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Two Norwich Professors
Finalists for Statewide
Leadership Award
Norwich University has two professors who
are finalists, each for one of two ATHENA
Awards, a statewide honor hosted by the Central
Vermont Chamber of Commerce, which
announced the finalists Monday at a press conference.
Dr. Tara Kulkarni, Ph.D., P.E., associate
professor and chair, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Management, director, Center for lobal Resilience
and Security is a finalist for the ATHE-
NA Leadership Award.
This award provides recognition to a woman
or a man honoring her or him for superior
attainment in community service and
for actively mentoring, coaching and assisting
women in accomplishing professional excellence and leadership
skills.
Dr. Page C. Spiess, Ph.D., lecturer, Department of Chemistry
Biochemistry, fellow, Institute for Innovation in Teaching
Learning, academic integrity officer, Residential Programs,
chair, Academic Integrity Committee is a finalist for
the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award.
This award recognizes a woman, 40 or younger, who demonstrates
excellence, creativity and initiative in their own business
or profession; provides valuable service by contributing
time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the
community and who serves as a role model for young women
personally and professionally.
“We are so proud at Norwich to have not just one, but two
Norwich professors honored as finalists for such a prestigious
recognition as the ATHENA Awards,” Norwich niversity
President Mark Anarumo said. “The ATHENA Leadership
Awards’ emphasis on mentoring perfectly complements the
Norwich model of service to others before self. We grow leaders
who learn through serving; our faculty and staff model this
quality every day. It is my privilege to celebrate these two professors,
and the entire Norwich community joins me in offering
congratulations to all the finalists.”
The two awards are international in scope and are being
presented for the third time in Vermont. From the finalists,
the award recipients will be announced and presented at the
Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s ATHENA Awards
ala Ceremony on Nov. 6 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference
Center in Montpelier, Vermont.
• • •
Leader, Activist, and President and
CEO of the Ms. Foundation for
Women to Speak at the Vermont
Women’s Fund’s Annual Celebration
On Wednesday, October 20th, the Vermont Women’s Fund
will welcome leader, activist, and advocate, Teresa Younger,
president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, as the
featured speaker for its 2021 Annual Celebration, hosted this
year on a virtual stage.
“Since 1973, the Ms. Foundation for Women has led the
way for women in the .S.,” says Meg Smith, director of the
Vermont Women’s Fund. “Calling on women to take ownership
of their financial identity and put money to power through
philanthropy.” She continued, “Like so many others, women
in Vermont were inspired to follow in the footsteps of the Ms.
Foundation for Women, and in 1994, the Vermont Women’s
Fund was founded. It is a particular honor to have Ms. Younger
address our Vermont audience.”
Ms. Younger has led the Ms. Foundation for Women, one
of the most recognizable mission-driven women’s funds in
the .S., for the past seven years. Prior to that, she served as
the executive director of the Connecticut eneral Assembly’s
Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, as well as
executive director of the ACL of Connecticutthe first African
American and the first woman to hold that position.
The October 20th Annual Celebration is hosted by the Vermont
Women’s Fund, whose grantmaking advances women’s
economic interests in Vermont, including the support of essential
services, workforce programs, and statewide systemschange
initiatives.
Event emcee Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public Radio and
producer of the nationally aired series, “But Why: A Podcast
for Curious Kids” will interview Ms. Younger and there will
be a live A for online attendees. The evening begins at
5:00 p.m. with a networking and connecting portion covering
a variety of topics. The main stage will open at 5:30 p.m.
A ticket price of 25 is requested but not required. Seating
is limited to 500 people. For more information, visit vermontwomensfund.orgoct20.
The Vermont Women’s Fund is the first and largest philanthropic
resource in the state founded specifically to advance
women and girls in Vermont. Founded in 1994, it is a component
fund of the Vermont Community Foundation and awards
annual grants to nonprofits around the state that serve women
and girls with programs that promote economic self-sufficiency,
career development and systems change. Learn more at
vermontwomensfund.org.
The Vermont Community Foundation inspires giving
and brings people and resources together to make a difference
in Vermont. A family of hundreds of funds and foundations,
we provide the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office
expertise that make it easy for the people who care about
Vermont to find and fund the causes they love. We envision
Vermont at its bestwhere everyone has the opportunity to
build a bright, secure future. Visit vermontcf.org or call 802-
388-3355 for more information. For information on our CO-
VID-19 response, visit vtcovid19response.org.
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