Celebrating Emeriti Faculty

Celebrating 2021 Emeriti Faculty

The UVM Children’s Hospital honors the faculty members who have spent years serving patients and families in Vermont and Upstate New York. The following faculty have recently earned emeriti status in recognition of their dedication to patient care, research and teaching.

Alan Homans, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology 1992 to 2021

James Hudziak, M.D.

Psychiatry 1993 to 2022

Judith Shaw, Ed.D., M.P.H., R.N.

Vermont Child Health Improvement Program 2000 to 2021

Robert Williams, M.D.

Anesthesiology 1991 to 2021

Scott Yeager, M.D.

Cardiology 1985 to 2021

A Victory Lap for Sue

In 1977, during one of four interview rounds for her first Department of Pediatrics position, Sue Victory was asked if she could commit to staying for at least two years—now, “here I am, going on 44 years this November,” she said with a laugh when interviewed in 2021.

Now as she moves into retirement, Victory can look back on many changes, most notably the significant expansion of the department, the transition of the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont to Fletcher Allen Health Care in 1995, and branding of Vermont Children’s Hospital (now UVM Children’s Hospital) in 2002.

In the late 1980s/early 1990s, a departmental growth spurt required more coordination, so she took on a “big picture” role, serving as administrative manager for both the clinical and academic sides of the department, in addition to her University Pediatrics duties. It was that change that brought her into the College of Medicine community.

“There is no job Sue will not take on if asked—and that is more appreciated than words can describe,” says Chair of Sue Victory

Pediatrics Dr. Lewis First. “We would not be the Children’s Hospital we are without Sue Victory’s myriad contributions, contributions that will sustain and be carried forward by all of us now that she is retiring.”