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Alumni Around the World

A survey of Rubenstein School alumni conducted in 2024 provided a sample of where in the world our alumni work. 284 alumni with graduation years spanning 1973 to 2024 are represented on this map.

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Alumni Stories

How to Love a Forest
Rebecca Stanield McCown standing at the podium at the 2024 Graduation Celebration

Setting the Table: Alumna Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown Encourages Graduates to Build Diverse Support Networks
Nathaly Agosto Filión speaking at RSENR Graduation Celebration on May 21, 2023

Lead with Intention: Alumna Nathaly Agosto Filión Inspires at Rubenstein School Graduation Celebration
Students walking with 50th Anniversary banner

Presentation Spotlights Fifty Years of the Environment and Sustainability at UVM
Casey Cullen-Woods stands near Irish coast

Environmental Sciences Graduate Casey Cullen-Woods Leads Sustainability at Barclays

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02/15/2023

Mapping Moose Movement Helps Wildlife Managers Pinpoint Habitat Hotspots

Moose are one of the most char­ismatic and culturally important wildlife species of the northeastern United States. Due to heavy winter tick infestations, moose populations have declined considerably in southern parts of their range, including Vermont. Ticks threaten the health, survival, and...

Moose in snowy evergreen forest

11/01/2022

Wildlife Biology Alumna Joanna Hatt Discovers Rewarding Career in Fisheries

With a life-long love of animals, Joanna Hatt ’06 majored in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology. When it came time to choose a concentration in her major, Joanna chose Wildlife over Fisheries and realized her passion for birds...

Joanna Hatt in a New Mexico Game and Fish shirt stands next to canyon creek.

12/15/2021

Ralph Tursini Mentors Students, Manages UVM Forests for 15 Years

Ralph Tursini ’99 served in many roles at the University of Vermont (UVM) Jericho Research Forest over the past 15 years. He taught courses, mentored student interns, coordinated facilities, and managed the forest. Ralph will leave his position with the UVM ...

Ralph Tursini taking notes in snowy woods and turning a wooden bowl on a lathe

12/10/2021

Alumna Amie Schiller’s Experiential Learning Opportunities Lead to Land Trust Position

The University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources appealed to Amie Schiller ’15 for its experiential learning opportunities—from service-learning courses to field labs on the School’s forests and Lake Champlain research...

Amie Schiller in blue conservation shirt and orange hat kneels in grassy field to plant purple cone flower

07/27/2021

Alumna Gail Kimbell Joins Rubenstein School Board of Advisors

Abigail (Gail) Kimbell ’74, a University of Vermont (UVM) Forestry alumna and former Chief of the US Forest Service, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors for the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. “Gail contributes her...

Gail Kimbell in front of wooden bookcases filled with Forestry books and memorabilia

07/16/2021

Alayna Howard Joins Rubenstein School as Communications Lead

The University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) welcomes Alayna Howard ’12, ’18 as a Communications Lead to manage the School’s external relations program. Alayna will coordinate marketing and public relations...

Alayna Howard

02/18/2021

New Gift from Rubenstein Family Will Support Research Vessels and Honor Legacy of Ian deGroot '79

“It’s all connected,” says Beverly Rubenstein. “The water, the air, the land—it all goes together—and we all live here on earth, so research that benefits the environment benefits everybody.” A generous new gift from Beverly and her son Andrew to support the University’s research vessels...

Research vessel Melosira at dock on Lake Champlain

12/17/2020

Shaking Up the State House

November 3, 2020, is a day that will undoubtedly make the history books. In Vermont this election day marks — aside from the obvious — a step toward a truer democracy that hears all voices. For the first time ever, Vermonters elected a woman of color to the Senate, Kesha Ram ’08, and an openly...

Kesha Ram and Taylor Small

11/11/2020

Remembering Mark Biedron (1952-2020), Chair of the Rubenstein School Board

Mark Biedron ‘74, former member and chair of the board of advisors for the University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and former president of the New Jersey State Board of Education, died on November 6, 2020 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral...

Mark Biedron

10/30/2020

Will Red Oak Dominate Vermont Forests in a Warmer Future?

Oak-hickory forests, possibly the most extensive forest type in the eastern United States, stretch into New England. In Vermont, at the northern point of their geographic range, oak and hickory grow as minor components of the forest. Maple-beech-birch forests currently predominate in the state,...

Red oak leaves

09/03/2020

Haley Sommer Helps Lead Kesha Ram’s Winning Primary Campaign for Vermont Senate

Kesha Ram ’08 won a bid for election to the Vermont Legislature in the state’s primary held August 11, 2020. She is now set to be the first woman of color in the Vermont State Senate. In the Chittenden District, the state’s most hotly contested Senate primary race, Kesha was second, only behind...

Group of campaigners clustered around cell phone

07/01/2020

Diverting Food Waste from the Landfill to Grow Edible Mushrooms

To help divert organic materials away from landfills, Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, Act 148, bans food scraps from landfills starting July 1, 2020. Food waste can be composted by residents at home or taken to compost facilities throughout the state. As an alternative to composting,...

Brendan O'Brien holds one of many cultivated oyster mushrooms

06/26/2020

Sarah Sprayregen Dedicates 25 Years to Alumni Relations and Development at UVM and the Rubenstein School

Sarah Sprayregen ‘71, University of Vermont (UVM) Foundation Director of Major Gifts for the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, will retire June 30, 2020 after more than 25 years of successful and fulfilling alumni relations and...

Sarah Sprayregen

06/26/2020

Remembering UVM Alumnus and Benefactor F. Peter Rose ‘54 (1932-2020)

Peter Rose ‘54, friend and generous donor to the University of Vermont, passed away on March 20, 2020 due to complications from a stroke. Peter served on the advisory board of the UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources from 1996 until 2016. Peter received a bachelor's...

Peter Rose

06/17/2020

Save the Salmon

From the Klamath River and Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest to the rugged far northern coast of Norway, “Artifishal” is a film rich in natural wonders, as one might expect with a production backed by outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia. The landscapes are an alluring hook, the...

Salmon emerge from pipe and drop into water

06/17/2020

Justin Geibel Creates Bridge to Conservation Careers for Young People

Past experience in youth development, community outreach, conservation, and environmental science led Justin Geibel ‘08 to the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC), where he has been the Conservation Water Quality Project Manager since 2018. Justin...

Justin Geibel by side of barn

05/04/2020

Ashley Eaton Connects People to Place Through Citizen Science

You can find Ashley Eaton '13 '18, Watershed and Lake Education Coordinator for Lake Champlain Sea Grant, in a K-12 classroom, at a waterfront laboratory, along a local stream, or on board a research vessel on Lake Champlain. In each location,...

Ashley runs equipment on a research boat on Lake Champlain

04/27/2020

Graduate Rebecca Dillon Earns Fisheries Biologist Job with USGS

Rubenstein School graduate Rebecca Dillon ’15 set her sights on a career in fisheries biology as a first-year student. Eight years later as a PhD candidate in fisheries and a student trainee with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Lake Erie Biological Station, Becca has netted a permanent...

Rebecca sits in front of a lake

01/23/2020

Anne Correia Builds Environmental Education Career and Teaching Facility

An undergraduate internship in watershed science education with school-age children in Burlington, Vermont catapulted Anne Correia ’03 into a career in environmental education.  The experience inspired her journey cross-country to San Diego, California, where she now manages facility...

Anne Correia stands in front of Ocean Discovery Institute's Living Laboratory

10/14/2019

Fueling Change: UVM Grads Reduce Home Energy Use

“What are you going to do after you graduate?” For recent grads Elizabeth Palchak and Daniel Fredman, the question was answered before they finished their degrees. Prior to receiving their PhDs from UVM’s Rubenstein School, the two...