Congratulations to our Graduates!

Enoch Rodger Bernfield, AA

Enoch is graduating with an Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies. He has been deeply involved with the agricultural systems on campus, with a particular focus in crop production and has developed leadership through a summer internship on the Sterling farm, and working as a Farm Lead.

Rory Finn Bosanko, BA

Rory designed a major in Natural Resource Management. His capstone project, “Developing a Forest Products Business in the Northeast Kingdom.” Rory explored Vermont's forest products economy through interviewing loggers, saw millers and foresters, and led to the development of a business plan for a forestry-based conservation nursery.

Miles Chalnick, AA

Miles completed an Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies. His studies focused primarily on sustainable agriculture and plant propagation, and culminated in an internship as a carpenter’s apprentice.

Gage Coe, BA

Gage is graduating with a major in Ecology. His capstone coursework expanded his focus on Ecology into other realms including literature and communication to support interdisciplinary thinking.

Erin Elizabeth Forker, AA

Erin has earned an Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies. To culminate her studies, Erin investigated on-campus and local food systems, through an internship with the Sterling Kitchen.

Josephine Kahn, AA

Josie completed an Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies, and will soon complete her Bachelors in Environmental Studies. Her culminating coursework focused on deepening her knowledge of ecosystem functioning, global change, and the practice of effective science communication.

Isabel Rose Kapitulik, BA

Izzy is completing a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental and Agricultural Policy. Her capstone coursework explored intersections of sustainable food systems and ecology, culminating in a legislative internship with the farmer advocacy non-profit, Rural Vermont.

Sarah Kathleen Kennedy, BA

Sarah graduates with a major in Environmental Studies. She spent her senior year contributing to the dynamic system of the Sterling gardens and kitchen through coordinating Sterling’s CSA program, helping to plan and run community dinners, and serving as a Teaching Assistant for several agriculture and food systems courses.

Tyler Kheang, BA

Tyler completed a degree in Outdoor Education. In his Senior Year Research Project, Tyler explored Multicultural Backcountry Cooking which led to the development of a cookbook of his own recipes.

Helene Diane O’Grady Laurito, AA

Helene completed an Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies. To culminate their studies they pursued an internship supporting environmental education for urban youth at the Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia.

Blake Lyons, BA

Blake majored in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Ecology. Blake pursued senior year coursework which explored the ethics and practical applications of conservation through the varied perspectives of land managers, community members, and scientists.

Lu Marion-Rouleau, BA

Lu is graduating with a major in Environmental Humanities. Lu completed a Senior Year Research Project titled “The Mindfulness Vessel: the art of expression”,  which was an exploration of creativity, motivation, personal wellbeing and nature through art, mindfulness, and poetry.

Jack Morin, BA

Jack is completing a degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Experiential Education. His Senior Year Research Project, titled “Experiential Education at Scale: Challenges and Solutions”, included an exploration of state standards across Northern New England and curriculum implementation at Camp Moraine in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Blue Orner, BA

Blue completed a major in Environmental Humanities. For their Capstone project, Blue worked on writing a book titled “A Home Named Dark”. Blue’s writing explored queer resilience, radical imagination, and the essence of home.

Ollie Quinn, BA

Ollie culminated their Environmental Humanities degree with a Senior Year Research project titled, “The Radical Library: The Art of Feeding Each Other”, which looks into how we nourish one another through skill sharing, collaborative art practices and the importance of community conversations.

Shelby Shartzer, BA

Shelby completed a degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Ecology. Shelby’s upper-level coursework focused on field ecology, GIS, and conservation biology.

Samuel Stover, AA

Sam completed the Environmental Studies Associate of Arts. His summer internship will focus on supporting ecological research and forest management on the Sterling campus.

Ken Strickler, BA

Ken graduates with a degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Ken’s Senior Year Research project focused on the development of a business plan for a meat goat operation located in the Northeast Kingdom.

Makail Tipton, BA

Makail is completing a self-designed major in Forest Ecology and Management with a minor in Draft Animal Power Systems. For his capstone research, Makail worked with a forester to write the forest management plan for North Pasture Community Forest in Burke, Vermont.

Sawyer Trim, BA

Sawyer majored in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Social Justice. For their Senior Year Research Project, Sawyer explored ‘How Communities Effectively Create Change for Social Justice’.

Nathan Alexander van Gulden, BA

Nate is graduating with a major in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Experiential Math Education. His capstone learning experience combined a focus on teaching methods, curriculum design and developing math literacy through courses at the Community College of Vermont.

Margaret Mary Vetter, BA

Meg is completing a degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems with a Draft Animal Power Systems minor. Meg’s senior project was titled “Alpine Mountain Goats Interaction With Land: Browsing Invasives In A Northwest New Jersey Summer”.

Daniel Weber, BA

Dan completed the Environmental Studies major. His upper-level coursework explored sustainable agriculture concepts, and complemented his internship on the Sterling College Farm, in which he focused on livestock care.

Yun Me Me Zaw, BA

Yun is graduating with a double major in Ecology and Environmental Humanities. Yun’s Senior Year Research Project combined her interests in ecology and humanities through the creation of a heirloom blanket colored with dyes made from invasive plants including Japanese Knotweed, Purple Loosestrife, and Common Buckthorn.