Saint Michael’s College associate professor of physics, Dr. Alain Brizard, learned this month that he will be the recipient of a grant from the Department of Energy for $33,000 each of the next three years to support his research. The funding comes from the DOE’s office of Fusion Energy Sciences of the Office of Science.
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Don Rendall of Green Mountain Power Corporation and the President of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Chittenden County announced today that Martha Maksym of Grand Isle has been named the new Executive Director to succeed Gretchen Morse who announced her retirement effective June 30th.
South Burlington resident, Joe Halko, was recently reelected as President of the Franklin-Grand Isle United Way Board of Directors at their annual meeting held on April 14th in St. Albans. Mr. Halko has served on the United Way board for six years and was Vice President prior to becoming President last year.
Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced that Wayne Rustin has been named Vice President of Human Resources for the company’s Western New England Region, which includes Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, New York and Vermont.
When Kerry Leavitt learned that the Speech and Language Pathology Department at North Country Hospital was in need of another speech and language pathologist she and her husband, Brock, couldn't believe it.
“He said 'you have got to apply for that,'” Kerry said. “My husband [a Burlington native] has been coming up here since he was a baby.” His family owns a camp on Lake Seymour.
Laurel Butler and Charles Ininger have joined VtSBDC’s state-wide team of business advisors as part of President Obama’s “Small Business Jobs Bill”. Vermont’s allocation of the “Jobs Bill” will fund additional support for start-up/pre-venture small business owners and nascent entrepreneurs for a period of two years through comprehensive technical assistance and training.
The Green Mountain Club today announced the choice of Will Wiquist as the organization’s new executive director. Wiquist is the first new director in more than a decade for the 101-year old, 10,000 member club which maintains Vermont’s Long Trail network and seeks to promote the role of the mountains in people’s lives.
In an effort to ensure an even closer working relationship between the physicians and the hospital, Dr. Lowrey Sullivan has accepted the position of Chief Medical Officer on Northwestern Medical Center’s Leadership Team. He will begin his new part-time role at the hospital on or about June 1.
People’s United Bank recently announced that Brandy Ellison has joined the bank as Customer Service Manager for the Woodstock office. As Customer Service Manager, Ellison will be responsible for overall management of the customer experience, including direct supervision and development of the customer service staff and all operational aspects of the branch.
People’s United Bank recently announced that Iona Kemp has joined the Business Banking Team as Business Banker and Vice President. Kemp will work with existing and new business clients to bring them value-added solutions for their financial needs. Kemp will work with business owners in Barre, Montpelier, Waitsfield and Stowe.
Randall Zuckerman, MD, of North Country Surgical Associates in Newport, Vermont, recently co-authored an article that will be published in Annals of Surgery.
Katherine Kirby, St Michael's College assistant professor of philosophy, was named recipient of the top award presented to a faculty member of a Vermont Campus Compact member campus at the 2011 Statewide Awards Ceremony held April 7 at the Capitol Plaza conference Center in Montpelier.