Giving Stories
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CALS Scholarships Honor Faculty While Supporting Students Two new endowed scholarship funds are making a difference in the lives of undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. |
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No. 1 Fan Creates New Space for Women's Hoops Ask any member of the women's basketball Catamounts who is their biggest fan, and you're likely to get the same response: Malcolm LeVanway. |
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Donor's Love of France Benefits Scholarship Students Ruth Willard Redhead recently established a scholarship to help the next generation of UVM students pursue their dreams. |
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Every Gift Is Meaningful “You know, I’m a lucky guy,” says Arthur “Rusty” Brink, Jr., as he looks back on his time at UVM and a 45-year career as a professional fundraiser. |
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Med Students Benefit from Street Scholarship William Street, M.D.’59, a retired anesthesiologist, and his wife, Lorraine Hassan-Street, a retired nurse anesthetist, are supporting medical student scholarships at the UVM College of Medicine. |
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Inspired to Become a Physician After reading Dr. Paul Farmer’s “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” which was required reading Rob Rudy's first year at UVM, and spending some time traveling abroad, where he saw poverty first hand, he was inspired to become a doctor. |
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Enthusiastic for UVM and the Future As the second-oldest of six children, with two siblings in college and three more college bound, Dennis Mahoney is well aware of the importance of scholarship to help students like him. |
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A Strong Connection As the director of a student organization promoting awareness of social issues and strengthening the connection between learning and service, Eliza Novick oversees volunteer opportunities that provide a vital link between UVM students and the greater Burlington community. |
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Setting High Goals in Life After a standout soccer career at Essex High School in Vermont, David Ramada dreamed of attending UVM so that his tight-knit family would be able to attend his home games. |
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Chatting from the Heart The one thing senior Ruby Madden wants people on the other end of the phone line to know is that their annual gifts make a real difference in the lives of UVM students. |
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Telling the Story of Early Civilization William Mierse, the appointee of the Green and Gold Professorship established in 2006 with a generous gift from Richard and Pamela Ader, is already preparing for his next project. |
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First Green and Gold Chair in Political Science Elliott A. Brown continues to be excited about the possibilities afforded by a UVM education. The 1959 CAS alum is especially proud of his degree in political science, so much so that he has created the first Green and Gold professorship in that department. |













