The ‘Big Pit’
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Oct. 15, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Middlebury College’s Solar Decathlon team triumphantly climbed the stage for the second straight day during the final awar ds cer emony for the Department of Ener gy’s 201 1 Solar Decathlon competition. After winning the communications category the previous d ay, M iddlebury claimed fi rst p lace i n t he coveted market appeal category—a victory that ultimately vaulted them to fourth place in the final standings. They moved past competitors Ohio State and Caltech, and wound up just a few points behind thir d-place finisher T eam New Zealand, from V ictoria University in Wellington. The winning team was the University of Maryland, and the runner-up was Purdue University. “Self-Reliance left the jury very impr essed, eclipsing our expectations across the board in livability and marketability ,” said Brad Beeson, market appeal juror. “Middlebury College defined its market carefully—a young family of four with a modest income for the r egion—and demonstrated the fit for that tar get market with a very compelling video.” The team's sense of accomplishment g rew f urther when Addison Godine '1 1, pr oject manager and tea m founder , r eceived the Best Decathlete Award at Satur day's cer emony. Godine was r ecognized for his active participation in the measur ed contests, in-depth under standing o f d ay-to-day team standings, and over all embodiment of the innovative s pirit o f t he d ecathlon. The 10-day competition ended much the way it began—in a chilling wind, under a gunmetal gray sky and clouds that spit rain all day.
Vergennes man presents $5M for diabetes center By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com VERGENNES—Vergennes r esident T om McGrath, c urrent F raternal O rder o f E agles Diabetes Resear ch Center Co-Dir ector, helped the organization present a $5 million check to the University of Iowa Satur day as part of their five-year , $25 million commitment to finding a cure for diabetes. McGrath joined the Eagles in 1962 and is currently a member of Addison County Aerie 3801 in Vergennes. The check marks $15 million in donations made by the Eagles since the project began in 2008. A recent study done by researchers at the University of Iowa with funding fr om the Diabetes Resear ch Center has found that ursolic acid, a substance found in apple peel, reduced fat, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and triglycerides in mice and may be useful in treating diabetes. Though the John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building, futur e home of the Diabetes Research Center, is currently little more than dirt and steel, the center is already making significant medical breakthroughs. Endocrinologist Christopher Adams led the study which found that ursolic acid helped insu lin-like growth factor-1 and insulin, hormones th at he lp to build muscle and pr event muscle atr ophy. Unexpectedly, the study also found that the substance r educed body fat in mice and lower ed blood sugar levels and cholesterol, a key to preventing type-II diabetes. The Fraternal Or der of Eagles funds the futur e of diabetes r esearch Entertainer Tony Orlando (left) joins top Fraternal Order of Eagles officials at the Diabetes Research Center at the University of as fo ur pr omising you ng doctors h ave r e- Iowa last week. Vergennes resident and Eagle Tom McGrath helped present a $5 million check to the University of Iowa. The ceived $50,000 r esearch grants to develop local donation is part of five-year, $25 million Eagles donation to University of Iowa. studies related to diabetes. Photo provided
Kelley Mills: From stacking wood to education Hannaford Center teacher
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newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY—At the r ecent annual meeting of the Addison County C hamber o f C ommerce’s board of directors, three new members were elected. Sam Cutting IV , of Dakin Farm and Don Devost of, Addison Advisors wer e el ected. Also elected was educator Kelley Mills of the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury. All three newly elected board members are serving one-year terms that expir e at the 2012 annual meeting. Career Center Dir ector L ynn
New Chamber board member Kelley Mills of the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury. Coale appr oached Mills to r eplace him on the Chamber board since he
was completing his term. The first board meeting for the new directors is this week. Mills is Hannaford’s cooperative education coor dinator. She has been in the position for the past four years and thrives on the school’s mission as well interacting with students, fellow educators and the outside community. Mills has been a Vermonter for 42 years. She gr ew up in Fairfax and attended the University of Vermont where she major ed in agricultural and extension education. She has become known in V ermont education a nd s trongly b elieves i n t he kind of practical sk ills Hannafor d students take with them for the re st of their lives. Mills also believes in the conflu-
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ence of education and business— where marketable skills can make a difference for grads looking for employment in a tough economy. Mills has been in thefield of agricultural education for 12 years. Her duties as cooperative education coordinator permit her to work with all students in the center. “I place students in paid and unpaid positions in the business community based upon the trade or profession studied at the center, “ she said. In the case of jobs, apparently there was no job Mills wouldn’t do as a youth. “My first job gr owing up was stacking wood for my parents,” she said. She never forgot it. see KELLEY MILLS, page 7
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