Mary Azarian ("On Tap," Features) is a woodcut artist in Plainfield, Vermont. Her work can be found at www.maryazarian.com 

The artist Chuck Close ("Close Call," College Street) was a pioneer in the art of photorealism. One of his portraits of painter Lucas Samaras was recently acquired by the College's Museum of Art.    

Elisabeth Crean ("Renaissance Man," Academic Matters) is the theater critic for the Burlington, Vermont, alternative-weekly Seven Days.

Dennis Curran ("Renaissance Man," Academic Matters) is a photographer in Waitsfield, Vermont.

Bob Handelman ("Stop the Presses!" Student Scene) is an award-winning photographer in New York City. His work can be found at www.bobhandelman.com.

Jackson Hill ("Roll With It," Pursuits) is a photographer in New Orleans. His work has appeared in a number of magazines, including Fortune, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Time and can be viewed at www.southernlights.com
 
Martin Jarrie ("A Million Little Disguises," Road Taken) is an illustrator in Paris, France.

Karl Lindholm '67 ("The Mind of the Warrior," Features) is an assistant professor of American civilization at Middlebury. He served as a medic in the Army Reserves from 1967–73 and teaches a course on the literature of the Vietnam War.

Bill McKibben ("Green Acres," Books) is a Scholar in Residence in Environmental Science at Middlebury. He has written a number of books, including The End of Natureand Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age.

Tad Merrick ("Green Acres," Books) is a photographer in Middlebury.

Courtney Palmbush '00 ("A Million Little Disguises," Road Taken) is a former editorial assistant at Middlebury Magazine.

Mike Riddell ("The Mind of the Warrior," Features) is a photographer in Fayston, Vermont.

Richard Root '06 ("On Tap,"  Features) is an environmental studies major from Chester, Vermont.

Jessica Thomson '00 ("Roll With It," Pursuits) is a freelance food writer, personal chef, and recipe tester based on Cape Cod. She attended the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and is currently the contributing food editor for Cape Cod Magazine.

Sarah Tuff '95 ("Stop the Presses!" Student Scene) is a frequent contributor to Middlebury Magazine. She writes from Burlington, Vermont.