The announcements of awards which took place during the 2008 Commencement Ceremony at the University of Vermont were a total surprise to eight students recognized by university awards on May 18, 2008. And three of those students were CDAE graduates- DaVaughn M. Vincent-Bryan, Andrew Kehl, and Ashley Michelle Fowler.
Public Communication major DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan won, along with Channel Hamilton, the Class of 1967 Award which is presented to seniors who best exhibit leadership, academic competence and character, and who has earned the respect of faculty and fellow students.
Community and International Development major Andrew Kehl, along with Rachel Gilbert Hopkins, won the Keith M. Miser Leadership Award for outstanding service to the university.
Public Communication major Ashley Michelle Fowler, along with Joseph Thomas, won the Elmer Nicholson Achievement Prize, recognizing the greatness of their UVM experience and the expectation that they will make a major contribution in her/his field of interest.
On Sunday, May 18th, 78 CDAE majors received Bachelor of Science degrees:
Agriculture and Resource Entrepreneurship (now Community Entrepreneurship):
o Collin Ackerman
o Michael Arcieri
o Peter Connolly
o Hilary Cook
o Guy Derry
o Lauren Disch
o Christopher Donza
o Andrew Goldfarb
o Andrew Holden
o Gordon Holden
o Gregory Huber
o Arden Katine
o Jenna Kent
o Joshua Klein
o Torrey Mitchell
o Cristin O'Neil
o Neil Purchase
o Alexandra Stevens
o Christian Webber
o Jacqueline West
o Joshua Wylie
Community Entrepreneurship:
o Vanessa Blaber
o Zachary Brown
o Lindsay Kolb
o Dwayne Mellis
o Renee Ouellette
o Addison Sidley
o Christopher Taylor
o Rikki Thiel
o Eric Thompson
o Benjamin Weller
o Jeffrey Zollshan
Community and International Development:
o Hannah Abrahamson
o Tyler Brannen
o Christine Brissette
o Tyler Brown
o Meghan Burk
o Chris Costello
o Douglass DeCandia
o Scott DeRoche
o Lena Forman
o Andrew Graham
o Mickaela Gray
o Lance Jennings
o Andrew Kehl
o Kyle Lovell
o Samuel Maron
o Dana Michalowski
o William Murray
o Gwen Pokalo
o Sarah Weintraub (graduating cum laude)
Public Communication:
o Jonathan Bates
o Andrew Benoit
o Peter Biolsi
o Courtney Bridges
o Cherise Isabelle Brown Varela
o Hayley Duval
o Elizabeth Fiori
o Diana Fischer (graduating magna cum laude)
o Patrick Floyd
o Ashley Fowler
o Emily Gross
o Mollie Kaufmann
o Paula LeBlanc
o Santina Leporati
o Jacqueline Leveroni
o Erika Mach
o Samantha Madden
o Elizabeth Mazer
o Timothy McCrory
o David Pawlusiak
o Jennifer Rispoli
o Amanda Sugrue
o Kristen Sullivan
o Caitlin Thomas
o DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan
o Brittany Wayne
Six Master of Science in Community and International Development degrees were presented to: Debra M. Helba (BA from the University of Vermont)
Thesis: Family Farm Succession and the Role of Extension Eduction in New England
Advisor: Fred Schmidt
Jessica Rene Massanari (BS from Colgate University)
Thesis: Maximizing the Public and Private Benefits of Vermont's Forests: Finding a Balance Between the Production of Forest Products and the Provision of Ecosystem Services
Advisor: Joshua Farley
Marina S. Michahelles (BA from Earlham College)
Thesis: The Distribution of Local Food Through Consumer Cooperatives in the Northeast
Advisor: Chyi-Lyi Liang
Travis William Reynolds (BA from Brown University)
Thesis: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Small Island States: Overcoming the "Island Factor" in Saint Lucia
Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky
Riva Suzanne Rondorf (BA from University of Washington)
Thesis: Organic Dairy: The Origin and Evolution of a New Industry in Vermont
Advisor: Robert Parsons
Allison Barrett Weber (BS from Providence College)
Thesis: The Delinquency of Mortgage Loans at a Community Development Credit Union
Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky
Eleven Master of Public Administration degrees were presented as well from University of Vermont's Community Development and Applied Economics Department. Find more information about our MPA grads here.
o Collin Ackerman
o Michael Arcieri
o Peter Connolly
o Hilary Cook
o Guy Derry
o Lauren Disch
o Christopher Donza
o Andrew Goldfarb
o Andrew Holden
o Gordon Holden
o Gregory Huber
o Arden Katine
o Jenna Kent
o Joshua Klein
o Torrey Mitchell
o Cristin O'Neil
o Neil Purchase
o Alexandra Stevens
o Christian Webber
o Jacqueline West
o Joshua Wylie
Community Entrepreneurship:
o Vanessa Blaber
o Zachary Brown
o Lindsay Kolb
o Dwayne Mellis
o Renee Ouellette
o Addison Sidley
o Christopher Taylor
o Rikki Thiel
o Eric Thompson
o Benjamin Weller
o Jeffrey Zollshan
Community and International Development:
o Hannah Abrahamson
o Tyler Brannen
o Christine Brissette
o Tyler Brown
o Meghan Burk
o Chris Costello
o Douglass DeCandia
o Scott DeRoche
o Lena Forman
o Andrew Graham
o Mickaela Gray
o Lance Jennings
o Andrew Kehl
o Kyle Lovell
o Samuel Maron
o Dana Michalowski
o William Murray
o Gwen Pokalo
o Sarah Weintraub (graduating cum laude)
Public Communication:
o Jonathan Bates
o Andrew Benoit
o Peter Biolsi
o Courtney Bridges
o Cherise Isabelle Brown Varela
o Hayley Duval
o Elizabeth Fiori
o Diana Fischer (graduating magna cum laude)
o Patrick Floyd
o Ashley Fowler
o Emily Gross
o Mollie Kaufmann
o Paula LeBlanc
o Santina Leporati
o Jacqueline Leveroni
o Erika Mach
o Samantha Madden
o Elizabeth Mazer
o Timothy McCrory
o David Pawlusiak
o Jennifer Rispoli
o Amanda Sugrue
o Kristen Sullivan
o Caitlin Thomas
o DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan
o Brittany Wayne
Six Master of Science in Community and International Development degrees were presented to: Debra M. Helba (BA from the University of Vermont)
Thesis: Family Farm Succession and the Role of Extension Eduction in New England
Advisor: Fred Schmidt
Jessica Rene Massanari (BS from Colgate University)
Thesis: Maximizing the Public and Private Benefits of Vermont's Forests: Finding a Balance Between the Production of Forest Products and the Provision of Ecosystem Services
Advisor: Joshua Farley
Marina S. Michahelles (BA from Earlham College)
Thesis: The Distribution of Local Food Through Consumer Cooperatives in the Northeast
Advisor: Chyi-Lyi Liang
Travis William Reynolds (BA from Brown University)
Thesis: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Small Island States: Overcoming the "Island Factor" in Saint Lucia
Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky
Riva Suzanne Rondorf (BA from University of Washington)
Thesis: Organic Dairy: The Origin and Evolution of a New Industry in Vermont
Advisor: Robert Parsons
Allison Barrett Weber (BS from Providence College)
Thesis: The Delinquency of Mortgage Loans at a Community Development Credit Union
Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky
Eleven Master of Public Administration degrees were presented as well from University of Vermont's Community Development and Applied Economics Department. Find more information about our MPA grads here.