S. Derry resident James Wilbur honored by Wharton alums for volunteerism

| Sep 02, 2025 | Comments 0

From left, McClain Gordon WG’73 and chair of the Crandall Committee, and James Wilbur.

James Wilbur of South Londonderry recently was awarded a Crandall Challenge Citation at the Wharton School in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes those serving the public as a volunteer with the goal of making a difference.

Leaders of the Wharton Graduate Society, a group of about 10,000 who graduated at least  45 years ago from the Wharton’s graduate school, presented the award to Wilbur at an event in mid-May at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.

Wilbur well deserves the award. After a financial career mostly based at Smith Barney, Wilbur and wife Sandy moved in retirement to central Vermont and made the most of a second career without compensation focusing in particular on three non-profit local organizations:

  • Vermont Humanities Council, chair: Supported 1,100 programs throughout the state.
  • The Nature Conservancy: Helped conserve over 3,000 acres.
  • North Star Health, finance chair: Helping to meet needs of economically disadvantaged residents in southeastern Vermont.

Wilbur truly knows what it means to volunteer to improve the conditions of the state and its surrounding residents.

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