Champlain View

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

[email protected]

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

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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

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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.

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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.


“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


| 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


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.


“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.


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.”


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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.

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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.


| 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.



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.


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.


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.


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


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


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.


| 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.


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.

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