BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The Champlain College Board of Trustees announces the addition of five new members this fall. They are:

• George Carleton Burrill of Charlotte is a board member of the Nature Conservancy and head of his own foundation. He is a cofounder of Associates in Rural Development, a global provider of consulting and engineering services toward responsible development and resource use. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Drew University, his M.A. in Government from the University of Arizona, and his Ph.D. in Policy Studies from Union Graduate School.
• Thomas V.S. Cullins of Burlington is well-known to the Champlain College community through several campus buildings built by his firm, Truex Cullins & Partners Architects, from which he recently retired. He received his B.A. from Syracuse University and attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He is also an avid photographer and volunteers his time to such organizations as Burlington City Arts.
• Emily Morrow of Shelburne is an Executive Coach and serves as a board member with such organizations as Fletcher Allen Healthcare and the United Way of Chittenden County. She is also active with the Shelburne/Charlotte Rotary Club. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
• Sarah Gentry Tischler of St. George is a partner in the law firm Langrock Sperry and Wool, LLP. She is active in the Vermont and Chittenden Country bar associations and a range of community organizations. She serves as the St. George town moderator, chairs the facilities fundraising committee for Champlain Valley Union High School and volunteers with Circus Smirkus and Lyric Theatre. She received her B.A. from Swarthmore College and her J.D. from the Boston University School of Law.
• Mark Richard Neagley of Shelburne is President of Neagley & Chase Construction Company in South Burlington. He serves as treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Vermont Business Roundtable and is a member of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. He received his B.A. from St. Lawrence University.

Champlain College, founded in 1878, offers a distinctive educational approach to professionally focused majors, developing life skills and leadership based on critical and creative thinking. It has nearly 2,000 campus-based undergraduate students on campus and is ranked in the top tier of Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the North by 2009 America's Best Colleges, published by U.S. News & World Report. To learn more about Champlain College, visit www.champlain.edu.