The University of Vermont College of Medicine has announced the winners of the 2016 Medical Alumni Association Awards to be presented during its annual Medical Alumni Reunion, Friday June 10, 2016, on the UVM College of Medicine campus.
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United Way of Northwest Vermont would like to thank everyone who was able to join them on Tuesday, May 24th for their Annual Celebration. They honored the partnerships and collaborations that are truly unique. The United Way of Northwest Vermont community is setting an example for others all over the country. Special thanks and Congratulations to all of our Campaign winners:
Doug Nedde and Fernando Cresta have purchased 1891 Williston Road from Lee Zachary, owner of the Zachary’s restaurant chain. This multi-tenant, 49,200 SF commercial building is home to tenants Enterprise Rentals, Treehouse Woodworking, MAACO, United Fighting Arts Institute and MOTO VT.
Burr & Betsy Morse of Morse Farm in East Montpelier have been welcomed as Honorary Chairs of Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice’s Spring Campaign. In their letter to Friends of CVHHH, which was mailed to hundreds of members of the community at the end of May, Burr & Betsy note the importance of CVHHH’s work in promoting independence.
Gay L. Landstrom, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, has been named interim Chief Executive Officer of Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC).
Norwich University continues its 2016 Todd Lecture Series with “Building Peace in a Fragile World,” a presentation by President of the United States Institute of Peace Nancy Lindborg, on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. in Plumley Armory.
This lecture is free and open to the public and will be streamed live at tls.norwich.edu.
Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Sonce Pearce, a registered nurse at the ENT & Audiology Clinic, was honored for excellent care by the DAISY Foundation. The DAISY Award is a nation-wide program that recognizes nursing excellence.
BMH President and CEO Steve R. Gordon announced that Debi Lynch, Payroll Specialist and Administrative Assistant for Finance has been named BMH’s Employee of the Year.
The Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL) board of directors continues to affirm the organization’s commitment to improving the quality and efficiency of Vermont’s health care system, by recently electing Bruce D. Bullock, M.D. as the new board chairperson.
The National Retail Federation announced that Congressman Peter Welch, D-Vt., is one of the retail advocate’s Legislator of the Year honorees. Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, was honored with the Legislator of the Year distinction in the Senate. The award was presented on Tuesday during the Retail Advocates Summit, NRF’s annual congressional fly-in.
VSECU, a member-owned cooperative and not for profit credit union for everybody in Vermont, today announced that its former CEO Steven Post was named the 2016 Credit Union Hero of the Year by Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Credit Union Magazine.
Lisa Cueman of Lisa Cueman Photography has announced that one of her images has been chosen to be the official artwork of the 2016 Vermont Summer Festival. The festival is held from July 5th through August 14th and offer a variety of events throughout the six weeks which will be held during the hours of 8:00 am - 4:00m pm.