COLBY-SAWYER ELECTS THREE TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES by Linda Varnum P’95 Colby-Sawyer College’s Board of Trustees has elected Thomas W. “Tom” Hoyt and William T. “Bill” Hopwood as members of the board to serve three-year terms. The board also elected Maria Cîmpean ’13 to serve a one-year term as a Winton-Black Trustee, a distinction usually given to alumni who have graduated between three and nine years prior to election. MARIA CÎMPEAN ’13 Maria grew up in central Romania and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in biology and a minor in chemistry. She studied for one semester in Strasbourg, France; was a Wesson Honors Scholar and a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society; and made the Dean’s List every semester. An active member of the student community, she served as president of the Cross Cultural Club and vice president of the Biology Club. Maria was also an Admissions tour guide, an orientation leader, a peer tutor, a laboratory assistant for organic chemistry, an international student mentor and a resident assistant. Since graduating, Maria has served as her class’s correspondent and pursued interests in biomedical and translational research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where she is a technical research assistant and studies neurodegenerative diseases. Outside work, Maria volunteers with the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston and as an English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) teacher at Rosie’s Place, an organization that helps poor and homeless women. Maria resides in Brookline, Mass. William T. “Bill” Hopwood For more than two decades, Bill ran Springhouse Energy Systems, a successful business that provided micro and macro siting to wind energy developers for utility class and commercial wind energy development. The company also worked with photovoltaics and pioneered the grid-connected market for photovoltaics in Pennsylvania and addressed traditional off-grid applications.
Bill is co-trustee of the John M. Hopwood Charitable Trust, which funds a wide range of endeavors with emphasis on environmental and energy programs. He is also president and founder of An Environmental Trust, Inc., whose sole focus is to fund environmental projects. Bill was involved with the startup of the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and served as a board member and CFO until 2003. He also served on the board of PennFuture, a statewide environmental organization. In 2001, Bill was honored with the Winds of Change Award for lifetime commitment and contributions to renewable energy. Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Nathaniel Hawthorne College in 1973. He and his wife, Jane, reside in Elkins, N.H. They have three grown children. Thomas W. “Tom” Hoyt Tom grew up in Penacook, N.H., and graduated from Merrimack Valley High School in 1980. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business communications from Babson College in 1984. Tom joined Mascoma Savings Bank in New London as business development officer in 2001; he is now the bank’s inaugural public relations and social media coordinator. Prior to his finance career, Tom was a well-known local radio and television personality, and he has served as the public address announcer for Dartmouth College soccer and basketball since the 1980s. Tom is a corporation member at David’s House and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. He is also a member of the Marketing and Development Committee for the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council and the college’s President’s Community Forum. Tom and his wife, Kimberly Cotton Hoyt, reside in West Lebanon, N.H., and have one son. Kim is an associate director of The Dartmouth College Fund. Both Hoyts are avid golf travelers and have played together at nearly 300 courses in 39 states with a lifetime goal of 500/50. ®
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Maria Cîmpean, William T. “Bill” Hopwood, Thomas W. “Tom” Hoyt
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