Kathryn Austin, president and CEO of Community National Bank, was recognized in March as Woman of the Year by the Vermont Bankers Association, a trade organization representing the state's banking industry.
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Blue Ridge Real Estate, a personalized real estate boutique serving central Vermont, has appointed Leo Pond as a realtor at the firm.
The Land Access and Opportunity Board, established by the Legislature to promote equitable access to housing, land and economic opportunities in Vermont, has appointed local change makers Jean Myung Hamilton and Ornella Matta-Figueroa as co-directors of the organization.
The nursing excellence team at Rutland Regional Medical Center has presented Justine Franko, nurse manager in the Women’s and Children’s Unit and Birthing Center, with this year's Carol P. Welsh Nursing Education Scholarship.
Michael Languasco, former assistant vice president and mortgage account officer at M&T Bank in South Burlington, has joined the Chittenden County residential lending team at Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire as senior mortgage loan officer. He will work out of the bank's Williston Loan Center.
Thomas Dee, president and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, has been named 2024 Citizen of the Year by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Dee was selected for the award for his outstanding contributions to southern Vermont, particularly his impactful efforts in health care and community development.
Mikayla Elliott, a second-year student at the Community College of Vermont's Winooski academic center, has been named a 2024 New Century Transfer Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. New Century scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom.
Elijah Capron, former health officer for the town of Derby, has joined the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging as an options counselor in the organization's Newport office. He succeeds Lynne White, who is transitioning to serve as a council case manager for the Newport area.
Sanjay Sharma, dean of the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont, has been distinguished as the 2024 Dean of the Year by the international business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma.
University of Vermont faculty members Arby Ghemari and Lizzy Pope have been named recipients of the school's 2023 Prelock Online Teaching Award, celebrating superior online asynchronous and synchronous instruction.
Travis Stills, an environmental lawyer in Colorado and a graduate of Vermont Law and Graduate School, has been awarded the Kerry Rydberg-Jack Tuholske Award for Excellence by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. The annual award recognizes a lawyer exemplifying the best in public interest environmental advocacy.
Kristin Ouellette (pictured), Vera Lisnic and Kaitlin Benway have joined the female-owned and -operated real estate team at Polli Properties in Williston. The business is headed by Elise Polli, one of the top real estate agents in Vermont.