Three Vermont Tech students were celebrated at the annual Engineers Week 2014 banquet at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington, Vt. on Friday, February 21 for their academic achievements in the college’s engineering program.
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James Jutras, Water Quality Superintendent for the Essex Junction, Vermont Wastewater Treatment Plant, was honored by EPA with a "2013 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Excellence Award" recently. Mr. Jutras was selected for the recognition because of the outstanding job he has performed over the years in operating and maintaining the Essex Junction facility.
At the recent annual meeting of the cancer patient support program (CPS), a new executive board was named. Continuing for a second term, Diane Freiheit, MS was named president. A member of the CPS Board since 2009, Freiheit is a licensed Psychologist-Master and psychotherapist in private practice.
The first female OB/GYN in the history of North Country OB/GYN joined the practice February 10. Dr. Jeanette West has relocated to Newport from North Conway, NH where she worked at Memorial Hospital and at MWV Health Care Associates. She joins Dr. Peter Stuart, Dr. William Peck and Certified Nurse Midwife Lesley Rae Larsen.
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has announced four elite drivers from Vermont are among 1,519 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.
“My thanks go to all of them for their dedication and focus, and for the countless lives they’ve saved”
Donna MacDonough, LNA has joined the staff at Maple Leaf Farm. Donna is currently enrolled in the LPN program at VTC and brings work experience from Second Springs North, FAHC and the Vermont State Hospital.
Greg Sellers, P.E., LEED AP and John Treybal, P.E. have announced the recent opening of their new structural engineering firm, Sellers Treybal Structural Engineers (STS), with their main office in Shelburne and part-time office in Middlebury. Greg and John combine more than 28 years of structural engineering and project management experience on all types of building projects, big and small.
Norwich University officials announced the election of two new members to the Board of Trustees - Maxine Jo Grad of Moretown, Vt., and John C. Koziol of Rockwall, Texas.
Otter Creek Awnings & Sunrooms of Williston announces the addition of Kip de Moll as a Sales and Design Consultant. Mr. de Moll is the former owner of Artisan Builders & Consulting, a full-service residential remodeling company, and has been involved in the building industry for over 30 years.
Vermont Custom Closets of Williston announces the addition of Adrienne Molstad and Jodie Peck to their Sales and Design team.
Staige Davis, president and chief executive officer, Buff McLaughry, chief operating officer and Tom Heney, vice president and general manager of the firm, recently announced the award recipients during the firm’s all company meeting in Burlington.
People’s United Bank recently announced that Bonnie A. Black has joined the bank as a Mortgage Account Officer covering Chittenden County. As a Mortgage Account Officer, Bonnie will be an advocate for her clients and guide them through the mortgage and home equity process. Bonnie offers her customers more than 20 years of lending experience.