PUTNEY, Vt. (AP) – Landmark College reached a landmark this weekend: the 20th anniversary of its founding.

The college is now one of the only accredited colleges in the United States designed exclusively for students with dyslexia, attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, or other specific learning disabilities.

“We’re 20 years and going strong,” said Stephen Muller, an assistant vice president at the college.

The college had nearly 500 people registered for the weekend’s events, including the dedication of the newly renovated East Academic Building and a concert featuring the Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and a speech from Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea.

“He’s a highly dyslexic individual who was told at one point he might want to become a carpet installer,” Muller said.

Orfalea is now a renowned entrepreneur whose unique business philosophy is credited with making Kinko’s one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” for several years.

Gov. James Douglas attended the kickoff of festivities Friday, which included a double celebration of the anniversary and the dedication of the environmentally impressive renovation, he said.

Douglas said the growth over the school’s 20 years – from a class of three in 1988 to more than 400 students today – was impressive.

“It was a celebration of the past and a look to a bright, positive future,” Douglas said.

He noted that during the renovation of the building, “100 percent of the material was reused. Nothing went into a landfill.”

The governor added, “It’s a great tribute, not only to the school but also to Vermont’s environmental ethic. I also urged the students to stay in Vermont. Given our demographic trends … we need more bright young