman Taylor, professor in the Department of Political Science and founding dean of the Honors College at the University of Vermont, has been named winner of the 2016 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award by the UVM Alumni Association.
DuBois & King (D&K), a consulting engineering firm founded in Randolph, Vermont, in 1962, has opened a new office in Brandon. The 25 Union Street location provides a base of operations for firm engineers living on the western side of the Green Mountains and the location will better serve clients along the Route 7 corridor.
Ledyard National Bank has announced the promotion of Donna Batchelder to Senior Vice President. Her promotion is in addition to her title as Director of Client Services with Ledyard Financial Advisors. Donna’s new role will include supervising both client services staff and account administrators.
Steven R. Gordon, President and CEO of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced today that Bill Norwood has been hired as BMH’s new Director of Human Resources.
