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TopTopics
The ropes course at Lyndon
Students, teachers
and alum in the back
country of Utah
Utah Expedition Brings out the Lyndon Alums
As if enjoying living and learning in the Utah back country wasn’t enough… when
knowledge of a Lyndon expedition right next door reached them in their own wintry
paradise, alumni Jake Urban ’96, Sam Nicholson ’06, and Matt Coughlan ’06 made a
quick jet from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to visit with friends and share some of their own
back country skills. It seems you can find Lyndon alumni just about anywhere – even deep
in Utah snow at 8,200 feet! n
Lyndon grads
Katelyn Tracey
and Jaclyn
Wetzel
New Lyndon Logo
Over the past two years, Lyndon’s
Uniform Messaging Committee has been
meeting to establish a stable, recognizable image for Lyndon to be used as part
of the College’s branding message. A key
ingredient in this uniform messaging is
the College’s logo. The current logo has
been basically the same for six years, with
a number of variations added during the
succeeding years. Some image confusion
has arisen because of the addition of these
variations. Recently the Dean’s Council
approved a recommendation from the
Uniform Messaging Committee to adopt
a new, updated logo to replace the one
developed in 2002 and all of its succeeding
cousins. n
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Community
16 Years of High Adventure
After 16 years of reliable experiences, our
high ropes course finally received a rebuild
and recertification in December – and by
a Lyndon grad! Ian Doak ’01 of High 5
Adventures came out and helped bring the
course back to life for another 16 years.
With the thousands of participants that
Lyndon Adventures sees every year, this
project was sorely needed. Next stop –
additional elements to enhance our current
course and challenge our future! n
Lyndon Graduates
More Than 200 Students
On May 17, more than 200 students made
their way across the stage to receive their
degrees. Faculty waited at the end of the
ramp to personally congratulate each student with hand shakes, hugs and smiles.
The Eye on the Sky guys (Mark Breen ’82,
Steve Maleski ’81 and Chris Bouchard
’04) delivered a forecast for the future.
They predicted fairly clear sailing with
possible rough waters and urged everyone
to focus on the future of the planet. Sara
Fetterhoff and Hayley LaPoint were featured speakers from the senior class. n
Mark Hilton
with John
Shanahan ’89
Alumni in the Classroom
John Shanahan ’89, senior asset manager
for General Electric Real Estate, visited
Mark Hilton’s senior business students to
talk about his career on May 4. n
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Janet Bennion Continues
her Study of Polygamy
Professor of Sociology and
Anthropology Janet Bennion has published a new book with the Edward Mellen
Press, “Evaluating the Effects of Polygamy
on Women and Children in Four North
American Mormon Fundamentalist
Groups: An Anthropological Study.”
Bennion has made a career-long study of
polygamy and has earned an international
reputation as an authority on the subject.
A self-avowed feminist, Janet Bennion
grew up in the Morman culture and later
lived with a polygamist family. In recent
years, she has pursued research in Kenya
with Lyndon students. The Kenyan society
that she studies has moved from multiple
marriage to monogamy following a conversion to Christianity; Bennion has been very
interested in the effects on the people and
on the women, in particular.
The strength exhibited by women in
often compromising lifestyles is the subject
of much of Professor Bennion’s research
and is interwoven frequently in her teaching. She developed an interest in gender
dynamics and in the patriarchal lifestyle
that was common to her ancestors, and
became determined to learn how women
survive in a lifestyle rooted in polygamy.
“What I found was that women tend
to band together in that type of society
and that many strong, admirable women
emerge as leaders who do remarkable
things.”
Bennion’s book examines the many
problems she sees with polygamy, but she
also questions the universal assumption
that plural marriage creates an abusive
situation for all, as is generally depicted by
the media. n
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Students Rachel Ducharme and Tony McGee
Lyndon Reps Chase Tornadoes
In May, meteorology Professor Nolan Atkins and two Lyndon students traveled to
Norman, Okla., where they took part in a large national study on the formation of
tornadoes. Atkins and the students, Tony McGee of Penacook, N.H., and Rachel
Ducharme of Charlestown, R.I., were among about 20 other scientists in the study. The
National Science Foundation has underwritten Atkins’ study for three years with a grant
of $239,000. n
Name Change for
the MET Department
This fall, the Lyndon State College
Meteorology Department will welcome
students with a new name, in a new space,
with completely networked computer labs
and a new curriculum. The department
will be known as the Atmospheric Sciences
Department and will offer new courses that include a multi-faceted emphasis
on weather, weather-related sciences and
weather applications.
Figuring prominently in the changes
is a sharper focus on climate. New courses being introduced are: Space Weather,
Weather Risk Assessment and Climate
Change Dynamics.
Space Weather will examine the interactions between the earth and the sun,
Weather Risk Assessment will investigate weather and climate risks posed to
society and industry and Climate Change
Dynamics will deal with the natural and
anthropogenic impacts on the global
energy budget, global carbon cycling and
radiative forcings. n
Teelah
Churchill
LSC Student Wins National
YouTube Video Contest
Teelah Churchill of Pembroke, Mass.,
submitted the winning video on the
U.S. national debt to a YouTube contest,
sponsored by the nonprofit educational
organization Public Agenda. The prize for
the national contest is $500; Churchill also
won $300 as top winner of the Lyndon
contest, sponsored by Professor David
Plazek and the Department of Social
Science.
Teelah says she has never entered a
contest like this before but has plenty of
experience making videos. She often makes
them for friends and as gifts. “Putting the
video together was fun and interesting. It
was cool to hear the response of my fellow
classmates.” Not surprisingly, Teelah plans
to use her winnings to pay college bills. n
Professor Dave Conant – Photo by David Ballou
TopTopics
Beth Norris, LSC librarian Linda Wooster, Gail Warnaar
Professor
Alan Boye
Faculty Retirements
Professor Dave Conant joined the
Science Department at Lyndon in 1976,
after earning his Ph.D. from Harvard
University.
Dave served the Science Department
well by doing everything from building the workbenches in the science wing
to becoming certified in pesticides. He
donated his personal herbarium collection
(dried plants) of over 3,000 specimens to
Lyndon.
In 1982, Dave served as host for five
Chinese and three American botanists
as part of the International Exchange
of Scientists, sponsored by Harvard
University. He applied for and received
many grants over the years to support
his studies of ferns all over the world.
His travels took him to Puerto Rico
and Southeast Asia to conduct studies of
fern plant DNA. Dave has presented at
Harvard University, Middlebury College,
and at workshops in Tampa, Fla. and New
Hampshire. He received the honor of Best
Presentation for his paper, entitled “The
Phylogenetic Significance of Choloroplast
DNA Variation on the Cyatheaceae,” at a
conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Professor Alan Boye joined the English
Department at Lyndon in 1987, coming
here from the University of Texas at El
Paso.
In 1995, Alan took on a 600-mile trek to
retrace the path 387 Northern Cheyenne
took from Oklahoma in an attempt to
return to their homeland in the upper
Great Plains. This led to his book, Holding
Stone Hands: On the Trail of the Cheyenne
Exodus. Alan has published several books:
A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln, The
Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska, Just
Walking the Hills of Vermont, Tales from the
Journey of the Dead, just to name a few.
As a playwright, Alan wrote Joaquin
Miller! Tonight!!! that was produced by a
Nebraska theater group. He also produced
a play, Without Consent, for Umbrella
Incorporated.
Alan has written articles that have
been published in Vermont Life, Vermont
Magazine, Yankee, Old Farmer’s Almanac,
South Dakota Review, Leaves of Grass, North
Dakota Quarterly, and the Manoa Review.
His manuscript, Just Walking the Hills of
Vermont, was an essay series on Vermont
Public Radio in 1997. n
Fitness Center Space Probelm Solved
Since the fitness center opened in 2003, new equipment has been squeezed in among
elliptical machines, treadmills and other resistance training equipment, bringing open
space to a premium. To remedy the situation, student Rebecca Hauff studied the space
and suggested a new floor plan that has opened up space and made the front desk more
user-friendly. So far, the results have been well-received, and there is now room for any new
equipment that may be added in the future. n
LSC Acquires Eulenburg
Score Series
Music lovers at Lyndon and around the
Northeast Kingdom have a new resource –
a large collection of orchestral scores.
The Samuel Read Hall Library recently
purchased the Eulenburg (pronounced
“Oil-en-burg”) Orchestral Masterwork
series. This series of miniature scores consists of 50 different works, ranging from
Mozart to Beethoven. Each score booklet
comes with a performance CD that can
further the understanding of the piece.
Gail Warnaar, owner and operator of the
Double Reed Shop in Barnet, says, “I
thought it would be a great resource for
the College, especially with the new music
major.” Warnaar helped Lyndon procure
the collection through her connection to
the Hal Leonard Publishing Company.
The scores are used primarily for study
by musical conductors and include every
instrument’s score for the musical number
in question. “If you were to audition for a
position, you would want to know everyone else’s part,” Warnaar says.
Professor Elizabeth Norris, Music &
Performing Arts Department chair, is
extremely pleased and excited about the
acquisition. “These scores are an incredibly valuable resource that will encourage
classically minded musicians to consider
Lyndon as their first stop when searching
for a specific orchestral piece of music.” n
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memories
Mary
Bisson
By Margo Mullen Daniels ’70
M
y time spent
at LSC in studies was from August 1966 to May 1970. These
were the years of Bole Hall, the Pony Barn, the Bear’s Den, and
Burklyn. It was great back then to walk into the lobby of Vail
Manor, past the old fireplace and up the stairs to my morning
class. The class size was typically small, between twelve and
fifteen students. Mrs. Bisson (as I would call her then), was my
instructor for World Literature, and from the first class I took, I
thought she was wonderful. She taught with an enthusiasm and
a “twinkle” in her eye that seemed to bring every subject to life...
which was further highlighted by her “nickel knowledge,” bits
of information you wouldn’t find in your textbook. Never was
I bored, and I found myself leaving each class eager for more.
Due to her fantastic teaching style, I ALSO signed up for World
Lit II, Shakespeare I, II, and Medieval Lit I and II.
Things were going well with my life and studies through April
of 1970; Tony Daniels, the LSC student I had been dating for
over a year, proposed and wanted to get married immediately
after graduation (which would be in May). I had promised my
parents that I would be engaged for one year if ever proposed
to, so to give everyone time to plan (and spare the family
from a repeat of my sister’s disastrous engagement). I lived in
Massachusetts while Tony lived in New Jersey. He felt we should
graduate, get married, and teach in the same state.
Unsure of what to do, I went to Mary for advice. She asked me
if I loved him and if I wanted to marry him; when I answered yes
to both questions, she simply said, “then do it!” I took her advice
and have been happily married for thirty-nine years. I have two
children who live in Vermont, as well as two grandchildren, one
of whom was even born in Vermont.
Over the last few years, Mary and I had continued to keep in
touch. I remember a time when my family and I went camping
at Lake Willoughby (during a cold spell), and Mary had invited
us up to her house for a delicious chicken dinner. The fireplace
was stoked up during a particularly cold Vermont week, and of
course, both the children left with a good book to read.
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In 2004, Tony and I retired from teaching; we are now
snowbirds, splitting six months at a time between our homes
in Orleans, Vermont, and Fernandina Beach, Florida.
When in Vermont, Tony and I would stop in to see Mary
and her caregiver, Joann. Likewise, we always eagerly anticipated
Joann and Mary’s annual visits to our house. In addition to
catching up in person, we would also send Christmas cards
and call periodically, just to say hello and talk about those days
gone by.
When I see the irises and day lilies in our yard each year, I
always think of Mary and always will… because after all, the
flowers were once hers before she let my husband dig them up
and relocate them. A lot of the things of LSC are gone… like
Bole Hall… the Pony Barn… Vail Manor… but the memories
will remain forever. I will always remember that wonderful
English teacher who changed my life; and for her tutelage and
friendship I am forever grateful.
kurt
singer
By Leon Thompson ’96
H
e was one part
polar bear, one part Vincent Price, dressed in a sun-yellow
sweater and routinely sipping something cool from a tall paper
cup. He used a straw. He ate soup for lunch. Every day.
He wielded a red pen like a Samurai sword and sliced it
through his students’ papers, highlighting each and every affront
to Strunk & White. He championed grammar and independent
thinking. He thought we should, too.
He was surly, impatient with silliness – though a lover of
smart humor – and passionate about written words. He revered
Faulkner, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and Shakespeare,
whom he read with a distinctive, distinguished, velvety voice
to students inside his classroom, and to Kari Swanson ’95, who
often stood in the hallway, ear near his open door, just to listen.
He rushed to Kari the day she tripped on a stair in one of the
theater wing lecture halls and dropped her books.
“Are you OK?” he asked.
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“I turned my ankle,” she said.
“Walk it off,” he advised. He ignored his conspicuous limp, bent over, and
picked up her belongings – an uneasy task for him.
He was famous for masterfully answering the very questions he asked his
students and, often anecdotally, integrated his curmudgeonly views on our
society, our world, and us.
“So Faulkner is clearly commenting on Miss Emily’s aversion to paying
her taxes. Waddaya make o’ that, Leon?”
“Well, I…”
“Wrooong! Here’s what’s wrong with this country…”
He was a dear friend and Yang-like juxtaposition to Professor Jim
Doyle, who is also gone. He was the archconservative in a department –
an institution – full of liberals, a fine scotch in a microbrewed world. He
sometimes baited Chris Dussault ’96.
“You seem like a liberal guy, Chris.”
“He forced me to look beyond conventional wisdom, beyond the
politically correct,” Chris recalled. “He let me know that I’m not special.
Everything I’d ever felt, thought or experienced had been thought, felt and
experienced by millions before me… He was always there to represent the
other side: devil’s advocate, Bacchus, the gadfly – always goading.”
He once scolded Louise White ’99 for comparing Bill Clinton’s Linda
Tripp to Bill Shakespeare’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
“He sometimes giggled,” Louise remembered. “He’d giggle at something
clever with word usage in Shakespeare before he’d explain it. It was like a
private joke we weren’t let in on yet. Then he’d explain it – quite certain we
still didn’t get it. Had he been a little younger, I would have been madly in
love.”
He had an impact. He was important to know.
He was also a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He
received his bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University and
his master’s degree from Yale, where he was a John Hay Fellow and a Fellow
of Calhoun College. He joined the LSC faculty in 1964 and chaired the
English Department for many years. He retired in 2002. He earned professor
emeritus status in 2007.
He died on New Year’s Eve, 2008, at his East Burke, Vt., home, with his
wife, Victoria, at his side. He didn’t want a funeral, and that didn’t shock
anyone.
He was, as Louise described him, the young boy in Frost’s Birches –
hanging off the trees, yet knowing he shouldn’t.
He was our teacher.
He was our friend.
He is missed. n
– Leon Thompson ’96 is an author and journalist based in St. Albans, Vt. Old
friends and fellow alums can reach him at wunwish@yahoo.com.
FOCUS ON
David Johnston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
State University of New York, Stony Brook
David Johnston is quick to give the lie to the
dour and serious philosopher stereotype. With
an infectious smile and welcoming nature,
he fits right into the surroundings of his Vail
office, chatting with students in the open doorway, talking about life.
His interest in teaching philosophy
started while he was on another path, but he
eventually realized that it was too interesting
and, yes, too much fun to leave. And, he says,
“At some deep, fundamental level, I am a
teacher.”
Lyndon is now his home, a home where
he finds the collegiality often touted but not
always honored at other institutions, he says. “I
really get the feeling here that we are all in this
together.”
In the classroom, he leads classes in
a modified Socratic style, carrying on
discussions, prodding students to think
critically, using a small number of students
to model an argument’s natural progression.
In this way, students learn to detect which
arguments have a sound basis and which do
not, a skill that is key to a strong democracy,
he says. n
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FOCUS ON
For Tom Gould,
it was a miracle
By Trish Phelps Griswold ’99
Theresa “Tess” Conant ’91
mathematics department
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Accompanied by Theresa Conant, the woman who saved his
life, Tom Gould recently visited the scene of the March 26
accident that nearly took his life.
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hen 25-year-old Tom Gould of Ryegate, Vt., awoke
on a crisp March morning, it was to be a day like
any other. His alarm clock sounded at 5:00 a.m., and by six o’clock,
he had arrived at the Barnet Town Garage, ready to put in a hard
day’s work. As the Town’s six-man road crew formulated their game
plan for the day, Tom was unaware that he would soon experience a
life-threatening accident that would change him forever. “I woke up
hoping for a good day, and within seconds, I was fighting for my life.”
Tom had spread two loads of gravel along Goss Hill Road in Barnet
Center when he heard co-worker Glenn Fearon radio to the backhoe
operator that the tailgate on his
truck was malfunctioning, and
“Accidents can happen
he needed clean-up assistance.
any time,” Theresa
Running short on gravel himself,
maintains, “and
Tom finished his route and
everybody should have
returned to Settergren’s stockpile
some basic training…
on Gilfillan Road, where he met
You have to think
up with Glenn.
about what you would
Well-known as the crew’s “godo if something like
to guy” for maintenance repair,
this happens, before it
Tom proceeded to the rear of
actually happens.”
Glenn’s truck to help diagnose the
problem. It wasn’t long before the pair had determined that frozen
gravel was not allowing the tailgate to latch properly.
Moments later, Glenn walked toward the cab of the truck to release
the tailgate so that either he or Tom could loosen the frozen gravel
when Tom was accidentally struck in the back of his left shoulder by
the boom of a backhoe operated by another coworker. Tom called for
help, and Glenn immediately came to his aid. Following a brief period
of shock, Glenn managed to free Tom from the backhoe. “I couldn’t
feel my arm at that point,” Tom says. “It was completely numb.”
At the same time, less than a mile up the road, the woman
who would ultimately save Tom’s life was leaving her driveway.
Theresa Conant was en route to Lyndon State College, where she is
employed as a chemical hygiene officer/lab technician in the Science
Department.
On that particular day, Theresa was scheduled to meet a colleague
at the College and carpool with him to a meeting in Montpelier. “I
had my pocketbook in hand and was ready to go at 7:50 a.m., but I
decided to take a shower instead,” states Theresa, who guesses that
she left her home 40 to 45 minutes behind schedule.
Theresa drove by Settergren’s stockpile just as she does every
day, but this time she paid attention to the goings-on. “I saw
someone lying on the ground with three guys surrounding him.
What struck me most was the river of blood.”
A former EMT with twelve years of hands-on rescue
experience and another six years as a CPR, first aid and EMT
training instructor, Theresa quickly assessed the situation, took
control and began administering emergency medical treatment.
“I was focused. I knew I had to stop [the blood],” Theresa
explains. She removed Tom’s shirt and jacket with Glenn’s
pocket knife and a pair of scissors from one of the town truck’s
first aid kits. She discovered a puncture wound the size of the
palm of her hand and a severed brachial artery, which serves as
the major source of blood flow to the arm. Given her medical
training, Theresa knew where to locate the artery and used
direct pressure to stop the bleeding.
Cheryl Gajtka, an EMT for Barnet Fire and Rescue, was next
on scene, followed by Jay Wood, Tim Angel and the CALEX
ambulance service. As rescue workers transferred Tom onto a
backboard and into the ambulance to be transported 500 feet
to the Barnet School’s soccer field for pick-up by the DHART
helicopter, Theresa continued to provide direct pressure to the
brachial artery to ensure no further blood loss.
“I was conscious the whole time,” Tom remarks, “but my
mind was blank. I was overcome by intense pain… I couldn’t
think about anything.” Despite his fragile state at that time,
Tom distinctly recalls the comfort of seeing Glenn’s face as
he lay on the ground fighting for his life and the calmness of
Theresa’s encouraging words as she took the necessary steps to
stop the bleeding. “I can’t thank her enough. She was with me
the whole time.”
Theresa quietly and humbly responds, “Tom was not
supposed to die that day. I was just used to keep him here.” So,
does that make Theresa a heroine? She doesn’t believe so, but
Tom vehemently disagrees. “You saved my life.”
As emergency personnel prepared Tom to be airlifted, Theresa
recognized that her work was done. “I gave pressure over to
Tim Angel because I was more in the way than I was helping,”
Theresa states. It wasn’t until then that Theresa allowed herself
to feel any kind of emotion. “It was rough letting him go. I just
hoped they could save his arm.”
Following a four-hour surgery wherein doctors used a vein
from his leg to splice the severed artery back together and a
second surgery to close a drainage hole placed in his forearm to
reduce swelling, Tom remained in the hospital for a total of one
week before spending three and a half days at the Fanny Allen
Rehabilitation Center in Burlington. Doctors estimate that
Tom’s left arm lacked oxygen flow for close to six hours, and
though he is currently undergoing intensive physical therapy, no
one can be certain whether or not he will regain use of his arm.
“It’s too early to tell,” Tom ascertains, “but we’re hopeful.”
Upon receiving the news of Tom’s accident, his girlfriend,
Susannah Roy, his sister, Christy (Gould) Nelson, his mother,
Janie (Murray) Tuite, and countless other friends and family
members immediately rushed to the hospital. Tom’s father,
Peter Gould, a former Ryegate resident and EMT with what is
now Woodsville Fire & Rescue, booked a flight from his home
in North Carolina to Manchester, N.H., and was at his son’s
bedside the following day.
However, days passed before they could gather an accurate
picture of what happened. “We eventually learned about ‘the
lady’ who had saved Tom’s life, but no one knew who she was…
My dad just had to meet her, so we did everything we could do
to track her down,” Christy recalls. Peter was eventually able to
telephone Theresa to arrange a meeting. He and Christy arrived
at the Conant home the following day, and the first words Peter
could utter were, “I’m Tom’s father. My name is Peter. Can I
give you a hug?”
Peter describes the experience as “powerful and at times
overwhelming just to hear [Theresa’s] version of what she did
and how she kept her cool. She’s a very, very sharp lady… She’s
a hero. She saved another person’s life. That’s heroism.” Peter
also told Theresa, “I don’t know if I can adequately come up
with the proper words, but I thank you very, very much for
what you did.”
Christy also characterizes the encounter as “very emotional…
I didn’t know what to expect. I just listened, and all I could say
was, ‘Wow!’ What do you say to someone who has just saved
your brother’s life?”
It is estimated that Theresa arrived on the scene 30 seconds
after Tom’s injury, and by then, he had already lost 1½ of the 5
to 5 ½ liters of blood held in his body. Had Theresa arrived on
the scene 30 to 60 seconds later, the outcome would have been
drastically different. “Even the best Hollywood script writers
couldn’t come up with this one,” Peter comments.
In reflecting on the day that has changed his life forever, Tom
declares, “I have a lot to be thankful for and a lot of people
to thank: Theresa, CALEX, DHART and other emergency
personnel who provided emergency assistance; Susannah, Glenn,
my family, friends and the Ryegate/Barnet communities for their
support; and Jay Holden for turning over all his resources to my
dad… It’s nice to know that so many people care.”
“Accidents can happen any time,” Theresa maintains, “and
everybody should have some basic training… You have to think
about what you would do if something like this happens, before
it actually happens.”
“Accidents can happen,” Susannah adds, “but thank God
that miracles can happen, too.” Blessed with a second chance
at life, Tom agrees. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been a believer in
miracles, but I am now.” n
– This article was reprinted with permission from the
Bridge Weekly Sho-Case.
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Giving to Ly
Lyndon Receives Earmarks Totaling
$365,000 with help from Senator
Leahy and Senator Sanders
The Center for Rural Students
Thank you,
Alumni & Friends!
We are pleased to share that the FY09
Annual Fund raised more than $120,000,
surpassing our total in FY08. When we
consider all that is going on in the world
around us and the struggles so many are
facing, we are sincerely grateful for the
generosity of our alumni and friends.
We look forward to sharing the ways
in which the Annual Fund is advancing
Lyndon and supporting the student
experience in our winter magazine!
Hosted by John
LeMieux ’83
Planned Giving Seminar
Learn how to become a member
of Lyndon’s Legacy Society
Saturday, September 19
During Homecoming Weekend
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Alumni Dining Room
With the support of a $333,000
congressionally directed grant, Lyndon State College
will create the Center for Rural Students (CRS). A
core focus of the CRS will be to formalize research
associated with the Project Compass* strategies,
recognizing that our work could have great relevance to the other 20 percent of this
nation’s population living in rural communities that face similar challenges with postsecondary achievement rates of first generation, low income (FGLI) students. The
director of the CRS will assist with formalizing research and publishing the findings
of our work to better serve FGLI students. The other core focus of the CRS will be
the development of a K-16 model in the Northeast Kingdom that more intentionally
connects student learning with the regions economic and community development needs.
Photovoltaics Education Project
With a $32,500 grant, this project will fulfill Lyndon State College’s mission of
educating its students deeply in real world sustainable technology. Sustainability Studies
and Atmospheric Sciences students will work together to study the production and
integration of photovoltaic power (PV) in the northeastern region of Vermont by focusing
on how accurately production can be predicted with state-of-the-art weather modeling.
Students and faculty will install a 5-kilowatt photovoltaic system on campus for
teaching, learning, and research purposes. The proposed 5-kilowatt photovoltaic system
will be installed by students in the context of an intensive Sustainability Studies course on
photovoltaic generation and installation, co-taught by faculty and a certified photovoltaic
system installer. The system’s day-to-day performance will be utilized continuously in
energy-related courses at LSC. Extensive experience with the system will form a core part
of the training for students majoring in Sustainability Studies.
A key goal of this project will be to educate students on photovoltaics while
developing a better understanding of how variations in spectral properties of insolation
affect output and of the predictability of these variations and the production of PV.
Predictive models driven by meteorological models will be developed and tested to
enhance the predictability and understanding of this technology in the context of local
energy production in Vermont. This in turn will assist efforts by the state to increase
renewable energy production and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information, contact Dr. Ben Luce, assistant professor of physics
and sustainability studies, Department of Natural Sciences, 802-626-6230,
ben.luce@lyndonstate.edu.
* a Nellie Mae Education Foundation initiative
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ndon
Tillitson Fund Grants $71,590
Lyndon State College is the recipient of a $71,590 grant from
the Neil and Louise Tillitson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation,
Northern Region. The grant will be used for paid student internships in Essex
County in Vermont and Coos County in New Hampshire. These two areas fall in
one of the nation’s most economically depressed
Making these types of internship
regions, and this support will help businesses
opportunities available is
develop sustainable business models.
important to both preparing the
Making these types of internship opportunities
region’s future workforce as well
available
is important to both preparing the
as helping these students play an
active role in building the capacity
region’s future workforce as well as helping
of businesses and organizations
these students play an active role in building
that could become their future
the capacity of businesses and organizations
employers.
that could become their future employers. The
struggling economies of the Northeast Kingdom and Coos County provide an
excellent laboratory for Lyndon State College students. By working under the close
supervision of experienced faculty who are coordinating with engaged employers, the
students will have the opportunity to put theory into practice while helping to keep
and create jobs in the target area.
The focus of this internship program will be to help put into practice the
recommendations outlined in the SEI’s (Sustainable Economy Initiative) Strategy for
Regional Economic Resurgence while developing regional capacity along with that
of participating businesses and organizations. Small and emerging companies, as well
as nonprofits, are often unable to pay interns, which limits the pool from which the
businesses can choose.
USDA iWOW
Funding Continues
Lyndon State College has received a
$250,000 Rural Business Enterprise
Grant (RBEG) from USDA Rural
Development. This grant will allow
Lyndon to continue and expand its
Incubator without Walls (iWoW)
program in the Newport-Derby area
of Vermont. This project was initially
funded with a two-year, $262,364
USDA-RBEG in 2007.
Considering the planned developments
UNIDATA Grant to Outfit New Lab
When they move into the new building, the Atmospheric Sciences
Department will have two computerized classrooms, one more than they currently
use. To outfit the additional lab, the department has received a $19,500 grant
from UNIDATA. The grant covers the purchase of 13 new computers that will be
compatible with those already in use, as compatibility is critical for the labs to be
operational.
UNIDATA is a program of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research,
which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. UNIDATA provides data
services, tools and cyberinfrastructure leadership that advance Earth system science,
enhance educational opportunities and broaden participation.
Atmospheric Sciences students will have the same options as the Meteorology
students have now – weather broadcasting or weather research – but they will
be better prepared and have a wider background when they graduate. For more
information, contact Atmospheric Sciences Department Chair Bruce Berryman.
in the region in the context of the
hospitality and tourism industry,
iWoW will expand its focus to include
hospitality and tourism-related
businesses and organizations within
the northern band of the Northeast
Kingdom from Troy to Brighton,
Vermont.
iWoW will also continue with its original
purpose of assisting businesses with
identifying how they can best respond
to the addition of big box stores to the
area while supporting the business
development needs of other small and
emerging businesses in the area.
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Materials Donated to
Lyndon Russian Institute
Photo courtesy of The Caledonian Record
Cola H. Hudson Scholarship
Fund Reaches $100,000
Lyndon State and the Lyndon Institute
Alumni Association have been working
During the 1980s
1980s, John Downs and a number of other American lawyers were
very concerned with the direction the Cold War was taking. Nuclear disarmament was
not a high priority for the U.S. administration at that time, and the group felt that
the world was moving closer to catastrophe. The group decided to do something and
formed a group called LANAC, Lawyers’ Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control. Working
completely independently of the State Department, they traveled to Russia many times,
where they received permission from the Kremlin to meet and talk with prominent
Russian attorneys for the purpose of creating a plan to reach an agreement on arms
control. LANAC was the first nongovernmental organization (NGO) allowed to enter
Russia and speak with Russians.
Now, over 20 years later, Downs has donated his materials from that effort to the
Lyndon State College Institute for Russian Culture, Language and History, headed
by Professor Alexandre Strokanov. The collection, which will be stored in the Samuel
Read Hall Library, contains more than 100 books, including some rare primary source
materials, and many manuscripts.
Downs commented on his experience with LANAC Tuesday, April 28, in a noontime presentation in the Bole Community Room. “My work with LANAC was the
most satisfying of my professional career,” Downs said. “It is comforting to know that
all that I have collected over these 30 years will be well-taken care of in the future.”
Downs is a retired attorney. He served in the Vermont legislature and is the founder
of the state’s largest law firm, whose head office is in St. Johnsbury.
diligently over the past year to create an
endowed scholarship that will honor the
life and work of the late Representative
“My work with LANAC was
the most satisfying of my
professional career,” Downs
said. “It is comforting to
know that all that I have
collected over these 30
years will be well-taken
care of in the future.”
Cola H. Hudson. The goal of the
endowment is to provide a perpetual
source of scholarship support to Lyndon
Institute graduates from Burke, Sutton,
and Lyndon who attend Lyndon State
College.
Hudson, a Lyndon Institute alumnus,
who also attended Lyndon State College,
was a great friend of both institutions
and one of Vermont’s staunchest
education advocates. With the help of
generous alumni from both institutions,
a $100,000 challenge grant from the
College’s endowment development
fund, a $25,000 contribution from
the Passumpsic Savings Bank, and
a leadership gift from Governor Jim
Douglas that was secured by Joe
Benning ’79, we have reached $100,000
and will welcome the first $1,000
scholarship recipient at Lyndon this fall!
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The Kremlin
Passumpsic Savings Bank
Supports New Academic and
Student Activity Building
Peter Crosby and Barb Schoolcraft visited the new building in
June to present President Moore with the first installment of their gift to name a
classroom in the Center for Business Education & Rural Entrepreneurship.
This gift demonstrates the level of philanthropy required to ensure that Lyndon
will continue to provide hard-working students with an opportunity that might
not otherwise be available to them—the lifelong success made possible by a college
education.
Academic Technology
Lyndon is committed to overcoming
Department of Television Studies
Receives a Grant form AT&T
one of its most significant challenges:
keeping up with academic and campus
equipment needs and staying in step
with technological change. Technology
plays a critical role in distinctive
Lyndon programs such as Atmospheric
Sciences, Television Studies, Digital
& Graphic Arts, Exercise Science,
and Business. But every program in
every department is now moving at
the pace of technological change.
Constant upgrading is as much a part
of life at Lyndon as the mountain air
we breathe. Naming opportunities for
classroom and other learning spaces
are available to donors who partner
with the College in response to these
technological needs.
A $50,000 grant from AT&T is helping the LSC Television Studies students
develop a “new media,” convergence e-journalism extension of the Department of
Television Studies’ award-winning News7 operation. The result is two web-based
news projects – newsLINC and the Vermont Broadband Report, both of which
can be seen at the web page www.news7newslinc.net.
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Get Involved!
Don’t miss out on the chance
to attend cool alumni socials
like the Wheel of Fortune
taping; check out the Alumni
Online Community for a full
list of upcoming events!
Does your graduation year end in a 4 or 9?
If so, it’s your reunion year! Join us at the Alumni Awards
& Roll Call Breakfast Saturday, September 19, 2009.
If your class is interested in congregating during the weekend, please contact
Hannah Manley at 802-626-6433. She can help you set up your event and get the
word out to your classmates.
te.edu
lyndonsta
mni.
http://alu
Class of 1958
Watching your pennies?
Wheel of Fortune Taping
Saturday, September 5
Limited tickets available!
Audience load in: 12-1:15pm. Shows begin
at 1:30 and end at 4:15pm (you will see 3
shows). See alumni online community or
Facebook group page for details.
We are proud to announce that the Lyndon State College Alumni Association and
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company have partnered to offer a program called Group
Savings Plus, which provides discounts on auto and homeowners insurance to Lyndon
State alumni.
With Group Savings Plus, you’ll enjoy:
– a group discount of up to 10% or more off of Liberty Mutual’s already competitive
rates on auto and home insurance;
– additional savings based on your age, driving experience and more;
– guaranteed rates for 12 months, not six; and
– 24-hour claims service and emergency roadside assistance.
For more information about the Liberty Mutual Group Savings
Plus program, watch your mail or contact Hannah Manley at
hannah.manley@lyndonstate.edu or 802-626-6433.
“I wanted to write to you to thank you for
recommending Liberty Mutual for a car insurance
company. I was impressed with your message
Remember the 80s & 90s?
The College is updating its anniversary video
in preparation for the Centennial celebration
in 2011! We are interested in collecting
information about college events, photos, and
memorable stories from the past 30 years.
Can you help? Contact Hannah Manley at
hannah.manley@lyndonstate.edu.
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about Liberty Mutual through Lyndon State
College’s Alumni Association. So, I gave them a
call and their agent was great. He saved me $154
a year on my premiums. Thank you so much. I
am delighted that I also received an additional
8% discount for being a graduate of Lyndon State
College!” – Michael Brooks ’82
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wells River, Vermont
Alumni Socials
Frost Heaves Basketball Game
Nesbitt’s Portside Tavern
York, Maine
Dinner with the Boss
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
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KAPPA DELTA PHI
A
celebrates 50 years!
The Black and Gold Standard
s we all know five years come and go in a flash. Then ten years come along, and we start
looking through photo albums more often, calling up our friends and discussing all those
“remember when” moments. Now, for a second, take those ten years of memories and the five flashing years
and multiply them. Simply put, the answer could just be 50, but to the XI Chapter Alumni Association
the true answer is that 50 years of memories aren’t just flashing; no, they’re illuminating for all to see, recall,
remember and reminisce over.
On April 23, 1960, nine members of the newly organized XI Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi
journeyed to Bangor, Maine, for the 55th National Convention. (Taken from the original
secretaries’ minutes.) Those nine men did something that day that has made all of our
experiences on the campus of Lyndon State College that much better. In the last 49 years
more than 400 students of Lyndon State have become members of our fraternity. After
college most moved on to great things; and now, with less than a year to go, we ask you to
stand up proud, announce yourself as a Brother and join us on April 23, 2010, to mark our
50th Anniversary!
The XI Alumni Association, a 501(c) 7 tax-exempt organization, is in the process of planning our 50th
anniversary. At this time we are requesting that all Brothers and Sisters of XI Chapter and Kappa XI Chapter
save the dates for the weekend of April 23, 2010. And, most importantly, we are requesting your presence in
the Northeast Kingdom for this weekend. As luck would have it, the 23rd is on a Friday this year.
Planning is in full swing for our anniversary; locations are being scouted – if not already chosen by the time
of this reading – and a dinner ceremony, as well as a Kappa family event, for that Saturday (the 24th) is in the
works.
Hopefully, by now, you have been receiving regular updates in the form of our quarterly e-newsletters. If
you have not, please get in touch with us, so that we may keep you up to date with all our activities. We are
still asking for donations and or dues payments to help subsidize the cost of such a large event. If you wish to
donate, you may send a check or use our PayPal account using the e-mail address below. Thank you for your
help and support in this endeavor. We hope to see all of you in the upcoming year. May the Spirit Never Die!
Alumni Association, KDPXiAlumni@hotmail.com
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Athletics
Lyndon State gets off to
an impressive start in the NAC
It didn’t take Lyndon State College long to make its presence known in its
inaugural season of participation in the North Atlantic Conference. After
only two months of competition, Lyndon managed to walk off with several
all-conference selections, three NAC Player of the Year honors, two team
sportsmanship awards and its first-ever NAC title.
The Lyndon State College cross country program led the way as it won the
2008 NAC men’s crown, and the men’s and women’s individual titles as well.
Lyndon freshman Craig Johnson, of North
Kingstown, R.I., became the first runner from
an institution other than the University of
Maine at Farmington to win the event in the
past six years. His efforts earned him both
the 2008 NAC Male Runner of the Year and
Rookie of the Year awards. He sprinted to the
men’s individual title in a time of 29:03.
On the women’s side, senior Lyndsay Calkins ended her stellar career at
LSC in grand fashion, winning the 2008 NAC Female Runner of the Year
after topping the women’s field with a mark of 18:52. The former two-time
United States Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s National Title holder
won her race by a margin of 1:20 over her nearest competitor.
In a vote of the conference coaches, Lyndon State’s Chris Ummer was
honored as the NAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year and shared the
Women’s Coach of the Year award with Maine-Farmington’s Ryan Wagner.
Rounding out its list of honors, the Lyndon State men’s cross country team
earned the NAC’s Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2008 campaign.
In men’s soccer, Darren Roberge, a junior striker, made his first year in
the North Atlantic Conference a memorable one, as he was named the 2008
NAC Player of the Year by a voting of the conference’s coaches.
Roberge, a resident of Sheldon, Vt., led the Hornets in scoring with 13
goals and two assists for a total of 28 points. He was also second in the NAC
in points (28) and fourth in shots (48). Possessing an uncanny ability to
score big goals in crucial situations, his most notable goal came in overtime
on Wednesday, Oct. 8, when LSC upset previously unbeaten Norwich
University 2-1.
Men’s Soccer
The Lyndon State College men’s soccer team completed its first
season in NCAA play with an overall record of 10-8 and a mark of
3-4 in the North Atlantic Conference.
In addition to Roberge, senior midfielders Kyle Hessler and Chris
Cowan, as well as senior goalkeeper Jeff Giroux, were named to
the All-NAC Team at season’s end. Giroux earned Second Team
honors while Cowan and Hessler were given an Honorable Mention.
Cross Country
In addition to Johnson and Calkins, several members of the LSC
cross country program left their mark on the NAC as well. Joining
Johnson on the All-NAC First Team were freshman Michael Farmer
and junior Jeremiah Powell.
Three LSC freshmen were also named to the All-Conference Team
for their top-15 finishes at the NAC Meet. Wilden Fils (ninth),
Sean Fitzgerald (13th) and Allynne O’Hearn, who placed 13th in
the women’s race, closed out outstanding first seasons in an LSC
uniform with selections to the All-NAC Second Team.
Women’s Soccer
The Lyndon State College women’s soccer team’s season ended an
injury-plagued 2008 campaign with a respectable overall mark of
7-9-1 and an NAC record of 2-4-1.
Senior striker Kelly Warren, sophomore back Tracy Zisselsberger
and junior midfielder Shauna Buck were named All-NAC Second
Team selections and freshman stopper Naomi White garnered an
Honorable Mention.
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Women’s Volleyball
The Lyndon State College women’s volleyball team ended
its 2008 season with an overall record of 7-17 and 0-6 in
the NAC.
Junior Michelle Petty topped the team in kills with 82,
and freshman Kayla Brobst had 79. Junior Morgan Reilly
collected a team-high 152 assists to go along with 44
aces, and sophomore Ally Ciaramitaro amassed 229 digs.
Brobst also led the team in aces (63) and blocks (20).
The Lady Hornets ended the season on a high note,
winning the 2008 NAC Team Sportsmanship Award.
Men’s Basketball
Under first-year coach Joe Krupinski, the Hornets
completed their first season in the NAC with an overall
mark of 10-15 and a conference record of 5-9.
Senior center Brad Durr, who earned First-Team All-North
Atlantic Conference honors, led the Hornets in scoring
with a 19.0 points-per-game average and was also tops
in rebounding, pulling down 10.2 caroms per game.
Also named to the All-NAC Team was senior guard
Cesar Martinez, who garnered Second-Team honors. He
led Lyndon in assists (80) and steals (57) for a second
straight season while scoring 17.7 points per game.
Men’s Tennis
The Lyndon State College men’s tennis program finished
its first season in the NCAA with a record of 6-6 overall
and a mark 5-3 in the North Atlantic Conference.
Brad Darby, a junior, earned an Honorable Mention to
the All-NAC Team by going 7-5 in singles overall and
5-3 in conference play. He also led the team in doubles
victories (seven), playing with three different partners.
First-year coach Geoff Davison was named the NAC’s CoCoach of the Year, sharing the award with Rob Purdy ’78,
the head coach of the Green Mountain College program.
Alumni vs. LSC Varsity
Basketball Games
November 8, 2009, at 1 and 3 p.m.
Baseball
Women’s Tennis
The end of its 2009 season left the Lyndon State College
baseball team with an overall record of 9-27-1, as well as
a mark of 2-14 in the North Atlantic Conference.
Despite a shortage of players and a rocky start to the
2008 season, the Lyndon State College women’s tennis
team won two of its final three matches to end the
season with a record of 2-6.
Junior Ashley Dewhurst led the squad with a 7-3 record
in singles play, and teammate Sue Promphong had a
respectable mark of 5-4. Sophomore Jenn Falsetti was
tops in doubles, winning five of her eight matches.
Women’s Basketball
In the women’s program, the Lady Hornets finished the
season with an overall record of 9-15 and a mark of 5-9
in the NAC.
Jen Stoddard-Imari received All-NAC Second Team honors
for her performance throughout the season. She led the
Lady Hornets in scoring and rebounding with per-game
averages of 12.8 and 9.2, respectively.
Junior infielder Ben Clark was named to the All-NAC First
Team after batting .312 this year, an improvement of
36 points from 2008. Clark had 34 hits on the season,
including two home runs, one triple, eight doubles and
19 RBIs.
Freshmen Zach Maerder and Stetson Hicks garnered
All-NAC Second Team selections in their rookie seasons.
Maerder had a .297 batting average with 35 hits and
12 RBIs while Hicks led the Hornets with a .339 batting
average, 42 hits and 24 RBIs.
Earning Honorable Mention was senior guard Jackie
Wetzel, who eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau for her
career on the final day of the season. She averaged 12.7
points-per-game while shooting a team-high .798 from
the free-throw line.
Softball
The team completed their year with an overall record of
8-19 and a mark of 6-8 in the North Atlantic Conference.
Sophomore outfielder Sarah Tucker earned All-NAC
Second Team honors after batting .327, an astonishing
improvement of 106 points from a year ago. Tucker had
18 hits, including four doubles and four triples, and drove
home eight runs.
Fellow sophomore Natalia Shams improved her batting
average to .311, up 64 points from her rookie season.
Her performance netted her Honorable Mention status
on the All-NAC Team. She collected 19 hits, including six
doubles and three triples.
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Homecoming event
Alumni Lacrosse Game
Friday, September 18, 2009, at 4p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse
The Lyndon State College men’s lacrosse team improved
upon its 1-11 record from its inaugural year by earning a
4-9 record overall, and a mark of 2-7 in the North Atlantic
Conference, under second-year coach Tim Tierney.
Junior attacker Chris Mansour was given an Honorable
Mention on the All-North Atlantic Conference team after
amassing 39 goals and six assists for a total of 45 points.
1970
Dave Townsend suffered a heart attack
in December 2008, but he’s happy to
report that he married a wonderful lady
on February 24, 2009. His three children,
Seth, Scott and Stacey, are doing well; and
he has five grandchildren. Dave retired
in 2005, but is doing a lot of substitute
teaching and is busy with his church.
1971
Paul Greenwood is proud to share that
his daughter, Tammy Greenwood, has
authored three novels!
Distinguished Alumn
Patty Bona Emery ’74
Patty Bona Emery ’74 was recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award at
Lyndon’s commencement on May 17. This award is given by the Alumni Council
and is designed to recognize an alumnus/a who has achieved excellence in his/her
profession and who has served his/her community. Patty has distinguished herself
in the areas of business and community service.
Throughout her career in real estate, Patty has always found the time and
resources to give back to her community. In 2006, she was justly celebrated with
two awards – the Business Person of the Year Award from the Northeast Kingdom
Chamber of Commerce and the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Community
Service. The Governor’s Award recognized Patty’s contribution of countless
hours raising money for various civic organizations in the Northeast Kingdom,
including the Lyndonville Rotary, the Riverside School and the LSC Foundation,
of which she has been a member for 17 years.
1979
1994
Ned Bangs
received a visit
from Professor
Cathy DeLeo in
February.
1984
Frederick DeMarzo Jr. is engaged to Shari
L. Tenney of Lyndonville. Fred is employed
by the Passumpsic Savings Bank, and his
fiancée works for the State of Vermont.
1990
Regina Mitchell and Steven Gracie
were united in marriage on September
27, 2008, at the Westmore Community
Church. Regina earned a master’s degree
in administration from Springfield
College and is employed by Vermont
Adult Learning in Waterbury as a
program manager.
1995
David Goodwin was awarded tenure by
Denison University’s Board of Trustees at
its January meeting. He will become an
associate professor at the beginning of the
2010 academic year. In order to receive
tenure, David met rigorous standards in
teaching, scholarship and service to the
college.
David joined the faculty at Denison
in 2003. He works in the Geosciences
Department.
David earned a master’s degree at the
University of Montana and a doctorate
at the University of Arizona-Tucson.
His research focuses on reconstructing
evolutionary and environmental history
from geochemical records archived in
fossils and sediments.
Visit our
Alumni Online e.edu
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nd
http://alumni.ly
Community
Erica Scribner writes, “My brother, Craig
Scribner ’93, died in January 1999 and
I would like to get a message out to the
LSC alumni community and any current/
former faculty who may have known
him, requesting copies of any pictures, no
matter how questionable!! It would mean
so much to me if folks would be willing
to share even the most meaningless of
pictures. They can either e-mail them
to me at erica.scribner@gmail.com or
mail them to me at: Erica Scribner, 2080
Hardscrabble Rd., Bristol, VT 05443.”
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The Conversion
of Joe Benning ’79
By Dan Williams
“If you appreciate Vermont history, you know
this is not just the right thing to do, it’s the
Vermont thing to do.”
Vermont Human Rights Commission Chairman Joe Benning at a
House Judiciary Committee hearing in March 2009.
T
o understand how LSC alum Joe Benning ’79
became a leading advocate for same-sex marriage
in Vermont, it helps to know the name of his most
influential professor: Graham Newell.
Benning grew up Catholic in
a middle-class neighborhood in
Middletown, N.J., and landed
at Lyndon for two reasons: he
enjoyed “the best night of sleep
I’d ever had” while camping in
the area, and his parents wouldn’t
pay to fly him to Oregon.
It didn’t hurt that the director
“If you appreciate
of
admissions gave him a personal
Vermont history, you
tour
of campus.
know this is not just
Benning wishes all incoming
the right thing to
students could receive the same
do, it’s the Vermont
introductory speech Newell gave
thing to do.”
to his freshman class. He quotes
from memory: “Here in the Kingdom, we are all on a first
name basis, and we say hello to each other even though we are
complete strangers. That’s what community is all about.”
Benning took history classes from Newell on his way to a
social science degree. Newell died last year at age 92.
“He had a unique ability to take young people and give them
a spark,” Benning says. “There are very few teachers who have
that kind of skill that can instill in a person a true desire to
learn.”
Page forward to 2000, the year Vermont passed the nation’s
first civil union law. Benning is a successful attorney in
Lyndonville, a leader in the Republican Party and the Rotary
Club, a Harley-Davidson rider, a husband (married to Deb Carr
’83) and a father of two.
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“I was opposed to civil unions because I had literally grown
up in an environment where the words ‘queer’ and ‘faggot’
were used as derogatory terms, and we accepted it as part of the
cultural norms. I was still of that same mindset.”
His change of heart accelerated two years ago when the
governor appointed him to the Vermont Human Rights
Commission, which he now chairs. What purpose is served,
he wondered, by denying someone the right to make medical
decisions for an incapacitated long-term partner? If same-sex
couples have the right to adopt children, why should the state
deny other rights that serve to protect those children? If same-sex
marriage is the threat that opponents claim, where is the damage
caused by civil unions?
Benning says his LSC education laid the groundwork for his
conversion. He describes the “cultural shock” of taking classes
with people from other backgrounds: blacks, Jews, Protestants,
and students who followed no religion. Benning says Lyndon
State’s small size forced him to expose himself to other cultures,
ideas and beliefs.
“That’s tremendous education.”
Benning drafted the Human Rights Commission’s forceful
statement in support of same-sex marriage, and he testified
at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in March. The
Commission’s debate kindled memories of a certain history
professor.
“If you take the time to listen, there is wisdom in virtually
every one of those arguments. I think that’s what Graham Newell
would appreciate most.”
Benning is proud of the role Vermont has played in America’s
same-sex marriage debate. “Vermont was the first place that
had a legislature make the decision, and that’s an important
distinction in my head. It’s quite interesting that New England,
the place where the Puritans were planted,
has made the first real change
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1996
Grady Ross
Souliere
Alum Todd Prentiss ’96, Jessica Woolf Bonath ’94, Adam Snair, Paul Tomasi ’88, Andy Ellinghaus, Matt
McNamara, Roland Clark ’00, Louise White ’99, Matt Freedman ’98, and Jeff Danielian ’98 gathered in Boston
Josh Souliere and his wife, Stacy,
welcomed their first child, Grady Ross,
into the world on January 2, 2009. He
weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. and was 21 ½ inches
long. Josh is an education consultant with
the State of Vermont’s Department of
Education and can be reached at
josh.souliere@state.vt.us.
Deborah Locke-Rousseau and her
husband, DJ ’95, are pleased to announce
the birth of their son, Foster Keigan
Ellsworth Rousseau, born October 10,
2008. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19
¾ inches long. He joins siblings Ember
and Carbur.
1997
Josh and Joanne “Jodi” Raymond
Fortin ’00 announce the birth of their
son, Zakary Scott Fortin, on April 11,
2009. He weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20
inches long. He joins three sisters: Riann,
Rileigh, and Randi.
Chase
Putvain
Justin T. LaCroix is engaged to Lynne
Marial Giammalvo. The couple plan to be
wed August 15, 2009, at Independence
Harbor in Assonet, Mass. Justin is the
director of production and facilities at
the Zeiterion Theatre. His fiancée is a
kindergarten teacher in New Bedford,
Mass.
Keegan
Harold
Wheeler
1999
Jamie Casto Bielinski was promoted to
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
(WCM) at the National Weather Service
in Grand Rapids, Mich., last August.
Prior to that, she was a senior forecaster
at the National Weather Service in Dodge
City, Kan. Congratulations, Jamie!
Louise White (photo above) writes,
“In March, a group of us (alumni) got
together in Boston. Todd Prentiss ’96,
Jessica Woolf Bonath ’94, Adam Snair,
Paul Tomasi ’88, Andy Ellinghaus,
Matt McNamara, Roland Clark ’00,
Matt Freedman ’98, and Jeff Danielian
’98. We were later joined by Al North
’94, Kristen Conway ’98, and Chris
Erickson ’94. A great time with amazing
friends!”
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Nina Shatney Putvain and her husband,
Marcel, welcomed their third child,
Chase, on January 19, 2009. He weighed
8 lbs. 14.5 oz. and was 21 inches long. He
joins twin sisters Sage and Grace.
2000
Community
Ira Wheeler and Lindsey Mitchell
announce the birth of their son, Keegan
Harold Wheeler, born April 13, 2009. He
weighed 6 lbs. 15.3 oz. and was 19 1/2
inches long.
2001
Mason
Alexander
Roberts
Sean and Sarah Robbins Roberts
’01 welcomed their first child, Mason
Alexander Roberts, on December 2, 2008.
He weighed in at 8 lbs.
John Wallstrom III and Rosemond
London announce the birth of their son,
John Duke Wallstrom IV, born March 21,
2009. He weighed 8 lbs. 6 ½ oz. and was
21 inches long.
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Tracy McCormick and Richard
Yablonsky were married on April 11,
2008, at Wright’s Farm Restaurant in
Harrisville, R.I. The couple honeymooned
in Hawaii and currently reside in Lincoln,
R.I. Tracy is a hydrologist at the National
Weather Service’s Northeast River
Forecast Center in Taunton, Mass. Rich
completed a Ph.D. in Oceanography from
the University of Rhode Island (URI) in
May 2009, and he is currently a marine
research associate at URI, working on
improving operational hurricane forecast
models.
2002
Jessica Ham Gilman and husband
Matthew announce the birth of their son,
Cyrus John Gilman, on March 7, 2009.
He weighed 9 lbs. 1 oz. and was 20.4
inches long. Cyrus joins brothers Ryder
and Kadyn.
Jennifer Amidon Altieri and husband
Shane announce the birth of their
daughter, Lillyannah McKay Altieri,
on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. She
weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 18 inches
long.
Billy Jo Rounds Roberts and husband
Jeff announce the birth of their son, Jacob
Aiden Roberts, on November 22, 2008.
He weighed 7 lbs. 15 ½ oz. and was 20
inches long.
Tracy McCormick ’01 wedding
Back row, left to right: Dean DiPerna ’01, Cegeon Chan ’03, Jason Furtado ’02, Fred Samplatsky ’01, Steve
Chapron ’00, Kevin Thomas ’02, Mike DiVirgilio ’01, Rick LeBlanc ’01, Justin Arnott ’02, Nettie Lake Arnott ’02,
Mike Ekster ’00, and Garett Lanpher ’01; front row, left to right: Jeremy Davis ’00, Tracy McCormick ’01, Richard
Yablonsky, Dina Freedman ‘01, Sarah Taylor LeBlanc ’02, and Patty Jean Ekster ’98. Not pictured but in attendance
include: Kevin Cadima ’89, Steve Nogueira ’80, Jim Notchey ’86, and Eleanor Vallier-Talbot ’82.
2003
Christy
Gould Nelson
completed
her very first
marathon –
the Vermont
City KeyBank
Marathon during
Memorial Day
weekend! She
reports, “My
Christy Gould Nelson
official time was
4:48:23. It rained for the first half and
from there the weather was cool. There
were over 6,000 runners and over 20,000
spectators. I trained for three months,
putting in just over 300 miles of training.
I completed a half marathon in October
Award of Special Merit
Tanya Washer Bradley ’78
Tanya Washer Bradley ’78 was honored with the Award of
Special Merit at the Robing Ceremony on May 7. This award
is given by the Alumni Council each year to an individual
who has been employed by the College, recognizing his/
her deep interest in, faithful service, and unusual devotion
to Lyndon State College. Tanya was hired as a financial aid
assistant in 1979. She became assistant director of financial
aid in 1982, and director of financial aid in 1985.
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2008, and my interest in running a full
marathon flourished from that point!”
Terry Emery Bunnell married Sheldon
Bunnell on November 8, 2008, at the
Tom Breslin Center in Lyndonville, Vt.
2004
Matt Henson (aka PickleZ)
Matt Henson (aka PickleZ) participated
in the Vermont City KeyBank Marathon
in May. His reaction: “My first marathon,
and my last marathon. But if I change
my mind, I will definitely train next
time.” Matt was recently promoted to
assignment editor at WCAX TV3 in
Burlington, Vt. He’d love to have you
join him for the softball game during
Homecoming Weekend – Saturday,
September 19, at 2:00 p.m.!
young ALUM
AWESOME ALUM
Jessi Barnum Lasly ’04
Nick Gregory ’82
Jessi Barnum Lasly ’04 has been
named director of recruiting with
the Northern Vermont Financial
Group of the Northwestern
Mutual Financial Network. As
director of recruiting, Jessi will
join a local network office that
offers a wide array of products,
including life insurance, disability
income insurance and annuities.
She will represent the Northern
Vermont Financial Group –
drawing individuals of exceptional
talent, drive and ability to the
company’s career opportunities.
Jessi is a native Vermonter and
resides in Swanton with her
husband, Darrell ’04. She earned
a bachelor’s of arts in Graphic
Design as well as an associate of
science in Business Administration
with a minor in Marketing from
Lyndon.
Jessi is very interested in hiring
Lyndon graduates for positions
with her company.
For more information, visit
www.nmfn.com/
northernvermontfinancial
2005
Tamara Thomas writes, “I am still doing
my own private practice; however, now
I also work for the U.S. Army. I am a
performance enhancement specialist
with the Army Center for Enhanced
Performance. They have sent me to both
South Carolina and North Carolina to
work with soldiers. The website to the
program that I am currently working for
is http://www.acep.army.mil”
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Nick Gregory ’82 joined Fox 5 in 1986 and brings
viewers the weather on Fox 5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
Before joining Fox 5 News, Gregory served as the morning
meteorologist for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to CNN,
he served as meteorologist for WTLV-Channel 12 (ABC) in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Gregory has been honored with several awards over the
course of his career. He has been on the American Meteorologist Society’s
“Board of Broadcast Meteorology” and was chairman of the board in 1992.
He has received the AMS Seal of Approval for Excellence in Television
Weathercasting and both the New York Post and the New York Daily News
have named him the most accurate weather forecaster in New York City. He
participates in many charities and is also very involved in the community,
visiting schools all across the tri-state area. In recognition of this, Gregory
has been awarded the New York City Comptroller’s Award for outstanding
community service.
Gregory, who holds a bachelor’s degree in meteorology, has been a licensed
pilot for 22 years, as well as a flight instructor, and is the Fox 5 News aviation
expert on any aviation story. He also flies missions for Angel Flight, a non-profit
organization that provides free transportation for financially needy patients and
families to and from their medical treatments. Gregory is married, has three
children and resides in the New York area.
Kasey
Mae Gilbert
Allyssa Bryant Gilbert and husband
Corey welcomed Kasey Mae Gilbert into
the world on January 16, 2009 (Allyssa’s
26th birthday!). Kasey weighed 8 lbs. 9
oz. and was 21 ½ inches long. She is their
first child.
Rose Marie Deth and William David
Achilles were united in marriage
on October 4, 2008. Rose works at
Passumpsic Savings Bank, and her
husband is employed by NSA Industries.
The couple reside in Sutton.
Jodie Sicard Greenwood and husband
Ryan announce the birth of their son,
Levi Hunter Greenwood, on December
28, 2008. Levi weighed 6 lbs. 14 ¼ oz.
and was 21 inches long.
Benjaman Riegel is engaged to Hillary
Anne Fisher of Bristol, Conn. Ben is
employed as a production assistant at
ESPN in Bristol, Conn., and his fiancée
is a kindergarten teacher in Avon,
Conn. Their wedding is planned for
August 15, 2009.
2006
Loralee Laing Tester and husband Shawn
announce the birth of their son, Patrick
Joseph Tester, February 28, 2009. Patrick
weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21 inches
long. He joins brother Timothy.
Carrie Bailey and Derek Boyle Sanborn
were united in marriage on June 7, 2008.
Carrie is employed at Little Dippers
Doodle Children’s Center as a preschool
teacher. Derek is attending LSC and is a
crew chief with the Vermont Air National
Guard. The couple now reside in Lyndon
Center, Vt.
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2007
Jason Randall and Kerrin Wilmarth
are engaged! Jason works at Easton
Analytical, Inc. in Concord, N.H.,
as an environmental field technician.
Kerrin works at the New Hampshire
Interscholastic Athletic Association in
Concord, N.H., as a sports secretary. The
couple met at Lyndon State College in
2006. The wedding date has been set for
October 10, 2009, at The West Monitor
Barn in Richmond, Vt.
Nathan Santorello is engaged to
Samantha Augustina Greeno. Nathan
works at Magic Brush in Rutland, Vt.,
as a painter. Samantha graduated from
Castleton State College in May. They
currently reside in Castleton, Vt., and are
planning to wed on July 31, 2010.
James Henderson and Melinda Sherlaw
are engaged! James is currently working
for Sutton River Electrical, the familyowned business. Melinda is completing
her master’s degree through the University
of Phoenix while working for Louis
Garneau. An August 15, 2009, wedding
is planned.
Karen Belknap and Eric Robert LaBree
were united in marriage on December 20,
2008 at the Mountain View Grand Resort
in Whitefield, N.H. Karen is currently
working as an account executive at
Northeast Sports Network in Lyndonville,
Vt. Her fiancé is employed with Harold’s
Concrete Construction in Concord, Vt.
Jeremiah Bias is engaged to Magen Renee
Dwyer of Lyndonville, Vt. Jeremiah is a
physical education and health teacher at
Jay-Westfield Joint Elementary School,
Walden School and Lowell Village School.
His fiancée attends St. Michael’s College,
where she is majoring in English and
secondary education with a minor in
gender studies.
2008
PUBLISHED ALUM
Maynard Michael Clark ’94
Maynard Michael Clark ’94 is the author of
October Rain: A Journey of Survival.
The book recounts seven years of Maynard Michael
Clark’s battle through depression and several suicide
attempts. Discover how the music of her favorite
bands, friends and a buried will to survive helped
heal a hurt girl who desperately needed to be heard, seen and loved. October
Rain is about finding one’s own strength in the face of adversity and discovering
a world filled with hope, harmony and happiness.
www.maynardmichaelclark.com
Justin Russo
Justin Russo participated in the Sugarloaf
2009 Marathon. He posted an eigth place
finish with a time of 2:54:48.
Sarah Willey and Robert Carey were
wed on April 8, 2009, at Russell County
Courthouse in Phenix City, Ala. Sarah
works at Little Dippers Doodle Children’s
Center in Lyndonville. Robert serves in
the U.S. Army.
Meghan Cosby writes, “I have a new
job in cancer research, working for the
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. I
was hired as an administrative specialist
on the drug team.”
PUBLISHED ALUM
C. Alexander Simpkins ’75
C. Alexander Simpkins ’75, has co-authored
Meditation for Therapists and Their Clients.
The book offers an in-depth exploration of what
meditation is, how to do it, and how to use it.
This book is written for health care professionals
to provide new methods that can be added into
their patients’ treatment regime.
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Justin Lavely ’05
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steve Glazier
Steven Glazier is working for TV 3
in Winchester, Va., as a meteorologist
and reporter. He says that a good thing
about living an hour from Washington
D.C., is having the chance to meet
some of the nation’s leaders, like Arnold
Schwarzenegger!
2009
Alaina Cate is engaged to Derrick
William Strzempko of Lyndonville, Vt.
Alaina works at St. Johnsbury Health
and Rehab.
Rachel Worman and Stephan Gingras
are engaged! An outdoor wedding in
Vermont on September 6, 2009, is
planned.
By Dan Williams
You might say Justin Lavely ’05 is making sure a bit of personal history repeats
itself. When Lavely was studying journalism at Lyndon State, the weekly
Courier newspaper in Littleton, N.H., offered him a reporting internship.
That early professional experience proved extremely helpful. The Courier
hired Lavely as a full-time reporter while he was still a student. Not long after
graduating, he was promoted to editor.
Now, he and wife Ginny own the North Star Monthly in Danville. When they
decided to publish the Kingdom Guide, a community almanac for the North
Star’s circulation area, they turned to budding journalists at LSC for help. LSC
Critic editor Ben Holbrook and news editor Steve Cormier produced the guide
in the spring. Students in an advanced news writing course contributed and
received class credit.
The Lavelys bought the North Star in July 2008. The decision might have
seemed foolhardy in today’s troubled newspaper climate, but the young
publisher says the monthly is a success. “I wanted to do journalism in this area,
so it worked perfectly for me,” he says. “I like it here – grew up here. It’s what
I’m used to.” One drawback: Since buying the North Star, the Lavelys haven’t
had a vacation – nothing more than a long weekend. He says. “Nobody’s going
to pay you if you don’t show up.”
From: Lucille Brown
My parents, Melissa and Peter Brown, taught at LSC
in the Music Department between 1960 and 1975. I
am contacting you regarding getting in contact with
LSC Music Department alums from 1965-1975. Can
you let me know if there is any relatively easy way to
do this?
Thank you for any assistance you can give me,
Lucy Brown
lucirose@yahoo.com
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In Memoriam
1965
It is with sorrow that the Alumni
Association records the deaths of the
following alumni and friends. We extend
our deepest sympathies to the families of
these individuals.
Follett, Susanne Streicher, passed away
peacefully at her home on February 22, 2009,
after losing her battle with lung cancer.
1931
Graham, Mary Guthrie, 96, died
February 13, 2009, at the Woodridge
Nursing Home in Berlin, Vt.
1932
Freeman, Vivian Rogers, 97, of Orange,
Vt., died on April 21, 2009.
1938
Boutwell, Alpa Swett, 90, died February
19, 2009, in Fort Collins, CO.
1939
King, Catherine Doyle, died at home in
Lyme, NH, on January 9, 2009.
1941
Wehrman, Doris Singleton, 86, of
Calais, Vt., died peacefully on February
25, 2009, at Central Vermont Medical
Center.
1952
Peterson, Richard, 78, formerly of
Danville, passed away December 24,
2008, at The Pines in Lyndon, where he
had resided since October.
1955
Korthals, Carolyn Jamieson, died
on March 14, 2009, in George, Iowa,
following a two-year battle with
pancreatic cancer.
1956
Merrill, Barbara Utton (Brown), 74, of
Granville, N.Y., passed away March 21,
2009, from complications of diabetes.
1961
Leonard, Edna Lowell, 85, of West
Burke, passed away on February 23, 2009.
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1978
Pivorunas, Elizabeth Nutt, of Cavendish,
Vt., passed away on January 21, 2009, at
Springfield Hospital after a long battle with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
1982
Maynard, Grace Rowell, 74, died December
18, 2008, in Barton, Vt.
Friends
Bisson, Mary F., passed away peacefully in
her home in Lyndonville on April 4, 2009.
Mary was the head of the English Department
at Lyndon, where she taught for 38 years. She
was a mentor and friend to students whose
lives were changed by her encouragement
and sage advice. She specialized in teaching
Chaucer, Shakespeare and Romantic Poetry.
Huntington, George Edward, 68, died in a
tragic car accident on June 19, 2009, while
on his way to Burlington to help coach an
AAU practice. George worked at Lyndon from
1967–1972 as an assistant professor, and as
head coach of men’s basketball and baseball.
Lynch, Joyce, friend and former Lyndon
employee, died on January 22, 2009. Joyce
began her employment at Lyndon in 1969
with the Psychology Department as a
departmental secretary. She retired on
May 1, 1989.
Singer, Kurt, professor emeritus, English,
passed away at his home on December 31,
2008. Kurt joined the faculty of Lyndon in
1964. He served as chairman of the English
department for many years, retiring in 2002.
In 2007, the Vermont State Colleges board of
trustees conferred emeritus status upon him.
Alumni and friends desiring more complete
information or a copy of an obituary can contact
the Alumni Office at 802-626-6433.
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Council Members
Don Mersereau ’77
president
Louise White ’99
vice-president
Hannah Nelson Manley ’97
Executive Sec./Treas.
Sara Duprey Lussier ’02
secretary
John Kascenska ’82
Dick Collins ’53
Marie Myers Heath ’88
honorary members
Susan Onsruth Smith ’59
past president
Elaine Razzano
faculty representative
Courtney Rosemond ’10
senior class agent
Michele Laberge ’80
board of visitors liaison
don’t miss…
– Squagmyre Reunion,
Bonfire, and Beer
Garden
– Television Studies 30th
Reunion & Open House
– Centennial Video
Project
– Weather Balloon
Launch from the New
Observation Deck
term expiring 2009
Stacy Patterson-Allen ’00
Carmella Reiger ’08
term expiring 2010
John Farrell ’80
Scott Whittier ’88
Casey Curtis Rowell ’06
Dave Renker ’79
term expiring 2011
Donna Cutting Smith ’96
Brendan Scribner ’98
Michele Laberge ’80
Jim Brooks ’01
– Yard Sale
term expiring 2012
– A Capella Group &
Improv and Sketch
Comedy
Jay Vallieres ’99
Garrett Earley ’00
Mat Robitaille ’00
see back cover for
complete list and details
New this year: apparel and gifts for parents, too!
Mary Cooper ’96
admissions representative
If you would be interested
in serving on the Alumni
Council, please contact
Hannah Manley at
hannah.manley@lyndonstate.edu
or (802) 626-6433.
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Homecoming &
family weekend
September 18–20, 2009
friday
SATURDAY
4 – 8 p.m.
Registration and Art Sale to
Benefit Student Service Trip to
Guatemala
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Yard Sale
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration
9 – 11 a.m.
Alumni Awards and Roll Call
Breakfast
4 p.m.
Alumni Lacrosse Game
6 p.m. through Sunday
LSC Alumni take over WWLR
6 – 7 p.m.
Kick-Off Social
6 – 7 p.m.
LSC Student Team Challenge
7 – 7:30 p.m.
Lighting of the Floating Bonfire
7 – 11:30 p.m.
Floating bonfire, live music & beer
garden. Featuring Lyndon students
and Squagmyre!
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Special recognition of the
1977 Women’s Soccer Team
Faculty/Staff Recognition Award –
Ron Rossi & Ray Geremia
Loyalty Award – Jim Longmuir ’99
Class Roll Call
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Television Studies
30th Reunion Open House
11 a.m.
Weather Balloon Launch
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Family Brunch
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fall Festival for Families
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Planned Giving Seminar for Alumni
12 – 6:30 p.m.
14th Annual Alumni & Friends
Golf Classic
1 – 4 p.m.
BBQ A La Carte
1 p.m.
Class of 1959 & Friends Reunion
1 p.m.
LSC Men’s Soccer
vs. Castleton State College
1 p.m.
Alumni Rugby Game
1 – 3 p.m.
Centennial Video Project
2 p.m.
LSC Women’s Tennis
vs. Thomas College
2 – 3 p.m.
Softball Game
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Ice Cream Social
3 p.m.
Disc Golf Tourney
3 p.m.
LSC Women’s Soccer
vs. Castleton State College
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Parents’ Committee Meeting
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Family Movie
8 – 9 p.m.
Blue Jupiter, a capella group
8 p.m.
Class of 1979 Reunion
SUNDAY
9 – 11 a.m.
Alumni Council Meeting
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Family Brunch
10 a.m.
Group Mountain Bike Ride
10 – 11 a.m.
Cross-Country Alumni Run
10 – 11 a.m.
Women’s Soccer Alumni
vs. LSC Varsity
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Men’s Soccer Alumni
vs. LSC Varsity
12 p.m.
Men’s Baseball
Alumni vs. LSC Varsity
Women’s Softball
Alumni vs.
LSC Varsity
9:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Mission IMPROVable –
Improv and Sketch Comedy
10 p.m.
Open Mic – hosted by the
Class of 1979
Help Lyndon be green! Each year, 100 million trees are consumed from direct mail. With that in mind, you will not be receiving
paper invitations to alumni events with the exception of Homecoming. Please visit http://alumni.lyndonstate.edu for a complete listing
and event details! Join the “Lyndon State College Alumni” group on Facebook for event details, too! You can also contact the
Alumni Office at (802) 626-6433 or hannah.manley@lyndonstate.edu