UVM Stories
Arts and Humanities
- Major Jackson, Professor of English, Guggenheim fellow
- Tuna Snider, Professor of theatre, director of UVM's world-recognized Lawrence Debate Union
- Brent Summers, Former Vermont Cynic editor-in-chief, New York Times contributor
- Cristina Mazzoni, Professor of Italian, chair of Romance Languages and Linguistics
- Will Trowbridge, Film and television studies major
- Fashion designer, Rachel Comey
- Surgeon, clinical assistant professor of medicine, author, Stephen Russell Payne
- World competitor in Irish dance and founder of Celtic Cats dance club, Zack Warshaw
- Writer, Melissa Coleman
- Documentary filmmaker, Sara Nesson
- Professor of music, Patti Riley
- Art major, Grace Weaver
- Professor of history, director of the Center for Holocaust Studies, Alan E. Steinweis
- Historic architect, Richard Silverman
- ESPN Radio host, Ryen Russillo
- Writer, Bliss Broyard
- Professor of art, Nancy Dwyer
- Professor of art, Steve Budington
- Novelist, Samantha Hunt
- Professor of English, Valerie Rohy
- Film producer, Jon Kilik
- Professor of English, Emily Bernard
- Professor of music, Wayne Schneider
- Fabric conservator, Michele Pagan
Science and the Environment
- Environmental sciences major, worked summers in Greenland and Norway, Alexandra Arnsten
- Natural resources ecology major, interned as NGO director in Madagascar, Ralph Rogers
- Physics professor, inventor, Junru Wu
- DREAM program student mentor, Hillary Laggis
- Professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, Aimee Shen
- Natural resources major, Colin Arisman
- Geologist, volcano expert, Cynthia Gardner
- Natural resources management major, Joshua Carrera
- Education major, chemistry major (respectively), Michelle Borsavage and Eliza Arsenault
- Professor of biology, Charles Goodnight
- Graduate student, geology, Luke Reusser
- Professor of environmental planning, Saleem Ali
- President and founder, MicroStrain, Inc., Steve Arms
- Graduate student in biology, Harvard University, Gwen Buel
- Professor of psychology, Dianna Murray-Close
- Professor of animal science, Andrè-Denis Wright
- Doctoral student in ecological economics, Michel Masozera
- Professor of geography, Beverley Wemple
- Green mission specialist, Whole Foods markets, Tristam Coffin
- Environmental studies major, Jared Alvord
- UVM lecturer and natural resources doctoral
student, Matt
Kolan
- Professor of psychology, Mark Bouton
- Self-designed major (ecology, resource management and
intercultural communication), Julia Meurice
- Forestry major, William Young
- Associate professor of plant and soil science, Deborah Neher
- Research associate professor, Gund Institute for
Ecological Economics, Jennifer Jenkins
- Environmental studies major, Ethan Bond-Watts
- Biology major, Dan Koenemann
- Biochemistry major, Heather
McLaughlin
- Biology major, Melanie Lloyd
- Professor of geology, Tom Neumann
- Professor of physics, Dennis
Clougherty
- Professor of conservation, Ralph Tursini
Engineering, Mathematics and Technology
- Professor of mathematics, cryptography researcher, John Voight
- Med student, app creator, Nicholas Wilkie
- Professor of mathematics and statistics, Peter Dodds
- Founder and CEO, MOG music streaming service, David Hyman
- Computer science major, Christopher Tucci
- Engineering major, Nate Dagesse
- Math major, Barbara Dewey
- Professor of computer science, Joshua Bongard
- Engineering major, Erik Guthrie
- Professor of engineering, Mandar Dewoolkar
Social Sciences
- Professor of anthropology, Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award winner, Luis Vivanco
- Co-founder, MicroGrants non-profit, Sasha Fisher '10
- Master's student, international affairs and social policy, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Akol Aguek '05, G'11
- Journalist, Robert Rosenthal
- Sociology major, Kristina Lafferty
- Journalist, USA Today, Natalie DiBlasio
- Professor of geography, Rashad Shabazz
- Member, UVM debate team, Sam Natale
- Professor of economics, Elaine McCrate
- Graduate student of international studies, Rose McGovern
- Professor of economics, Sara Solnick
- Economics major, Maxwell Ukegbu
- Staff assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee, Joseph Thomas
- Citizen journalist, Amanda Michel
- Community development and applied economics major, Kaela Gray
- Professor of anthropology, John Crock
- Public administration, Annie Bourdon
- Community development and applied economics major, Nate Berg
- Communication sciences major, Katherine Sadis
- Library professor, Laurie Kutner
- Economics major, Ross Nizlek
Business
- Chris Walters, Chief Operating Officer, The Weather Channel
- Jason Fish, Business major, mergers and acquisitions intern, Ernst and Young
- Professor of entrepreneurship and family business, Pramodita Sharma
- Employees of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Megan Piro '08 and Emily Rodney '09
- Director of the Americas, NASDAQ Stock Market, Jordan Saxe
- Director of client relationship management, Maguire Associates, Sarah Madey
- Owner, Fuse Marketing, Issa Sawabini
- Business major, Alissa Sheftic
- Inventors of blirp it bus tracking system, Mike Fogg, Nick Godin
- President, Ultra Motor enterprise, Joe Bowman
- Founder, Fairloom organization, Annie Doran
- Senior vice president, GE,
Charlene Begley
- Managing director, GE Commercial Finance, Susan Hanna
- Student volunteers, Laura Cui,
Kaitlin Reese, Taryn Ross
Education
Health and Medicine
- Nursing major, Harry S. Truman scholar, Jeanelle Achee
- Medical student, co-developer of patient software, Luke Neill
- Med student, app creator, Nicholas Wilkie
- Professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, Aimee Shen
- Surgeon, clinical assistant professor of medicine, author, Stephen Russell Payne
- Nursing major, Zack Warshaw
- Professor of family medicine and medical anthropologist, Dana Walrath
- Nursing major, Cameron Mack
- Professor of psychology, Michael Zvolensky
- Professor of psychiatry, Magdalena Naylor
- Mechanical engineering major, Katie Accomando
- Professor of psychiatry, Magdalena Naylor
- M.D., WHO's special adviser on pandemic influenza, Keiji Fukuda
- Nursing student, Naomi Fener
- Biology major, Liyu An
- Medical student, Trevor Pour
- Physical therapist, founder of Dancing Dreams, Joann Ferrara
- Senior Olympian, Barbara Jordan
- Professor of medicine and molecular physiology and
biophysics, Martin LeWinter
Agriculture