2008 Young Alumni Award Winners
Jillian Giardina '03
Parsippany, N.J.
Jill Giardina has continued to be a loyal and dedicated member of the class of 2003 since her undergraduate years. In her senior year, she represented her class on the UVM Alumni Council, keeping them updated on the class’s activities. Serving as a class leader on the Senior Class Council, she continued her commitment to engaging her class as alumni through her dual role as class president and class secretary. As secretary, she has helped keep her classmates up-to-date with each other’s activities as well as with what’s happening at UVM. Always dedicated to the future of UVM, she has been a vice chair of the Young Alumni Committee, encouraging recent graduates to show their loyalty to UVM by making a class gift. Now celebrating her 5th Reunion, she has been a dynamic co-chair of the Class of 2003’s Reunion Committee, and she has taken an active role in planning their first official reunion.
Andrew Rosenstock '02
Brooklyn, N.Y.
In the short time since his graduation from UVM, Andy Rosentsock has been a very active and dedicated young alumnus. After leaving campus, he began serving as an Alumni Admissions Representative in the Washington, D.C., area in 2004, and he currently continues as an admissions volunteer in the New York area. For his 5th Reunion in 2007, he was an active and dedicated volunteer, helping to make his first UVM Reunion a wonderful experience for his classmates. Now living in the New York area, he serves on the New York Regional Board, and he was an energetic participant in their volunteer day at the Saint Francis Xavier Food Table He has had a successful career in computer programming and operations as a senior network/desktop technician with Covington & Burling in New York.
Nathaniel Sillin '03
Washington, D.C.
Nat Sillin has been an enthusiastic and committed alumnus in the Washington, D.C., area He has served on the Washington, D.C., events committee as well as on the D.C. Regional Board since 2004. Eager to recruit the next generation of UVM students, he also serves as an Alumni Admissions Representative in the Washington area. This year for his 5th Reunion, he has taken on a leadership role as co-chair of the Class of 2003 Reunion Committee. Nat has also been an active recruiter for the 2003 Reunion Committee in D.C. as well as in areas along the East Coast. He has provided a great example of loyalty by becoming a leadership donor in honor of his 5th Reunion. Additionally, Nat led the class’s 5th Reunion fundraising efforts, and he has worked hard to raise funds from among his classmates in honor of their reunion.
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