The Fourteenth Annual Rose Black Nursing Excellence Awards and the third annual Licensed Nursing Assistant Excellence Awards were recently presented to five University of Vermont Health Network-Central Vermont Medical Center nurses and licensed nursing assistants who exemplify the best aspects of nursing practice and consistently demonstrate excellent nursing care.
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After an extensive search committee process, Bobbe Maynes, the President of the Board of Directors of the Cancer Patient Support Foundation (CPS) announced that Sarah Lemnah, of St. Albans, was named the first Executive Director. CPS has been providing services and support to cancer patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York for over 14 years.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced that Dr. Peter E. Rauert recently earned his board certification in Pain Management from the American Board of Anesthesiology. This certification signifies that Dr. Rauert has achieved the highest level of intensive study and assessment as a pain management specialist.
John Snell was recently honored by the Rotary Club of Montpelier with the Capital Award as Citizen of the Year.
Veteran Vermont radio broadcaster Steve Cormier has been hired as Director of Sales for the Radio Vermont Group.
Amy Lumsden, RN, a case manager at The University of Vermont Medical Center has been chosen “Healthcare Champion of the Year” by The Center for Donation & Transplant (CDT) for her tireless support of organ and tissue donation in the hospital network and greater community.
Vermont Academy, a leading private boarding school in southern Vermont, announced today that Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Kara Pezzi has joined Vermont Academy as science department chair and leader of Vermont Academy's STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium honored U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, presenting him with its annual Franklin Fairbanks Award, which recognizes “outstanding achievements by an individual that have significantly enriched regional or national awareness and understanding of our cultural heritage or the natural world.” The museum established the award in the name of its founder in 1988.
VHB has announced that Kaitlin O’Shea has joined our South
Burlington office as a Preservation Planner. Kaitlin has close to ten years
professional experience in historic documentation, regulatory permitting,
infrastructure assessment, and project management. Kaitlin brings an exciting
new skill set to the Vermont office and we are thrilled to add her
Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO), Vermont’s only statewide symphony orchestra, announced this week during a choral concert in Burlington, Vermont that Robert De Cormier has been honored as Conductor Emeritus, Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus. De Cormier held the position of choral conductor for twenty years having retired in 2014.
Castleton welcomes former chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges Tim Donovan to give the address at the college’s 2015 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9 at 11 a.m. in the Castleton Pavilion.
KSV, the Burlington-based marketing firm, has added two employees to its growing team.