[5] In addition, he was president of UVM's Sigma Phi fraternity and a member of the school's track and field team.

[7] After attaining admission to the bar, beginning in 1965 Tetzlaff served in the United States Air Force.

[7] Assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Corps, Tetzlaff carried out assignments at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador and Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.

[7] He subsequently became a partner in the Burlington law firm of Latham, Eastman, Schweyer & Tetzlaff, where he focused on both criminal and civil litigation and appeared in both federal and state courts.

[10] In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Tetzlaff to serve as Vermont's United States Attorney.