William A. Laramee has been appointed by Berea College as Vice President for Alumni and Development. Prior to the appointment, Laramee was Assistant to the President/Major Gifts Officer for the College. In his new role at Berea College, Laramee will provide administrative leadership to the College division which includes the alumni relations, fund development and public relations departments. Laramee had a previous term of service with Berea College from 1972 until 1978, first as Associate Dean of Students and later as Director of Student Development Services.

To his new role at Berea College, Laramee brings a wealth of skill and experience in fund raising, teaching, public and community service, staff development, leadership training, policy development and team leadership management style.

Before returning to Berea College in 1999, Laramee worked at Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vermont, for 21 years. While at Lyndon State College, Laramee served as Dean of Students for 13 years and then as the Dean of Institutional Advancement for nine years.

Laramee completed his undergraduate studies in Business Administration at Western New England College. Graduate and doctoral studies were completed at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, where he earned his M.Ed. in Counseling and Human Relations and his Ed.D. in Policy, Planning and Administration of Higher Education. Through postdoctoral studies, Laramee earned an M.A. from Dartmouth College. He was twice a Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar, "Higher Education: Institutional Structures for the Twenty-First Century," Salzburg, Austria representing the United States on programs pertaining to higher education.

In addition to his professional experience in higher education, Laramee has been active in public service. He was appointed by the Governor of Vermont to the Environmental Commission in 1997.

Laramee has fulfilled other appointments for public service including serving as a School Board member for 13 years, as a trustee of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, a member of the Vermont Adult Education Board, which he chaired in 1997 –98, the president of Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, and Board Director for Rotary International. Laramee was elected to serve as Justice of the Peace, Lyndonville, VT; and Town/School Moderator, Lyndonville, VT.

Laramee has been active in such professional organizations as the American Association for Higher Education, the National Society of Fund Raising Executives,
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council on Advancement and Support of Education. He is a Fellow of the Society for Values in Higher Education. In 1973, he was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.

Laramee and his wife Monica, a Berea College graduate of 1977, have four adult children. They reside in Berea.