Meriel Longley ’07, one of two full-time Harpswell, ME firefighters, named among 20 of Maine’s Outstanding Women

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Meriel Longley '07

"I got interested in fire and rescue after I graduated from Norwich University," she says. "I had a job working for the Navy as a personal trainer and had been a lifeguard for years. I grew up in Cundy’s Harbor—my dad was assistant fire chief—and felt like I needed to give back to my community." — Meriel Longley ’07

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A highly-decorated Army soldier smiles in his official headshot.

Leadership Forged, Leadership Returned

Nearly three decades after commissioning at Norwich, COL Mark A. Denton, USA, Class of 1997, will return home to Northfield to serve as the 57th Commandant of the Corps of Cadets and Vice President of Student Affairs, uniting lived experience with the University’s enduring mission.

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