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SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE PRESENTS

2012-1013 LECTURE SERIES & EVENTS

SVC opens its “Look Within, See Beyond: Stories of Empowerment and Change” lecture series with a host of notable guest speakers:

“Poverty Is Not Destiny: Social Equity and Basic Justice in America”with Eric J. Cooper, President of National Urban Alliance Effective EducationOctober 16, 2012, 2:10 p.m.Everett Mansion Theatre

“Poetry: Another Way of Knowing” with Sydney Lea, Poet Laureate of VermontFebruary 12, 2013, 2:10 p.m.Everett Mansion Theatre

For updates on SVC’s lecture series and events, visit our Web siteat www.svc.edu.

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As illustrated in the chart on right, student enrollment in the healthcare areas (Nursing, Radiology, Healthcare Management and Advocacy) make up more than 50% ofSVC's total student enrollment. It is likely this trend will continue. To meet the demands of increased student growth, the College has also increased faculty and staff,making it necessary to develop the new Healthcare Education Center (HEC). With this additional space, SVC can accommodate space demands in the Mansion and providea showcase area for its healthcare programs. --Dr. Albert DeCiccio, Provost

HEALTHCARE EDUCATION CENTEROPENS IN HISTORIC MILL

The 21st century study in health sciences has found ahome in a refurbished downtown mill. This fall, theHealthcare Education Center relocated to downtownBennington’s Holden-Leonard Mill. Occupying half oftwo floors of one wing, the Center houses four large classrooms able to accommodate 60–70 students perclass and smaller breakout rooms for 20–25 students.

The facility will be shared by Nursing and Radiologic Sciences majors. Often, classes will integrate studies inboth majors, one of the fastest growing segments of SVC’scommunity. Today, Nursing and Radiologic Sciences students comprise 54% or nearly 300 students.

From the Acting President’s Desk: James E. Beckwith, J.D., L.L.M.

Look Within…SEE BEYONDDEAR SUPPORTERS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE,

The start of the new school year is a time to celebrate the growth and strength of our institution. It is also time to take pride in our

achievements. The SVC community is strong and vibrant; students, faculty, alumni and supporters are united in their goal to forge a pre-eminent role for the College. We measure achievements by the milestoneswe meet and value the intangible successes achieved in the classroom, onthe playing fields and in the career goals of our graduates.

In May, we sent off the largest graduating class in the school’s nearly90-year history. They are launching careers across the globe and closer tohome in the fields of education, finance and health services. We welcomedover 550 scholars to our campus in September holding those same loftygoals. Applicants and admitted students grew by 15% and 10%, respectively, year over year. But the numbers are more than notches on aruler; they are proof that the SVC model is a successful one.

In a way, SVC has so much to boast about this fall – a new major in Biological Sciences, expanded faculty and new facilities. But it is so muchmore – it is welcoming the generation of today and tomorrow.

— Sincerely yours, James E. Beckwith

New Enrollment by Major for Fall 2012Increase in Student Growth (at SVC)

* Student Head Count by Year 2007 – 2012

IN MEMORIAM

Honor Roll of DonorsHonor Roll of DonorsSouthern Vermont College gratefully acknowledges our generous donors for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Thank you again for your commitment tothe mission of the College.

President's Circle The Helen Dixon Kunzelmann Endowment Fund

Dean's Circle The Poses Family FoundationCDeborah E. WileyCMr. & Mrs. Ira J. Wagner '83C✧Donald E. Axinn FoundationJames H. & Irene M. Hunter Charitable Trust

Sodexo

Scholar's Cirlce Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff

Raymond FoundationSusan Hunter

Everett Society Larry Cherkis & Joan BenjaminIngersoll-Rand Charitable

FoundationThe Edwin S. Webster FoundationCCarmen J. Lawrence

& Deryck A. PalmerCH.J. Promise FoundationTE Connectivity

Courtyard Society Olin Scott FundCDr. Karen Gross

& Mr. Stephen H. CooperCRaytheon

Lantern Society AnonymousBob & Cora May Howe +CMr. & Mrs. Raymond D. LenoueWally & Jane AltesCMr. & Mrs. Michael F. RollaSouthwestern Vermont Health CareCooper Surgical Inc.

Cascade Society Sargent Production/

Stephen SargentCVermont Community FoundationVermont Student Assistance Corp.Caroline, Paul, Lesley

& Robert ConsalvoJohn & Katherine PatersonDr. & Mrs. Ammon Broughton

Peck CDr. James GozzoCJohn W. BaackesJon Goodrich & Jan NoyesMr. Peter Donavan

& Dr. Nancy ScattergoodCAnonymousCTerry Dewey

Keystone ClubDr. & Mrs. William KettererMark '03, '08 & Priscilla KlauderBank of BenningtonCenterline Architects & Planners PCDr. David & Mrs. Sue MetznerCFrances & Tim HolbrookCMSK Engineering & Design, Inc.Norma & Ted ThomasCMr. & Mrs. Foster DevereuxPrue Electric/Deirdre Prue '99United Educators Management Co.

Cornerstone Club Mr. & Mrs. Ken MoriartyCMark & Suzy DonavanScott & Linda LippacherAnne Hopkins Gross & Glenn GrossDonald & Angelina RobertsonCDr. & Mrs. Michael BradyCMary E. Jones '92Mr. & Mrs. Edward CotterCMr. & Mrs. James Rigby '94The Gannett FoundationGreg WinterhalterCWassick's Tire ServiceCAndy & Nancy McKayAnn A. Blake & Joseph WheelockHenry & Mary FlyntJen Holley '91Jerome ConstructionLee & Tammy Grabner '95 & '93Macy's FoundationMr. Daniel A. FacillaMrs. Bill EpsteinCSteve LoveWoodward Design

Mt. Anthony Club Dr. & Mrs. Albert DeCiccioDr. & Mrs. Frederick LoyCCatherine BurnsCDavid M. Walsh, Jr. '69Dr. & Mrs. Robert PezzulichCEdison GiftsEugene P. Tripp '66C✧Frances P. TerrazasHelen T. ButlerJane BurkhardtCLynn & Peter Green/Four Chimneys

Inn & RestaurantMedicis Global Services Corp.Mr. & Mrs. Frank Orr '67Reverend & Mrs. Thomas SteffenCRichard OrganisciakRobert & Judith BrowerJennifer S. WinkelmanCLaurie ForfaCChristopher Candon '87Col. (Ret.) & Mrs. James W.

Baker '91C✧Grandma WoodwardCJean E. MillerCMr. & Mrs. Robert P. Smith

Rosanne Tripp Beauchamp '68C✧Mr. & Mrs. James E. BeckwithPaul Linnehan '90Kathleen A. Reed '76C✧Anne Marie '76, '91 & Paul RenziC.L. White Glass, Inc.CCarol and Bob StegemanCarolyn G. Bratcher '53, '85Christopher J. Pedley '01C✧Clifford Painting CompanyDavid & Brenda BabcockDavid & Colleen LittleDeborah & R. William BergDon & Melanie McKennaDr. & Mrs. Kenneth CestoneCDr. & Mrs. Richard FabriciusCEllen B. EnnisEric & Gloria KosterFrank & Mary MacchiarolaFrederick & Constance WestGerrit & Ellie Kouwenhoven+Heather & Hardin Marion/

Lindsey Jory Brooks '86Joel & Nina LentznerJoel PhelpsJohn M. Gariepy '83Kathleen Babcock '11✧Lane R. Perrins '82Liz HannockMarjorie GirthMary GeannelisMerritt S. Hewitt '85C✧Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Cone '60CMr. & Mrs. Jason Keddy '92Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Angarone '97Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eichhorn '84 & '90Mr. & Mrs. Russ CarpenterMr. & Mrs. Thomas JacobsMs. Joni Henderson '96NRG Global GivingCR.K. Miles, Inc.CRichard A. Gray '68CRuss & Lucille Launderville '01C✧Ruth A. GoldstoneCRyan D. Sullivan '01C✧Shelley & Jay LeBoffTaconicCTerrance Reading & Virginia

Anne WolfeThomas G. Jozitis '78Timothy M. Abbazia '84Tom Redden & Kimberly FriedmanTom and Sue GeeVermont Roofing Company, Inc.Virginia Baldwin '49C✧Warren & Barry KingC

Mountaineer Club Dr. & Mrs. John LaPenta CLynda SinkiewichMr. Tristan W. Armstrong '93Ms. Maureen Koch '81Marion & Dennis Whiteford CBeth McLean '00, '06

Dr. Scott O'CallaghanBernice & Irwin ShainmanCharles Lewitt '67Cumberland Farms, Inc.Deborah & John WilliamsDonald LeSage '68Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ottinger CEllen Perry Berkeley CEric DrouartGeorge Haynes '93Jeffrey Noga '79, '91Jennifer NelsonJim and Lodie ColvinLloyd Dean '81Mark Reinstadler '94Martin's MobilMr. & Mrs. Donald E. Hayes '87Mr. & Mrs. William E. Pearson CMr. Cameron Sours '90Mrs. J. Edmund WelchPeter & Kathleen Hecht CShana Stalker '94 & Michael KinnaSharon & Larry Stepp '82St. Pius X ChurchSuellen F. SolomonSusan SykasTammy KennyTexaco Xpress LubeTravis G. LeBel '89 C✧Trudy Anderson '85 C✧Jim McDonaldRosalie Leach '92Edward Haberek, Jr. '89Lucille Bostwick Cook '51, '72 C✧Mr. Alfred E. Allard '42 C✧Sarah KnappJanet & Dean HansonMadeleine C. Roy '70 C✧Williamstown Savings Bank CAdam G. Northup '11✧AnonymousBetty Klauder CCharles & Martha Noga

J. Smith '83 C✧Debra DeGray '05Donna M. Messer '74Eugena H. Bourdon '60 C✧Julie WalshKatherine S. Williams '95Kenneth & Jane WiseLorraine & Mark Simpkins '94Melanie Brunina '90Mr. & Mrs. Allen Mendel '99Mr. & Mrs. David M. Howard '94Mr. & Mrs. James Clark '66 & '65Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rawson '68Mr. & Mrs. Neil Hecht CMr. & Mrs. William

A. James '69, '75Mr. Jon Kenyon '71Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hickey Sprott '66Mrs. George Allard CMs. Delia Lavigne '01Nate Kizer '04Nicholas & Dorothy Barber

Robert & Carol Palandrani CDr. Barry FlanaryGerry BrownJ.A. TheuerkaufJeff Laude '10Melissa Colvin-North '98, '05Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Cercone '78Ms. Sandra FleischmannRepresentative Alice MillerSandra A. Grover '65Susan BiggsTheresa Clark '53Karen Clement-O'BrienMr. & Mrs. Arnold LeforSteven Baranow '82 C✧Tina Blust '05Jeremy J. GibbonsJustyna M. Carlson *Leslie Rousseau '09✧Mary Jo KwiatekMr. & Mrs. Scott C. Kazlouskas

Noyes '98Sandra K. Lemieux '59Todd Belanger '01Todd J. McKenna '04✧Darlene M. Young '74, '91Brett Clatworthy '12Brittany Barclay '12Jonathon Geissler '12Justin Wirtes '12Margaret Tooley '99, '05Ms. Andrea Stoddard '12Ms. Lenora Peaslee '12Patrick Warrington '12Tyler Morton '12Susan Burton

NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS

Bill Epstein Scholarship AwardMrs. Bill Epstein

Genrik S. Sirvis ScholarshipMrs. J. Edmund Welch

Olin Scott Fund ScholarshipOlin Scott Fund

Rob Smith '98 ScholarshipGrandma WoodwardMr. & Mrs. Robert P. SmithMr. & Mrs. William E. Pearson

Robert Consalvo ScholarshipCaroline, Paul, Lesley

& Robert ConsalvoTerry DeweyCatherine BurnsJoel PhelpsSt. Pius X ChurchLaurie ForfaMr. & Mrs. James E. BeckwithGerry Brown

MEMORIAL & HONORARY GIFTS

In memory of Walter AbelmannJennifer S. Winkelman

In honor of Joan BenjaminSuellen F. Solomon

In honor of Lindsey Jory Brooks '86Heather & Hardin Marion

In memory of Bill EpsteinMrs. Bill EpsteinLane R. Perrins '82

In honor of Karen GrossWarren & Barry King

In memory of Patrick McGrathMr. & Mrs. James E. Beckwith

In memory of Edward SalmonLucille Bostwick Cook '51, '72 J. A. Theuerkauf

In honor of Barbara P. SirvisDr. & Mrs. Robert Ottinger

In memory of Rob Smith '98Mr. & Mrs. William E. PearsonMr. & Mrs. Robert P. SmithGrandma Woodward

RECOGNITION SOCIETIESPresident’s Circle: $100,000 and aboveDean’s Circle: $50,000 - $99,999Scholar’s Circle: $25,000 - $49,999Everett Society: $10,000 - $24,999 Courtyard Society: $5,000 - $9,999 Lantern Society: $2,500 - $4,999 Cascade Society: $1,000 - $2,499Keystone Club: $500 - $999 Cornerstone Club: $250 - $499 Mt. Anthony Club: $100 - $249 Mountaineer Club: Up to $99

KEYC The Alan H. Morrison Societyrecognizes donors who havegiven to the College consecu-tively for a minimum of fiveyears beginning in 2000.

✧The Merritt S. Hewitt Societyrecognizes alumni who havegiven a gift to the College everyyear since 2005 or graduation(whichever is more recent).

TRUSTEESWallace AltesExecutive ConsultantJoan AxinnAxinn Foundation TrusteeCommunity LeaderJohn BaackesPresidentAmeriHealth Medicare PlansJames E. BeckwithActing PresidentSouthern Vermont CollegeJames J. GozzoPresidentAlbany College of Pharmacyand Health SciencesAnita F. HillProfessor of Law, School Policy& Women’s StudiesHeller Graduate School,Brandeis UniversitySusan HunterCommunity LeaderCarmen J. Lawrence, Esq.Partner & Departmental Co-HeadFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP

Raymond D. LenouePresident, RetiredEducational Resources Network, Inc.Nancy Scattergood, M.D.Physician, RetiredSouthwestern Vermont Medical CenterIra Wagner ’83President, European Capital Financial ServicesAmerican Capital Ltd.Deborah E. Wiley, ChairChairThe Wiley FoundationJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.

ADMINISTRATIONActing PresidentJames E. BeckwithProvostAlbert DeCiccioDean of StudentsAnne Hopkins GrossDirector of Human ResourcesSue Metzner

Trustees Ira Wagner, Ray Lenoue, Nancy Scattergood, Susan Hunter,Deborah Wiley, Acting President Beckwith, Wally Altes and JohnBaackes gather with 2012 Commencement speaker Ruth Levy Guyer.

The SVC community mourns the loss of studentChristopher “C.J.” Salva, who passed away unex-pectedly in July. C.J.'s family has chosen to honor hismemory with a goal to establish a scholarship inC.J’s name to Southern Vermont College. For moreinformation, please contact the President’s Office at802-447-6319.

WELCOME!Faculty and staff have swelled. Enrollment increased andnew areas of study and programs have contributed to thegrowth. Please welcome our new colleagues!

ADMINISTRATIONCatherine McKeen, Ph.D.Director, Center for Teaching and LearningEric Parsons, M.P.A.Registrar and Director of Institutional Research

FACULTYFull Time:Stacey Hills, Ph.D.The McCormick Division of Business Daisy Levy, Ph.D.The Hunter Division of HumanitiesJennifer Richardson, Ph.D. Chair, The Hunter Division of Humanities Sarah Valentine-Maher, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P. Division of Nursing

Part Time :Kathleen Atkins, M.S.N.Division of NursingJoanne Baldasare, D.H.S.C. Division of NursingBernadette House, M.S.N. Division of NursingLaura Mack, A.B.D. The Hunter Division of Humanities Larry Maness, M.F.A.The Hunter Division of Humanities

STAFFWalter AlstonCoordinator of Mountaineer Scholars/Diversity Initiatives Samantha DamonDevelopment SpecialistAlanna Douglas ’05Manager of Campus Store and Mail Services Kathy KalkerDirector of CommunicationsMichael Nosek ’10Director, Sports InformationCorie SteinkeResidence Director/Civic Engagement Coordinator

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESMAJOR ADDED

New this year, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences is available in The JohnMerck Division of Science and Technology. The program offers studies for students planning postgraduate degrees in medicine, pharmacy andveterinary science.

Barry Flanary, Ph.D., Chair of the Division,believes the new program “will strike a chordwith students.” Over the past several years, asignificant number of students entering SVChave declared an overwhelming interest in thehealth science field. The new major, accordingto Flanary, complements the degree programsin Nursing and Radiologic Sciences. Manycourses will overlap with the three majors.

LEAPS & BOUNDS!•The number of new student deposits increased 37%

from 2009!

•Nearly all Nursing and Radiologic Sciences majors whograduated in 2012 are employed in their field or pursuing graduate study. All Radiologic graduates were employed within two weeks of commencement.

• Four years in a row! Graduates received a 100% passrate on the national radiology licensing JCERT exam.

• SVC will begin breaking new ground on October 15,2012, constructing a state-of-the-art residencehall that will accommodate 130 students. SVC’s goalfor completion – August 2013.

•A soccer rebirth at SVC: after multiple losing seasons,Women’s Soccer starts the season with five wins!