{"id":3506,"date":"2025-06-20T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:08:47","slug":"spring-2025-staff-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/blog\/spring-2025-staff-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Staff Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-green\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n        <p class=\"overline\">UVM Staff Recognition!<\/p>                <p><strong>Congratulations to Pam Cummings<\/strong> for receiving the 2025 College of Education and Social Services Staff Recognition Award at the University of Vermont. 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