Dr. Arthur Hessler has been appointed Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. Dr. Hessler has been serving as Dean of Burlington College since 2008. Dr. Hessler previously served as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Bridgewater College. Prior to his position at Bridgewater, Dr.
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Susan Stevens formerly of Double Tree Hotels joined the North Star Leasing team as a Documentation Specialist. Prior to joining Double Tree, Stevens worked for Merchants Bank and FiServ in the operations department. Stevens lives in South Burlington with her husband Stuart and two sons, Taylor and Gregory.
Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest® Group, announced that Chris Peterman, Network Support Engineer, has received certification as an HDI Support Center Analyst. HDI is the leader in certification and training for help desk, support center and service desk professionals.
Chamber’s new Young Professionals Group Lisa Geisweit, Division Manager for Marketing and Customer Service at Burlington Telecom, is to serve on the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce new networking group for young professionals in the Champlain Valley, the BTV YPG.
Kathryn Leech of Dorset and Buddy Teich of Dorset and New York have been elected to three-year terms on the Board of Trustees at the Southern Vermont Arts Center announced Stanley Stroup, president of the board. Their terms of office begin immediately.
Richard Cassidy, a founding partner of Hoff Curtis, was re-elected in March 2010 as the Vermont Bar Association Delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates. The House of Delegates, which was established in 1936 and meets bi-annually, is the policy-making body of the ABA. Cassidy was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1998.
Matt Young, HowardCenter’s Supervisor of Street Outreach, and HowardCenter will receive the Organization / Individual Program Award by the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community’s “Roots of Prevention Awards Ceremony” on April 12. BPHC, a coalition of agencies focused on the prevention of substance abuse, announced the awards.
A Vermont Technical College student has earned a coveted spot on the All-USA Academic Team and been named as Vermont’s New Century Scholar for 2010. Awarded to one student only in each of the 50 states, the New Century Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement and community service among students in two-year programs at colleges and universities throughout the country.
Matthew MacNeil, School Services Clinician at Rick Marcotte Central School in South Burlington and staff member in HowardCenter’s School Services Program, is the recipient of the KidSafe Collaborative Outstanding Professional Award for 2010.
Clute Wealth Management proudly announces Christina Ubl has earned her Certified Financial Planner™ certification. Widely regarded as one of the hardest to attain in the financial industry, the CFP® certification is administered and regulated by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Inc. announces that Ms. Joan Randall will join the Foundation as its Executive Director. In her new role Ms. Randall will assume the responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer and have the responsibility for implementing the Foundation’s Strategic Plan.
Central Vermont Medical Center recently did some minor renovations in the hospital’s main lobby to create a gallery space. Individual local artists have been invited to exhibit their work and each show will run for two months. The first show, featuring CVMC cardiologiust Mark Heitzman, opens on April 1st. The show will be open to the public when the lobby area is open, 6:30 a.m.