Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2002 Sophie's Quest Patrick Chair Filled Announcing UVM's second environmental coup in two months, Don Feb. 28 2 p.m. DeHayes introduced TRiO Day. Celebration William Bowden, who for Project STAY and will become the first Upward Bound professor appointed to students. Guest the Patrick Chair in Speaker: Bernie Watershed Planning and Sanders. Memorial Science. Lounge, Waterman. Smoke Stopper Why Feb. 28 7 p.m. do kids start smoking? Women's Basketball How can the media vs. Albany, America influence them to shun East Conference cigarettes? John "Kim" game, Patrick Gym. Continuing Education art student Sophie Worden has been tackling these knotty Quest has created epic murals depicting March 2 6 p.m. Men's questions in Vermont UVM's physical plant workers. (Photo: Bill Basketball vs. Stony since 1978. DiLillo) Brook at Northeastern. Trustees Meet Quarterfinal of America East They sweep the floors, change the light bulbs, Academic and championships. empty the garbage and keep things clean and governance UVM Athletics running. To many of us, the physical plant reorganization, budget workers who perform these essential and often paring, changes in thankless tasks of caring for this campus are housing and parking March 4 4 p.m. nearly invisible. plans and the Geology Seminar on downsizing of Continuing Fiordland, New Education highlighted But not to Sophie Quest. Zealand, Alex trustee's Feb. 21-23 Claypool. Room 200, meetings. Perkins Geology Hall. March 4 5-7 p.m. Reception for "Excavations on the Bay of Naples, New Work at Stabiae." Colburn Gallery, Williams Hall. Exhibit Author to Lecture on Mid-East Conflict, Terrorism continues through March 15. Emergency Medicine Focus of Stowe Conference "Monologues" Drew Major Audience ‘Extraordinary Memoir’ Put that Shot Away Study Examines New Treatment for Early Parkinson's Welcome Visiting Students Trustees, Fogel Set Contract Terms In the Limelight Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2002 New Trustees Appointed At their February meeting, University of Vermont trustees nominated a new chair, bid farewell to four of their members, reappointed one of them and elected three new members for six-year terms. Students also appointed a new member to serve a two-year term. Dean Maglaris, of New York City, a 1967 UVM alumnus, was appointed chair of the board of trustees, replacing Bruce Lisman, whose term expires in March. Maglaris, whose trustee term will expire in March 2004, will be appointed to a one-year term as chair when the trustees meet in May. He is alliance general manager for Pfizer Inc. Men's Basketball Coach Tom Brennan reacts Martha Heath, of Westford, Vt., was appointed to the Catamounts' win over Hartford, vice-chair; her appointment also will be ratified in clinching their first-place finish in the May. She is a member of the Vermont House of America East Conference. See story below. Representatives. Margaret Hummell, of (Photo: Gordon Woodworth) Underhill, Vt., will be ratified as secretary at the May meeting. She also is a state representative. UVM Cheers for Catamounts Past and New trustees, elected by the self-perpetuating Present board for terms that expire in March 2008 are: Robert Cioffi, of Rowayton, Conn., 1990 UVM While UVM alumni and hockey players John alumnus and former student trustee, and vice- LeClair '91 and Aaron Miller '93 were collecting president of GE-Equity, a division of General silver medals with Team USA in Salt Lake City, electric Capital Corp.; Carl Lisman, of Burlington, the campus also was celebrating several sterling Vt., 1967 UVM alumnus and partner in Lisman, sports moments. Webster, Kirkpatrick and Leckerling, P.C.; and Raymond Pecor Jr., of Burlington, Vt., chairman/director of Lake Champlain When it topped Hartford 75-66 Sunday, the Transportation and owner of Vermont Expos and men's basketball team claimed its first-ever Champlain Mill Associates. regular season title. UVM also earned the top seed in the upcoming America East Championships. It will take on Stony Brook in the semifinals Elected by the associated directors for the Saturday, March 2 at 6 p.m. at the Matthews appointment of student trustees to a term Arena in Boston. expiring in March 2004, was Seth Podolsky, of Burlington, Vt., 1995 UVM alumnus and student in the College of Medicine. The victory, in front of another sellout crowd also gave Vermont it's first 20-win season, topping the previous record, which had stood for 55 seasons. Leaving the board at the end of March are: Charles Davis, of Greenwich, Conn., 1973 UVM alumnus and president and CEO of Marsh and Tickets for the Championship quarterfinal between McLennan Risk Capital Corp.; Dr. Ben Forsyth, of UVM and Stony Brook (at 6 p.m. at Phoenix, Ariz., professor of health administration Northeastern's Matthews Arena on Saturday, and policy and senior executive assistant to the March 2, in Boston) are on sale at the UVM president of Arizona State University; Bruce athletic ticket office through Thursday at 4:30 Lisman, of New York City, 1969 UVM alumnus p.m. For more information, see UVM Athletics. and senior managing director of Bear Stearns Co.; and Abigail Trebilcock, of Burlington, Vt., undergraduate student in history. The women's basketball team also clinched sole possession of the America East Championship and the top seed in the upcoming tournament Bruce Lisman was reappointed to the board to with a 65-57 victory over Hartford Sunday. The fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Karen team has won 10 straight games and is now 18-7 Meyer. That term expires in March 2006. overall and 12-2 in conference play. The Catamounts close out the regular season Feb. 28 at home against Albany. Scholarships Will Foster Diversity in Schools On Saturday, the UVM ski team used three Vermont's Coming Home program is accepting individual first-place finishes Saturday and strong applications from students of diverse racial and team depth as it powered to its 27th straight ethnic backgrounds who are interested in teaching Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) title in Vermont's public schools. High school seniors at Middlebury College. The Catamounts finished about to graduate, current college students and with 882 points, topping the host Panthers by those planning on a career change are 22points. Dartmouth was third with 834. encouraged to apply. The application deadline is April 5. Vermont, as is usually the case, will head into the NCAA Championships on March 6-9 in Anchorage, The program has been developed to increase the Alaska, as the top team in the East and as a diversity of Vermont's primary and secondary certifiable contender for another NCAA title. school teachers. Students who become Coming Home Scholars must commit to teaching in Vermont for one to four years. In exchange, their The Nordic skiers led the way in this win, with the college loans will be forgiven up to $21,000. men's team placing three in the top five in both the freestyle and classical races. Torgeir Lien, of Oslo, Norway, won both races, and first-year Coming Home Scholars will study at an approved student Ethan Foster, of Weston, Vt., was second college or university in Vermont and then apply in the freestyle and fourth in the classical. Audun for teaching positions in one of six target areas. Foss Knudsen, of Geilo, Norway, finished second The program will initially focus on increasing in the classical and fifth in the freestyle. teacher diversity in Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Montpelier, Morrisville and Rutland. For the women, senior captain Claudia Reithofer, of Zoebern, Austria, nipped Middlebury's Hillary Coming Home is administered by the Vermont Patzer by one second to win the 15-K freestyle State Colleges in collaboration with UVM, St. race, and she also finished third in the 5-K Michael's College, Middlebury College, Vermont classical event. College, Bennington College, School for International Training, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, the state Department of In the alpine races, Alex Krebs, of Waitsfield, Vt., Education and school districts throughout the finished second in the Giant Slalom and Erin state. Mascolino, of Jeffersonville, Vt., was second in the slalom. On the men's side, defending NCAA GS champion John Minahan, of Sodus Point, N.Y., Information: Phyl Newbeck at 241-3379 or won the GS and was fourth in the slalom. [email protected] or visit Coming Home. Icing the Cake Community Works Former UVM hockey player and silver-medal For the sixth year, UVM's Community Works Olympian John LeClair '91 finished the 2002 program is matching UVM students, faculty and Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City as the top goal staff members with volunteer projects at local non- scorer and was named to the All-Tournament profit agencies in the Burlington area. One Works Team after leading Team USA to a silver medal day was held on Feb. 23, with groups last Sunday in the final against Team Canada. volunteering at 10 agencies including Vermont Cares, Green Mountain Needle Exchange, Pine LeClair, Team USA's most productive offensive Street Child Care Center, COTS and Recycle player, finished with six goals and one assist in North. And, in response to increased demand, five games. He began Team USA's march to the another Community Works day will be held on gold medal game with three goals in the win over April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Finland and added two goals in an 8-1 win over Belarus. The St. Albans, Vt., native also scored a Last year, more than 350 UVM community goal and added an assist in the 5-0 win over members volunteered at 22 non-profits, Germany on Feb.