Hannah V. Facey of Verona received a bachelor of science degree in Animal Sciences within the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences during the 208th commencement ceremonies at the University of Vermont, held in December.
The university conferred degrees on an estimated 394 graduates, including 324 bachelor’s degrees, 57 master’s and post-baccalaureate certificate, and 13 doctoral degree recipients.
Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter and the first to allow women to join Phi Beta Kappa. A small, comprehensive university, it blends the academic heritage of a private university with service missions in the land grant tradition.