The University of Vermont Alumni Association honored an outstanding graduate at its annual reunion weekend celebration on Saturday, June 5, 2010. UVM President Daniel Mark Fogel presented award citations to:
Alumni Achievement Award —
Jan Blittersdorf '84
Charlotte, Vermont. Jan Blittersdorf serves is president and CEO of NRG Systems in Hinesburg, Vermont, a global leader in wind measurement technology. She joined the company in 1987, when it employed just a handful of people, and established its financial systems, a progressive compensation program, and a unique benefits package. Today the company is a model employer and workplace, having received recognition from the Wall Street Journal, Best Places to Work (five years running), the U.S. Green Building Council and several other organizations.
Jan is an active contributor to her communities nationally and in Vermont. In 2006, she was the first woman to be named Wind Woman of the Year by the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE), an organization that supports the participation and advancement of women in the wind industry. Jan serves as vice chair of the American Wind Wildlife Institute, on the Leadership Council of the American Wind Energy Association, and on the board of directors of the Women of Wind Energy. Closer to home she is a member of the board of directors for the Institute for Sustainable Communities, on the board of advisors for Vermont Technical College, and as a trustee of the Fairbanks Museum.
Jan is also:
Recipient of the 2006 Wind Woman of the Year, Women of Wind Energy
Listed on Top 10 Most ‘Sustainable CEOs,” Triple Pundit
