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RHM Class of 2009 Celebrates Graduation
Green Mountain College awarded 20 bachelor of science degrees to students in Green Mountain College’s Resort and Hospitality Management Program June 6, 2009, at a 10 a.m. at a ceremony at Mountain Meadows Lodge in Killington.

GMC president Paul J. Fonteyn, Killington Ltd. president and CEO Chris Nyberg, and Resort and Hospitality Management program director Frank Pauze addressed the graduates. The student speaker was Zachary A. Resnikoff, of Essex, Conn. more...

RHM Students Recognized at Honors Tea
April 29, 2009
The Honors Tea is an awards ceremony held on main campus to recognize students for their academic achievements. Different departments such as art education, business, psychology, and RHM honor students who have worked hard throughout the year. They are presented with awards in front of their professors, parents and peers.

Two RHM students were honored at the Honors Tea on Sunday. Amy Zajdel, a senior in the program, was awarded the Most Outstanding Senior Award. Larry Bittinger presented Amy with this award. Larry gave a speech to describe Amy and why she was deserving of this award. “If you want to get something done, give it to a busy person. Our outstanding senior is a perfect example of this axiom. Whether it is directing the Rail Jam, managing the student events team, executing a complicated project in her Co-Op, or organizing our graduation reception, she is the go to person. In the classroom or in the RHM community, Amy Zajdel is our outstanding senior." Congratulations, Amy!

The second award was given to Steven Clark. He was named the Most Promising First Year Student. Steve took a couple years off after high school to decide what career path he wanted to take. After careful consideration, Steve found himself enrolled in the RHM program. Steve currently lives in Rutland, works full time with the Killington Resort and is taking on a full school course load. Next year Steve will be the manager of the Community Relations team and will also act as a liaison to the Killington Rotary Club. Steve also received an Academic Honor Award for his high grade point average. Congratulations, Steve!

Students Attend Hospitality Expo
April 14, 2009
Resort & Hospitality Management students Alejandra Chi-Ham, Katie Kerr, Adam Lippa, Chris Byrne and Liam Oliver and RHM Program Director Prof. Frank Pauze recently attended the New England Eco Hospitality Expo at the Radisson Nashua in Nashua, NH. The students took turns representing the Resort Management Program at a booth set up with other exhibitors. They also attended seminars and spoke to representatives from companies including Sysco, US Food Service, EPA New England, Green Lodging News, and Clean Green Solutions. The goal of the conference was to connect companies offering sustainable products with hospitality leaders across New England.

Spring Open House
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Students and parents are invited to attend the first Open House of the spring term. Students who are interested in the Resort and Hospitality Management Program will meet Frank Pauze, the director of the program. From Poultney, students and parents will travel up the hill to the Killington campus where they will have the opportunity to see the Highridge classrooms. Current students of the program will be available at Highridge to answer any questions that they might have regarding any and all aspects of the program.

Laura Batten visits RHM Students
January 6, 2009
Laura is a charter member of the Resort and Hospitality Management Program. She and 10 other students were the first to enroll in the Program (Sept 2001) and were the first class to graduate (June 2004). As a special honor, Killington hosted the graduation ceremony and reception at The Peak.

Since leaving Green Mountain College, Laura has held positions as a Retail Bank-Event Coordinator, PGA TOUR-National Field Manager, and a Program Manager for ING Direct.

During her class visit, Laura regaled students with stories of the first few years in the RHM Program such as first living on the main GMC campus. However, they were promised dorms on the Killington access road. Unfortunately, the plans for this new dorm fell through and the students were told they needed to provide themselves with housing. The dorms that the students were promised is currently the Red Roof Inn. Laura explained how classes were usually never held in the same place as they did not have the Highridge class rooms at the time. They held classes in various locations around the resort such as the Snowshed Base Lodge, the “H” building, and the Grand Hotel Conference Center.


RHM Students Train for Evacuation
From the week of April 21, 2008
Students participated in a lift evacuation training exercise for the Human Resources Issues class. Students were loaded onto a lift and evacuated off to see what it was like to be in those situations, but also to see how important it is for a resort to have emergency action plans in place during emergency situations.

RHM Students Report a Bustling Winter '08
A busy winter has passed with students working in co-ops and participating in events such as the second annual Tricks or Treats Rail Jam. Students competed against each other for the best skier or snowboarder while the audience enjoyed a fantastic pig roast with all the fixings.

The Resort had a busy winter hosting events such as the Chevy U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge, and Pond Skimming. Killington also hosted a few bands such as the Shiny Toy Guns and the Sunshine Daydream Festival which was a tribute to the Grateful Dead. Killington visitors will be able to enjoy golfing, mountain biking, and alpine sliding within the next couple of months.

Allen Wilson Scholarship
The Allen Wilson Scholarship was established at the 2007 RHM graduation ceremony to honor Allen Wilson - the past President and Managing Director of the Killington Resort. Allen led the way in establishing the RHM program at Killington in September of 2001. Through Allen's vision, contributions and belief in education, students have been able to apply theories in a real world experience. The Allen Wilson Scholarship, in the amount of $10,000 per year, will help a student of merit, promise and financial need to earn a degree in this unique three-year program.

The current recipient is Christopher Byrne (class of 2010) from Danville, VT.

Resort & Hospitality Management Program Featured on MSN
From MSN Encarta
February, 2007

Blake Bernard gets paid to play. As the assistant manager at The Fore Runner, a ski shop near Killington, Vermont, Bernard indulges in something he loves while helping others do the same. And he's not alone on the service slopes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that 96.3 percent of the new wage and salary jobs generated from 2002 to 2012 will be service-related.

Resort Management Students Explore Business and Natural Environments of Maine Coast
From the GMC Journal
Week of Oct. 9, 2006

First year students in the Resort Management program enjoyed an immersion tour of the southern Maine Coast last week. The trip combined work from three courses - Images of Nature, Introduction to Resort Management, and Introduction to Marketing - into one experience. Prof. Jennifer Baker, who teaches Images of Nature, led students on visits to the Wells Reserve and the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. Prof. Frank Pauze set up a tour of the Cliff House Resort and Spa, and Prof. Lisa Benson asked students to consider how they would market the Wells, Maine area after observing what it had to offer.