This English major turned her love of books into a career in publishing—as vice president and publisher of Crown Publishing Group. Read more »

This singer-songwriter no longer has to wait to be discovered. Technology has changed the way musicians promote and market their songs. Read more »

A French-speaking English major ends up in the auberge business in Québec City — but only after a major archeological study during excavation yields 5,000 artifacts. Read more »

Fisherman or author? A swordboat captain returns to the sea and discovers that she's still seaworthy. Read more »

This vice president for campus life at Brown University likens her job to the rigors and rewards of parenting, a 24/7 job. Read more »

An M.F.A. from Iowa Writers Workshop, a Pushcart Prize, an NEA Literary Fellowship, a tenured job teaching creative writing at Towson University, two published novels and two books of short stories are some measures of this fiction writer's success. Read more »

Working for Credit Suisse's legal department in Switzerland provides opportunities to enjoy the Swiss quality of life and take advantage of traveling to nearby European countries. Read more »

A passion for film that developed at Colby led this English major to establish Railroad Square Cinema, Shadow Distribution, and the Maine International Film Festival—all renowned in independent film circles and all based in Waterville. Read more »

This ambassador knew he was in for a challenge when he was appointed as America's point man for dealing with Venezuela's predictably unpredictable president, Hugo Chavez. Read more »

Faith leads to success in store-fixture design business leads to the satisfaction of philanthropic good deeds. Read more »