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SPRING 2004A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OFCHAMPLAIN COLLEGEDEPARTMENTSCALENDAR OF EVENTS2 FROM THE EDITOR3 VIEW FROM THE HILLPresident Perry retires… A Life inBooks and New Trustees… StudentView… News in Brief22 CLASS NOTESNews…Alumni Lives and moreFEATURES12 MIDNIGHT MENTORNancy Cathcart’s office is both a student haven and a launchingpad. Cathcart is the fuel that sparks student engagement inservice projects, and judging by her personal and passionatecommitments to community activism, she’s not in danger ofrunning low any time soon.by Lee Ann Cox16 WORLD CLASSSome students in the international business program traveledwith Vermont officials and business owners on a trade missionto China and Taiwan. Others interned in Ghana, Honduras, NewYork and Bermuda. All the students brought solid academicknowledge to assist in real-world problems in business andnon-profit settings and returned enriched in unexpected ways.by Sara CaldwellChamplain View | Spring 20041

FROM THE EDITORFor those of us of a certain age, there’s a temptation tomake negative assumptions about college students—they’re less focused, less industrious, less committed toimproving the world than we were. Of course it’s alwaysbeen that way. Today it’s music downloading and tattoosthat distract us. For my World War II-era parents it wasprotests and guys with long hair. By the 1980s, clean-cutkids voting Republican raised eyebrows. But getting toknow individuals—students and the people who work with them every day—inevitably challenges our assumptions.At Champlain, it’s easy to find students who make you think twice, perhapsbecause the College has a core commitment to community service, starting withPresident Roger Perry, a former Peace Corps volunteer who has worked for manyworthy causes over the years. As this magazine was going to press, we learnedthat Perry will retire next year. His legacy here will include many achievements(see page 3) and a culture of service.And no one who has spent time with community service coordinator NancyCathcart (see “Midnight Mentor,” page 12) would be surprised to hear that thestudents she advises are working hard to improve life on campus and beyond.Cathcart has a mix of grace and passion that’s infectious—it makes you want todo more, to be more. “She’s helped me want to become a better leader bybeing the kind of person I can look up to,” Lauren Selfridge ’06 wrote to me inan e-mail. “Nancy is the ultimate role model.”This year, Selfridge and two other students, Travis Mears ’06 and Connor Lamb’06, launched their own initiative called Student Forum. The idea is to connectand empower students who have ideas for creating positive change at theCollege. They’ve held a conference on campus safety and hosted a communitybuildinglunch to thankconstruction crews working oncampus, a gesture they plan toextend to Champlain’s cleaningand security staffs.And while one typically thinksof international business gradsstarting careers in finance or marketing,Jeremy Quinn ’03 isconsidering a different path afterhis internship last summer (see“World Class,” page 16). Hespent six weeks in Hondurashelping to improve conditions forimpoverished families. Now he’sthinking of applying his businessskills in a nonprofit setting.From food drives to phone-a-thons, Habitat forHumanity to snowboarding for breast cancer, studentsare volunteering their time and talents to help others.It’s pretty hopeful stuff. If only they’d lose the tattoos.— LACChamplainView SPRING 2004EDITORART DIRECTORVOLUME 3, NUMBER 1Lee Ann CoxJulia CaminitiCONTRIBUTING Sara CaldwellWRITERS Lee GriffinKris SuretteCLASS NOTES Bridget Baldwin ‘92Alumni & Development StaffVICE PRESIDENT OF Shelley RichardsonDEVELOPMENT& ALUMNI AFFAIRSDIRECTOR OF Didi BrushPLANNED GIVINGDIRECTOR OF Greg MorganCORPORATIONS &FOUNDATIONSALUMNI AFFAIRS Bridget Baldwin ‘92& ANNUAL FUNDOFFICERDEVELOPMENT Tammy Carroll ‘92INFORMATIONSYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT Sue MarinoOFFICE ASSISTANTCONTACTINFORMATIONSend letters andaddress changes toChamplain ViewChamplain CollegeAlumni & Development Office163 South Willard St.P.O. Box 670Burlington, VT 05402-0670alumni@champlain.edu(802) 860-2756Champlain View is published twice a year(Spring and Fall) by Champlain College. Printingby Queen City Printers Inc., Burlington, VT.Founded in 1878, Champlain College is an Equal OpportunityEducational Institution.(Left) Robin Falk ’04 has worked the phones four years straight raisingmoney for Champlain’s Support-A-Student scholarship program.(Above) Building community: construction workers and students sharedpizza in an event sponsored by the new Student Forum2 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |On March 19, 2004, Roger Perry announced hisretirement as President of Champlain College. Inthis letter to alumni and friends of the College,Perry talks about his tenure and looks to the future.Dear Members of the Champlain College Community,There is no question that life is a curious journey full of twists, turns, and rhythms that play themselvesout in a natural set of events. One of the secrets of life is to recognize when the time is right tocapitalize on those rhythms by opening the door to the next generation of leaders so they can take aninstitution to even greater heights. After much deliberation, I am announcing that I will retire as presidentof Champlain College in June 2005. Even though I love this job, I love this College, and I loveworking with all the people who make Champlain so great, I also know deep in my heart that now is theopportune time to recruit new leadership to move our College to the next level of excellence.I am convinced that the timing is correct for a host of reasons, including the convergence of severalsignificant Champlain College initiatives by the summer of 2005. As these initiatives merge, it is a naturaltime for me to bring closure to the 23 years – 13 as your president – during which I have enjoyedworking at this extraordinary institution, so well positioned for the future.As an educator I am particularly proud of the academic initiatives that will be in place by the end ofnext year. For example, in terms of new programming, 14 new certificates have been developed, threenew baccalaureate programs are being implemented and at the graduate level a new major and anadvanced certificate are under way. Faculty have committed themselves to be on campus an extra fourweeks to work as teams to improve our academic programs. The other academic professionals, our programdirectors, are already on 12-month contracts to provide the necessary time for intensive planningand program development. We have hired a provost and the program directors to provide academic leadership.These initiatives will result in an exceptionally strong infrastructure capable of generating newprograms, providing strong quality control, capitalizing on new opportunities, and continuously improvingthe delivery of instruction.In addition, the Champlain faculty have ventured into new areas where others have feared to tread.Over the past couple of years, they have embarked on a journey to develop student outcomes by academicprogram/course, develop assessment measures for student outcomes, increase the amount ofwriting per course, increase the level of our students’ critical thinking as the student body improves, andinternationalize our courses. These revolutionary efforts will also come full circle by the end of 2005.Champlain View | Spring 20043

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Our three new buildings will be completed by August of 2005. These architecturally significantbuildings will add a sense of physical grace to the campus but, more important, they will house myriadinnovative programs and activities. Our surveys of prospective students revealed that they want to live inmodern dorms, learn in high-tech classrooms, and participate in a broad range of extracurricular andphysical fitness activities. These structures will provide the physical space to implement Champlain’s“total engagement” model of higher education. This model stresses the full involvement of students,both inside and outside the classroom, with a host of academic, co-curricular and extracurricular activities.There is no doubt in my mind that the Power of Three campaign, now within $1 million of its goal,will be completed by 2005. Even during tough economic times, the Champlain community respondedheroically to our request for funds to build these magnificent structures. You believe in our mission andknow that “Champlainers” deliver what we promise.In many ways, Champlain College’s Board of Trustees has also reinvented itself. For the past twoyears, the Trustees have totally revised their governance structure. After considerable research, retreatsand discussion, they redesigned their committee structure. The Trustees then developed specific charges,policies, and monitoring mechanisms for each committee – another great example of Champlain’s totalengagement model.Never resting on its laurels, Champlain, guided by our new provost, embarked this year on a comprehensivestrategic planning process that will be completed by 2005. The purpose is to chart theCollege’s strategic and operational course for the next five years. The task forces are exploring programquality, enrollment and retention, productivity and the College’s image.With all these changes, I am pleased that our people have remained true to Champlain College’smission and values. Our reputation as an entrepreneurial, fiscally responsible, career-focused institutionof higher education continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Our personalized approach to working withstudents and each other is legendary. As documented by national surveys and accreditation bodies, thewarm, caring atmosphere on campus is the signature of our community.4 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Staff across campus have always risen to the occasion, whether clearing the parking lots in a majorsnowstorm, registering daytime/evening/online/international students at multiple locations with multiplesemester starts, revitalizing the library, coaching students for their first job interview, implementing a newadministrative computer system, counseling students in the Student Life Center, or ushering studentsthrough a maze of admission, financial aid and student accounts processes. These proactive actions fromour staff, coupled with the faculty and Trustee initiatives, paint an accurate picture of why ChamplainCollege thrives rather than just survives.All of this could never have happened without an extraordinary amount of teamwork and collectiveeffort. Alumni and friends of the College have come through for Champlain whenever we have asked foryour time or your insights. You have generously moved us forward with your investments on campus,and you have helped our students with your support of the scholarship fund.Collectively we are well positioned for the future. By 2005 the new structures, programs, processes,positions, and planning will be in place. Our direction, mission, underlying values, and vision of thefuture are clear. Our track record for identifying and capitalizing on opportunities is enviable.Champlain has a great team. You have been responsible for our successes, and you are ready for thefuture. You are fantastic.I want to thank you for allowing me to be part of the team. It is the best job I have ever had, and Iwill miss every one of you as I move on. Champlain’s destiny will not be denied.Sincerely,Roger H. PerryPresidentChamplain View | Spring 20045

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Trustees Praise Perry’s “Visionary” Leadership as Searchfor New President BeginsWhen President Roger Perry retires in June 2005, he will leave behind a 23-year legacy that began with his workas vice president for academic affairs and was followed by his contributions as provost. In 1992, Perry becameChamplain College’s sixth president and has spent the years since then guiding its expansion and redefining its mission.“The word ‘visionary’ is tossed around too often these days,” Board of Trustees Chairman William Post said.“However, I think it is appropriate to use it here: Roger Perry truly defines visionary leadership.”During his presidential tenure, Perry led the transformation of Champlain from a two-year to a four-year collegethat offers both traditional classroom and on-line distance learning and has satellite campuses abroad. A host of progressiveacademic majors have been added, as well as a graduate program.Perry oversaw the construction of several vital projects. The Main Street Suites and Conference Center and TheCenter for Global Business and Technology will open this summer, as will the dining area of the new Student LifeComplex. That complex will be completed by summer 2005 with the addition of a gymnasium, fitness center and studentlounge. “The William R. Hauke Family Campus Center and Alumni Auditorium gave our eclectic campus thefeeling of a traditional quad,” Post said. Perry’s bold thinking also led to the Robert E. and Holly D. Miller InformationCommons, which Post called “our innovative and architecturally striking knowledge center.”Trustee Tom Pierce has called Perry “a dreamer and a doer,” and “one of the most remarkable visionary business oreducation leaders in New England. … Roger converts worrisome trends into wondrous new programs.”The search committee, co-chaired by trustees Holly Miller and Bob Allen, has hired the Boston-based firmIsaacson, Miller, which headed UVM’s most recent presidential search, to assist the committee. Perry will continue towork diligently for Champlain until his retirement according to Post, also on the committee. “I also know that we willfind a new president who will successfully lead Champlain College into the future.”Professor Inspired by the Caribbean Returns the FavorSeveral years ago, Sociology Professor Alan Stracke spentseven months living in a small village on the island ofTortola, where he began to write about his 25 years ofexperience in the Caribbean culture. The result was a booktitled “Why Ask, A Cultural Exploration of the Caribbean.Stracke uses the book in his popular Introduction toSociology classes to explore major sociological concepts.Stracke also uses the book to benefit students in theCaribbean. The proceeds from sales of Why Ask toChamplain students, Vermonters, and Caribbean touristssupport the Cultural Explorations Scholarship Programfounded by Stracke and his wife, Lynda Reid. The fundcreates opportunities for students from the Caribbean togo to college.“We’ve devised a way in which students at ChamplainCollege can make a life-altering difference in another youngperson’s life, while at the same time gaining insight andunderstanding about our own society and their place in oursociety,” Stracke says.The first scholarship winner has been chosen, and twomore students will earn scholarships next year and in subsequentyears. Stracke says the first scholar, FrancisMcLawrence of the island of Carriacou in Grenada, is akind and personable 17-year-old who is studyingadvanced math and physics in Grenada and hopes tobecome a mechanical engineer. He is the son of manygenerations of shipwrights, and he has demonstrated acommitment to his community as a soccer coach for youngboys in his village.Stracke, a 30-year faculty member at champlain, wonthe colleges’ Edward Phillips Lyman Professorship Awardin 2001 for his engaging teaching and mentoring of students.6 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Getting Inside the University of the RoadBy Jim Ellefson, associate professor of EnglishThe Dean’s the high-miles bicycle man with the darksplotches on his wings—and a grin that hasroamed the American west from water holeto water hole in search of some job that doesn’tshorten his leash between dinner and breakfast.Or the Dean’s the blissful hog-eyed womanon the bus with the tan-bark face, carrying herlife in the paper sack on her lap, or the littlegirl playing in the sage brush with her yellowworld dog, three stars, rising moon and a deepblue sky. You have to ask them if they’llteach you. You have to ask them if you canwake up in the freezing night in the middleof the desert and listen to wheel musicrise and fall along the loneliesthighway in America—or ask themwhy the waitress in Nowhere, Nevada callseverybody “Honey,” and why itjingles the change in your pockets, and putsanother hum into your wheels alonghundreds of miles of pitifully obliviousdark road. Or just get personal. Ask themAfter outdoor adventures like the one picturedPhotograph by Paul Hansenif the road signs lie, or if you will everarrive wherever it is you’re going, or ifthe going will always be good—praiseGod, the Mother, and all the roaming angels.Be sure to get personal and praise allthe roaming angels—as if this time they’ll let youin, this time you’ll get there—roll rightthrough a wide door into a frenzy of blackgowns, tubas, violins, mortar board hats, everybodyshouting, “Oh Yeah!” Praise them so you canbecome the sweet solemn-eyed old man, tremblingfingers on the steering wheel in the greatestof anticipations—the sweet solemn-eyedold man whose face fractures into a grinwhenever anyone says, “It’s time to go.”here, students in Professor Jim Ellefson’s classwrite in their daily journals about the experienceand followup in class, connecting the experiencesto the naturalists they’ve been reading, includingEmerson and Thoreau.Champlain View | Spring 20047

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Alumna Creates aLife Among theBooksAward-winning author of young readers’books, Gail Gauthier grew upwriting in Sudbury, Vermont. Sheremembers her first short story,penned when she was in 5th grade atHill School. It was influenced by herthen favorite television show, “WagonTrain,” although the details escape her now. Later, at Burr PondSchool, her writing appeared in the Burr Pond News and two ofher plays were performed at Christmas time.“Almost all my work was funny…. at least that’s what Ithought at the time,” Gauthier writes on her website(http://home.cshore.com/gailgauthier). She says she alwaysthought of herself as a writer.It took awhile for publishers and critics to agree, but, in1996, the ‘76 Champlain College alumna saw her first book inprint: My Life Among the Aliens, which, she explains, is reallyabout her family. It has now been published in German, Italian,Japanese and French, as have her subsequent books.Gauthier, who graduated from the University of Vermont in1975, lives in Connecticut, but her native Vermont provides thesetting for her two most recent books, Saving the Planet & Stuffand The Hero of Ticonderoga.Planet tells the story of a 16-year-old mall kid who spends avacation with 1960s-honed environmentalists running an alternativemagazine in a small Vermont town. He’s torn betweenpride in holding his first job and his encounter with values differentfrom his own.The Hero of Ticonderoga, selected as a Notable Book for2002 by The American Library Association, is the story of anordinary student, Tess LeClerc, growing up on her French-Canadian family’s farm in Vermont.Publishers Weekly enthused over the book and the leadcharacter: “Like Ethan Allen, the subject of her oral schoolreport, the narrator of Gauthier's amusing and affecting novel,set in 1966 Vermont, is sassy, shrewd and outspoken. Tessy’svoice crackles with razor-sharp insight and comedic one-linersfrom the very start...Gauthier sustains her tale's rapid pace andsurefire humor throughout, while delivering a history lesson thatreaders will absorb effortlessly.”Gauthier is completing her next book, Happy Kids! Asalways, she has drawn from her own experiences, this time intae kwon do (she’s a red belt after 18 months’ study). Her otherbooks are: A Year with Butch and Mike and Club Earth.Five newtrustees werewelcomed atthe ChamplainCollegeOctober Boardmeeting.George BondLeta FinchJames FosterPeter PhillipsLisa VentrissChamplain College Welcomes FiveNew TrusteesGeorge Bond ‘73 is chief financial officer of Bond Auto Parts,Inc., based in Barre. He is a Champlain alumnus and does volunteerwork for the Hedding United Methodist Church.Leta Finch is the executive vice president and the chief operatingofficer of Yankee Captive Management, Inc. in SouthBurlington. She is a member of the international board oftrustees at Samara University in Russia and is the president andboard chair of the Foundation for Higher Education in CentralAsia. She also volunteers as a trustee for the AmericanUniversity in Central Asia.James Foster is president of Foster Real Estate Developmentand vice president of Edlund Company, Inc., both inBurlington. Edlund manufactures stainless-steel equipmentfor the food-service industry. Foster is also a member of theVermont Business Roundtable and board chair for theCommittee on Temporary Shelter.Peter Phillips is a retired managing partner of New EnglandFinancial. He is the president of Plans, Inc. and is a boardmember and part owner of Champlain Chocolates. He volunteershis time as a trustee at the Forman School in Litchfield,Connecticutt, as an auditor at the Champlain Yacht Club, andon the finance committee at the Burlington Country Club.Lisa Ventriss is the president of the Vermont BusinessRoundtable, and she is on the board of directors of the MaineMutual Group and the Greater Burlington IndustrialCorporation. She is chair of the United Way of ChittendenCounty and the Lund Family Center.8 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |StudentViewOngyel Sherpa ’05Q & AWas it difficult for your family when you left home inKathmandu, Nepal, to study in the United States?My parents never had any education. They grew up with many siblings in ahigh mountain village. They had no electricity, no running water, no school.But, they also believed in education, and they saved every penny of theirearnings to send us to school. They have always supported and encouragedme in my studies.Ongyel Sherpa ’05How did you get to the States and to Champlain College?In 1998, I met this wonderful American, Dr. Geoff Tabin [professor of surgery at the University of Vermont]. He came toNepal to climb Mt. Everest with my uncle and to do charity work at the hospital. He invited me to come to the United States.In exchange for paying for my airfare and providing housing, I would help him watch his children, cook, and help around thehouse. Dr. Tabin ended up sponsoring me for my school.You already have an associate’s degree in Travel and Tourism from Champlain.What are you studying now?I left Dr. Tabin’s house when I received my associate’s degree, and I worked very hard for a year at the Lake ChamplainChamber of Commerce in Burlington to come back to Champlain for a bachelor’s degree in Business. I also received supportfrom a gracious benefactor.In addition to studying and working, you’ve begun a business. Have you had anyexperience running a business?My parents worked for a family from New Zealand for six years, and then they helped my parents start the first dry-foodmanufacturing factory in Kathmandu. We produce porridge, granola, muesli, dehydrated fruits, vegetables and packet soups,which we distribute to retail shops, trekking companies and individuals. I took phone calls from customers, attended meetings,monitored food and labor costs, tracked employee attendance, and checked payrolls. I have also been importing handmadegoods from Nepal for a few years. I have been selling my products to the local retailers, and last summer, I had a streetshop downtown.Your business sounds labor-intensive. How do you manage it?I met Matt Gutt ‘05, who is an e-Business Management major, through Professor Robert Cartelli. I was taking his Entrepreneurshipcourse, and Matt was taking another class with him that required setting up a retail business on the Internet, so wegot together. I wrote up a plan for my business—US Sherpa—and the content for a new website. Matt did all the Web work,buying domain names, subscribing to a Web host, etc. The site (www.ussherpa.com) went live last November. This is anonline shop where customers can buy Nepalese products and find information about our trekking and tourist service in Nepal.I got to show this site to my parents, which made them very happy. I am also taking Elaine Young's e-marketing class so that Ican make my website attractive.Photograph by Kris SuretteWhat are your plans after graduation next year?I’d like to stay in the United States and continue to do business between the two countries. I would like to have a store in theBurlington area, where I’ll sell my import goods and arrange adventure trips to Nepal. Eventually, I’d like to be the numberone Nepalese entrepreneur.Champlain View | Spring 20049

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |NEWSin briefChamplain College Named 2003Business of the YearAt a November 18th dinner event with 600 business and communitymembers looking on, the Lake Champlain RegionalChamber of Commerce awarded Champlain College the 2003Business of the Year award.In presenting the award, the Chamber noted the College’sinnovative academic programs, tremendous commitment toemployees, economic impact on the state, and willingness toopen its doors to many organizations and nonprofits.“The 2003 Business of the Year is a forward-thinking, entrepreneurialdenizen of the Hill Section—one that is quick torespond to changing business, professional and communityneeds,” said event emcee Lisa Ventriss, president of the VermontBusiness Roundtable.Letters of nomination pointed to Champlain’s “extraordinaryvision” and its skill at turning trends into “wondrous new programs”that are on the cutting edge of the world of work. Onenomination commended Champlain for its state-of-the-art infrastructure,while another praised the College for practicing whatit preaches in the classroom.April Cornell, a Champlain trustee and an international businessowner, wrote, “Fiscal responsibility and product control (i.e.,a quality education for the student), as well as a constant realitycheck with the competing marketplace, make Champlain muchcloser to a business model than many businesses, and certainlymost colleges.”President Roger Perry accepted the award for the College,which celebrated its 125th anniversary last year.Grant to Support Teachers’ Tech SavvyChamplain has joined a statewide effort to train teachers-tobeto integrate technology into the classroom and to createelectronic portfolios. The proposal, initiated by the Universityof Vermont and titled “Electronic Portfolio Connection,” wasone of only 25 nationwide to receive U.S. Department ofEducation funding through the competition called “PreparingTomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology.” The $1.45 milliongrant will be matched with local funds to bring the total to $3million over three years.In addition to Champlain and UVM, the consortium includesCastleton, Johnson and Lyndon State colleges, the VermontDOE, Vermont Institutes, and IBM and Apple corporations.IBM, UVM, the Vermont DOE and eight education sitesnationwide worked for 18 months prior to submitting the proposalto learn what teachers needed. The group thendeveloped “Teachers’ Workplace,” an electronic portfolio.Students learning to become teachers can use it to store,retrieve and share lesson plans, projects, movie clips of theirteaching, website links and other resources. They can retrievefeedback from mentors and peers and have electronic groupdiscussions. The portfolio also can assist in job searches andwork as a measurement tool for teacher evaluation.Nearly 700 Vermont college students will receive stateof-the-arttechnology training under the grant.Researchers at UVM will track those students’ performancesover the three years to determinewhether there is a tie between their ability to createan e-portfolio and classroom skill in usingsimilar technology.Power of Three Campaign NearsIts Goal: One Million to GoThe Power of Three campaign is well on itsway to its $12 million goal. The campaigncommittee announced that pledges have surpassedthe $11 million mark, leaving only $1 millionto raise. The announcement comesas construction progresses on the $30million project that will add three newfacilities to the Burlington campus. TheCenter for Global Business andTechnology is scheduled to open inFall 2004.10 Champlain View | Spring 2004

In theChamplainSpotlightFour faculty and staffmembers helped toshine the spotlight onChamplain with theirrecent accomplishmentsand honors: Carol MoranBrown, director of internationalstudent servicesand counseling; MarcNadel, an illustrator andart teacher; NancyNahra, who teacheswriting and literaturecourses; and WillardSterne Randall, historicalscholar in residence.Illustration from Carl Sandberg, Adventures of a PoetMoran received a Distinguished Service Award from theNational Association of Foreign Student Advisors, NewEngland Region. The award acknowledges the three years sheserved as chair of the New England region of NAFSA. It alsorecognizes her contribution in uncovering an embezzlement,resulting in restitution of $58,000 to NAFSA members.Nadel, who teaches introductory and intermediate drawing,received recognition for his latest children’s book project,Carl Sandberg, Adventures of a Poet. The New York PublicLibrary selected it as one of the “100 Books for Reading andSharing 2003.”Nadel’s striking watercolor-and-crosshatch illustrationspresent historically accurate portraits of the diverse worlds inwhich the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet lived from 1878 to 1967.Nadel’s images were thoroughly researched, using archivalphotographs for reference for everything from a Chicago sceneto a Gettysburg battlefield. Nadel visited Sandburg’s museumin North Carolina to photograph and sketch the poet’s shoes,awards and pocketknife for the illustrations.Nahra, who also directs Champlain’s Honors Program, hasseven of her poems in the March/April issue of the NorthAmerican Review, a prestigious literary journal founded inBoston in 1815.Randall’s biography, Alexander Hamilton: A Life, has beennamed the Best Book of the Year 2003 by the AmericanRevolution Round Table in Philadelphia. This national awardcomes on the heels of a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize. Randallalso wrote A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin and His Son,which formed the basis of a documentary television series thatrecently won an Emmy award.Champlain Gets Grant to Start SocialNorms CampaignChamplain College has received a community prevention grantfrom the Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol andDrug Abuse Programs to implement a Social Norms Campaign.The program is designed to correct students’ misperceptionsthat most of their peers abuse drugs or alcohol. Social Normsprograms at other colleges have been successful in reducinghigh-risk drinking.The campaign began with H. Wesley Perkins, of Hobart andWilliam Smith College, who noted, in surveys he conducted, thatmany students perceived that their peers drink or use drugs in fargreater numbers than students actually reported. He theorizedthat their misperceptions of peer norms encouraged students todrink more to fit in. He began to market the truth about actualusage as well as data on the positive behaviors of students, suchas the hours they study, work or volunteer. His campaign successfullyreversed students’ misperceptions and students beganreporting drinking less.Unique to the Champlain College program is the highdegree of student involvement, says Doris Ogden, alcohol anddrug education coordinator. Students are represented on theAlcohol and Drug Advisory Council, which also includes facultyand staff. The Council has oversight of prevention activities,including the Social Norms Campaign. Graphic Design studentswill produce the posters for use on campus, and other studentswill facilitate small focus groups of students to document reactionsto the poster campaign prior to its implementation. Ogdensays, “We believe it is vital to the success of this project that studentstake an active leadership role, and they have respondedenthusiastically to the challenge.”The Social Norms Campaign is just one part of Champlain’scomprehensive approach to prevention. Other strategies includeproviding many social activities and opportunities for students tobe involved in community service, enforcing the dry campus rule,and providing a stimulating academic environment in which studentsare challenged intellectually.Champlain View | Spring 200411

WHEN NANCY CATHCARTSLIPS OFF FOR A QUIETMOMENT BY THE LAKE,SHE’S EARNED IT.12 Champlain View | Spring 2004(Left ) photograph by Sabin Gratz

MIDNIGHTINSPIRING, ENERGIZINGAND LEADING STUDENTSTO THE HIGH ROAD IS AJOB THAT NEVER STOPSBy Lee Ann CoxMENTOR13Champlain View | Spring 2004

Follow the steady streamof students eager to getsome one-on-one timewith Nancy Cathcartand you’ll get someinstant insights into whoshe is. From the signs that pepper heroffice walls—“Peace: Let It Begin withMe,” “Diversity Is Our Strength,”“Well-Behaved Women Rarely MakeHistory”—to the tranquil bubbling ofa pebble fountain that soothes herwhen navigating the stream feelsmore like shooting the rapids, it’sclear that you’re in a place apartfrom Champlain’s usual techno-wiredworld. You’re in a space where hardcoreacademics get balanced with aneducation in civic engagement, in leadership,in the art of listening with anopen mind.Officially, Cathcart serves as fulltimecommunity service coordinator,part-time career advisor and adjunctfaculty member, teaching and overseeingthe required service projects forsome 90 business and technologymajors. She also acts as faculty advisorfor a number of student groups andshe’s in high demand as a mentor,friend and surrogate mom. It’s a workloadthat far exceeds her jobrequirements, that keeps her oncampus until midnight once a week andthat puts this lover of calm and quiet inthe center of a constant storm of activity.But role models can’t rest. Cathcartis transforming students into good citizens,a mission that she adores—and oneshe’s been training for most of her life.DEFINING TIMESNancy Cathcart grew up in a tiny townoutside Pittsburgh, a place so small shewent to the same four-room schoolhousethat both her parents hadattended. She walked home for lunchevery day, along with the one other girland five boys who were her classmatesfrom kindergarten through eighthgrade, a setup that Cathcart believeshad an enormous impact on who she isnow. “Everyone in my life was family,”she says.But coming from such an insulatedenvironment made her awakeningwhen she arrived at UVM as a “young,naïve, pretty privileged” undergradduring the political maelstrom of thelate 1960s particularly abrupt. Shecame face-to-face with the paininflicted by racism when an African-American dorm mate related thehumiliation of a long-revered campusritual. She watched when the lotteryfor the draft was being drawn on television,realizing that friends aroundher would be compelled to fight a warthey considered unjust.Despite initially pledging as a TriDelt (she joined—and quit—the sororityalong with Nobel Peace Prize winnerJodi Williams), organizing againstracism and the Vietnam War quicklydispelled her interest in the Greekscene. “By the second semester I had“I feel like we lose our soul when we think ofourselves alone. The goodness in the world comeswhen we look out for each other.”let the bleach grow out of my hair, gaveaway all my matching outfits andbecame a student of the anti-warmovement,” says Cathcart. “That waspart of my higher education, becomingmore aware of what was going on inthe world and finding that you could,in fact, do something about it.”What has separated Cathcart fromso many of her boomer brethren is thatthroughout her career—as kindergartenteacher, daycare director andnonprofit fundraiser before coming toChamplain in 1999—she’s remainedcommitted to activism. She has volunteeredat Vermont Cares, helpingpeople with AIDS, and has worked onyouth development issues. She’s currentlylending her fundraising expertiseto Burlington’s Tibetan refugee communityand she continues herpassionate fight against racism. Amongother honors, Cathcart received theCity of Burlington’s Martin LutherKing, Jr. Award in 2001. “Nancy isinvolved in everything,” says PatrickBrown, who coordinates the King program.“Every year we look for peoplewho have given of themselves. Shehouses minorities, rallies students; she’sbeen a great advocate of diversity andinclusion.”GENTLE PERSUASIONCathcart says she hasn’t mellowed sinceher college days, that time andincreased awareness of problems in theworld have only strengthened herviews. Yet it’s hard to imagine a moremellow activist. The word conjuresimages of an angry protester, pushingan agenda, insisting on the correctnessof her position. Not Cathcart. Sheopens minds because she leaves herown mind open too. In fact, Cathcarthas been faculty advisor for a highlyconservative student organization, theCivilian Service Corps, a group withuniforms and military titles. “I careabout these kids,” Cathcart explains.“I’m not into uniforms or being givena title. But they are and it’s helpedthem get a hold of themselves and feela mission in life and I hold value tothat.” If Cathcart has an agenda for students,it’s opening them up to their ownpotential as leaders, to the idea thatdemocracy comes with responsibilitiesas well as rights, to the personal as wellas societal benefits of volunteerism.“Service has a way of making people feelcompetent and important and connectedwhile serving a really neededpurpose… A good service relationship isthe substance of life, really. It’s as good asa good marriage, it’s as good as a good14 Champlain View | Spring 2004

parent-child relationship.”Linda Li ’02, who worked closelywith Cathcart in Get Real, the campuscommunity service organization (see“Community Connections”), took thelesson even further and made helpingothers her career. Now she’s afundraiser for a nonprofit organization.“Before I got involved in theseactivities, I thought I would just find ajob in advertising. At Champlain, Idiscovered myself and realized Iwanted to do a job that benefited otherpeople. Nancy was a big part of that,”says Li. “I love [my job]. It doesn’t payvery well, but I’m happy every day.”What makes Cathcart so inspiringto students is pretty basic. She listensto them. She asks them questions andshe validates their point of view.“Nancy is like a student magnet;they adore her,” says digital video artistKaren Klove, who has worked withCathcart on Diversity Champlainand The Women’s Center (see“Community Connections”). “Sheallows them to be who they are andgoes from there. It’s incredibly powerfulfor anyone to feel as if they’re seenand heard in a genuine way.”BREWING COMMON GROUNDOn Wednesday nights from eighto’clock to midnight, Cathcart’sability to bond with students comesto life. That’s when The Grindcoffeehouse is held, an open-micforum for free expression. Inthe twinkling candlelight of thetemporarily transformed Viewrestaurant, students performimprovisational comedy, play guitar,read their poetry or simply talkabout issues that are on their mindsin an environment that’s guaranteedto be safe and accepting.“Our intent at The Grind,”explains Cathcart, “is that whateveryou feel or think, as long as it’s notgoing to demean someone else, we’reready to listen to it. If it’s sad poetry, ifit’s a bad song that you don’t sing well,if it’s a political point of view, we’re“Service has a way of making peoplefeel competent and important and connected.”here to hear you. There aren’t manyenvironments in the world like that.”The result has had an extraordinaryeffect on students, creatingunlikely friendships and an atmosphereof intimacy that’s led to realunderstanding. Take last spring.In the weeks leading up to the warin Iraq, the conflict was a hot topic atThe Grind. Opinions ranged fromstaunchly pro-military interventionto the radical anti-war stanceand everything in between. But onthe night the first bombs dropped,the students all sat together, watchingevents unfold on television, and,as a group, they sought the commonalitybeyond their differences. Theywent out together and hung yellowribbons around the trees, agreeing onone thing: let’s bring the soldiershome safely.“It taught me a huge lesson aboutthe importance of just knowing eachother, giving each other the room toexpress ourselves, even if we disagree,”Cathcart says. “The students taughtme that.”Several weeks into the fall semester,Cathcart found herself missingsome of these students she’d grownclose to and wondered with sadnesswhy they weren’t coming to The Grindand other activities as much as theyhad the year before. And then suddenlyshe understood. “They’re stirringthe pot somewhere else. They’relaunched. They’ve left my nest,” shesays. “That’s what I want.”°COMMUNITYCONNECTIONSFor anyone looking to get involved inservice, Champlain has a range of bothone-time and longer-term opportunities.For more information contactNancy Cathcart at (802) 865-5408 orcathcart@champlain.edu.GET REAL SERVICE CLUBThis campus service connection recruits studentsto help as needs arise in thecommunity. Projects include food drives, aUnited Way campaign, an annual hungerbanquet and support for COTS (Burlington’sCommittee on Temporary Shelter).STUDENTS OF CHAMPLAIN FORAN ACTIVE DEMOCRACYA nonpartisan, grant-funded club thataims to increase political involvement oncampus. Projects include an upcomingcampus-wide voter registration drive.DIVERSITY CHAMPLAINA committee of faculty, staff andstudents that works to build a sense ofcommunity, acceptance and understandingon campus. Activities includeBlack History Month events, harassmenttraining and The Grind coffeehouse.WOMEN’S CENTERA gathering of students, faculty andstaff who meet to discuss critical issuesrelated to women’s health, safetyand rights.SERVICE LEARNINGAn opportunity to combine servicewith academics. Options for studentsinclude interning with a nonprofit for anenriched educational experience whileserving the community.FACULTY SERVICE TRAININGThrough the College’s relationship withVermont Campus Compact, professionaldevelopment opportunities relating to studentcivic engagement are now available.SUPPORT FOR STUDENT-INITIATED SERVICEFor the increasing number of studentleaders who are developing their ownservice projects, Cathcart provides individualizedtraining and assistance inorganizing activities.

WORLDCLASSChamplain’s international business program putsstudents on the road to successBy Sara CaldwellJeremy Quinn ’03, with friends, in Honduras. Quinn spent partof his internship last summer working as an ophthalmologytechnician with a group of American doctors and later helped asmall town create a marketing plan for tourism.Riding in the back of a pickup truckthrough the remote mountains ofHonduras, slogging over rivers andfighting mud bogs in the intense humid heat ofthe rainy season, Jeremy Quinn ’03 did some ofthe most valuable work he would do atChamplain. There are more glamorous internships,but Quinn likes a challenge. In fact, hispassion for international business and knowledgeof Spanish, along with his innateindependent spirit, led him to Latin Americawith little more than a plan to make a plan.16 Champlain View | Spring 2004

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“I love to travel and meet new people,” says Quinn, who graduatedin December. “I’m not intimidated by a strange environment.”In the first phase of the three-part adventure that was his internationalinternship last summer, Quinn joined a brigade ofAmerican doctors traveling under the auspices of the InternationalRotary Club, delivering medical supplies and care to rural villages.Because of the high demand—they treated over 5,000 people intwo weeks—Quinn was trained under fire and put in charge of ophthalmology,giving eye exams and handing out prescription glasses.Outstanding in his memory is helping a tiny 93-year-old womanwho couldn’t make out even the largest letters of an eye chart untilhe fit her with her first pair of glasses and the world became suddenlysharp. “To see the smile is just amazing,” he says.During the remainder of his six-week stay, Quinn worked withthe municipality of Comayagua to establish a marketing plan fortourism and he helped devise a preliminary plan to export coffee tothe United States as a means of funding Rotary Club projects relatingto housing, education and medical care.“I never envisioned being rewarded so much,” says Quinn, whois now considering using his international business skills in thenonprofit arena. “I can look back and say I really made a differenceon a group of people rather than just my immediate familyor myself.”GOING GLOBALDuring their intensive 240-hour internships last year, which arepart of the program’s requirements, students worked as far away asGhana. They made business trips to New York, Canada andBermuda, immersed themselves in multinational operations fromGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters to Polhemus, Inc., a 3-D imagingcompany that has won an Academy Award for technical achievement.Thanks to worldwide Internet cafes, interns kept connectedwith each other via computer, sharing their experiences in theglobal arena. It’s work they’ve been preparing for since they gotto Champlain.The international business program was started just four yearsago, but with the help of a $150,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Education, it has taken off, providing increasingnumbers of students with unique study opportunities as well aswork abroad. Champlain has the only IB program in the state, sothe College is drawing students from other local schools who arelooking to combine an education in marketing, finance and saleswith their interest in other cultures, travel and foreign language.Two semesters of Spanish or French are currently required in themajor, but work is under way to offer upper-level language coursesas well. A reciprocal arrangement with Saint Michael’s Collegeallows students to study languages not available at Champlain—18 Champlain View | Spring 2004

some are currently taking Japanese and German.What students—and their future employers—find mostappealing about international business studies is that textbook lessonscome to life because they’re constantly being applied toreal-world situations. “I was an economics major and I never hadany interaction with an actual business until after I graduated,” saysprogram director Tom Myers. “I feel it’s imperative that students getthis experience now.”In Myers’s international marketing class, working out solutionsto real-world problems is a serious business that amounts to 25 percentof the course grade. Working in teams, students act asconsultants to help a Vermont company solve a marketing need.They meet with corporate executives, perform research and analysis,then write a report and make a PowerPoint presentation beforecompany representatives and classmates. “It’s just like you’re in awork setting and your boss says, ‘I need this presentation in amonth and you need to make that happen,’” Myers says.For Christina Senechal ’04, the extra pressure of working for alive client was a powerful incentive to do her best work. Her team,working for Shelburne Farms, was asked to create an internationalmarketing plan for a new residential learning center that’s currentlyunder development. As part of the presentation, Senechal built awebsite for the center with professional images and content todemonstrate her strategy for marketing to Japanese clients.“When you have somebody who’s looking at this because it’stheir job and they’re actually hoping to derive something from it,”Senechal says, “you really want to impress them.” And apparentlythey did. A Shelburne Farms representative, speaking to the teamafter the presentation, seemed genuinely taken with their ideas.“It’s a great asset to be able to come in and take advantage of yourhard work,” she said.TRADING PLACESBeginning this fall, with the completion of the Center for GlobalBusiness and Technology, international business students will havesubstantial new resources for projects like these. And with itssophisticated design and state-of-the-art technology, the Center isattracting interest from outside organizations that could increasestudents’ insider access to global business dealings. The College iscurrently negotiating a collaborative project with an internationaltrade organization that would co-locate within the new facility. “Itwill be a beneficial situation for both us,” says Myers.With this partnership—and hopefully a new $160,000 grantfrom the U.S. Department of Education—Myers envisionsChamplain as a hot spot for global business activity. He sees companiescoming to the Center to do pre-trade mission launchings; heIn addition to solving real-world problemsin their classes and internships, program directorTom Myers (top, sixth from left) says IBstudents will have the chance to get involved ininternational trade conferences once the Centerfor Global Business and Technology (bottom,fourth from left) is completed.Champlain View | Spring 200419

FIT FOR LEADERSHIPTom Myers, director of the international business program, hasa resume that stretches his perspective on what it takes to makean effective leader. He’s founded his own company, served asdirector of international trade and investment for the state ofVermont, and he’s a ski racing coach and a certified personalfitness instructor. For Myers, success is achieved through bothphysical and mental discipline.As part of an applied research project for an advanceddegree in positive psychology, Myers started a pilot programthis spring that he hopes will be a permanent feature ofChamplain’s IB program, one that will further differentiate itfrom those at other institutions. Myers invited 15 of theCollege’s most promising IB students to join the InternationalLeadership Initiative, an extracurricular activity that will bringthe group together to consider various aspects of leadership,including communication, ethics, creativity and the “mind-bodyconnection,” that is, the role of fitness and nutrition.“So much of leadership is demonstrative, showing that youwalk the walk,” Myers says. “If you take care of yourself, peoplewill see that. If you respect yourself, you’ll respect others too.”The group will meet weekly, to hear guest speakers or toliterally exercise leadership skills—a session at Petra CliffsClimbing Center (below and right) used a series of games andrope work to foster communication and teamwork. Students areexpected to keep a personal “leadership journal” to track theeffectiveness of the program in their lives and, Myers hopes,they’ll initiate their own special projects. It’s his vision that thisfirst group will serve as mentors for freshman IB students startingin the fall.With his innovative approach to leadership training, Myersis almost as excited about the new Student Life Complex withits gym and fitness center as he is about the new businessbuilding. “I see this as a tangible, life-learning experience,knowing how to take care of yourself physically as well asmentally,” he says. “I think employers will look at this and say,‘That’s really exciting stuff. I want you on my team.’”20 Champlain View | Spring 2004

wants to do reverse trade missions, inviting foreign companies tothe U.S. to meet with their Vermont counterparts in an effort tofacilitate trade; and he has plans for an international trade summit,possibly on China, in the summer of 2005. Not only will studentshave a chance to play a role in these activities, but Myers expectsthe collaboraton to create expanded possibilities for research projectsand, ultimately, to present students with career opportunities.A couple of top international business students have alreadybenefited from the close relationship that Champlain has with thestate. Elizabeth Claflin ’03, who went to Asia with the VermontChamber of Commerce early last year to attend educational fairs,and Laura Herrema ’03 joined the VCC on a trade mission toChina and Taiwan in October. Along with representatives fromVermont businesses, Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie andSecretary of Commerce Kevin Dorn were on the mission, whichVCC Vice President of International Trade Curtis Picard says washighly rewarding both in terms of deals done and behind-thescenesnetworking.“The interns were key partners in helping make this trip a success,”says Picard. In the summer, Herrema did her internshiphelping prepare for the mission, recruiting businesses, doingresearch and assisting with event management details. While inAsia, Claflin and Herrema helped with logistics, took notes andlearned a lot about how business is really done in a foreign culture.The students found themselves in some intimidating positions—tellingstate officials and high-powered CEOs where theyneeded to be and when (“like herding cats,” Picard says) andattending a private dinner hosted by the Taiwanese government. “Iwas meeting people that an intern has no business meeting,just because of who we were with,” says Claflin. But according toPicard, they rose to the occasion. “It’s a joy to work with[Champlain] students,” he says. “They’re not only very capable,but have skills that are immediately applicable to the businesscommunity.”It’s hands-on opportunities like these that give them that edge.“This kind of experience is invaluable,” adds Picard. “Anytime studentsare able to work overseas it gives them skills that a personwho’s been in the workforce for the last ten years doesn’t necessarilypossess. It really gives them a leg up in their future careers.”Which is exactly what Claflin has discovered. Deep into herjob search, she had people calling the lieutenant governor for a reference.“He’s on my side, batting for me. A lot of companies thatI’m looking at are saying, ‘We don’t normally hire grads right outof college, but we’re interested in you,’” she says. “It’s a tremendousadvantage.”°Champlain View | Spring 200421

| CLASS NOTES |Champlain in the Big AppleGwen (Chamberlain) Mason ’89and her husband Scott hosteda mixer at the Stanhope Hyattin NYC. President Perrybrought the group up-to-dateon all the exciting changesthe College has been throughover the last couple of years.From left: Scott Mason, Gwen(Chamberlain) Mason ‘89,Daniel Barret ‘91, Lisa(Chicoine) Barret ‘90, Nancy(Nesky) Long ‘69, Bridget(Flaherty) Baldwin ‘92,President Perry, James Power‘00 and Jessica Fortuna.‘31DEATHSEleanor (Lacross) Grandshaw, Richford,VT, December 2003.‘33DEATHSPriscilla (Stearns) Jackson, Lyndonville,VT, September 29, 2003.‘34DEATHSEthel M. (LeVanway) Brandberg, EssexJunction, VT, September 20, 2003.‘40DEATHSGeorge E. Montague, Jeffersonville,VT, November 7, 2003.‘48DEATHSWalter X. Kane, Eastham, MA,October 2003.Amaryllis (Page) Parsons, EssexJunction, VT, September 2003.‘60NEWSDavid Coates has been named the2003 Citizen of the Year by the VermontChamber of Commerce.‘61DEATHSHoward N. Hanson, Orlando, FL, April24, 2003.‘62NEWSDonna (Johnson) Long is resigning as thetown clerk of the Bozrah Town Hall butwill continue her position as tax collector.‘63NEWSPamela Glasser-Covington’s futureplans will most likely include startinganother business, probably consultingfor another property management company.Her plans may also include somewriting.DEATHSDarrell R. Luinetti, Winter Springs, FL,August 8, 2003.‘64DEATHSDonald R. Colombe, Barre City, VT,October 18, 2003.Donald G. Ross, Essex Junction, VT,December 28, 2003.Hhouse of couples • house of cramming • house of cards‘67NEWSJames M. Carey was elected to theboard of directors of the VermontChamber of Commerce.Frederick Woodward retired fromhigher education after 37 years, the lastsix-and-ahalfyears as president of WestfieldState College. He looks forward torebuilding his vintage wooden ChrisCraft boat.DEATHSHebert A. Hennessey Jr., Dalton, NH,November 11, 2003.‘71NEWSMarie (Louvat) Ambusk celebrated 20years with IDX in 2003.Jacqueline Zeiher has been on assignmentin Washington, D.C. at the Officeof Management and Budgets for thelast 2 1 /2 years. She is working on thePresident’s Management Agenda in thearea of electronic government.‘72NEWSRichard “Stogie” Many was inductedas an honorary member of theInternational Honor Society at theUniversity of New Hampshire in Durham.‘74MARRIAGEShouse of mac and cheeseBringingDownthe House!June 5 th , 2004A celebrationto bid farewellto Hamrick HallTo find out what’sin the cards check outHTTP://Go.Champlain.edu/alumnifor exciting event information• house of friends ••house of pancakes •house of conversation •H22 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| CLASS NOTES |Mary L. Cummings and Kenneth M.Bessette III, June 14, 2003.DEATHSDiane M. (Wheeler) Gardner, Dallas,TX, August 2003.‘75NEWSJohn E. King, president and CEO ofVermont Public Television, has beenappointed to two boards. He waselected treasurer and executive committeemember of NETA, the NationalEducation TelecommunicationsAssociation. NETA is a professionalassociation based in Columbia, SC, thatserves public television stations andeducational entities. King has also beenappointed to the Assembly ofOverseers of Dartmouth-HitchcockMedical Center in Hanover, NH. Theoverseers act as advisers to the boardof trustees on hospital affairs and customerand community relations.‘76NEWSDiane (Seguin) LaRochelle relocated toCalifornia from Florida in 1996. She isemployed part-time in the accountsreceivable department of a first aidcompany. Her husband, Joseph, is adirector of furnishings for PrincessCruises. They have 2 children, a son, 21,and a daughter, 18. They travel yearlyto Vermont to visit their parents.‘78DEATHSSandra Lynn Tudhope, North Hero, VT,December 16, 2003.‘79NEWSCynthia (Benoit) Gelinas began her jobas a counseling center director inOctober 2002 at the University of SouthCarolina, Aiken.Kathleen (Paquin) Guertin was electedtreasurer of the Rotary Club of SaintAlbans, VT.‘80DEATHSTerrilynn Fiske, Alburg, VT, July 20,2003.‘81NEWSRobert Rich has recently relocated theoffices of Robert Rich Tax & Financialalumni livesRACING INTO THE UNKNOWNWhen Shona Mossey brought her fiveyear-olddaughter, Sophia, for a checkup,the pediatrician laughed. “Look at themuscle in her calf,” Mossey recalls theastounded doctor saying. “Sophia can’twalk anywhere,” Mossey explains. “Sheruns. She’s so natural and balanced. She’llbe just like me.”If so, it’s probably good that Sophiahas begun training; the road ahead of herlikely will be rock-strewn, often vertical,and sometimes watery. Sophia’s mom isan adventure racer, and if you don’t knowwhat that is, you soon will.“Adventure racing is the fastestgrowingsport in the United States,”Mossey says. In addition to being acompetitor, she’s an entrepreneur andadvocate. Green Mountain AdventureRacing (www.gmara.org) was launched in Versatile athlete Shona Mossey ‘94January by Mossey and her teammates, maintains a fitness level that allows her to“walk out the door and run a marathon,”a nonprofit club to educate about andbut she prefers mountaineering.encourage adventure racing. Her newcompany, Adventure Racing Unleashed, Inc., will host two adventureraces in Vermont this summer. Mossey says her Champlain paralegalstudies have helped her in business ever since graduation in 1994. “Iinstinctively know what to do when I go into new things; it was a greateducation,” she says.“Team On Track” is Mossey and her racing partners Brian Loeffler,a physical therapist and owner of On Track Fitness, and Eli Moulton, aBurlington attorney. Their first adventure race last May, was a six-hour“sprint race” that they finished in three hours and ten minutes. “Noneof us is a sprint racer,” she says, “and I had the worst asthma attackI’ve ever had when I hit the water.” Yes, water, in May, in New York.Her response to that first race: “I have a strong will and conviction,and I’m not going to stop because of asthma.”Part of the adventure in these races, Mossey explains, is journeyinginto the unknown. “You never know what the race is going to beuntil you’re doing it,” she says. Racers can count on hiking, running,climbing and biking, usually, but they never know what rules will governthe segments. “You pick up your race packet after the gun goesoff, sit on the ground and figure it out. It levels the playing field. Noone knows what they’re doing.”Racers map their own courses and strategies, the only requirementbeing that they hit all the checkpoints in order. They lug all theirgear, equipment and food. In a typical 12-hour race, Mossey says,only a quarter of the field will finish.During a race, you might never see another team, Mosseyexplains, much less a cheering crowd. “There are no audiences forthese races. This is not about people seeing me and cheering me on.This is about personal goals.”Champlain View | Spring 200423

| CLASS NOTES |Services to Williston. His business offersfull-service accounting and income taxplanning and preparation.Jeffery Robbins, district sales managerfor Liberty Mutual Group, has earnedthe Life Underwriter Training CouncilFellow Professional Designation fromAmerican College in Bryn Mawr, PA.Robbins is responsible for the company'ssales and service operationthoughout Vermont and northern NewHampshireDEATHSWayne J. DeGuise, Colchester, VT,October 11, 2003.‘82MARRIAGESJoanne Hendy and Dana A. Roy,January 3, 2004.Colleen M. Keppler and Jeffrey D.Rouille, November 30, 2002.NEWSGerry Hanifin was recently hired as thenew General Manager for Dulles TownCenter, located in Dulles, VA. This 1.6-million-sq.-ft. super-regional enclosedmall has over 150 stores and 5 anchordepartment stores. Hanifin has over 12years of management and marketingexperience in the shopping center industry.He resides in Purcellville, VA, with hiswife, Michele, and their son, Sam.‘83MARRIAGESPenny Ann Morris and Timothy JonEaton, September 13, 2003.NEWSDenise A. (Letourneau) Bergeron andCharles Bergeron adopted their thirddaughter in March 2003. She is fromMaoming City in the GuangdongProvince.‘84BIRTHSEdward Cawley and Kathy (Kelleway)Cawley, a daughter, Colchester, VT,February 27, 2003.NEWSWalter C. Decker was recently promotedto deputy chief at the BurlingtonPolice Department, Burlington, VT.Colleen (Kelly) Long finished her bachelor’sin business after nine long years.‘85ENGAGEMENTSShawn A. Toof and Shannon G. Walker,to be married July 4, 2004.MARRIAGESCara Bryce to William Parrott, October4, 2003.BIRTHSWilliam Bennion and Ann Bennion, ason, Jonathan William, November 3,2003.NEWSRich Long ’85 (right) at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He ispictured with Academy classmate Craig Boegler (left) and Michael Durant(center), author of In the Company of Heroes. Durant was captured afterhis helicopter was shot down over Somalia on Oct. 3, 1993. This is theincident that the book and movie Black Hawk Down were based on.Richard Long is attending the NationalFBI Academy in Quantico, VA (seephoto below).‘86MARRIAGESScott Kelly Bronson and Judith AnneSevery, September 20, 2003.Jason Philip Keyser and Maria LouiseLoCicero, May 17, 2003.Leslie Marie Randall and Dwight DaleKinney, November 15, 2003.NEWSRobynn Albert has been promoted toofficer, responsible for developing,coordinating and advising on publicrelations opportunitites at Banknorth inBurlington, VT.‘87NEWSSusan (Dodge) May and her husband,Jonathan May, have recently moved toJon’s hometown of Proctor, VT, withtheir two children, Eric (4) and Jacob (2).Jennifer (Thibault) Conger was promotedto business development andsales manager at Banknorth Vermont.Jennifer began her career in 1986 atFranklin Lamoille Bank as a customerservice representative and was mostrecently a personal banker II.‘88ENGAGEMENTSTammy Drouin and Sean Kinney, to bemarried Summer 2004.MARRIAGESCeleste Cecile Aiken and GregoryJoseph Bianchi, Summer 2003.NEWSUrsula J. Boehringer recently joinedGrippin, Donlan & Roche, P.L.C. inSouth Burlington as audit manager.Lara Wilbur has an 18-month-olddaughter named Carissa. Wilbur istaking classes at Champlain to get aBS in Accounting.‘89CIVIL UNIONSTammy J. Cusson and Dorothy "Sissy"Ducharme, August 2, 2003.MARRIAGESKatrina Blue and Steven Rodgers,September 20, 2003.Colleen C. McFadden and Darrell S.Jewett, June 30, 1995.BIRTHSStacie L. (Ruggles) Beliveau andChristopher Beliveau, a daughter, CarlieMaelyn Beliveau, February 11, 2003.NEWSAdam Dantzscher gave a presentationon business plans at Saint Michael’sCollege in December. He talked abouthow to make a business plan useful asan ongoing business tool.Colleen McFadden-Jewett marriedDarrell S. Jewett on June 30, 1995.They have a son, Gavin, who was bornin February of 1997, and a daughter,Amanda, who is a freshman at theUniversity of Maine. McFadden-Jewettcurrently teaches fourth grade and isworking on her master’s degree.‘90ENGAGEMENTSLaura A. Daggett and Robert Verdi, tobe married in August 2004.MARRIAGESJoAnn Bandy and Bryan H. Rooney,June 21, 2003.BIRTHSDebra (Caruso) Lancto and MatthewLancto, a son, Trevor Andrew Lancto,May 16, 2003.Kathy (Kelleway) Cawley and EdwardCawley, a daughter, Colchester, VT,February 27, 2003.Tami (Tyler) Laroche and StephenLaroche, a daughter, Elizabeth Marie,St. Albans, VT, August 15, 2003.NEWSDennis M. Hill, the assistant principal atSpaulding High School, was recognizedfor his work with students.‘91MARRIAGESRosalyn Bushey and Ivan Smith, July 4,2003.Jennifer Lynn Douglas and Jason PeterMoneta, June 21, 2003.Tammy LaFond and Robert Lutz Jr.,September 13, 2003.Sean P. Mulligan and Michelle L.Headley, September 2003.BIRTHSKim (Shaughnessy) Achatz and MarcAchatz, a daughter, Kaylee Diane,August 21, 2003.NEWSLisa Bovat home-schools her 5-year-olddaughter and works part-time at the24 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| CLASS NOTES |lab at Northwestern Medical Center.She runs a nonprofit organization,Timmy’s Kids, in memory of herbrother, Tim Bovat.Michelle (Breason) Johnston has beenworking with Bombardier Capital Inc.for over three years and is ExecutiveAssistant to the Vice President. Sheresides in Vemont with her husband anddaughter, Catherine.Michelle Chouinard had a daughter,Caroline Grace, on June 6, 2003. Shejoins her brother, Ian James Kornberg, 3.Ricky "Rim Rocker" Lopes is a memberof the Harlem Rockets. He joinedhis fellow Rockets on the court againstthe Green Mountain Union High Schoolin Chester against the students, staffand members of the comunity in a benefitgame for the GMUHS Booster Club.‘92MARRIAGESShannon M. Bartholomew and John E.Didziulis, November 1, 2003.David Boynton and Nichole Spaulding,June 28, 2003.Kimberly Lou Bryan and Troy WilliamSwartz, August 30, 2003.Jason Richard Douse and KimberlyJean Drew, August 2, 2003.Patrick Richard Greenslet and Jo AnneCobb, September 27, 2003.Michael McCarty and Denise Little,May 9, 2002.Carla Ann Rubino and Jay Veneto,2003.NEWSHeather (Brown) Moreau was recentlyfeatured in Legal Assistant Today, atrade journal for the paralegal profession.Moreau has extensive experiencein document management for complexlitigation and was interviewed regardingher expertise in this field. Moreau is asenior paralegal for Paul, Frank andCollins in Burlington.Tracie (Burke) Nicolay and MichaelJohn Nicolay have settled into their newhouse in North Burlington with theirbeautiful daughers, Jane and Catherine.‘93MARRIAGESMark Bradford Hall and Suzanne JoyMcReynolds, June 8, 2003.Jennifer Hayes and Stephen Alderman,August 9, 2003.Download Champlain’s NewPhoto CalendarWe are delighted to offer you the “virtual” Champlain Collegescreen calendar. Visit http://go.champlain.edu/calendar anddownload it in seconds. Each month the images and calendarwill change. We hope you enjoy it and, as always, your feedbackis appreciated.www.champlain.edu/alumni (802) 860-2756Karen Marie Kinville and Kevin M.Zweeres, August 23, 2003.Jason R. LaCroix and Shelly AnnDesso, April 3, 2003.Laurence Andrew Messier and QiongZhou, June 28, 2003.BIRTHSJennifer (Kelly) Burgess and JeffBurgess, a daughter, Grace Kathryn,April 22, 2003.NEWSPhillip Collins has recently relocated toJacksonville, FL, with his wife, Tabitha,son, Wyatte, and dog, T.J.DEATHSTonya Ann (Garrow) Beaudry,Swanton, VT, October 22, 2003.‘94ENGAGEMENTSLisa Hendy and Sean Houghton, to bemarried in July 2004.Jason Adams Sturgis and Lisa MarieAllen, to be married May 22, 2004.MARRIAGESDenise Little and Michael McCarty,May 9, 2002.Elizabeth E. Nelson and Jeffrey N.Aurelia, June 28, 2003.Benjamin R. Read and Deanna S.McGloin, September 20, 2003.NEWSJana (Cole) Therrien passed the CPC(certified professional coders) exam inSeptember.James Roussea is the founder andpresident of Red Clover Technologies, aWaitsfield-based IT infrastructure consultingfirm. This company is a valueservice provider of wireless network andinternet technologies.Jennifer (Stuart) Wells was promotedto accounting manager at AccentTravel, Inc. in February 2003.Jason Adams Sturgis is working forCardinal Health as a service specialist inCharlotte, N.C.‘95MARRIAGESStephanie Marcia Canabush and EricLagemann Bauer, August 16, 2003.Brian E. Hanna and Michelle L. Bailey,August 30, 2003.Kerri Ann Lewis and Joshua Wolynec,October 4, 2003.Liza Ann (McCormick) Stefaniak andMarc Anthony Longway, August 2,2003.BIRTHSKelly (Flaherty) Nolette and PeterNolette, a son, Ian Andrew, Sanford,ME, November 11, 2003.NEWSJennifer (Blair) Hastings has worked forColby-Sawyer College for two years.They are in the final phase of a $40 millioncampaign that is keeping her busy.She resides in Sunapee, NH, with herhusband and daughter.David K. Hough owns and operates hisown private investigation firm, Eye onVermont Investigations, located in Barre.Peter Kranz, CPA, has been promotedto staff supervisor at Bilodeau Wells &Co., PC, Certified Public Accountants, inEssex Junction. He has more than eightyears of public accounting experience.DEATHSPamela J. (Young) Kluckner, Fayston,NY, September 17, 2003.‘96ENGAGEMENTSJason Ralph Bushey and Jensa LynneFradette, to be married August 7, 2004.MARRIAGESMichelle Lynn Cota and Brian JosephAllen, September 6, 2003.Chad Everett Dewyea and Laurie LynCollins, September 20, 2003.Amanda Marie Guyette and MichaelEssien, April 5, 2002.Lesley J. Hubert and Frederic L.Edquid, September 7, 2003.Brandi M. Muzzy and Michael T.Wotanowski, September 8, 2001.Angie M. Neveau and Daniel R.Merchand, October 4, 2003.Carrie Marie Smith and Eric JamesWelcome, June 27, 2003.‘97MARRIAGESJamie Michael Fontaine and AmyMarie French, July 19, 2003.Anne L. Hutson and Jason Murphy,August 16, 2003.Kathryn King and Clinton Cyr, June 21,2003.Sarah Lamoureux and Jeromey Ricker,October 11, 2003.Karyn Mullins and Lance Perlee, August20, 2003.NEWSAnne L. (Hutson) Murphy received herassociate’s degree from Johnson andWales University in May of 2003.Anna (Tichonova) Malone passed allfour parts of the CPA exam on thefirst sitting.Champlain View | Spring 200425

| CLASS NOTES |‘98ENGAGEMENTSElizabeth M. Dilley and Tim Miller, tobe married in August 2004.Jeffrey Jackman and Stefanie Lynch, tobe married in August 2004.MARRIAGESBrian Joseph Allen and Michelle LynnCota, September 6, 2003.Eric L. Bauer and Stephanie M.Canabush, August 16, 2003.Christopher Burdick and JenniferPasha, July 12, 2003.Sarah L. Colvin and Erich G.Campolungo, June 21, 2003.Misty Dawn Dubuque and MichaelGrant Blow, July 18, 2003.Irene B. Gallagher and John DavidPodewils, October 2003.Dawn E. Holbrook and Rick E. Alent,September 13, 2003.Daniel R. Merchand and Angie M.Neveau, October 4, 2003.Melissa Kay Perley and Jason MichaelSt. Pierre, September 20, 2003.Amy M. Poirier and Mark A. Yandow,July 19, 2003.Jamie Andrew Soulia and Jill LeiAustin, November 22, 2003.Amy Spritza and Chad Gray, July 26,2003.Send Us a NoteNEWSElizabeth Donnet has received a bachelor’sdegree in Food and BeverageManagement from the New EnglandCulinary Institute of Essex. She is alsothe recipient of the Critical and CreativeThinking scholarship and award.James J. Franklin has accepted aposition with Norwich University inNorthfield, VT, as the head coach forthe University’s soccer and tennisprograms.Kevin Graziadei is an aspiring filmmakerworking for Fox NewsCorp in LosAngeles. Graziadei sent Martin Guigui ascript that later became a film, ChangingHearts, which was produced by Guigui.‘99ENGAGEMENTSJames M. Turner and Erin O'Callaghan,Share your news by filling out the form below and mailing itto Bridget Baldwin, Alumni Affairs, Champlain College,163 South Willard St., P.O. Box 679, Burlington, VT 05402or fill it out online at www.champlain.edu/portals/alumni.Name: ____________________________Yr. of graduation: _____Spouse’s name: _________________________________________Is spouse a Champlain grad? ■ No ■ Yes Year : ____________Address: ________________________________________________Home Phone:____________________________________________Your Employer:____________________City: __________________Your Title: _______________________________________________Work Phone: ____________________________________________E-mail Address: __________________________________________Here’s what I’ve/we’ve been up to:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________to be married in Fall 2004.CIVIL UNIONSJacob M. Kane and Douglass RuthWright, September 6, 2003.MARRIAGESChristopher Jean-Philippe Borie andDiana Mary Morin, August 9, 2003.Darren Adam DeRoche and StephanieAnn Winn, July 2, 2003.Brie Anne Gouger and Karter Elliott,July 12, 2003.Shelley L. Hilliker and Brent Navari,October 4, 2003.Ron S. Hruby and Stephanie Ohler,August 1, 2003.Ryan Lawrence and Chantal Trombley,August 2, 2003.Amanda Rae Limacher and JeffreyMartin Flad, October 26, 2003.Sarah Meghann Sharp and JonathanMark Rock, September 26, 2003.Kari Lynn Smith and Jeffrey GaylordStrong, September 6, 2003.NEWSTimothy M. Dunning has moved toArlington, VA, and is employed as aTechnical Support Analyst at Datatel.Formerly, he worked as a programmer/analyst at Vermont Student AssistanceCorporation for almost 10 years.Leigh A. Phillips passed the CPA exam.Harold Start and his wife, Leeann, areexpecting their first child in July. Aftermarrying in 2001, they stayed in theBurlington area to live and work.‘00ENGAGEMENTSJennifer P. Ellis and Eric R. St. Peter, tobe married September 25, 2004.Stephanie Marie Lane and TerryWilliam Winters, to be married in July2004.James J. Power, Jr. and JessicaFortuna, to be married June 11, 2004.MARRIAGESElizabeth Kate Allen and John EdwardHart, June 29, 2003.Eric Allen Carter and Jennifer AnneCota, June 20, 2003.Tori P. Hill and Luke A. Decelles,August 2, 2003.Jami B. Morgan and Michael D. Daigle,September 27, 2003.Jennifer Read and Christopher Carey,October 20, 2003.26 Champlain View | Spring 2004

| CLASS NOTES |B A C KV I E WChamplain in the ’80s: Leg warmers andbandanas, “Eight Is Enough” pyramids,disco balls and dancing. When youarrived at Champlain, members of thestudent senate greeted you, and you couldlook forward to a year of study and activities—dances,softball, acting class, andhanging out by the Beaver pond.Champlain View | Spring 200327

| CLASS NOTES |Lisa M. Thayer and James McClellan,August 23, 2003.Stephanie Joan Woodcock and JonGorham Poland, August 30, 2003.NEWSConnie J. Anania received her CPAover the summer of 2003 and haschanged her career direction.Sandra Bugbee is the new owner ofthe Custom House in Boothbay Harbor,ME. She is working online toward amaster’s degree in business through theUniversity of Phoenix.Clayton E. Hunsdon has gone toRedstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL, tocomplete the ammunition specialistadvance individual training course.Patrick Keogh has been hired by theVermont Symphony Orchestra as Salesand Marketing Director. He will beresponsible for carrying the message ofthe VSO throughout the state and thecommunities in which it performs.Stephanie (McDonald) Walp was marriedin June of 2000, had a son, JoshuaDavid, in May of 2001 and is a full-timestay-at-home mom.‘01ENGAGEMENTSNicole M. Goulette and BenjaminBrown, to be married June 19, 2004.Erin Margaret Hodgson and TravisJohnson, to be married in Summer2004.Jodia Stone and Daniel Cornell, to bemarried July 10, 2004.MARRIAGESMelissa Jean Bailey and Derek BradleyHellyer, August 17, 2003.Tracy S. Belair and Michael J. Gaito,September 20, 2003.Bridget Rae Denault and Thomas AllenThompson, July 12, 2003.Maegan Marie Friedman and KeithAaron Cutler, July 5, 2003.Chad Gray and Amy Spritza, July 26,2003.Christopher J. Grenier and Rebecca A.Perry, June 14, 2003.Meghan Theresa Griffiths andChristopher Richard Stockamore, July19, 2003.Kylee E. Locke and Bart Andrew Bezio,August 2, 2003.Erin Dana Mahoney and Casey ArthurTatro, May 9, 2003.Julie Morris and Mark Collins,December 25, 2002.Erin Lynne Riggs and ChristopherWalker, June 28, 2003.NEWSJeremiah Mahany passed all four partsof the CPA exam on the first sitting.Julie (Morris) Collins married MarkCollins in New Gloucester, ME. Shortlyafter their wedding, Mark went toAfghanistan to serve in OperationEnduring Freedom. He returned toMaine in April.Matthew Ross plans to continue hiseducation if work will give him the time.‘02ENGAGEMENTSSara Jane Tatro and Justin DonaldRainville, to be married in Summer 2004.MARRIAGESJamie Lynn Cushing and Ryan DeaneGot photos?The Alumni Office welcomes yourprints of Champlain alumni gatheredfor a wedding, party or anyother occasion. Please identifythe grads shown in your photos.Abell, September 20, 2003.Derek Bradley Hellyer and MelissaJean Bailey, August 17, 2003.Robin A. Jones and Mark A. Hersey,August 16, 2003.Jamie L. Phelps and David Peters Jr.,October 4, 2003.Casey Arthur Tatro and Erin DanaMahoney, May 9, 2003.NEWSDavid L. Brace Jr. graduated from basicmilitary training at Fort Leonard Woodin Waynesville, MO.Garrett Folsom has joined CrabtreeCPA & Associates of Hyannis in theiraccounting department.Shane Handler has been hired asmarketing assistant for Lang Associatesin Burlington.°°28 professional certificatesin business and technology‘03ENGAGEMENTSNicole Beaulieu and Bruce Cullen, tobe married in July 2004.Courtney Carpenter and PatrickRaymond, to be married in March 2004.Jason McFaul and Jennifer Baker, to bemarried June 12, 2004.MARRIAGESTricia Bevins and Jon Fiske, October25, 2003.Paul John Cullen and Michelle AnnBarb, July 26, 2003.Benjamin Michael Piper and Amy LynnFitzgerald, July 11, 2003.NEWSDebora S. George has been awarded ateaching assistantship at the Universityof Vermont. She is currently teaching aUVM special education class while pursuinga master’s degree in intensivespecial education.Stephani Kononan has been namedVermont Businesses for Social Responsibility’smember services coordinator.Kononan will provide information, outreachand services to VBSR’s 450business members.Staying current with the demands of the marketplacemeans keeping pace with change. ChamplainCollege offers complete degrees and certificates—both online and on campus—that ensure that you getthe skills you need today to be at the head of thepack tomorrow.NOW IS THE TIME TO EARN THE SKILLSyou need to succeed.CENTER FOR ONLINE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION16 certificates can becompleted entirely onlinewith as few as 12 creditsNEW! Accelerated, online°8-week classes meanyou can earn your certificatein Web Production orJava Development in justone year!No matter how fast theworld changes, ChamplainCollege will be prepared tolead. What about you?DON'T STAND STILL, STAND OUT.WWW.CHAMPLAIN.EDU28 Champlain View | Spring 2004

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