VC admissions counselor Galloway dies

By Frankie Collyer
Norwich Guidon Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Jim Galloway, Admissions Counselor for the Vermont College Graduate Program, was late for work and had missed an important morning meeting.

Because Galloway was never late, his coworkers became alarmed.

Ann Cardinal, Assistant Director of Admissions, and one of her colleagues went to his house to see how he was. "We called the hospital, his doctor, and two of his friends, and no one knew where he was," Cardinal said. "We got to his house at about 11 o'clock; his car was still in the driveway, and I knew what had happened."

Galloway, who had a history of heart disease, was dead of a massive heart attack at age 59.

"We know he died peacefully," said a colleague and close friend of Galloway who wished to remain anonymous. "We know he did not suffer, because when we found him his sleep apnea machine was still on and the covers weren't disturbed."

Galloway was born in Richmond, Va., in July 1941. He is survived by his only living relatives: a sister, nieces and nephews, who live in Richmond, Va.

Galloway began his career as an elementary school teacher. He also enjoyed traveling, which took him to such diverse places as Columbia.

Before coming to Vermont College, Galloway taught at Goddard College, where he was an admissions counselor and supervised a program which awarded academic credit to students for travel experience.

Students enrolled in the low-residency programs at Vermont College would make it a point to ask Mary O'Brien, Student Support Coordinator, where Galloway's office was, because they wanted to see him. O'Brien said he was very popular with the students in the programs.

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