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Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene presented Cheshire Health Foundation nursing scholarships to several students who entered a Baccalaureate of Science nursing program this fall. Funding for the award originates from gifts made by Leslie S. Hubbard in memory of his wife, Iola M. Hubbard, and by Alice Gilbert in memory of her husband, Frederick Gilbert.

Lee Kittell is the new Program Director for WDEV Radio. WDEV is central Vermont’s only locally owned and programmed radio station; Kittell is currently WDEV’s evening voice as the host of “Dinner Jazz” and “SCORE! With Lee Kittell”.

Ken Gibbons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to announce Robert Hofmann has been selected as Senior Vice President and Senior Operations Officer. Hofmann brings many years of experience at the senior management level to the position.

Ruth B. Smith has been promoted to the position of executive vice president for protection at National Life Group, it was announced today by Mehran Assadi, president and chief executive officer.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has announced he will appoint Burlington attorney Thomas G. Walsh to the Environmental Division of the Superior Court. Walsh, who has practiced environmental law for 18 years, will replace retiring Judge Merideth Wright.

TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named William (Bill) P. Blaiklock the Store Manager of the store located at 21 Elm Street in Woodstock, Vt. An assistant vice president, he is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, and managing personnel and day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout Windsor County.

Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL), the non-profit organization that operates the Vermont Health Information Exchange and assists Vermont health care organizations with health information technology, has announced the following:

Hannaford Supermarkets has named Rudy DiPietro as vice president of Retail Operations for the company’s Western Division. DiPietro oversees all aspects of store operations in New York and Vermont, including sales, marketing and budgets.

Stacie Korroch, a long-time AbilityPLUS volunteer in the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire, has been named the organization's Director of Development. AbilityPLUS provides access to athletic and recreational opportunities for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities.

Rutland Regional Medical Center is very pleased to welcome Allison M. Wollen as its new Vice President of Human Resources.
Ms. Wollen comes to Rutland Regional from UMass HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, MA, a 150-bed, full service community hospital where she was VP of Human Resources.

Bill Stenger, President and Chief Operating Officer at Jay Peak Resort, has been selected as the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Stenger’s achievements will be toasted at a gala event on December 9, in coordination with the sneak preview of Jay Peak’s nationally acclaimed 50,000 square-foot Pump House indoor water park.