Acknowledgments

The Vermont Connection Volume 44 Planting Seeds of Hope: Transforming Higher Education Article 28 April 2023 Acknowledgments TVC 44 Executive Board Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation TVC 44 Executive Board. (2023). Acknowledgments. The Vermont Connection, 44(1). https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol44/iss1/28 This Acknowledgement is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Education and Social Services at UVM ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Vermont Connection by an authorized editor of UVM ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact . xix • The Vermont Connection • 2023 • Volume 44 Acknowledgments TVC 44 Executive Board The Vermont Connection is a community that uniquely transcends an individual, cohort, faculty appointment, or staff tenure. This journal and the Vermont Connection would not be possible without the ongoing support of too many individuals, offices, alumnx, and more to name here, but there are some that we would like to highlight for their contributions to the 44th volume of The Vermont Connection Journal: The faculty who challenge us, continually remind us that we are scholars, and give us the space to laugh, cry, and grow together: Drs. Tracy Arámbula Turner, Jason C. Garvey, Melissa Rocco, Tiffanie Spencer, and Brittany M. Williams. The countless staff members at The University of Vermont and beyond who directly and indirectly support the HESA program through their teaching and guidance: C. V. Dolan (HESA '13), Rev. Laura Engelken (HESA ‘96), Lindsay Furlong-O'Hara, Larry Long, and Joseph Russell. The faculty and staff members who coordinate the HESA program and the admissions process, support graduate assistantships and practicum experiences, encourage us to ask the hard questions, guide our personal, professional, and academic journeys, and keep the gears turning behind the scenes: Dr. Tracy Arámbula Turner, Chris Caswell, Dr. Kathleen Manning, Kunie Renaud, and Dr. Melissa Rocco, and so many more practicum, graduate assistant, and professional supervisors across campus. The librarians who answer our continuous emails, manage the publication platforms, and are willing to stretch the boundaries of academic scholarship with us: Daniel DeSanto and Donna O'Malley. For their beautiful reflections, thoughts, and support of the 44th volume of The Vermont Connection Journal through the foreword and closing reflections: Tatiana Havens (HESA ‘22) and Joseph Russell. The alumnx who answered our phone calls, text messages, and emails, volunteered their time and experiences, and otherwise supported the HESA program and the TVC fundraising xx • The Vermont Connection • 2023 • Volume 44 efforts this year; and Kathryn Meader (UVM ‘15) and Kevin Morgenstein Fuerst from the UVM Foundation for their continued support and encouragement. For their brilliance, scholarship, vulnerability, patience, stories, and critical eyes: The Authors and Peer Reviewers who lent their time and expertise to this undertaking. The baristas that kept us caffeinated, the servers who kept us fed, the custodians who kept our learning environments clean and safe, and all of the individuals who will never know their contributions to our journeys but are vital to them, nonetheless. The long legacy of students, scholars, practitioners, and leaders before us, and those who will come after us, in building and sustaining The Vermont Connection. The TVC 44 Executive Board would also like to thank, recognize, and honor Beverly Belisle for her 20+ years of mentorship, advocacy, and support at The University of Vermont. She has touched the lives of countless students, faculty, and staff of color; her presence and leadership will be missed both by HESA and across UVM. Her legacy will live far beyond her departure this June, and we extend to her all of our appreciation, well-wishes, and love. So, to our supporters, cheerleaders, mentors, role models, challengers, co-conspirators, colleagues, and friends near and far: thank you for all that you are and all that you bring to this world.  (...truncated)