Business
Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.
1988
- David Low Deegan, Micro T's Jubilee Environmentally ConsciousRestaurant Operation: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
1990
- Dorothy E. Miller, Effects on Auto Sales of Advertised GasMileage Figures for Three Models of Cars
1991
- Courtney Coughlin-Maroon, Attitudes of Burlington ResidentsToward Socially Conscious Investing
- W. Craig Whiteford, Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior ofBurlington Store Managers Regarding the Use of Polystyrene as a PackingMaterial
1992
- Holly Kirsner, Attitudes and Behavior of Burlington'sCommercial Sector in Reference to Compliance With the Citywide MandatoryRecycling Ordinance
- Eric Martin, Socially Responsible Investing: A Researchand Pilot Project
1994
- Lane A. Bruning, A Survey of Small and Medium-Sized VermontManufacturers Regarding Environmental Attitudes and Policies
1995
- Adam Sherman, Compost Market Research and Development for the Intervale Compost Project
1996
- Jennifer Laura Kish, The Impact of Cultural Survival Enterprises' Business Practices on the Indigenous Population and Environment of Acre, Brazil
- Lisa Y. Lefferts, Green Food Labels Emerging Opportunities for Environmental Awareness and Market Development
1997
- Ashley DeVane, The Social and Ecological Costs of the Profit Motive: A Case Study of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
1998
- Jean Armour, Green Trails: Environmental Education within the Ski Industry
- Adam T. Williams, Global Warming & the Pulp & Paper Industry: A Thesis on the Unique Role of the Pulp & Paper Industry in Global Climate Change
1999
- Julie R. Marcus, The Role Environmental Marketing Plays in Socially Responsible Businesses: A Case Study of the Body Shop
2000
- Britteny O. Farrow, The Home Depot and The Old-Growth Wood Boycott, 1929-1999: A Case Study of Successful Campaign
2002
- Kimberly Colburn, Fast Track Trade: Cashing in on U.S. Sovereignty, Democracy and the Environment
- Kathleen N. Elliott, Converting from Conventional to Organic Coffee Cultivation: Feasibility for Costa Rica's Farmers
- * Alexis Muscato, A Case Study Analysis of Microfinance in Taulabe, Honduras
- Kathryn Sylvester, Environmentally Conscious Businesses in the Greater Burlington Area: Goals, Policies, Practices and the Struggles to be Green
2003
- Michelle M. Smith, Values and Motivators: A Market Analysis of Solar Works, Inc. Customers
2004
- Kristen Labrador, Nestlé: The Dark Side of Chocolate: A Study of Rural Development Through the Analysis of the Relationship Between Dairy Farmers in Tonosí, Panama and Nestlé
- Alex Verinis, Business Plan: Antumalal Market Evaluation
2005
- Kathryn N. Costello, Connecting Hondurans, Despite the Distance: The Importance of Traditional Foods: A Case Study of Honduran Panela and Hispanic Markets in Boston and New York City
- *Benjamin R. Hodgman, Social Capital and Organic Coffee Associations in Costa Rica: Tensions Between Civic and Commercial Values
- Stevia Morton, Eco-Fashion: The Alternative Clothing Industry and Sustainable Means of Production of Apparel
- *Karen Persons, Media Literacy K-5 Curriculum Development at Orchard School: One Step Closer to Environmental Awareness
- Albert Pingree, Forest Certification: An Introduction and Resource Guide
- Jennifer Savar Rock, Addressing Urban Food Security Through Urban Farmers' Markets: A Farmer and Market Participant Assessment of the Farmers' Market in the Old North End of Burlington, Vermont to This Growing Practice
2006
- Sophie H. Bassin, In Their Shoes: Survival and Conceptions of Home Among Homeless Youth
- Joseph Trapp Campbell, The Development of a Carbon-Neutral Sports Team at the University of Vermont
- Alexandra Carlson, Sustainable Ski Resort Development and Management: A Handbook: How the Ski Industry Can Have a Positive Impact on Community Development, Health, and the Relationship Between Humans and their Environments
- Rachel Charow, Participant Satisfaction with Community Collaborative Planning: A Case Study of the Spruce Peak Ski Area Expansion Project, Stowe, Vermont
- Laura Darling, The Role of Green Businesses in the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay
- Jay Desautels, Is Socially Responsible Investing a Viable Investment Option for Individual Investors?
- Alexander E. Feher, V.- R.A.D. Vermont Recreational Athletic Development Program: “The Pebble in the Pond”
- *Paran D. Quigley, Fostering a Positive Interpersonal Working Environment: Meshing Group Cohesion Activities with Outdoor Learning Opportunities
- Heidi Raatikainen, A Comparative Social Capital Study of Burlington Coffeehouses: Can the For-Profit Sector Contribute to Social Capital?
- Sean Starfighter, Genetic Engineering and Corporate Power: Monsanto’s Use of GMOs: Will it Save or Destroy our Planet?
- Jeremy Walker, Developing an Ecolodge in Nicaragua: A Business Plan
2007
- Michaela Best, Best EcoTours: A Business Plan for a Samll Scale Ecotour Operation Company in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
- Matthew Hannon, The Future of the Vermont Ski Industry: A Comparative Study of Sugarbush Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort
- Brian Sengebush, The Alpine Ski Industry and the Environment: Practices, Impacts, and Transformations
2008
- Michael Bisogno, Two Sweet Acres Organic Vegetable Farm: Business Plan 2008 Agricultural Season
- Kyle Burkett, El Mundo Verde Inn: An Operational Plan and Philosophy for an Ecolodge in Ecuador
- Nicole Driscoll, "SOS – Save Our Snow": A Green Snowboarding Event Plan
2009
- Frances Hall Lang, Challenges of Going Green: An Internship with Sweet Clover Market in Essex, Vermont
- Justin Rappaport, Solar Energy Internship: A Learning Experience into the Technology, Business, Economic Incentives and the Use of Interactive Field Maps to Portray Data in the Solar Energy Field
- Kelsey Wilson, Farm to Table Restaurants: Investigating the Nexus between Local Food and the Restaurant Industry
2010
- Ciara DeVozza – Are We there Yet?: Women’s Search for Home in a Temporary Shelter Environment
- * Lindsey Gillies – Beyond Fair Trade: An Exploration of Alternatives in Cacao Trade
- Grace Henley – Growing in Place: A Summer of Farming and Marketing with the New Farms for New Americans Project in Burlington, Vermont
- Natasha Loeffler – Sustainable Business Ethics & The Opportunity for Sustainable Development in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises: A Business Strategy for Theodora’s Tea, Inc.
- George Pavlovic – Organic Chocolate and Research in Sustainable Cacao Initiatives: An Environmental Strategy Towards Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Economic Development
- Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
- Greg Soll – Farm Management at the Student Run Farm Common Ground
- Samuel Stevens – Is Lighting the Way?: A Comparison Study to Determine if Stevens Auto Should Implement a Lighting Upgrade
- Serena Whitridge – Sowing the Seeds for an Agricultural Center to Grow
2011
- Rosie Baldwin – The Hungry Bicyclist: Discovering North America’s Local Food Businesses
- Seth H. Levin – The Sustainability Department: The Motivations, Functionality and Effects on Small to Medium Sized Business in Vermont
- Nicole Lovesky – The Root Cellar: A Business Plan for A Small Restaurant Located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
- Trevor Michalak – Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Technologies and Trends in the United States: An Internship with Seventh Generation
- Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
2012
- Nathan Clark – Education Beyond the Classroom: A Study on effective outreach strategies to get off-campus college students to recyle
- Katie Deppen – Learning How to be a Sustainable Sports Turf Manager by Interning with the Philadelphia Eagles Grounds Crew
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Henry Gilbert – Fresh View Farm Internship
- Lindsey C. Hogan – Got Raw Milk?: A Study of Farmer and Consumer Rationale for Purchasing and Producing Unpasteurized Milk
- Kathryn Holmberg – Spring 2012 Urban Moonshine Internship: Handcrafted Organic Bitters, Tonics and Tinctures
- Christopher Houck – Senior Internship in Renewable Energy with Solar Source, a branch of the Melanson Company
- Amanda Kava – Increasing the Demand for Property Performance Upgrades in the Burlington Rental Marketplace
- Caylin McKee – An Exploration of Energy Use in Vermont: Internship with Allan Bullis, Energy Auditor
- Benjamin Olsen – A Greener By Design Sustainability Capstone
- Erin Schminke – Advocating for Local Food Systems Through the Center for an Agricultural Economy
- Edawrd Sennet – Senior Capstone Internship with Common Sense Energy LLC
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