Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointments of John Carroll of Norwich and John O’Keefe of Manchester Center to Vermont’s State Board of Education.
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Jean Giard, President and CEO of Vermont Federal Credit Union, is pleased to announce that Kevin DeCausemacker has been promoted to Director of Business Services at Vermont Federal Credit Union. Kevin joined Vermont Federal Credit Union (VFCU) as a Business Lender in August of 2015 and has been an essential part of the Business Lending team for the past year and a half.
Emily Friedrichsen, a freshman at Champlain Valley Union (CVU) High School, took top honors at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals, held at Vermont PBS on March 16. Friedrichsen was one of ten finalists representing schools from across the state.
Finest Image Photography owner Kevin Macy receives the National Award from the Vermont Professional Photographers Association at their annual convention this month.
Governor Phil Scott presented the most prestigious recognition awarded by the American Red Cross, the Certificate of Merit National Lifesaving Award, to Burlington, Vermont resident Andrea Racek at the Vermont State House today.
On March 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, Inc (NCSS) selected Todd Bauman as the agency’s next executive director. Starting in July, Bauman will follow in the footsteps of Ted Mable, who has served as the agency’s leader since 1998.
Vermont orthopaedic surgeon David A Halsey, MD, became first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors today at the organization's 2017 Annual Meeting. The new role is the second in a three-year term of volunteer service that concludes with Dr. Halsey serving as president of the Academy in 2018-19.
Better Homes and Gardens /The Masiello Group (BHG Masiello), Northern New England’s largest independently owned real estate and home services company, honored their top performers of 2016.
On Thursday, March 16, the Vermont State Colleges inducted their second alumni Hall of Fame class and raised thousands of dollars for student scholarships at their annual VSC Hall of Fame Ceremony. Darren Perron, class of 1995, was honored as the second Castleton alumni inducted into the VSC Hall of Fame.
David S Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank announced today that, on February 15th the Board of Directors of Union Bankshares, Inc. appointed Nancy C Putnam of Jeffersonville, Vermont to the Board of Directors of Union Bank. “We are excited to have Nancy Putnam join our Board, said Silverman.
PC Construction Senior Vice President Jay Fayette was inducted into the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Hall of Fame yesterday and honored with a 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. Fayette, a 1985 graduate of Vermont Technical College (Vermont Tech), was born and raised in South Burlington and studied Civil Engineering Technology.
The Bank of Bennington recently celebrated the 30th anniversaries of two staff members, Carol Johnson the Branch Manager in Manchester, and Mary Callahan, a Senior Vice President. Bank President Jim Brown said, “We are proud of the average longevity of our employees—10 years. Mary and Carol take that to new heights by achieving this 30-year mark.