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Spring 2013
A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS OF CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
ExploringCreativity
President Finneyannounces plansto retire in 2014
Champlain’s Artistic Energy IsExpanding
STORY INSIDE
| PRESIDENT’S LETTER |
Hello from the Hill,
After much soul searching over the past
year or so, I have decided that the
2013-14 year will be my last as the
president of Champlain College. It
has been the professional honor of my lifetime
to serve this wonderful college, and I shall always
cherish it.
In beginning this retirement transition, I want
to emphasize my confidence in Champlain’s ability
to remain a leader in higher education. From my
knowledge of its alumni, I believe the College offers the most complete education available
today. We have focused on giving students the knowledge, tools, and resources to thrive
not only in their career, but also in living the good life. That Champlain philosophy will
continue to grow and flourish with the next president.
I thank each of you for your professionalism and
commitment to excellence over these past years.
With your support and expertise, the College is
widely acknowledged for academic leadership in
interdisciplinary liberal education while offering students
applied and experiential education in the context of
career development and life skills.
The goals that I hoped to accomplish when I arrived
either have been realized or are well on their way to
being fulfilled. Thanks to your dedication to excellence,
Champlain College is a significantly stronger institution
than it was a decade ago. This could also have been said
10 years ago, and I am very confident that it will be said
10 years from now.
Together we have focused on
academic innovation and the spirit
of entrepreneurship to create strong
partnerships with businesses; built centers
of excellence in emerging fields of study;
and brought a global citizen ethos to the
student experience.
We have nearly tripled prospective
student applications and increased
enrollment numbers; established numerous study
abroad opportunities including new campuses
in Dublin and Montreal; expanded our physical
facilities with an eye toward sustainability; won
numerous accolades and awards for our programs,
faculty, and facilities; made it possible for more
students to attend Champlain with increased
financial aid and new scholarship programs; and
dramatically expanded our graduate and online
adult education opportunities.
Simply stated, we have changed
thousands of lives for the better.
President David F. Finney
| V IEW FROM THE HILL |
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Last fall, we received a transformational $10 million gift—our largest ever—from the
Stiller Family Foundation. With it the Division of Business became the Robert P. Stiller
School of Business. The impact of that gift with its focus on appreciative inquiry will reach
far into the future for Champlain.
Our ongoing work to strengthen Vermont’s economy and keep its workforce vibrant
through our undergraduate programs, advanced degrees, and business education partnerships
will continue as we move toward our 2020 goals.
The steps to find Champlain’s next president are already in progress. The Board of Trustees
has formed a search committee that will be chaired by Scott Carpenter. The Board finalized
the selection of a search firm, and the firm is poised to begin the search process immediately.
The Board hopes to host finalist candidates on campus during the fall term, with a decision
expected before the end of 2013.
For both my wife Sabine and me, it has been truly wonderful to be here these past eight
years. Before I arrived, I saw Champlain as the opportunity of a lifetime. It has been all
of that, and far more wonderful than I had dared hope. In my inauguration speech, back
in 2005, I said that the joy was in the journey. In the case of this journey, that has been
completely true. My decision to retire stems, primarily, from my belief that the College has
much to gain from the energy and vision that will accompany a new president.
Retirement lies ahead, and I look forward to it. I hope to consult a bit and read a lot.
Perhaps we will even have time for an occasional movie!
Over the next year there remains much to do and much to celebrate. Construction work
on two new on-campus residence halls has already begun; fund-raising efforts are continuing
for a new Communications and Creative Media building scheduled to break ground in 2014;
and plans to expand the reach of online education and business partnerships in Vermont and
beyond are moving ahead.
There is a wonderful momentum here at the College that gives me great confidence about
what is ahead with a new president.
Thank you for your dedication to Champlain College.
Dr. David F. Finney, President
President Finney welcomes the incoming first-year students at Orientation weekend.
President Finney appeared on WCAX’s “You Can Quote Me” on April 14. You can watch the full interview
online at www.wcax.com/story/503137/you-can-quote-me.
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George F. Bond ’73 Robert D. Botjer Dawn D. Bugbee George C. Burrill Scott D. Carpenter Thomas V.S. Cullins Laura P. Dagan (Chair)
Molly Dillion Mary EvslinDavid F. Finney James B. Foster Joan L. Gignoux Charlie KittredgeSusan W. Lamaster ’88
Dale Metz ’76Michael M. Metz Emily Morrow Mark NeagleyJudy O’ConnellMary G. Powell Peter Stern
Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. ’92Rich E. Tarrant, Jr.Sarah G. Tischler Leandro A. Vazquez Lisa Ventriss
2013 Board of Trustees
A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS OF CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
Champlain View is published twice a year (spring and fall) by Champlain College. Printing by Queen City Printers Inc., Burlington, VT.Founded in 1878, Champlain College is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution.
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Editor Stephen Mease | [email protected]
WritersKayla Hedman ’14, Jeffrey Gangemi
PhotographyStephen Mease, Kathleen Landwerhle
DesignerTom Baginski
Vice President of Advancement Shelley Richardson
Sr. Director of Advancement & CampaignTere Gade, CFRE
Senior Development OfficersMoneer Greenbaum, Erik Oliver, Susan Pankey, Evan Smith ’94
Alumni Relations Director Hannah Campbell
Annual Giving Director Sarah Bunnell ’05
Communications Molly Ritvo
Spring 2013, volume 12, number 1
Send letters and address changes to:
Burlington, VT 05402-0670 | [email protected] | (866) 421-7170 | www.champlain.edu
2 President’s Letter 5 A New Website Unveiled 8 Student View: Mahmoud Jabari ’15
10 News & Notables13 Subaru/Nordica Partnership14 Creativity Needs a Home20 Jean Luc Dushime ’10 Photos24 Alumni News & Class Notes
A new, rebranded Champlain College website was unveiled this spring, the result of nearly two years of planning, design, and transformation designed to enhance the College’s ability to tell its success stories and attract new students.
Work on the revamped www.champlain.edu began in May of 2011. Representatives from admissions, faculty, students, parents, and marketing developed these initial goals to focus on:
• Capture Champlain’s Passion
• Capture Champlain’s Distinctiveness
• Think Like Users
• Not a Me-Too Site
The new site unifies the branding of the College’s offerings for undergraduates, alumni, online and distance adult learners, and graduate program students. It also updates the portal for students, faculty, and staff to access campus services and information.
“Our website needs to be a reflection of our reality,” said Ian Mortimer, vice president of enrollment management. “This makes a compelling first impression for students, parents, and other stakeholders of the College. It also highlights Burlington’s many cultural and recreational attractions in a multimedia fashion. I am very proud that current Champlain students played a large and important role in the project—further pushing our commitment to experiential education,” he said.
“We feel confident that we’ve achieved these goals, and will keep them our focus as we evolve and improve the site,” explained Meghan Haley, director of the website team. Working in partnership with BarkleyREI out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the project team also included writing, tech, and design support from Marcelle Langan, Brian Andrews, Dan Selicaro ’09, Nichole Magoon ’10, Abigail Clark ’13, and a team of current Champlain students.
“This project was about much more than building a new website. It was about leveraging the power of the digital communication space to expand our reach and polish our presence. It was about telling the Champlain story in a more amplified and compelling way,” Haley said.
If you have a comment, send it to [email protected].
Bold photos, student success stories, and easier navigation are just a few of the
improvements at www.champlain.edu.
CH
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Two-Year Project Revamps OnlineExperience for College Audiences
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WWW.
.EDU
HONORS
Best in Nation Cybersecurity Ed
Champlain College’s online degree
program is among the top-ranked in
the nation, according to the “Best Online Bachelor’s Education Program” ranking by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News released its “2013 Best Online
Education Report,”
ranking online degree
and distance learning
programs, and for the
first time ranked them
numerically, just like
traditional colleges
and graduate schools.
Champlain’s online
bachelor’s degree
program is ranked
54th out of 237 participating school programs by U.S. News, putting it in the top fourth of all the regionally accredited for-profit, private, and
public institutions that grant bachelor’s degrees through online degree programs.
Champlain’s Online & Continuing Professional Education Division offers more
than 30 degrees and professional certificates in the areas of business, technology, and
healthcare. “We are truly honored to be in the top 25 percent of the top colleges
ranked for excellence in online degree programs,” said Jayson Boyers, the executive
director of the division.
Top-Ranked Online
Champlain College received the 2013 SC Award for exemplary professional leadership
in information technology security. The gold award, recognizing Champlain’s professional
leadership as the “Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program,” was presented in
February in San Francisco.
The 2013 Professional Award winners were chosen from a
field of hundreds of submissions by a panel of esteemed security
professionals from the private and public sector, handpicked
by SC Magazine’s editorial team for their information security
leadership and knowledge.
“SC Magazine is proud to recognize Champlain College
as a leader in the information security industry,” said
Illena Armstrong, vice president of editorial, SC Magazine. “Champlain College and its Computer and Digital Forensics
programs is a great model for the information security industry.”
Through its on-campus, online, and graduate degree programs, Champlain offers more than
35 computer forensics and digital investigation courses—more than any other college in the
country, according to Jonathan T. Rajewski G’09, director of the U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy
Center for Digital Investigation (LCDI) and an assistant professor in Champlain’s Division of
Information Technology & Sciences. More than 90 percent of graduates have job offers within
30 days of graduation, and many even well before graduation.
The National Institute of Justice identified Champlain’s digital forensics degrees as
Model Electronic Crime and Digital Investigation programs, and the National Security
Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security designated Champlain as a Center of
Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. Champlain has held these
honors since 2004.
The Champlain SpyglassA new tradition began this year at Commencement with the presentation of the Champlain Spyglass, sponsored by the Student Government Association and designed and handcrafted by ClearLake Furniture in Ludlow, Vermont. The Class of 2013 began at Champlain during the 400th anniversary celebration of explorer Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in the region.
Jayson Boyers
& AWARDS
Author Chris Bohjalian A tAuthhhor hChCh iris BBohhjhjallilian
Vermont novelist Chris Bohjalian of Lincoln, Vermont and founder of the captive insurance industry in Vermont George Chaffee, of Williston, Vermont, received honorary degrees at the 135th Commencement Ceremony on May 4. Bohjalian delivered the commencement address to 450 graduates at the ceremony held
Former Vermont Gov. Madeleine M. Kunin was the Graduate
ALSO: Champlain College’s director of healthcare management and assistant
Michael D. Zemany,
David Provost,
The Center for Service & Civic Engagement’s help raise awareness of the needs of the homeless raised $900 for the Committee on
David Junker ’13 and Brian Orne ’13, Champlain College business majors, competed in
prize of $250.
Worksite Wellness AwardChamplan College’s Wellness Program was honored in March by the Vermont Dept. of Health and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness with a Gold Award for its efforts to promote healthy lifestyles, decrease absenteeism and employee turnover, and lower healthcare costs. Programs have included on-site exercise classes and nutrition and diet workshops.
Why Champlain College?
In the summer of 2010 I attended a youth leadership retreat hosted by Miracle Corners of the World at Champlain College, which led me to apply.
How did you prepare for school in the United States?
Ever since I was 10 years old, I wanted to come to the United States because I was interested in politics and wanted to create more opportunities for my people. The government schools in Palestine don’t prepare students for school in the U.S., so I taught myself English from the time I was in sixth grade. After the Youth Leadership Retreat at Champlain, I knew it was the starting point for a transition in my life.
You’re extremely self-motivated and have created many opportunities for yourself. How has Champlain enabled you to pursue your interests?
For the past year, I have worked in Champlain’s Emergent Media Center (EMC), which enabled me to bring the game Breakaway to my homeland in the summer of 2012. Breakaway is an online soccer game promoting teamwork and gender equality. At one of the summer camps I brought the game to, boys and girls played soccer together
EMC has been very supportive of my
communications major.
In April I attended the Clinton Global Initiative University’s annual meeting in St. Louis for a weekend after creating an action plan for poverty alleviation in Palestine. A group of students and myself, with the help of BYOBiz director Robert Bloch, have developed Abraham Market International, an online content hub that sells handmade goods from Palestine and tells the stories of the artisans dedicating their lives to making them through journals and multimedia.
This will provide an opportunity for Palestinian people to raise their standard of living and educate their children. Based on my experience, I think youth from all cultures and nations are able to overcome political, religious, and cultural
their common dreams: to create a world in which they’d like future generations to live.
—Kayla Hedman ’14
Student ViewQ&A
Mahmoud Jabari ’15
ahmoud Jabari ’15, an international student from Hebron, Palestine, can only be described as inspiring. In 2012, Jabari gave a TEDxTeen Talk titled Bringing Peace with More Reporting as a Global Teen Leader through the We Are Family Foundation, where he narrates his experience
Before coming to Champlain in January 2012, Jabari reported for World Youth News and Al-Jazeera Talk, and was elected Youth Mayor of the city of Hebron from 2005 to 2008, where he led many social initiatives as he now does as a student leader at Champlain. His peers describe him as earnest and benevolent; he seeks out countless opportunities to tell his story and advocate for social change.
I heard many interesting stories while interviewing Jabari about his transition from Palestine to Champlain College.
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“Youth from all cultures and nations are able to overcome political,
religious, and cultural borders, and become unified based on their common
dreams: to create a world in which they’d like future generations to live.”
M
Bjarne
—Kayla Hedman ’14
| V IEW FROM THE HILL |
As associate professor and program
director for Psychology at Champlain
College, Dr. Bjarne Holmes is aiming to
grow the program into one of the largest
majors at the College.
Having just taken the position in 2011,
he has already turned it into the fastest-
growing major. With a background in
sociology and psychology, Holmes has
created a well-rounded program while
continuously conducting his personal
research in relationship science. Holmes
is a passionate educator and researcher
who loves to live life to the fullest through
practicing good relationships, traveling
the globe, and participating in adventure
sports. His career in relationship studies
is a reflection of his personal views of the
significance of relationships in life. He is
working to promote the distribution of
relationship research to the larger public
through mass media, publications, and
podcasts.
What brought you to Champlain?
I was looking for something new after
having founded the Family and Personal
Relationships Lab at Heriot-Watt University
in Edinburgh, Scotland. Although the lab
was successful and I was leading numerous
Ph.D. students and post-docs, I had to do
a lot of writing for grants, and was looking
to head back to the States with my wife. I
stumbled across a job ad at Champlain, and
after doing some research was impressed
with the intent of the school.
As a researcher, how would you say Champlain has supported your work?
The Education & Human Studies Division
is very supportive; everyone gets along here,
which almost never happens. Core professor
Michael Lang, who has a background in
anthropology, just initiated the Champlain
College Research Ethics Review Board
(RERB). The first research to be submitted
to the RERB was my study on non-
monogamous relationships with researchers
from Harvard, Colorado State, and Portland
State.
What do you like to do in your spare time? I love adventure sports like rock climbing,
ice climbing, and mountaineering. I have
been active in these since 1994. In 2005,
I organized the first American expedition
to the Borkoldoy mountain range of
Kyrgyzstan, where we successfully made
first ascents of and named nine peaks. I also
recently completed my first expedition to the
Himalayas in Nepal.
What is on your bucket list?
I don’t like the phrase bucket list because
it sounds like something you’ll throw into
a bucket and it will disappear. I like to set
big goals and follow through with them.
I guess my craziest bucket-list-worthy
goals are to mountain climb in Antarctica
and to learn how to fly a wing suit, which
is a combination of BASE jumping and
parachuting, most commonly done off cliffs
in Norway.
Read more at www.champlain.edu.
Follow Bjarne on Twitter @Lovescientist
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HOLMES
NEWS&NOTABLES
Books on How to Secede and SucceedMost Likely to Secede: What the Vermont Independence Movement
Can Teach Us about Reclaiming Community and Creating a
Human-Scale Vision for the 21st Century, by Champlain College
Professor Rob Williams and co-editor Ron Miller, features dispatches
from Vermont Commons: Voices of Independence news journal. Most Likely to Secede is a provocative and visionary response to the political
and economic decay of the U.S. empire. Defying conventional
categories of “left” and “right,” a diverse group of activists, scholars,
and entrepreneurs explore re-localized ways of meeting our essential
needs for food, energy, financial stability, and a robust community life.
The authors argue that monolithic and dysfunctional institutions will be unable to cope with
an impending crisis brought about by climate change, depletion of resources, and collapse of
the global economy. Visit http://vermontindependencepress.com
My Own CEO by Robert Bloch, director of the Bring Your Own Business (BYOBiz)
program, has updated his original 2011 “Outside the Box” book that profiled some of
Champlain’s most successful young entrepreneurs. My Own CEO also includes the story of
The Lodge, a student-run coffee shop and convenience store in the IDX Student Life Center.
MISS VERMONT TAKES A VICTORY LAP Former Miss Vermont Brooke Werner ’09 of
Granville, Vermont, has a new gig—as one of three
2013 Miss Sprint Cup representatives on the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Circuit. She majored in public
relations at Champlain and most recently worked at
Fuse, a Burlington-based youth marketing agency.
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“Quibly Ball” Scores in Montreal Competition A team of senior game
programming students brought home
top honors from Montreal, where
they were competing against other
game programming schools in North
America at Ubisoft’s Academia Game
Lab Competition. The competition
offered students from 13 institutions
from Quebec and the U.S. the
opportunity to create a 3-D game
prototype, pitch it to some of the
biggest players in the industry, and
possibly earn a spot on Ubisoft’s paid summer internship program. Champlain seniors’ game
“Quibly Ball” was also part of their capstone. Parameters of the competition required using
the theme of “Space: The Untamed Beast,” and had to feature one visible main character with
a physical challenge and mental challenge, plus three types of hostile oppositions. The team
of Dave Mahoney, Kyle Killian, Harry Boltz III, Roy Baron, Travis Constantino, Xanth Veilleux, Andrew Auclair, and Anthony Blake won Best Technical Innovation and Best
Presentation, and it was runner up for Best Game.
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CFA INSTITUTE OFFERS FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Champlain College has become the first institution in Vermont to be welcomed
into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. Two Robert P. Stiller
School of Business programs, the Business Administration (BSBA) major with a
Finance minor and the Accounting major with a Finance minor, incorporate at
least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and
place emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. The
programs position students to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation,
one of the most respected and recognized investment credentials in the world.
Fritz Burkhardt, Ph.D., CFA, assistant professor of Finance for the Robert P.
Stiller School of Business, explained that entry into the CFA Institute University
Recognition Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace
that Champlain College’s curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and
is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. Through
participation in this program, Champlain College is eligible to receive five student
scholarships for the CFA program each year.
Construction Begins on Butler and Valcour Halls Construction began in March on two residence halls, Butler and Valcour, that will house
180 students when completed in July 2014. The Res Tri Project consists of Butler, Valcour,
the completed Juniper Hall that opened in August 2012, green space, landscaping, and a
promenade in the area bounded by Main Street, South Willard Street, Maple Street, and
Edmunds School on the 4.66 acre site. Work is being done by PC Construction and the
primary architect is CBT Architects, a Boston design firm.
The Three Amigos
Champlain, Middlebury, and Saint Michael’s Colleges announced that they plan to form a
consortium to reduce costs associated with purchasing supplies and services common to the
three private institutions. The chief financial officers of the institutions will create the Green
Mountain Higher Education Consortium (GMHEC). “We are simply envisioning ways to
improve our efficiencies and help drive down administrative costs in areas common to all
three colleges,” said David J. Provost, senior vice president for finance and administration
at Champlain College. “A consortium will allow us to pool our purchasing power and
significantly reduce costs at each college.”
EXPERIENCE LEARNING
Subaru / Nordica Partner with Champlain Students for
2013 XV Crosstrek Tour
For avid skier Sam Parker, a junior marketing major,
initiative combined with the help of Stiller School of
Business Professor Tom Myers resulted in a unique
Champlain partnership this year.
Over the past 10 years, Subaru of America, Inc. and Nordica USA have partnered to bring common philosophies to adventure enthusiasts. “Subaru and Nordica have worked to help build their brands and grow consumer awareness of the incredible products each offers,” said Andy Hare, director of product and promotions, Nordica USA. “When Subaru announced the unveiling of the all-new XV Crosstrek and explained the target audience, it was instantly clear we could help because it is one that we have been targeting for a few years now.”
Parker also saw the opportunity. “In the spring of 2012, I
emailed the team at Nordica to see if they were interested in
bringing me on board for this,” he said. “Not only did they make me a part of the tour but they
also offered me a sponsorship. Then, last fall, I registered for the internship class with Professor
Myers, who also has a connection at Nordica.”
“Nordica came to me with their new marketing vision for the younger generation,” said
Myers. “We assembled the most talented student-skiers we could find in international business,
marketing, graphic design, and digital film to help focus and drive this initiative.”
Zach Delasin ’14, an international business major, made a connection through Myers’s focus
group and turned it into an internship with Nordica. “I worked with Tom [Myers] and Richard
Morin from Nordica to set up an internship for the summer of 2012, which lasted throughout
the fall semester while I was in Shanghai, China.”
Myers recruited more Champlain students to create a team to help plan the tour. “Working
with Samuel McGuire ’13 (Marketing) and Evan Williams (SMC ’12) to plan the Subaru/Nordica XV Crosstrek run was sweet. We planned the kickoff party, the route, and their schedule, and we contacted ski mountains all over the country to see if they wanted to participate in the tour,” Parker stated.
Two talented freeskiers, Luke Hagearty and Liam McKinley, traveled from coast to coast hitting major mountain resorts and events along the way, while piloting the all-new Subaru 2013 XV Crosstrek. Digital content, produced by Max Erickson ’16 (Digital Filmmaking), gave fans a look into the freeskiers’ lives, their slopeside skills, and the capability of the XV Crosstrek.
“I have managed literally hundreds of students performing internships and special projects, including Subaru’s Rally Racing Team, all over the world since 2001,” Myers continued. “But the icing on the cake for many of these students is that they received college credit for the work they love to do anyway! This XV Crosstrek Run was a major win for Subaru, for Nordica, and for Champlain College.”
—Kayla Hedman ’14
|
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Experience the XV Crosstrek Tour
PH
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IRILLI ’16
On a recent March evening, a crowd of students, professors, and members of
the local design community gathered at the Burlington-based marketing
be inspired by the work of Champlain
’13, who won “best in show” for her
The challenge, posed by the Vermont chapter of graphic design professional
consequences for the local community—
how might the city creatively repurpose and rebrand a long-crumbling part of the Burlington Waterfront—the Moran Building?
more than just a passing understanding
it required thinking through a complex problem with multiple stakeholders and numerous potential solutions, and then presenting it to the public with a palette of
the old plant with exercise bikes in a sort
of human-powered power plant concept, with energy coming from a combination
had three great designers from town talking
Entering the Art World
around Burlington and the greater Vermont community of Champlain’s burgeoning
design that has taken off at Champlain in
writing are also enjoying a boost in regional
Champlain’s reputation is thriving in part because of the career emphasis that
here, unlike other schools that might have
Kathleen Barnes ’09 built upon the skills she gained as a student, intern, and recent graduate to land her job with Alchemy and Science in Burling-ton.
CREATIVITY NEEDS A
HOMEBY JEFFREY GANGEMI
EXPLORING ART IN ITS MANY FORMS
AT CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE REQUIRES ONE MORE THING – SPACE TO GROW
Graphic designer Rosie Strom ’13 (top) at the AIGA Show;
Art Pop Up by Lily Novak.
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| FEATURE STORY |
a more traditional art conservatory, is a strong career focus,” says Bill Richardson,
study art and creativity and have a sense of where it might lead them in a career immediately following school.”
students feel they can afford
without an end game in
of students that CCM
for—committed, passionate, with demonstrated creative talents.
several CCM major programs have introduced portfolio requirements for incoming students, who can increasingly choose to earn a
time, which many students see as an opportunity to get more faculty support as they build a portfolio to impress potential employers. “I chose to earn a
more opportunities further in life. I also
school to pursue a career in information architecture.
Richardson says the portfolio requirement has been critical to Champlain’s improving reputation. Requiring a portfolio increases selectivity and competition for admission, which in turn leads to better students and greater retention within majors. “It just sends a
selection,” he says.
requiring portfolios has had a big impact in
our third year requiring portfolios, and we’ve seen an incredible increase in the quality of submissions,”
program director for
only 10 weren’t, and
rest were fabulous,” she says.
department also switched to acceptance by portfolio. But the requirement does not
There were more art shows on campus this year, due in part
to the Champlain AIGA Club. Below, students in Marc
Nadel’s painting class in Hauke Family Campus Center.
Once admitted, students in Digital Filmmaking and other CCM majors spend their next four years building a professional portfolio designed to get them a job. “Our program is going out of its way to make sure students who want to make a living as a writer have a professional portfolio to show. That’s one of the reasons that CCM overall does so well,” says Eric Ronis, assistant dean of the CCM Division and assistant professor of Communications.
Digital Art for GamesCCM is thriving for a variety of other reasons, too. For one, the Game Design program was “early to the table and pretty developed in its collaboration production model,” which mimics the
way professional
says Ronis. Another reason is proximity to
Montreal, where Champlain offers career, internship, and summer programs for both Digital Filmmaking and Game Design students.
In addition to career focus, Richardson
says Champlain owes a lot of its growing success to the faculty, whose creativity and real-world orientation contribute to great learning experiences for students.
Digital Filmmaking professor Rob Barracano worked at NYU prior to joining the Champlain faculty four years ago. He’s since arranged for Champlain students
projects for the world-renowned NYU
an informal relationship, “our students get
and make relationships that they can carry on after they graduate to parlay into freelance work,” says Barracano, who
he started teaching.
M tr l hStudents were busy this year with digital filmmaking,
documentary projects, and creating soundscapes
for Vermont Public Television’s Downton Abbey
event. Below, Brian Culmo ’15 and Professor David
Lustgarten discuss design solutions to reusing the
former Moran Plant.
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Barracano also spearheaded production of The Worst Thing about Coming Out, a
interviews with members
telling stories of coming out
the production attract local and national press, but it also gave participating Champlain
—the equivalent of a gold star for a
Barracano, Champlain has
for students, often across disciplines. In January, Champlain partnered with
student interns in graphic design, publicity,
event, which attracted more than 400
Curran.
major and organized
Creative Media major is concerned with innovation as artists, so bringing in such ‘art
game, one’s rejection
as well as traditional poetry, music, and paintings is a way for us to really question ‘what can art be?’” Ronis says.
projects, illustrate why Champlain’s CCM
Build It and They Will Come
and national press to compete with
nationally.
CCM building, some believe, is critical
students come visit Champlain and go on a tour and there’s no [CCM] building.
seen at other film and art schools, because there’s no center,” says Barracano. “Really, the perfect world for the arts at Champlain would be a nucleus that the programs orbit around,” he adds.
administrators have already made great strides in raising the needed money for the
included $10 million for the business
The opportunities to create independent short films and work on stage are
expanding at Champlain College.
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school, also includes money for the new
May,” says Richardson, but with the effort still running $4 million short, he says
May 2014.
various majors in different ways.
colleagues, collaboration will be easier, and students will have a place to display
space,” says Glover. “We don’t have a gallery space right now.
the Vermont community and to potential employers. “We’ve always had a strong design community, but no central points
we dance around in different venues. But Champlain is going to create a central
Of course, growth brings its own
reputation has grown, so have programs
doubled enrollment in the last two years.
growth has created some scarcity in the
interning and crewing on professional and
says Champlain should increase program
before investing in a new building.
productions going strong, and provide
only continue to produce quality content,
and students in the world.”
Barracano shares the same aspirations. “My hope is that we’re the equivalent of
at a smaller film center, instead of a big
that’s not in an urban center,” he says.
Facilities Make a DifferenceBoth current students and alumni want to be sure, even as the Champlain administration develops plans for a new
its identity as a small, collaborative
instruction.
(Above) 23 hours of Art gives students,
faculty, and staff the chance to present
their views on creativity and art.
(Right) Game Program Director
Amanda Crispel welcomes game
industry representatives to the 2013
Senior Games Capstone Show in April.
2K 4 2M—The Alumni Challenge We need just 450 more alumni gifts before June 30 to meet the 2K 4 2M Challenge successfully. If 2,000 alumni make gifts of any size, Champlain will receive a $2 million gift from a generous donor who believes in the collective impact of the entire Champlain alumni community. Each gift will be matched with $1,000! Make your gift today and show your Champlain pride and can-do spirit—that’s what it means to be
participation! Make your gift at https://secure.champlain.edu/2k42m/ or call Sarah Bunnell ’05 at (802) 865-5428.
Your gifts will help make the new CCM building a reality for Champlain College.
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The World Through Jean Luc’s Eyes
Jean Luc Dushime ’10travels the world seeking lightJean Luc Dushime ’10 was born in Rwanda. He grew up between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo. He survived the Rwandan genocide and the long walk across the Congolese jungle. Since graduating from Champlain, he has used photography and video to advocate for and shine the light on social issues locally in Vermont and internationally.
We talked with him about his work and travels.
I came to Champlain College through the Community College
of Vermont. What attracted me to the school was the class sizes.
The classrooms were small enough for me to have all the attention
I needed from my teachers. The facilities were top-notch and I can
say that the New American scholarship from Champlain was an
unbeatable offer. I majored in Public Relations.
The World Through Jean Luc’s Eyes
How did you come to Champlain College?
For years, I thought of efficient ways
to tell my story. During the war, I have
seen how photojournalism has played an
instrumental role in getting the world’s
attention. That’s when I became aware of the
power of images.
However, I have also seen the devastating
impact of images when taken out of context,
so I decided that if there would be someone
to tell my story, it would have to be myself.
I don’t exactly remember how I started
taking photographs, but the first camera that
I ever owned came from a raffle I won at
Champlain. I’d never won anything before,
but this time I did...and it was an Xbox.
Instead, I asked the school to give me a gift
card to Best Buy, and the next day I went
and selected a camera from the store.
I started by taking photographs of
my family and friends. I never stop
asking questions of my friends who are
photographers. My senior year, I enrolled in
a class to learn the black and white negative
film processing in the darkroom. Shooting
film taught me to slow down while I shoot
and to think hard about composition and
light before I press that shutter because film
is expensive. Shooting film made me a better
digital photographer.
I just spent three weeks in Rwanda with
a group of 20 high school students from
Harwood Union High School (HUHS),
teaching them multimedia
and storytelling skills along
with another instructor.
Before that I was in India
for a month traveling and
working on a multimedia
project.
I went to India to document the
Siddi community—a community of Indians
of African descent. I spent 12 days with
different families traveling by motorcycle
covering around 60 kilometers a day in
remote areas of the Karnataka region. The
Siddi were brought over by the Portuguese
some 500 years ago as slaves from Africa.
They now live isolated lives since the Indian
government hasn’t given them land, so they
make a living by farming for others.
They have limited access to healthcare
and the children are not being educated in
English. They have been told that they are
backwards intellectually, dropping out of
school when English proves too difficult and
they become discouraged.
I ate, played, and slept in their homes.
Their hospitality was remarkable and life
changing. I am grateful to them for allowing
me to be part of their lives.
My goal is to raise money to put five
young Siddi folks through grad school. I
want to be part of this process of creating
leaders for tomorrow. When they finish they
will be education advocates for their own
community and inspire children and parents,
showing that education is important.
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Your camera has become a great tool in telling your story. When did you first start taking photos and how did you develop your “eye” for a compelling image?
Your love of photography has taken you to many places around the world. Where have you traveled in the last year?
While in India, you focused on a special project—can you describe it and what you hope to accomplish?
Going back to Rwanda was a major
step. I have wanted to go back home
for years but never found the strength
to do so. When I returned from India,
a friend called, inviting me to join him
on the HUHS educational trip. This
time I was ready. It was the perfect
time; my bag was still packed. I was ready to
face my past.
Going to India gave me strength and
courage to go home. For the last eight years
spent living in Vermont, I felt very African,
but as soon as I landed in India I realized
how American I have become. My way of
thinking, reacting, and saying things had
changed. Traveling to Asia took away my
fear of traveling outside America for the first
time.
Rwanda had also changed. I had to
ask someone to take me around because
I couldn’t remember places. It felt unreal
walking in a place where everybody spoke
my language and looked familiar. The food
was amazing; my body reacted to familiar
sweet smells of passion fruits and bananas.
I hadn’t been so excited for food in a long
time.
I saw my grandmother who I had not seen
in 16 years. She is very old, but I was happy
to hold her in my arms. I went to see her
in my mother’s village where I spent every
summer growing up. It is a place I cherish in
my memories.
I also went to my dad’s birthplace. The last
time I was there I was around age 5. It was
very emotional to see family members.
I also went to many genocide memorials
and cried for friends I lost during the 1994
tragedy. I can say that as hard as it was, I
was able to find closure. I freed myself from
irrational fears and faced the real ones. As
much as I belong there, I also belong here.
I have grown so much in the last two
months. I feel like I have traveled to my past
and back again.
The hardest part of this journey I am on
is working hard to stay true to myself and to
keep pushing forward, creating compelling
work that is not only beautiful but also
educational.
Looking Ahead
• Jean Luc Dushime will speak at a TEDx talk in Los Angeles on June 29. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/TEDxPacificPalisades?fref=ts
• An exhibit of his photos from India is planned for this summer
• You can see more of his work online at his website, www.dushimejeanluc.com, and at www.dushime.tumblr.com
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Your trip to Rwanda was the first time you had returned to your home country since you fled the genocide. How did it feel to finally go back? What had changed there, and how have you changed?
PHOTOS BY JEAN LUC DUSHIME ’10
—Stephen Mease
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1950sSusan Crowley ’55 is working
part time at Bauer, Gravel, Farnham in North Hero and has a new great-granddaughter, which makes eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She lives in South Hero, where she grew up, and has two daughters who graduated from Champlain, Allison Crowley and Colleen Crowley.
1960sWilliam Smith ’66 moved to
South Carolina in late 2011. He’s enjoying total retirement, volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and the Elks Lodge in between many rounds of golf!
Jane Herbert Springer ’66 retired from Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis and moved to Charleston, SC. She has two grandsons and another grandchild is expected in June.
Bernard Bouchard ’68 has retired after 13 1/2 years with Homeland Security and under civil service for 16 years and 9 months.
1970sJohn Lawrence ’71 has retired
after 40 years of employment at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.
Steve Juiffre ’72 was appointed to the Board of Directors of Florists For Change.
Jean Stover ’74 recently opened a store, Textiles and Trims, in Wells, ME. Jean has over 40 years of experience in clothing design and sewing, having started sewing at age 12 and continuing ever since. She has a background in fashion merchandising, design, and retail customer service. She graduated cum laude with a Business Management degree from Univ. of Maine at Augusta in May 2012.
Jerald F. Bowin ’75 was elected as chairman of the VT Society of CPAs May 1, 2013. He is presently serving as member of the governing council of the American Institute of CPAs (representing approx. 386,000 CPAs). He was
appointed as charter member of the VT Tax Advisory Board to advise the VT Tax Commissioner regarding administration and public policy matters. He is a partner with McSoley McCoy & Co of South Burlington, VT.
Kurt Wright ’79 is a Realtor for Century 21 Advantage.
Joseph Gaines ’79 was promoted to Senior Inspector in the Sex Offender Investigation Branch of the United States Marshals Service for the District of Vermont. Prior to this position, he was the Canadian Investigative Liaison for Quebec and in charge of the Fugitive Investigation Division for the U.S. Marshals Service in Vermont.
Janice (Kennett) Baker ’79 is proud to announce her that daughter Nicole Baker ’13 has graduated from Champlain College with a degree in International Business.
1980sKaren Whitby ’81 is now workng
at Green Mountain Properties.
Jean Gardyne ’81 is a bank teller at PNC Bank.
Tammy (MacBryde) Farr ’81 is a school counselor at Enosburg Falls Elementary School. She married John Farr in 2007.
Linda L. Cook ’82 has opened The Men’s Corner in Vergennes, VT.
Deborah Robinson ’82 is vice president for University Advancement at Radford University.
Lori Burke ’83 is the director of Human Resources for “Vi at Bentley Village” in Naples, FL. Vi, formerly known as Classic Residence by Hyatt, is one of 10 of Vi’s continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) located throughout the United States. She continues to pursue her MBA through Champlain College.
Mary Ellen Maille ’83 is principal technical support engineer for Oracle Corporation.
Jeff Porter ’84 is coaching football for the nationally ranked University of Vermont Club Football team.
Michael J. Burbo ’84 recently started work at Neumann University in Aston, PA, working in the ITR department supporting many computer systems for the University and its related operations.
Kimberly DuBrul ’85 is a member of the John Maxwell Team Presidential Advisory Council—a group of 14 representing the
coaches, speakers, and trainers worldwide.
Anthony Vargo ’86 is the CFO at Clean Energy Group.
Kyle Albee ’86 is enrolled at Southern California Seminary and is working toward a graduate degree in Biblical Studies. He’s worked 17 years with North Star Leasing as general manager. He and his Bernese Mountain dog, Cassie, volunteer with Therapy Dogs of Vermont.
Kyle Albee ’86 and Starr Jewell were married in August 2011.
Julie Gaboriault ’87 has joined Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty as a Realtor.
Chris E. McCoy ’87 recently started PromoPrint Solutions, LLC, a printing and promotional products company based in Metuchen, NJ,
Jct., VT, Wilmington, NC, and Louisville, KY.
Betty (Stark) Blanchard ’87 is
Wealth Coach, LLC.
Lesa Cornell ’87 is director of business operations at PLM, Inc. in St. Louis, MO.
1990sBill Kaigle ’90 joined the board
of the Lake Champlain Byway Council, and is president of the Milton Historical Society. He is manager of design and production at the Spencer Group, a
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Sarah Soule ’90 was named the Accomplished Alumna of 2012 by her high school, the Emma Willard School in Troy, NY, in recognition
admissions and college counseling. She works at the Vermont Commons School, founded by former Champlain President Bob Skiff. Prior to joining VCS, she worked at Champlain for 20 years
Marie Tiemann ’91 was named one of the Vermont Works for Women Labor of Love Honorees.
Debra Behm ’93, CPA, CFP,
Susan Laware ’95 and John M. McHugh ’95 had a daughter, Lucy Michelle McHugh, in Colchester, VT, on Jan. 30, 2013.
Riki Bowen ’95 now lives in Shelburne. Her son and his family live in the annex attached to the house, so she has family close by. She is training for competitive ballroom dancing and was planning
to compete this spring in New Jersey. She works at Modern Design, Inc.
Amy (Yandow) Kittredge ’98 and Nathan Kittredge had a daughter, Kendall Addison Kittredge, in Panton, VT, Sept. 25, 2012.
Katie B. Corridan ’98 works at UCLA in the radiology department doing ultrasound. After graduating from Champlain, she attended NHTI for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, and after graduating from there, was lucky enough to travel for work for the past 10 years before joining UCLA.
Amy S. (Carpenter) Peters ’99 and William Peters Jr. ’99 had a son, William Marshall Peters III, in Essex Junction, VT, Jan. 12, 2013.
Matthew Mullen ’99 is owner of Cotton Candy Connection LLC. and B&M’s Famous Fry’s.
James Willard ’99 recently earned ITIL Foundation
for the past three years. He is a project/program manager for Dell.
2000sMelissa S (Morin) Judd ’00
and Ernest Judd had a daughter, Leighann Elizabeth Judd, in Eden, VT, Jan. 7, 2013.
Kathleen (Foisy) LaCroix ’00 and Michael LaCroix had a daughter, Sadie Anne LaCroix, in Milton, VT, Oct. 12, 2012.
Steven H. Cook, Jr. ’00 was named in Vermont Business Magazine’s Rising Stars Class of 2012.
Elizabeth F. (Waine) Fitzgerald ’01 and Travis Fitzgerald had
Fitzgerald, in Colchester, VT, Jan. 25, 2013.
Yahya Jeelani ’01 traveled to Singapore in 2011 for her MBA graduation ceremony from the University of Melbourne. She is currently an external student at Deakin University, Australia,
spring to attend her graduation ceremony. She is currently employed as a paralegal and assistant to the board secretary of the largest Islamic bank in the UAE.
Erin L (Miller) St. Amour ’02 and Joe St. Amour Jr. had a daughter, Haley Anne St. Amour, in Colchester, VT, Jan. 28, 2013.
Robin Hersey ’02 and her daughter have adopted a rescue dog, Marjie, from Arkansas.
Todd Stowell ’03 joined the Smithsonian Institution as senior producer for Smithsonian Enterprise’s shared services division.
Marissa G. Strayer-Benton ’03 was named in Vermont Business Magazine’s 2012 Rising Stars.
Robert Fregeau ’04 and Stephanie Fregeau ’04 had a son, Mason Robert Fregeau, in Wrentham, MA, July 14, 2012.
David Mayer ’04 and Jordan (Pratt) Mayer had a son, Finley William Mayer, in Essex Junction, VT, Oct. 11, 2012.
Tracie A (Lockyer) Barone ’04 and Dominic Barone III had a son, Dominic Jack IV, in Colchester, VT, Jan. 9, 2013.
Abigail Wellman ’04 and Mark Sturgeon were married June 2, 2012.
Matthew K. Williams ’04 works
of Natural Resources Revenue under the director’s chief of staff in Washington D.C. He has been the agency’s only writer/editor for three years, but now adds regulatory liaison to that title. Additionally, he is now the acting writer/editor and regulatory liaison for the department’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Interim
Secretariat. He lives in Annapolis,
Graciela Williams.
Gail J. Mitchell ’04 is digital sales
the Hearst Corp. in Milwaukee, WI.
Katya Graves ’04 is an assistant branch manager NBT Bank in Williston, VT.
Jennifer L. (Beliveau) Maglaris ’05 and Nicholas Maglaris had a son, Colson Stephen Maglaris, in Milton, VT, Sept. 21, 2012.
Lisa Pleskach ’05 and Brandon Wheeler were married Oct. 6, 2012, in Lowville, NY.
Maria Eduarda Costa-Stienstra ’05 works at American Financial Resources and is licensed in six states as a mortgage loan originator.
Lisa Pleskach ’05 and her husband Brandon Wheeler are living in Minot, ND, where she is a school counselor. Her husband is a B-52 pilot with the U.S. Air Force.
Kellie Miner ’05 is a development specialist at The College of William & Mary’s Mason School of Business.
Jacqueline A. Buckley ’05 was named in Vermont Business Magazine’s 2012 Rising Stars.
Jocelyn (Branon) Lyman ’06 and Matthew Lyman had a daughter, Brookelyn Marie Lyman, in Milton, VT, Sept. 27, 2012.
Joe Gaetani ’06 and Victoria Gaetani had a daughter, Isabel Constance Gaetani, Oct. 6, 2012.
Laura Bieluczyk ’06 and Phillip Johnson were married in Aug. 2012.
Liam McNamara ’06 is a sales associate at MathWorks.
Chris Hull ’07 and Caitlin (Bailey) Hull had a daughter, Reese Bailey Hull, in Washington, Nov. 6, 2012.
Jolene A. Renaud ’07 and Michael Audet had a son, Oliver Englehardt Audet, in Colchester, VT, Jan. 17, 2013.
Kristin Mattes ’07 received the National Federation of Paralegal Association’s Individual Pro Bono Award.
Nicole Stevenson ’07 started a hula hooping business called “Hooping with Nicole.” She offers beginner hoop classes for adults, programming for children, birthday parties, and hoop-making workshops.
Allison Arbuthnot ’07 is an advancement writer in University Advancement at San Jose State University. She launched a new website featuring her work at http://allisanders.com/. She also co-created, co-wrote, and hosted a pilot food show that is currently being offered to 3D network.
Kylee Blouin ’07 and Brian Hatch are engaged, June 8, 2012.
Meredith A. (Myers) Gordon ’08 and Andrew Gordon had a son, Henry Allen Gordon, in Underhill, VT, Sept. 24, 2012.
Matthew Noel ’08 and Whitney Keating were married on Nov. 3, 2012.
| CLASS NOTES |
MEET ANNUAL GIVING DIRECTOR SARAH BUNNELL ’05If you haven’t yet connected with Sarah Bunnell ’05, you are missing out.
Her warmth, effusive personality, and passion for Champlain College
are contagious. The Holyoke, Massachusetts, native says she realized
Champlain was the school for her the first time she set foot on campus. “I
took a tour of Champlain with my brother during my junior year of high
school and knew Champlain was where I wanted to go,” she remembers.
While at Champlain, Sarah lived in Aiken and McDonald Halls. She
studied public relations and made strong connections with faculty
members. “My professors challenged me and made learning really fun,”
she says. “Nancy Kerr especially sparked my interest to find a career in
communications.”
After graduating from Champlain, Bunnell worked in the financial marketing industry in Boston
and then moved to Madrid, Spain, to teach English to native Spanish speaking children and adults.
She returned to Boston in 2010 and accepted a position at Tufts University as the assistant director
of reunion programs.
Bunnell joined the Office of Advancement in the fall and loves the joys and the challenges of her
job. “Champlain is a very unique place. The College continues to head in exciting, sometimes
uncharted, directions and has excellent leadership.” Additionally, she is proud to be part of
Champlain’s 2K 4 2M Challenge and hopes her fellow alumni will join her in participating.
Bunnell enjoys spending time with her family, her fiancé Tim, and their new English springer
spaniel puppy, Ruger. Contact her at [email protected] or (802) 865-5428.
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| CLASS NOTES |
Brian Donovan ’08 started a company, Milton & Small LLC, in San Francisco, CA.
Adam Fullerton ’08 is a research analyst with Visible Measures in Boston, MA.
Jason Hawkins ’08 is a contract specialist with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.
Thomas Lattanzio ’08 is now territory manager for the U.S. and China for NRG Systems. He has worked at NRG for seven years.
Lise Parent ’08 and Alex Howrigan are engaged Aug. 24, 2012.
Alicia DeMartini ’09 was named a 2012 Rising Star by Vermont Business Magazine and now works
Making Good (PMG) PR.
Allen Reid ’09 is the logistics analyst for Justin’s Nut Butter in Boulder, CO. He previously worked for EVOL Foods as supply chain manager.
Rebecca Irick ’09 began an internship at MyWebGrocer in Winooski, VT, in January 2013.
Kevin Besecker ’09 is working as a market account representative at Ingram Micro.
Mercedes Murray ’09 is enrolled
for Advanced Internet Marketing through the University of San Francisco. She also is a production
assistant at CP Shades clothing company in Sausalito, CA.
Krysta Voskowsky ’09 is a freelance writer for McDougall Interactive.
Laura A. Schles ’09 is front
Courtyard in Seattle, WA.
David Mariani ’09 is assistant restaurant manager of the Farm restaurant at Canyons ski resort in Park City, UT.
Colin Beverstock ’09 is working for GID Investment Advisors in Boston, MA.
Rebecca Irick ’09 and Tyler Russell ’10 are engaged.
2010s John DosSantos ’10 is a junior
loan processor at PrimeLending.
Nichole Magoon ’10 joined Champlain College as digital community manager.
Morgaine Jennings ’10 is studying for her master’s degree in International Marketing with a specialty in Event and Festival Management in Edinburgh, Scotland. She works as the marketing coordinator for the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Nishit Khimasia ’10 is a software programmer at Urja Communications, a digital advertising agency.
Patricia Sullivan ’10 is convention services manager at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park in St. Petersburg, FL.
Max Lafferty ’10 works at Columbia Technology, a technical
Brodie Henry ’10 began a master’s degree program in International Education at SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT, in 2013.
Kira Bell ’10 graduated from Boston University in May 2012 with a master’s degree in Deaf Education. She is a second grade teacher at the Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA.
Patrick McWain ’10 is working in Boston, MA, as the resident graphic designer/VJ/3D projectionist at Materials & Methods, a creative direction company.
Samantha Maxfield ’10 is the events and registration coordinator at the Massachusetts Dental Society.
Brenda L. LaBarge ’10 is an independent electronic health records consultant for the University of Colorado-Poudre Valley Health Group. She still lives in Vermont.
Michael Agusta ’10 works part time at Concentra as a radiologic
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In Memory of Our Fellow Alumni and FriendsThese members of our alumni family have passed on and will be remembered warmly by their friends, family, and alma mater.
Richard O. Berry ’33, January 10, 2013
Frederick G. Chioffi ’37, Burlington, VT, March 9, 2013
Sterling D. Emerson ’37, February 24, 2013
Weldon E. Barrette ’41, November 4, 2012
Dorothy F. Farrell ’42, Shelburne, VT, March 6, 2013
Thomas A. Cannon ’47, January 5, 2013
Pauline A. Baker ’55, January 3, 2013
Ronald F. Doucette ’61, December 27, 2012
Robert M. Bates ’62, Barre, VT, January 22, 2013
Alan H. Winters ’64, Swanton, VT, February 26, 2013
Allen Mable ’65, South Burlington, VT, November 21, 2012
Carol D. Fitzgerald ’66, Norwood, MA, October 25, 2012
Barbara (Longley) Jewett ’66 Essex Junction, VT, February 27, 2013
Constance A. Enman ’68, October 3, 2012
John Hill ’69, December 10, 2012
Virginia L. Yandow ’72, Winooski, VT, March 11, 2013
Nancy (Mills) Bruso ’74, Malone, NY, November 8, 2012
Janet T. DeWitt ’75, South Burlington, VT, March 26, 2013
Karla R. Spaulding ’84,November 4, 2012
Lori L. Lombard ’86, November 3, 2012
Robert M. Green ’91, Milton, VT, May 27, 2012
Renelle P. Godbout ’99, Colchester, VT, November 20, 2012
John E. Bertsch G’07, December 11, 2012
Patricia Burns Conant, 75, of South Burlington,
died Feb. 1, 2013, in the
Respite House of Williston,
VT, surrounded by her family.
She worked at Champlain
College for 48 years, starting
out as a teacher and retiring
as the associate director of
Admissions. She graduated
from the University of Vermont
in 1958 with a BS in Business
Administration. She was
married to John Marshall
Barrett Conant, who died in
1978. She loved the outdoors,
and was an avid flower gardener.
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Ollie Fischera ’13—Winchester, Mass.
“I support 2K 4 2M because of the vast knowledge, positive experiences,
and memories I will take away from my time at Champlain. Along with the
rest of the Senior Class Gift Committee,
I am raising funds for our class gift of
the Champlain Bee Apiary. This apiary
is the first living, learning laboratory
on campus. I am committed to giving
back to Champlain because I hope many
other students will continue to utilize
Champlain’s robust offerings to obtain
the one-of-a-kind learning experience
the College offered me. I look forward to
reaching the 2K 4 2M goal and I hope
my participation motivates other seniors
and graduates to give back and engage
with Champlain.”
Nicole Baker ’12—Bristol, Vt.
“I am proud to make a gift in honor of
Professor Alan Stracke. When I think of
Professor Stracke, I can hear his voice and
laughter, and can vividly see his smile. I believe
that there are many types of great professors.
Some teachers have an intense vested interest
in the subject they are teaching and try to learn
about the lives of their students, and some even
become a lifelong friend who inspires students
to follow in their footsteps. Professor Stracke
embodies all of those characteristics—and then
some. He is so incredibly friendly, passionate,
and in touch with the world around him. His openness and sincerity
captivated me. We share similar passions for connecting with different
cultures, meeting people, and experiencing their ways of life.
“I am grateful to give back to Champlain in honor of a professor who
cares so much for his students. Any student who had the chance to study
abroad, interact with an exchange student, or travel on a service trip can attest
to the amazing transformation that occurs when we engage with different
cultures and travel to new lands. I am proud to say that my gift in honor of
Alan Stracke will enable others to walk down the cobbled streets of Dublin,
swim at the base of waterfalls in Costa Rica, hike a section of the Great Wall
of China, or volunteer in a remote village. Professor Stracke aims to create
opportunities for others to follow their passions, and I am delighted to make
a gift in honor of his retirement.”
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2K 4 2M & You
Jason Langley ’01—Houlton, Me.
“I am proud to make a gift in support of Jim Ellefson, my favorite
instructor, and hope that the amount I give back will continue
to grow in the years to come. I was nervous upon my arrival at
Champlain and remember approaching Professor Ellefson regarding
a paper and we simply started talking. He helped me feel as though
I belonged at Champlain and instilled the confidence I needed to
succeed. I wouldn’t be where I am today without Champlain and
professors like Jim Ellefson. Many people at Champlain, including the Information Services
(IS) Department, provided an environment and culture that gave students like me the best
chance to succeed. As a student, that’s all we can ask for. I think about folks like Professor
Ellefson and the IS Department every day and will be forever grateful for all they have done
for me.”
Randy Clarke ’61—Underhill, Vt.
“I returned to Champlain College last fall for a reunion. More
than 50 years had passed since I had set foot on campus, and
I am eager to return to campus again and encourage you to do
the same. It sure has changed for the better, and I am pleased
to be an annual donor. I have realized that I did not have all
the answers after graduation, but I am glad I graduated from
Champlain. I learned how to succeed in life and appreciate all
that Champlain did for me.”
2K 4 2M Challenge = 2,000 alumni gifts (of ANY size) Champlain College will receive $2 million
from an inspired donor who believes in YOU.
What inspires you to give?
Let your voice be heard!Thank a favorite professor or shout out to classmates with a favorite memory. Tell us why you are giving to our Alumni Challenge when you make your gift
here: https://secure.champlain.edu/2k42m/ or call Annual Giving Director Sarah Bunnell ’05 at (802) 865-5428.
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technologist and medical assistant. He got together recently with some of his classmates to celebrate with Laura Duval ’10 and her husband Dan for their baby shower. Chris Kiernan ’10, Jamie Bellinger ’10, Aimee Long ’10, and Miranda Warner ’10 also attended.
Tiffany Dragon ’11 graduated in August 2012 from the UNC Hospitals of Nuclear Medicine Technology program in Chapel Hill, NC.
Lindsey Gauthier ’11 is a merchandising analyst for Ralph Lauren.
Shane D. Mispel ’11 was promoted to TD Bank store manager and assistant vice president of the TD Bank Barre, VT, store. He has eight years of banking experience. He joined TD Bank in 2011. Shane is a former active-duty U.S. Marine and serves in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Colleen Robie ’11 is accounts receivable/billing clerk at Saunders Concrete in Nedrow, NY.
Allison Neal ’11 is a tour consultant with Education First College Study Tours in Cambridge, MA.
Andrew Korb ’11 is systems administrator for a small network company called Open Approach, Inc. He also started a small-time
Investments, LLC, and a small investment fund, based in Bitcoins, the virtual cryptocurrency. He lives in South Burlington, VT.
Tomas Quinones ’11 is staff writer for the MTGFanatic website.
George Hanerfeld ’11 is management and program analyst for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
Audrey Holm-Hansen ’94, ’11 worked for IBM after graduation from Champlain, got married in 2007, joined Champlain’s Alumni Council, and then became a Champlain student again in 2009. After completing the Paralegal
she retired from Vermont’s Air National Guard and now uses the knowledge gained from her paralegal studies to do volunteer work.
Michael Julian ’11 is working in real estate development and is an owner/member of ADAM Industries.
Tammy Masse ’12 and Amanda Lamb were married Aug. 4, 2012, in Burlington.
Jaime Lynne Piche ’12 and Zachary Rodney Burdick were married Sept. 28, 2012.
Heather Frank ’12 and Gannon Wallach were married Nov. 3, 2012.
Will McCue ’12 is a technical sales associate at Logic Supply.
Daniel Ritter ’12 is a staff writer
St. Cheat Sheet.
Matthew Griffes ’12 is staff accountant at USA Risk Group of Vermont, Inc.
Kayleigh Blanchette ’12 is an account relationship specialist at Free Press Media and the Burlington Free Press.
Gunther Fox ’12 is a software development engineer at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios.
Sarah Stermole ’12 lives in the Albany, NY region, and works remotely for WORK[etc], a software company based in Australia.
Lorelei Jackson ’12 lives in Hartford, CT, and teaches at an all-boys private school. She’s teaching 5th, 6th, and 7th grade writing, as well as 5th grade basic skills. She’s an Americorps fellow through June 2013. She’ll begin graduate school to obtain her MSc in August 2013 in the United Kingdom.
Yongchang (Tracy) Chen ’12 is a staff accountant at Jay Peak Resort.
Chelsy Jenkins ’12 is an early childhood behavioral interventionist with the Howard Center.
Erica Viscio ’12 works as a respite staff member at Spectrum
Youth & Family Services and in an Internet marketing position at Union Street Media.
Nicholas Galante ’12 has
with classmate Justin Derry. He has also been a second cameraman
with William Babcock, another Champlain classmate. That took him across the country in 30 days, from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, while stopping in many of America’s major cities along the way. He is currently living in New York City.
Holly E. Poulin ’12 is an HR coordinator at Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, and is enrolled in grad school, in the Mediation and
Champlain College.
Kimberly Thornton ’12 is working on her master’s degree in Mediation at Champlain, and will graduate this year.
David Downing ’12 is executive
Stephanie Kissel ’12 is the international and business development manager at Genova Diagnostics after having obtained her MSL from Champlain College. She is now in charge of maintaining and growing distribution networks in 43 countries, editing, negotiating, and executing contracts. She also works with senior leadership and attorneys on patents, trademarks, and FDA approvals.
Hilary Hess ’12 is the social media and web specialist at Vermont Public Television.
James Wardwell ’12 was appointed chief of police of the New Britain Police Dept. in New Britain, CT, on January 23, 2013.
Gregg McNelis ’12 and Kelsey Tighe are engaged. A summer 2014 wedding is planned.
Brian Higbee ’13 is a cyber fraud investigator for PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, PA.
At The White House: John King ’75,
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