Young Alumni SpotlightCharlotte Kendrick '99
I was fortunate to be Charlotte's roommate for two out of our four years at UVM, and was frequently lulled to sleep by Charlotte's soothing voice and gentle guitar strumming. Back then she featured Sarah MacLachlan, Joni Mitchell, and Bonnie Rait. Today, you can find singer/songwriter, Charlotte Kendrick singing in a myriad of coffee shops, clubs, and bars through the country. Although she is based out of New York City, Charlotte frequently hits the road to broaden her fan base. In July she toured the Southern states, and next month she will be playing in Illinois, Minnesota, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Charlotte led an eclectic life at UVM: she played on the hockey team for one year, participated in a musical, sang with the Cat's Meow, joined a sorority for a few years, studied abroad in Italy for her junior year, and went on the Alternative Spring Break Program during her senior year when she visited AIDS patients in Washington D.C. Her husband, musician Dan Rowe, explains, "It is these diverse experiences that allow her to be a good songwriter." Charlotte, characteristically, is more modest about her time at UVM, "I wasn't hockey captain; I wasn't super-duper musician," she explains with little regret in her voice. Charlotte has nothing to regret; she constantly explored the opportunities UVM had to offer, and came out more open-minded and willing to try anything. |
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Young Alumni NewsSenior Thesis Sprouts Gardening BookBeret Halverson's interest in plants took root early, when she began helping out in her grandmother's Montana garden during childhood summer vacations. So when it came time for the 2002 environmental studies graduate and ethnobotany specialist to find a thesis topic, it was natural to mesh her interests in culture and horticulture for an ambitious look at community gardeners. The student surveyed 100 Burlington-area gardeners in 2001 about their methods, preferences and the relationship between their cultural backgrounds and horticultural practices. After the survey, she interviewed 20 of her subjects face-to-face, tape-recording their stories. Those stories caught the ear of Jim Flint G'84, executive director of the nonprofit group Friends of Burlington Gardens. Talking with the Class of 2005's Laura SiegelRecent graduate Laura Siegel doesn't suffer from boredom. During her student years she taught skiing, tutored fellow undergrads in the Writing Lab, acted in two productions, helped bring a University of Virginia professor to speak, gave tours of campus, and participated in various clubs, all while studying English and theatre. On a recent sunny late afternoon in the Billings North Lounge, Siegel laughs and shrugs off my version of the ubiquitous questions about post-grad plans. "I don't know. Live with my parents, save some money, right?" She laughs again as she delivers old answers to old questions. "I may try to get into grant-writing, maybe some advocacy work. Definitely tutoring. I love working on other people's writing." She smiles fully. "But you know, there's no place on job applications to write, 'Hey, by the way, I'm deaf!'" |
If you attended UVM between 1995 and 1999, you might have been lucky enough to hear Charlotte Kendrick '99 singing a cappella on Church Street.
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