Norwich University in Northfield recently announced the appointment of four new members to the school's board of trustees.
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Cindy Bruzzese, executive director of the Vermont Ethics Network in Montpelier, and Dr Allan Ramsay, professor emeritus of family medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, have been named recipients of the Madison-Deane Award for Excellence in End-of-Life Care for 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Bruce P King, retired president and CEO of New London Hospital, has been elected chair of the board of directors of Ledyard Financial Group and Ledyard National Bank. He succeeds Margaret Rightmire, who will continue to serve on the board after stepping down as chair.
Steven Locke, chief of the Burlington Fire Department for the past six years, has accepted the same position with the South Burlington Fire Department. He will succeed Terry Francis, who will move to the position of fire marshal, overseeing construction permitting, inspections and fire prevention.
Norwich University has named First Sergeant Douglas Thornton, who retired from his law practice in 2019, as the new Corps of Cadet’s provisional battalion assistant commandant and director of bands and specialty units.
The investment firm One Day In July, headquartered in Burlington, announced the following recent hires:
The nonpartisan Vermont Council on Rural Development welcomed two new employees who will play critical roles within the organization's programming, including community visits, leadership initiatives and the climate economy program.
Haley McGowan, DO, director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Consult Program at the University of Vermont Medical Center, has been appointed medical director of the Child, Adolescent and Family Unit at the Vermont Department of Mental Health.
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Sandy Bigglestone to succeed David Provost as deputy commissioner of the Captive Insurance Division at the Department of Financial Regulation. Bigglestone, the current director of captive insurance, will begin her new role at the end of the summer, when Provost retires from the post.
Ethan Tapper, Chittenden County forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, was presented in May with the Cooperative Forest Management Forester of the Year Award by the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance.
Century 21 MRC in St Albans recently welcomed new agents Armand Chevrier Jr, Rob Cioffi and Kayce Connelly to its team.
Bryce Campbell, service manager of VIP Tires & Service of Burlington, has signed onto a US Defense Department program that promotes cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their National Guard and Reserve employees.