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Spring 2009volume 8, number 1EditorErik EsckilsenArt DirectorJulia CaminitiA MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OFCHAMPLAIN COLLEGEPhotographs by Stephen Mease (top, right), and Kathleen Landwehrle (center)Contributing WritersKayleigh Blanchette ’12Danielle Frawley ’08Carolyn Fox ’09Molly Francis McGill ’05Stephen MeaseChristopher Valentine ’05Daphne WalkerPhotographersKathleen LandwehrleStephen MeaseClass NotesElizabeth ScottVice President of Development &Alumni RelationsShelley RichardsonDirector,Development & CampaignsTere GadeDirector,Foundation & Corporate SupportGreg MorganDirector,Annual Giving & Alumni RelationsAlison JohnsonAssistant Director,Alumni Relations & Annual GivingElizabeth ScottSenior Development OfficersMoneer GreenbaumDeadra AshtonAnnual Giving & Parent Relations CoordinatorLaura HuffmanContact InformationSend letters and address changes to:Champlain College, Development & Alumni Relations163 South Willard St., P.O. Box 670Burlington, VT 05402-0670alumni@champlain.edu, (866) 421-7170Printed with vegetable-based inks on Productolith Matte, 10%post-consumer waste recycled paper. Please recycle this magazine.If you would like to read the issue online and would rather notreceive it through the mail, please contact the Development officeat (800) 570-5858.Champlain 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 EqualOpportunity Educational Institution.3Departments2 From the President3 View from the HillTechnology students teach young learners …College earns accolades for global education …New graduate programs launched …24 Class NotesNews ... Alumni Lives & More34 Annual Report45 Parting Glances18Features10 Life LessonsStudent life takes exciting new turns atChamplain with the rollout of the LifeExperience & Action Dimension—LEAD.15 Port of CallChamplain Collegehelms a regionalcelebration marking400 years sinceFrench explorerSamuel deChamplain’s arrivalto local waterwaysand shores.18 Steady as She GoesCollege staff member Shelli Goldsweigdraws on three decades of service indirecting an innovative new studentlife initiative.Cover: From July 2–5, Champlain College hosts a celebration and academic symposium marking 400years since French explorer Samuel de Champlain plied the lake that now bears his name.

PRESIDENT’S LETTERHello from the Hill,What a difference a season makes. In my lastletter to you in these pages, on the cusp ofautumn and winter, the nation’s economy hadnot yet taken the dramatic downturn thatnow causes us all so much concern. While lifeand learning have maintained course here atChamplain College—at the institution’s signaturebrisk pace—those of us in leadership roles havemade prudence our watchword as we navigate thetroubled waters ahead.As Champlain College history shows, however, leaders have consistently chosen prudent action overa wait-and-see approach—and for good reason. The College has a very real responsibility to actively fostereconomic development in Vermont, and beyond, during good times and bad. That commitment wason public display when our campus hosted the nation’s first American Recovery and Reinvestment ActWorkshop on March 6. The event was designed to help individuals, businesses, and government officialsunderstand how they can benefit from the economic stimulus package recently enacted by the Obamaadministration. Presenters included U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Vermont Governor James Douglas,and attendance exceeded 700 people.Although the current economic climate is stormier than others the College has weathered in recentyears, I am pleased to report that we are rising to the challenge in characteristically proactive fashion. Infact, during these uncertain times, the College launched one of its boldest initiatives to date. The LifeExperience & Action Dimension (LEAD), which rolled out on campus at the start of this academic year,is a uniquely Champlain approach to teaching students life skills and cultivating values for success in anever-changing world. An engaging, four-year curriculum, LEAD is redefining what a Champlain Collegeeducation can mean in the new century.As the College charts a new course with such initiatives as LEAD, one is reminded of our namesake,French explorer Samuel de Champlain, whose adventures in the New World led him to the shores ofthe lake that also now bears his name. In recognition of his arrival 400 years ago, the College will take aleadership role in a regional celebration, beginning this summer, that promises to inspire us anew on ourown journey. An article in this issue of Champlain View offers a preview of events, including a symposiumon Samuel de Champlain’s life and work to take place on our campus from July 2-5, 2009.Samuel de Champlain is known to have been a skilled cartographer. While no reliable maps exist forthe rugged landscape we now traverse, expect the College to bring pride to the Champlain name on ourjourney forward.For your trust and continued support in this endeavor, I thank you.Dr. David F. FinneyPresidentDavid Finney (at podium)delivers opening remarksat the nation’s first statesummit on tapping economicstimulus resources. Seated(left to right): SenatorPatrick Leahy FieldRepresentative Ted Brady,Senator Leahy, and VermontGovernor James Douglas2009Board of TrusteesRobert W. AllenGeorge F. Bond ’73Robert D. BotjerDawn D. BugbeeScott D. CarpenterApril CornellJames H. Crook Jr.Laura P. DaganStaige DavisHeather DwightDr. David F. FinneyJames B. FosterJoan GignouxSusan Willey Lamaster ’88Diana McCargoMary E. McLaughlinMichael M. MetzDr. Robert B. MooreAmbassador John O’KeefeTrey PecorMary G. PowellDavid A. ScheuerDr. Peter SternMichael J. Sullivan Jr. ’90Dawn Terrill ’88Leandro A. VazquezLisa VentrissArthur E. Wegner

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |ACT CLASSBy Molly F. McGill ’05Technologyfor ’TweensPhotographs by Stephen MeaseTechno-savvy students are a common sight on theChamplain College campus. One day this pastNovember, however, their average age appeared todrop—by 10 years or so.The occasion was “Kids in Technology and Science” (KITS),an innovative program designed by the College’s Dean of theDivision of Information Technology & Sciences (ITS) AliRafieymehr to spark interest in the fields among youth. Some 85children participated, representing several area schools — JohnF. Kennedy Elementary School in Winooski, Winooski MiddleSchool, Edmunds Middle School, and South Burlington MiddleSchool. On hand to teach the young technology learners were 20Champlain College students.The KITS event kicked off at 8:30 a.m., when children andtheir teachers arrived for an introductory breakfast before beingsplit into groups of 10. Working with two Champlain Collegestudents as instructors, each group received a brief lesson in AliceProgramming Software, a computer animation and programmingsoftware widely used among schools in the U.S. Midway throughthe morning, students and their college mentors switched gearsand began building computers from the base up, using newcomponents to show the youngsters all that goes into the machinesand how it all works.“It was great to see the finished computer on the table with allthe students’ names written in silver gel pen on the tower,” saysNate Converse ’12, a Software Engineering major from Hamden,Massachusetts. “When we went back to programming, I taughtmy group about function calls and parameters. It was great to seetheir army of samurai marching successfully across the screen!”The KITS program allowed Champlain Students to assumeleadership roles and gain valuable teaching experience, buildingconfidence that they can take into the field. Viktor Jagar ’12, aSoftware Engineering major from Williston, Vermont, also usedthe mentoring opportunity to show that the computer industry’snerdy reputation wasn’t necessarily accurate—and that even atechnology whiz can be involved in such popular activities assnowboarding and soccer.Rafieymehr ran a similar program for three years at Western NewEngland College before joining the Champlain College faculty in2008. He has seen first-hand the importance of creating an interestin technology and science among younger students, especiallyfemales who typically have a weak enrollment rate in college ITSprograms—something he hopes to improve through KITS.“Across the country, there is a need for trained and educatedpeople in technology and science,” Rafieymehr says. “The collegeenrollment rate in these fields has either dropped or stayed flatwhen the numbers should have gone up based on the increasedneed. It is important for educators to create opportunities foryounger students to become interested in technology and sciencesso that they pursue advanced education in those areas.”The fun-filled day ended with an animation competitionamong the various groups, with their self-made computersbeing donated to the participating schools. “The ones who wentwere just thrilled by the day and were very proud to bring backmachines that they built themselves to go into their classrooms,”recalls Mary Woodruff, principal of Winooski Middle School.“We’ll absolutely participate again.”—with additional reporting by Stephen MeaseChamplain View | Spring 09 3

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Community Car-Sharing on CampusChamplain College has partnered withCarShare Vermont, a new shortrentalcar-sharing programdesigned to help reduce the need forindividual car ownership in Burlington.CarShare Vermont launched inDecember 2008 with a fleet of eightToyota Prius and Subaru Impreza cars.Champlain College purchased two of the Imprezas and is leasing them to CarShare for$1 a year. The cars will be parked in the lot behind McDonald Hall.“Being a partner in this program fits perfectly with Champlain College’s ongoingwork to reduce its carbon footprint and encourage faculty, staff, and students to takeadvantage of the bus and carpool options,” says Michel George (above at left withAnnie Bourdon, executive director of CarShare Vermont, and Champlain’s Vice President ofFinance & Administration David Provost), associate vice president of campus planning atChamplain College.College officials add that the program is another way to convince students that theydo not need to bring their own cars to campus where on-site parking is at a premium. Aparking permit costs students, faculty, and staff $100 a year.“It’s also a great service for anyone who may need the use of a car for errands ordoctor’s appointments,” says Carl Riden, assistant director of campus safety for Champlain.Other organizations financially supporting the launch of the CarShare Vermontprogram include Vermont Energy Investment Corp. and the University of Vermont.Bourdon says the program hopes to double the number of available cars within a year.—SM‘Elevator’ Keeps Going UpThe second annual Champlain College ElevatorPitch competition took place on February 24.Co-presented by the College’s BYOBiz programand Key Bank, and hosted by Late Night Saturday’s TimKavanagh ’86, the contest challenged students to pitchbusiness ideas or job proposals to a hypothetical “Suit”in the time span of an elevator ride—90 seconds or less.This year’s winners, by category: nonprofit/socialadvocacy—Elisha Kottler ’10, of Westborough, Massachusetts; job/internship seekers—Erica Rosenthal ’09 of Ridgefield, Connecticut; and entrepreneurs—Cliff Huntington’09 of Lyman, New Hampshire.The “Suits” were BYOBiz Director Robert Bloch; Kyle Dodson, director ofChamplain’s Center for Service & Civic Engagement (pictured above with studentKristen Mercure ’09); and Moneer Greenbaum, senior development officer atChamplain College. Judges were Terry Allen, former Champlain College trustee;Robert Camp, former CEO of Pier 1 Imports; Scott Carpenter, Champlain trustee andKeyBank president; Hal Colston, executive director of NeighborKeepers and founder ofthe Good News Garage; Laura P. Dagan, Champlain trustee and CEO of Dwight AssetManagement; Alan Newman, Magic Hat Brewing Co. founder; and Champlain Collegeparent Christine Stiller. —MFMChamplain WinsAward for InternationalEducationChamplainCollegerecentlyreceived an Instituteof InternationalEducation (IIE)Andrew HeiskellAward for Innovationin InternationalEducation. The awards,(left to right) PresidentDavid Finney, GaryScudder, and Core DeanBetsy Beaulieupresented at a United Nations ceremonyin March 2009, were established to honoroutstanding initiatives in internationalhigher education. Champlain wasrecognized for “Internationalizing theCampus,” mainly through its Institutefor Global Engagement (IGE), which waslaunched in fall 2008.“My goal is to find as manyopportunities to put our students incontact with the rest of the world,” saysGary Scudder, assistant dean for GlobalEngagement and director of the IGE.Those opportunities take three forms:Global Modules, which bring Champlainstudents and students at internationalcampuses together in virtual classrooms;the Faculty Internationalization Initiative,which funds faculty travel abroad todevelop courses; and the Cities of RefugeWriters-in-Residence program, throughwhich Congolese playwright PierreMujomba was the College’s first writerin-residence(see “A World of Opportunity”in the fall 2008 issue).For Scudder, the IIE award heraldssuccesses on campus and on the College’shorizon. “It’s a real recognition that a lotof people have worked incredibly hard tomake this happen. It’s a great victory forthe College,” he says. “With the Heiskellaward, we have a much more noticeablenational and international profile now…Obviously, people are looking at us in avery different way.”—Christopher Valentine ’054 Champlain View | Spring 09

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |EMC Celebrates Grand Opening in New SpaceThe Champlain Mill in Winooski, Vermont, was onceamong the state’s most productive industrial sights.That tradition now continues with Champlain College’sEmergent Media Center (EMC). Governor James Douglas wasamong those who helped cut the ribbon on the new EMC baseof operations last October, calling the center part of “the nextindustrial revolution.”Such hope is well warranted, as the EMC has alreadysurpassed many of the goals set for the center when it launchedtwo years ago. According to EMC Project Manager RayMcCarthy Bergeron ’02, ’04, and ’07, the benefits extend bothto EMC clients as well as to the Champlain students who staffthe center. “We’re allowing companies to incubate their ideas atthe center,” he says. “The students are getting the experiencethey need to put them in an industry that is hungrily lookingfor positions.”The EMC currently employs roughly 65 students, of whoma group of 15 students traveled to South Africa in summer 2008to work in conjunction with the United Nations on a “serious”game—that is, an educational game—designed to help preventviolence against women (see “Emergent Media Center CreatesSerious Games” in the fall 2008 issue). Upon their return to theStates, the students presented a proposal to the U.N. to advanceto the next phase of the project. That proposal was accepted, andwork is now under way.The United States Army also recently became an EMCclient. Working in collaboration with a game development teambased in Emeryville, California, Champlain College studentsare helping update the popular America’s Army video game withtwo new missions titled “District” and “Canyon.” The game isa recruiting tool that simulates the training, technology, andexperience of being a soldier in the U.S. Army. “The Champlainstudents really impressed the America’s Army team with theircreativity, teamwork, and abilities,” says Michael Bode, America’sArmy executive producer. “The District and Canyon maps areamong the best that we’ve seen developed using our America’sArmy Mission Editor, and we look forward to seeing future workof these talented students.”With such momentum behind the EMC, the center’sDirector Ann DeMarle is understandably optimistic about whatshe and her staffers may accomplish in their industry. “Theseprojects illustrate the value our talented students bring tocomplex issues,” she says.Champlain College President David Finney concurs: “TheEMC is a key part of Champlain College’s commitment toprovide its students with revolutionary educational opportunitiesin today’s rapidly evolving global fields,” he says. “It is at thecutting edge of a technology-driven future.” —Danelle Frawley ’08Photographs by Stephen MeaseCiscoDonatesEquipment toITS DivisionChamplain College received $88,000 in computer equipment this fall from Cisco’sCritical Infrastructure Assurance Group (CIAG). Cisco donates equipment to enhanceeducation in the field of information assurance.According to Ali Rafieymehr, dean of the Information Technology & Sciences Division,“Cisco’s generous donation of state-of-the-art equipment allows us to create industry-likeconditions in the classroom. In today’s economic climate, that gives our students a strongadvantage when they graduate and begin their careers.”The contribution will provide students majoring in Computer Networking & InformationSecurity, Computer & Digital Forensics, and Computer Information Technology access tocutting-edge devices used for such tasks as routing, switching, firewalls, intrusion detection,wireless networking, and voice-over IP communication. —SMChamplain View | Spring 09 5

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |New MemberJoins Boardof TrusteesJoan Gignoux, afour-year member ofthe Woodbury College board of trustees,recently joined the board of trustees ofChamplain College. Prior to joiningthe board, she served as a member ofChamplain’s Founder’s Circle.A freelance editor and writer byprofession, Gignoux has been an activesupporter and board member of suchorganizations as the Vermont affiliate ofthe American Diabetes Association, theBaird Center, the Fleming Museum, theFlynn Center for the Performing Arts, theHoward Center for Human Services, theLake Placid Institute, the Pierson Library,and the Vermont Humanities Council.Gignoux received her B.S. in Englishfrom Wheaton College and her M.S. inLibrary Science from the University ofMichigan. She resides in Shelburne andbalances community work with raisingthree children, playing tennis, crosscountryskiing, gardening, and reading.—Staff reportChamplain College Trustee Jim Foster offersremarks on February 16, 2009, when theCollege donated a newly purchased facility fortemporary use by the Committee on TemporaryShelter (COTS). Foster is also a board memberof COTS, which serves the local homelesspopulation. COTS will use the former site ofthe Eagles Club on Maple Street in Burlingtonto house up to 12 residents in the interimof Champlain’s renovation of the space forstudent housing. Champlain collaboratedwith COTS and other local organizations andcompanies to ready the site for occupation.ChamplainLaunches NewGraduate ProgramsA merger and market demands recently catalyzed threenew master’s degree programs at Champlain CollegeIn response to the need for formally trained managers in the field ofdigital forensics, Champlain College will offer a Master of Science inDigital Investigation Management (MSDIM) degree starting in thefall 2009 semester.“The reason we built the program in the first place was because wewere seeing that practitioners in the field, to go to the next level of theirown career, were frequently getting into management,” Gary Kessler,director of the MSDIM program, says. “We decided one of the corecompetencies that the College had is we know how to make managementprograms. This seemed to slip in with what we were seeing in the industry.People needed to advance their careers, and it was something that theCollege knew how to do with both digital forensics education andmanagement education.”The 42-credit graduate program will be conducted online with theexception of a three-day campus residency, which will be required withinsix months of beginning the program. During the residency, in addition tomeeting cohorts, students will take part in Integrated Reflective Practice(IRP), a graduate-level learning pedagogy that integrates academic workwith each student’s workplace through work-based assignments, activities,and projects.With Champlain’s September 2008 acquisition of Woodbury Collegeand the formation of the Woodbury Institute of Champlain College, twoadditional graduate programs join the growing roster:the Master of Science in Mediation & Applied ConflictStudies (MSM) and the Master of Science in Law (MSL)(See article on page 23.) Other graduate programs in theproposal stage are master’s programs in Early ChildhoodEducation and Early Childhood Administration, both ontrack to admit students in fall 2010.According to Associate Provost of Graduate StudiesDon Haggerty, the College will strive for a coreconsistency as it adds new programs. “I would say that,if we have a brand, and as we define what we’re about,it will be in providing high-quality online and minimalclassroom time, professionally focused degrees,” he says.In addition to the new MSDIM, MSM, and MSLdegrees, Champlain currently offers Master of BusinessAdministration (MBA) and Master of Science inManaging Innovation & IT (MSMIIT) degrees.—CV ’05ONLINE6 Champlain View | Spring 09

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |StudentView Q &ARory Yegerman ’09Rory Yegerman may not have traveled far to get to ChamplainCollege——his hometown is across Lake Champlain inPlattsburgh, New York——but his sights are now set onbroader horizons. On track to earn his Bachelor of Science inComputer & Digital Forensics degree this spring, Yegermanhas prepared well for the real world. His campus activities have included theDigital Forensics Association (DFA) and the Criminal Justice Club, and heworked part-time in the Digital Forensics Lab. No one needs to tell him thatprofessional computer forensics work doesn’t look much like it is portrayedon television. Here he discusses what it is like to be poised at the start of anexciting career. ——MFMPhotographs by Kathleen Landwehrle (right) and Stephen Mease (bottom, left)What drew you to Champlain’s Computer &Digital Forensics program?I was drawn to the program because of the unique curriculum. I reallyenjoyed the criminal justice and computer forensics blend that I was ableto experience from the courses, and the upside-down curriculum allowedme to begin my forensics classes the first semester I got here. I didn’thave to wait until my junior year to find out if I loved or hated the program.Information is always changing, which musthave an effect on computer forensics work. Howwill you stay on top of changes?Techniques, best practices, and even laws are constantly being modified,added, or removed, so it is important to know your boundaries whenpracticing computer forensics. I am subscribed to multiple forensicsforums, magazines, discussion boards, and journals that have greatresources regarding current news.How has Champlain prepared you for yourfuture in these fields?I have been exposed to both the private and public sectors of the digitalforensics field, and I think that the exposure and experience I have gainedat Champlain College will allow me to be more marketable to a widerrange of companies or agencies. I have also gained valuable hands-ontechnical experience.When people hear “digital forensics,” they maythink of popular television crime shows. Isthis an accurate portrayal of what you’ve beenprepared for?No, not at all. On the television crime shows, they often display imageenhancements at the click of a button. For example, taking a picture of alady and pulling the reflection off her eye to show what she was lookingat. All of this is done within 5 to 10 seconds. I wish someone would showme a program and computer that could do this! I have been preparedfor a thorough investigation of a computer or other digital device usingforensically sound hardware and software.What do you see for the future of computer anddigital forensics, and how will you fit into it?As computers and technology evolve, so does the amount of computercrime. People think that they will not be caught because they have newsecurity features or the best and most current anti-virus software. Thefact is that people are still going to try to do unlawful things with, or to,a computer; crime will never completely go away. That’s what I’m herefor——to stop them.What is the most rewarding experience you’veenjoyed in your program?I had the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C., and interview for aposition within the Department of Defense. If I did not have the experienceand skills that I have learned and developed at Champlain, then Iwould never have been presented with the opportunity to work for thegovernment this early in my life.Champlain View | Spring 09 7

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |College HonorsDistinguished CitizenLocal civic and businessleader Patrick S. Robinsreceived the ChamplainCollege 2008 DistinguishedCitizen Award. CollegePresident David Finney madethe announcement duringthe College’s 130th annualconvocation as the class of 2012prepared to begin their first yearof study.The Distinguished Citizenaward is given annually to a personwho displays exceptional personal and professional achievement,a strong record of community service, and dynamic leadershipbased on equal parts intelligence and wit, creativity, and humility.Robins, who lives in Burlington with his wife, Lisa Schamberg,is the chairman and founder of the SymQuest Group. Otherprofessional accomplishments include being president, chairman,and CEO of McAuliffe, a Burlington-based, regional officeproducts distributor, and chairman and founder of NorthstarLeasing Company of Burlington.“Patrick is an entrepreneur and civil servant of uncommonvision and discipline,” Finney said. “He has founded and chairedthree regional businesses whose genius was to recognize emergingneeds and to fill them with quality products and exceptionalcustomer service.”Robins’ many civic affiliations include being chairman ofthe University Health Center; trustee of the Medical CenterHospital of Vermont; chairman of the Vermont Hospital DataCouncil; chair and founder of the Vermont Employers’ HealthAlliance; and member of the board Nominating and GovernanceCommittee, Fletcher Allen Healthcare. In addition, he served asa trustee of several educational institutions, including ChamplainCollege from 1974-1977 and St. Michael’s College from 1992-95 and 1998-99. He also serves on community boards rangingfrom the Church Street Marketplace Commission and BurlingtonCity Arts to the Visiting Nurse Association, the United Way ofChittenden County, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, andthe Vermont Land Trust.“Pat Robins has spent his professional and personal life makingthe most of the opportunities available to him, while never losingsight of the community that has been central to his success,”Finney added, noting that Robins “didn’t wait until he hadestablished himself professionally before he began giving back tohis community.” —SMOnline Degrees Among Top Three NationwideChamplain College’s Division ofContinuing Professional Studies(CPS) online degree programs areranked in the top three nationally, accordingto a survey of colleges and universities byOnline Education Database (OEDb) releasedthis past January. Champlain moved up tothe third spot from eighth last year based onacceptance rate, financial aid, graduationrate, peer Web citations, retention rate,scholarly citations, student-faculty ratio, andyears accredited.According to Lynne Ballard, dean ofCPS, Champlain’s online programs providethe full realm of educational and professionaldevelopment choices for adults. “We aretruly a college within Champlain Collegethat caters specifically to the professionaldevelopment requirements of the adultlearner,” Ballard says. “We understandthem; we know their economic and lifechallenges, and we’re constantly assessingthe workplace to ensure that we offer themost up-to-date knowledge in emerging andhigh-growth areas.”Champlain offered its first online coursein 1993, followed in 1996 by its first entirelyonline bachelor’s degree. CPS currently offers20 degree programs ranging from Accountingto Paralegal to Software Development,Network Security, and Computer Forensics &Digital Investigation. The next slated programlaunch is in Health Care Management.Online education is growing in popularityand practicality for several reasons, accordingto Ballard. “The benefits are many, rangingfrom access to national experts and theopportunity to meet and learn with adultsfrom across the country,” she says. “Andfrom a budget and environmental perspective,online learning cuts down on commuting andgas costs.”According to the U.S Departmentof Labor, an associate’s degree can add$297,000 to a person’s lifetime earnings, anda bachelor’s degree can increase lifetimeearnings by$834,000 or more.“Champlain has worked hard to beon top of advances in online educationaltechnology, and that has allowed us tocontinually build upon and enhance theonline learning experience we provide ourstudents,” notes Mika Nash, associate deanfor Academic Programs at CPS. “Our onlinestudents benefit from the same challengingand interactive educational opportunitiesthey would find in our traditional classroomenvironment. This ranking acknowledgesChamplain’s ongoing efforts to integrate thebest advances in online learning into ourprograms.” —SM8 Champlain View | Spring 09

| VIEW FROM THE HILL |Photographs by Kathleen Landwehrle (top, right) and Stephen Mease (bottom right)Student Crowned Miss Vermont USACommunity BookProgram Marks aDecadeChamplain College senior Brooke Werner, 22, of Granville,Vermont, earned the title Miss Vermont USA on November30, 2008. The first-time pageant participant, who creditsChamplain’s Career Services with helping her prepare for theinterview portion of the pageant, is a Public Relations majorgraduating in May 2009. Werner went on to represent her homestate in the Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas on April 19. — SMThe Tortilla Curtain, a novel by author T.C. Boyle, was the featured readingin Champlain College’s 10th annual Community Book Program (CBP) lastOctober. As with the CBP’s previous featured authors, Boyle visited campus,where he gave a reading, answered questions, and met with students, faculty,and staff.The author of 12 novels—among them The Road to Wellville and DropCity—and eight story collections, Boyle is known for a satirical touch even whenaddressing serious topics. The Tortilla Curtain juxtaposes the hard-knock life of aMexican immigrant couple in southern California against the affluence of a yuppiecouple whose path they cross.The CBP’s 10th anniversary also inspired reflection on the program’s history.“We wanted to create a Champlain experience that would be unforgettable, thatwould be life changing,” CBP cofounder, Professor Jim Ellefson, says, “and togive young people a chance to be as excited about writing and literature as weare.” Shelli Goldsweig, CBP cofounder and director of the Life Experience & ActionDimension (LEAD) initiative, is similarly pleased with the CBP’s accomplishments.“A book can take you to a place you’ve never been.It helps you think about things in ways you haven’tthought about them before,” she says. “I think theprogram did that.”Past CBP books include Julia Alvarez’s In theTime of the Butterflies (1999), Ernest Gaines’A Lesson Before Dying (2000), Tim O’Brien’sThe Things They Carried (2001), E.L.Doctorow’s Ragtime (2002), HelenFremont’s After Long Silence (2003),Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation(2004), Khaled Hosseini’s The KiteRunner (2005), Julie Otsuka’s Whenthe Emperor Was Divine (2006), andDave Eggers’ What Is the What(2007). —Erik EsckilsenCollege Names NewService DirectorKyle Dodsonbecame thedirector ofChamplain’s Centerfor Service & CivicEngagement at thestart of the 2008-2009academic year. Dodsonholds a bachelor’s degreein history from Harvard University anda master’s degree in finance and businessadministration from Columbia University,the latter of which he received whileworking in the financial industry.“I was never able to find my place onWall Street,” Dodson says. “I realized thatI wanted work that was more communityoriented.”Dodson was first drawn to Vermontas a ski bum. On the slopes at MadRiver Glen he realized that, as he recalls,“education fit what I was interested in.”Over the next eight years, heworked for St. Michael’s College, firstin Admissions and later as director ofMulticultural Student Affairs. He returnedto urban life as principal of Lee Academyin Boston. When his wife landed a jobin Vermont, they returned to the GreenMountain State, where they are raisingthree children.In his new position, Dodson createsprograms that deal with civic engagementand service opportunities connected tolocal non-profits. This past November, hebraved the cold alongside students duringthe Tent City event on campus. He saysthat a main goal for his new position isto “give the students the opportunityto grow and to be able to measure theirachievement.” —DFChamplain View | Spring 09 9

A new initiativeteaches survivalskills for beyondLifeLessonsgraduation—where hitting theground runningis now a requiredcourseArticle by Erik Esckilsen10 Champlain View | Spring 09

There has probably never been a time when graduation daydidn’t strike fear, or at least a degree of anxiety, in the heartsof college students about to march into the job market. Addto this familiar experience today’s weak economy—marked,as it is, by job losses and other discouraging trends—andone can sympathize even more deeply with students preparing to maketheir way in the world.For more than a century, Champlain College graduates have enjoyeda sense of confidence in the value of their degrees by virtue of theinstitution’s time-tested emphasis on professionally focused education.While this confidence may understandably be shaken in these uncertaineconomic times, Champlainers may find comfort in the College’sprescient launch of two sweeping initiatives in as many years, eachplanned well before the current economic downturn and each designedto give Champlain graduates a competitive edge in a career marketplacewhere, as College President Dave Finney says, “the only thing we know isthat the rate of change will accelerate.”The first of these initiatives, a recently revamped general educationcurriculum dubbed the Core (see “Core Values” in the fall 2008 issue),offers an exciting interdisciplinary approach to cultivating intellectualpotential on the path of lifelong learning. As many alumni will attest,however—and even their most dedicated professors will agree—a collegestudent’s most valuable learning experiences do not always take placeinside the classroom. What is more, Finney points out, life skills incertain key areas, such as leadership, financial sophistication, and careermanagement, can not only set graduates on a course toward success—butcan be taught as well. “It’s possible for us to identify a whole series oftopics that can help our graduates, in very practical ways, to get ontheir feet when they leave here,” he says. This vision of what ChamplainCollege graduates could benefit from learning, knowing—and beingable to do—on Day One of their lives beyond graduation has inspiredthe College’s latest, and maybe boldest, initiative: the Life Experience &Action Dimension, aka LEAD.Champlain View | Spring 09 11

Living, Learning, and Thinking AheadLaunched in the fall 2008 semester, LEAD becomes the thirddimension in the College’s signature Education in ThreeDimensions, the other two dimensions being (1) the Corecurriculum and (2) the institution’s professional degree programs.LEAD can best be summarized as an intensive, structuredapproach to developing life skills. LEAD is also a Collegerequirement spanning all four years of a student’s Champlainexperience.The result of an 18-month, college-wide examination of whatChamplain graduates should “know, do, and value,” asLeslie Averill, assistant vice president of Student Lifedescribes the program’s goals, LEAD draws on wideranginginsights, such as those gleaned from whatFinney describes as “me hanging around campusesfor 30 years and watching students leave and reallystruggle,” from faculty and administrators, and“Champlain strives to openstudents’ minds and have them becomemore accepting to others. Bafa Bafa has kidsexperience life in a different culture. It takestime for one to understand and live in a newculture. It can be different and difficult tospark intense emotions. When we use the wordculture, it is not just people from the other sideof the world, but can be any groups of peoplethat share similar beliefs and rules.”—Thomason Nguyen, First-year studentfrom the College’s millennial generation employees, who werecollege students just a few years ago. “That proved to be the bestgroup in many ways,” LEAD Director Shelli Goldsweig says ofthe millennials, “because those were people who could really tellus, unlike a young student, what [students] are going to need” tomake their way in the working world.From that rigorous process four general skill areas emergedas LEAD’s pillars: (1) clarifying values, (2) building community,(3) financial sophistication, and (4) career management. “As aninstitution of higher education, we’re obligated to deliver skillsthat people need to thrive in the 21st century,” Averillsays. Meeting this high standard requires, in somecases, rethinking traditional definitions of theseskills. Finney cites career managementas an example of a “tough one todefine.” As he says, “It’s not aboutcareer planning and placement.It’s about managing a careerover a lifetime.” He and LEAD’sarchitects are still in the processof pinning this critical skill down foractivities to roll out after LEAD’s first year.“The goal,” he adds, “would be to settle on someconceptual structure that can raise consciousawareness of the notion that when you get a job,it’s a piece of a career but not a career.”In the meantime, with LEAD’s first year upand running, Averill sees early signs of success,particularly in the level of student participationin those activities required prior to registrationfor the next academic year. “By the time fallregistration rolled around, we had a 100 percentparticipation rate, so everyone was able toregister,” she says, adding that “this tells me wehave responsible and engaged students attendingChamplain College.”Although LEAD is a graduation requirement,the initiative has been designed to foster a truesense of community through its very design, aswell as through its activities. Students go throughLEAD in cohorts, sharing and reflecting on theexperience with a group of students they’re comingto know well. The cohorts are coordinated by peeradvisors—students selected for their leadershippotential (see “StudentCounsel” on page13). Each skill areacovered through LEADincludes a series ofmeasurable outcomeslike those that theprofessional andacademic programs areStudents from the classof 2012 participate inBafa Bafa, a simulationactivity designed toilluminate challengesin interacting andcommunicating withother cultures.12 Champlain View | Spring 09

Student CounselLeah Galasso ’11 was voted “Quietest in Class” at her high school in Cheshire, Connecticut. Today, the ElementaryEducation major is helping 22 of her peers find their voices.Galasso is one of the first students to serve as a peer advisor (PA) in the Champlain College Life Experience & ActionDimension (LEAD) initiative (see “Leading by Example” in the fall 2008 issue). Recommended to become a PA by one of herinstructors in the 2007-2008 academic year—Galasso’s first year as a Champlain student—she plays a key rolein helping the 2008-2009 first-year students manage LEAD’s varied activities and requirements.“Being seen as a leader on campus has been really beneficial,” Galasso says. “I really like that [myadvisees] can email me or call me if they have problems. I try to help them.”Originally assigned to 10 advisees, Galasso doubled her roster when other PAs stepped down.The added responsibility was, at first, a concern, particularly given Galasso’s need to be away fromcampus for full days at a time while on school placements through her major. As LEAD has hitits first-year stride, however, she has adjusted well to the rhythm and pace. “I thought, atfirst, that it was going to be hard for me to balance schoolwork,” she says. “I’ve actuallyfound that it was beneficial for me because I learned that I was more organized … and hadto follow strict time budgets.”Being the main liaison between first-year students and LEAD staffers has providedGalasso with access to a range of opinions on the program in its inaugural year. “I’ve heardmixed opinions,” she says. “I know some of the students see it as another requirement,but other students I’ve talked to really enjoy it.” For her own part, Galasso is optimisticabout LEAD’s potential impact on students. “Because it is a new program, all the kinksaren’t really worked out yet,” she says. “It’s a learning experience for us just as it is forfreshmen. As we go through this process of discussing what we can change for nexttime, the program will only get more sound and stronger.” She points to the communityexperience component as an “excellent idea” that helped students make friends oncampus while learning about what it means to be a member of a community.For a teacher-in-training like Galasso, the benefits of having been directly involvedin developing an initiative of LEAD’s depth and breadth should become readily apparentwhen she begins her formal teaching career. While this young woman who was oncedubbed “Quietest” may never choose to be “Loudest,” she will certainly speak with thewisdom of extraordinary experience. —EEPhotographs by Kathleen Landwehrle (right) and Julia Caminiti (left)designed to achieve, making the program a bold departure fromthe cafeteria-style approach to student activities in place at othercolleges and universities.The First Year in FocusWith its emphasis on nurturing healthy relationships,LEAD’s first-year requirements include four activities:Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)—Over the summerprior to a student’s first academic semester, he or she completesthis questionnaire, which is designed to provide insight intopersonality types.Living Agreement—This written contract, entered into bystudents living in residence halls, is supplemented with aworkshop administered in the residence hall.Residence Halls—Community-building activities addresshow students want their fellow residents to interact with them—with issues of respect and inclusion being at the top of the list.Community Experience—Focused on what Goldsweigcalls “building inclusive communities,” this experience is notnecessarily a traditional community service activity. Instead,cultural simulation exercises and short-term community projectsguide students to understand what it means to encounter acommunity different from their own. “It’s more than just servingsoup,” Goldsweig adds. “Our goal in LEAD is not to say, ‘Doyour community service—now you’re finished.’ We want themto reflect on their experience and really think about what theexperience meant to them, what they learned, and how they canapply that learning to their own lives.”Champlain View | Spring 09 13

Common Ground:Who is an American?US Border/Immigration DialogueIn addition toparticipating incultural simulations,students in LEADfacilitate structureddialogues on a rangeof current issues.The rate of immigration is too rapid.Are we in danger of losing our“American” identity?Immigrants offer far more tosociety than they take from it.Should all newcomers bewelcomed?Immigrants strain the public purseand compete for jobs.Should we restrict the number ofnewcomers we allow into thecountry?Tuesday, October 21 st - 6PM Hauke 103Participation fulfills credit for LEAD 201.Signups with your Peer Advisor are strongly encouraged.As Averill notes, first-year students are participating fully inLEAD’s required activities. But are they perceiving the benefits?Not all of them. “When I first heard about [LEAD], it struckme as forced volunteering,” Nate Converse ’12, a SoftwareEngineering major from Hamden, Massachusetts, says. “It seemsthat it has a good spirit to it, but if you make people do that,what’s the point?”If Averill is not thrilled about such criticism, she knows howto put it in perspective. “Like FYS [First-Year Seminar], for the14 years that that was in place,” she says, “a large group of themwould complain, [but] when you caught them in their junioryear, they would say how helpful it actually was. It’s a programthat I don’t believe all students will recognize the helpfulness ofuntil a couple years later.”For now, she chooses to view LEAD’s successes along with itschallenges. “Our first hurdle was to ask if it was even feasible toget 100 percent participation,” she says, “especially when you’renot giving them a grade. Now that we know we can, we’re goingto build.”Even outspoken critics like Converse find some good inLEAD. “I guess it is good to get students involved with thecommunity, so it’s not all bad,” he says, adding that a few hoursof LEAD activity a month is “not bad at all.”The Big PictureGoldsweig, Averill, and their colleagues are excited to see LEADin action. A full appreciation of what the program stands toaccomplish, however, calls for a broad perspective on what ameaningful life may look like for today’s college students, asLEAD’s scope is wide. “LEAD is about life skills,” Averill says,“from being able to read a credit report ... to understanding yourrole as a person who lives in a democratic country, from veryassessable skills—Can you balance this checkbook? Can you readthis credit report?—to being able to converse with someone whohas a very different outlook and perspective.”As Finney reflects on LEAD’s first year in progress, hesees the opportunity to develop such diverse skills as both avalue-added component of their Champlain experience and anundertaking with serious implications for students’ success in theglobal economy. “Many schools call themselves career schools,”he says. “When you scratch beneath the surface, what they meanis that their students tend to get employment in entry-levelpositions. If we’re going to be a career-oriented institution—andbe serious about it—the bar has to be set a lot higher, becausecareer is life.”For Goldsweig, whose experience in designing studentlifeinitiatives at Champlain College extends back some threedecades (see “Steady as She Goes” on page 18), LEAD amounts totaking to the proverbial “next level” what the College has longdone. “We’ve always understood that students were more thantheir traditional courses, that we owe students more than justsitting in a class,” she says. “What we’re doing now has an overallintentionality that I think we didn’t have before. This is startingwith a big plan and then making sure that the activities that weoffer fit within that plan…Of course, we want students to likethe activities, but this is bigger than that.”Way bigger. As Finney notes, LEAD attempts to instill instudents not merely skills to meet professional challenges sure togreet them one day soon, but a deeper sense of how they’d liketo live their lives. “I think we’re obligated, as educators, to tryand prepare students for the life that they’ll live,” he says, “andto reflect on what they want that life to be and what values willdrive them … to think deeply about who they are and what theywant to accomplish in life.”It’s a tall order, Averill knows, one that will require vigilanceand, above all, patience. “Teaching students how to be successfulcitizens in the world,” she adds, “is not a little task. It’s notsomething that can be created overnight.” 114 Champlain View | Spring 09

Champlain QuadricentennialBy Stephen MeasePort of CallChamplain College Hosts a Celebration andSymposium Marking 400 Years Since a FrenchExplorer Gave Lake Champlain Its NamePhotographs by Stephen Mease (top, right) and Kathleen Landwehrle (bottom, right)This summer, amid the sea of pomp andpageantry accompanying the yearlongcelebration of Samuel de Champlain’s 1609exploration of the lake and region thatnow bear his name, Champlain Collegewill become an academic island outpost for studying fourcenturies of Franco-American presence in the New World.With its commanding views of Lake Champlain from itshilltop vantage, the College campus is the ideal gatheringplace for the “When the French Were Here” symposium.The four-day event is expected to draw some 200 scholarsand educators from around the world.The LineupBeginning July 2, symposium participants—and the generalpublic—will hear presentations on topics related to explorerChamplain’s arrival on local shores in the company ofAlgonquian guides and a fleet of 24 canoes.• Thursday, July 2, 4:30 p.m.Keynote speakers include such luminaries as PulitzerPrize–winning historian David Hackett Fischer, whoselatest book, Champlain’s Dreams, offers a definitivebiography of the French explorer.• Friday, July 3, 11:00 a.m.Eric Thierry, an expert in travel literature at theUniversity of Paris, speaks on Friday.• Saturday, July 4, 2:00 p.m.Raymonde Litalien, the honorary archivist of Canada,presents on Saturday.A celebration, first and foremost, the conference’sscholarly activities will share the schedule with suchhigh-spirited events as the “Order of Good Cheer”17th-century–theme dinner, a July 3 fireworks cruiseon Lake Champlain, and excursions to historic landmarks.The Quadricentennial will also witness the official unveiling,on July 4 at 3:30 p.m., of a bronze statue of Samuel deChamplain by Vermont sculptor Jim Sardonis. LongtimeChamplain College supporter Dr. John W. Heise Jr.,commissioned the work.The driving forces behind the conference are Champlain professorsWillard Sterne Randall and Nancy Nahra. The couple shares a passionfor history, having written extensively on the history of the LakeChamplain region. They were assisted by professor of French andHistory Antoine Polgar.For 25 summers, they have traveled to France, often with an eyetoward finding primary sources on Samuel de Champlain’s life. Overthe past two summers they reviewed his memoirs, examined his mapsand sketches, and visited his childhood home of Brouage, a medievalvillage on the coast of France.“Linking a highly developed civilization toa place rich in resources, Samuel de Champlaindemonstrated an energetic optimism that stillmarks the culture of people who found rewardsand satisfaction in a vigorous lifestyle where welive and work today,” Randall says.“The lake is so much a part of whatwe are here in our region,” Nahraadds. “And through it, Samuel deChamplain’s history collideswith our own.”Champlain CollegePresident David F. Finneyagrees that the 400thanniversary celebrationpresents a rare opportunityfor the College. “It seemedto me we just couldn’tlet this go by. We areChamplain. The lake isChamplain, and he’s theguy,” Finney says. “Thisallows us to celebratetradition, and it willillustrate to the worldthat Champlain Collegeis a serious academicplace. It also reinforcesthe strong ties that wehave to the community.”To learn more, visit www.champlainquadricentennial.com or www.celebratechamplain.org.Antoine J. Polgar (back left),Will Randall (right), andNancy Nahra

What’s in a Name?Samuel de Champlain,who wasn’t at all shy about naming an entire lakeafter himself when he arrived in 1609, mightbe surprised 400 years later to discover justhow far that simple act has taken his family’sname. Before his arrival, the vast body of waterwas called “Bitawbagok” by the early Abenakiinhabitants who had lived in the region forgenerations. What would Champlain think ofthe elusive cousin of the Loch Ness Monster—Champ, also the Vermont Lake Monsters baseballteam mascot—bearing his name? —SMTo read about other Champlain-inspiredmonikers, visit www.alumni.champlain.edu.Community Quadricentennial Events www.celebratechamplain.orgStartMay 2–3 May 8–31 May 18–19 July 2–14Lake Champlain NativeAmerican ConferenceSaint Michael’s CollegeA two-day conference atSaint Michael’s College onthe Native Americans inthe Champlain Valley andenvirons in the years1550-1650.Champlain’s Lake Rediscovered:Exhibition of Vermont ArtistsShelburne FarmsA traveling juried show highlightingartistic talent around the ChamplainBasin of Vermont. Exhibit will travel todifferent locations through October.Our Hidden Heritage:1609 and Lake ChamplainFlynn CenteR FOR THEPERFORMING ARTSJoin Abenaki dancers,17th-century French explorers,and others in the Flynnproducedcelebration of theregion’s multicultural history.Celebrate ChamplainBurlington InternationalWaterfront FestivalBurlington WaterfrontVermont’s resplendent lakesidecity will host an unforgettable11-day extravaganza featuringmusic, comedy, film, theater,writers, dancers, newtechnology, lake ecology, andspecial events.16 Champlain View | Spring 09

The Spring 2009 American Heritagemagazine includes an introduction by Prof.Willard Sterne Randall on the significanceof Samuel de Champlain’s and HenryHudson’s explorations 400 years ago.If you goChamplain CollegeQuadricentennial SymposiumJuly 2–5, 2009Individual registration is $200, whichincludes admission to all sessions, allconference material, open reception, mostmeals, Friday night fireworks cruise onLake Champlain, and Saturday formal banquetand chamber music recital. On-campushousing is also available: $27 per person,per night, double occupancy, or $54 perperson per night, single occupancy, forthree nights. There is a one-time additional$20 linen fee. To register online, visitwww.champlainquadricentennial.com.Plenary Keynote speeches, July 2 at 4:30 p.m.,July 3 at 11 a.m., July 4 at 2 p.m., are free andopen to the public. A limited number of freetickets are available through www.flynntix.org.A small service fee will be charged.Aug. 1–2Aug. 14–16Aug. 29–Sept. 7Sept. 18–20FinishMeet Samuel de ChamplainAlburgh, VTWearing an authentic 17th-centuryFrench costume, historic interpreterDonald Thompson will play the roleof the famous explorer of the NewWorld. He will share stories of hisexploration of the lake that he wouldname Lake Champlain and tellabout his experiences with NativeAmericans.Lake ChamplainMaritime FestivalBurlington WaterfrontCelebrate the past, present,and future of Lake Champlainand the vibrant Burlingtonwaterfront in this multi-dayevent with activities takingplace up and down thelakeshore park and piers.Champlain Valley FairEssex, VTVermont’s largest annual eventfeatures the biggest and bestof the state fair events: animaljudging, giant vegetables, crafts,tractor-pulling, 4-H exhibits, fairfood, midway rides, and 10 daysof entertainment in the Coca-Cola Grandstand.Festival of Nations/Fetedes NationsChimney Point, VT, CrownPoint, NY, and the LakeChamplain BridgeJoin an intercultural,international and many-nationscelebration taking place onboth sides of the lake inVermont and New York.Photograph by Stephen MeaseChamplain View | Spring 09 17

StalwartChamplainCollege staffmember ShelliGoldsweigsteps up tothe challengeof a long,successfulcareerSteadyas She GoesArticle by Erik EsckilsenPhotography byKathleen LandwehrleThe first course that Shelli Goldsweigtaught at Champlain College in the mid-1970s—Adjustment Psychology—is nolonger offered. In some ways, however,that course topic has come to describethe collective mindset of the Collegecommunity in the intervening years.Perhaps no member of that communityhas known the experience of adapting one’s thinkingto new challenges as intimately as Goldsweighas. Over more than three decades of service to theinstitution, she has responded to profound shifts inthe College’s direction by redefining her role on thatjourney—first as an instructor, then as a counselor,then as director of First Year Seminar, and now asdirector of the Life Experience & Action Dimension program,aka LEAD. In each new position, she has helpedstudents experience life and learning to the fullestthrough high-quality programs tailored to their needs.The latest of these initiatives, LEAD, launchedin fall 2008, finds Goldsweig in the driver’s seat ofarguably the most ambitious effort to prepare studentsfor life beyond graduation that Champlain College hasever seen (see “Life Lessons” on page 10). While LEADis truly something different—College President DavidFinney calls it “cutting edge”—it also illuminates arare constant in a Champlain era marked by change:Goldsweig’s uncommon commitment to making adifference in the lives of others.18 Champlain View | Spring 09

“She’s direct, she’s honest, she’s not afraid to confront a challenge. She’slearning new stuff all the time, and she’s not afraid to ask if she doesn’t knowsomething. She has that self-confidence. She’s comfortable in her own skin.She’s happy to work with a group, and she likes to be the boss. She’s not afraidto take on responsibility.” —Carol Moran-Brown, director of Counseling &International Student ServicesBACK TO THE LANDWere Goldsweig less adaptable, she may have neverreached Vermont, let alone Champlain College. A NewYork City native who grew up on the 14th floor of anapartment building, she remembers summer visitsto Sackett Lake, New York, where the simple abilityto “walk out of the house without taking an elevator”piqued her youthful interest in a more rustic way of life.She leaped into that life in the early 1970s when sheleft her job teaching elementary school in Harlem sothat she and husband Arthur could move to Vermont.Their first residence was a communal home in Monktondubbed Pepperland, which they shared with five nearcompletestrangers.“Pepperland was great,” Goldsweig recalls. “Noneof us had family up here. We were all from other places.It became sort of like family. I think living together is areally wonderful way to get to know someone.” Little didshe know that helping young people live harmoniouslytogether would become part of her job through LEAD.Goldsweig’s urban roots notwithstanding, shewasn’t altogether surprised by her easy adjustment toVermont life. “I always operated a little slower than NewYork,” she says. “I’d always get stuck in the revolvingdoor. I’d often go around a second time because Icouldn’t get out in time … the pace of Vermont suitedme.” On snowy mornings, it’s not uncommon for herto make Nordic ski tracks before heading to campusfor work.BACK TO BASICSWhile working as an adjunct instructor at ChamplainCollege, Goldsweig, who had earned her undergraduatedegree from City College of New York, completedher master’s degree in counseling at the University ofVermont. This set the stage for a full-time position atChamplain as a counselor in 1977. C. Bader Brouilettewas the College president at the time. Goldsweig wouldsee him succeeded by three others—Robert A. Skiff,Roger H. Perry, and Finney—in her own tenure.Those early years were different times, recallsDirector of Counseling & International Student ServicesCarol Moran-Brown, who, at Goldsweig’s suggestion,became a counselor at Champlain in 1980. Moran-Brown remembers gleefully the plays that she andGoldsweig cowrote as part of alcohol-awareness andsimilar programs. She also remembers a colleaguedetermined to get the best performance from herselfand her colleagues. “I just have so much respect forher,” Moran-Brown says. “She has incredibly highstandards that she holds herself to, that she holds thepeople who work with her to, as well. It’s the quality ofthe product that’s important to her—and the people.”While the two women set about creating counselingservices at Champlain College—a concept that, Moran-Brown says, was still rather new at the institution backthen—Goldsweig expanded her role to encompassstudent tutoring services. Moran-Brown, in turn, hadassumed responsibility for supporting the school’sinternational students, which reached a peak of 100 orso in its heyday. The time for penning skits may havepassed, but Goldsweig and Moran-Brown continuedto benefit from a close collaboration. Moran-Brownpraises her colleague’s “can-do attitude” and, again, herexpectation of quality work from students in her charge.“There was an intense, selection process” for peertutors, Moran-Brown says, “because Shelli believed inquality. She wanted to make sure that we got the best ofthe best.”Tutoring services were gradually phased out of theStudent Life office and into the academic divisions.Goldsweig wasted not a moment in creating a new opportunityto enrich students’ Champlain experience,Champlain View | Spring 09 19

particularly in their critical first year. Her new initiativewas called Freshman Focus, later First-Year Seminar,and it functioned as a kind of semester-long academicorientation, introduction to co-curricular activities, andstudy skills curriculum. The program tapped Goldsweig’scombined interests in learning and living in amanner responsive to students’ needs. “The student iswhole,” she says, “and it seems that the way we educatethem needs to involve that collaboration as well.”Of all of her initiatives, however, the one of whichGoldsweig says she is proudest is the Community BookProgram (CBP). Launched in 1999, the CBP invited all incomingfirst-year students to read a common book, theprogram’s debut title being Julia Alvarez’s In the Timeof the Butterflies. A day of workshops related to thenovel’s themes and an author visit to campus createdan opportunity for the entire campus community—andthe broader local community as well—to engage inconversations inspired by a thought-provoking literarywork. Programs like Champlain’s CBP had becomepopular at colleges and universities across the country,and Goldsweig and Professor Jim Ellefson sought totap Champlain’s latent potential for such a collectiveintellectual experience.The program was a resounding success. “The factthat we got a whole community interested in a bookand an author, from students to faculty to staff, wasa pretty wonderful thing,” Goldsweig says. Today, 10years and 10 community books later, the program is stillgoing strong (see “Community Book Program Marks aDecade” on page 9).BACK TO THE FUTUREGoldsweig recently stepped down as co-chair of theCBP to focus her energies on LEAD. In some respects,this bold, new initiative is a culmination of severalprograms that she spearheaded over the years. Thissense of her work coming full circle is evident in thehighly coincidental fact that Goldsweig reports directlyto Assistant Vice President of Student Life Leslie Averill,whose own history with Champlain College beganwhen Goldsweig hired her to teach First-Year SeminarShelliStyleShe has seen Champlain College grow from a two-yearinstitution to a four-year school offering bachelor’sdegrees and four online master’s degrees. She hasworked with four College presidents—C. BaderBrouilette, Robert Skiff, Roger Perry, and DavidFinney. Through each major phase of the College’sevolution, she has transformed her role to helpChamplain reach its potential. That’s Shelli Goldsweig,director of the Life Experience & Action Dimensionprogram, aka LEAD.in 2000. While Averill is now in the supervisor’s role, herearliest impressions of Goldsweig inform their workingrelationship. “I remember a very professional womanwho was a little scary because she demanded sucha high quality of work and performance, but I lovedthat about her,” Averill says of her first encounterswith Goldsweig. “I still look up to Shelli … Regularly, Icall upon her as a mentor. It’s a hard balance becauseshe does report to me, but I view it more as just arespectful relationship. She respects the expectationsof the role that I’m in, and I respect not only her role butthe years of wisdom that she brings to every meetingshe attends.”Without question, Goldsweig’s depth of experiencemeshes well with LEAD’s new goals. Like FreshmanFocus/First-Year Seminar, LEAD enables her to worknot only with students on a range of topics critical totheir academic and career success, but also with youngcolleagues with early professional experience. It’s anopportunity she clearly relishes. “Eighteen-year-oldsare wonderful. They’re a little young, and they’re worksin progress, in a good way,” she says. “But when youhave the opportunity to work with people between theages of 25 and 30, you get people who are a little moreestablished, have a little better sense of who they are,but with all that youthful optimism and enthusiasm.”20 Champlain View | Spring 09

“When you work with Shelli, you’re going to have a blue-collarexperience. You’re going to get your hands dirty, and you’re goingto have to roll up your sleeves.” —Professor Jim Ellefson,cofounder with Goldsweig of the Community Book ProgramGIVING BACKWhile Goldsweig has been equally comfortablewalking in step with Vermont and sprinting along withChamplain College, she acknowledges becoming“really antsy” if she isn’t able to venture out into thewider world on a regular basis. The travel bug first bither as a recent college grad, when she spent severalweeks touring Europe on her own. Since then, she andher husband have traveled abroad extensively, visitingsuch destinations as Argentina, the Canadian Rockies,Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Israel,Nepal, Peru, and Switzerland. The Goldsweigs’ sonSeth, 32, and his family prompt visits to Toronto, whichis also home to two grandchildren. Son Ian, 29, leadsthem back to New York City from time to time.Seizing the opportunity to travel widely andexperience the world makes Goldsweig a good rolemodel for current Champlain College students at a timewhen the institution is internationalizing its curriculumand encouraging study abroad (see “Champlain WinsAward for International Education” on page 4).Perhaps even more worthy of emulation, however,is the appreciation Goldsweig has for her good fortune,an appreciation that manifests in her signature driveto help others less fortunate. For the past three years,Goldsweig has been working as a volunteer with theVermont Refugee Resettlement Program, helping aSomalian family adjust to life in Burlington. What beganas a tutoring assignment has evolved into somethingmore like a friendship as she transports family membersto dental appointments, takes the children to themovies, and makes herself available for counsel andsupport. She recently took one family member on hisfirst college visits. The experience has been moving forGoldsweig, who has been struck not so much by thedifferences in this devout Muslim family and her own,but, rather, by what they have in common. “It’s reallyamazing to me how someone could come from such adifferent culture, and you could feel such a commonalitywith them. I love my contact with them,” she says. “Ilearn a lot from that family.”Naturally, the experience inspires reflection on theroute her own family has traveled—and how this hasshaped who she is today. “That feeling of contributing tosomething I believe in or making even a small differencein someone’s life, has always been important,” shesays. “I am lucky to come from a family where we neverfelt that we lacked in anything—not because we wererich, but because my parents always were satisfiedwith what they had and felt very fortunate. So we werealways taught the importance of giving back and makingthe rest of the world a little better. I like to think that, insome way, I’ve made a contribution to Champlain andall the good it has done for students. And I guess if youcan look back at a career and feel that way, you arepretty lucky.”Some 30 or so graduating classes who havecrossed paths with Goldsweig between the Hill andtheir horizons can attest to who has been the luckiestin this arrangement. As Ellefson says of his colleague,“She has uplifted so many young people here andgiven them opportunities that they never ever would’veimagined having.”With LEAD, one of the opportunities squarely withinGoldsweig’s purview is the opportunity to succeed in lifeafter graduation. As her own story illustrates, adaptabilityand life skills can improve one’s chances at attaininggoals. But striving to help others reach theirs makesthe journey most rewarding. 1Champlain View | Spring 09 21

Dear Alums,It is official. As of January 1, 2009, Woodbury College became the WoodburyInstitute of Champlain College. Being a member of the Woodbury communityand serving as its president for many years has given me the opportunity to observeand participate in the extraordinary change and growth that Woodbury studentsexperienced. They have been a model for me in taking on new challenges.Woodbury’s transition to Champlain College creates an exciting opportunityto expand the reach of Woodbury programs. Champlain is a dynamic Vermontinstitution. It is an innovative school committed to career-focused education andto the success of its students. By choosing Champlain, my Woodbury colleaguesand I have a partner to help Woodbury grow and thrive over the next decades. Ourgoal is to continue to provide the education and environment that has been such animportant resource to students and the community. Woodbury’s commitment hasbeen to give people the knowledge and skills to change their lives and the lives ofthose around them. Champlain is a very good fit.Woodbury grads will also benefit from our alliance with Champlain.Champlain’s Career Services office will be there for them to provide assistancein job searches and resume preparation. Woodbury grads will have access to theWoodbury alumni section of the Champlain website to update information,connect with other grads, and find out about alumni events. I also encourageWoodbury alums to check out the Woodbury alum Facebook site. Woodbury’swonderful building on Elm Street in Montpelier will continue to be a place focusedon higher education for Vermonters. In early January, Woodbury completed thesale of the property to Community College of Vermont (CCV) to be used foroffices and eventually for CCV classes.In my new role as Executive Vice President at Champlain College, I supportthe Woodbury Institute and its programs and the work at Champlain College. TheWoodbury Institute still needs your continued support. I look forward to hearingfrom you and introducing you to Champlain College and the wonderful peoplehere at Woodbury’s new home. I can be reached at larrym@champlain.edu.Larry MandellSenior Executive Vice President22 Champlain View | | Spring 09 09On page 44 we welcome and thank our Woodbury College donors.

Woodbury CollegeHas Become the Woodbury Institute of Champlain CollegePhotographs by Stephen Mease (top, left) and Kathleen Landwehrle (right, center)Among the many assets thatWoodbury brings to ChamplainCollege are two innovative master’sdegree programs. (See “ChamplainLaunches New Graduate Programs”on page 6 for information on theCollege’s other graduate programs.)Each draws on Woodbury’sstrengths in providing highlyrelevant, career-focused education—dovetailing well with Champlain’slongstanding mission.Master of Science in Mediation &Applied Conflict Studies (MSM):This skills-based program is designed both forpeople interested in becoming professionalmediators as well as for those who wish todeal more effectively with others on the job,in their communities, and in social settings.The course emphasizes the constructive useof conflict and the peaceful resolutionof disputes.Master of Science in Law (MSL):The focus of this program is on helpingprofessionals who are not lawyers think andact confidently in the legal dimensions oftheir work, prevent needless litigation, andwork productively with legal counsel whennecessary. Course work demystifies the lawas students accrue valuable legal knowledgethey can apply to careers in varied fields.Nonprofits at the Next LevelNonprofit organizations have a profound impact on the quality of lifein Vermont—in virtually every important arena, from educationand the environment to economic development, human services,agriculture, the arts, and myriad causes. According to one estimate, nearly3,000 nonprofits are based in the state. In addition to the vital work that theseorganizations carry out, the nonprofits involve thousands of individuals inmeaningful work as employees, volunteers, and board members.It was with this critical sector of the workforce in mind that the WoodburyInstitute of Champlain College recently secured a $4,000 grant from NationalLife of Vermont to support the innovative Nonprofit Certificate Program.Created in 2008 through a collaboration among the Woodbury Institute ofChamplain College, Champlain College’s Workforce Development Center,and Marlboro College, the certificate program addresses a need for improvededucation and training among individuals working in the nonprofit sector. Theprogram consists of 10 days of workshops delivered over a four-month periodin spring and fall of 2009, focusing on the critical management and leadershipchallenges confronting the nonprofit sector today. Workshops combine the bestof face-to-face learning with discussion among colleagues and faculty via onlinelearning portals as participants refine skills and deepen knowledge in such areasas strategic planning, financial planning, and fundraising.The generous contribution from the National Life Group CharitableFoundation, Inc., will fund enrollment in the Nonprofit Certificate Programfor 10 nonprofit workers/residents of Washington County, home to thecorporation. —Staff reportChamplain View | Spring 09 23

| CLASS NOTES |’56Vera Millham, Huntington, VT,December 16, 2008’60Patrick E. Hamilton, Burlington, VT,January 20, 2009’61Earle E. Hulburd, Mansfield, MA,September 19, 2008Charlie Lyman ’37 andwife Hattie, with family atthe May 2008 celebrationIn Memory of Our Fellow AlumniThe following members of our alumni family have passed onand will be remembered warmly by their friends, family, andalma mater.’63Ralph J. Bernardini, Boston, MA,January 18, 2009’66Susan (Mercier) Amilhat, St.Albans, VT, January 26, 2009Raymond Rung, Bridgeport, CT,September 4, 2008’68Barry V. Washburn, Richmond, VT,November 24, 2008’70Fletcher R. Brush, Salisbury, VT,November 7, 2008’73Margaret Mary Crandall,Essex Junction, VT, February 13,2009Robert J. Jolley, St. Albans, VT,March 2, 2009’37NewsCharlie Lyman reached the young ageof 90 in December 2008. Last May, hehad a family gathering at Holden Beachin Wilmington, NC, with more than 40family members attending. He and wifeHattie celebrated their 69th weddinganniversary on October 7, 2008. He has16 great-grandchildren and is enjoyingretirement in Canandaigua, NY. DaughterPat Lyman Sawyer ’61 is living inWinston-Salem, NC, and son CharlesLyman Jr. ’74 is living in Wilmington, NC.’68NewsSteven C. Holmes and his brother Jeffwere inducted into the Plattsburgh HighSchool Athletic Hall of Fame on October11, 2008. Holmes was a first-teamall-star and Black Letter award winnerin 1979 and captained the Hornets hissenior year.Please contact the Alumni Office for the mailing addresses of any of these families: (866) 421-7170or alumni@champlain.edu.’75Brian L. Helberg, Mt. Holly, VT,Oct. 3, 2008’83Elizabeth (Libby) Lyons O’Neal,Fort Meyers, FL, January 27, 2009’84Kevin LaBombard, Las Vegas, NV,January 12, 2009Daniel Richard Robinson, Fort Plain,NY, October 9, 2008’87David Vaux, Burlington, VT,December 24, 2008Kathie Knight ’64 on her 1990 FXRSconvertible’69NewsRobert K. Brown will be moving fromthe Education department at RutlandRegional Medical Center (RRMC) tothe Human Resources department asmanager, workforce development. His keyresponsibilities will be to support strategicworkforce development direction,establish and maintain relationshipswith technical and professional schools,manage the recruitment team, anddevelop a “candidate pipeline” toRRMC and career paths within theorganization. Additionally, he’ll supportthe improvement of succession planningand “on-boarding” processes, includingdevelopment of a new-employeementoring program.’71NewsJames Benoit, enrolled agent, taxspecialist, and consultant, has been hiredat Cota CPA, P.C., for the upcoming taxseason. Benoit was a supervisory IRSagent until retiring in 2007.’74NewsBruce H. Foster was recently ondonkingtv.com, announcing for aprofessional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)cage fight called Vengeance. After 25years of covering professional boxingon TV (HBO, Showtime, ESPN, ESPNII), Foster is now getting into MMA cagefights; he announced a big fight inRaleigh, NC, on October 11.’76NewsBonita (Massey) Petherbridge isworking at Rhino Foods as a projectspecialist.’78NewsVictoria L. (Lawrence) Dubois ofBurlington, VT, retired from the UnitedStates Postal Service after 24 years ofservice. For the last 10 years she waspostmaster in North Ferrisburg, VT.Deborah L. Gaudet retired from Bankof America in November after 29 years ofservice. She is looking forward to manyroad trips exploring the country.24 Champlain View | Spring 09

| CLASS NOTES |Full CircleFrom Alison (Smalley) Johnson ’89 and ’97Hello! I am thrilled to be the new directorof Annual Giving and Alumni Relations atChamplain College, my alma mater. I am atwo-time alum, having received my associate’sdegree in Business in 1989 and my bachelor’sin Business in 1997. I have a passion forChamplain and am proud to be an alumna—certain that my studies helped me become theperson and professional that I am today. I amAlison Johnsonexcited to have come full circle and returnedto campus.My strong ties to this community reach back to when I was about10 years old and my family moved to Burlington. I graduated fromBurlington High School in 1986. My husband, Chris, and I brieflyrelocated to Portland, Maine, for his work with TD Banknorth. Whenour daughter, Mikayla, was born, we decided to raise her in beautifulVermont, so we moved home. The three of us—and Magic, ourchocolate lab—live in Burlington’s New North End.Prior to joining the Champlain College staff, I was director ofmarketing and outreach at the Vermont Council for Quality. I wasresponsible for developing new business and for stewardship of theorganization’s more than 4,000 members and sponsors. During thistime, I was also a member of the Champlain College Alumni Council,and I am a current member of Champlain’s Kelley Marketing Group.The Alumni Relations & Annual Giving Team: Alison (Smalley) Johnson ’89and ’97, Elizabeth Scott (left), and Laura Huffman ’03 and ’05.My team and I are poised to launch wonderful events and projects—such as a new alumni Web portal! Seek out Champlain friends,past dorm roommates, instructors, or staffers. Use the portal tonetwork, sell goods and services, update your contact information,chat, and—very soon—register for alumni events! For more informationon events and the new portal, visit www.alumni.champlain.edu.I look forward to seeing you at alumni events this year. In themeantime, if you have any questions or comments, or if you just wantto introduce yourself, feel free to contact me at (802) 860-2747 or atajohnson@champlain.edu.Get Connected, Stay Connected!Announcing Champlain College’s NEWAlumni Website & Online CommunityUpdate your contactinformation and you will beautomatically entered to win aChamplain College sweatshirt!Photographs by Kathleen Landwehrle (right)Explore, Connect, Enjoy!Visit alumni.champlain.edu, our website and online communitythat lets you:• Find your friends• Advertise your business, post a classified ad,sign up to be a mentor• Share your news• Chat online with classmates and friends• Sign up for an alumni email address• Add class notes• Create a photo galleryTo get started, just visit www.Alumni.ChAmplAin.edu, click on “First Time Login”on the left-hand navigation bar and follow the steps from there. Once you’re loggedin, the possibilities are endless. Update your profile, add class notes, upload photos ifyou’d like—the list goes on and on! And, of course, you control your privacy levels.OFFiCe OF Alumni RelAtiOnSIf you have questions, you can use the online help function, email us atalumni@champlain.edu, or call us at (802) 860-2785 or toll-free (866) 421-7170.Champlain View | Spring 09 25

| CLASS NOTES |’81NewsJean (Scott) Gardyne and husbandSteve will be celebrating their 25thwedding anniversary this August. She isworking as special projects coordinatorat the Epilepsy Foundation of EasternPennsylvania.’83NewsNancy J. (Couillard) Seidel andhusband William announced theopening of Vermont Indoor Golf in SouthBurlington, VT. Nancy, a mortgage loanoriginator for Spruce Mortgage, willmanage the business full-time, andBill will continue his full-time job as adesigner at Linear Technologies and joinNancy at their business in the evenings.’85NEWSKimberly B. (Blais) DuBrul hasjoined the Coaching Center of Vermontas a transformation coach, workingwith people who want to make majorbreakthroughs and changes in theirlives. Kim was also a Hello Dolly chorusmember in the spring 2009 Lyric Theaterproduction.Amy (Gibbs) Blair is now working forKitchen and Bath World in Albany, NY,utilizing her creative abilities designingkitchens and bathrooms. She has threechildren, ages 11, 12, and 15.The Long family: Abigayle, Rich ’85, ’98, ’05,Colleen ’85, ’94, ’03, ’08, and Aimee,a Champlain sophomore.Colleen (Kelly) Long ’85 (and ’94,’03, and now ’08) has completed herMBA in Performance Management. Shehas worked at Champlain College for 19years and is currently the director forthe Division of Continuing ProfessionalStudies.Christina (Stolarczyk) Defibaugh’85 and ’90 resides in Camas, WA, justover the river from Portland, OR. She isan active residential realtor in Vancouver,WA, earning the Top 10% recognition in2008 from RE/MAX Equity Group, Inc.She is celebrating 22 years of marriagethis March to her husband, Dodd,whom she met and married while livingChrissy (Stolarczyk) Defibaugh ’85 and ’90with husband Dodd and children Alyssa andBrandonin Vermont. They have two teenagers:Alyssa, who is attending Clark Collegeand Portland State University, andBrandon, who also attends Clark Collegewhile a junior in high school.Stephen J. Wark will become thegovernor’s director of communications.He is an Eagle Scout and served for20 years with the Burlington PoliceDepartment, retiring in 2006 asdeputy chief.’86NewsDavid J. Keyser recently transferred toLas Vegas’ Mccarren International Airportand is employed by the Department ofHomeland Security. He’s also celebratingthe birth of his first grandchild, Chloe.’88birthMichelle (Baker) and Fred Costello’89, a girl, Karissa Grace,August 29, 2008. Bigbrothers Cameron and Nolanare thrilled as well.NewsDawn (Gilbert) Terrill waselected as vice presidentof the Vermont EmployeeOwnership Center’s boardof directors. She ownsand operates JaniTech ofSouth Burlington and hasbeen a member of theboard since 2007. Shewas secretary of the stateAgency of Transportation from 2004to 2006 and deputy secretary of theAgency of Commerce and CommunityDevelopment from 2002 to 2004.Lisa M. (Potter) Bromley waspromoted to worldwide directorof business development at DataInnovations. She has been with thecompany for more than 11 years.’89BirthsFred Costello and wife Michelle(Baker) Costello ’88, a girl, KarissaGrace, August 29, 2008. Big brothersCameron and Nolan are thrilled as well.MarriageShelley Francis and DavidMaynard, August 11, 2008.NewsCharles R. Conroy, afterseveral years of practicingsecurities law, left the corporateworld in September 2006and took up immigration lawat a nonprofit organization inOrlando, FL. He now representsrefugees seeking asylum frompersecution in their homecountries, undocumented childrenwho have been abused or abandoned,and undocumented victims of violentcrimes and human trafficking. He isalso an adjunct professor of law at BarryUniversity Law School.Dawn (Faverty) Lancaster ’89and husband/business partner MikeLancaster ’88, owners of CarvedSolutions, was selected to be showcasedin the December 2008 issue of OprahMagazine for the coveted “HolidayGift Guide.”’92BirthsSarah (Germaine) Hammitt andher husband, Chris, welcomed a sonJacoby Arnold on November 16, 2007.MarriagesTammi-Ann Bosley and Jim Nichols,September 27, 2008.SueAnne Christman and RoyBeaumont, October 4, 2008.NewsWilliam Reng is currently workingfor the City of Asbury Park PoliceDepartment in Monmouth County, NJ,as the fatal accident investigator. He ismarried with two children, and his wifeworks as a social worker in MonmouthCounty. William is also part of the NewJersey State Traffic Officers Associationand the Monmouth County TrafficOfficers Association.’94MarriageJacqueline King and Joel Zabaldo,September 27, 2008.NewsChristopher D. Echo has attainedownership status as vested partner inMesa Contract Inc. of Shelburne. He willcontinue to focus on new and existingclient relations for Exterus BusinessFurniture, a Mesa Contract, Inc.,subsidiary. He has more than 14 yearsof direct commercial experience in theoffice and furnishings industry.Jacqueline King is working as amanager of strategic planning integrationat General Dynamics.Anne LaBombard is working asaccounting manager at VermontPublic Radio.’95MarriageKevin C. Vaughan and Jamie Greco,August 9, 2008.’96birthRebecca (Ainsworth) Watarz andJeremy S. Watarz ’96, a son, ZacharyWatarz, Colchester, VT, July 8, 2008.newsJustin Lacche is working as a specialconsultant for the Vermont LakeMonsters.Tina Reynolds has just accepted a newposition as a tax specialist with YankeeFarm Credit.Jacqueline King ’96, new husbandJoel Zabaldo (on left), her daughtersBecca and Rachel, and father RogerPatno on September 27, 2008Lisa Richards ’96 and familyLisa Richards and David Huot areproud to have welcomed two fosterchildren, Micahla and Josh, intotheir home.Nate S. Strules was hired byCompetitive Computing as a seniorsoftware engineer. He brings 10 yearsof experience developing featurerich,high-availability websites on theMicrosoft platform.’97birthRussell Chapman and Laura CalozChapman, a son, James Alan Chapman,October 28, 2008.26 Champlain View | Spring 09

| CLASS NOTES |Charlie HamlynCharles Hamlyn and Sarah Hamlyn, ason, Charlie, January 4, 2009.Russell Chapman and his wife, LauraCaloz Chapman, a son, James AlanChapman, October 28, 2008.EngagementJill K. Bronson and Todd Fenoff, May30, 2009.MarriageErin C. McDermott and JonathanBrittain, October 4, 2008.Russell Chapman ’97 and hiswife Laura Caloz Chapmanannounce the birth of JamesAlan Chapman, born on October28, 2008.’98MarriageMatthew T. Mahoney and StaceyRae Wood, August 24, 2008.NewsDawn Holbrook-Mailhiot is anoffice manager for the Philo Center inShelburne, an occupational therapyclinic for children with special needs,and is also a licensed EMT and iscurrently the assistant chief ofCharlotte Rescue.Heather Kautz ’98 and ’00, wedMichael Allen Baka Jr. in BelleVernon, PA, on June 7, 2008.livesPhotograph by Kathleen Landwehrle (right)alumniA GoodSportThe first time Joe Williams ’99 sawMichael Jordan play basketball, hechose his career path. Problem was,the 8-year-old’s Philadelphia neighborhoodwas too dangerous for him to spend muchtime on the courts. He would eventuallyget his game, though, and embark on aprofessional journey that would take himaround the world.The springboard for that adventurewas Williams’ time as a Champlain Collegestudent in the years when the College’s basketball team competed fiercely in Division1 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. “Joe was without doubt thehardest working player I have ever coached,” says former Champlain Coach BobTipson, praising Williams as a player with “unlimited energy” who “could change agame with his enthusiasm and determination.” After hanging up his Beavers jersey, andearning his associate’s degree in Liberal Studies, Williams played basketball for severalinternational teams, living in such regions as the chic French Riviera and rural SouthAmerican locales short on running water. “The best part about my job is meetingpeople from all over the world and seeing the world at the same time,” he says. Alongthe way, he has mastered French and Spanish.This past season, he captained the Vermont Frost Heaves, generating a fan baseof at least a dozen Champlainers who remember the man whose good character hadimpressed them as much off the court as on. “Joe connects with people immediately,in a refreshingly honest and genuine way,” says Becky Peterson, one of Joe’s formeracademic advisors and the College’s current director of registration and records/registrar. “He brings a crackle of energy and excitement into any room he enters. He isalso one of the funniest storytellers I know … I have met many students in my 21 yearsat Champlain, and Joe is, by far, one of the most memorable.”For Williams, too, fond Champlain memories are easy to conjure. “Everyone I’mstill close to at the College has been a stepping stone in my life,” he says. “This schooland staff don’t get the credit for what they do. It’s friends for life.” He recalls CoachTipson as having an especially profound influence on him and his teammates. “Hewanted us to study hard and to be better people,” Williams says. The player respondedwell to Tipson’s guidance, earning academic honors while also distinguishing himself asa team leader.That team ethic is still very much a part of Williams’ game plan. “He doesn’t justwant to succeed,” says Champlain College Assistant Vice President Katie Hawley. “Hewants everyone around him to succeed as well.”For his own part, Williams is happy to have pursued his dream career, particularlygiven his long-shot start in a rough neighborhood. His former coach may knowWilliams’ secret to success: “He has earned all of his success by being a good person,”Tipson says, “and deserves only good things to happen to him.” —Daphne WalkerChamplain View | Spring 09 27

| CLASS NOTES |alumni livesMatchMakerNicole Leclerc ’87 is a single person’s bestfriend—and has been for a while. Theowner of Compatibles, a matchmakingservice based in Vermont, she understandsthat today’s singles need a safe, private,personalized way to meet their match. Sheherself became single in 2001, and becamea Compatibles client shortly thereafter,when the company was owned by FranGreenberg. “It was the best way to meetpeople in my situation,” she says.Leclerc’s situation, just a fewyears later, would entail looking for abetter career match. After graduating fromChamplain College with an associate’sdegree in Management, Leclerc workedat several different marketing jobs—atStarr Farm Nursing Center, which led toan executive assistant’s position with theVermont State Nurses Association, andlater positions at R.J. Peters Associates andSymQuest. Despite her success, she wasn’tfeeling fulfilled professionally. “It hadalways been my dream to own my own business and run my own business,” she says. “I had an epiphany. I had to startlooking for a business [to run as my own]. The first business I thought of was Compatibles.” Leclerc proposed the ideato Greenberg, who was getting ready to retire, and they struck a deal.Now at the helm of her own thriving company, Leclerc credits Champlain College with preparing her to take theplunge. “Those two years were dear to me, and they set me up for what I’m doing now,” she says. “Management classeshelped the most—[they taught me] key points for what to do and what not to do with people in business.”According to Leclerc, Compatibles’ success owes much to its personal touch, in contrast to many online datingsites. Clients can provide feedback after each date with a new match so that Leclerc can provide the best service. Sheputs her current clientele at around 400 singles, with wedding bells ringing for clients every six months or so.Marilyn Morin and Stephen Roberts are among those who credit Leclerc and Compatibles for getting them tothe altar. “I was about to give up entirely on the dating scene,” Morin says. But she gave it one last shot, signing upwith Compatibles. Leclerc developed a profile for Morin—a staple of the Compatibles service—that resulted in Morinmeeting Roberts. “When you meet Nicole, she sees you differently than you see yourself,” Morin says. “She’s better atpicking out someone for you than you are for yourself.”Naturally, Leclerc finds bringing people together fulfilling. She is also thrilled to have found her perfect match as abusiness owner. “When you have a dream, and you finally realize it, it’s amazing,” she says. —Carolyn Fox ’09Photograph by Kathleen Landwehrle (left)28 Champlain View | Spring 09

| CLASS NOTES |’99Win aChamplain CollegeSweatshirt!Sign up for the monthly Alumnie-newsletter by sending us your emailaddress, and you’ll be entered to wina Champlain College sweatshirt.To sign up, you can email us at alumni@champlain.edu,or call us at (802) 860-2785, or fill out the update form byJune 15, found at www.alumni.champlain.edu.Alternatively, send us Class Notes by July 15, includingyour email address on that form, and you’ll also be enteredto win: www.alumni.champlain.edu.Kim Gillis ’99 and kids Isaiah andAlexa, Christmas 2008.EngagementsFrank L. Marchetta Jr. and DawnHerzel, 2009.Daren M. Toothaker and HeatherQuimby, August 8, 2009.MarriageAmy Goulette and William Vincelette,August 10, 2008.NewsKimberly Gillis resides in EssexJunction with her two children, IsaiahWayne and Alexa Jane, and their twodogs and two cats.Joshua D. Haugh is now the foodand beverage director at the new HyattRegency Toronto.Sara R. Stouffer has been a legalsecretary/paralegal for Deitch andRogers, LLC since 2001. Her firmpractices primarily premisesliability cases.Joseph I. Williams, who was a juniorcollege basketball all-American atChamplain College in the late 1990s,signed to play professionally with theVermont Frost Heaves this winter.’00BirthsJessica Foerst-Bilodeau and MarkBilodeau, a son, Mason Alan Bilodeau,Burlington, VT, August 7, 2008.Meehan (Munn) Bourgeois andJason Bourgeois, a daughter, AllyElaine Bourgeois, Saranac Lake, NY,March 7, 2008.Mason Alan Bilodeau, son ofJessica Foerst-Bilodeau ’00and husband MarkEngagementKristy L. Rouse and Travis Cook,September 27, 2008.MarriagesHeather Kautz and Michael Allen BakaJr., June 7, 2008.Timothy R. Levis and Heather Young,September 13, 2008.Sara Quintin and Matthew Collins,October 11, 2008.NewsJennifer P. (Ellis) St. Peter hasrecently been hired by the Rhode IslandBlood Center as an account executive forthe marrow donor program. She will befocusing on recruiting potential marrowdonors in Vermont, New Hampshire,and Maine.Timothy J. Hunt has been hired asKatie L. (Santerre) Smith ’01and Matthew C. Smith had ason, Carter Matthew Smith, onJune 26, 2008.a staff accountant in the audit andaccounting department at Gallagher,Flynn & Company, LLP.’01BirthsJennifer (Dumas) and ChristopherTaylor ’01, a daughter, Lauren Taylor,Milton, VT, June 22, 2007.Meghan McGovern Hamiltonand Nathan Hamilton, a son, MarcusBenedict Hamilton, July 10, 2008.Katie L. (Santerre) Smith andMatthew C. Smith, a son, CarterMatthew Smith, June 26, 2008.engagementMonique Dufresne and TimothyElonis, May 2009.MarriageAbigail J. DuBois and Timothy Porter,September 27, 2008.NewsAbigail (DuBois) Porter has beenwith Northland Job Corps Center fornine years.’02BirthsElizabeth (Boozan) Small and EricSmall ’04, a daughter, Savannah JadeSmall, Jefferson, VT, September 23,2008.Nick Marchand and Heidi(Babcock) Marchand ’04, adaughter, Marley Madison Marchand,August 29, 2008.EngagementsSarah A. Greco and James Murphy III,November 14, 2009.Kevin M. Hackett and JillianBradley ’06, September 2009.MarriagesDominic P. Aloi and Jennifer Fredette,October 11, 2008.Courtney E. Sheehy and Robert A.Carrara Jr., Oct. 10, 2008.Mitchell G. McClellan and JessicaBergeron, July 25, 2008.Tyler D. Vincelette and LindsaySpaulding, August 2, 2008.newsLisa Seaver-Maston is an accountantat NEEE, Ltd.Lisa M. Taylor works at Tufts MedicalCenter as a radiology technologist andhas been there seven years. She has twoyoung boys, Taylor and Evan.Taylor Vaughan Tittmann andEvan John Tittmann, sons of LisaTaylor ’02Nick Marchand ’02 with wifeHeidi, baby Marley, and dogSnoopy’03marriageSarah Alichwer and Tobin Nadeau,November 14, 2008.Jeffrey Gallant and Noelle Richard,October 13, 2008.Denise Marquis and Jason Saaf,September 6, 2008.Katherine Robbins and Richard Karam,September 2006.Kerry Thomas and Scott Smith,May 30, 2008.newsJennifer Hazard Lemery is currentlyliving in Korea with her husband,teaching English in Yeosu, South Korea.She is working for the JeollanamdoLanguage Program and has been placedat Museon Middle School.Champlain View | Spring 09 29

| CLASS NOTES |Katherine (Robbins) ’03 and RichardKaram at Smuggler’s Notch in 2008Adam W. Strong has joined the TechGroup, Inc., as a network engineer.Denise Marquis ’03 and Jason Saaf on theirwedding day in September 2008’04BirthHeidi (Babcock) and Nick Marchand’02, a daughter, Marley MadisonMarchand, August 29, 2008.Sarah (Alichwer) ’03 and husband Tobin Nadeauon their wedding day in the Florida KeysGenesis Jolie Baril ’04 and Adam Kyle Meyer ’04, weremarried in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 2008.Eric Small ’02 and Liz (Boozan)Small ’04 welcomed a daughter,Savannah Jade Small, onSeptember 23.ENGAGEMENTHeidi Kinner and Paul Soltysiak,in 2011.Josh Lynde and Melissa Chase ’06,September 26, 2009.Amanda R. Viens and Nathan Liese,January 10, 2009.MarriagesGenesis Baril and Adam Meyer ’04,August 6, 2008. Genesis and Adam weremarried in Las Vegas.Morgan Mangan and Matthew Hale,September 20, 2008.Sarah Russell and Louis Stermole,October 12, 2008.NewsNicholas A. Baldwin has been hiredby Davis and Hodgdon Associates CPAsin Williston as an associate accountant.Baldwin is working towards his MBA atChamplain College.Genesis Baril and Adam Meyer’04 live in Phoenix and work as chargerespiratory therapists at St. Joseph’sHospital and Medical Center.Heidi Kinner is currently a first-gradeteacher in Arizona and is five classesaway from getting her master’s degree inSpecial Education.Molly F. McGill ’05 wed ErikFlanagan (UVM alumnus)on September 13, 2008, inNewcastle, Maine.Heidi Kinner ’04 and fiance PaulSoltysiakMeredith Walker ’05 and fianceJosh McCullough ’04Daniel E. Munzing joined KelliherSamets Volk (KSV) as an interactivedesigner, creating websites andinteractive projects such as bannerads for clients, including StoweMountain Resort, Unicel, and theVermont Department of Health. Prior tojoining KSV, he worked for New BreedMarketing, where he served as seniordesigner for the University of Vermont’sContinuing Education site.’05BirthSusan (Lyons) and Charles Post ’08,a son, Isaac Charles Post, Burlington,VT, January 10, 2009.EngagementUrsula Klan and Patrick Penniman,July 2009.Kristine E. Lavigne and NicholasReynolds, September 2009.Meredith Walker and Joshua S.McCullough ’04, September 25,2009.Matthew Wheatley and TiffanyHoward, September 2009.MarriagesBenjamin Leslie and Amber Hewey,September 27, 2008.Molly F. McGill and Erik Flanagan,September 13, 2008.Heather Otis and Robert Smalley,July 2007.Alan W. September and StephanieO’Neil, October 31, 2008.Melissa L. Toppings and George AlanPeabody, October 12, 2008.NewsLaura Huffman is working atChamplain College as the annual givingand parent relations coordinator. Sheis thrilled to be back on campus andworking with all the parents, students,and alumni!Jessica (Jones) Hooper lives inGainesville, FL, with her husband, Jason.She is currently working as a healthinsurance adjuster.Kristine E. Lavigne is working as aSchool Clinician at Northeast KingdomHuman Services and has just receivedher Master of Social Work degree fromColorado State University.Joshua S. McCullough is a SoftwareDeveloper for Avenity, Inc.Thanh (Tom) Nguyen has openedM-Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House inSouth Burlington, VT. The restauranthighlights appetizers, rice noodle soups,and vermicelli entrees and traditional rice30 Champlain View | Spring 09

| CLASS NOTES |Photograph by Kathleen Landwehrle (right)alumni livesCalculatedRisksCaptain Jonathan Wainer ’05 wasfirst on the scene at the SaputoCheese Factory fire in Hinesburg,Vermont, on September 29, 2008. When thepager announced the fire, he could see theflames from his house. “We had trained forfires at this site, but never in my wildest dreamsdid I imagine a fire of this magnitude,” herecalls. The chemical fire destroyed the firefighters’ equipment, burned into the next morning, closed village streets,and prompted the evacuation of a nearby neighborhood. When the smoke cleared, the company closed the factory forgood. A total loss.For Wainer, who had been on the Hinesburg Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years—even before he beganstudying Accounting at Champlain College—the blaze was a personal close call. When a fire truck’s pressure reliefvalve mechanism malfunctioned, the hose he had been holding jolted him onto the pavement from three stories up.“Essentially, every bone in my right hand was pulverized and had to be reconstructed with metal plates and screws,” hesays. “My right knee was shattered into a million pieces.”Three and a half months later, Wainer returned to his job as a senior associate in audit and risk management atKPMG, where he has been employed since receiving his bachelor’s degree from Champlain College. “I’m an activeperson and don’t like things to hold me back,” he says. “It was difficult to be away from my clients.”According to Wainer, despite the dangers inherent in firefighting, KPMG is supportive of his service to thecommunity. At 25, he is the department’s youngest captain. “[My employers] know that if I am late to work or haveto leave early, it is because I am helping someone,” he says. “We respond to all emergencies, from medical and caraccidents to fires and more.” Wainer says he can’t wait to get back to firefighting and has already, with assistance,climbed 100 feet up a ladder truck. “I’m the type of person who always looks at the positive in a situation, that theglass is half full rather than half empty,” he says. “It could have been a heck of a lot worse. I just have some brokenbones that will heal.”A third-generation Hinesburg resident, Wainer says that a spirit of service is in his blood. His grandfather, Louis J.Wainer, was Hinesburg’s first doctor, making house calls and working into old age. His father, Bradley Wainer ’67, is aretired banker now serving as assistant fire chief in the village.Although he loves his work as an accountant, Wainer says that he enjoys the opportunity that firefighting offersto challenge “the stereotypical image of the boring accountant.” And then there’s the rush of responding to a call: “Theadrenaline is pumping, you are breathing hard, and you are moving at about 110 percent,” he says. —DWChamplain View | Spring 09 31

| CLASS NOTES |Isaac Charles Post, son of Sue(Lyons) ’05 and Charles Post ’08platters, as well as M-Saigon specials.Rebecca Burns Padden has joinedSpike Advertising of Burlington as an artdirector/designer.Heather A. Riopel is an administrativeassistant at a CPA firm in Orlando,FL, and recently purchased her firsthome. Along with spending much of herfree time painting and decorating, shevolunteers with the Maitland HistoricalSociety and has become a memberof the Orlando Camera Club. She willbe starting photography classes atCrealde School of Art in Winter Park inNovember.Jennifer Kruml ’07 and fiance Matt AppelmanShannan (Robinson) Heinzle hasrecently started as the new businessdevelopment manager for the NetworkSolutions division of Pinpoint. Workingfrom Pinpoint’s Lincoln, NE, office,Shannan is responsible for marketingdata center, dark fiber, and othervoice and data services in the Pinpointportfolio throughout Colorado, Nebraska,Iowa, and Illinois.Katie Sayles is happily married andliving in Bristol, VT, with her husband,Todd, and two teenage daughters,Sara and Hailey. She works in globaloperations at Ben & Jerry’s and isresponsible for coordinating shipmentsof ice cream, logoed gift merchandise,and scoop shop supplies to Asia, Europe,Israel, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Katieenjoys the fact that no matter where shetravels for the annual global meetings,Ben & Jerry’s always incorporates alarge community service project into themiddle of a three- or four-day meeting.Ongyel Sherpa just opened a store,Himalayan Food Market, at 28 NorthStreet in Burlington. The store sellsspecialty foods, spices, grocery, andgift items from Nepal and India, as wellas prepared foods. The business alsooffers such other services as Nepaltrips, driving education, staffing, andhandcrafts distribution.Heather (Otis) Smalley beganworking for Siemens Water Technologiesin Lowell, MA, as an internal controlscoordinator in February 2008.Meredith Walker is a business analystfor Avenity, Inc.’06engagementsJillian Bradley and Kevin M. Hackett’02, September 2009.Melissa A. Chase and Josh Lynde ’04,September 26, 2009marriageAmber Hewey and Benjamin Leslie,September 27, 2008.NewsDiana S. Bockus has been hired as anoperations specialist at Fidelity Investments.Katherine E. Crosby just purchased theBlue Toad flower shop in Waitsfield, VT.Bryan D’Souza is applying for an MBA fornext year’s fall intake.Caitlin E. Gliedman is working towardsher master’s degree in Teaching Englishas a Second Language at St. Michael’sCollege. She is also an elementary teacherat the Smilie Memorial School in Bolton.Justin D. LeTellier was recently hired asthe new manager of the South Hadley cabletelevision studio.Erika L. Parker has been hired as acontent associate for the Upstream Group.She is responsible for the coordination ofthe “in classroom experience” of UpstreamHabitat. In addition to working with facultyand reviewing content, Erika also assists inthe marketing and promotion of UpstreamHabitat. Previously, Erika was employed asthe intern coordinator with Kelliher SametsVolk and with Shark Communications. Shealso interned with ECHO Lake Aquariumand Science Center at the Leahy Centerfor Lake Champlain, where she helpeddevelop a marketing plan and implementeda welcome event for local teachers. Born inLuxembourg, Erika carries a dual citizenshipand loves to travel. She also enjoys cookingfrom her local farmers’ market andSophie Madalyn Pelletier,daughter of Tanya (Ashford)Pelletier ’07 and husband Keithpracticing yoga.’07BirthsTanya (Ashford) and Keith Pelletier, adaughter, Sophie Madalyn Pelletier, Barre,VT, September 6, 2008.Christina (Lamphere) Brunelle andDerek Brunelle, a son, Tre Steven Brunelle,Burlington, VT, October 27, 2008.Tre StevenBrunelle, sonof Christina(Lamphere)Brunelle ’07and husbandDerekengagementJennifer N. Kruml and MattAppelman.MarriagesBrian E. Clark II and Mindy Morrison,August, 8, 2008.Christina Deso and Josh Boissoneault,August 2, 2008.Beth A. Paquin and James St. Pierre,August, 16, 2008George A. Peabody and MelissaToppings, October 12, 2008.NewsTanya (Ashford) and Keith Pelletier justpurchased their first house in Barre and arefinally settling down in careers. They areenjoying raising their children: Montana, 6;Hayden, 5; Gage, 3; and newborn Sophie.’08Visit ournewwebsiteAre you recentlyengaged?Newly married?Have you had a babyor made a careerchange?Have you recentlyretired or reunitedwith classmates?We would love to hear whatyou have been up to. Pleasesend a note to AlumniRelations via the Alumniportal. You can also email usat alumni@champlain.eduor go online towww.alumni.champlain.eduto make updates to youraddress and submitclass notes.BirthCharles Post and Susan (Lyons) Post’05, a son, Isaac Charles Post, Burlington,VT, January 10, 2009.MarriageJason Cyr and Heather Greenfield,October 4, 2008.NewsAmy (White) Bourgeois had a show ofher artwork at Bistro Sauce in Shelburne,VT, for the month of March 2008.Grace K. Boyle is working in businessdevelopment for Lijit, a new mediacompany in Colorado.Danielle B. Frawley recently joined thestaff at Shelburne News as a reporter.Zane L. Gundersen recently joinedKelliher Samets Volk as junior designer. Lastsummer, he was a semifinalist for the 2008Adobe Design Achievement Awards.Damir Karadza was recently hiredas a police officer for the Essex PoliceDepartment.Ashley L. Wells has been hired as a staffaccountant at McSoley, McCoy & Co.32 Champlain View | Spring 09

| CLASS NOTES |Alumni enjoya variety ofevents—bowling night; crosscountryskiing and snowshoeing atTrapp Family Lodge; social hour withRusty DeWees ’84, aka the Logger,before his Speaking from Experiencelecture series engagement; and manymore! Visit www.alumni.champlain.edu for information on upcoming eventsincluding a night at the Vermont LakeMonsters, two Red Sox events thissummer, the Vermont Mozart Festival,Wicked on Broadway in New York City,and other great activities!It takes oneto know one.We’ve both been at Champlain.Is it your time to come back?Update Updating your credentials, knowledge, and and skills skills to get to getahead in your career—at the the College College that already that alreadyknows you. A A lot lot has has changed changed since since you were you in were your in yourteens—and your career career interests interests may may be totally be totally different differentnow. We have an an abundance of new of new programs, programs, plus the plus theflexibility of of fully fully online online degrees degrees and certificates. and cates.Readmission is is a relatively a quick quick process, process, too. too.With just one call, you could be on your wayto some promising possibilities.For more information or to register:Bridget Baldwin ’92CPS Admission CounselorCall Bridget today!866-637-5325CHC-238-08 Winter Print_Careers; 7.2” x 4.637”; ml• Call or see us online• Visit us in downtownBurlington at 212 Battery St.• Check out the Fall “ReturningStudent Open House” onNov. 13 — call for details!cps.champlain.edu 866-637-5325Champlain View | Spring 09 33

Annual Report of GiftsDear friends,By the time this magazine reaches you, our snow-covered campus will be blossomingwith flowers and green grass, and Commencement on May 9 will be around the corner.New beginnings—and, I hope, a new optimism about our economy.As we say good-bye to the Class of 2009, I find myself reflecting on my own children.My youngest graduates this year as well, and the oldest has been in the job market for threeyears. But it wasn’t long ago that they were young, and I was searching for ways to modelsharing our good fortune with others—with Champlain right at the top of the list. I wantedto be sure that, as my children grew, they learned the meaning of the word philanthropy.I started them on this path by giving them each a pre-Christmas gift of $100, which they were to giveaway before the first of the year. This gave me an excuse to bring out a pile of mail I’d received from worthycauses and newspaper clippings about charity events. We’d discuss charities with which we’d come in contactduring the year, such as the Salvation Army, Recycle North, and the Special Olympics—sponsor of thePenguin Plunge, which I’d taken.In the beginning, my daughters probably weren’t thrilled to give the money away. As they matured,though, that changed. Corey became a puppet for Kids on the Block, so that charity became her priority. Oneyear Brittney joined me in the Plunge, so the Special Olympics received her attention. When Corey lost acollege friend to cancer, all her funds that year went to cancer research (through an organization in her friend’shome region). My daughters are learning that involvement leads to passion. They’re beginning to understandthe hardest part—figuring out whom to give to and wishing they had more to give. Life lessons.Champlain graduates are a step ahead of most when it comes to giving. Today, no Champlainer receivesa degree without performing community service, and often our students challenge the rest of us to do more.For example, a current student recently carried out a fund-raising event, dubbed “Slam for Sudan,” to aidrelief efforts in Africa. The event involved dozens of friends and College personnel and raised severalthousand dollars.In our current economic times, it’s easy to get jaded and to feel down. But looking into our students’eyes—and my own girls’—I see new beginnings, new hope. They’re joining you in becoming givers. With anyluck, they’ll grow your ranks, and we’ll be able to increase our initiatives and scholarships and truly continueto make a difference in young people’s lives.Thank you for inspiring me. Happy spring!Sincerely,Shelley RichardsonVice President of Development & Alumni Relations34 Champlain View | Spring 08 09

Champlain College FactsFounded: 1878Acres: 21.5Buildings:42 (22 residence halls)Number of Full-time Employees: 311Annual Budget:$60 MillionAlumni: 20,500Full-time Students: 1,950Average Class Size: 19Student/Faculty Ratio: 16:1Undergraduate Degrees: 30Graduate Degrees: 4Study Abroad Programs: 13 countriesInternational Campuses: Montreal, Canada & Dublin, IrelandStudents from:37 states, 14 countriesGender: Men: 59% Women: 41%Geographic Distribution ofTraditional StudentsFall 2008VT 30%MA 19%CT 11%NY 10%NH 9%NJ 6%ME 6%PA 2%International& Other States 8%Total Giving for Fiscal Year 2008($2.44 Million)$1,500Annual Giving Comparison(Includes annual fund, special projects, and grants.Excludes endowment, planned gifts, and campaign giving.)(Dollars in thousands)$1,200$900$600$300$03,000Applicants/Enrollments2004-2008Applicants5-Year Financial Comparison$8020082,400Enrollments$70$6020041,8001,2006000$Millions$50$40$30$20$100Champlain View | Spring 09 35

2008 Honor Roll of DonorsBecause of You...Boundless Possibilities Create Individual JourneysEach year, the College relies on the generosity of alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundationsto provide exceptional opportunities for our students. These contributions also support myriad initiativesrelated to our dynamic goals on campus, within our state-of-the-art curriculum, and in the community.Thanks, each of you, for believing in the value of a Champlain College education and for investing in our future.This honor roll reflects all gifts to the College received during the 2008 calendar year. Although we takeevery care to ensure that these details are correct, if you find any errors or omissions, we would be grateful tohear from you.The College also gratefully acknowledges those donors who wish to remain anonymous.Leaders CirclePresident’s Circle Gold$25,000 and upAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousCisco Systems, Inc.Jim H. & Andrea Crook Jr.Ellinor HaukeIBM CorporationJohn W. Heisse Jr. M.D.The Metz FamilyDiana McCargo & Peter SwiftLois H. McClureDr. Robert Moore & Ms. Karen WalkerRobert Wood Johnson FoundationRichard W. ’34 & Irene R. SchillhammerS. D. Ireland FamilySodexho Campus ServicesSallie SouleElizabeth SteeleThe Stern FamilyArt & Pat WegnerPresident’s Circle$10,000 to $24,999Agnes M. Lindsay TrustTerry & Debbie AllenDollie E. Ash, In Memory ofPhilip M. DusiniRobert D. & Leslie W. BotjerRev. Frederick & Judith BuechnerCoca-Cola Bottling Company ofNorthern New EnglandLaura P. & Barry W. DaganThe DuBrul Family & AutomasterMotor CompanyJim & Liz FosterCarole & William R. Hauke Jr.KeyBankFamily of Adam Michaan ’08Holly and Bob MillerOneteam, Inc.Raymond C. & Jean Pecor Jr.The Pecor Family &Lake Champlain TransportationJulie ’04 & Gene Richards IIIR.L. Vallee, Inc.Julia K. RosenwaldJulius Rosenwald IIIAlan Stracke & Lynda ReidVermont Association of BroadcastersVermont Community FoundationDean’s Circle Gold$5,000 to $9,999Bob & Karen AllenThe Arcadia Fund, Inc.Scott & Lisa CarpenterChilmark FoundationDick & Cheryl CorleyCourtney & Victoria BuffumFamily FoundationPeter & Bari DreissigackerJohn K. & Heather B. DwightThe Florence Gould FoundationJoan L. GignouxJephson Educational TrustsLake Champlain Basin ProgramSusan (Willey) ’88 &Thomas Lamaster P’09Walter B. Levering Jr.LSK FoundationKeeli (O’Connell) ’84 &Dale ’76 Metz P’03Dr. Joel & Hinda MillerTimothy & Diane Mueller P’09NRG SystemsJudith & James PizzagalliPizzagalli Construction CompanyMaureen (Barry) ’84 & Bill PostClaudia J. (Davis) ’74 & David L. PrattShelley RichardsonMichael J. & Catherine Sullivan Jr.Amy TarrantRich and Deb Tarrant P’03Richard E. and Deborah L.Tarrant FoundationDawn (Gilbert) ’88 & Steve TerrillDavid Scheuer & Michell ThurmondWachovia Securities, LLCLarry ’66 & Connie ’66 WalshMrs. Ann W. WeathersWindjammer Hospitality GroupZonta Club of BurlingtonDean’s Circle$1,000 to $4,999AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousA.C. Hathorne CompanyDrs. Zosimo & Pepita Adefuin P’02Robert DiPalma &Theresa Alberghini DiPalmaEric R. Allard ’05Lawrence H. Mandell & Marcie AndresDon and Cheryl AppeArthur J. Gallagher FoundationBanknorth Charitable FoundationDebby BerghAnita & Douglas BewickBilodeau, Wells & CompanyBlodgett Bath ShowplaceMike BoardmanDavid & Joan BoardmanAletta & Edward Bond Jr. P’08Bond Auto PartsRenee (Bourget) Place ’90Randy & Andrea BrockKathryn E. (Farrow) Brown ’72Dawn & Jesse D. BugbeeTony & Lynn CairnsConnie & John T. CarpenterChamplain College Staff CounciIChittenden BankLucinda J. Churchill ’78David R. ’60 & Margaret CoatesPeter M. & Bern H. Collins P’93Nancy & Ed ColodnyDavid & Carol ConardConcept 2The Cooper Family FoundationCo-operative Insurance CompaniesApril CornellJohn H. Crabbe Jr.Susan Read CroninMarnie E. DavisStaige DavisRick & Lynn Davis P’11Davis & Hodgdon AssociatesEstelle DeaneThomas & Donna DeLitto P’11DEW Construction CorporationPamela Laurence & Barry DimsonDinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.Kimberly (Blais) ’85 & John DuBrulEdlund Company & The Foster FamilyEdwin I. Colodny TrustJo ElmalehSandy & David EnmanRonald J. ’66 & Patricia E. FatatoLeta C. Finch & William N. RyersonDr. David F. Finney & Ms. Sabine ZerarkaBetty S. FishmanFleischer Jacobs & AssociatesRenee A. FlorsheimMichael D. & Susan G. FlynnFollett College Stores CorporationForrest C. & Frances H. LattnerFoundation, Inc.Willett & Mary FosterSarah M. FriendJohn H. Fugiel ’77Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLPGardener’s Supply CompanyMargaret Gebhard & Donald Perkins, P’10Stephen & Nicole GormanDebra L. & William L. GottesmanGrandview FarmsGravel and SheaGrippin, Donlan & Roche, PLCBunny GrossingerHazelett Strip-Casting CorporationPatricia D. Heinrich P’81Hickok and Boardman, Inc.Audrey Michaelis Holm-Hansen ’94Daniel & Karen Huwyler P’09Johnson, Lambert & Co.Ann Jones-Weinstock ,36 Champlain View | Spring 08 09

In memory of Jane StradleyWilliam A. Josiger & Janet A. Keyes P’11KPMG FoundationKPMG LLPLake Champlain ChocolatesHelmut A. ’72 & Joan LenesAlfred R. & Nina Lewis P’94Ruth Haigh Mackenzie ’42Michael Malony Jr. ’05Hilary G. MaslowBilly & Lillian MauerMary E. McLaughlin & Michael WalshMeadowhill FundMerchants BankMichelle & Lynn MillerSteven & Marianne Mills P’03Greg & Toni MorganRadetta NemcoskyAlan NewmanMark B. O’Brien P’68Office Environments Inc.Irving ’37 & Helene Palmer P’66Scott F. Parillo Sr. ’94Paul Frank + Collins P.C.Paul Kaza Associates, Inc.Henry & Nancy Petry P’11Mia PizzagalliRemo & Donna Pizzagalli P’86, P’89Daniel Johnson & Lisa PizzagalliAngelo P. PizzagalliPizzagalli FoundationEric A. PoehlmannErnest & Dee PomerleauIn Memory of Richard W. Posey ’48Mary Powell & Mark BrooksQueen City Printers, Inc.Will & Lynette RaapJulie K. Rancont ’05Rice Lumber CompanyPat S. Robins & Lisa SchambergJohn & Nancy RosenthalBarry M. Ross ’70Jacqueline A. Roy ’63Mary Jane (Corley) ’58 &Jan W. Rozendaal P’87Deborah Rubin & Philip AdesSchering PloughPharmaceuticals FoundationKathi R. (Kiesel) ’80 &Peter J. Sclafani P’11Seventh GenerationRita Shangraw ’95Steve & Sabine Shepard P’10Shepard Communications GroupSheraton Burlington Hotel &Conference CenterEric Allard ’05 & Michael Malony Jr. ’05Dr. Charles A. Smith &Joseph M. Russo P’12Julie (Germek) ’86 & Eric SnowRobert P. & Christine G. Stiller P’12Margaret (Bombard) ’68 &Raymond P. ’68 SullivanDr. Henry M. & Carleen A. TufoUnion Mutual of Vermont CompaniesGeorge Burrill & Lola Van WagenenMarc ’07 and Dana vanderHeydenVanguard CharitableEndowment ProgramVermont Bar FoundationVermont Mutual Insurance GroupVermont Teddy Bear CompanyVermont Tent CompanyRichard A. & Marlyn A. Victor P’12Patrick & Mary WelchBill Wetherbee ’67Weyerhaeuser CompanyScott G. ’85 & Patricia WheelerJames H. WickJeffrey J. WickWick & MaddocksBetsy & Jay Woodruff P’07Wright & Morrissey, Inc.Young Alumni LeadersAlumni from 1992 to 2007who gave $250 or moreEric R. Allard ’05Tanya (May) Bos ’93Nora K. Haynes ’02Audrey Michaelis Holm-Hansen ’94Jenny Humphrey ’99Michael Malony Jr. ’05Scott F. Parillo, Sr. ’94Julie K. Rancont ’05Julie ’04 & Gene Richards IIIRita Shangraw ’95Marc ’07 and Dana vanderHeydenJennifer (Boucher) ’89 & Chris Varin ’94Gift ClubsThe Summit Society$500 to $999AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAction Moving & Storage, Inc.Linda AllenAlliance Bernstein LPJames Campbell & Cindy Anderson P’10Leigh A. Phillips ’99 &Bruce C. BeauregardDavid Binch & Willa HarrisBarbara L. & Tom K. BloomPeter A. & Linda Bouyea P’99Alfred J. Brunini Jr.Bryant Chucking Grinder CompanyEmilia M. Campbell ’10Chroma Technology CorporationWilliam J. & Tanya Z. CimonettiTina Cobb ’89Margareta ColmoreJeff & Kim DanniesAllison (Crowley) ’86 & Dave DeMagEngineering Ventures, Inc.Elizabeth Joy FacosChristine FraioliGreen Mountain Practical ShootersMark G. & Heidi HallHall Communications, Inc.Jim & Rita HoweDavid W. Jacobs P’98Shona LothropWalt & Aimee MartiTanya (May) Bos ’93Susan & Fred MosesNational Life Group Charitable FoundationChamplain supporters celebrating the opening of the College’s new campus inDublin, IrelandThe New York Community TrustThe P&G Fund of The GreaterCincinnati FoundationRoland Palmer ’90Melanie PetschPeter ’89 & Stephanie PizzagalliDr. Ali & Carolyn RafieymehrCarol ’69 ’98 & Terrence ReynoldsLaureen (Condon) ’77 & Mark A. RheaultAndrea Rogers & R. Avery Hall P’84Martha & Ray F. Sadler IIISherwin-WilliamsDebra Stenner & Keith MintzShinsuke Takita P’01The Toensing FamilyTomar Management, Inc.Richard & Jennifer VaughanVermont Panurgy CorporationPaul Bolster & Althea Wagman-BolsterDonald & Nancy Wells P’93Lyn (Pudvah) ’80 & Mark WhiteHilton WickRobert T. & Sandra G. Willey P’85Dr. Robert Y. & Beverley A. Yoon P’12Campus Hill Associates$250 to $499Teresa J. AdoneDiana ’71 & Michael Agusta ’97Peter & Kathleen Alward P’07Dr. David & Meredith B. BabbottWilliam R. & Nancy C. Baker P’04Thomas G. Ball P’04Douglas & Suzy BarborCarla BondGeorge ’73 & Cindy BondMarcia (Malzac) Bristow ’79David Coen & Sandra J. BerbecoDr. Steven & Linda Cooper P’10Celia & Matt DalyJudi W. & Frederick C. DanforthChristopher W. & Susanne A. DavisBirgit N. & Andy DeedsThomas W. & Sandra L. Donaldson P’86Eileen (McGann) ’88 & Dennis DudleyMarcia (Hanson) ’66 & William E. DunnDunstable Evangelical CongregationalRichard & Peggy EastmanJohn & Jane EwingAndy ’69 & Betty H. FinelliEdward P. & Liz M. FlynnWill & Frances FosterThe Foundation for Jewish PhilanthropiesGardner Kilcoyne ArchitectsGE FoundationGoodrich Corporation Partnersin Giving PlanGloria (MacAulay) Gora ’61Richard ’81 & Doreen GreeneMilton and Jean GreleJames T. Hatin ’68Nora K. Haynes ’02Maureen Healy-Falencki P’08Hull Insurance Agency, Inc.Jenny Humphrey ’99Bradley ’74 & Karen HurlburtMelvin A. ’66 & Dianna L. IsraelMonica E. Kelliher-Hamby ’76Dr. Barbara G. KennedyMary Kay Kennedy ’67 &Thomas D. BroccoFred J. Koch & H. Ann ClarkMissy J. Kraus & Jeffrey L. CohnKevin & Rise Kulick P’05Schwager Lamont FamilyViolet M. (Demar) ’65 &Rayburn V. Lavigne P’95Danielle E. LivellaraE. Camille ’85 & Joseph LoveringCandace & John Marsellus P’96Marsellus Family FundThomas W. Martin Sr. P’07Dr. Robert E. Shapiro &Sharon L. MorrisonDavid J. Murphy III P’06Claire L. (Nordstrom) ’68 &Drew A. NelsonPeter O. Hood & Mary Neville HoodJana NixonKris & Kevin OwensStan & Jean PateyRoger & Heather PerryBetsy RichSharon Richards & Douglas WeaverDawn & Richard L. Rizzo, Class of 1987Champlain View | Spring 08 09 37

Laryn RuncoSchwager Lamont FamilyPatricia SearsSharon Morrison andRobert Shapiro Family FundJoan C. & William F. Shelley Jr. P’10Rodney ’60 & Joyce SheltraDr. George Skarvinko &Susan Contri P’05R. Alan & Janice R. Sloan P’03Seymour N. Small & Joan Rachlin P’11Robert A. & Patricia D. SnyderSpike AdvertisingRobin B. (Brackett) ’85 &Mark R. StandenThe Stewart & ConstanceGreenfield FoundationBarry N. & Carol L. StoneGordon & Christine TurnerDr. Lynda M. Ulrich &Dr. Charles J. VerderberJennifer (Boucher) ’89 & Chris Varin ’94Verizon FoundationVermont Arts CouncilDenise L. Vosko P’09Gary B. ’65 & Paula A. WarnerDolly & John WisenerFriends of Willard& Maple$100 to $249AnonymousAnonymousKimberly (Lyon) ’89 & David AbareMary A. Ackley ’70Elizabeth J. Adams ’87Josephine AgustaStephanie J. Agusta ’79AIG Insurance Management Services, Inc.Lola AikenKathleen (McGinn) ’71 &Kenneth AinsworthDavid F. ’71 & Jane AllenAmerican Express - TRSAmerican International GroupCharles & Lynn AmeyMarjorie ’98 & Scott AnfinsonHeather L. Angolano ’93, ’95Dea R. & William J. Archbold P’08Emily (Ball) ’04 & Andrew BaconSandra Bailey ’75Scott H. ’85 & Rebecca K. BakerAnthony and Kelli BaldasaroBridget (Flaherty) Baldwin ’92Mary Jo (Douglas) ’67 &Albert Baldwin IIIMichael & Susan Balon P’06James H. BarnesWilliam Gately & Noreen BarrettMia & Jeff BeerAmy K. & Ritchie E. BergerDianne (Dagenais) Bilodeau ’70Mary & Wayne BistramGabi (Renken) & Ted Blacklidge ’70Maureen (Blaine) ’87 & David BlanckLawrence & Lynn BlanfordSteven D. Blatt P’12Nancy C. BoardmanBook-Ends Associates, Inc.Bernard M. Bouchard Sfc. Ret. ’6838 Champlain View | Spring 08 09Douglas W. Bouvier ’77Judy (Hart) Brace-Bos ’71 & Eppe BosKevin J. Bracey ’87Judy (Van Riper) ’83 & Yves BradleyBraintree Snow RemovalFrank Brandino ’69Jason T. Briody ’08Thomas J. & Donna Briody P’08Donna (Surenko) ’67 & Daniel BroganKarin H. (Morawietz) ’84 & Mark BrownRobert K. ’69 & Cathy A. BrownGregory A. Brown ’72Sallie & Paul C. Brown Jr. ’00Anne M. Bueche ’05Kevin Burbank ’96Tracy V. & Will M. BurhansThomas A. & Aida Busconi P’01Elizabeth (Capecelatro) Byrne ’82Joseph Cafaro P’05Kenneth Weinstock & Laurie CainPatricia and Martin Cain Jr.Lawrence and Caterina CainPeter J. CainMariann C. Carlson ’84Dr. Phillip & Rosemary Casson P’09Michael D. Couture & Nancy CathcartWilliam & Cynthia CattoDouglas J. ’97 andSusan C. ChamberlainWillard Chamberlin ’48Raymond A. & Janet E. ChaputThe Chaput TrustJoseph G. & Elizabeth S. Charron P’11George ’60 & Marilyn ChatesHenry Chauncey Jr.Kimberly (Longee) ’85 & James ChicoineElizabeth S. (Kelly) Choiniere ’94Paul ’49 & Rita ChristofolettiPat Heise & Charles C. Church Jr. P’93Randall ’62 & Kitty ClarkArlene Clokey ’85William ’49 & Constance B. Coates IIIPatricia Burns ConantSteve & Maggie C. ConantJoseph S. & Constance C. CooneyJohn P. & Katharine J. Corbett P’04Mike & Kim Corley P’96Anne Corrigan P’03Dennis J. ’84 & Anne-Marie M. CoteScott & Karen Craig P’11Eric V. Curtis ’84Janice M. Cutting ’75The Dansko FoundationSharon (Hurlbert) ’66 &Lt. Col. Duffy DaughertyGloria A. (Bailey) ’51 & Richard M. DavisKaren A. (Dempsey) ’76 & Chris CarneyPatricia (Mayhew) Desbiens ’66Ira J. Divoll ’06Renee Doran-Leguire ’82K. Elliot Douglas ’71 & Nancy McClellanMary Beth DrumhellerRonald C. & Marianne B. Dubuque P’09Bronwyn DunneChristina & Earle DunphyRobert F. Dunshee ’60Alyson (Audet) ’97 & Michael R. EastmanCurt ’79 & Lisa Echo IIIJohn F. Epperlein ’00William P. & Elizabeth A. Esola P’12Paul FaginEmergent Media Center grand-opening dinner at the Champlain MillFerland MarketingRichard W. & Karen M. Fischer P’11Five Twenty-Five Foundation, Inc.Mark C. & Jeanne W. Foerster Sr. P’03John Frechette ’88David & Nancy Freihofer P’08Milton & Carolyn FryeLaura & Richard FullerScott ’84 & Macky GainesSenator Robert T. GannettMerle E. & Dorothy E. GardnerPatricia (Wilber) ’78 & William GardnerJean (Scott) ’81 & Steven GardyneWalter B. & Joan R. GatesMargaret (Davis) ’69 & David GelinasStokes & Mary Jane GentryJanis E. & John E. Gerety Jr. P’07John M. Gill & Mary Klein-Gill P’10Steven J. Lange & Alice J. GodseyCatherine (Pingree) Goodheart ’75 &Timothy CarneyBrian T. ’94 & Kendra GortonBrenda (Hodgkins) ’77 &George Goulet Jr. P’04Goulet & Son Painting & WallpaperingPeter J. Graber ’95T.S. & Rosalyn GrahamMax G. Greene ’61Jesse Greif ’03 In honor of Aubrey GreifTimothy Grenon ’85Zachary D. Grimes ’03Robert & Devora GronauerHackett, Valine & MacDonald, Inc.William C. & Catherine Hanrahan P’10Nancy Haring P’06Scott & Sandra Harrington P’09Nancy HartJonathon B. & Robin HaydenDavid ’82 & Patricia HendersonDavid P. Henry & Cheryl A. Menzies P’10Roy Hewes, P’97Renee (LaMontagne) ’94 &Christopher HileHitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.Joan & Philip HoffIMS HealthJeffrey R. Jackman ’98Mike A. Jasmin ’83Leon & Patricia P. Johnson P’06Catherine & Kevin Kane P’08David A. & Elizabeth C. Karalis P’09Marie A. & Joseph E. KascusKathleen Landwehrle, IncRichard & Beverly S. Kessler Jr. P’83John & June KimbellMartin Kleinbart P’85, ’95Jean F. ’91 & John K. KleptzPeter & Joyce KlinkenbergBarbara Cory & Spencer KnappJoseph F. & Sharon L. Kosmo P’11Douglas M. Krausin Honor of Missy KrausScott & Patricia Laber P’08Kathleen & Don LandwehrleStaige & Marnie DavisMichael LangeJohn F. & Jane D. Lawlis IIILeguire Shorthand ReportersArmand ’65 &Rebecca (Mason) Lemieux ’66Bonnie A. Lesage ’01Sally (Archer) Leszko ’73Marion Otis Lewis ’68Lincoln Financial Group FoundationBrent ’70 & Cindy Lisai P’08Thomas A. & Susan M. Little P’05Roy A. & Wendy S. Lomassaro P’08Joyce (Cutting) ’71 &Shawn Lundrigan ’76, P’05David B. & Ellyn M. Mack P’02Susan (Spencer) ’73 & Michael MarksEdward J. and Kathryn G. Markus P’03Kathleen L. (Kelley) ’82 & Todd F. FarrandPeter & Mary Maulbeck P’03Lyndsey J. McAllister ’05John J. McAree P’91Candace L. (Echo) &Peter D. McCarthy ’80McCullough’s Quik StopRalph W. McDonald Jr. ’78Mrs. Verne McDonaldGary & Marie McGinnis P’08, P’11Sharon S. McGowan ’79Jean McNamara P’06Denise & Philip McNulty P’10John McSoleyJuliet B. McVickerJames H. & Danielle Menk

Carol (Paquette) ’65 & Duane Merrill ’64Scott M. & Catherine M. Merrill P’11Dorothy (Brigham) ’85 & David MicklasMicrosoft CorporationKathryn (Willey) ’85 &Gregory Mitchell ’78George & June MonaDavid MonaChristopher D. Nathlich ’02Robert & Ellen R. Nelson P’03Dr. Laura M. Nemeyer &Sharon E. Sass P’11Paul A. & Catherine J. Nichols P’11Floyd ’63 & Jane NorthSherry (Layn) ’67 & Hubert NortonMike ’65 & Nancy NugentChristopher M. Nunn ’08Ramona J. (Russell) ’53 &Rev. John E. NuttingRoberta (Pike) ’75 & Scott OatesCindy (Casey) O’Leary ’76Sherry (Gomez) ’83 & Paul O’Leary Jr.Ute & Brian OtleyDiane F. Panteleakos P’12Barbie L. ParkerCaitlin M. PateyDoris R. PateyDouglas and Lisa Patey P’10Eric PateyWilma (Severance) Patton ’44Kelly Pawlak ’85Teresa and Rick PeteGregory & Diane PetersSusan (Wright) Petrie ’88Peter L. & Leigh K. PhillipsCarol J. PinneyNancy ’95 and Nicholas Pizzi Jr.Gina (Pizzagalli) ’86 & Paul PlunkettBill & Nancy Polk Jr.Catherine Poole ’58Edward J. Poplawski ’67Catherine & Laurent PotdevinDavid P. & Diane P. Proctor P’09Helen R. ProteauEleanor Provencher ’49E. Ricardo & Wendy Quinones Jr. P’10David P. & Nancy E. Raphael P’93Howard Schapiro & Jan CarrollDouglas G. Reed ’92Phyllis & Peter Reed Jr. P’86Louise C. Reese ’99Thomas ’87 & Jennifer RenaudCatharine M. RogersJohn J. Ross P’03Joseph S. ’68 & Donna Rotella Jr.Laurie (Schacher) ’67 & Stu WohlJ. Mark & Louisa W. SchibliRoss Schifo & Nuraini TanjungMary B. Scott P’92Harold ’67 & Madelyn ScriverWilliam J. Sharp ’66Ronald Shepard & Lois Hrabowecky, P’08Phoebe (Glynn) ’59 &Richard L. Shepard ’60Milton G. ’72 & Dana ShirlockAnn (Hennessey) ’89 & Scott SincavageJohn F. & Nancy SkadbergJeffery D. & Martha W. SmallEvan J. ’94 & Priscilla T. SmithWhit & Meg SmithIda Smith LudlowSandy W. & R. Stephen Soule P’02Konni (Ballou) ’82 & Michael StaglianoDavid R. & Molly B. Steele P’09William F. Steinen Jr. ’67Elizabeth (Cain) ’94 & Paul SteinmanLee R. & Mary M. Stewart, P’96Sylvia L. Stots P’09Erma (McCarty) Stough ’73Ronald & Leslie Swichkow P’09Chuck & Eadie TemplinSharon Thompson ’62Tiffany & Co.Richard P. Tinson P’11Norma & Jack Todd P’05Lindsay M. Tompkins &Jeffrey J. HendersonBrian M. Towle ’77Takahumi Toyoda ’00John A. ’62 & Claudette TrepanierLeon T. ’65 & Sandra L. TrombleyDiane (Sumner) Trono ’83Linda (Reynolds) Van Scoy ’68Heather Lynn (Paradee) ’96 &Daniel VansletteKevin Veller & Jesse BeckVermont Gas Systems, Inc.Cathy A. Vincent ’04Vineyard Pool and Spa, Inc.Edward & Jane Vizvarie P’09Michael T. Voity ’99Charles J. & Michelle M. Voorhis P’09Bernadette WagnerShelley (Gilbert) ’79 & Charles A. WattsBeverly (Grow) ’53 & Peter WeaverCherie A. Webster ’75Donald T. ’78 & Pamela M. WeeksJeanne (Trumbull) Welivar ’85Mark & Melody WetmillerStacey (Hanscom) ’83 & David WhaleyBrent W. & Betty T. White P’04Cheryl M. (Carr) ’67 & Warner D. WhiteChristine M. Wiberg ’71Jim Willard ’99Micaela Wilson P’10Charles C. & Janet Winchester P’97Elizabeth ’82 and John WinesLinda D. WinslowMichael W. & Martha WoolBarbara J. & Ronald Yates P’06Mark S. ’73 & Susan C. YoungJudith A. Zajicek ’78Michael K. Zeigler ’79DonorsAnonymousAnonymousAnonymous676 Elm Street, LLCRandy Abar P’07Linda (Vaughn) Ackerly ’63Andrew R. & Susan B. Adler P’10Karl E. & Linda E. Adler P’11Phillip J. ’81 & Cornelia B. AistonMargaret (Cruickshank) Alexy ’72All Seasons Excavating &Landscaping, Inc.Brian J. Allen ’88Analog Devices, Inc.Heather Anderson ’80Patricia R. McDermott ’79Amy C. Anderson ’06Angolano & CompanyRodger & Cynthia Ansardy P’05Appraisal Service Team of VermontPhillanne (Noyes) ’83 & Kevin ArmstrongW. Perry & Rachel Asher P’08Tyler P. AsherLinda M. (Young) ’73 &Lawrence AthertonRosemary Audibert ’82Leslie AverillNancy & David BabbottNatalie & Robert Baker P’06, P’11Michael Balon Jr. ’06Denise BarewiczHenry N. ’70 & Kathy M. BarnesGregory A. ’89 & Winnie M. BarnesAnthony & Vivian Barone P’06Thomas and Lisa BarrieTina M. Barriere ’04Clay and Linda BarrowsKristi (Wheeler) ’90 & Craig BarryElizabeth Bassett & John A. PaneEdward A. & Bernice S. Bayer P’90Charles F. & Frances M.Bearor P’02, P’04Judy (Webb) ’78 & Ray BeaudryKen G. ’66 & Carol BeauregardKim M. (Hackett) ’86 & Bradley B. BeforeIride D. BeilettiDevin M. BeliveauPeter & Joni Beliveau P’08Victoria M. Beliveau &Stephen M. MatteraArlie (Buttura) ’65 & Gary B. BelknapJack R. Belsinger Jr. P’03Thomas R. Belsinger ’04Harriet B. & Joseph A. Benckert P’04Roxane (Brown) ’79 & Mark BenderRosalie (Fuster) ’79 & Eric BensonKevin & Karen Bent P’08Mr. Ryan J. Bent ’08Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth BenwardChristopher J. BergeronJohn C. & Mary F. Berlinguet P’11Richard O. Berry ’33Blair D. Bessett ’86Chad & Annie Bessette P’08Margaret Betourney ’65Wanda M. (Lawrence) ’74 &Danny Bezio P’06Scott H. Bigger ’81Amy L. Billings ’85Briana BirdRobert ’61 & Mora BissonettChristine M. Blair ’03 & Justin BallouDebra Blanchard, ’85Kimberly S. Blanchard ’08Daniel G. Blouin ’65Katrina Blue ’89Virginia L. (Morse) ’67 &Walter B. BockmillerJohn P. Bodnar ’02Laurel C. & Charles BongiornoNanette & Stephen J. Bonneau P’94Megan A. Bonnett ’02Gerald & Louise Boothby P’01Nancy J. Bork ’72 & Dale L. DisrudJohn ’58 & Janet BossiPamela (Mathon/Reed) Bosworth ’67Tracy Bosworth ’05Hon. William G.F. Botzow IIJudith Bouchard ’95Nancy (Burroughs) Boucher ’69Frank & Betty BouchettJennifer (Lavalette) Boudreau ’90Jennifer L. Bouffard ’96Phyllis (Mongeon) ’71 &Mark Bouffard P’01Kevin ’80 & Susan BourdonMegan (Stevenson) ’97 &John P. BourqueJim ’98 & Marla BowenRiki Bowen ’95Sheila Bowley ’82Donald & Debra A. Boyle P’09Grace K. Boyle ’08Sharon L. Bracey ’81Jessie & Jeff BradleySherry D. (Rosano) Bradstreet ’02Shaun & Deanna Branon P’98Elizabeth R. Breault ’08Kathleen & Paul Breault P’08Candace (Taylor) ’66 & Gary BreenJames E. & Sinuon Breslin P’08Debbie (Jones) ’68 & Gary J. BriggsLisa C. Brigham ’80Dawna L. (Dunn) &Timothy P. Brisson ’82Richard V. Brodeur P’92Robert ’65 & Jo-Ann BrodeurPauline O. & Michael R.Brouillette Jr. P’08Mariah H. (Ford) ’88 & Courtney BrownAlison L. (Bills) Brown ’87Lorraine M. (Wescom) ’76 &James L. BrownSusan & Alan BrownCynthia (Menard) ’64 & Howard BrushSusan M. Bruyette ’73David & Sally Buffum P’11Carol E. Burbank, P’98Dr. Cheryl Burghdurf and Jayne ShoupLori Burke ’83Nancy M. & Steven M. Burrill P’11Heather (Revoir) ’94 & Jason Bushey ’99Carol (Hildick) ’91 & Andrew F. ButtonMargaret (Kesseler) ’81 & Clint BuxtonJudy (Erickson) ’69 &Christopher J. Cain P’99John & LuAnn Calicchio P’05Carol (Hotaling) Calvin ’74Katherine and John Campbell P’08Marissa L. Cannon ’08Frank & Patty CanovatchelJoseph L. Cappuccio ’08Leslie CarewSarah Carlough ’96Abigail L. Carnevale ’08Allen & Theresa Carpenter P’03Dorothy F. CarpenterMasako (Tani) ’98 & Matthew J. CarterDavid ’96 & Tanya CarterJoseph F. & Elizabeth L. Casey P’09Dorothy (Looney) Casey ’38Teresa A. CaseyEdward W. & Anne B. CastleJanet B. Caswell P’06Sally (French) ’70 & Michael CatellaJosephine (Echnique) Caycedo ’80Bonnie (Dickerson) Chaffee ’84Leila M. Chammas P’11Champlain View | Spring 08 09 39

Chip Chapel & Marinell NewtonCharles A. & Marna Davis FoundationStephanie A. Child ’77Timothy ’84 & Lina ClarkHarry G. Clark ’04Sheila Clark-EdmondsRaymond J. ’67 &Kathleen B. Clavelle Jr.Bruce E. & Gail S. Cleare Jr. P’06Diane C. ClearyDeborah J. CliffordRaymond P. & Linda A. Clouatre P’02Gene ’83 & Susan Cloutier ’94Gladys Coates Hart ’76Laurel (Audy) Cole ’80Carmen J. (Viens) ’03 & Stephen ColleyPhilip ’93 & Tabitha CollinsSteven & Bonnie Collins P’07John J. & Trish Comer P’97Maryann Vanasse & Gerard L. ComtoisCass W. Conaway Jr. ’94Elisabeth Congdon-Martin ’04Hillary M. Connolly ’08Mary C. (Lizotte) Coomes ’75Julia (Bishop) ’72 & Jim B. ’72 CoonsMichael J. Copeland ’91Constance (Ladd) ’78 & Steven CorbettHolly A. Corliss ’06Linda (Deslaurier) ’78Ray S. Cota ’66Bob ’84 & Rebecca CotaMichelle (Cota) Allen ’96Evelyn Y. Cousino ’47Anne E. CramerTammy Crawford ’91Patricia (Viger) ’80 & Kenneth CrepeauPatricia (Gordon) ’71 & James CrockerKelly J. Cross ’84Robert S. Culver ’03Jeffrey M. Cunningham ’08Michael E. & Judith D. Cunningham P’08Veronica (Beechwood) ’89 &Michael CurryMariusz W. & Anetta Czekaj P’11John P. ’66 & Sandra DahlDino J. & Brenda L. D’Angelo P’12Joyce (Tatro) Darling ’43Jenny R. (Miller) Daudelin ’92David Rand Steele, Attorney At LawTorrey H. DavilaJoanne (Leveillee) Davis ’80Charles DavisD. Lawrence & Kathryn L. Davis P’02Ryan C. Davis ’08Susan (Capron) ’91 & Bryn DearbornKathy R. (Robertson) ’86 &Michael O. Deavitt ’87Susyn & Denis Dees P’07Graille W. Delorme ’74Ryan C. Demeritt ’08Eric Desch ’04Adam L. DesmondLamar and Sherry Desmond P’08Joseph M. & Rhonda S. DesrosiersPatricia Diehl ’71 & Kenneth E. SmithEdith R. (Dodd) ’68 & James L. DimickPhilip J. & Deborah L. DiNizio Jr. P’10John M. & Ann G. DinseArthur A. & Mary L. Dionisio P’12John & Faith Disipio P’12Philip & Louise Dodge P’8940 Champlain View | Spring 08 09Anita F. (Stillson) ’88 &Martin R. Dole ’87The Donaldson FoundationLois E. Donovan ’82Kristy L. (Brisson) Dooley ’06Sally A. (Brown) ’66 & Nathan DrownTimothy J. Drummond ’08Wendy and John Drummond P’08Kim (Spaulding) Drury ’84Shirley and Charles Dunleavy P’05Edward P. & Karen L. Dunne P’11Sharon (Carpenter) Dupuis ’71Michele (Zue) ’87 & Richard Durham Jr.Donna (Comstock) ’63 &Nicholas DushkuAndrew J. & Gertrude Dussault P’89Daniel ’87 & Christi DussaultDussault SurveyingGail & David Eames P’02Kylie S. (McCullough) Eastman ’99Carol (West) Echo ’58 P’94Robert & Susan Edelstein P’08Lonnie Edson ’70Edward A. Bayer TrustDiana (Flynn) ’68 &Ernest Emmerson ’67William and Sherri EnzorCynthia (Harvey) ’84 & Richard EpinetteRichard H. & Maatje Epperlein P’02Marla B. Erk P’12Pierrette (Bolduc) ’63 &William V. Evanko Jr.Raymond Evans ’63Sean R. Fairhurst ’05Matthew A. & Lisa Fargo P’12Susan Walker Farley ’82Jessica A. Farmer ’08Allen E. & Carol W. FarnsworthBradley C. Ferland ’79Karla Ferrelli ’80Adrian ’66 & Sarah Ferris Jr.James ’93 & Lynn Ferro P’12Malcolm W. & Diana W. Fielder P’01Kathryn Finnie ’79Richard K. & Irene S. FisherElyse G. Fishkin P’11Leo J. & ChristyFitzpatrick P’97Carol K. (Knudsen) ’87 &Jason FlintShauna A. Foley ’07Nichole (Gile) ’79 &Joseph T. ForestElizabeth (York) ’69 &Patrick Forestall P’96George FotinopoulosLisa K. (Arsenault)Fournier ’90George Fox III & Ann M.McArdle P’09Debra (Trombley) ’81 &Mark FrancisJulia Fredette ’94 &Larry GuitardCatherine M. Fregeau ’85Mitchell ’84 and Myrna FriedRobert E. & Mary K.Friesel P’11Jessica K. Fulton ’07Michael & Nancy FurlongCynthia (Whitaker) ’82 &Rene GagnonAnn R. & David H. Gagnon P’85David & JoAnne Gale P’05Christine (Thomas) ’68 & Frank GalipeauLaura & Kentaro MurakamiChristine & Philip Gardner P’08Philip H. Gardner Jr. ’08Lori (Merrill) ’60 & Don GaskellClaudia Gassert ’77Robin (Hill) ’81 & Daniel Gauthier ’80Elizabeth (Spear) Gedney ’77Brian ’64 & Tricia GeeJudy ’91 and Stephen GeisslerRichard H. & Lois J. George P’85George Fotinopoulos, M.A. Inc.George E. & Patricia D. Gerecke P’96B. Joan Giard ’76Dr. Cheryl A. Gibson & Mary M. HurlieMonique M. Gilbert & Todd F. BarkerNicole Gilbert-O’Brien & Sean O’BrienJoseph and Dorothy Gilbey, P’98Renee A. Gillett ’08Barry G. & Rachel A. Gilmore, P’96John S. Gilwee ’86Pamela Glasser-Covington ’63 &Bruce CovingtonKathleen (Burke) ’74 & John GlassermanLouis and Joyce GodkinJill F. Goldman P’11Arthur ’93 & Shelli GoldsweigMary C. Golovach ’81Brenda (Kinsley) Gomber ’73Cynthia (Spear) ’76 &C. Joseph Goodrich ’74Linda (McKeon) ’80 & Donald GoodrumDr. Andrew H. & Nancy M. Gordon P’10Linda H. Gordon ’62Heather (Rowe) Gott ’91Grand Chapter of VT:Order of the Eastern StarJana Granzella & Pat ThorntonBrian C. ’85 & Claire T. GravelDenis P. Gravelin ’74Ann M. Gray ’65Michael M. & Lorraine Greco P’07Jodi B. Greene ’06Andrew Mahoney &Andrea Green-MahoneySusan G. Gregory & Richard HeapsSusan (Thomas) Griffin ’84Doris B. Grippin ’02Barbara Grogard ’80Carol D. (Langford) ’78 &Paul H. Gross IIIAnita (Legendre) Guild ’81Stephen ’75 & Karen GurdakCraig J. ’66 & Sandra L. GutchellMary (Meiboom) Gutchell ’67Daniel M. & Laura L. Gutt P’05Glenn A. Guyette ’83Carol A. Hall P’01Henry & Margaret M. Hall Jr. P’05Deborah J. ’81 & Michael J. HamelHand Surgery AssociatesDeborah A. Handy P’11Ann (Savela) ’70 & Ole HansenAlexander J. Hardej ’05Janet S. Harvey ’74Stanley B. & Patricia Haselton P’99Jennifer E. (Blair) ’95 & Jeffrey HastingsGeorge W. Hatch Jr. ’87Deborah & Jeffrey Hayes P’06Amy Jo (Verrill) Heinz ’03Mary H. (Hutchins) ’64 &Duane C. HendricksMarjorie H. Hennessey P’89Thomas P. Henry P’10Alice M. (Benoit) Herrman’74Patricia C. HigginsPriscilla T. (Thomas) ’74 & Rodney HillAndrew J. Hindson ’08Roberta (Wells) ’75 & Gary HodgdonDale E. & Vicki E. Hoffman P’11Marsha E. & Paul L. Hoffman P’02Heidi L. (Ellis) Holland ’88Joan and C.T. HollowayCoralee A. HolmMarilyn HolmbergAndrea (Masson) ’93 & John HolzscheiterAlbert E. Hoppe ’66Beverly HopwoodMichael Horn P’04Carolyn & William L. Howard Jr.David ’81 & Janet HughesSara ’99 & Peter HuntRussell S. Lawton Jr. &Debra A. Hurlburt P’12Maxwell E. Hurwitz ’05Robert V. & Elizabeth C. HussElevator Pitch Competition host Tim Kavanaugh ’86, of Late Night Saturday fame,jokes with the contest judges (left to right): Robert Camp, Hal Colston, Laura Dagan,Alan Newman, Scott Carpenter, Christine Stiller, and Terry Allen.

Thomas J. ’95 & Joan M. HusseyKevin R. Hutchinson P’11Jeff & Susan Hutson P’98Gary H. & Martha P. IrishMary Lynne Isham ’83 & Steve AdamsCarol R. (Sauer) Iske ’79Patricia (Monaghan) ’65 &Rev. Marlowe IversonGeorge ’79 and Holly JamisonChristopher K. Jarvis ’81Margaret (Walsh) ’80 & Craig JehleJoan (Dahms) Jepeal ’75Brian and Maureen JessenAshley N. Jewell ’07Barbara (Longley) Jewett ’66Lilla E. (Chisholm) Johnson ’89Holly (Franceschi) ’64 &James P. JohnsonLinda (Jacobs) Johnson ’70Mary-Ann (Rand) ’75 & Brian JohnsonDianne L. & Terry M. Johnston Jr. P’11Fred D. & Leigh P. JohnstoneRyan J. Kane ’08Ellen J. & Robert F. Kaplan P’09Joseph A. & Sandra J. Kattermann P’12Jerry & Barbara Katz P’09Laurie (Mercure) ’80 & William KeatingBonnie (Eno) ’68 & Walter Keith ’69Bradley A. Kelly ’08Elaine Kelly P’08Zane O. Shatzer & Gail M. Kennedy P’12Julie A. & James P. Kent Jr. P’09Louise R. (Lemay) Ketcham ’73Lila J. Ketter P’96Kathie A. (Iverson) ’77 & Patrick KeyesDavid J. Keyser ’86William Keyworth ’02Ghussan Khalid ’08Tyler B. Kimberley ’08Yvonne L. (Woolstenhulm) King ’76Deborah (Billings) ’74 & Michael KirbyWilliam C. Kitchell ’76Jack & Judy Klumick P’99Lesa M. (Blackmore) Knapp ’82Walter L. & Shirley M. Knox P’88Kevin ’67 & Mary KoppIn honor of Michael A. KotzenNicholas C. & Stephanie K.Koutroulis P’05Dave M.’72 & Susan J.KramerPatrice KramerDavid & Mary Kutz P’09Cathryn S. & Robert C. Kwit P’92Ryan E. Laber ’08Dick ’63 & Jackie Labrecque P’89Robert and Sandra LaCava P’08Paul F. & Linda S. LaCivita P’10Gary ’98 and Jodie LafailleMary (Phelps) ’67 & Wayne LafayetteDonna (Severy) ’71 & Bruce C. LaffanAnn Marie (Davey) ’77 ’06 &Richard LaffordRichard LaGasseMolly & Hank LambertPauline A. Lambert ’42Steven J. ’86, ’96 &Becky A. (Willett) Lamos ’86Carolyn ’82 & Michael LaneJames and Elaine LangPeter F. & Joann M. LangrockJanet & Rodney Lanphear P’89Aaron J. LaRocheReal and Julie LaRoche P’08Scott ’91 and Robin LarocqueJohn W. Lavely ’79Mary Lavigne ’77 & Michael MarceauFran (Farr) Lavoie ’62Philip & Mary LavoiePeter P. & Mary N. Lawlor Jr.John M. ’71 & Dorothy LawrenceJo Ann (Thibault) ’79 &Bruce ’79 LeachmanDr. Bruce J. & Anne S. LeavittStacey N. LeCaptain ’05John P. LeClair ’90Robert E. & Lynn D. LeeTimothy J. ’77 & Nancy LefebvreBernard P. Lemieux Jr. ’61Gale W. Leonard P’09Brian E. & Katherine LeSage P’11Justin D. LeTellier ’06Marsha J. (Macy) Levin ’76Dr. Arthur & Sally Levy P’88Christopher P. Liddle ’08Janet (Palmer) Linden ’70Joan L. (Moore) ’66 & Theodore M. LintTimothy F. & Catherine M. Lipari P’11Stephen J. Locke ’68Walter C. & Susan E. Locke P’98Colleen (Kelly) ’85 & Richard Long ’85Mark N. and Melissa M. Lowrey P’12Sharon A. Lucia ’78Luigi’s Italian SpecialtiesDean ’76 & Priscilla LumbraKaren F. Lumsden ’97Todd A. Lunge ’87Vicki-Lyn MacArthur ’92Lucie P. MacAskill ’97Ms. Vicky L. Maheu P’95Fran C. (Williford) ’82 & Roger R. MahlerLori & John Scotnicki IIIDianzambi N. Malutama ’08Teresa M. MannelloRyan F. ManningConnor E. Manning ’08Pat & Patricia Mannino P’97Nicholas & Sandra Manouvelos P’93Stephen A. ’73 & Nancy M. MaranvilleCharlotte I. & Robert A. Marcotte P’85Jaclyn K. Marcotte ’06Ellen Mariani P’09Tina (Peryea) ’90 &Christopher L. MarlowAnthony and Carol MarsellaCynthia M. Marshall ’71Kelly M. Marshall ’08Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Congdon-Martin P’04Patricia J. Martin P’11Jeffrey R. Martucci ’04Daniel P. Mason ’08Dennis R. & Mary Mason P’08Douglas B. & Marilyn W. Maxwell P’99Carla (Noreault) ’84 & Robby E. MazzaGina McCarthy-Murray P’05Cecilia V. & Wesley McClellan, P’99Lisa (Richardson) ’85 & David McCormickRachel Hartshorn ’61 & Norman McCuinCathy (Ribar) ’80 & Dan McCullough ’80David Welch & Mary Jean McdermottBarbara McDonaldJohn H. & Pat McDonaldDonna L. McDurfee ’05Mike McGinnisBrendan J. McInerney ’08Patrick & Cynthia McInerney P’08Maureen McKenzie ’88Liam G. McNamara ’06Susan McNamara-Hill ’03Lincoln S. Mead ’93Travis M. Mears ’06George Megrue & KathleenGilligan-Megrue P’10Michel MeliaSheila (Kelton) ’66 & John P. MenardJane (Withers) ’70 & Renee MenardBarbara (Snyder) ’76 &John Mercure P’10Felicia MessuriTheresa A. & Paul E. Mester P’11Michael R. Meunier ’84William L. & Jane H. MichaudAnn & John Michaud, P’05William E. Mikell Jr.Ann B. & Daniel Miley P’10Grace (Samuelson) ’42 & Sumner MillerMichael F. & Sharon E. Miller P’10Susan E. Miller ’74Lisa & Wes MillsMary Jo (Kordziel) Mimnaugh’73Dr. James MoganSally (Barr) ’60 & Felix MolinaKarl and Teresa Monninger P’08Paul J. Monninger ’08Patricia M. Monteferrante &Harry F. Koolen Jr.Douglas B. & Colleen L. MontgomeryDenis H. & Anne C. Moore P’08Paula (Murphy) ’69 & Bruce MorganRichard R. ’74 & Patricia MorleyJoan MorrisDr. Brooke T. & Barry J. MossmanPatricia P. MotchPaula (Fitzgerald) ’81 &Michael MoynihanMatthew E. Mullen ’99Kentaro & Laura Gannon MurakamiDr. Charles Ryan &Dr. Eileen M. Murphy P’11Linda M. Murphy ’00Debora L. Murray ’89Susan (Isaac) ’78 & R. Kyle MurrayPatricia C. MyetteBonnie L. (Birch) ’67 & James A. NadeauMarilyn & Mark NeagleyMonita (Page) ’81 and Kevin NeillTara J. (Clark) ’94 & Daniel NelsonKarla (Mercy) ’85 & John F. Newton ’86Jeffrey P. & Christine V. Nichols P’04Christopher A. Nielsen ’08Charles & Janet Nielsen P’08Judith K. NilsenTricia L. (Boisselle) Noel ’93, ’95Clara (Oakes) ’75 & Thomas F. NoldAllan T. & Linda J. Norris Jr.Jenica I. Norrish ’08Donna (Ovitt) ’60 & John NorthropSuzanne (Wilken) ’69 & Gregory NortonPatricia NovakDavid & Bonnie Nunn P’08Thomas C. & Mary Beth NuovoEleanor H. & Robert E. Nurre P’11Veronica O’Keefe P’09Peggy O’Neill-Vivanco and Luis VivancoLisanio & Clelia Orlandi P’05Ms. Anne B. Orser P’91Darrell W. & Mary H. Orwig P’04Karen C. Osborn ’71Timothy ’74 & Sarah O’SheaJohn M. O’Shea ’80Nancy (Schanil) ’69 & William OxnerChristopher J. & Carol D. Pacitto P’11John P. Padden P’00Lucy Padilla & Linda EnzorKathryn A. (Streeter) ’86 &Jeffrey P. PageJudith (Sumner) Palmer ’67Jeff ’79 & Pamela ParentNancy J. ’93 and William H. ParizoAlison C. ParkerBarrie D. (Bernardina) ’81 &David PascucciJoshua O. PassburgSandra ’91 & James M. Pearson P’96Eula L. PedroJudi (Butterfield) ’69 & John PelletierRose (Kropsky) ’54 & Ivan PelsRobert C. and Susan C. Pepper P’11Dellie RexCarol Perry-Kita ’70 & Jay KitaDevin J. Petrino ’07Erin M. Phillips ’04Harry ’63 & Joan Piccini P’94Jessica L. Piccirilli ’08Lyndsey H. Pierro ’07Carol Pierson ’87Charles B. & Susan J. Pinkham P’11Jeanne & Anthony Pizii Jr. P’99Ronald R. ’67 & Dawn C. PlanteDavid C. & Marie D. Ploesser P’80Robin PloofRichard and Rosemary Plourde P’01Carrie (Beauchemin) Plunkett ’89John J. & Kerry J. Plunkett P’06Plunkett Property ManagementAntoine J. PolgarDianne E. Pollard Estes ’75Benjamin J. Pollock ’08John & Peggy Pollock P’08Mark H. Porter ’00Anita (Jewell) ’81 & Thomas PorterJo-Anne (Meilleur) & Edward Precourt ’84Crystal L. (Chandler) ’80 & Jerry PrevostWilliam & Angela Prew P’05Price ChopperRobert and Lisa PrimmerSheryl L. (More) Prince ’81Progress Learning, Inc.Sarah (Otterson) ’94 & Bruce ProtopopovHeather (Corley) ’83 &Michael Provost ’85Jennifer (Broughton) Quesnel ’78Carla (Cote) ’85 & Michael RaboinMary RadlinskiValerie A. Radlinski ’08John T. & Beatrice G. Ramsey P’83Dale ’81 & Lisa RandallHal G. ’71 & Patricia E. ’71 RanneyKathleen A. Ray ’08Steven P. & Susan S. Raye P’06John H. ’97, ’99 & Bille J. RaymondReady Funeral HomeWalter E. Reed II ’82 & Joan Marsh-ReedKathryn (Alger) ’85 & Kevin ReedLisa ’02 & Grant ReesChamplain View | Spring 08 09 41

Carole D. Reese P’89Barry W. Reffitt ’95Peter & Gay ReganRosemari (Pattirson) Renahan ’70Barbara (Thibodeau) ’67 &Ronald E. ReuterJulie D. RevilleMarc J. ’65 & Patricia H. ReynoldsRoderick C. & Emily F. RiceMary Ann (Cerreto) Richard ’56Sarai S. Richardson ’08Sherry Ann Ricker ’94Robert G. Riggen ’01Kathleen RiversTracy L. RobbinsRobert W. Baker Builder, LLCSuzanne ’99 & Brian RobertsJessica (Sneigle) ’99 & Marc Roberts ’96Olga RobieRobert & Anne Robtoy P’06Alfred F. & Margaret A. RosaMichele A. (Clark) Rose ’76Gary & Cynthia Rosenzweig P’10Laurie (Aube) Rossi ’88Michael O. ’68 & Janice R. RouilleWilliam D. Rowe ’67Betty P. RoyerMary A. RuggieriRichard J. & Margaret E. Rushlow P’09Lou Ann (Garrand) ’78 & Johnathan RussRichard C. Russell ’69Jeffrey & Claire RutenbeckTimothy C. & Lizbeth Ryan P’10Michael F. & Carole J. Ryan P’09Diane A. (Anger) Sachs ’84Nathan K. Saddler ’06Jacqueline T. Salvato ’08Marcia Salvato P’08Jean M. Sargent ’65Mary Beth & Kennith SartorelliPenilee H. SaulnierThomas Clavelle & Wendy A. SavilleHolly Scadden-Ruszczyk ’75 &Paul RuszczykMary Ellen and Charles Scanlan P’08Jerry C. & Robin L. Scanlin P’08Don A. ’70 & Sub B. Schinnerer Jr.Julie R. Schneider ’00Susan & Mark Schneider P’00Terri (Bellavance) ’83 & Dean SchoolcraftSusan (Bown) Schryer ’71Bridget A. Schultz ’08Kathleen & Robert Schultz P’08Kenneth & Judy Schwartz P’09Elizabeth A. ScottMargaret SealeyKim (Urie) ’79 & Scott SearsNancy (Couillard) ’83 & William Seidel Jr.Brenda Servon P’05Karen M. Shackett ’82Shaws SupermarketElizabeth and James Shea Jr.Shari (Modica) ’83 & Joel P. SheeheyDevki Sheth ’04Nancy A. Shuttleworth ’07 &Robert Bizek Jr.Joshua Silman ’02Catharine J. Silva ’08Mr. Elmer Silva Jr. P’08Holly J. (Dragon) ’81 & Barry SimardMichael A. Simari ’08Stephen & Frances A. Simone P’11Thomas B. Simoneau ’86Gloria B. & George C. SingerAsha ’96 & Sean SingerMichael and Meg HuffmanRobert G. & Debra L. Skaling P’11Robert P. & Dianne Skinner P’08Ryan S. Skinner ’08Lynn R. (Fisher) ’86 &Jason Smiley ’03Thomas A. & Catherine L. SmithBill H. ’66 & Carolee C. Smith Jr.David B. ’75 & Diane M. SmithPatricia C. SmithSusan F. SmithMr. & Mrs. Samuel Smith P’02Scott G. Smith & Norma M.Kinley-Smith P’11Mary Ellen (Yates) Smith ’85Brendan J. Smith-Heafy ’08Susan (Boera) ’84 & David SobczakFredrick & Joan Solomon P’10Joan ’93 & Frederick SolomonChad E. Somerset ’07Sarah Goodwin Soule ’82Neil Spindel & Laurie GrayJane J. (Hebert) ’66 &David A. SpringerSuzanne (Bombard) ’60 &William SproulJeanne St. CyrRoger A. St. Cyr ’66Laura St. George ’70 & Robert GiknisLinda J. (Gravelle) ’72 &Wayne R. St. PeterJohn St. Pierre P’09Dr. J. Ward Stackpole &Janet K. StackpoleDavid and Kathleen StahelskiElizabeth A. Stanford ’07Brittany B. Stanley ’08Sherry Stanley P’08Mary Jane (Trevithick-Daggett) ’64 &William StanleyJames & Katherine Stearns P’10Suzanne (Brown) ’78 & John Stefani P’10Anna Stackpole SteinDeborah (Crafts) Stempel ’71Kate Pond & Frederick W. Stetson IIFrancis W. & Joanne P. StevensJohn & Gayle Stickley P’10Warren M. ’71 & Claire P. StimetsStowe KindehausDonald A. & Linda J. StrangeDonna (McCarthy) ’80 & Robert SullivanJudith (Mullin) Sutherland ’75Leigh Swanson ’78Robert J. & Susan C. Sweeney P’08Stanley R. & Charlene L.Szczepanek P’11Dr. John P. & Kathryn H. TampasElise (Matthews) ’74 & Richard TandySteven J. Tanzola ’08Claire Taraborelli P’08Frank M. Taraborelli Jr. ’08Dawn M. (Lehouiller) Tatro ’86Ronald ’74 & Kathleen TatroDarcy Tatro ’05David D.Tauscher ’82Allan ’62 & Pauline TaylorCheryl J. Terrill ’01Volunteers from our Single Parents Program 3rd Annual Fall Event thatraised more than $120,000 to support scholarships and an emergencyfund. Pictured here with student speakers (left to right):Front row: Nicole Gorman, Gretchen Berger Wabuti ’98,Crystal Devrow ’11, and Carol ConardMiddle row: Aimee Marti, Christine Fraioli, and Kim DanniesBack row: Denise Shekerjian, Diana McCargo, Heather Dwight, Margie Stern,Liz Foster, and Jennifer VaughanNadine M. (Wichern) Thibault ’87Barbara A. and Wallace C. Thomas P’12Jeannine M. Thomas ’06Francine (Robert) ’66 & Keith ThomasRobert L. & Verna E. Thomas P’01Lora L. Thompson ’98Alison F. Thompson ’83Steven Allen Thompson ’94Scott B. Thompson ’06Marion B. ThorpeHolly (Reagan) ’88 & Brian ThweattCharles T. Thygesen Jr. ’76Marie Tiemann ’91Gary T. Tilden ’08Anthony A. Tiso II P’08Barbara (Hall) ’81 & Ross ToofRobert O. ’73 & Ethel A. ToombsSusan (Stebbins) Toomey ’98Hazel (Bushey) ’44 & R. Napoleon TrahanHelen R. (Larose) Traver ’80Anne C. TreadwellPat (Page) ’66 and Teal TrendowskiLinda (Rosenbeck) ’67 &William TrenholmRenee E. TribertJody D. TrittMichael A. ’78 & Hilary H. TroiaSarah TroiaRonald & Marilynne Troiano P’07David P. Trombly ’66Stephen D. ’72 & Barbara A.Trushaw P’05Mckenzie J. TullyRedzifa & Dzevad Turan P’09Elise & Bill TuxburyDorothy (Vincent) ’68 &Ronald D. UnderkofflerDavid & Carol UsherCara L. (Baldwin) Valenta ’78Anthony S. ’86 & Sally VargoGary and Mary VassarSusan R. Vecchio P’08Ashley M. Veilleux ’07Michelle (Giroux) ’86 &Lawrence J. Veladota ’64Carla A. (Rubino) ’92 &Christopher J. VenetoAaron Videtto ’00Marcelle M. Vigneau ’88Gregg & Sarah VincentRichard T. ’64 & Marjorie VincentTracy L. Vitanza-Rosen ’77 &Kenneth RosenRichard D. & Catherine Vynalek P’93Kenneth & Sue B. Wade P’01Hoshedar R. Wadia ’08Dr. Erich F. WalkaKer B. Walker ’00Rabbi & Mrs. Max B. WallColin A. WardLisa Washburn ’88Carolyn Waters P’06Joseph & Carol Waxman P’05Michelle J. (Stys) ’79 & Kevin WebbKenneth W. WebsterDeborah E. WebsterNancy Leigh Weiand P’90Deborah WeinsteinEric and Amy WeinstockRobert WeinstockMichael H. & Phyllis P. WellsW. Mark Wigmore &Hope Wernick-WigmoreCarolyn L. Wheeler ’82Michele L. Wile ’88Ailish M. Wilkie ’94Tom & Christine J. Wilkinson P’05Elizabeth Williams ’98Jesse Willmott ’04Kathleen (Dutcher) ’78 & Mark K. WinterClark H. & Wendy A. Wolverton P’09Frederick W. Woodward ’67George D. Wyand ’95Maria J. ’88 & Scott M. Young42 Champlain View | Spring 08 09

Charlene (McKearney) ’77 &Thomas ZabekEllen J. Zeman & Paul HaleSarah E. (Williams) & David L. Zipp ’63Matching GiftCompaniesCorporate matching gift programs doubleor triple an employee’s gift to the College.AIG Insurance Management Services, Inc.American Express — TRSAon Insurance ManagersAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.Bank of AmericaBluelinx CorporationComputer AssociatesEli Lilly & Company FoundationExxonMobil FoundationGE FoundationGoodrich CorporationHarris Corporation—ATCSDIBM CorporationKeyBankKPMG LLCLincoln Financial GroupMarsh & McLennan, Inc.National Life GroupSchering PloughPharmaceuticals FoundationSherwin-WilliamsUBS WarburgUPS (Williston, VT)VerizonVerizon FoundationVermont Captive Insurance Assoc.Weyerhaeuser CompanyGrant PartnersCenter for Integration of Medicineand Innovative TechnologyIBM CorporationMassachusetts General HospitalMeeting Professionals InternationalMPI FoundationPartners Healthcare System, Inc.Population Media CenterUniversity of VermontUnited Nations Population Fund/UNFPAVermont Department of LaborVHA Health FoundationMemorial/HonorariumIn memory of Ellinor HaukeCarole & William R. Hauke Jr.Beverly HopwoodPeter P. & Mary N. Lawlor Jr.Shelley RichardsonRobert A. & Patricia D. SnyderKenneth W. WebsterTorrey H. DavilaIn memory of Helen SiminoHeather Anderson ’80Teresa A. CaseyAllen E. & Carol W. FarnsworthGary H. & Martha P. IrishRobert E. & Lynn D. LeeReady Funeral HomeKathleen RiversJeanne St. CyrFrancis W. & Joanne P. StevensGrand Chapter of VT:Order of the Eastern StarStephen D. ’72 & Barbara A.Trushaw P’05Linda D. WinslowDollie E. Ash,In memory of Philip M. DusiniDouglas M. Kraus,In honor of Missy KrausGordon & Christine Turner,In honor of Roger and Heather PerryDeborah Weinstein,In honor of friends Al and Maggie RosaAnn Jones-Weinstock,In memory of Jane StradleyGifts of Other AssetsIncludes gifts-in-kind and tangiblepersonal property.Action Moving & Storage, Inc.Body Le BronzeCisco Systems, Inc.John H. Crabbe Jr.Essex CinemasFollett College Stores CorporationSarah M. FriendGardener’s Supply CompanyHigher GroundLake Champlain ChocolatesLeonardo’s PizzaMeeting Professionals InternationalMichelle & Lynn MillerDr. Robert Moore & Ms. Karen WalkerMPI FoundationOneteam, Inc.Paul Kaza Associates, Inc.Pizza HutPrice ChopperRice Lumber CompanyShaws SupermarketSmugglers’ NotchT.G.I. Friday’sVermont Tent CompanyEndowment GiftsElizabeth J. Adams ’87Analog Devices, Inc.Heather Anderson ’80Marjorie ’98 & Scott AnfinsonHeather L. Angolano ’93, ’95Angolano & CompanyRosemary Audibert ’82Bilodeau, Wells & CompanyRobert ’61 & Mora BissonettGeorge ’73 & Cindy BondBond Auto PartsSherry D. (Rosano) Bradstreet ’02Dawna L. (Dunn) & Timothy P.Brisson ’82Robert ’65 & Jo-Ann BrodeurGregory A. Brown ’72BSA Management, Inc.Anne M. Bueche ’05Heather (Revoir) ’94 & Jason Bushey ’99David ’96 & Tanya CarterTimothy ’84 & Lina ClarkArlene Clokey ’85David R. ’60 & Margaret CoatesTina Cobb ’89Patricia Burns ConantCass W. Conaway Jr. ’94Julia (Bishop) ’72 & Jim B. ’72 CoonsMichael J. Copeland ’91Dick & Cheryl CorleyLinda (Deslaurier) Corse ’78Ray S. Cota ’66Tammy Crawford ’91Jim H. & Andrea Crook Jr.Janice M. Cutting ’75Jenny R. (Miller) Daudelin ’92Davis & Hodgdon AssociatesEstelle DeaneSusan (Capron) ’91 & Bryn DearbornKathy R. (Robertson) ’86 &Michael O. Deavitt ’87Graille W. Delorme ’74Ira J. Divoll ’06Anita F. (Stillson) ’88 &Martin R. Dole ’87Lois E. Donovan ’82Valerie J. Drown ’77Kim (Spaulding) Drury ’84Christina & Earle DunphyRobert F. Dunshee ’60Diana (Flynn) ’68 &Ernest Emmerson ’67Sandy & David EnmanCynthia (Harvey) ’84 & Richard EpinetteRaymond Evans ’63Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMalcolm W. & Diana W. Fielder P’01Julia Fredette ’94 & Larry GuitardCatherine M. Fregeau ’85Mitchell ’84 and Myrna FriedJohn H. Fugiel ’77Scott ’84 & Macky GainesMerle E. & Dorothy E. GardnerLori (Merrill) ’60 & Don GaskellGE FoundationCynthia (Benoit) ’79 & Mike Gelinas ’78Joan L. GignouxRenelle Godbout ’99Arthur ’93 & Shelli GoldsweigCynthia (Spear) ’76 &C. Joseph Goodrich ’74Green Mountain Practical ShootersMichael Gretkowski ’96Susan (Thomas) Griffin ’84Sherry A. Haggerty ’98Gladys Coates Hart ’76Ellinor HaukeJohn W. Heisse Jr., M.D.Audrey Michaelis Holm-Hansen ’94Mary Lynne Isham ’83 & Steve AdamsFred J. Koch & H. Ann ClarkKPMG FoundationKPMG LLPDick ’63 & Jackie Labrecque P’89Donna (Severy) ’71 & Bruce C. LaffanKim (Brigante) Lamothe ’88Timothy J. ’77 & Nancy LefebvreArmand ’65 & Rebecca (Mason)Lemieux ’66Bernard P. Lemieux Jr. ’61Helmut A. ’72 & Joan LenesBonnie A. Lesage ’01Dayle (Main) ’87 & Edward Losier ’90Karen F. Lumsden ’97Lucie P. MacAskill ’97Candace L. (Echo) & Peter D.McCarthy ’80McCullough’s Quik StopSusan McNamara-Hill ’03John McSoleyDr. Joel & Hinda MillerDavid MonaGeorge & June MonaGreg & Toni MorganTimothy & Diane Mueller P’09Bob Myers ’67Monita (Page) ’81 and Kevin NeillBarrie D. (Bernardina) ’81 &David PascucciPaul Frank + Collins P.C.Sandra ’91 & James M. Pearson P’96Raymond C. & Jean Pecor Jr.The Pecor Family &Lake Champlain TransportationPamela PelinoLeigh A. Phillips ’99 &Bruce C. BeauregardRemo & Donna Pizzagalli P’86, P’89Nancy ’95 and Nicholas Pizzi Jr.Renee (Bourget) Place ’90Bill & Nancy Polk Jr.Mary Powell & Mark BrooksJo-Anne (Meilleur) & Edward Precourt ’84Dale ’81 & Lisa RandallSusan Read CroninKathryn (Alger) ’85 & Kevin ReedLisa ’02 & Grant ReesThomas ’87 & Jennifer RenaudJulie ’04 & Gene Richards IIIShelley RichardsonLaurie (Aube) Rossi ’88Joseph S. ’68 & Donna Rotella Jr.Douglas S. Rowden ’66Terri (Bellavance) ’83 & Dean SchoolcraftSusan (Bown) Schryer ’71Kim (Urie) ’79 & Scott SearsPhoebe (Glynn) ’59 &Richard L. Shepard ’60Theresa (Clark) Smith ’77Fredrick & Joan Solomon P’10Joan ’93 & Frederick SolomonElizabeth (Cain) ’94 & Paul SteinmanDeborah (Crafts) Stempel ’71Alan Stracke & Lynda ReidDawn M. (Lehouiller) Tatro ’86Allan ’62 & Pauline TaylorChuck & Eadie TemplinDawn (Gilbert) ’88 & Steve TerrillMarie Tiemann ’91Cara L. (Baldwin) Valenta ’78Linda (Reynolds) Van Scoy ’68Anthony S. ’86 & Sally VargoJennifer (Boucher) ’89 & Chris Varin ’94Vermont Association of BroadcastersVermont Community FoundationVermont Teddy Bear CompanyLarry ’66 & Connie ’66 WalshLisa Washburn ’88Deborah E. WebsterJesse Willmott ’04George D. Wyand ’95Champlain View | Spring 08 09 43

Woodbury College DonorsWe would like to recognize those donors who have supportedWoodbury College in its transition to the Woodbury Institute ofChamplain College.Corporate SponsorsAlliance BernsteinBank of America Matching FoundationBear Pond BooksConcept II, Inc.David G. White & AssociatesDowns, Rachlin & MartinFit For Life LLCIBM Matching GiftsLeague of Women Voters ofCentral VermontNew York Community TrustThe Tyler Place, Inc.Wall/Goldfinger, Inc.FoundationsAnonymousAgnes M. Lindsay TrustBen & Jerry’s FoundationBrian Bronfman Family FoundationChilmark FoundationHarvey L. Miller Supporting FoundationJ. Warren & Lois McClure FoundationJack & Dorothy Byrne FoundationNational Life Group FoundationNew Visions FoundationRichard E. & Deborah L.Tarrant FoundationVermont Community Foundation:Madeleine C. Kinzel FundVermont State FundingVermont Department of Labor:Workforce Education Training FundIndividualsAnonymousDiancy AdamsRonald AdamsLola AikenRuss AllanKatherine ArthaudJames BarnesGeorgia BarwickFred & Mary BasharaLisa BedingerBarry BernsteinRobins BestLisa BettingerBrenda & John BisbeeSally BlackMarilyn S. BlackwellDavid BoazPaul Bolster & Althea Wagman-BolsterHon. William BotzowHeather Briggs & Peter ErlyRodney & Sandy BuckRev. & Mrs. Frederick BuechnerHelen BursteinBarry ButkusSam ChaunceyRobert & Rhoda ChickeringBarry ChouinardMiriam F. ConlonIn memory of Louis PeckSusan Read CroninDan diBartolomeoElizabeth DodgeHon. William DoyleSharon & Don DrazninClaire DukePerez & Elizabeth EhrichRichard EiseleAnne EllsworthBob & Robin ElsonJohn Eng-WongAnna E. EricksonPaul H. ErlbaumJohn T. EwingPaul FaginKatherine Fanelli & Peter BurmeisterDorann FarrellApple FaulknerMarguerite FerrisCheryl King Fischer & Monte FischerJohn H. FitzhughStudents from Woodbury College accepting their certificates during the2008 graduation ceremony (left to right): Jackie Smith, Susan Krasnow,Sara Giannoni, and Lynn Beebe2008 graduates from Woodbury College in the Masters in Mediationprogram (left to right): Cristin Ruddy, Janet Grow, Glen Gross, NoelSylvester, Juliana Hoyt, Dana Kaplan, Haven Fricano, Jenny Johnson,Regan Eberhart, Roni Coleman, and Lori BakerJim & Sharon FongRandy FooseJeffrey ForwardMilton & Carolyn FryeHon. Robert GannettJoan & Reginald GignouxLori GreendorferKatherine GreeneJerry GreenfieldWilliam HainesStephen Handley Jr.Pamela HansonWilliam M. HedbergPatrick & Heather HenryPatricia HigginsPhil & Joan HoffCornelius D. Hogan Jr.John & Janet HoldenMartha HoldenJoan S. HollisterPeter Hood & Mary Neville-HoodSusan Thatcher HoytDouglas HullPaul IronsTom JohnsonSharon KellermannBreck KnauftRick & Sarah KnauftToby KnoxLisa KunemanScott LabunHenry LambertAlison & Bill LockwoodClaudia LovellThomas & Charlotte MacleayDenise MacMartinJeanne MalachoswkiJean MallaryLawrence MandellPatricia McIntoshJohn & Millie MerrillRon MillerDodie MitchellMonty FischerGary MooreHon. James & Gretchen MorseHerschell MurryMagdalena & Thomas NaylorJim & Penny NolteTino O’BrienKaren O’NeillMary-Ellen OtisSusan PalmerJohn & Katherine PatersonDay PattersonMelanie PetschCarol Jean PinneyEric PoehlmannErnie & Dee PomerleauChris & Fred PrattRoger PutzelDavid & Susie RahrSigna ReadJohn RemingtonAlban RicheySusan RitzElizabeth RocklinBarry RosenfeldMitchell RosenfeldJulia RosenwaldJulius RosenwaldMichael & Judy RosowChristina RouleauMathew RubinCharles SatterfieldAnnie ScarffRoss SchifoPaul SchmidtCarolyn SilsbyClay & Kitty SimpsonBarbara SnellingJon SteffensenPeter & Margie SternCharlotte StetsonWill StevensMargaret S. TaliaferroCarol ThompsonAlison UnderhillJo-Anne UnruhGaetano & Susan VicinelliNancy WassermanPhyllis & Michael WellsStephen & Barbara WilliamsTim & Mary Williams44 Champlain View | Spring 09

| Parting Glances |A Tale of Two Road TripsKayleigh Blanchette ’12Photograph by Daniel Pereira ’12 (right)Just one week into what promised to be a busy semester, two Champlain College students boltedBurlington for the nation’s capital—and a chance to make history by attending the inauguration ofthe 44th President, Barack Obama.For Emily Swan ’12, a Psychology major from Purcellville, Virginia, the decision was spontaneous. “Ijust woke up that morning [Monday, January 19] and left,” she says. “I didn’t even tell my mom.”Daniel Pereira ’12, in contrast, had been planning the trip for months—maybe years. An Obamacampaign volunteer going back to the Democratic primary race, the Public Relations major fromRandolph, New Jersey, began pitching in on Democratic campaigns as long ago as Al Gore’s bid for thepresidency in 2000. “After spending so much time on the campaign, I felt like it was necessary for me togo,” Pereira says. “I couldn’t afford to miss it.” Pereira says that he plans to pursue a career in politics.Although record crowds kept both Champlainers from getting within view of the swearing-inceremony—Swan alighted at a spot near the Smithsonian Institution, about a half-mile away, and Pereiramade it to a point between the Capitol and the Washington Monument—just being a part of the gatheringon the National Mall made the journey worthwhile. “Seeing everyone there—it was just like this lightfeeling,” Swan says. “Everyone was so excited to be there for the same reason … During the speech, no onesaid a word. People were crying. It was really touching.”For Pereira, who ventured closer to the Capitol the night before to snap a photo of himself and hiscompanions, the crowds also made a lasting impression. “To get there at 5 a.m. and already have a couplehundred thousand people there, literally a massive parade to the mall,” he recalls, “was really an experiencethat cannot be compared.”However, even a once-in-a-lifetime experience can come at a cost when it involves skipping school. “Ihad to write a couple of essays on the experience,” Pereira says, adding that the makeup assignments mayhave been motivated as much by jealousy on the part of his instructors as by his absence from class.To read more about these trips, visit www.alumni.champlain.edu/champlain_view.Champlain View | Spring 09 45

163 South Willard StreetP.O. Box 670Burlington, VT 05402-0670Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDPermit No. 261Burlington VTwww.alumni.champlain.edu(866) 421-7170“Coconuts and Lotus Flowers Outside Mahalaskshmi Temple,” photographed by Brodie Henry ’10 during his study abroad experience in Mumbai, India