Norwich alumna makes sports history
Future Norwich Hall of Famer Emily Caruso '00 secured her position on the 2007 U.S. Pan American Games Team on the final day of shots at the USA Shooting 3X Air Match. Caruso, a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, shot a 498.2 in the third day of competition for a three-day total of 1399.1. Her score, the highest of any U.S. competitor, made her the automatic selection for Team USA. In Saturday’s preliminary rounds, Caruso shot a perfect 400 to etch her name into shooting history. The score had not been shot by an American in competition in six years.

Three Norwich alumni cited for heroism
Alan Johnston ’82, Matthew Romei ’98, and Daniel Sivori ’87 have all recently been honored for their heroic actions, continuing the Norwich tradition of selfless service. [more]

Carnevale has new lease on life after transplant
When Dick Carnevale ’79 got a new kidney last July, he also got a change of heart. Alan Burke of the Salem News covered the story.

Alumni authors
Harry Sholk ‘52 has completed his third historical novel, From Petition to Arms; A Story of Friends Caught Up in the American Fight for Independence. In a tale of differing political ideologies, former childhood friends--two Americans and one Briton--are separated in adolescence but meet again during the American Revolution. As the fighting unfolds, the friends find themselves torn between their own beliefs and a desire to resume their former friendship. From Petition to Arms and a previous novel, Drumbeats in the Valley: A Story of Life at Norwich University in the Early Nineteenth Century, are published by Infinity Publishing, Inc. Excerpts from both novels are available at the publisher's Web site: www.bbotw.com.

William Koss's ‘91 new book, Six Years That Shook the World--An Insider's Guide to Understanding Technology Markets, reveals the analytic scoop on the Internet and telecommunications boom of the 1990s and the subsequent crash, but also points out new directions in the future for the telecom industries. In his book Koss suggests that, as technology markets push new ideas forward, political, economic and social change are created on a global level. Koss, who has more than seventeen years of experience in the networking industry, is the former VP of sales for Nortel Networks, and a former VP of global business alliances at Ciena. Six Years That Shook the World is available at the Amazon and Borders Web sites.

@NU Readers Survey: your response is needed!
Please take a few moments to fill out a brief @NU Survey. Here is your chance to tell us what you like and don’t like about the monthly e-newletter. [more]

Student-produced documentary brings
solace to grieving VT families
The Vermont Fallen project, a film documentary profiling the families of Vermont soldiers killed in the Global War on Terrorism, has helped draw together the families of soldiers who died in the streets of Fallujah and Ramadi or on a remote Afghan plain. Wilson Ring of the Associated Press covered the story.

Robots in the classroom
Professor Ronald Lessard helped initiate a robotics program at Saint Monica's School in Barre, Vt. Read the story that ran on the Catholic News Service.

The gift of knowledge
In Africa, forty-percent of youth over the age of fifteen are illiterate. And while Northfield may be a long haul from the world's poorest continent, Norwich students are doing something about it. [more]

Kresge Challenge update!
Norwich University is one-fifth of the way toward its Kresge Foundation Challenge goal to raise $2.2 million for the Wise Campus Center. As of Dec. 15, the University had raised $430,691 in gifts and pledges.

Norwich has until Jan. 1, 2008, to meet the terms of the challenge grant awarded by The Kresge Foundation. If the University raises the full $2.2 million, the foundation will provide Norwich with $500,000 to complete the fundraising for the Wise Campus Center, due to open in August. The challenge is not pro-rated; Norwich must raise the full $2.2 million to receive the challenge grant.

The Kresge Foundation awarded the challenge grant in late September with the twin goals of expanding the University’s long-term base of support and finishing the fundraising for the campus center. To learn more about this challenge, visit the Kresge Challenge Special Edition of @NU or call (802) 485-2307.

Attention Old Guard: Mapes Match doubles your gift!
At the Partridge Society luncheon during Homecoming Weekend, Norwich Forever! campaign chair Pier Mapes ’59 announced a special matching gift opportunity for the Class of 1957 and the Old Guard. Pier and his wife, Pat, will match planned gifts of $10,000 or larger made by a member of the Class of 1957 or older that meet the following criteria:

• Bequests through a will or living trust;
• Life insurance policies that are paid up (no premiums due for the life of the policy) and extend for the life of the donor;
• Charitable Gift Annuities held at Norwich (only the charitable deduction portion will be matched).
• Charitable Remainder Trusts with Norwich as a beneficiary (only the charitable deduction portion will be matched).
• Qualifying gifts must be new gifts and documentation must be provided. Donors who have already notified us of their bequest intentions are not eligible to have it doubled (if they increase their bequest, the additional amount is available for the match).

New IRA legislation increases charitable giving options!
Do you have unneeded retirement assets that you will be forced to withdraw when you turn 70 ½? Are you concerned about the impact this will have on your tax bracket and eligibility for benefits, credits and other deductions? Do you want to make a gift to Norwich? Now, after seven years of deliberations, there is a temporary solution to all of these problems. Until year-end 2007, individuals will be allowed to give their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) directly to non-profit organizations, such as Norwich, with no tax consequences. [More]

Heed publishes third book
Joseph J. Heed, retired professor of mathematics and Professor Emeritus at Norwich (who writes under the pen name Ian X. Byrne), has published The Voyager, the third in his Kateri Trilogy. A continuation of "The Sojourner" and The Wayfarer, The Voyager describes the adventures of two Mohawk brothers of long ago who make a trek of maturity. More information can be found at Iroquois-tales.com.

Alumnus joins OIA staff
Keith Brudnicki ‘05 has joined the Office of Institutional Advancement as the new Administrative Assistant for Alumni Affairs. A 2005 graduate of Norwich, Keith was most recently attending divinity school in Gettysburg, Pa. He has returned to Vermont so that his wife, Norwich senior Rachel (Smith), can finish her mathematics degree. Keith will serve as the Alumni Office’s front line – welcoming our graduates, friends and parents back to campus and supporting the NUAA and the work of the Alumni Office. He can be reached at brudnicki@norwich.edu, or by calling (802) 485-2100.

Gills releases second album
Fans who have been holding their breath in anticipation of a second Paula Gills album, (her first was released on vinyl in 1978), can finally exhale. Gills' second album, "Living On," is a sincere, beautifully sung and recorded CD of personal folk songs by one of Vermont's best--and most reluctant--recording artists. It is available in Northfield at the Norwich bookstore, Northfield Books, the Northfield Pharmacy, and Vermont Chocolatiers. Hear selections and order online at cdbaby.com.

Dr. Tyner accepts position at OU
Professor Dennis Tyner, longtime faculty member and former Head of the Crawford School of Engineering, is leaving Norwich to take a position as Provost at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kans., under OU President Fred Snow. At Norwich, Professor Gene Sevi will serve as interim Division Head until a replacement is found for Dr. Tyner.

Nominations sought for Dodge Award
The deadline for submitting nominations for the Homer L. Dodge Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is Feb. 26, 2007. The award, given for “noteworthy evidence of distinguished contributions to the academic life of Norwich University through outstanding teaching,” is traditionally awarded to a junior member of the faculty (in the first five to ten years of a teaching career). Criteria include the effectiveness of the candidate’s teaching, scholarship and preparation in the subjects taught, the application of that scholarship to the classroom, and other evidence of excellence in teaching. Nominations may be submitted by students, faculty, staff or alumni of the last ten years. To nominate a candidate, write to Professor Robert Poodiack, Department of Mathematics, or email rpoodiac@norwich.edu. The award, which includes an honorarium of $2,000 dollars, was established in 1979 and is given to one Norwich faculty member every year. Previous winners are not eligible and include: Patricia Ferreira, Mary Hoppe, Lauren Howard, Ron Lessard, Christopher Morris, Reina Pennington,Robert Poodiack, Stewart Robertson, Thomas Taylor, and David Woolf.

For the latest sports news, call the NUEVENTS Hotline: 1-877-683-8368, or check out our Sports News web page at http://www.norwich.edu/athletics

December sports summary
Norwich wins the Times Argus Tournament. [more]

Fourth Annual Colorado Norwich Alumni Ski Weekend
For details including lodging, ski passes, event schedule and transportation, check out the PDF file here and pre-register for the best ski weekend of the season! We hope you can join us. Questions? Contact Giff Slater ’79 at either 802.485.2306 or gslater@norwich.edu.

Club & regional
events calendar
For more information on these and other events, contact the Alumni Office at 802-485-2100, 877-485-2019 or e-mail alumni@norwich.edu or visit the online Alumni Events calendar.

Special Events

• Jan. 6 NU Club of Ft. Hood Dinner Social, Logan’s Roadhouse, Killeen, TX
• Jan. 26NU Club of Hanscom AFB, Officers Club, Hanscom AFB, MA

Upcoming events at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago
The Pritzker Military Library in Chicago has several exciting events planned for the month of January. [learn more]

The University has received word of the deaths of the following individuals. For more information, or to notify the University of a recent passing, please contact kgothard@norwich.edu.

Alumni
Class of 1951 - Dr. G. Mason Saunders, 78, of Bolton Landing, NY, 12/5/2006
Class of 1956 - Edward O. Klotz, 80, of Westwood, NJ, 12/6/2006
Class of 1959 - Jonathon Coyle, 70, of Orangeburg, SC, 12/11/2006
Class of 1968 - John “Chip” MacDonald, 59, of Carmel, CA, 12/13/2006

Faculty
Harry Buckley, 82, Professor of Business and Management, 1986 - 1999, 01/02/2007

Friends
Shirley M. Hodgson, 87, Mother of Angus M. Hodgson ’75, Buffalo, NY, 1/15/2006

The Norwich University Cemetery
There are many for whom The Hill is a home away from home, so it is not surprising that some choose Norwich as a final resting place. Known locally as "Dole Farm," the Norwich University Cemetery overlooks the campus and provides a beautiful setting in which to memorialize Norwich graduates, friends of the University, Trustees, Fellows, and other members of the Norwich community.

For more information or to secure a plot, please contact Priscilla Gilbert, Norwich University Cemetery Assn., 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, 802.485.2742, or pgilbert@Norwich.edu.

The Ernest Harmon Memorial Wall
Inscribed on the wall are the names of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Norwich University who have made a significant contribution to the improvement of the institution. The list of names, recorded by year of death, commemorates a commitment to Norwich that has sustained the University in the past and will carry it proudly into the future.

For more information about the Harmon Memorial Wall, please contact Priscilla Gilbert, Planned Giving Officer, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, Vermont 05663, 802.485.2301, pgilbert@norwich.edu.

CADETSGEAR.COM
Norwich University has launched an e-commerce Web site, CadetsGear.com, featuring Norwich apparel and merchandise sporting our new University and Athletic logos. Designs will include athletic, alumni, parent and School of Graduate Studies affiliations.

Missing your War Whoop?
A limited number of War Whoops (yearbooks) from past years are available for purchase for select class years. If interested in purchasing or replacing your War Whoop contact the Alumni Office for years available and cost at 877.485.2019/802.485.2100 or alumni@norwich.edu. To purchase a 2006 War Whoop visit www.norwich.edu/campus/yearbook.html.

Shop for Norwich University items
From flags to diploma frames, the Norwich Alumni Affairs Office has it all! [more]