July 22, 1997

Middlebury College Names Three New Trustees

Four new members have recently been elected to the

Middlebury College Board of Trustees. Three of the new board members

are alumni of the College, the fourth is former Governor of Vermont

and former president of the University of Vermont Thomas P. Salmon.

Thomas Salmon was elected Governor of Vermont in

1972. He was re-elected in 1974. During his terms as Governor,

he served as the 1974 chairman of the New England Governors’ Conference

and as the 1975 chairman of the New England Regional Commission.

He has since served on various boards and commissions, including

the Vermont Higher Education Planning Commission, where he served

from 1985 to 1989. From 1986 to 1989, he was chairman of the New

England Board of Higher Education-sponsored study on the Law and

the Economy of New England. Mr. Salmon was appointed interim president

of the University of Vermont in 1991. He was appointed president

of the University in 1993.

Robert A. Jones of Incline Village, Nev., is a member

of the Middlebury College class of 1959. Mr. Jones is an entrepreneur,

economist, and money market analyst. He is the founder of MMS

International, an information service on economic and financial

trends now owned by The Standard and Poors Group of McGraw-Hill.

Mr. Jones is also the founder and chairman of Market News Services,

which supplies information to subscribers about the actions of

the Federal Reserve. The company is headquartered in New York

City with offices in 8 major cities around the world. In 1989,

Mr. Jones founded Market Broadcasting Corporation to create information

delivery solutions for the financial community. The author of

two books on financial analysis, Mr. Jones is a frequent lecturer

and seminar leader at institutions throughout the world.

Garrett M. Moran is a member of the Middlebury College

class of 1976. He received the MBA degree in finance from the

Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Garrett

is a managing director and vice chairman of the banking unit at

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York.

Michael C. Obel-Omia is a 1988 graduate of Middlebury

College. He is Dean of Students at the Roxbury Latin School in

West Roxbury, Mass., where he also teaches English and coaches

wrestling and baseball. Mr. Obel-Omia has been an active alumnus

of Middlebury who has worked closely with the admissions office

and as a fund raising volunteer.