Commencement 2009 EditionBen Bezark receives UVM Honor.....More Commencement.....................Graduate Hooding/ Research Day....Service-Learning Awards................

Community Development and Applied Economics Department at the University of Vermont

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Consider them armed (with skills) and capable (of using them). Ninty-three grads majoring in community entrepreneurship, community and international development, and public communication received their diplomas along with nine earning a Master of Public Administration and ten with a Master of Science.

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Honors College Members

Benjamin Bezark was awarded the F.T. Kidder Medal as the senior man ranking fi rst in character, leadership, and scholarship across the University of Vermont campus.

Reaction from CDAE faculty:

Chris Evans, CDAE Lecturer and Assistant Director for Student Media, Dept. of Student Life- “Ben Bezark did amazing things as WRUV’s station manager. He reorganized and re-energized meetings and made a priority of communicating station direction to all of our DJs. At WRUV, about half of the DJs are non-students, many of whom have been at the station as long as Ben has been alive! But he won them over. If you can gain the respect of dozens of DJs, from age 18 to nearly 80, then clearly you’re doing something right!”

Jane Kolodinsky, CDAE Chair- “What an honor for Ben to receive THE Kidder medal! We are so pleased that Ben chose CDAE and Community and International Development. We always knew that we were attracting smart students who want to make a diff erence in the world. Now it is offi cial!”

Ben Bezark- F.T. Kidder Medal Recipient

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Ben Bezark stands as he is recognized at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Commencement Ceremony for receiving the 2009 Fred T. Kidder Medal as the top

leader and scholar among the graduating men throughout UVM.

‘09 Community and International Development Major

Benjamin Bezark, CID majorHow and To What Extent Can a Participatory Visioning Process Lead to Organizational Change in WRUV? An Action Oriented Approach to Research. Faculty advisor: Chris Koliba

Marlow Duff y, CID majorExploring Marketing Strategies for Agricultural Tourism Farmers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Vermont Faculty advisor: Chyi-Lyi Kathleen Liang

Zoe Kosmas, PCOM majorTEJPA Women’s Papermaking Cooperative in Honduras: A Project on International Market PromotionFaculty advisor: Dan Baker

Samantha Lederfi ne Paskal, CID majorContributions from Vermont Watershed Organizations to Mexico: A Case Study of the La Antigua Watershed in Veracruz, MexicoFaculty advisor: Marta Ceroni

Michael Skillicorn, CID majorRelationship Coff ee: How Building Relationships Can Make Trade FairFaculty advisor: V. Ernesto Mendez

205th University of Vermont Commencement

All Photos by Cheryl DorschnerA CDAE Faculty Member Tom Patterson takes his last opportunity to lecture the soon-to-be grads.B College Marshall and CALS/CDAE Professor Jonathan Leonard leads the procession.C CALS Dean Tom Vogelmann- “We are here to cheer you on, for what you are today, and what you will become.”D Fred Schmidt, CDAE Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Rural Studies, becomes an emeritus faculty member.E Qin Zhou displays her hard-earned Master of Public Administration.F Rose Laba (center), Tina Haskins (in white), and Leslie Barchard (right) prepare diplomas.

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C MPA faculty members Doris Anderson (left), Robert Lawson, and Richard Johnson, III celebrate the achievements of the MPA graduates.

D 2009 Marshall E. Dimock Alumni Award winner and 2000 alumna Erin M. Hynes (left) poses with her former professor Thomas Patterson.

Nine MPA students and ten MS students received their degrees at the 2009 Commencement. The MPA Program recognized graduates at a reception following the graduate hooding ceremony. Six students and Leslie Barchard were inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha Professional Honor Society and three awards were given. Jennifer Kenyan received the 2009 Dimock Student Award and ‘00 alumna Erin M. Hynes received the 2009 Dimock Alumni Award. Hynes is currently an economic developer with The Development Corporation in Plattsburgh, NY. Kelly Houston received the 2009 Frank Smallwood Award from her graduating peers. For more: click here.

Graduate Hooding and MPA Reception

CDAE undergraduate and graduate students were a strong presence at the 2009 UVM Student Research Conference on April 16th, presenting their research to their peers, faculty members, and guests.

Undergraduate Students: Jacqueline Bell (poster), Benjamin Bezark (oral), Marlow Duff y (poster), Michael Skillicorn (poster)

Graduate Students: Jennifer Colby (poster), Jeff Frank (poster), Cassandra Gekas (poster), Amanda Goldstein (oral), Kelly Hamshaw (oral), Benjamin King (poster), Emilie Kornheiser (oral), Aleidria Lichau (oral), Nicole Mason (oral), Christina Rose Mastrangelo (oral), David Propen (oral), Emily Stebbins (oral), John Woodward (poster), Guangxuan Zhang (oral), Qin Zhou (poster)

Titles of their presentations can be found in the conference pamphlet: http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmsrc/fi nal%20brochure%2004%2013%2009.pdf

Research Day

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CDAE graduate students Nicole Mason (left) and Emilie Kornheiser after presenting their research. Mason presented her

work in Honduras in the context of “Engineering and Sustainable Development” and Kornheiser presented her research into

“Public Private Partnerships in the U.S. Department of State.”

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Outstanding Service-LearningJay and Meg Ashman recognized by Vermont Campus Compact

CUPS 6th Annual Celebration of Service-Learning

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anCDAE faculty members Meg and Jay Ashman during a fi eld trip to South Water Caye, Belize in 2008. The Ashmans have developed a very successful spring semester abroad program in Belize with a focus on sustainable development. UVM students spend the spring semester alongside Belizean students at Galen University.

Professors Jay and Meg Ashman of UVM’s Department of Community Development and Applied Economics have been honored with the 2009 “Excellence in Community-Based Teaching” award by Vermont Campus Compact. Presented at a conference on April 1, 2009, this award recognizes faculty who have made public service an integral part of their teaching, to the benefi t of both students and community. Founding faculty directors of the Belize Semester Abroad in Sustainable Development, the Ashmans were honored as a team for their long-term dedication to crafting experiences that make a meaningful impact on the local community and have a lasting impact on student learning. In addition to their work in Belize, Jay has been involved in programs in St. Lucia and Meg regularly teaches her strategic writing class as a service-learning course with partners in and around Burlington. As one student said of the Ashmans, “I have never before worked with professors as committed to their program and to their students; my time studying in Belize would not have as much meaning if it were not for the support and guidance I received from Jay and Meg.”

Sarah Sterling, ‘09 Community and International Development major, was recognized by the UVM Offi ce of Community-University Partnerships & Service-Learning during their reception on April 28, 2009. Sterling was nominated for the Outstanding Service-Learning Student Award for her eff orts as a teaching assistant for Thomas Patterson’s CDAE 124: Public Communications Media course. Sterling helped develop connections with the service-learning partners for the class, helped students with their projects, and gave excellent feedback on reports. As Dr. Patterson testifi ed, “There is no doubt that she has played a major role in the success of the class and the students.”

The St. Barnabas Anglican School in San Ignacio, Belize (and specifi cally Ms. Joyce Shaw) has worked with Jay and Meg Ashman’s Belize semester study abroad program for the past three years, participating in the course CDAE 195: Applications of Sustainable Development. Her nominator, Jay Ashman, said “Joyce has been constantly committed to expanding the knowledge and skills of the students working with her and has been a joy for them to work with. She has contributed very much to the success of this study abroad program and to the course as well. Students have reported very positive feedback and are so glad to have had the opportunity to work with Joyce and the St. Barnabas Anglican School.”

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Jay Ashman (with students from CDAE’s Belize Semester Abroad Program) presents the Outstanding Service-Learning Community Partner Award to Ms. Joyce Shaw in Belize.

Sarah Sterling (left), nominated for the 2009 Outstanding Service-Learning Student Award, poses with CDAE Chair and Professor Jane Kolodinsky.

CDAE Honors Outstanding Students

About CDAEThe Community Development and Applied Economics Department (CDAE) is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. CDAE supports sustainable local, regional, and international communities through interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach that serve the public interest.

The department off ers undergraduate students the following majors and minors: Community and International Development, Community Entrepreneurship, and Public Communication. Additional minors are also off ered in Applied Design, Consumer Aff airs, Consumer and Advertising, and Green Building and Community Design.

Two graduate opportunities are available within the department: Master of Science in Community Development and Applied Economics and Master of Public Administration (more at: www.uvm.edu/cdae). Both graduate programs participate in the Peace Corps Fellows Program (more at: www.uvm.edu/~cdaepcf ).

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The reward for outstanding achievement will ultimately come when a student applies for a job or graduate school. In the meantime, CDAE rewarded the students who have excelled with recognition of their eff orts at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Honors Day on April 17th. In front of their family and friends, students received a handshake, a certifi cate, and a gift certifi cate to the student-run Growing Vermont store.

Those receiving scholastic recognition for having a cumulative grade point average in the top ten percent of seniors majoring in CDAE include: Benjamin Bezark Conor Casey Marlow Duff y Emily Falta Jonathan Kyle

Two students from each major were recognized for their continuous academic excellence and outstanding professional potential.Community Entrepreneurship:

Joseph Hardie and Take Morris Community and International Development:

Emily Falta and Jonathan MaddisonPublic Communication:

Rachel Brett and Zoe Kosmas

Jordan Crasilneck and Michael Kirk were recognized with the CDAE Teaching Assistant Award. In addition, Marlow Duff y and Michael Skillicorn were recognized by the Distinguished Undergraduate Research Program.

Samantha Lederfi ne-PaskalJonathan W. MaddisonTate B. MorrisMichael Skillicorn

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CDAE Chair and Professor Jane Kolodinsky hands out certifi cates to students in the top ten percent (based on cumulative GPA) of their graduating class.

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