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Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 86, Number 3, Fall 2005

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Glacier Movement and Climate Change OCT 05 2005 Nontraditional Student Turns Adversity Into Opportunity Energetic New Coaches for Baseball and Softball Teams Movie Producer Lawrence Bender ’79 A Success Story for Rural Maine ENGINEERING HOLLYWOOD HITS Plus CLASS NOTES The Charles F. Allen Society is Changing Students’ Lives

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Erica Hutchinson '06 Business Administration Major

Two Alumni FOUNDATION 100 Foden Road Orono, South Portland 207- www.umainefoundation.org Come home to UMaine! Thinking of graduate study? Today, many high-paying professional positions require an advanced degree. UMaine offers 25 doctoral programs and 60 master’s programs in the arts, sciences, and engineering, as well as education, business administration, social work, and other professional fields.

“The graduate experience at the University of Maine means you can customize your program to fit your needs.” —Nathan Hankla

“The advantage of coming to a place like the University of Maine is the immediate access to different kinds of equipment, technology, and things going on in the classroom. ” With the help of UMaine's Target Technology Center, graduate —Sheridan Kelley students Nathan Hankla and Sheridan Kelley founded Knife Edge Productions, a digital video company. They have worked on a variety of projects to help Maine attract foreign investments and encourage international business development.

Carmen Cherry “There are wonderful PhD Candidate labs at UMaine Civil and Environmental where you can do a Engineering lot of research and testing. The faculty are focused on making a difference. ” — Carmen Cherry

A Member of the University of Maine System Carmen Cherry graduated from Stanford and received a master's from Columbia University in 2000. Before coming to UMaine, The University of Maine Graduate School she worked for a New York engineering firm developing specifications for the renovation of Penn Station. She has 5782 Winslow Hall, Rm 2 • Orono, Maine 04469-5782 returned to her home state to get a Ph.D., ph. 207.581.3219 • fax 207.581.3232 doing research in UMaine's Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center. www.umaine.edu/graduate Editor Jim Frick Editorial Assistants Abigail Zelz Betty-Jo Watt Design Jim Frick Design Consultant Mike Mardosa '73 Publisher Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G

Alumni Association Officers Bion A. Foster '68, '70G, Chair Sandford Blitz '92G, Vice Chair Stephanie Barry Brown '65, Vice Chair Catherine Cleale '86, Vice Chair Barbara Brown Dalton '81, Vice Chair Suzanne K. Hart '68, Treasurer M. Perry Hunter '52 , Vice Chair Gregory D. Jamison '72, '98G, Vice Chair Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Vice Chair Nancy Prisk '72, Vice Chair Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G, Interim President

UMAA Board of Directors Stanley C. Allain '61 Jayne Hanson Bartley '49, ex-officio Introducing the newest addition to The Highlands Peter T. Berry '61 Dwight S. Blease '83 community campus: 10 extraordinary new apartment homes Rachel L. Bouchard '91 Elizabeth Cleale '00 to be built on the site of the former Franklin Family School in Perry R. Clough '63 Shirlene Heath Gosline '61, ex-officio Topsham. Combining elegant Federal architecture and Candace A. Guerette '83, '86G today's finest modern amenities with Highlands' A. Jeffrey Harris '72, '87G Alton M. Hopkins '50 services, these exclusive apartments will adjoin Dione Williams Hutchinson '54, '71G Jonathan P. LaBonte '02 The Holden Frost House that is being meticulously James M. Leger '00 Kurt R. Marston '74, '79G restored to all its past glory. For adults 55 and better, John M. Rohman '68 Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G The Holden Frost House is, quite simply, the best and most Dianne McLaughlin Tilton '81 Brooke D. Wagner '86 unique opportunity to come along in centuries. Jeffrey M. Wright '73 Publications Committee Kristen Andresen '97 Call today for your personal tour: Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 Nancy Morse Dysart '60 (207) 721-3215 or 1-888-760-1042 H. Allen Fernaid '54 Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Chair Steve Riley '50 Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G Jeff Tuttle '91

MAINE Alumni Magazine is published four times per year by the University of Maine Alumni Association for dues paying members The Holden Frost House of the Association. Membership dues are $40 per year. The editorial office is located at One Alumni Place, P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 24 Elm Street, Topsham, ME 04086 04473-0550. Telephone: (207) 581-1137. Postage paid at Burlington, VT 05401.

2 Maine Fall 2005 Volume 86, Number 3 Fall 2005 Alumni Magazine

Around the Campus 4 News from the University of Maine. Speed of Glacier Movement Raises Questions and Concerns 8 Climate warming is bringing changes to the Greenland ice sheet.

Page 7 10 Turning Adversity into Opportunity A nontraditional student overcomes abuse, poverty, multiple sclerosis, a broken marriage, and the tragic loss of her son.

12 "This is My Dream Job." New Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper brings experience and enthusiasm to the Black Bears.

14 Engineering Hollywood Hits | Lawrence Bender graduated with an engineering degree and then went off to become a professional dancer. Page 8

A Success Story for Rural Maine 18 A look at the amazing growth of JSI Store Fixtures in Milo.

Plus Mainely People with: Classnotes, alumni events, weddings, obituaries, and more.

Cover Photograph: Producer Lawrence Bender '79 holding the Stanley Kramer Award for Innocent Voices at the annual Producers Guild Awards in California on Page 18 January 22, 2005. Copyright: 2005 Getty Images. Fall 2005 Maine 3 Around The Campus

University Helps Katrina Victims UMaine's Entering Class Largest in 15 Years

The University of Maine On a beautiful early Septem­ moved quickly in September to ber day, the Class of 2009 was be part of the effort to help the warmly welcomed to campus victims of Hurricane Katrina. by some 200 University of Just days after it became Maine faculty and staff. As clear that New Orleans and part of the Maine Hello pro­ other Gulf Coast areas would gram, the university commu­ be out of commission for some nity greeted new students and time, the University of Maine their parents at the entrances System announced a plan to and even helped them move open its doors to college stu­ into their dormitories. dents from the area. That plan With the largest class of allowed students to enroll as first-year students in 15 years, visiting students. At the end of that meant a lot of UMaine president Robert Kennedy and Bananas help new students unpacking. The Class of 2009 the first week of September, move into Somerset Hall. several dislocated students had numbers 1,823 students, about enrolled at UMaine. three percent more than last year. The increase the academic level of the new students, with The university has also set is attributable to a 20 percent increase in out- the average SAT score at 1,084, or one percent up collection points where em­ of-state students. With the increase, residence higher than the Class of 2008. ployees, students, and visitors halls are at capacity. The overall UMaine student population can make cash contributions to And there was also a very slight increase in remained constant at about 11,400 students. the hurricane relief effort. In addition, UMaine athletes col­ $6.2 Million for lected donations at a UMaine Danny Williams football game and other stu­ Wood Composite is 2005 Hartgen dent groups organized Research fundraising efforts. Award Recipient

Danny Williams '91, '94G, a Increased opportunities for Maine Campus familiar face on the University Maine businesses, as well as for of Maine campus and to the UMaine students and faculty, Earns Honors greater Bangor arts commu­ will result from a $6.2 million nity, is the recipient of the 2005 U.S. Army research program at The Maine Campus, UMaine's Vincent A. Hartgen Award. the UMaine Advanced Engi­ student newspaper, collected a The award is presented annu­ neered Wood Composites Cen­ first place and two second ally by the Patrons of the Arts ter (AEWC). place awards in a regional col­ to individuals who distinguish themselves in advancing the The research focus will be legiate competition last spring. community of the arts on campus. on studies of high strength The first place award was Williams, a Bangor native, is currently director of annual structures for military applica­ for the best nondaily newspa­ and reunion giving at the UMaine Alumni Association. He also tions, including advanced ma­ per. The second place awards generously contributes his many performing skills at events terials, tent protective struc­ were for stories by Rick around campus. tures, airbeams, inflatable Redmond ("Bumstock Security Danny is an original member of the advisory board of the structures, rapidly deployable Investigation") and by writers Maine Center for the Arts. He has directed several UMaine bridges, and ballistic modular Tracy Collins, Jackie Farwell, performing arts productions and was a founder of the Black building components. AEWC Redmond, and Matt Shaer Bear Men's Chorus. He also directs The Landlords, a men's researchers will work with the ("Race and Diversity at glee club, and sings with the St. John's Chamber Choir. As a Army's Natick Soldier Center UMaine"). student, Williams helped reestablish the Maine Steiners. and the Corps of Engineers.

4 Maine Fall 2005 Exciting Season Underway at the MCA

The Maine Center for the Arts kicked off its 2005/2006 season in grand style on September 24 with a gala that featured the great Bill Cosby. If you weren't able to make it to one of Cosby's two perfor­ mances, the MCA has plenty of exciting events ahead that should stir your inter­ est. On Sunday, October 9, the smash The a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock will appear at the MCA on November 4. Broadway hit musical Jekyll & Hyde will come to Orono in the form of a concert ish Blues," will appear on November 15. the Canadian Brass will return to the with accompaniment from the Bangor He will be followed by a frequent visitor MCA on February 26. Symphony Orchestra. to the UMaine campus, Arlo Guthrie, on There are also several Broadway Then on Friday, November 4, the November 18. shows, Shakespeare, jazz, acrobatics, Grammy Award-winning a cappella vo­ For classical music fans, one of the su­ dance, and even a performance by the cal group Sweet Honey in the Rock will preme chamber ensembles in the world, Beach Boys. bring their voices of hope, love, justice, the Tokyo String Quartet, will perform on For ticket information on all MCA and inspiration to the MCA stage. September 25. And, among the numerous events call (207) 581-1755 or log on to: John Mayall, the "Godfather of Brit- other classical performances scheduled, MaineCenterfortheArts.org.

John D. Buckley '49 Recognized for Career Achievement

ngineer John D. Buckley '49 was ment of Miami Lakes, Florida's first this year's recipient of the presti­ planned community. From that pioneering gious Alumni Career Award during effort, PBS&J grew into one of the largest a Reunion 2005 ceremony in early June. privately owned engineering firms in the The award is presented once a year to a country, with 60 branches in 16 states and UniversityE of Maine graduate whose life's offices in Argentina and Venezuela. All to­ work is marked by outstanding achieve­ gether, PBS&J now employs 3,600 people ment and dedication. and ranks 21st overall in Engineering News- Buckley first entered the university in Record's list of the top 500 engineering 1941 with the Class of 1945, but left to serve firms. the country after the United States entered An employee-owned company, it also World War II. After serving four years in ranks as one of the ten best engineering Europe, he returned to campus and com­ firms to work for. pleted his engineering degree in 1949. During Buckley's time as chairman of Buckley then went on to Harvard where PBS&J, the firm was involved in numer­ he earned a master's degree in engineer­ Alumni association interim president Donna ous major projects, including the Port of Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G presents the ing. Alumni Career Award clock to John Buckley. Miami's cruise ship facility, the Florida Some years later, in the early 1960s, Turnpike, and the innovative wastewater Buckley became one of the founders of Post, Buckley, Mooney, & treatment facility in Orlando. Schuh. (In 1970 the name was changed to PBS&J.) The firm was In addition to serving as PBS&J chairman, Buckley has held created when these four engineers collaborated on the develop­ leadership roles in virtually every major engineering society.

Fall 2005 Maine 5 Around The Campus

Hauck Auditorium Interim AD Oversees Gets a Facelift Black Bear Coaching After 43 years of service, Changes Hauck Auditorium has re­ ceived a much-needed facelift. Blake James didn't have a whole lot of time to ease Built in 1962, the audito­ into his job as University of Maine interim ath­ rium was one of the state's pre­ letic director. After starting the position in early mier auditoriums—the place May, he immediately took over the searches for that university and community new Black Bear baseball (page 12) and softball music and theater groups (page 7) coaches. called home. It also served as James, who previously served as UMaine's se­ a site for lectures, ceremonies, nior associate athletic director, took over the AD and movies. responsibilities from Patrick Nero, who moved on When Hauck opened, it had to the job of commissioner of America East Con­ 600 plush seats and a deep red ference. Nero is credited with having a big impact on Black Bear athletics in his brief two stage curtain. But more than years in the AD position. four decades of steady use took James came to the university in October 2003 from Providence College where he worked in its toll. At the end of the last athletic development. Prior to that he was in corporate sales at the University of Miami. academic year, Hauck had only James earned a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University and also has a master's 510 usable seats and the over­ degree from St. Thomas University in Miami. He currently lives in Veazie with his wife, Kelly, all appearance was run-down. and their two children. Following this summer's renovations, Hauck now has new ergonomically designed Ornament Will seats, new carpeting, and new Ansel Adams Celebrated at UMMA paint inside and out. There is Benefit Service also a new cobalt blue stage Organizations In December 1955, University of Maine Museum of Art curtain. founder, Vincent Hartgen had the vision to exhibit the works The third annual UMaine of Ansel Adams—long before Adams became one of America's bookstore commemorative or­ most admired and Organic Dairy nament, to be unveiled in Oc­ respected photog­ Research Gets tober, will once again benefit a raphers. Boost university organization that ex­ Now, 50 years emplifies the spirit of the holi­ later, the museum University of Maine research­ day season. is again presenting ers have received an $829,000 The proceeds from this Adams' photo­ four-year grant to develop year's ornament sales will go graphs to the pub­ ways to reduce costs and in­ to two student service organi­ lic. Ansel Adams: crease the quality of feed for zations, Alpha Phi Omega and Celebration of Ge­ organic dairy farms. Gamma Sigma Sigma. nius is on exhibit The grant is part of a new The bookstore ornament de­ at the UMMA gal­ emphasis on organic dairy re­ signs change every year. Last lery at Norumbega Canyon de Chelly, Arizona by Ansel Adams search that UMaine is pursu­ year's ornament celebrated the Hall in Bangor un­ ing in conjunction with the Ag­ design of the Fogler Library. til October 8. The ricultural Research Service You can order the ornament exhibition consists of over 100 works, including Adams's lush (ARS), the University of New by either calling the bookstore early photographs of Yosemite, many of his most famous im­ Hampshire, and the Maine Or­ at 888-863-4438 or by logging ages, portraits, still lifes, and a portfolio of rarely seen ganic Milk Producers on to the bookstore's web site: Parmelian prints. (MOMP). bookstore.umaine.edu.

6 Maine Fall 2005 Former Team Captain Picked to Head head coach." Sullivan, who says she UMaine Softball wants to build a well- rounded, aggressive She's only 27, but newly appointed team at UMaine, was UMaine softball coach Stacey Sullivan '00 "amazed" at the opportu­ brings some pretty impressive experi­ nity to return and coach ence to her new job. at her alma mater. She Last year, as head coach at Merrimack noted that it was some­ College, Sullivan led the Warriors to a 16- thing she did not expect 12 record in the Northeast-10 Conference. to get this early in her Prior to that she served as the head coach asked her to apply for the head coaching coaching career. at Simmons College in Boston where she job after Puls withdrew. He said other can­ "Maine has been very special to me led the team to its first 20-win season. didates were looked at but it quickly be­ and I have many fond memories from my Sullivan will replace her former Black came obvious that Sullivan was the right playing days. Personally this is huge for Bear teammate, Michelle Puls '98, who person for the job. me to return to Maine as the head coach." served as interim coach for a year and "We looked at a number of people, but As a four-year starter (catcher and has now moved on to become an assis­ she was the one that really stood out," outfielder) at Maine, Sullivan helped lead tant at Indiana University. James said. "As a former captain of the the Black Bears to four consecutive con­ Interim athletic director Blake James Black Bears, she has a great understand­ ference playoff appearances. She was noted that the university had identified ing of what it takes to be a student / athlete twice named to the America East Aca­ Sullivan as a potential candidate and at Maine. She brings solid experience as a demic Honor Roll.

New Hockey Center Honors Former Coach Shawn Walsh

"It's awesome. It's exactly what we needed," Lynne Walsh '03G said after see­ ing the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center for the first time at the building's dedication. Lynne is the widow of the late Black Bear hockey coach for whom the new cen­ ter is named. Coach Walsh led UMaine to 11 NCAA appearances, seven Frozen Four appearances, and two national championships. He died from cancer on September 24, 2001. The dedication was held during Maine alumni hockey weekend in late July. This year's special event brought out a large contingent of Walsh's former players. Many former players made contributions to the project. The addition includes new locker Above: Front view of the new Shawn Walsh rooms for the men's and women's teams, Hockey Center. Left: Philanthropist Harold Alfond, Lynne a weight room, training room, equipment Vickery Walsh, and Coach Tim Whitehead room, players' lounge, coaches' offices, '92G at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. and a Hall of Fame room.

Fall 2005 Maine 7 Research Speed of Glacier Movement Raises Questions and Concerns

Work by UMaine researchers Gordon Hamilton and Leigh Stearns may change the thinking about how quickly Greenland's ice sheet is disappearing.

By Jim Frick els could rise dramatically—in ways that current models don't take into account." Those models assume that ice sheets re­ niversity of Maine researcher spond slowly to climate warming and that Gordon Hamilton has studied resulting sea level changes would also be the ice sheets of Greenland and slow in coming. Antarctica since the early 1990s. "What we found this summer brings From those studies he knew that that assumption into question," Hamilton GreenlandU was changing quite rapidly, in says. "This shows that a warming trend can ways that really couldn't be explained. cause glaciers to accelerate at three times One change was the speed at which cer­ their speed within a ten-year period." tain southern Greenland glaciers were Hamilton explains that having a few moving—an indicator of the rate of melt­ glaciers increase speed would not cause a ing. Satellite imagery studies undertaken big impact on sea level. But if significant by Hamilton and UMaine doctoral student portions of the ice sheet were to melt and Leigh Stearns showed increasing speeds in cause other glaciers to move faster, the im­ the movement of those glaciers. pact would be dramatic. If the entire But neither Hamilton nor Stearns was But when the UMaine team measured Greenland ice sheet melted, the sea level prepared for what they found when they it this summer it was moving at an amaz­ would rise 21 feet. Such an occurrence actually visited the Greenland ice sheet ing 8.7 miles per year, or about 50 yards a would cause major dislocation and disrup­ and measured glacier movement on site. day. tion. At least two large glaciers had tripled "The surprise was not just that the "Since most of the world's population their normal speed. speed had increased," Hamilton notes, lives near coastlines, there's a great need "We almost fell off our chairs, we were "but that it happened in such a short pe­ to understand what is really happening to so shocked," Stearns said in a recent Asso­ riod of time. Something very dramatic has the ice sheets," Hamilton says. ciated Press interview. "The first thing you occurred in just a few years. Normally we Increased speed for a glacier relates di­ do as a scientist when you get a result like expect such a change to take hundreds or rectly to warmer temperatures. As ice on that is to recheck it and recheck it. I thought thousands of years." the surface melts, water trickles in various I had made a mistake." Hamilton says that such a surprising ways to the bottom where it acts as a lu­ Hamilton and Stearns had chosen gla­ increase in glacier speed could well be an bricant between the glacier and the bed­ ciers with the longest historical records. All indicator that unexpectedly rapid changes rock on which the glacier slides. were close to the same size—about five are taking place in Greenland as a result of Hamilton believes that a pronounced miles wide, 30 miles long, and half a mile a warming climate. Those changes could rise in temperatures in the Greenland re­ thick. The records indicated that there were eventually have dramatic consequences. gion in the past 10 years has increased the no large changes in those glaciers' speed "If more of the glaciers begin to move intensity of the ice sheet melt as well as through 2001. very fast, you will get more and more ice the time period over which melting occurs. One of the glaciers, named removed from the center of the ice sheet," Hamilton and Stearns got the opportu­ Kangerdlugssuaq, had an average speed Hamilton explains. "Glaciers transport ice nity to do on-site research of the Greenland of about 3.5 miles per year in the late 1990s. to the ocean. As a result, ocean and sea lev­ glaciers courtesy of Greenpeace, whose ice

8 Maine Fall 2005 breaker Arctic Sunrise was traveling to the equipment and flew back to the ship and that most of it has come from outside the region for a separate climate change-re­ let the glacier move for 24 to 48 hours. United States. lated mission. Hamilton stresses that he When we returned with the GPS equip­ "Yes, it got a lot of foreign press cover­ and Stearns operated completely as inde­ ment, we'd again find our exact position. age and was on Danish, Pakistani, and pendent scientists, under no obligation to That gave us two points, so we could fig­ Russian television," Hamilton notes. "But the environmental group. They both have ure exactly how much it moved in a spe­ as far as we know, there hasn't been any no doubt that humans are contributing to cific amount of time." coverage on American networks." climate change, but they don't believe in The UMaine team landed four times at The findings are also likely to foster mixing science with politics. each site. They later matched their findings other research interests, perhaps even No one had ever actually been on the to velocities measured from satellite imag­ among Hamilton's colleagues in UMaine's glaciers which Greenpeace took Hamilton ery. highly respected Climate Change Institute, and Stearns to this summer. They were "It was a great opportunity to actually where he says he regularly collaborates flown from the ship by helicopter to sev­ get to these glaciers that we had been look­ with other scientists. eral suitable sites on each glacier (not an ing at so long from space," Hamilton says. As far as going back to Greenland, both easy task on the jagged hills of ice and "It was important because with the satel­ researchers would jump at the opportunity, snow) where they used an auger to drill a lite imagery we couldn't get good data on whether with Greenpeace or another hole in the ice surface. In the hole they the fast-moving glaciers. By being there group or agency. placed Global Positioning System (GPS) and using GPS and traditional surveying "We both like working in the field and devices to find their exact point. techniques we could." would welcome more first-hand study," "We then left the equipment there for Hamilton and Stearns' findings have Hamilton says. "But we need a small ice about an hour so it could collect satellite received a good deal of media coverage, breaker and a helicopter, and those aren't data," Stearns explains. "Then we took the although Hamilton is quick to point out easy to come by."

Fall 2005 Maine 9 Student Profile

Turning Adversity Into Opportunity

Mustering the courage to year-old son, Ryan, suffered a massive heart attack and was dead. He was a se­ start college as a 39-year- nior in high school, with plans to enter the University of Maine the next year. old is challenging enough. "I was never able to tell him good-bye or hug him one last time," she says. "Af­ Carmen Detour also had to ter that, getting out of bed hardly seemed worth the effort. But I had to think of my work her way through other three children and my love for them. Giving up was not an option." abuse, poverty, multiple One day when she was cleaning house, sclerosis, a broken Carmen's oldest daughter (who graduates from UMaine next May) came across the marriage, and the tragic UMaine Onward Program pamphlet. "She asked me why I hadn't checked loss of her son. the program out," Carmen remembers. "I gave her a list of reasons: too sick, too poor, not smart enough, still in mourning. Now I had always instilled in my kids that they needed to get a college education. She very spring, Senior Alumni Senior Alumni, the room erupted in ap­ looked me straight in the eye and said, 'Are gather at the Buchanan Alumni plause. you telling me that you expect more from House to present scholarships to Carmen was 35 when she was first di­ your children than you do from yourself?' deserving UMaine students. One agnosed with MS. She was able to continue I didn't have an answer. Then came the real of the highlights of the ceremony is recogworking­ for another two years, until the kicker. She told me I should go to the uni­ Enizing the nontraditional students who severity of the disease forced her to leave versity in Ryan's place." will receive the Donald V. Taverner Schol­ her job. At the same time, her 18-year mar­ Six months later, in September 2003, arships. riage was falling apart. feeling scared and insecure, Carmen en­ At last spring's event, Carmen Detour "My husband was unable to handle the rolled as a first-year UMaine student. De­ was asked to address the Senior Alumni. pressure my illness was bringing into our spite regular flare-ups from MS, she has But Carmen has multiple sclerosis, and at lives," she said. "He left, leaving me alone made the dean's list every semester but the time was hospitalized with a bad flare- with four children, a huge house payment, one, and currently works at Onward as a up of the disease. and my illness. I was thrown into a world peer advisor and a math tutor. She has In her place, Onward Program direc­ of complete insecurity, complete despair." slowly gained self-esteem and self-confi­ tor Gerry Ellis read a letter from Carmen. Carmen lost her home and her car and dence and is looking forward to a career It told a story that was heart wrenching— was forced to apply for public housing. helping others as a social worker. of a woman who had dealt with an unfair There she met a woman whose advice She says the Onward Program has been amount of tragedy and hardship. At the would eventually turn her life around. a huge blessing for her. The thought of her same time it was uplifting—a 40-some- "She mentioned that I should think going to college for her late son has pro­ thing nontraditional student, who inspired about going back to school," she remem­ vided inspiration. And the Senior Alumni by her children, and with support from the bers. "That was something that had never scholarships have not only helped her with university and many of its senior gradu­ crossed my mind. I just thought I was too finances, but also with her self-esteem. ates, had developed skills, self-esteem, and old. She gave me some pamphlets on the "It made me feel as though I mattered was looking ahead to a new and better life. Onward Program and I put them away." to these great people," she says. "To have At several points of the reading, Ellis Just when Carmen thought things Senior Alumni say 'we think you count, seemed close to tears. When he finished couldn't get any worse she received a call you are worthy of our support'—it made with Carmen's heartfelt thank you to the "that forever changed my life." Her 17- me want to try that much harder."

10 Maine Fall 2005 YOUR CLASSNOTES PUBLICATION

FALL 2005 VOLUME 18, NO. 3

MAINE

ClassnotesINSIDE Alumni Events Calendar Black Bear Sports Schedules Obituaries Weddings Alumni News and Events

Calendar of Events

Sunday, September 25, 2005 New Jersey Alumni Chapter Lobster Maine-ia Lake Arrowhead Club, Denville, New Jersey For more information, contact Margaret Wilde Jiuliano '67 at (908) 725-1669 or email Ron Sheay '55 at [email protected]

Saturday, October 1, 2005 MAINE Black Bear football vs. Albany Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. (Subject to change) Tickets: (207) 581-BEAR or (800) 756-TEAM

Saturday, October 15, 2005 MAINE Black Bear football vs. Hofstra Hempstead, NY Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (Subject to change) Priscilla Pfeiffer Wonkka ’58 at work in 2005. Tickets: (207) 581-BEAR or (800) 756-TEAM

Still in Top Form Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, October 21, 22, & 23, 2005 When we chose a photo (below) from the ’56 Homecoming Weekend at the University of Maine yearbook for our spring Mainely People UMaine Alumni Association to welcome all alumni back to campus, including cover, the young student sawing wood was honored Silver Reunion Class of 1980. not identified. We asked alumni to write or MAINE Black Bear football vs. UMass email us if they knew who the woodswoman Kickoff: Saturday 2:00 p.m. (Subject to change) was and we Tickets: (207) 581-BEAR or (800) 756-TEAM quickly got re­ For details on Homecoming Weekend, visit mainealumni.com sponses from Connie Brow Saturday, November 19, 2005 MAINE Black Bear football vs. New Hampshire Day ’58 and Battle for the Musket Cynthia Rockwell Durham, NH Wright ’58. The person in the Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. (Subject to change) photo was their Wednesday, December 7, 2005 classmate MAINE hockey vs. Brown—7:00 p.m. Priscilla Pfeiffer Wonkka. Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland (visit goblackbears.com for details) Priscilla pro­ Be sure to log on to: mainealumni.com to find out the latest information on ceeded to send alumni events on campus and around the country. us a photo (top of page) of her sawing wood 50 years later. Priscilla and her husband currently spend Who are Those Runners on the Cover? winters in Florida and the rest of the year in This quarter’s Mainely People cover is a photograph that appeared in the 1955 Massachusetts. She is a church organist Prism. The two UMaine runners are not identified. Do you know who they are? If and also leads a writing class when she is in Florida. At her home in Massachusetts, she so, please write us at: Alumni Publications, One Alumni Place, University of Maine, enjoys working on her house and watching Orono, ME 04469. Or email us at: [email protected]. We’ll print the the grandchildren. runners’ names in the next issue.

2 Mainely People Fall 2005 There was a great turnout of Senior Alumni for the Penobscot Repertory Theater’s production of Noises Off on April 27 in Bangor. Prior to attending the play, the group had lunch at Montes Catering. This was just one of several events that the Senior Alumni activities committee has planned for the year. Any member of a UMaine class that has celebrated its 50th reunion is automatically a member of Senior Alumni and welcome to participate in all its activities.

The Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine Thanks To All Our Sponsors for Making Our BODWELL 6th Annual Golf Classic a Success MOTORS

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Fall 2005 Mainely People 3 Black Bear Football and Men's Hockey Schedules

Football: Fri. Dec. 2 7:00 pm at Providence Sat. Sept. 3 7:00 pm at Nebraska Wed. Dec. 7 7:00 pm Brown (at Portland) Sat. Sept. 10 6:00 pm William Penn Sat. Dec. 10 7:00 pm Northeastern (WABI) Sat. Sept. 17 6:00 pm Richmond Tues. Dec. 27 TBA Minnesota-Duluth Sat. Oct. 1 6:00 pm Albany (at Portland) (Florida College Classic) Sat. Oct. 8 1:30 pm at James Madison Wed. Dec. 28 TBA Cornell or Northeastern Sat. Oct. 15 1:30 pm at Hofstra (Florida College Classic) Sat. Oct. 22 2:00 pm Massachusetts Fri. Jan. 6 7:00 pm UMass Lowell Sat. Oct. 29 noon Delaware Sat. Jan. 7 7:00 pm UMass Lowell (WABI) Sat. Nov. 5 12:30 pm at Northeastern Fri. Jan. 13 7:00 pm at Boston University (NESN) Sat. Nov. 12 2:00 pm Rhode Island Sat. Jan. 14 7:00 pm at Boston University Sat. Nov. 19 noon at New Hampshire Fri. Jan. 20 7:00 pm Providence (NESN) Sat. Jan. 21 7:00 pm Providence (WABI) Southern Maine Fri. Jan. 27 7:00 pm at Northeastern Alumni! Sat. Jan. 28 7:00 pm at Northeastern Fri. Feb. 3 8:00 pm New Hampshire (CSTV) Be sure to get Sat. Feb. 4 7:00 pm New Hampshire (WABI) tickets now for the Fri. Feb.10 8:00 pm at Vermont two big Black Bear Sat. Feb. 11 7:00 pm at Vermont Fri. Feb. 17 7:00 pm Boston College sports events in your Sat. Feb. 18 7:00 pm Boston College (WABI) area: Maine football Fri. Feb. 24 7:00 pm at Merrimack on October 1 and Sat. Feb. 25 7:00 pm at Merrimack Maine hockey on Fri. March 3 7:00 pm Massachusetts Sat. March 4 7:00 pm Massachusetts (WABI) December 7. Visit goblackbears.com for more information.

Junior quarterback Ron Whitcomb will lead the 2005-06 football team.

Men’s Ice Hockey: Fri. Oct. 7 7:07 pm Air Force (Icebreaker Tournament at Colorado College) Sat. Oct. 8 10:07 pm Colorado College (Icebreaker Tournament at Colorado College) Fri. Oct. 14 8:00 pm Denver (CSTV) Sat. Oct. 15 7:00 pm Denver (WABI) Fri. Oct. 21 7:00 pm Alabama - Huntsville (WABI) Sat. Oct. 22 7:00 pm Alabama - Huntsville Fri. Oct. 28 7:00 pm at Boston College Senior Greg Moore will captain the 2005-06 hockey team. (Photo by Sat. Oct. 29 7:00 pm at Massachusetts Michael York.) Fri. Nov. 4 7:00 pm Merrimack (WABI) Sun. Nov. 6 2:00 pm Boston University Note: Fri. Nov. 11 7:00 pm at UMass Lowell Unfortunately, men’s and women’s basketball schedules were not Sat. Nov. 12 7:00 pm at New Hampshire released when Mainely People went to press. We will print the re­ Sat. Nov. 19 7:00 pm USA Under-18 (exhibition) maining games in those schedules in the winter 2006 issue. For schedules of all UMaine sports visit goblackbears.com. Sun. Nov. 27 2:00 pm Vermont

4 Mainely People Fall 2005 Classnotes

ships, and to three students who continue to take an active role on were top scholars. Congratulations the scholarship review committee. 1935 to these outstanding and worthy During the senior luncheon students. Dick also reported that president Bartley welcomed the Basil G. Staples work has begun to update the video Class of 1955 into the Senior Alum­ 275 Colwick Road that was used to tell the Senior ni. The class presented a gift of Rochester, NY 14624 Alumni story. He expects to have it $5,000 to the Senior Alumni for our (585) 247-6509 ready for a preview and distribution scholarship program. Thank you, this fall. ’55ers. Also at the council meeting It was a great weekend. This is Six stalwart classmates made it to officers were elected for the coming the first time during a reunion that Orono for our 70th Reunion. It was a year. Leadership roles will remain only those reunion classes having wonderful Reunion. The weather was essentially the same for the upcom­ graduated more than 50 years ago perfect, the food was delicious, and ing year. The following was ap­ gather at one time. Other classes the accommodations were adequate. proved: Jayne Bartley was elected scheduled for reunions this year will Arnold Kaplan came up from Senior for a second year as president. Bill celebrate them during Family and Florida and brought wife, Bobby, two Currie ’52 and Ruth Fogler Goff Friends Weekend (September 16th daughters, and a son-in-law. George swapped roles, with Bill becoming and 17th) and during Homecoming Carlisle brought dancing partner, Alumni first vice president and Ruth second Weekend set for October 21, 22, Barbara Mackenzie Giddings ’37, vice president for the coming year. and 23rd. Our annual senior lun­ from Bangor; Dick Bucknam and William D. Currie ’52 Mary-Jane Hoyt Pierce ’46 and cheon will also be held during wife, Jean, came from Sturbridge, 6 Blueberry Cove Road Thelma Crossland Robie will contin­ Homecoming. Make plans to attend Massachusetts; Hockey Field Yarmouth, ME 04096-6524 ue as secretary and treasurer re­ this special event. brought wife, Pat, from Cumberland, (207) 846-3993 spectively. Don Stimpson ’55, Now for news about our Senior Maine; and Ruth Harding Brookes, [email protected] representing his class, was wel­ Alumni: Congratulations to Thelma our valedictorian, and current class comed as an incoming council “Bing” Crossland Robie, our treasur­ secretary, came up from Pemaquid member. Alice Smith ’41 elected to er, who was presented the Block “M” Point. The Senior Alumni activities commit­ retire as an active council member. Award at Sunday’s all alumni break­ At our business meeting, it was tee continues to be a busy group. We are fortunate that Alice will fast. decided to disband our individual The group has been affectionately renamed the “Golden Girls.” On Wednesday, April 27th, the group organized a luncheon in downtown Bangor and then headed for the Penobscot Theater (former Bangor Opera House) for a matinee perfor­ mance of Noises Off. Thirty-eight senior alums attended the event. They had a great time. Thanks to our “Golden Girls”—Jean Grindle Carville ’54, Ruth Folger Goff ’48, Thelma Crossland Robie ’49, and president Jayne Hanson Barley ’49, the event was a huge success. The committee is now working on other possible activities for this fall and next spring. The committee welcomes all thoughts regarding future events. Several Senior Alumni activities took place during Reunion 2005 weekend. At the senior council meeting Dick Sprague ’50, chair of the fund raising and allocation com­ mittee, reported that his committee recommended to the council that scholarship awards in the amount of $82,620 be approved for the 2005- 2006 academic year. This year there were 39 Don Taverner Nontradition­ Class of 1935 Celebrates its 70th Reunion al Scholarship Award recipients. Six members of the Class of 1935 returned to the UMaine campus to celebrate their 70th Reunion in June. Additionally, awards were granted Left to right are: Basil Staples, Ruth Harding Brookes, Dick Bucknam, Horace “Hockey” Field, and Arnold to: three distinguished students in the visual and performing arts, to Kaplan. Not in photo is classmate George Carlisle. four distinguished scholar scholar­

Fall 2005 Mainely People 5 reunions and join the Senior Alumni small room where illegal beer was 2001 at the age of 85. because of poor attendance. The sold. The place was not exactly 1939 Qualified to fly commercial column in Mainely People will be buzzing with activity, as only one or planes as a captain, Blaisdell decid­ continued provided the class mem­ two other customers appeared ed to play golf instead. A wise bers supply news and other facts during our half hour there. Edna Louise Harrison “Squeeze” choice made by a man who had which would be of interest to the Whether we thumbed a ride or Dempsey certainly had a most amazing time membership. While the attendance rode the ancient electric trolley car 2526 Carrollton Road flying for the Air Force. was somewhat disappointing, the in getting to Old Town remains a Annapolis, MD 21403-4203 Continuing with the life of Harry (410) 268-1888 entire weekend was most enjoyable mystery to me, but I remember very Halliday, we will learn that his goal and we were treated royally. To well our return to Orono. We jogged [email protected] in life was to pursue a career in a those members who did not attend, all the three miles mostly right in the type of sales that would require we missed you and you missed a center of the macadam road. First of all, I am certain that you all problem solving. General Foods, wonderful weekend. On a sadder note I report the will want to join me in sending sin­ Raytheon, and Meinecke helped him Now, if everyone who reads this death of two members of our class cere and heartfelt condolences to in this regard. At Raytheon, Harry column would send me a short note who were also residents of the Ellie Crockett Hutchinson upon invented a fuse clip still used by the telling me what he or she is doing, fourth floor of the old Oak Hall the death of her husband, John Navy. At Meinecke, he pioneered we will continue to have something during our freshman year. “Cotton” Hutchinson (Bates ’38) the development and sales of mate­ about the Class of 1935 in Mainely Kenneth Horace Johnstone of recently. rial used in the medical industry. He People. Son John drove me to Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, died Janu­ An article in the Ellsworth Ameri­ became involved with the material Orono from Rochester, New York, ary 11, 2004, at age 89. At six feet can paints a picture of the late and technique used in creating a and we were able to attend a won­ five inches, Ken was the center on Lieutenant Colonel Tedford Blais­ sterile field for surgical procedures. derful family reunion in Tamworth, the freshman basketball team. dell as having led a charmed and The first was called “Sterilwraps,” a New Hampshire, on the way home. Grenville “Grennie” Jordan of exciting life during his 26 years as a material replacing muslin in wrap­ Since this is being written for the fall Scarborough, Maine, died July 22, pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, ping surgical instruments. All hospi­ issue of the magazine, let me wish 2004, at age 91. He was a pitcher spanning three wars—World War II, tal personnel had to be educated in you a Merry Christmas and I look on the freshman baseball team. As Korea, and Vietnam. He flew 62 the use of this material. In 1967 forward to receiving your cards. far as I know, he spent only one different types of aircraft during this Harry and his family formed Halliday year at Orono. time. In ’42 he came directly from Hospital Supply. Emulating the Also, Alice Campbell Wakefield his job flying for Pan American Meinecke Company, sales reached from East Sandwich, Cape Cod, World Airways. He flew over the 4.5 million and employed 27 people. 1936 died on July 17, 2004, at age 88. Normandy beaches on D-Day so Eventually, the company was re­ Alice recognized me a few years that the press and generals could placed by Halliday Medical Market­ ago while driving around a huge ing with Tom Halliday being respon­ Kenneth L. Ireland observe, gaining 32 bullet holes traffic circle in one of the Sandwich­ sible for several inventions in the 1100 North Abrego Drive before landing. es. She stopped and gave me direc­ health care field. This included a Green Valley, AZ 85614 The nearly four years he spent in tions to the boyhood home of Thorn­ mattress designed to prevent decu­ (520) 625-1421 Europe during World War II began in ton W. Burgess so that my grand­ bitus body ulcers and a lock to [email protected] Scotland. Here he met Bob Hope, children could learn more about one of the many VIPs he was to prevent wheelchair theft called the Peter Rabbit and Reddy Fox. meet in World War II. He rode on a “Loon Lock.” Dana Sidelinger gave me a very train with Bob due to bad weather, Upon retiring in 1987, Harry pleasant surprise by attaching a playing poker with him and his crew remained as an advisor of the com­ long, newsy note to his Christmas late into the night. He frequently pany located in Walpole, Massachu­ card. Dana was my first roommate 1937 encountered General Eisenhower setts. during our freshman year and my and others, including having lunch Harry concludes that the years fraternity brother for three years at with General Patton during a time spent studying chemistry at Maine Phi Kappa Sigma. George W. McLellan when he flew Edith Nourse Rogers, contributed much to his lifestyle in Dana now lives in Limerick with a 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway Massachusetts Congresswoman, to the area of selling and developing friend, Eleanor Watson, in an old Heritage Hall Apt. C115 the front lines in France. products used in hospitals. He colonial home of eight rooms and Durham, NC 27705-1350 After the Germans ceased occu­ definitely exhibited a strong creative two baths, with a fireplace in every (919) 384-2429 pying Norway, Blaisdell ferried a bent, which, combined with his sales room. Dana says that it was pretty [email protected] large cargo of champagne to Oslo. ability, enabled him to have a satis­ down-hill when they bought it, but He was accompanied by the Norwe­ fying and worthwhile career. they lovingly restored it. They now Hope Wing Weston punctuated her gian-born figure skater Sonja Henie, Harry married Charlotte Elkin of enjoy it very much. Florida winter with a cruise on the who had become a famous movie Bangor in 1941 and raised three Dana has three daughters, two Queen Mary II, accompanied by her star. There is a picture of the two children. Charlotte was an accom­ sons-in-law, five grandchildren, and son, Bob, and his wife. And what a accompanying this article. Blaisdell plished musician, majoring in piano. one great-grandchild. He celebrated punctuation this was! The Queen was asked to her party which lasted She often played at college re­ his 91st birthday on January 14th. Mary II is the largest cruise ship three days. (Their plane had been unions, preferring a Steinway instru­ I recall one event of our fresh­ afloat and a trip on her is a really met by the King of Norway, among ment. Professionally, she was a man year during those last few comfortable adventure. Hope others.) public school supervisor of music. years of Prohibition. Dana had found planned to remain in Florida until He said these exciting times After she passed away in 1993, out the address of a speakeasy in May 21, when spring should have balanced the sad and terrible times Harry established a scholarship in Old Town. Later, when Dana’s foot­ sprung in Maine, and then return to when soldiers returned from combat her name with the University of ball season was over, and my cross­ East Winthrop. severely wounded. Maine Foundation and the Charles country running was done, we de­ After leaving the Air Force in F. Allen Society. In July 1994, Harry cided to have a couple of beers 1970, Blaisdell returned to Hancock married his high school sweetheart, before the winter track season Don’t forget to renew County to live in the West Goulds- Elizabeth Daniel, from Newton High began. We had to climb an outdoor your alumni association boro home that had been the birth­ School, and now lives in Yarmouth- staircase in back of an ordinary place of his wife, Margaret Homer port, Massachusetts. Having just house in order to get to this one membership! Blaisdell ’36. She passed away in learned that Elizabeth died a few

6 Mainely People Fall 2005 months ago, we send our heartfelt thoughts and comfort along to you, Harry. Harry’s years of studying forestry at Maine helped pave the way for ownership of property on Lake Wentworth at Wolfboro, New Hamp­ shire, and he feels that his career and civic life were much influenced by his years of study at Orono. Thanks so very much, Harry, for sharing all these precious facts in your life with all of us. It is much appreciated.

1940

Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier 41 Rollins Lane Kennebunk, ME 04043-6687 (207) 985-2667 [email protected] Among the Class of ’40 members who celebrated their 65th Reunion in June are (left to right): Emily Blake Dear Classmates, McMonagle, June Phelps Dyson, Barbara Crocker Goodrich, Ruth Worcester Johnson, and Margaret Stein­ It is I, Alice Ann Donovan metz Mosher. Poeppelmeier, back in Maine after 25 years of living in the South where divided in half. One half is going to Europe, the western USA, and the living is easy, and I enjoyed the endowment for the Buchanan Florida. Mac died several years ago. 1941 those years very much. However, House and the other to the Senior Marnie is survived by her two sis­ comes the time, at age 86 when I Alumni for their scholarship fund. ters, Mary ’38 and Helen ’43, and Alma Hansen Langlois need to come back to my roots and After Reunion dinner Margaret, brother Robert Deering ’42. Her two 543 Hanover Street nearer family. So here I am in a Maxine, and Ruth drove to New sons, Jim and Bill, live in Florida. Manchester, NH 03204 retirement community in Kennebunk Hampshire for a visit with Peg Pea- Marnie was described as a dignified and feel very fortunate to have slee Danforth. Peg called me this and gracious lady who will be sadly landed in such a great place even morning and told me how happy she missed by friends and family. Greetings, fellow ’41 ers! with the horrendous winter we had. I was to see them and to hear about When I first got to Maine I had a One of the sad things about writing am well situated and love being Reunion. very pleasant get-together and this column is having to report the here. An added benefit for me is that Betty Libbey Vernon sent greet­ luncheon at Piper Shores, a really loss of classmates, and so it is with my brother, Jim Donovan ’45, has ings to the class with regrets that nice retirement community in Scar­ sorrow that I have to tell you Phyllis lived in Kennebunk for 10 years. she was unable to attend. Betty is borough. Priscilla Thomas Perry Meserve Strout has passed away. First to report on Reunion in living back in her house in Hingham, lives there as well as many other Phyl was with us only her freshman June. I would like to list the 14 Massachusetts. She had been living University of Maine alums. Priscilla year at North Hall, but she had come members of our class who attended. in California but after her husband, invited Bob Parker ’38, the late Ruth back for our 50th Reunion and had a Robert S. Merrill, Jack Dequine, Bob, died, she returned to her home Trickey Parker’s husband, and great time. Her twin brother, Philmore Arthur Richardson, Dick Morton, in Massachusetts. Aggie Walsh ’41 as well as John ‘42 Meserve ’42, also attended the Margaret Steinmetz Mosher, Bar­ Doc Gerrish died in September. and Joyce Ramsay Carter ’41. The University of Maine. Our deepest bara Crocker Goodrich, Ruth His son, Harold Jr., called me with setting of Piper Shores is gorgeous, sympathy goes to her family. McClelland Jewell, Maxine Rob­ the news. Doc had been in declining looking out on the ocean in all its Our sympathy is also extended to ertson Furbush, June Phelps health for several years but his son glory. the family of Claralyn Preble Trask, Dyson, Ruth Worcester Johnson, said he always loved to talk about I know we have lost many class who died in February. Claralyn had John Marsh, Virginia Pease Dogh- his years in Maine although he members. A long printed list was at always been a loyal alumna. Harry erty, Emily Blake McMonagle, and spent most of his life in California. our places at the luncheon. Probably Trask, Claralyn’s husband, was the Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier. Ray Palmer also died in Califor­ about 75 have died since 2000. subject of a most interesting article in Ginny and I drove up together and nia about a year ago. I will try to get However I hope that those of you the Advertiser-Democrat newspaper had a great time catching up on the details for a future column. who are still with us will read this of Norway, Maine, last August. Now a years between. We had lunch in the Marnie Deering Roberts died in column and let me know how and Nazarene minister, Harry had been a Treat Room with Bill looking down Sanford on March 16th. Marnie had where you are. You can contact me navigator on a B-28 bomber flying on us, regetting that he was not with a very full and busy life in Alfred at the above address. missions over Japan during World us, I am sure. Dick Morton chaired where she and Mac had a farm and Ginny Dogherty and I are going War II. Harry’s account of those the meeting in the absence of Polly raised Guernseys. When her chil­ to alternate columns so news for the days, a book entitled Harry’s War, Jellison Weatherbee, our presi­ dren were older, Marnie went in to next one should go to her at: 16 was published in July 2003. Harry dent. We elected you again, Polly! teaching. Marnie and Mac ran the Walnut Drive, Granite Hills Estates, and Claralyn’s two sons edited the The one business item we voted on Clam Shack in Kennebunkport and Augusta, Maine 04330 or book and tried to publish it without was to dissolve as a class and then built, owned, and ran Walnut [email protected]. Phone (207) their father’s knowledge to surprise become Senior Alumni. The $14,000 Grove Campground in Alfred. After 622-2445. him, but during a family reunion in we had in the class treasury is to be retiring, they traveled extensively in July they showed him a poster

Fall 2005 Mainely People 7 advertising Harry’s War. After serv­ from Long Ago and Far ing as a minister in several church­ Away. He is not sure es, Harry retired from a church in when he will finish, but 1943 Lincoln, Maine, in 1982. That is says it helps to keep when he began writing his book. him busy and out of Helena Jensen Condolences also to the family mischief. Keep working 12 Frost Street of Peter Skoufis who died in March. on it, Ed, so we all can Portland, ME 04102 Peter had a most outstanding ca­ read it soon. Ed was reer. After serving in the Army Air named to Who’s Who in Force in the Pacific during World America this past year. Gordon Erikson was one of the War II, Peter worked at the Veter­ A local community Massachusetts delegation entering ans’ Administration in Washington paper had an article the University of Maine in 1939. His and then as veterans’ affairs officer about the “Dungeon family had vacationed in Maine at the U.S. embassy in Paris and Dollies” of Freeport. Jo when Gordon was growing up so he later as veterans’ affairs attache in Blake Bail is a member was acquainted with the state. He Rome. After joining the foreign of the volunteer group wanted to attend either the Universi­ service, he served in Pretoria, South that sorts, prices, and ty of New Hampshire or the Univer­ Africa; the Hague, Paris, and Lon­ packs thousands of sity of Maine. Luckily Gordon chose don. Peter and his wife, Helen, donated books for an the University of Maine. He has established a scholarship at Maine annual book sale. They been consistently one of the most for a student from Bangor. raise money for local active alumni of our class, attending A nice picture of the son of Hal youth scholarships. The most class reunions and often and Emmy Hopkins Jordan, also sale is usually in April. serving on the executive committee. named Hal, appeared in the New Sounds like a wonderful Gordon was president of the Maine Hampshire Union-Leader newspa­ project which has been Alumni Association for a two-year per on April 11. CEO of the around for eight years. term beginning in 1973. At that time Manchester YMCA, young Hal was A letter from Bette he was challenged by President guest speaker at the YMCA’s Reach Mike Roy ’42 was the recipient of a Block “M” Barker Taverner and Howard Neville to raise $400,000 to Out for Youth and Families 2005 Award at Reunion 2005 in June. Mike serves Gil told about their build a performing arts center. Gor­ dinner. as Class of 1942 president and was recog­ youngest grandson’s don accepted and met that chal­ George Ellis is still leading a nized for his efforts in leading class support wedding in Northern lenge! He and his team managed to very active life. In January he head­ for the Distinguished Maine Professor Award. Wisconsin in August of turn the association around to move ed for his home in Florida from 2004, at the eastern end forward at a rapid pace. More re­ Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he of Lake Superior’s cently, Gordon, along with Bert had been visiting his daughter Madeline Island. Gil suddenly real­ Pratt, spearheaded the first appeal Deborah and her family. He also 1942 ized last June that it was his 60th for funding the Buchanan Alumni went on a one-week cruise. “It is year in the Methodist ministry. House with the Class of 1943 mak­ particulary interesting to spend time Our last two grandchildren grad­ ing the initial pledge to the project. Marion Libby Broaddus with my grandchildren who are uated from high school in June and He received the Pine Tree Award in 40 Oakland Avenue growing and prospering in their own are off to their colleges. What a 1975 and this was the award that Westbrook, ME 04092 lives,” says George. difference two generations make. I meant the most to him over the (207) 854-4648 A nice letter from Alfred “Sam” am amazed at all the requirements, years. [email protected] Mann. Sam and June have acquired not only to be accepted at college, You may recall that Gordon and a new toy poodle to replace their but what it takes to live there as Dorothy “Dottie” Brewer Erikson ’42 mini-poodle Monique, who died at Hope you all had a good summer— well. It will take two cars and/or a presented an art collection to the the age of 13. Getting Jake used to it was a long time coming here in pick-up truck to take all they need. University of Maine at our 50th house rules is keeping them busy, Maine. What happened to the laundry Reunion which was held at Carn­ according to Sam. Sam and June In the April 2005 issue of Down cases, trolley cars, busses and egie Hall on a sunny afternoon. have 12 great-grandchildren. East magazine there was a wonder­ trains, pencils, notebooks, etc? We Moise was a Maine painter, and the Granddaughters of Glenna ful article about East Machias, the all seemed to make out all right. Moise paintings are found in build­ Johnson Smith, Hillary and Jas­ hometown of the late Rebecca Hill Different time and different genera­ ings all over the campus today. An mine, organized an 85th birthday Talbot. Becky was interviewed and tions. extensive exhibit of the paintings is party for Glenna in Presque Isle in had this to say: “The Hills settled in At Christmas time my son, held annually in Alumni Hall. June. Friends, family, and former Machias in 1763. The Talbots (Bill’s Stephen ’69, gave me a lovely About 25 years ago, the Erik­ students attended. family) waited to see if it was really University Bookstore commemora­ sons organized the University of Vernon Johnson left his home safe, and then they came to East tive ornament. This is a program Maine Alumni Association of Naples, in Massachusetts for a warmer Falls, the former village of East intended to celebrate those UMaine Florida, featuring an annual lun­ climate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Machias.” Then she went on to say, organizations which best live up to cheon. Also in Naples, Florida, this for four months last winter. Vernon “I was born in Machias. I’m a flat the spirit of the holiday season. The year the Trinity Church held a large is a state representative in Masssa- lander here. I moved here 56 years proceeds from sales are donated to antique show which was dedicated chusetts, which keeps him busy, he ago when Bill finished with World the University Alternative Spring to the Eriksons. Dottie and Gordon says. War II and law school. He was set Break program. It’s a wonderful were respectively the historian and Did you remember that our 65th on coming back to East Machias commemorative gift and hangs with photographer for the event. Another Reunion is coming up in Orono next and so we did.” A lovely interview honor on our tree. volunteer project has been the May? Hope you are already making and a great article about the history Massachusetts General Hospital plans to attend. It would be wonder­ of East Machias. We were sorry to annual luncheon in Naples which ful to have a lot of our class mem­ learn of Becky’s death, and extend Stay in touch—log on to: has grown in attendance from 20 to bers there for a great reunion. our sympathy to her family. 200 people. Two or three top doc­ Please try to come! A note from Ed Pitts said he is mainealumni.com tors, members of the visiting radia­ writing another book quite different tion committee at Massachusetts

8 Mainely People Fall 2005 General, come to speak at the other useful and decorative items. luncheon about research advances. He uses a variety of wood for this. As you can see, Dottie and Sometimes he glues together several Gordon have worked as a team and pieces of light and dark colored wood also individually on many projects to create a unique effect. This is his for the university, and the alumni second career. In 1984 he began to association has honored her by use this creative talent after he awarding the Block “M”, Golden “M”, retired as plant engineer from and Black Bear for service to the Jefferson Smufit. University. He has shown and sold his Dottie has long had an interest in creations at the Fryeburg Fair for the genealogy (also shared by Gordon) past 12 years. Bob was a student at and has just completed a 600-page Gould Academy, graduating in 1938. text on genealogy which has been A year later he entered the University published by the New England of Maine where he majored in Historical Genealogical Society of mechanical engineering. Boston. Gordon discovered Dottie at a college stag dance. She turned him down for a dance, for all dances were committed—but he walked her 1944 home to Estabrooke Hall. Aside from Dottie, Gordon’s time was Dick Hale ’44 (left) received a Black Bear Award from alumni association Joyce Iveney Ingalls chair, Bion Foster ’68, ’70G at Reunion 2005 for his outstanding contri­ spent at the Bangor Daily News 7 Seabury Lane butions to the alumni association and the university. Dick, a retired office where he worked as photogra­ Yarmouth, ME 04096 pher for sports and as a fill-in all UMaine forestry professor, conceived of the idea for the Galaxy of Stars four years. display in Buchanan Alumni House. He also raised funds for the project, Following matriculation from the which recognizes the university’s outstanding alumni. Our classmate Philip D. Spiller, a University of Maine, Gordon applied retired colonel in the U.S. Army his academic expertise by starting a of 1943. She later returned to the training platoon leader, executive Reserve, of Westbrook, Maine, finance company which he later sold university to earn a master’s degree officer and group training aide, and passed away on March 6, 2005. Phil and went into venture capital and in library science in 1974. She was information and education officer. He was a former mayor of Westbrook, a fiber optics. The Eriksons are par­ truly fond of the University of Maine attained the rank of captain, graduate of Westbrook High School, ents of three University of Maine and attended both Bert Pratt’s mini separated from the Army, and joined and a civil engineering graduate alumni—Nancy Erikson Ladd ’66, summer reunions and regular class the General Adjustment Bureau in with our class in 1944. He was Gordon ’68, and Carlton ’76. They reunions. One of her most prized San Antonio where he served for 33 decorated in World War II with the have six grandchildren. They spend possessions was the University of years in various administrative Silver Star for bravery as a lieuten­ summers at Bar Harbor in the first Maine chair which was a family gift. capacities. ant with the 76th Infantry Division in shingle style cottage built in Ameri­ Hazel was an active member of Harold was one of the organizers Europe. After college Phil worked on ca, dating from 1879, which has the Park Street United Methodist of the Insurance Adjustment Service construction projects in several been listed on the National Register Church Women’s Club in Milo, and a of Richardson, Texas, in 1984. An states and Canada. In 1973 he of Historic Places. member of the choir—often as active community leader, he served started his own surveying and engi­ Hazel Van Tassell Weymouth soloist. In addition, she was a two terms on the city of Dallas fire neering business from which he was “always there for us” said her member of the Daughters of Union code advisory board. He was youth retired in 2000. daughter, Karen Emery. Summers Veterans, the Joseph P. Chaisson activities chairman of the Dallas Elks Arline Cousins Carter died were spent at Mountain View Camp­ American Legion Post Auxiliary, and Lodge for four years. March 18, 2005, at the Springbrook ground at East Sullivan. We got Aidworth Chapter, Order of the He died on August 5, 2004, in Center in Westbrook. Arline was a there “just as soon as school was Eastern Star, plus several retired Dallas where he is survived by his lifelong resident of Westbrook and out!” Hazel taught in several Maine teachers’ associations. wife, Mary LaCroix, and three was very active in community affairs communities—Vanceboro, Bridge­ Hazel died March 2, 2005, in daughters. in that city. She co-owned and water, Lagrange, Calais, Houlton Dover-Foxcroft. She will be missed. Note: Word of his death did not operated the Forest Wood Nursery High School, and Milo High School. We offer condolences to her family. arrive until March 2005. School in Portland. She was librarian at Piscataquis Harold Joseph Lacroix lived the A brief note from the alumni office Arietta Thorpe Rice passed Community High School in Guilford. life of an “army brat.” He toured the revealed that Walter H. Foster, Jr., away March 9, 2005, at Westgate in She enjoyed her teaching career world, so to speak, while gaining president and co-owner of Coldwell Bangor. Arietta attended Oak Grove and was a “truly loved teacher who kindergarten, grade school, and high Banker/American Heritage Bangor, School in Vassalboro before coming went the extra step” said Karen. For school education sequentially in the wrote, “I am still working full time in to UMaine in Orono. She and her example, she introduced the stu­ Philippine Islands, Montana, Indiana, real estate and enjoying my great­ husband, Ken, lived in Townsend, dents in one school to “grinders” Hawaii, and lastly, San Antonio, grandchildren.” Massachusetts, where she taught and she cooked steamers in the Texas, where he graduated from The alumni office also forwarded school and raised their family, a son classroom so that the students Central Catholic High School. He a news clip from the Lewiston Sun- and a daughter. They retired in 1979 would know how they tasted. Hazel then entered the University of Maine Journal, April 8, 2005, showing Bob to her family’s home in Christmas could be counted on to participate in in 1939 to major in economics. Upon Keniston at work on his wood Cove. They spent their retirement all school activities. That she was an matriculation in 1943 Harold turnings. The wood turnings were on winters in Jekyll Island, Georgia. I effective teacher was attested to by immediately entered the Army. He display through most of April and the remember “Togg” as a super field her election to Delta Kappa Gamma. graduated from Officers Candidate first week of May 2005 in the James hockey player when we were in She served as president of Omicron School, then on to temporary duty at B. Owens Art Gallery at Gould college. Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma. the Office of the Quartermaster Academy, Bethel. Bob is shown Others in our class have left our Hazel was another Houlton native General in Washington, D.C. He working on the lathe in his basement ranks according to the obituary who became a member of the Class returned to Camp Lee as basic turning out plates, bowls, vases, and column in the most recent MAINE

Fall 2005 Mainely People 9 Alumni Magazine, which arrived in our mailbox just yesterday. We will 1947 miss them all and send our condo­ lences to their families. On April 22 the grand opening Mary “Chickie” Sawyer Jordan celebration of the Advanced Manu­ 6 Sea Street facturing Center and virtual ground­ P. O. Box 223 breaking ceremony of the Innovation Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 Center was held outside the center (207) 276-5362 on the University of Maine campus. The honored guest was Maine The Class of ’47 surely enjoyed a Governor John Baldacci ’86. These lovely summer visiting friends and two facilities, made possible by the family, basking in the sunshine, and support of Maine voters in 2002 and otherwise enjoying the warmer 2003, represent important pieces of temperatures. However, without any the University of Maine’s efforts to news, we cannot communicate what promote economic development and has been happening with our class. create new jobs in the state of Please write with your news! Maine. Joe Ingalls and Charlie Stickney attended the event and were happy to see Russ and Barb Higgins Bodwell ’45 and Pat Cum­ mings. Yes, Pat, our honorary Enjoying the festivities at Reunion 2005 are (left to right): Carolyn Chap­ 1948 classmate, is back on campus, plin Grant ’45, Connie Carter Lamprell ’45, and Edie Snow Cole ’53. working in the Foundation office. We Laney Carter Bradshaw are really glad to welcome you back 16 Birchwood Terrace to Orono. 1945 1946 Pittsfield, ME 04967 Joe and I have talked with Rho­ [email protected] da Tolford Stone who is on Peaks Carolyn Chaplin Grant Mary Spangler Eddy Island at her summer home as of c/o UMaine Alumni Association 10 Bryant Park Drive Barbara Sullivan Knowlton mid June. We made plans to get P. O. Box 550 Camden, ME 04843 16 Lloyd Road together on the island. Rhoda was Orono, ME 04473 (207) 230-6624 Waterville, ME 04901 planning to attend her 65th Deering [email protected] High School reunion, which was celebrated at the home of Anita and Many thanks go to Jo Clark Meloon Hi, all ’48ers, and other interested Charlie Stickney in Yarmouth on who faithfully served as class corre­ Mary Libby Collins, Rusty Chute, persons! June 25th. spondent for so many years. At the Peggy Jameson Duckett, and Spring in Maine left us shivering Here in Yarmouth, we see Anita 60th Reunion in June, Carolyn Mary Spangler Eddy met for lunch and huddled under ponchos and and “Stick” Stickney often. They are Chaplin Grant offered to take over in Damaricotta in early June. We all electric blankets but we’ve finally in London right now, probably pack­ the job, so any news should be sent looked young and beautiful and had shed the above and are enjoying our ing their suitcases to load on the to her, care of the alumni associa­ a fine time getting caught up! beautiful state. My winter roosting Queen Mary tor their five-day ocean tion, for inclusion in the MAINE Next year it will be 60 years place (Parker, Arizona) is showing voyage back to New York. What a Alumni Magazine. since our graduation! Send me your day temperatures of 107 degrees so great trip they have had! I saw Have a wonderful fall, and remembrances as well as your I’m really pleased to be here! Dodie Kilburn Spach and Bill at the please send in your news! current news. The intrepid luncheon ladies local Hannaford’s as well as Dick (also called the “Kitchen Cabinet”), Fuller and Marion. We had a mo­ who meet regularly to munch and ment to chat and catch up on each reminisce, gathered at The Senator other’s news. in Augusta on May 11th. We were Our Maine Handicapped Ski glad to welcome Rita Snow Keylor Program ended in April this year to the group. Rita is a retired dental with plenty of snow still on the hygienist now living in Auburn. ground. I am doing volunteer work at We’re so pleased when some the Yarmouth Middle School which I new classmate joins us. If you’re love. Joe and I played golf a few interested in attending, please times between May’s rain email, write, or call, and we’ll give showers.Then we left for Washing­ you the date and place of the next ton County and the lake. happening. Aletha Meade Black- Our best to all—keep those more had a nice letter from Ann cards and letters coming! Harmon Driesen who has been living in Gastel, Netherlands, for 30 years. Since the death of her hus­ For UMaine news, band, she has sold her home and is returning to the United States to Black Bear sports, reside in Massachusetts to be near­ er her family. Hope we can see you alumni events, and at one of our gatherings, Ann. Con­ more, log on to: UMaine engineering alumni John Wilbur ’45 (left) and Ab Mosher ’55 nie Adams Coulter writes that she’s (center) meet with professor of engineering Hemant Pendse following well and happy and that she and her mainealumni.com the deans’ breakfast at Reunion 2005 on June 4. daughters want to take a “girls” long

10 Mainely People Fall 2005 weekend and maybe the destination Coughlin, Colleen Richardson Maine Catholic Charities and will be Maine. How we’d like to see 1949 Coates, Kay Kennedy Nickless, oversees an annual budget of $25 you again, Connie. Joanne Libby Barbara Thompson York, Julia million. Hayes-Glover had heart surgery Shores Hahnel, Louise Litchfield Marian Stanley Burns invited the Dorothy Averill Hawkes and has made a wonderful recovery. McIntire ’50, Caroline Strong ’50, ’49ers to her Mira Monte Inn in Bar 296 Mount Hope Avenue She and three other women go to Rosemarie Gagnon Hallsey, Shirley Harbor again this spring. This is the Bangor, ME 04401 Boston to teach knitting to homeless Jackson Hilton ’50, Thelma third year we have gathered for a (207) 942-8348 women. What an unusual and Crossland Robie, Evelyn Ellsworth retreat at Marian’s beautiful Victorian [email protected] rewarding project! Barbara Sullivan Dearborn, and Jayne Hanson Inn. Barbara Thompson York, Polly Knowlton is proud to announce that Bartley. Cheney Howard, Kay Kennedy her grandson, Carlisle Knowlton ’08, In my last column, I neglected to Mary Libby Collins ’46 sent me a Nickless, Dorothy Averill Hawkes, was tapped this spring as a member write about the wonderful day the note in March which read, “I know Colleen Richardson Coats, of the Sophomore Owls at the ’49ers luncheon group spent at Babs how difficult it is to scrape up news Rosemarie Gagnon Hallsey, Lois Orono campus. Barb also wishes to Pulsifer Kilgore’s beautiful home on for a column. I’m sending the Nicholson Healey, Marian Stanley clarify that her trip printed in the last Norway Lake on October 13, 2004. program for Pat—very impressive. Burns, Caroline Strong ’50, Joan column was to Alaska, not Arkan­ She served us a delicious catered Doug and I are off to the slopes of Wiswell Beach ’50, Mary Wiswell sas. Laney Carter Bradshaw is lunch and we had a great time Sugarloaf for wonderful spring skiing. Libby, Thelma Crossland Robie, Fred currently chair of the Pittsfield Li­ reminiscing and enjoying the My best to you all.” The program Robie ’53, Evelyn Ellsworth brary trustees and is busily occu­ scenery. Those who attended were: Mary sent was The Sixteenth Annual Dearborn, Vance Dearborn, Babs pied in a $1.3 million capital cam­ Verna Wallace Andrews, Mary Induction of the Maine Women’s Hall Pulsifer Kilgore, and Ken Kilgore, all paign for the library for restoration Wiswell Libby, Barbara Bickford of Fame. The program honored enjoyed lunch at Galyn’s Galley, a and expansion. Speaking of librar­ Crimp, Edith Hayford Grant ’50, Patricia McGuigan Collins on wine and cheese party in the evening ies, the Class of ’48 pledge for the Priscilla Thomas Rines, Jennie March 19, 2005, at the University of and a potluck supper. Marian sent us Fogler Library steps was met! We Hilton ’50, Louise Hilton Varnum, Maine at Augusta. Among the on our way the following morning recently reached our goal, and we Lexy Carter, Marian Stanley Burns, featured speakers at the ceremony with a hearty breakfast. The Maine thank all of you for contributing to Dorothy Averill Hawkes, Lois was Pat’s daughter, Senator Susan Innkeepers and Mira Monte this worthwhile project. Nicholson Healey, Babs Pulsifer Collins. Pat, a former mayor of participate in the Hospitality for Send notes, emails, or letters Kilgore and husband, Ken, Beverly Caribou, led the Maine Committee Habitat Program to which we all about your doings or we’ll have Bean Strout, Elinor Wilner for Judicial Responsibility and contributed. nothing to write about except our­ Goldblatt, Elizabeth Tufts Disability and the University of Maine Colleen “Sparky” Coates and I selves. More anon or in regular Goodrich, Helen Beckler Mooers trustees for several years. She is went to the University of Maine jargon, until the next column. ’48, Alice Raymond Coughlin, Tom now the chairwoman of the board of Reunion in Orono in June. Although it

The Bodwell family was honored with the 2005 Fogler Legacy Award at Reunion in early June. Among those attending were four senior members of the family: front row (third from left): Russ Bodwell ’44, Barbara Higgins Bodwell ’45, Jan Marston Bodwell ’55, and “Brother” Bill Bodwell ’50. The award is given annually to a family with a long tradition of attending the University of Maine. Some 25 members of the Bodwell family have attended the university over four generations.

Fall 2005 Mainely People 11 was not our reunion year, being City, the daughter of the late Laforest Senior Alums (after the 50th reunion Francis Raymond ’22 and Anna year), we get to go every year. On Kristie Raymond. Alice grew up in Friday we attended the Senior Jackson Heights, New York, and Alumni lunch and annual meeting. graduated from Bishop McDonnell Jayne Hanson Bartley, Senior Alumni High School in Brooklyn, New York. president, inducted the Class of 1955 After graduating from UMaine with a into the ranks of Senior Alums. At the degree in zoology, she worked as a alumni awards breakfast on Sunday, cancer research assistant for Dr. Thelma “Bing” Crossland Robie was Sidney Farber in Boston. She also presented with the Block “M” Award worked as a substitute teacher in the for her outstanding leadership and Walpole, Massachusetts, school participation in local alumni events, system for over 25 years. Alice was a class activities, and programs porcelain artist and the president of sponsored by the alumni association. the Porcelain Artist Guild of New As a student she was a member of England. She and her husband, Tom, All Maine Women, the Women’s were very involved in church and Athletic Association Council, Home community activities in both Walpole Economics Club, Maine Christian and North Haven. She was one of Association, and the University the pioneers in fund raising for the Orchestra. In addition she served as Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Alice was the Prism assistant editor and as the mother of Eileen Coughlin St. class secretary on the class Dick and Middie Giesberg (right) with their daughter Susan. James ’77, Diane P. Mitsock, and executive committee. Since Thomas J. Coughlin, Jr., ’80. Five graduation she has remained as Giesbergs honored for Humanitarian Work grandchildren and a sister, Marilyn active as in her student days. She Raymond Boss ’51, also survive her. currently serves on the executive Dick ’48 and Middie Cohen Giesberg ’47 were the recipients of Alice was the sister of the late committee for the Class of ’49. She the alumni association’s Bernard Lown ’42 Humanitarian Award Florence E. “Daisy” Raymond ’57. continues to keep in close touch with Alice’s daughter, Eileen, sent me the at Reunion 2005 in June. class members, having planned and following email, which I would like to coordinated numerous mini reunions Both Dick and Middie have an impressive record of building share with you regarding the family’s and luncheons. She also served as communities, promoting tolerance, and helping those in need. University of Maine tradition. “My reunion chair for her 45th and 50th Most recently they have led efforts to help over 90,000 Ethiopian mother was very proud to follow in Reunions. She serves as treasurer of her father’s footsteps and graduate Jews survive and move on to a better life in Israel. For their work the Senior Alumni and helps plan from the University of Maine. She events as a member of the Senior they were recently awarded the International Humanitarian met my father at the Newman Club Alumni activities committee. She can Award from the World Union for Progressive Judaism. (Photo by on campus. They were married on also be found tending the flower Lola Orcutt.) February 14, 1953. I was raised with beds around the Buchanan Alumni the expectation that I would go to House. Her faithful, dedicated college and that was how my mother service is an inspiration to all who and her sisters were raised. I did not see her strong commitment to her Florida’s first planned community. PBS&J’s chairman, John has held realize how unusual that was until my alma mater. Today PBS&J is one of the largest leadership roles in virtually every classmates at UMaine expressed Another member of our class, privately owned engineering major national engineering society. their amazement over my mother’s John D. Buckley, was presented consulting firms in the United States, Sadly, we have lost many dear college degree. In many cases my with the 2005 Alumni Career Award, with 60 branches in 16 states and classmates this past year. Among friends were not only the first women the most prestigious recognition international offices in Argentina and them is Beatrice Thornton Ring. in their family to attend college, but given by the University of Maine Venezuela. The firm now employs Bea received her B.S. in engineering/ the first generation. I would also like Alumni Association. It is presented 3,600 people and ranks 21st overall physics. After graduation, she to point out that three of my cousins, annually to a UMaine graduate in the Engineering News record’s list worked at Kelsey Air Force Base in Richard ’74, Stephen ’76, and whose life’s work is marked by of the top 500 engineering firms. Mississippi where she taught radar Kathleen ’77 are also graduates of outstanding achievement and Early on, John and his partners also operations to military personnel. She UMaine along with their parents, dedication. established a trust to enable worked for Westinghouse in Richard, ’51G and Marilyn Boss ’51. John entered the University of employees to buy into the firm. Now Baltimore, Maryland, as a technical My mother, Alice, often told us the Maine in 1941 but left to serve his as an employee-owned company, writer. She married Benjamin Ring in story of how her father, Laforest country shortly after the United PBS&J is ranked by CE News as one 1957 and they moved to Grand Francis Raymond ’22 happened to States entered World War II. After of the 10 best engineering firms to Forks, North Dakota, where she attend college. He was raised on the serving four years in Europe, he work for and has a long-standing worked as a computer programmer island of North Haven, Maine, the returned to UMaine and completed reputation for excellence. During and operator for the University of son of a fisherman. Francis was quite his B.S. in engineering in 1949. He John’s stint as chairman, the firm North Dakota at Grand Forks, retiring bright and skipped two grades in his then went on to Harvard where he was involved in numerous major, in 1991. Her two daughters, two two-room school in the village. He earned a master’s degree in multimillion dollar projects, including grandchildren, and two brothers was 16 when he was one of 11 engineering. After a number of years the port of Miami’s cruise ship facility, survive her. students who graduated from North in the engineering field, he became the Florida Turnpike, and the We felt a deep loss when Alice Haven High School in 1918. His one of the founders of Post, Buckley, innovative wastewater treatment Raymond Coughlin died on January father asked Francis what he wanted Mooney, and Schuh in the 1960s. (In facility in Orlando. Among the 13, 2005, after battling cancer. Alice to do with his life. My grandfather 1970 the name was changed to company’s most recent clients are lived in Walpole, Massachusetts, with replied that he planned on being a PBS&J.) The firm was created when the National Park Service, the City of her husband, Tom, and they fisherman, like him. My great­ these four engineers collaborated on San Diego, and the Texas Turnpike summered on North Haven Island in grandfather, James, would have the development of Miami Lakes, Authority. In addition to serving as Maine. Alice was born in New York none of that and gave Francis a

12 Mainely People Fall 2005 month to decide on a course of ment community (226 Brittany Point, study, because he was going to Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446 (215) college. A month later, Francis told 412-3636) and are doing very well. his father that he wanted to study They have joined a toning class that civil engineering at the University of meets several times a week as well Maine. He graduated in 1922 shortly as doing woodworking and playing after his father died of exposure after bridge. They sent their love to all. falling overboard while fishing.” Bill Farnsworth sent his best re­ Our sincere condolences are sent gards to all but said that he had a to all our deceased classmates’ long standing “date” with his four families and also to Thelma grandchildren to go fishing in Cana­ Crossland Robie who lost her two da—and fish they did! Carolyn brothers, Donald Crossland ’47 and Moores March had anticipated Elton Crossland ’50, this past year. being with us for at least the Bar It is the end of June here in Maine Harbor segment of reunion festivi­ and I am off to enjoy the call of the ties, as she and Jack celebrated loons at my cottage on Toddy Pond their 50th wedding anniversary by in Surry for the rest of the summer. renting a cottage on Sebago Lake Please write or email me your class for the month of June. They provid­ notes. Would love to hear from all of ed “Maine experiences” for each of you. their three North Carolinian children and families so that they “could taste Maine lobster right off of the fishing boat, smell the resin of the Thelma Crossland Robie ’49 (left) and Claire Saunders Ashworth ’36 pine and spruce trees, see the clear 1950 enjoying Reunion 2005 in June. Thelma received the alumni associa­ water and sandy bottom of Sebago, tion’s Block “M” Award for outstanding service to her class and the learn how to row a boat, and do all Ruth Holland Walsh university. She is currently on the Class of ’49 executive committee and manner of other things ‘Maine-ish.’” 186 Jerry Browne Road also serves as Senior Alumni treasurer. There was a family emergency that Apartment #1112 didn’t permit their coming to Bar Mystic CT 06355 members who did a masterful job of We had hoped that Mitch and Harbor and we were all mighty (860)536626 contacting classmates and encour­ Sue Dartnell Hadge would be disappointed, though we know they [email protected] aging them to attend festivities at there, but graduations of grandchil­ have had a marvelous family time of Bar Harbor and then on campus. dren precluded their attendance. it! We did see Carolyn and Jack I have moved! Stone Ridge, the Between all of our “venues” we were Ditto for Cliff Manchester who sent briefly on June 18th at the Coles’ elegant retirement community built delighted to welcome some 48 greetings from Waterville. Irv and summer home—and were overjoyed right in our beautiful town of Mystic, classmates plus spouses and/or Dottie Butler Marsden were plan­ that we could see one another, was completed late in 2004, with the significant others—and a great time ning to join us, but wrote that be­ albeit very briefly. “Marty” Ernest first residents able to move in late was had by all! We all hoped that tween Dottie’s schedule associated Martikainen had hoped to join the last November. My particular section the rain and chill of Maine in the with the recently published assess­ happy throng, but had a prior com­ was completed in March—and after springtime would leave us and that ment for infants birth to three mitment at Bridgton Academy at the the house on Sloop Lane was finally warmth accompanied by beautiful years—which instrument is being same time; he was a 2004 inductee sold, I prepared for the 17 May sunshine would return. Sure utilized in Early Head Start Pro­ into the Bridgton Academy Hall of move-in. Cannot tell you how re­ enough, it could not have been grams across the country—and Fame. Don Waring was recovering lieved I was when the move was sunnier or warmer when we arrived juggling schedules while trying to from heart surgery and so “was on complete; things are pretty well at the Bar Harbor Inn on the first of figure how best to manage traveling/ the mend.” We hope he will join us settled, except for making decisions June. The Inn, nestled on the shores maintaining two homes et al, they at the 4 August meeting in Portland. on the optimum placement of the of Frenchman’s Bay, afforded us a decided it was the better part of Though we missed many class­ furniture, deciding what pictures I superior view of Bar Island, Porcu­ valor to stay in Florida and prepare mates, we appreciate their being in can utilize, and then getting them pine Islands, Cranberry Island, to move into their newly constructed touch with us and hope that they hung. The dog and cat (as well as lighthouses, starlight skies, and a home in Deland, which was to have can get to a meeting soon. We mama) are accommodating to small­ crystal clear and very tranquil been ready for a move-in shortly rejoiced with those who could come. er quarters; it is nice not to have to ocean. The sunrises were breathtak­ after we gathered. Dottie noted they Al and Joye Levesque were in Bar contemplate mowing grass, shovel­ ing as dawn broke in the east and would be more than occupied mov­ Harbor for those festivities. They are ing snow, what to have for dinner, sunsets were just as magnificent. ing out of two homes, one in Massa­ in Maine during the summer months etc. I have tried to find a place for We had such a fun time of it—what chusetts and the other in Florida, and spend the winters in Fort everything...and then must be very with trips to Cadillac Mountain and and settling into one abode! We did Pierce, Florida, and thoroughly intentional in getting things back in environs, popovers with strawberry miss them and shall take them up enjoy golfing in both locations. their proper places after I use them! jam and tea at the Jordan Pond on their promise to come to Orono Frank J. Smith was also able to And the air conditioning is outstand­ House, walking around the town and for a reunion very soon. Chester join us in Bar Harbor. He lives at: 1 ing! Eastern Connecticut may swel­ the shore path, a voyage on a four- and Patricia Kennedy wrote that Anthony Avenue, Manchester by ter this summer, but our little section masted windjammer named the they would not be able to be with us, Sea, Massachusetts 01944 and is of it is comfortable! Happiness is... Margaret Todd, talking non-stop and but sent regards from their home at retired from AT&T. He thoroughly It is difficult to believe that it has “comparing notes,” plus a lobster 331 Sheep Pond Drive, Brewster, enjoys skiing and other activities been 55 years since our graduation feast and an elegant dinner at the Massachusetts 02631. Janet and with his grandchildren, playing golf, from our alma mater. Reunion 2005 Mary Roberts Rinehart Restaurant Frank Higgins notified us that they sailing, and all. (It was interesting to was a great success, thanks to the high at the top of a hill affording a would not be able to be in Orono be around Frank and Floyd Smith hard work of our veep and reunion spectacular view that just wouldn’t because of the effects of Frank’s MS when they met up with one another chairman George Gray, prexy stop! and other health issues. Janet said in Bar Harbor—and found that they Maggie, and all of the committee that they have moved to a retire­ had been roommates in Brunswick

Fall 2005 Mainely People 13 during our freshman year!) Gerry Northeast Harbor to Wells Com­ commentator and he did a great job Saturday morning we assembled and Jeanne Mayberry were in Bar mons—and everything in between! guiding us through the informal at the Buchanan Alumni House for Harbor; he said that it was a trip We shall look forward to seeing program of the evening—and we all the short walk to our 1950 Flag down memory lane as he remem­ them all! Betsey and Dick Hewes had a cordial time of it! One of the Plaza and the memorial service bered back to 1947 when he joined were able to spend the long week­ highlights of the evening was a honoring some 184 classmates who firefighters to extinguish that devas­ end both at Bar Harbor and then in concert by The Landlords—a group have died since 2000. Interesting tating fire. He and Jeanne, who Orono; know they got in a round or of men, led by Danny Williams ’91, that of those 184, 78 percent (circa continue to delight in polka and two of golf in between all that was ’94G from the alumni office, who 143 classmates) were veterans of ballroom dancing, were able to “trip scheduled for us. They look terrific— sing “oldies and goodies” so beauti­ the wars. Chairmen of the service, the light fantastic” at the breakfast and when I last saw them they were fully—such songs as “Coney Island Al and Dottie Lord Hopkins did a buffet on campus. I was so en­ making ready for the trip back to Baby,” “Life Could be a Dream,” and superb job of orchestrating the thralled to witness their intricate Portland. Never could understand “Goodnight, Sweetheart.” They service at our flag plaza. If you dance steps as we saw true “poetry how, what was purported to be a ended the concert with a rousing haven’t seen the flag plaza, please in motion”—and I pray they will long weekend, could turn out to be version of “The Stein Song”—we all do, for the plaza is such a welcom­ continue dancing for years to come! so short! sang away with them and truly ing sight to people coming into the Bill ’49 and Polly Clement Barron Gerry Lamb Kenneally traveled sounded terrific! Founder of the campus, and is truly moving and “a joined the group from their home in up to Maine from Florida for Re­ group was classmate Clif Eames class act.” Ellie Hansen Brockway, Hampden. They both look wonderful union activities. We were happy to from Bangor who assembled truly a Marilyn Seavey Reilly, and Caro­ and continue to ski during the winter meet and greet a good friend, Gene group of fine voices. Danny and his line Strong joined in the march months and participate in swimming Miller from Avon Park, who seemed troupe left everyone smiling and behind a piper, Elwood “Woody” and other water sports during the to thoroughly enjoy all of the sights wanting more! I could see that Al Beach from the Class of ’51. Kath­ summer months. Am sure the water and sounds during the course of the Prince and Phyllis were enjoying leen Heald traveled to us from around Sand Beach in Bar Harbor long weekend. Floyd and Dot Smith the presentation, and then some! LaMesa, California, and was in the was mighty cold—so we just looked! drove over from their home in Pem­ Justin ’48 and Louise Litchfield line of march with Floriece Pratt Brother Bill Bodwell was there for broke, New Hampshire; he is still McIntire and Richard Marston Kennedy from Farmingon. We were events both in Bar Harbor and in heavily involved in his town govern­ (who came up to Maine from Winter honored that the Color Guard for the Orono; wife Janet Marston Bodwell ment as well as with the Scottish Haven, Florida) seemed to thor­ service consisted of members of the ’55 was celebrating her class’s Rite Masons and thoroughly enjoys oughly enjoy all of the great music United States Marine Corps, while 50th—so there was much activity for a good game of golf! Many thanks to as well. Boyd Fuller was at the members of the American Legion them both. Bill continues to operate Dick and Flo Maddocks Fairfield dinner, and stayed with John Fogler Post #3 in Ellsworth and the VFW the automobile dealership in Brun­ who tucked us all under their wings in Exeter. They were seated with Post #109 in Ellsworth paid homage swick—and doesn’t plan to retire in Bar Harbor as they saw to all of Kitty and John Gee, and had a to our deceased via the gun salute. anytime soon! The Bodwell family our informal gatherings for talk superb time of it catching up the “Taps” was played by a member of received the Fogler Legacy Award at and.....as well as to the lobster years since they had seen one the Maine National Guard. The the Sunday morning awards break­ bake—and kept us informed as to another. A high point in the evening tribute was very moving—music by fast—citing the family who not only activities available to us for those all was the presentation of an enlarged Pat Cummings ’89 and Alison Moore have more than three generations of too short days. Many thanks for all, picture of the Chemical Engineering was beautiful; our hearts were full— graduates, but all have also demon­ Flo and Dick! Walter and Bertha Club of 1950 to classmate Larry with eyes overflowing—at the con­ strated outstanding service to the Clark Allen ’51 were with us both in Thompson from Lititz, Pennsylva­ clusion of the service. Boyd Fuller, university as well as their communi­ Bar Harbor as well as on campus; nia, by Dr. Hermant Pendse, chair­ who traveled from Waseca, Minne­ ties. Mighty proud we were! We they are thoroughly enjoying their man of the chemical and biological sota, and Charles Treworgy from were delighted that Edie Snow Cole home in Ellsworth and look so great! engineering department. Larry was Milo were in the audience and ’53 was with us for reunion activi­ Len Minsky and Renee came down so pleased with the presentation, as shared our thoughts. Maitland ties; we are all still reeling from from Bangor to the coast for the were we all! Maggie presented a Richardson and his wife, Sylvia ’53, Sherm’s very sudden death in lobster bake and also joined us at certificate to Esther Caldwell ac­ were in Orono for all of the reunion March after surgery—and were so the Friday night dinner. knowledging the fact that her late activities. Maitland is serving a pleased she could come; Sherm’s “In the blink of an eye” our stay husband Bob, a son and daughter, second term as a representative in funeral was held in New Jersey in at Bar Harbor was concluded and as well as a grandson are all me­ the Maine State Legislature, and is a early March, and then the interment we made our way to campus for the chanical engineering graduates of member of the standing committee was in West Paris on the 18th of Senior Alumni luncheon as well as the University of Maine. A scholar­ on utilities and energy. He is active June. Many friends, classmates, and activities at the Buchanan Alumni ship in Bob’s name has been estab­ with the Skowhegan Rotary Club as relatives were in attendance to bid House. We spotted Bob Elliott and lished with the Foundation. Back in well as the Masons and Shriners. adieu to our gallant friend who was “Boo” Upton who came over from 2000, Bob admonished us all to, Thanks again, Hoppy, for all! an exemplary classmate and Maine Bucksport, John Fogler from Ex­ “keep healthy, have fun, and be When the service was conclud­ alum. It was also the wish of the eter, Deane and Ginny Hutchins brave.” He reminded us of Betty ed, we all went back to the Buchan­ class executive board that Edie be from Veazie as well as Dave and Davis’ observation that, “Old age an House for a champagne toast, named an honorary member of the Laura Hale from Lisbon Falls. Spot­ isn’t for sissies!” True! I was hon­ provided by our veep George Gray. Class of 1950—in appreciation of ted at our class dinner were Willard ored to be awarded our class’s He offered a toast to deceased class her love and support of us all and Edith Sawyer from Stonington. Distinguished Alumni Service Award members, to our veterans—both through the years. You can be sure Was fascinated to learn that they in recognition of hours of service living and deceased—and to the there wasn’t a dry eye in the house are both competent carpenters and and generosity over the years since University of Maine. Lifting high their as we officially made her “one of painters, and work “in concert” on our graduation. Working with and for glasses were Doug and Joyce us.” Henry and Marjorie Saunders their home, car, and boat projects, in our class has been a pure pleasure Wilson Morton from Rocky Hill, brought Edie to Bar Harbor and then addition to being doting grandpar­ for me—and that is an understate­ Connecticut, and Pat Ward Kil­ to Orono from their summer homes ents! It was almost an SRO crowd at ment! Several awards were made at patrick who joined us from Lime­ in Sebago Lake—and squired us all our dinner Friday evening. George the Friday dinner—one to Pete and stone. Pat and Joyce were room­ around for sightseeing during the Gonyar was the master of ceremo­ Sue Harris for traveling the furthest mates during our undergraduate course of our reunion; Henry used nies and kept us “groaning” and to the reunion, and another to Al and years and had much fun catching up his digital camera to the max as he laughing at his good humored ban­ Phyllis Prince for being grandpar­ on events during the past few years! snapped superb pictures from ter; know he was a superior radio ents 16 times over! Dave and Laura Hale joined in the

14 Mainely People Fall 2005 toast - remembering back fondly to “the good ole days!” Gerald and Mary Davis MacLean from Brown­ Class of 1950 Celebrates its 55th ville were on hand for Orono activi­ ties; it was so great to see them after just “a few” years since we last Some 40 members of the saw one another. Earl and Hazel Class of 1950 returned to the Dawley came up from Oak Island, UMaine campus to celebrate North Carolina, to be with us—and their 55th Reunion on a warm, we were also delighted to welcome Colby and Marilyn Walker from sunny weekend in early June. Rochester, New Hampshire. Among the highlights of the We then retired to the McIntire weekend was the class lun­ Room at Buchanan for our class cheon at Buchanan Alumni meeting and luncheon. Prexy Mag­ gie presided as we conducted the House. business of the Class of 1950— Right: Class president Maggie including approval of the budget and Mollison McIntosh (left) and election of officers. Re-elected were: class agent Henry Saunders Margaret Mollison McIntosh, presi­ presented Edie Snow Cole ’53 dent; George R. Gray, vice presi­ with an honorary membership dent; Ruth Holland Walsh, secre­ in the Class of 1950. Edie’s tary; Alton M. Hopkins, treasurer; husband, Sherm Cole, a loyal William E. Bodwell and Henry W. ’50 alumnus, died this past Saunders, class agents. Edith “Edie” March. Snow Cole, widow of Sherman L. Cole, was named an honorary member of the class in recognition of her loyalty, love, and support of the class through the years. Vice president George R. Gray made a special presentation to John E. Gee of Chesterville in recognition of his service and valor in World War II as a member of the Naval Combat Demolition Unit that cleared obsta­ cles on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day 1944. He also participated in the southern invasion of Italy in August of 1944, and then in Borneo where he was awarded a Bronze Star medal for his work during pre­ assault operations against Japa­ John Gee (right) was presented with a special nese-held beaches at Balikpapan, Class of ’50 members Joyce Wilson Morton (left) plaque in recognition of service in World War Southeast Borneo. John was a and Doug Morton with Stella Borkowski Patten ’47, II. member of the Tokyo Bay Occupa­ ’69G. tion Force that was present at the surrender of the Japanese Navy on the 30th of August 1945. We were mighty proud to acknowledge his service to our nation—and hope in the months and years to come that we may salute the many members of the Class of 1950 who served our nation—over and above the call of duty! We are so very proud of you all! We gathered for the alumni awards breakfast on Sunday morn­ ing before one and all headed for our respective homes. It was at that breakfast that our vice president George received a Block “M” Award for his outstanding service to the university though “multiple endeav­ ors, participation in local alumni events, class activities, and leader­ Class vice president George Gray ship.” Everyone then departed for received a Block “M” Award for his Larry Thompson put together this memory board for the many homes near and far, with determina­ service to his class and UMaine. Class of 1950 chemical engineering graduates. tion to meet one another soon!

Fall 2005 Mainely People 15 The class held its annual mini­ As I write, plans are going for­ meeting in August at the Cumber­ ward for our annual class summer land Club in Portland. One of the picnic to be held in August at the items on the agenda was a report of home of Woody and Ginny Norton the status of the 1950 Scholarship Beach ’52 in Raymond, Maine. Fund, which is designed to be News of that event will appear in the awarded to relatives of the class next issue. If you couldn’t make the who attend the University in Orono. picnic, how about sending me an As a reminder to you, first prefer­ item for our column? ence for the award shall be given to students who are descendants of members of the Class of 1950. It is the responsibility of the descendant scholarship applicant to make his/ 1952 her relationship known to the Office of Student Financial Aid at the time Frances Smart Trefts of application. Please urge your 40 Harbor View Drive children, grandchildren, and great­ Hancock, ME 04640 grandchildren to apply for this schol­ [email protected] arship. The amount of the award is dependent upon how many appli­ cants there are as well as monies Cheers from the cupola. In early that are available from the fund for March, Anthony P. Mezoian sent disbursement. Keep those dona­ Jazz clarinetist Stan Catell ’51 (far right) performs with his band Sunday this letter from 8 Woodbury Street, tions to the scholarship fund coming evenings at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Stan, who is 79, says South Portland, Maine, 04106. in! The more we have in the ac­ performing keeps him young. “There’s nothing like being out in front of “Dear Fran, I have just finished count, the more we can distribute! the public doing something you love.” (Bangor Daily News photo by writing and publishing an Armenian We were saddened to read of John Clarke Russ.) cookbook and my good friend and the death of Helen “Holly” McCuin Delta Tau Delta frat brother, Dave Parker, of Springvale, Maine. Helen Maryland, in April. They topped off Your correspondent has been Fox, suggested I alert you of my passed away peacefully on March the meal with strawberry rhubarb pie busy with art shows this year. Since endeavors. The book is unusual as I 11,2005. She received her nursing which reminded them of Maine. retiring from teaching at Southern have included stories to go along degree from the University of Maine MaryDean and Wendell reminisced Maine Technical College, I have with some of the old country reci­ after affiliating with the Boston about their school days at Bar Har­ attended continuing education pes. Tennis partner and good friend, Lying-in Hospital and Children’s bor High. Wini Ramsdell Macfarlan classes at Maine College of Art in Peter Petros Panagokos wrote a Hospital. She married John Parker and her husband, Greg ’52, were Portland. In April and May my paint­ great ‘About the Author’ biography in December 1949. After raising her invited, but couldn’t make it due to ings were exhibited in Brunswick at for the book, and frat brother, good family, Holly returned to the nursing other commitments. Jinx and Stan, Thornton Oaks Retirement Commu­ friend, and roommate, Peter Drivas profession as a staff nurse at Good- who live in Tustin, California, came nity and also at the 11 Pleasant ’53, offered me much assistance. I all Hospital. Upon retiring, Holly and east to spend Passover with Stan’s Street Gallery juried show. From have a feature in the book about John enjoyed traveling in their RV brother and also their eldest son June through September, 30 of my roasting lamb the Drivas way and throughout the U.S. and Canada. Scott, his wife Lisa, and their grand­ oils and watercolors were shown in for years our families had Easter She is survived by her husband of daughter. a solo show at Mae’s Cafe in Bath. dinner at the Drivas’ home. Fran, 55 years and their four children. one recipe and story you will like is The next column will be the on page 58. Promise me you will winter issue, published circa the read it! Remember Brownie beginning of 2006. If you have news Schrumpf ’25? I am not a gourmet items, please let me know and we cook, but as I mentioned in my shall add your news to the column. book, my father owned a bakery for Hope your fall is grand and over 50 years in Portland and I was glorious! My best— Ruthie always involved in making dough— thus my interest in baking. Many of my recipes come from my grandpar­ ents who brought them to America when they escaped the Armenian 1951 genocide in Turkey in the early 1900s. The book sells for $15.95, has over 30 color photos, and some Frances Pratt Caswell step-by-step directions. Enclosed 36 Sumac Drive please find a copy with my compli­ Brunswick, ME 04011 ments. Enjoy at your leisure. I call it (207) 725-6084 a literary cookbook. Sincerely, Andy, [email protected] Anthony P. Mezoian.” Andy’s book was published by Hilda “Jinx” Livingston Miller Four 1951 UMaine graduates got together for dinner at Clyde’s Res­ Franklin Printing Company, Farm­ writes that she and her husband, taurant in Rockville, Maryland, in April. Sitting, left to right are: Mary­ ington, Maine, and can be ordered Stan ’49, met MaryDean Yates Dean Yates Floyd from Silver Spring, Maryland; Claire Levasseur from Andy at: 8 Woodbury Street, Floyd and Wendell and Claire Hodgkins from Kensington, Maryland; and Hilda “Jinx” Livingston South Portland, Maine 04106. His Levasseur Hodgkins for lunch at Miller from Tustin, California. Standing is Wendall Hodgkins. Stan Miller, phone number is (207) 799-1401. I Clyde’s Restaurant in Rockville, Class of 1949, took the photo. needed to call him with a question,

16 Mainely People Fall 2005 and I got his wife. the Downeast College board for four And now, I shall continue writing and a-half years, and cannot praise while my Armenian flat bread rises, Maine Senior Colleges enough for (page 41 in Andy’s cookbook). A what they have provided to each of number of Andy’s father’s neighbors us. The annual membership fee is often came into his bakery shop to $25.00 and each course costs ask for his flat bread, which they $25.00. The Bookeys also lead a jokingly dubbed snowshoe bread. poetry reading series in collabora­ When Andy was at the university, tion with Maine Poet Laureate, Ba­ his fraternity advisor at Delta Tau ron Wormser ’72 at Harlow Gallery had complained about his bad in Hallowell. The Bookeys have also stomach ulcers. So one weekend translated into English the works of while at home in Portland, Andy told German poet, Erich Kaestner, who his mother about the advisor’s fled Germany during the Nazi re­ problem. Andy’s mother gave him a gime. The Class of ’52 raises its quart of madzoon to take back along steins to all three of you classmates with the directions for his wife to for your great accomplishments. make more. Bill Schrumpf ’12 was Mary Snyder Dow and Stewart Andy’s fraternity advisor, and Bill’s Coffin sent a postcard last week wife, Mildred Brown “Brownie” from Prague saying that this is their Schrumpf ’25 was a home econom­ best Elderhostel trip yet. They biked ics professor at the university. Bill to Prague via Dessau and Dresden, swore he never had any more stom­ Germany. Mary said they would be ach pains after eating a dish of seeing the Prague Tower the night madzoon (yogurt) each night before she wrote the card. When I looked retiring. He also said he even For their many contributions to their classes and the university, Milton for the Prague Tower on the com­ passed the recipe on to his mail­ ’51 and Joan Vachon Victor ’52 received the Block “M” Award at Re­ puter, the picture showed many man. Buy a copy of Andy’s cook­ union 2005. towers, and each with a different book and you will absolutely never Czech name. Perhaps Mary and suffer from any stomach discomfort American Forest Institute. Park Journal about Ruth Lippmann Stewart’s Christmas message will again in your lifetime. In your letter estimates that he has planted Bookey and her husband, Ted. show us the one particular tower you refer to yours as a literary 27,000 trees on the now 320-acre They are both professional educa­ that I tried to locate. Your new knees cookbook, and how true that is, farm. Some of the logging roads are tors and have been married 23 must be working superbly, Mary. Andy. I learned so much about the now used for cross-country skiing, years. Ruth taught kindergarten in On June 4, an envelope was Armenians who settled in Portland, and the property abuts Aroostook West Gardiner for 24 years, and Ted postmarked from David Wentworth, that now I must read your The State Park. Larry Park received the taught English in the public schools who lives at: 167 West Street, Gran­ Armenian People of Portland, Central Aroostook Soil and Water in the Bronx, New York, for 24 by, Massachusetts 10133. David Maine. Andy has also written a Conservation District’s Farmer of years. Now they are both volunteer told us that he had never before novel, Run With Patience. Now my the Year Award in 1973, as well as a instructors at Senior College at the sent any of his life’s happenings to flat bread, Lavish Hatz, has the Goodyear Conservation Award, University of Maine in Augusta. Ted the MAINE Alumni Magazine since most beautiful crust and tastes as which included a trip to Florida from teaches Joy of Poetry, and Ruth his graduation. He decided to write good as any bread I have ever conservation tours with winners teaches Hands-On Art for Beginners in order to overcome his guilt after baked. The combination of egg from other states. He was asked to and Beyond for people who always reading what so many other class­ brushed on top and the pan of be on the Rural American Bicenten­ wanted to do art, but never did. Ted mates had been doing. Thank you boiling water under the baking bread nial Planning Committee, where he has taught his poetry course for six so much, David. When he came to really does wonders. experienced his first walking inter­ years, and has no desire to teach 2003 Homecoming, he visited the In the April issue of the Houlton view with an agricultural reporter. anyone younger than 50 or 60 ever college of natural science building Pioneer Times, a staff writer, Scott Next came a recording session with again. He says it has turned his where the Maine forestry program Mitchell Johnson, wrote about Lau­ a professor emeritus of rural sociol­ head around what real creativity was celebrating its 100th anniversa­ rence “Larry” Park, who at 75, ogy from Penn State, and a past means. Most of his students have ry. They urged him to write an article gets his physical activity pushing U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture. never written a word of poetry prior about “How it Used To Be in the logs through a sawmill that he built. Larry has been supervisor of the to taking his course. As his class Forestry Program.” His article was Larry grew potatoes for 40 years, Conservation District for 30 years. focuses on a whole range of modern published in the 100th anniversary and was ready for a change. Larry He also coordinates meetings for poetry, the students wonder why this issue of The Maine Forestry Maga­ took over the family’s Echo Lake the Small Woodland Owners Associ­ free verse is indeed poetry because zine. His piece entitled “Memories” Road farm in 1954. He was 24 at ation of Maine, which will be cele­ they grew up when poems rhymed. is beautifully written and really takes the time, and has been harvesting brating its 30th anniversary. Larry Ruth’s art class instructs students one back 50 years. He explained trees on the property for 48 years. has built a log trailer from a potato how to work with watercolor, pas­ that 1952 was such a long time ago In the early 1950s, the farm was harvester and notes how much tels, charcoal, markers, and other compared to today’s students in only 150 acres and featured pota­ money he saves by building his own basic materials. Ruth says she both years and level of technology. toes, oats, and hay. From 1957 to equipment. His roommate at teaches the students the joy of art, To him it seems like yesterday. His 1980, Larry planted 20 acres of red UMaine taught him to tune a banjo. allowing them to explore the medi­ fiancee graduated that year from pine, Norway spruce, and white Now he plays nearly every Wednes­ um while doing still lifes and por­ Simmons College on June 6. They spruce on non-tillable or poor potato day night with the Wednesday Night traits. The Bookeys live in Readfield were married on the 14th, and on land. In 1982, his woodland was Fiddlers in Andover, New Brunswick. on Lake Maranacook. I too lived in the 15th, David graduated from the recognized for management for Larry and his wife, Edith, have been Readfield for 10 years from 1965 to University of Maine Forestry School. continuous production and scientific married for 48 years. They have five 1975, Ruth, and just last year I took He remembers that the forest man­ forestry practices. It was also desig­ children and 12 grandchildren. Dwane Prugh’s wonderful Senior agement program was so intense nated a tree farm under the Maine I was excited to see the Febru­ College course on lighthouses in with both physical and natural sci­ Tree Farm Committee and the ary 20 article from the Kennebec Downeast Maine. I have been on ences and tons of lab hours to go

Fall 2005 Mainely People 17 with them. At times he felt like trans­ president of the Senior Alumni Coun­ effort spreading the word to your ferring to liberal arts so he could go cil at its annual meeting held during fellow class members” was the 1953 to Pat’s Pizza more often. The Reunion and Bill was also elected message that came along with the faculty urged the students to seek president of the University of Maine list of recipients. Nancy Schott Plaisted summer work closely allied to forest­ Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine. A lovely invitation arrived in the 7 Ledgewater Drive ry so the first summer he worked for We are so fortunate to have you mail to an exhibit of oils and wood­ Kennebunk, ME 04043 a tree surgeon company. Following doing all of these jobs so well, Bill. cuts by Sally Arseneault Delorme (207) 967-1380 his sophomore year, two classmates Thanks. That chapter was formerly Pedrick. The exhibit was to open on [email protected] accompanied him driving cross­ known as the Cumberland County January 30, and run through March country to work for the National Alumni Chapter. Perry Hunter is at the Library Art Studio at: 1467 Forest Service in the Deschute recuperating from back surgery and Route 32 in Round Pond. Sally was Here we are again in print. I just love National Forest in Sisters, Oregon. as always is in good spirits. The hoping some of us from the class this publication, don’t you? I say, let’s Those were great and valuable class trip leaves for Norway and could stop by and view her works. I thank all those great people who experiences. For the details, so Iceland on September 15th and never did get there, and unless make it possible for so many of us to vividly explained by David, each of returns on the 28th. Twenty-two from others of you had a different source enjoy. I can’t wait to read it each time you should locate the magazine and our class are going, along with two of information you may have also it arrives in the mail. I can forget the read the whole piece. David later got from the Class of ’51, one from the missed seeing Printed Words and other magazines, catalogs, etc., that his M.S. in wood technology from Class of ’49, and two of Bill and Painted Worlds. Thanks, Sally, and appear in my mailbox, but not this North Carolina State College. During Harriet Johnson Currie’s neigh­ try again. I know many would like to one. I read it, and reread it, and the his second semester at NC State, a bors. Arthur “Art” R. McAlister was see your pieces and partake of your photos— they mean so much— UMaine fraternity brother from Alpha at his wife’s reunion on campus. The Sunday Conversations, Soups and words just aren’t enough, are they? Gamma Phi, and also a forestry McAlisters are one couple taking the Breads between 1 and 4 p.m. Thanks! graduate, Leroy Rand ’50, lived with trip to Norway. Bill saw Virginia Even though he was in the Class But on with my column. I have so David and his wife in their two- Norton Beach at Reunion, where of ’51, I did see Jack Farrar and his many scraps of paper that I scribbled bedroom apartment. Now with his Woody Beach ’51 again played the wife, Barbara Downs Farrar ’53, on (not too legibly) when I went to M.S. in woodtech, he began working bagpipes at the memorial services. shopping in Hannaford grocery our Senior Alumni Reunion June 3, 4, for the wood adhesive division of They are now back at their Raymond yesterday. Jack has nearly complete and 5, you’d think I never went to Monsanto Chemical Company. residence for the summer. recovery from a stroke and skied a college. So I’ll start with those crum­ Monsanto shared his costs for an I saw Jean McIntire White and total of 42 times during the winter. I pled bits that I stuffed into one enve­ MBA degree on which David worked her husband, Linwood ’54, dining at should have written the exact num­ lope (thank goodness). for six years. Knowledge in people Governor’s in Orono not too many ber when we were talking because I Isn’t the Buchanan Alumni House management, financial manage­ weeks ago. Lin is making great have a tendency to exaggerate. If something to be proud of?! I wanted ment, and all disciplines of market­ progress after quadruple by-pass you never tell, Jack, I won’t either. everything to be held there. It’s ing management prepared him for surgery last winter. Bill Currie report­ Soon after Easter, I learned from magnificent! It’s “home” when you’re broader horizons. He later became a ed that Jean is on the Senior Alumni my dear roommate, Adelaide on campus — just like the bookstore project manager for American Opti­ Council and also a member of the “Gump” Grant Ruby, that her hus­ and all the other buildings we came cal, vice president of Springborn finance committee. They are both band, William Stephen Ruby, had to know. I love the fraternity houses, World Consulting Company, presi­ looking forward to the Norway trip. died on March 28, 2005. I did write in too, and as I drove by I thought, dent of Varilux Company, and the Thanks for so many news items, Bill. the last issue that Bill had been which one would I like to live in? last 10 years were spent with his The following were recipients of hospitalized since January 3. He had Delta Tau? Kappa Sig? Phi Kapp? own worldwide consulting business. Class of ’52 scholarships during the been taken from the hospital to a Sigma Chi? I couldn’t afford to heat He says he has been blessed with 2004-2005 academic year: Peter rehabilitation center where doctors any one of them! education, opportunities, a superb Buchanan, son of James Buchanan, decided he needed surgery to repair Well, my weekend was great in wife/partner, six educated children mechanical engineering major, a what seemed to be a hernia. That Orono. I booked a room early at the (one deceased); and nine light-of- senior from Old Town; Sarah Bullard, turned out to be a five-hour surgery University Inn (where “The Elms” his-life grandchildren. The thoughts granddaughter of the late Wesley for a ruptured colon instead. We are used to be) and saw a number of he wanted to share with forestry Bullard, counseling major, a gradu­ all thinking of your whole family, classmates at different times—Frank students are so great that I want to ate student from Lyman; William Gump. Please accept sincere sym­ and Clara Pickering, Woody and share them with all of you: “Love, Gove, Jr., grandson of Roy L. Gove, pathy from the Class of ’52. I remem­ Jean Grindle Carville ’54, Carol commitment, and respect will hold information systems engineering ber once when Gump and Bill were Prentiss Mower, Ann Twombly on to a great partner for life. Recog­ major, a senior from Auburn; Michael visiting us in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bill Bonang, Edith Snow Cole, Helen nize and take advantage of opportu­ Healy, grandson of Osmond Bon­ went to bed that night leaving Gump Strong Hamilton, Fred and Dione nities that can enhance your future. sey, a liberal arts major who is a first- armed with his alarm wristwatch so Williams Hutchinson ’54, Doug and Avoid obsolescence by continuing to year student from Litchfield; Brian she would know precisely when to go Barbara Kneeland, Peggy Given educate yourself. It’s up to you. Get Knowles, grandson of the late June to bed. He knew how much Gump White, Hank Woodbrey (Dawn a good grasp on economics, market­ Gumprecht Knowles, a business and I enjoyed talking. Miller Woodbrey was there but I ing, business disciplines, and busi­ administration sophomore from Bass I have spoken with Mary-Ellen didn’t see her), and Fred and Thelma ness tax code. Time flies. Take time Harbor; Amy Smart, granddaughter Chalmers Weldon today. She is in Crossland Robie ‘49. Margaret to smell the roses.” You may not of Laurence E. Smart, an engineer­ the midst of doing work on the interi­ Libby Standley had signed in, but I have written to the MAINE Alumni ing major, sophomore from Lincoln; or of her camp at Holbrook Pond in didn’t see her, and Sylvia Richard­ Magazine before, David, but I know Alyson Wintie, granddaughter of Holden. The recently refinished floors son and Ron Bishop had signed up, we have all benefited. Thank you so Farwell L. Sawin, nursing major, a are drying while she and her daugh­ but bear paws (meaning they were much for sharing what you wrote first-year student from Belgrade; and ter, Ann Weldon Blanke ’76, ’84G, there) were not beside their names. filled with humility and thanksgiving. Caroline Woodworth, granddaughter come to an agreement about what to I saw Edie Snow Cole, of Wyck­ Copresident William “Bill” Cur­ of Donald E. Smith, engineering put on the walls. off, New Jersey, and Sebago, Maine, rie sent news via email: Joan Va­ major, sophomore from Bar Harbor. Keep the news coming, and coming back (or going) on one of the chon Victor and husband Milton ’51 We are pleased to see such an thanks to those who sent so much. campus buses and we chatted for a received the Block “M” Award at increase in the number of Class of few minutes. She was made an reunion breakfast. Congratulations, ’52 applicants over the past two honorary member of the Class of guys. Bill Currie was named first vice years. “Thank you for your diligent Go Blue! 1950. (Her late husband, Sherman,

18 Mainely People Fall 2005 was a class agent and a member of in April 2002 at Boston University, that class.) Edie, who said she School of Education. It was very couldn’t get any of her three daugh­ special as it was funded by my doc­ ters to come to Maine, also has four toral students. I still have contacts at grandchildren and said “They’re all the university and recently served as wonderful.” And thanks to that bus the president of the retired faculty driver who went out of her way to and staff society of the university. pick me up. Above the front window Having been president, I continue to was this big sign (in red, with capital serve on the board of directors. letters) “Danger: After every route Glenice and I also participate in please check for sleeping children on chapel services and attend many and underneath the seats.” (Good student musical presentations while idea. It could have been me!) we are in the Boston area.” As always, Danny Williams ’91, From Bob Ward, of Savannah, ’94G gave a humorous intro, as Georgia, and Cullowhee, North “Hubert,” at Friday’s lunch. It takes Carolina: “Thanks for the info. Had practice, practice, practice, he said. (I not been aware of any of the possi­ can believe that. A great memory, bilities. As usual, you are sure the too.) Thanks, Danny. (And Jean reliable resource! Sure wish I could Carville poured water. Had to fit that join you, but we at last are getting in, Jean.) I also walked right by Mark our last child off to college—Colum­ Cohen ’54, a Lewiston High class­ bia—and settling three home sales/ mate of mine, and his wife, Jane, of Four Sigma Chi brothers met in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in March builds, in Georgia, North Carolina, Armonk, New York, but he stopped to discuss the fraternity’s funds in the University of Maine Foundation. and South Carolina. Best to you and me and introduced himself. Sorry, Left to right are: Frank Pickering ’53, Elisha Perkins Gould ’52, Russell all those lucky enough to get there!” Mark, my memory, where has it Meade ’51, and John Quinn ’49. From Milt Leighton, of Florham gone? Park, New Jersey: “Barbara and I will Friday night’s dinner (with the eight, their secret to a happy mar­ never seen the town in all these not be attending these events this best cheesecake ever!), “Dining With riage (having celebrated 50)? “Being years) and the Indian reservation. year. We just returned from two Distinction,” had quite a crew at the kind to one another, having a sense Carol’s a great chauffeur! (And I’ve weeks in Maine. One of my sisters table: Barbara Potts (who made of humor, and having a lot of laughs. got to visit McDonald’s in Old Town. died, so we had to go up early for her another quilt for the Black Bear raffle, We like the same things.” They live in My son stopped there on his way to funeral. which I didn’t win again) and her son, Englewood, Florida, two months of buy an Old Town kayak, and said “We have to get out of New Bob; Kari Wells ’04G of the advance­ the year and the other 10 in Saco. they have a conference-type area, a Jersey each spring when the oak ment office (going for her Ph.D. and Milt, who played left tackle in ’49 and place where you can relax, real nice.) tree pollen starts to drop and have to off to London and Ireland), and here ’50, spoke of the UMaine coaches, In my emailing and calling class­ get back from Maine before it starts again, I must bring a notebook to “All four were great teachers: Dave mates to come to Senior Alumni up there. My asthma and allergies reunions. Names and notes jumbled Nelson, Westy, Milo Lude, and John Reunion, and our August 20 get- really cannot tolerate the oak tree together, but I must say the alumni Cuddeback.” together in Bass Harbor (Maine), I pollen.” staff was just great! We talked of Also, another ’49 Lewiston High received replies from a number of From Don Stevens, of Chatham, everything from age to weight and classmate of mine, Fred “Ted” Maher people. (I also wasn’t able to email a Massachusetts: “Thanks for your back again. People are delightful and ’55, and his wife, of Marlborough, lot of people due to “permanent fatal email and news. I’m sorry that I won’t UMaine is lucky to have such a great Connecticut, sat opposite me. “Ted­ errors.”) be able to attend the Reunion in crew working for/with them. dy,” as he was called back then, was Harold Eames, of North Hamp­ June. We have some family coming I went to all the meals, wonderful into sports at LHS and had this under ton, New Hampshire, wrote: “Feel to visit us on Cape Cod at that time. meals, and people, again of the his name in our yearbook: “All bad we can’t make it. We will be just “This is a big family year for alumni staff—Nancy Verrill, Chris tongues speak of him.” Bert Daniels home from Florida and will be at an Betsey and me. We are celebrating Corro (who keeps money in her ’55, who said his roommates were event for our granddaughter.” From our 50th anniversary and our kids are shoe), Rebecca Brunton (with a stay­ “Seventeen girls and me,” (in reality it Dr. Gaylen “Gay” Kelley: “Sorry that having an ‘event’ for us this summer. cool Heloise hint, push-up pops), and was Ted), and his wife, of Houlton we will not be able to make it. We Our actual anniversary isn’t until Ken Bubar ’83 (and I know all your and Fort Myers, also made for a moved into a new condo develop­ September 24th but in order to get ages, but I won’t tell). And some­ lively table. ment in Middleton, Massachusetts, the kids and the grandchildren all where along the way (at this table or I’ve got to thank Edie McVay King last January 7th. We are awaiting together from around the country it another) someone said a secret to a ’67, of Waterville, a UMaine Alumni lawns and landscaping and some had to be in the summer to avoid happy marriage was just being Association volunteer, who took the odds and ends of interior completion problems with school. Have fun at “lucky,” it’s “tough,” “You’ve got to time and graciously showed me the so expect that we will be late in the Reunion.” work at it very hard.” beautiful steins (large and small) she leaving for our summer and fall at our From Cindy Cowan Dunlap, of Boy, Saturday night your hands had collected throughout the years cottage on Madawaska Lake in Orono: “I checked my calendar and just stuck together when you clapped and donated to the university. They northern Maine. We were so fortu­ that is the same time that my high (the air-conditioning decided not to were displayed throughout the nate to have been able to sell our school (Deering) class is having a work), but we had fun just the same. Buchanan House. Thanks again, home in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, in reunion which I thought that I should At our table that night were Joan Edie. one day. This move seems to have try to go to.” Vachon Victor ’52 (Tri Delt), and her And classmates, you’ve got to been the right move at the right time. From Duncan Cameron, of husband, Milton ’51 (Kappa Sig), come to Orono for next year’s Senior Our new address is: 10 Lebeau Thornhill, Ontario, Canada: ’’Thanks who received the Block “M” Award. Alumni Reunion. We’re not getting Drive, Middleton, Massachusetts for the email. I can’t make it this year. Congratulations! Both active in ath­ any younger! And it is a lot of fun. 01949. Our phone number is: (978) Too much family stuff going on in letics at Thornton Academy and And thanks, Carol (Prentiss Mower) 750-8280. June—college graduations, wed­ UMaine, Joan majored in psychology for showing me sights I never saw “I am not sure that I told you that dings, etc.” and Milt in history and government. when I was in college: the horse the new Gaylen Kelley Distance From Eleanor Zehner Hibben, of Parents of three and grandparents of barn, Old Town (I can’t believe I’d Education Laboratory was dedicated Yorktown Heights, New York:

Fall 2005 Mainely People 19 “Thanks for the reunion info. We will someone asked us if we were sis­ be in Maryland for our grandson’s ters. We said yes. (We do look alike, graduation that week and also the so everyone tells us, and we dress ballet recital for our granddaughter. alike, sort of, so naturally we said Maybe another year.” we were sisters.) But this man From Leo and Joan LaChance, mistook us for nuns, and asked us of Fargo, North Dakota: “Thanks so our names and what Order we were much for the invite and for keeping in. I can see why. We both had on us posted. We certainly enjoyed the black jackets, skirts and stockings, 2003 Reunion. So well planned and and white blouses. so much to do. I am afraid that dis­ There always seems to be sad tance will keep us from being there news to report in class columns. And this year. Thanks for thinking of us. this particular classmate, John Have fun!” Webb, died this past February. He From Bob Ehrlich, of North majored in mechanical engineering Hollywood, California: “Thanks for and was originally from Newport. He the invitation. I will not be coming to and his wife, Connie, of Lincoln, Maine until early July this year. Two Rhode Island, were at our 50th. I of my grandsons will be graduating called Connie recently and we this June—one from middle school talked of John, a 1944 grad of the and one from high school—and I will Doug Kneeland ’53 (left) with commencement speaker Stephen King high school in Newport (Maine) who be attending. Regards to all.” ’70 and University of Maine System trustee Bill Johnson ’56. went to Dartmouth for two years You never know when you’ll meet (V12 program), and two years at people from our alma mater and my Doug Kneeland Honored at UMaine Graduation UMaine, ’51-’53. He was in the Navy UMO 53 license plate did it. A woman Retired journalist Doug Kneeland ’53 was presented with an between high school and working, stopped my daughter Traci in the and then back to Maine. After work­ parking lot of New England Pizza in honorary doctorate degree at the 2005 University of Maine grad­ ing for Polaroid, John received his Stratham, New Hampshire, when she uation ceremonies. It was one of just two honorary degrees master’s at Northeastern University. saw the plate. Traci introduced her to handed out by the university this year. The presentation was They were married in 1953, one me and of course I had to take notes. made by University of Maine System trustee Bill Johnson ’56. week after college, and John worked She was Christine St. Laurent Allwar­ for Kodak six years in Rochester, den ’85. If you’d like to read all I Doug was recognized for his long and distinguished career as New York, and 14 years at Polaroid found out about her you can turn to a reporter and editor with the New York Times and the Chicago in Cambridge, Massachusetts. the ’85 class column. Tribune. Since retiring to Lincoln in 1993, he has also been very John was a runner, and a Mason In case any people at the 2005 involved with the university—teaching journalism classes and for 50 years, and his first great­ Reunion lost the class photograph grandchild, a girl, is due October 1, order form, here’s how to order an serving on the alumni association’s board of directors and publi­ on his birthday. John and Connie, 8x10 color photo, $15. Send your cations committee. married 53 years, have four children name, mailing address, daytime and 10 grandchildren. telephone, and email if you wish, and Connie, who attended the Uni­ make checks (or money orders) two months, and at game time, and Jan, who was “the most beauti­ versity of Maine at Farmington, payable to: The University of Maine. guess what? It poured (and you ful girl I’d ever seen, and a friend of taught in West Newton and Acton, Mail to: Cynthia Growe, Marketing know the rest of the story!). all the girls I dated,” are putting on Massachusetts, and Falmouth, Department, 5761 Keyo Building, Brant also loves theater. “You the event, because “the kids threw Maine. She’s now retired, but keep­ Orono, ME 04469, or call 207-581- can get outside of yourself,” he said. us a 40th, so it’s not fair for them to ing active swimming (Aquasize), and 3759. “If you’re someone else, you don’t do it again.” He talked of their four busy with her grandchildren. She In my last class notes I wrote mind making a fool of yourself.” He sons, Brant, 48; Fred, 46; Benjamin, mentioned four wonderful cruises about some of the ’53 football team was shy, he said, and people don’t 43; and Christopher, 38; their nine with John, two Caribbean, one and cheerleaders, but I forgot about like being around a shy person. grandchildren “so far,” and their Alaska, and one Bermuda and said one cheerleader in particular: Brant Brant, shy! He talked of actors, how cocker spaniel who was chasing a they also toured New Zealand. Frost, of Macon, Georgia, a Sigma some great ones are shy, and he squirrel or something else as we Connie, who has relatives in Chi guy who chewed vodka-injected talked of his 38 years in community talked. As to marriage: “One of you Maine, plans to move this winter to a oranges. We had a nice long chat theater, of playing the role of Nor­ learns to say ‘I’m sorry’ and one of condominium (not even built yet) in over the phone a few weeks back. man in On Golden Pond. “My third you learns something else,” he said. North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Brant was a cheerleader all four time, a lot of fun,” he said. (He had “It’s 60 percent each, 120 percent of some 15 minutes away. The week I years at Deering High and four years bought a Maine cheerleading sweat­ understanding, 120 percent to work called she had bought a new green at UMaine. (In between, he spent shirt at our 50th and wore it in the with. You can make it.” Thanks, Grand Cherokee Jeep. She’ll make one year at Northwestern, cheerlead­ scene where Norman was going Brant! it. She sounds great. ing his spring and fall semesters, and fishing with his grandson in the I attended a memorial service Homecoming weekend will be entered UMaine in December of ’49.) movie.) recently for classmate Lida Maxim coming up soon after you read this, He said it took him five years for a Brant and Jan celebrated their Muench’s mother, my Aunt Marge, so please set aside the dates of four-year degree. 50th anniversary and his 75th birth­ who lived to be 99, and died in October 21,22, and 23, with the He talked of the cheers at Orono. day on July 23. “I had to get to 75 March. Our condolences go out to game on Saturday (I don’t know “We tried to replicate what the big before she could celebrate 50 Lida, her sisters, Connie and Joyce, what team we’re playing, but we’ll colleges did, but it was disaster!” years,” he said. (It seems longevity and their families. win, I hope). We had a nice time last Something about turning the cards, isn’t something that runs in the I met Ed Plossay ’54 there, and year (even though it was bitter cold changing the letters and it would family.) He said now that he is 75 he spoke of how reverent my sister, and windy). We tailgated right by the spell something. He said he painted (“Don’t tell me there isn’t help from Lida, and I looked at the gathering stands, thanks to Woody, and he posterboard cards in the basement above.”), he can live a long time, held after the service. As we walked said he’d do it again. Last year he of Sigma Chi, working at it at least and “my wife is in great shape.” He into the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn, brought his truck with a sailboat on

20 Mainely People Fall 2005 top, along with his grill, baked the board of directors of a local beans, (and was it hot dogs or one.). San Fran was nice but cold hamburgers?), etc. We had a num­ Mark Cohen ’54 and windy—what else—but the food ber of classmates there, so please and sights were just great. Gloria try and come—and bring along a recognized and I then drove from San Fran to little something to eat and/or drink. for service to Reno to visit with daughter and son- Hope to see a lot of you there! in-law. The trip over the mountains Woody and Jean’s new email: his alma mater was just full of view-taking—plenty [email protected]. And Ron Bishop’s of snow above 6,000 feet. What a email: [email protected]. Mark Cohen ’54 was the recipi­ great area. Toured Tahoe, Truckee The university sent me a copy of City, Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, etc., ent of the alumni association’s a Penobscot Times article dated and even came back with some December 9, 2004, with the caption: prestigious Pine Tree Emblem green stuff $ compliments of the “Local resident honored for work Service Award at Reunion 2005 casinos.” with local AARP chapter.” And a in June. Mark has a long record And Lloyd’s June 20th: “New photo of our classmate Carol Prent­ news! We’re celebrating our 52nd of support to the university, iss Mower with AARP Maine state wedding anniversary today— we will president Les Lafond. Carol was including serving as vice chair be meeting with Skip ’54 and Rose­ honored for her commitment in two for the Campaign for Maine, as mary Carlin Hall ’54 later this week areas of volunteer work with AARP. a member of the alumni associ­ to celebrate ours and their 51st—we Since being trained as a fraud fight­ try to get together for this annual ation board and the develop­ er in June, Carol has done more celebration. Had a great Father’s than a dozen presentations for ment council, as a member of Day gift from daughter Ellen—tickets seniors in the greater Bangor area. the UMaine arts committee, to Red Sox game yesterday—and Carol was also recognized for and as a member of the Class she drove us to Boston—great her tremendous and ongoing contri­ game as Red Sox won—she is a big of 1954 executive committee. bution to the Penobscot County Red Sox fan—even has one of the Chapter of AARP (Chapter 374) as Mark has also been a generous donor to his alma mater. His special Red Sox license plates #10 one of three recipients of the Belle many gifts have earned him membership in the Stillwater Society, for her SUV.” Congratulations to the Rush Award this year. The award is and in 1996 he made the naming gift for the Mark and Mary Jane four of you! given to volunteers who participate Another of our classmates has Cohen Music Studio in Class of 1944 Hall. in community activities and projects died—Dorothy Babson Allen sponsored by an AARP chapter or Mark retired in 1995 from a successful career as an executive Warner, of Kennebunkport. A photo RTA unit. with Capital Cities/ABC. He began that career in broadcasting at on the obituary page of the Portland Carol is also a member of the radio stations in Bangor and Portland after graduating from Press Herald, June 22, caught my communications team for AARP eye. She looked so familiar, and UMaine. He joined ABC in the late 1950s. Mark worked his way Maine with which she plays an yes, I knew before I read it that she active role in planning and facilitat­ up to numerous high level positions with ABC and in 1984, was was a classmate of ours. There was ing AARP Universities that are held elected president of the International Council of the National also a nice write-up about her, with biannually throughout the state. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. the heading “Dorothy Warner, 73, Congratulations, Carol! bookkeeper, Braille translator, moth­ As usual, I do receive a few er of six.” Dot studied premed, but emails from time to time (and I’d like set aside her dreams of becoming a a lot more). This one (May 11) from daughter. This coincides with the And Zeke’s June 30 email: doctor to marry Joseph Warner in Zeke Mavodones: “Greetings—here birthday of our daughter number “Jeez—if I send you anymore emails December 1951. Our condolences are some more of my doings. I was two. Hoping all goes well. I am to read you will never get to Casco!” go out to her family. president of a 20-group continuing thinking Maine vacation time in (our camp there) “If you know some And this is it for another four education consortium for three years August. Hope all is well with you.” of the birds who are going to be at months. Hope your summer was and stepped back at nomination And another from Zeke (June Bass Harbor that live near the Port­ great and I’ll see you when the snow time last year—hooray someone 28): “Greetings. We will be in Maine land area I will track them down and flies. Take good care of yourself. else was elected for a two-year at Higgins Beach August 6 to August exchange greetings—now here is P.S. I have a new grandson, term. This person had all kinds of 20 with an overnight stay in West­ my ending greeting ‘Yiasou’ (Greek Luke. secretarial help, etc. now this year brook on the 21st—that blocks out for here is to your health)—when she is unable to manage this Bass Harbor—but ’53s are welcome you use it, say it with a loud group—soooo they came back to to stop by on Pearl Street at Higgins oomph—it can also be used to greet me to be re-elected and manage it Beach in Scarborough to say hello. someone as well.” Thanks, Zeke. 1954 again—I did say O.K. but with the We have a small house for the time Thanks, also, to classmate Ray Robbins for sending me a map (and required assistance from all. I am and there will be 10 of us in and Beverly Heal Balise directions) to Bass Harbor for our active in the Freemason fraternity out—just like Kennebunk Square! All 37 Glendale Road August 20 get-together. I’ll write all and have been elected as master of is well except that I really strained Belmont, MA 02478-2921 about it in my next column. Hope the lodge here in Poughkeepsie, the devil out of a hip muscle and (617) 489-3333 New York. I see there has been a lot hamstring and am now going to quite a few of you were able to more interest in Freemasons as a physical therapy twice a week to make it. result of The Da Vinci Code book make it “wiggle and jiggle” as it used Lloyd Oakes sent along a cou­ Well, at last, it’s the first day of and the movie the National Trea­ to—I did it by tossing my youngest ple of emails: (June 13) “We are summer and after having to replant sure. Both have a good blend of granddaughter around (27 back in East Longmeadow, Massa­ parts of my garden due to too much myth, legend, and fact. I am still pounds!)—the joy of being a grand­ chusetts, after a very long trip out to rain, I am gathering the usual stuff doing the continuing education dad! We are having a heat wave San Francisco and then on to Reno, and heading for a couple of relaxing locally. Family-wise we are looking here—90 last week and 90 this Nevada. Trip to San Fran was to a weeks on Singing Beach at forward to a first birthday of a grand- week. That is all for now.” conference on credit unions (I am on Manchester-by-the-Sea. This will be

Fall 2005 Mainely People 21 our 33rd year there and we love it. children, a third grader and a sixth Thursday morning, we went on a I received a newsy letter from grader, who had a great time snor­ 1955 bus trip of Acadia, and wasn’t it great Jim Holland last April. Jim and keling and sailing with their grand­ once again to view the ocean and Claudette celebrated their 50th parents. surroundings from Cadillac Mountain Janet B. Butler wedding anniversary last November Nancy Schott Plaisted ’53 re­ and to have those yummy popovers 116 Oakhurst Road by renewing their vows at St. Thom­ cently saw Ed Plossay and his wife, at the Jordan Pond House. Thursday Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 as Catholic Church in Delmar, New Sylvia, of Lewiston and reported: evening, what a lobster feed we had! (207) 799-1550 York. Their children attended and “Ed has retired from Hartford The clam chowder, mussels, lob­ [email protected] then surprised them with an anniver­ Insurance, and he and Sylvia, a sters, and blueberry cake were so sary party at the Freehold Inn in retired nurse, spend summers on good. Before the dinner, we had Freehold, New York, and tickets to Wilson Pond in North Monmouth. Return, Reunion, another social hour and were joined the Army-Navy game. In 1954 they They have a daughter, Deborah, a ReMAINE...Connected! by more people when our classmates also saw the Army-Navy game. Jim son, Michael, and six grandchildren. Wow! Stupendous! Great! Those soared in numbers from 90 (on described it all as an enjoyable trip “Ed spoke of his two years at are some of the adjectives I can use Wednesday) to 96 (on Thursday). down memory lane. Jim and Claud­ UMaine, ’51 and ’52, and service in to describe what a wonderful time Friday, we all left for Orono where ette gave each other a trip to the Europe, two and one-half years in we all had June 1,2, 3, 4, and 5. It the weather was starting to get even Caribbean in February on the Celeb­ the Army. Ed was with the 7th Army all began in Bar Harbor where Liz warmer. We registered and put our rity Cruise Line—their first cruise Ski Team, temporary duty represent­ Pierce Cross planned our two-day bear paw sticker by our name, so and they had a wonderful time. Later ing the 7th Army in Switzerland, stay there. The Atlantic Eyrie Lodge that we could see who had arrived on in October Jim was inducted into the Austria, and Bavaria, competing was an ideal place to start our campus. Some classmates went to Sports Hall of Fame at a school against other Army teams and Ger­ festivities with the panoramic view of the Senior Alumni luncheon, where where he had taught in Orange man teams. He spoke of Berchest- the harbor from the balcony of each we were officially designated as the County which was an unexpected gaden in Austria, the place where room. Also, many conversations “freshmen” of that group. By the time honor. Both Jim and Claudette plan Adolph Hitler had a retreat called were held on the balconies where of our Friday night class dinner at the to attend football and hockey in the 'Eagles Nest’ during the war. He we could converse from floor to floor Buchanan Alumni House, an addi­ Orono at Homecoming. said the Army team was stationed as well as take pictures. And who tional 90 people arrived, to make a Mary MacKinnon Nelson says and lived at the recreation center at could have asked for anything better total of 189 present. After dinner, we she’s out on the greens, weather the General Walker Hotel (which than to have the sun come out a all went to the large reception room permitting, every day. Her game is used to be Goering’s home), and half-hour after we arrived in Bar where Sylvia Farris Keene, co­ improving. She sees Barbara and then he went to Garmisch. He talked Harbor and to remain out the entire reunion chairperson with Wes, pre­ Tim McManus from time to time. of the beauty of Berchestgaden, the weekend. After 26 days of rain, we sided as mistress of ceremonies and They all had a great visit at the 50th guest houses there, the beauty of all were elated not to have to adorn our class president, Marion Bugbee wedding anniversary party for Lefty the Catholic churches, ‘Unbeliev­ raincoats and put up umbrellas. Mannheim, welcomed everyone. We and Peggy Thompson Homans. able,’ he said. He also took Sylvia in Almost everyone arrived in time thank the University of Maine Foun­ Skip and Rosemary Carlin Hall 1985 to revisit it, a place the size of to attend happy hour at the lodge dation for the lovely glasses that returned from winter in Florida by Lewiston, a three or four-hour train which was set up by reunion were given to each classmate and to way of a visit to Anne Austin Plas­ ride from Munich, overlooking the committee members. The stories the horticulture department of the ter in Virginia. Anne’s home in Alps into Austria, ‘breathtaking!’ Ed were abounding, and I only wish I university for the beautiful pot of Falmouth Foreside, Maine, suffered hopes to visit again.” could remember half of the sagas flowers. The culmination of this some damage from a tree which fell The Camden Rockport Lincoln­ that I heard, many of which were evening occurred when Reg on it during one of those memorable ville Chamber of Commerce’s 2004 new to me. One of the first couples I Bowden was presented with the winter storms. While in Florida, Skip Townsperson of the Year is our own met (on the balcony) were Cynthia alumni association’s Golden “M” and Rosie had a visit with Larry ’52 classmate H. Allen Fernaid. Allen and Dick Vaux. Dick reminded me Award which is presented to honor a and Barbara Wigger Carville. The was given this honor at the cham­ of the time that he and some member of the 50-year reunion class Carvilles have moved from Connect­ ber’s annual dinner at the Samoset fraternity brothers went to East Hall for outstanding class service and icut to a condo in Rhode Island. Resort. In addition to his successes (now Chadbourne Hall where all of leadership and is given to honor the Rosie is hoping to get Wig and Anne as a publisher, marketer, and entre­ us freshmen girls lived). They tried individual who has done the most to to come for a visit—a mini reunion preneur, Allen has served three to get some liquid refreshments into unify and strengthen the class since so to speak. Skip is playing tennis, terms as director of the Maine Com­ the dorm by having the girls tie graduation. Reg is certainly most golf, and as we talked on the phone, munity Foundation, which estab­ sheets together and pull up the deserving of this award, and your Rosemary said he was off playing lished the Knox County Fund. He liquid containers. Having just begun classmates salute you for all that you bridge while she was finishing her has worked as cochair of the Penob­ their adventure, they saw the have done. Reg did a fabulous job on latest novel. scot Bay YMCA’s capital campaign. campus police coming and they in our Memory Book which you each Bob ’55 and Elizabeth “Lou” Last year at our Reunion we got to turn began dispersing. Dick crossed should have received and was ably Leighton Davis had a Christmas see first-hand the wonderful exhibits the street and ran through another assisted by Mary Litchfield Whit­ gathering attended by Skip and at the Farnsworth Museum where fraternity’s front door and out their worth. Rosemary and Bob and Marty Allen is currently president emeritus back door to make the campus The Class of 1955 met the new Jean Wyman Weatherbee who after serving as board president for police think it was that fraternity’s president of the University of Maine, dropped by on their way to Arizona six years. member. Dick got safely back to his Robert Kennedy, at a cocktail recep­ for the winter months. Since you’ll be seeing this in the fraternity without getting caught. tion for our class. Paul and I first met Our class copresidents, Harmon fall, I hope you enjoyed family and Thanks, Dick, for this very amusing Dr. Kennedy this past March in and Jane Stevens Harvey, had a fun throughout the summer. story. Sarasota, Florida, at a luncheon wonderful trip to Guam to visit their How about sending on your That evening we all went to during his spring tour. Upon entering daughter, Merry Jane, and her news?! different places to eat. The Pi Beta the room where the luncheon was family. The flight took 17 hours and Phis, led by president Barbara being held, a man approached us, was very crowded as it was around Knox Frederick, went as a group, and I said, “How do you do and what the time when veterans and their Don’t miss and I hear they had a wonderful class were you at the university?” families were going back to Guam Homecoming 2005 time. I really enjoyed my time talking This was not an unusual question for reunions. Merry Jane's husband with Barbara when we chatted later since this person had no name tag. is base commander. They have two October 21-23 in the week at the ice cream social. He very graciously said, “I am the

22 Mainely People Fall 2005 Celebrating 50 with Style and Spirit Golden Reunion for the Class of 1955

The sun was bright, the campus was lovely, and spirits were high for the Class of 1955’s 50th Re­ union in early June. For the more than 100 class mem­ bers who attended, it was a weekend filled with fun events, good food, and, best of all, warm reunions with old friends and classmates. It was a joyous greeting for Charles Norburg ’57 (right) and Fa­ Sylvia Farris Keene led the class ther Donald McAllister ’55. Charles is the husband of ’55 class in singing the “Stein Song.” member Mary Hatch Norburg.

Reg Bowden was presented with the Golden “M” Award for all of his hard work in helping Left to right: Wendy Dow Ricker, Doris Martel Piatak, UMAA chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G presented a make the 50th a success. and Faith Wixson Varney ’56, ’65G. Block “M” Award to Mary Atkinson Johnson.

Old friends and classmates, left to right: Bert Daniels, Keith Esther Babb Colby (left) with classmate Barbara Knox Frederick Mahaney, and Sal Scarpato. and Barbara’s husband, Les.

Fall 2005 Mainely People 23 interim president of the University of for the class with the highest percent­ being back at college again.” Alma Merrill Otto said: “This Maine.” We all laughed, although I age of their class registered for “After 20 years, it was nice to see has been a wonderful Reunion. really was feeling extremely dumb at reunion; and the Memorial Fund a few of my college friends. The Thanks to the committee for the the time. The Class of 1955 wishes Bowl for the class with the largest place has changed so much—haven’t great plans and careful attention to you, Dr. Kennedy, many happy and percentage of participation in their we all. We were treated royally. We details and arranging for dry weath­ rewarding years at the university. class gift. It was noted that the Class felt honored and proud to be UMO er! This reunion brought back many The Alpha Omicron Pi contingen­ of 1955 presented its contribution to grads.” This was uttered by Eva and happy memories of the college cy met for breakfast on Saturday the endowment supporting the alum­ Harry Harmon who came from where I got an education and my morning at the Union Building. Presi­ ni home, Buchanan Alumni House, Jericho, Vermont. husband.” dent Nancy Caton Dean I imagine and to Senior Alumni scholarships. Harva Young Sheeler, who now Bruce and Carol Langlois couldn’t believe that 50 years had To all areas of campus since 2000, resides in Vienna, Virginia, says that Corwin, “We have been looking passed since she led her sorority our class provided $1,695,240 for she enjoyed four wonderful years at forward to this reunion for a long during our senior year. UMaine. That’s quite a record, don’t UMaine—between Stevens Hall time, but never anticipated having Saturday morning also found us you think? Congratulations to every (classes) and the library (her student such a magical time with all our at the Newman Center for our memo­ class member for participation in job). Harva really enjoyed her under­ friends. It seems like we just took up rial service which was directed by these class awards. graduate years and living at the Elms where we left off 50 years ago. Father Don McAllister. I was deeply Sunday morning we all were and Balentine Hall. “It was a wonder­ Maine is special to us because it is moved by this service especially together for a final time at the alumni ful 50th Reunion.” where we met (February 6, 1956), when the list of each of the deceased association awards breakfast, and I really enjoyed seeing Charlie and as Robert Frost said, ‘That has members of our class was read. This what a wonderful way to end our Hussey and meeting his lovely wife, made all the difference.’ Thanks to event certainly brought back many, glorious weekend. We were so Babs, a Mount Holyoke graduate. all who had a hand in planning all many memories of our four years at excited and proud when Mary Atkin­ Charlie said: “This is a great Satur­ the activities.” Orono. son Johnson received the coveted day of the 50th Reunion weekend, David ’62 and Doris Martel President Marion conducted our Black Bear Award for which we all and we are all enjoying the spirit and Piatak came to Orono from Pres­ class meeting following our class congratulate you, Mary, for a job well livelihood of this great celebration cott, Arizona. Doris writes, “We met luncheon on Saturday. Mary Atkin­ done. Bill ’56 and Mary are so sup­ from moments and events during our so many people I wish I’d gotten to son Johnson, our class agent, portive of the university and are four years at UMaine and to enjoy know as an undergrad. The high­ announced that we had raised involved in so many ways in alumni our stored memories—now to these light, though, was spending quality $93,000, although this figure kept matters. Also, we were all so pleased weekend celebrations in which we time with all four of my dear room­ going up and might not be a correct that Jody Owen Bingham, Class of re-live with gratitude. The partici­ mates. My husband and I have also figure by the time this campaign for 1956, received our classmate Hilda pants including all of us give thanks been able to revisit the places we our class ended on June 30. Good A. Sterling ’55 Class Correspondent and more thanks to those who made met and courted. Thanks to the job, Mary, and to Ron Sheay whom Award. That was special for us as it all happen. God bless all of us and outstanding committee for all the Mary said did a lot of work contacting well as Jody whom I know knew this fine institution and let’s make detailed work.” people. Our original goal was Hilda. this happen again with gusto!” Sylvia Farris Keene comments $75,000. Thank you, everyone, for Following this event, we returned George Palmer, who was the as follows: “Thanks to all you won­ making this part of our reunion such to the motel to change our clothes, official photographer for our time derful classmates who came back a success. We had a lot of fun, as all as it was now 88 degrees, up from together, was taking pictures every for our 50th. Your presence here is of the Class of 1955 All Maine Wom­ 55 degrees the previous week and time we turned around. You’d better what has made reunion so special.” en were present at the luncheon. Liz packed the car for our ride to Samo­ send me some of them, George. He Mary Laflamme Jordan said: Pierce Cross, our president, got her set, where we spent a week with said: “What a great weekend! Betty “UMAA did a wonderful job in plan­ troops together, and a picture was Carol and Bill Butler, our usual stop and I appreciate all the efforts of the ning our big 50th Reunion. It meant taken in exactly the same pose as it after every reunion. Bill and Carol are UMaine staff et al who made this a so much to see all of our old friends was taken for the Prism during our still busy traveling and are looking wonderful experience. We look after all these years. The Buchanan senior year. I hope someone will forward to going on a tour of Italy in forward to another similar experi­ House is indeed impressive! I’m send me a picture of this, as my October in observance of their 50th ence at our 55th. Keep up the won­ looking forward to being here again camera failed to work at the appropri­ anniversary. derful work and go Black Bears!” next year as a senior alumna!” ate time. On behalf of our class, I thank the Dottie St. Onge Alford who now These are only a few of the There were many prizes given out university, Paula Sheehan Paradis resides in Hughesville, Pennsylva­ many comments I wanted to share at the luncheon, one of which was to 71, Vai Mitchell, Danny Williams ‘91, nia, loved being at Acadia with lots with you, and I will be including the person who had traveled the ‘94G, and all the alumni staff for the of memories of summers there at the many more comments about class­ furthest. And yes, that person was superb time that we all had. Their Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor and the mates which I will save for the next Cynthia Nelson who came all the cordiality and their desire to please Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor. issue. way from Cairo, Egypt, to be with us. us all and especially focusing on the When she was at the university, she Kudos and thanks to the Man- Cyn, it was great to see you. Another 50th reunion class was amazing. All enjoyed the talk by the dean of the nheims, the Keenes, Mary Litchfield award was given to Jan Marston those Hartgen pine trees, the idea of college of arts and sciences explain­ Whitworth, Reg Bowden, the Pulsi- Bodwell who was the one who had which, as all of you know, was taken ing the purpose of education as—not fers, Nancy Cameron DeWilde, attended every class reunion, and I from the cover of our Prism, were to “train” but “educate.” Dick Eustis, Mary Atkinson bet also the Class of 1950 reunions seen on campus everywhere we It was nice to see Esther Babb Johnson, Jan Marston Bodwell, Don as well with Bill. Liz Pierce Cross’ went. Those classmates who had not Colby who thanked all for the plan­ McAlister, Liz Pierce Cross, and the boys were on the dean’s list every been to the Buchanan Alumni House ning, etc. She said it was a wonder­ Butlers for all of the hard work each semester of their years at Maine, an before were extremely impressed by ful time—well planned and just one of them did in making our 50th award for which she should be very that facility. The Class of 1955 thanks enough time to renew and visit old Reunion a huge success. We all do proud of for her boys. each one of you who did so much to friends. We remember that Esther look forward to our 55th and once The Saturday night all alumni make our weekend so memorable. was on campus only three years, as again seeing our many friends. reunion banquet found our class To re-enforce what I have previ­ she did medical technology at East­ Yes, we did “Return, Reunion, getting several awards. They are: ously said, the following are only a ern Maine in Bangor. She has won­ ReMaine...Connected.” How won­ The Attendance Cup for the class few of the comments I heard: derful memories and was pleased to derful it was to sing the “Maine Stein with the most number of classmates Sally Carroll Fernaid said: get a good education and a great Song” at every event. We all re­ attending reunion; the Century Cup “Reunion was such fun. It was like husband, Emerson Colby ’54. membered the middle part of that

24 Mainely People Fall 2005 song as well and everyone did a fine job. Thank you, University of UMaine Sigma Chi brothers pay tribute to the late Brian Simm ’54 Maine—you are the “college of our hearts always.” Friends Forever 1956 In the fall of 1950, Brian Simm, Lew Clark, Al The walkway (a boardwalk built over a bog) Bingham, and Gerry Smith arrived on the Uni­ was named for Brian, a retired state forester, in Joanne Owen Bingham 9 Acorn Lane versity of Maine campus to start their college recognition of the invaluable contributions he Scarborough, ME 04074 careers. Living in the old North Dorms, the four made to the Fox Forest, both while he was em­ [email protected] freshmen quickly became friends and decided ployed there and as a volunteer after he retired. to pledge to Sigma Chi fra­ A viewing hut for the walk­ Classmates: ternity. way was planned for, and June 1, 2005. This next weekend The four UMaine students Lew suggested that the Bing and I will be headed up to friends take on the project. Orono to the Class of 1955’s 50th formed a bond that remained Reunion. Remember, next year it is through their UMaine experi­ Brian’s fraternity brothers our turn! ence and for 51 years after from 1953, 1954, 1955, and By the time you read this, the they graduated. Although 1956 contributed generously 2005 celebration will be over and I will have received the Hilda Sterling they all married and had their to the project. ’55 Class Correspondent Award. I own careers, they always The work began on a cold was flabbergasted when I got word stayed in touch and got to­ February day when Lew, Al, that I was receiving it. I guess the gether regularly through the Gerry, and Pete met at the past 14 years of writing about your news was more than just fun for me. years for picnics, camping, Fox Forest. Several state I thank you for letting me do it. canoeing, and skiing. foresters, who had worked Betty Kononen Berry sent the “We have been and will with Brian over the years, alumni office a note saying that she be friends forever,” said Al provided plans for the hut. has taken the position of develop­ ment director for Midcoast Bingham. “In our later years, The group proceeded to Children’s Services in Rockland. we’ve become even closer.” build a prefabricated hut, but The Framingham Metro West had to leave it at the Fox The close bond was evi­ The assembly crew was ’54 Sigma Chi Daily News published an article in dent this past year, following Forest barn because the February on Bernie Freedlander. brothers Al Bingham, Al Bancroft, Lew snow was too deep for trans­ Bernie, as did some of the rest of the death of Brian Simm Clark, and state foresters. us, worked in several jobs before after his courageous battle port and assembly. deciding that the only way to with cancer. Al, Lew, and Gerry, along with During the construction, Brian’s widow, anywhere in life was “to be my own fellow UMaine alumnus Pete Wilson ’55, raised Priscilla, provided breakfasts and lunches for the boss." In the past 30-plus years he has started eight businesses, all in money for, and built a screened hut in honor of workers. Before departing, the old friends sere­ Framingham. He sold two of them, Brian for bird and nature watchers at the Brian naded Priscilla with a rendition of “The Sweet­ but his son currently runs the Simm Walkway in Hillsboro, New Hampshire’s, heart of Sigma Chi.” remaining six. As he became less Fox State Forest. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the barn,” Al noted. involved in running the businesses In May, Al and Lew were he turned to teaching. That involved teaching a business course at Keefe joined at Fox Forest by Al Technical School Continuing Bancroft ’54. The three men, Education, that led to a book with the assistance of state compiled from handouts from his foresters, trucked the prefab class, A Road Map on How to Start and Succeed in Business: A building through the woods to Guidebook for Beginners and the Mud Pond, and assembled it Inexperienced. on the boardwalk. Once again, “I wrote the book primarily as a fun project and for my students, and Priscilla Simm provided the it kind of got out of hand,” said meals. Freedlander. “My ego has been Brian will now be remem­ satisfied; the response has been so bered by all those who visit the positive.”

The committee for our big day Fox Forest. And, of course, has been very busy. One of the he’ll never be forgotten by the areas discussed at the last meeting close-knit brothers of Sigma was the compilation of a Memory The construction crew (left to right) was: Al Bingham ’54, Pete Chi. Book which will be coordinated by Wilson ’55, Lew Clark ’54, ’56G, and Gerry Smith ’54, ’55G. Faith Wixson Varney and Betty Brookway Nevers, so if any of you

Fall 2005 Mainely People 25 have any ideas, pass them along to Faith and Betty. There will also be a 1958 pre-reunion gathering in Bar Harbor that Rick Starbird is putting togeth­ er. You will hear more about this as Mrs. Leo M. Lazo (Jane Ledyard) time goes on. 49 Martin Street Another reminder is of the schol­ West Roxbury, MA 02132 arship that is available to eligible [email protected] descendants of class members. If you have a member of your family As I write this, spring has sprung who is thinking of attending the and around this area we were con­ University, keep that in mind. cerned that maybe it had sprung a We also are probably all eligible leak. I haven’t seen so much rain in for the 70+ lifetime membership years. Although now that our lawn discount when we join the alumni has just had new sod put down, I association, so take that into consid­ can’t buy a drop of water. We also eration the next time you pay your have had three 90 degree days plus alumni dues. humidity before summer officially An article in the Portland Press arrives, and as you read this, the Herald on May 16th gave a rave leaves are turning color. Oh well, we review of Ellis Paul, a young singer all know what New England weather who just happens to be the son of is like! our own Ed Plissey. There is the Four members of the state of possibility that he might perform at Maine were honored by the Russian one of our functions. Embassy for their establishment of a That is all I have for now. Keep Joanne “Jody” Owen Bingham ’56 received the 2005 Hilda A. Sterling fund for a Russian orphanage which us posted on your doings, whether ’55 Award from alumni association chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G for her helps the hearing and speech im­ they be mundane or fantastic! outstanding work as 1956 class correspondent. paired. Our own Jim Gorman and Jody his wife, Maureen, were two of the eluding the bed! Looks like it will be female wildlife management major, honorees. They have helped spear­ a summer project just to get every­ Marty Burow Norgren ’56, and hus­ head efforts to support the Sophia thing straightened out. Lots of fun band, Joel, in Wilmington, Vermont, Fund which has raised thousands though. So this has occupied most with John and Donna Chadbourne for beds, a kitchen makeover, and 1957 of our time this past winter and Standerwick ’59 at their summer sports equipment for the orphanage spring, if you could call the weather place in Ontario, Canada, and with which is located in Novozybkov. Jim spring. Sogg, sogg, and more sogg.” Betty McKusick Plummer and Phil­ and Maureen saw a photo from the Elisabeth (Liz) A. Hibbard Smith That is a more pleasant way to do ip at her summer place south of Associated Press of a young deaf P.O. Box 143 renovations and I think summer did Moosehead on Piper Pond. girl who had been abandoned by her Phippsburg, ME 04562 arrive. Persis Messier ’60 was a found­ mother. With help from Mary Dinan (207) 389-1816 William R. ’’Bill” Donnell ’53 ing member of the Bangor area Bear and Greg Foltz, director of St. An­ [email protected] called and invited us to the open Paws Quilters Club. She wrote of dre’s Home in Biddeford, (the other house for the Donnell House at the the social significance of quilting two honorees) they were able to In Waldoboro permanently since re­ Maine Maritime Museum. The house while studying for her master’s de­ locate the child in the picture and tiring from teaching at The Fenn is to be furnished as it was at the gree in education and continued to since Sophia cannot be adopted, a School in Concord, Massachusetts, turn of the century. Coming over collect material for a book. Sally decision was made to establish a in 1995, Mark Biscoe has written from Salisbury, Vermont, for the oc­ Bransford Irons and her husband, fund to help to improve the living about local history for newspapers casion were Mary “Sis” Donnell Fred, a retired UMO electrical engi­ conditions at the orphanage. and in book form. No Pluckier Set of Burchard, her husband, Don, who neering professor, took on the task Senator Arthur F. Mayo, of Bath, Men Anywhere is a story of ships received his B.S. in ’57, and their of editing the collection of quilting surprised his colleagues when and shipbuilding in the Damariscotta daughters. It was nice to see her stories from an old typed rough shortly after his reelection to the and Newcastle area. Merchant of again, not wearing the green food draft. Fred designed the unique Maine Senate, Art changed his party The Medomack similarly tells about service uniform that I recall from chapter numbers using the nine affiliation from Republican to Demo­ life in Waldoboro, vessels, ship­ Balentine days! In a follow-up phone patch pattern. Quilts Have a Story to crat. Art, who always considered yards, and the village during the last call, she said that primarily she has Tell: A Social Studies Anthology is himself as a “liberal Republican,” half of the 19th century. These two worked with Don in his land survey­ available at University Bookstore in said, “It has been increasingly diffi­ books may be purchased from book­ ing business after the girls went Orono and Book Marc’s in Bangor. cult in the Senate Republican cau­ stores in Damariscotta, Thomaston, away to school, and they’re still at it. John Bridge, his brother, and cus” for someone of his political Rockland, Bangor, Belfast, at the She was active in Girl Scouts, di­ their wives have kicked off the fund- persuasion. He says that his support University of Maine, Bath, and Brun­ recting the day camp for three years raising campaign for the new Augus­ for the Dirigo Health program “which swick. Also they are available on the and the resident camp for five years, ta Y to be constructed near the state is not a Republican position” is an web at: www.waldoborohistory.org/ no doubt using her training as the house with a donation of $1.25 mil­ example of some of the problems he or by contacting the author at either: second female wildlife management lion, continuing his family history of has faced. Art says he has no plans [email protected] or: (207) major. Now she is on the board of supporting the community. He said, to change his approach to matters 832-7961. trustees for the Salisbury Library, “We needed some sizable contribu­ which come before the Legislature. Judy Pendleton Coffin wrote, writes a column of Salisbury news tions. I wanted to set the pace.” Art has served four terms in the “Jack and I have almost completely for the local paper, and she and Don Please locate your favorite snap­ House of Representatives and is renovated our house on the shore raise Labrador puppies for Guiding shot taken during your days at the now on his second term as a mem­ while living in my mother’s house Eyes for the Blind. In the last few University of Maine. ber of the Senate. Mary Elizabeth across the road. Everything in the years they have been pleased to re­ Maher McCarthy passed away just house (also) has been painted—in­ connect in the summer with the first prior to Christmas ’04. “Hully” was

26 Mainely People Fall 2005 president of the Kennebec Historical Society, a trustee and former presi­ dent of Old Fort Western, and was involved with St. Mary’s Home for the Aged Fund, the U of M Founda­ tion, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, and the Maine State Museum. Actively involved in preser­ vation efforts, she hosted and chaired many fund raisers. Also interested in music, she hosted George Shearing, famed jazz pia­ nist, at her home. Following gradua­ tion, Hully worked as a newspaper reporter at the Kennebec Journal and the Portland Telegram. During the ’80s, she was involved with the peace movement, participating in protests and worked as a political activist. Hully also was very interest­ Phi Mu Delta brothers keep in touch in Portland ed in film, theatre, books, flowers, gardening, animals, travel, classes Every month (except December) members of UMaine’s Phi Mu Delta fraternity get together for at UM Augusta, and promoting lunch at the Village Cafe in Portland. This get-together from last April included, front row (left to programs at the university. While at right): Jere Davis ’58, Jan Saleeby ’56, Mert Brackett ’50, John Caminiti ’51, Al Card ’53, and Al UM, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, the Maine Hopkins ’50. Back row (left to right): Paul McCourt ’58, Ben Thomas ’56, Alan Lewis ’59, Don Masque, and was a reporter for the Crandlemire ’55, Bill Bryant ’60, Vic Woodbrey ’52, John Hewitt ’54, and Bob Mortimer ’55. Maine Campus and editor in chief for the Prism. A note from Will Atwell says he is planning to be at conference table. Our gift also sailboat racing and they both are our 50th. He says he has been up helped with the cost of archival involved in their business of boat I960 and down the eastern seaboard with paper and the binding of these delivery. They will pick up your boat jobs from Delaware to Florida. theses. in Florida or elsewhere south and Diane Faucher Roderick Retiring as an engineer in the textile Hope you all have paid your sail or motor it to New England and 52 Fern Street business in 2000, Will relocated to alumni dues, and that you are put­ vice versa. Bangor, ME 04401 Aberdeen, North Carolina. He is ting on your thinking caps and let­ A summer event was the mar­ currently working two days a week ting our class president, Judy De­ riage of Judy Adams Gardiner’s at the local golf course which allows merchant Cohen, know what you son Ed to Tracey Stallwood which Forrest Meader lives in Poolesville, him playing privileges. We should all would like to see happen for our took place in Rhode island. Ed is a Maryland, with his wife, Judy Ohr be so lucky! 50th Reunion which is getting closer lieutenant colonel stationed at the Meader ’61. He is an artist and he David Peakes of New Ipswich, by the minute. Pentagon. lists the Maine State Society of New Hampshire, received the TAPPI Earl Ramsdell and wife have Washington, D.C., (president 1999- Distinguished Service Award at the moved back to their home on Seba- 2001) and Hyattstown Mill Arts annual meeting in Tampa, Florida. go Lake after spending 15 years of Project board of directors as some TAPPI is the leading technical asso­ retirement in Arizona. They have 17 of his professional activities. ciation for the worldwide pulp, pa­ 1959 grandchildren, six of whom are Nancy Morse Dysart is the per, and converting industry. His presently in college. director of Children’s Miracle Net­ career has included industrial expe­ Eben Dewitt of Milo has spent work of Eastern Maine Healthcare Nancy Roberts Munson rience with several companies 46 years in public service. For the Systems. Nancy traveled to Sweden 106 Coventry Place including 24 years with Boise Cas­ last 20 years he has served as the summer of 2004 with 35 cousins Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 cade. He has had consulting assign­ Piscataquis County commissioner. from the USA and Mexico to meet (561) 694-9984 ments in 33 states, three Canadian He was feted at a recent retirement 20-plus Swedish cousins. Nancy [email protected] provinces, and in Australia, Argenti­ party. He also served as an educa­ says it was one of the most emotion­ na, Sweden, and Germany. His 43 tor and principal in S.A.D. 68 for 14 al, rewarding experiences of her life. years of experience have included Hi, everyone—hope you all had a years as well as serving as superin­ Janice Wilcox Burby Heath environmental and technical work. great summer. As always we spent tendent for 12 years. lives in East Millinocket, Maine, with Received a note from Daniel time on Cape Cod plus a trip to That’s all the news this time. her husband, Ivory Brown Heath. Williams ’91, ’94G, the director of England and Italy. And we finally Hope to have more next issue if you She has a daughter, Catherine annual and alumni giving including a became grandparents for the first will send me yours! Leavitt, son, Karl Burby, and grand­ letter from Charlie Slavin, dean of time. Sara Catherine Munson was daughter, Jennifer Waltz. the Honors College. They have born to son Steve and wife Cathe­ Rick Lloyd writes an interesting succeeded in binding some 851 rine in Atlanta. letter letting us all know that he’s still theses beginning with Honors the­ In Florida last winter we got For UMaine news, Black in Honolulu, Hawaii (since Decem­ ses from 1937. Dean Slavin ex­ together several times with class­ ber 1961). He retired in 1994 from pressed his thanks to the members mate Paul Odegard and wife Polly. Bear sports, alumni the design division of the Pearl of the Class of ’58 for our generous They purchased a condo near us events, and more, Harbor Naval Shipyard. He writes gift at our 45th Reunion. These and escaped the snow in New that he’d love to hear from his class­ monies enabled them to furnish the England. Summer finds them at their log on to: mates. He’d also like to show them theses/reading room with a book­ home in Leete’s Island, Connecticut. his paradise should they be coming case and the matching 12-person Paul keeps busy with competitive mainealumni.com this way. Rick can be reached at:

Fall 2005 Mainely People 27 shaira@ hawaii.rr.com. highlight of Rotary service is the joy able to fulfill the needs of the Gail Mallett Rae—Gail has of contributing to the many service 1963 congregation, each bringing his/her retired from the bed and breakfast projects that the club undertakes. own strengths to the job. “It’s a good business since March of 2005. She Governor John Baldacci ’86 match,” says Pat. Barbara Fowles Allen was the owner of Dunloggin’ Bed nominated four people to serve on For information on General and Breakfast in Lee, Maine. the board of trustees of the universi­ 2690 Falls Road Oliver Otis Howard, we need to Madalyn Jordan lives in ty system and one of them is Marcellus, NY 13108 listen to Rodney Abbott. Since [email protected] Ellsworth, Maine. She is a retired Charles O’Leary, former president retirement from Telstar High School, professor and taught for 28 years at of the Maine AFL-CIO. Rodney has taught U.S. history for Husson College. Would love a summer email from Thanks, Irv Marsters, for the University of Maine at Augusta. Nancy Small Russell lives in you for our winter issue. suggesting that Perry Clough let For many years he has also lectured Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She is a me know what he is doing these at Elderhostel programs at Sunday part-time children’s librarian. She days. Perry started the year out right River Inn. and her husband, James ’69, have and sent a letter in January. He While I was in Fort Myers, nine grandchildren. 1962 retired eight years ago as CEO of an Florida, this winter, I was able to David Trefethen and his wife, orthopedic implant company, then enjoy Cynthia Huston Srebnick ‘64, Janice, live in Hampden, Maine. ran a management consulting Judy Shaw Furlotte, Elaine David retired from UMaine in May Diane Ingalls Zito company for a couple of years. Farashian, and Marcia Roak 2002. 24 South Hill Drive Since then he has spent his time Fitzgerald. We all had a wonderful Bedford, NH 03110 developing commercial real estate weekend together. [email protected] around Rhode Island and southern Again, I would like to encourage Massachusetts. In his spare time, he you to send along information about 1961 Hello, everyone. I hope your sum­ restores cars from the ’60s and yourself and the classmates you mer was fantastic. Drop me a line to wooden boats from the ’40s. He has encounter. As we all begin to travel tell us all about it. joined the Maine Alumni Association about in these retirement years, Judy Ohr Meader I got a nice email from Will board, so he is traveling to Orono please try to look up old friends and 19332 Hempstone Avenue Farrington. Will wrote that after about six times a year. He writes, visit them. It is very rewarding to Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 graduation he served in the U.S. “everything has changed—except renew those friendships. [email protected] Navy as an engineer officer on the Pat’s. I swear that the Formica on U.S.S. Sierra, and then taught at the counter top hasn’t been changed Etta Libby Davenport was in a Thornton Academy in Saco for 29 since we were there!” quandary. She was doing her spring years. While at Thornton, he took a Congratulations to Baron 1964 cleaning and came upon a stash of two-year sabbatical to serve in the Hicken who received a Block “M” Campus newspapers from the late 105th Maine Legislature. He is now Award for alumni support and 1950s. She offered them to me. “retired” to a life of leisure—cycling activities for the UMaine New Jersey Ginny Bellinger Ollis Well, fortunately, when I worked on 25 miles a day. Fully active retire­ Alumni group at Reunion weekend. 4022 Front Street the Campus the management staff ment seems to be a pattern with our Baron writes that he will teach San Diego, CA 92103 had the forethought to bind the class. Will has a daughter living in physics one more year before (619) 574-5138 copies for the staff so I have a nice my home town, so I hope we’ll be moving to Alfred, Maine, for [email protected] collection. I suggested to Etta that able to get together one of these retirement. Again this year, Baron she contact the university library or days. I also received a note from and Chubb Michaud ’65 and their How nice to be sending you a big alumni association. Sure enough, Mitch Cohen. He and his wife sons traveled to Lake Tahoe for their Maine Hello from the Left Coast the special collections department at recently moved back to Rancho annual Father’s Day get-together. branch of the University of Maine the library was delighted to get such Santa Fe, California (near San Stan and Sondra Holmes Hill alumni/ae! I recently noticed at the a historical treasure. During her Diego). They love to travel and have have two new homes. The primary big UMaine alum party in San Diego cleaning, Etta also uncovered a just finished their third cruise of one is in Reno, Nevada, and it is the that, although 1964 seems a long skunk family. Neither she nor the 2005 and the year is barely half one that Stan designed himself. The time ago, none of our classmates university wanted them! over! winter home is in Surprise, Arizona. has aged in spirit, vitality, or love for Received an email from Bud Tom and Linda Gillies Patrick Both are on a golf course. Stan and our alma mater! And the Maine Welch that he continues to serve on were honored in December as they Sondra relocated from California Hello, indoctrinated on day one of active duty with the U.S. Navy as a received UMaine’s Advanced Engi­ when Kaiser Electronics was bought our freshman orientation week, has Roman Catholic chaplain. Father neered Wood Composite Center by Rockwell International. Their served me so well over all these Bud is stationed at the Naval Air Director’s Award. When Habib daughter has her Dad’s job (when it years, whether I lived on campus, in Station in Brunswick and can be Dagher, the center’s director, pre­ was Kaiser) with Rockwell now. New York City, Phoenix, or now San reached at the CMD Chapel. sented the couple with the award, Their son works in California for Diego. Almost everyone is bright­ The Bangor Daily News did a he cited Tom and Linda’s extraordi­ Duke Energy as an energy engineer. ened by a big smile and greeting. delightful story on the home of nary efforts in fund raising. Their There are four grandchildren. If you Please send me your news, be­ Gingee Buckley Franco and her support was instrumental in acquir­ find yourself in the Phoenix area cause we all would love to know husband Vince ’62. They live in the ing five million dollars for an initia­ next winter, let them know. They how you are doing! Zebulon Smith home which was built tive between the center and the U.S. “love Maine folks” to visit. The Classmate Robert E. Perkins is in 1832. Gingee’s grandparents Navy, Maine Marine Manufacturing, number is (623) 556-2460. joining the swelling ranks of retirees. bought the home in 1919 and it has and Hodgdon Yachts of East Booth­ “When Two Voices are Better He is retiring after 36 years of teach­ been occupied by one or more bay. This project will develop the Than One” (Bangor Daily News) is ing French, first at renowned Deer­ Buckleys ever since. The Bangor Mark V.1, a special operations craft. what the people in Belfast are field Academy in Deerfield, Massa­ Historical Society declared the home The Patricks, strong, supportive saying these days. The Reverends chusetts, (where my good friend Ted a “community treasure.” alumni, are also on the University of Ken and Pat Parker became co­ Leonard ’66, now living in Bangor Don Sturgeon was selected the Maine President’s Development pastors of First Baptist Church in with his gorgeous wife, Sandra Old Town Rotarian of the Week this Council. 2004. That would be Pat Waugh Moores Leonard ’65, also taught past March. Don is retired from Well, that’s it for this column. Parker, to us. As a husband and briefly) and later at the Flint Hill public education. He says that the Remember to send me your news. wife team at the church, they are School in Oakton, Virginia. Robert

28 Mainely People Fall 2005 and his partner are moving to Palm Williamsburg, Virginia. They enjoy Harbor, Florida, this fall and would 1965 volunteer work at the College of love to hear from any new UMaine William and Mary and visiting their neighbors! Another retiree is un­ grandchildren in the Boston area. Sylvia A. Tapley bending her kindergarten knees and I don’t recall hearing from Rod 21 Durrell Drive wiping away her tears to say good­ Durgin before. He earned a Ph.D. at Fairfield, CT 06824-5062 bye to the kids at Pemetic Elemen­ Ohio State University and is presi­ (203) 259-3292 tary School after almost 30 years— dent and CEO of COIN Educational fax (203)259-1305 Ellen Winn Mercer. Ellen and her Products in Toledo, Ohio. He is the [email protected] husband did try Cape Cod for two father of five children and grandfa­ years, but quickly moved back to the ther of four. Southwest Harbor school where she As our president, Horace Horton, Caroline Burton Floyd-Wiles has been a leading example of the recently wrote, “Where, oh where, retired from 28 years teaching as a great inspiration a teacher can be in has the time gone?” It has been 40 physical education specialist. She the lives of her students. years since our University of Maine and her husband, Garl, moved last Our classmates are being recog­ graduation! Unlike previous years, fall from Winston-Salem to a golf nized for their exceptional selves. our Reunion is being held in the fall community called Sea Trail Planta­ Clayton A. Rogers, of Brewer, was on September 16 and 17, even tion. They have a blended family of nominated by the Penobscot County though the info forms gave a June 12 children and 23 grandchildren. Chapter of the Maine Education date. Besides golf, Carrie enjoys yard Association-Retired for its Leader­ For me, the enjoyable part of work, reading, and the loggerhead ship Award. Clayton is also an pre-Reunion activities is receiving turtle watch brigade which helps organist for the Columbia Street protect their nests along the North Baron Hicken ’63 received a copies of all the reunion information Baptist Church in Bangor for 50 (talk Carolina coastline. Her “favorite Block “M” Award at Reunion 2005 forms. Here is what I have found about commitment!) years and memory of UMaine” is loving fresh­ in June for his support of the out. shares his musical gifts by perform­ man dorm days. Do you women university and commitment to John Bonello is a practicing trial ing at care centers and senior ven­ remember lights out at 8:30 p.m. and local alumni events. Baron is a attorney with offices at Long Branch, ues. Robert McCully is receiving trying to read your next day’s assign­ member of the Charles F. Allen (Monmouth County) New Jersey. He the Award for Teaching Excellence ments in the closet with a flashlight? Society, the “M” Club (he was received a JD degree from Rutgers from the Maine Education Associa­ Bruce ’66 and Caroline Fuller recently inducted into the UMaine University. John is active in the tion, and qualifies him to receive the Hutchinson were proud parents Sports Hall of Fame), and has Monmouth Bar Association, recently National Education Association’s when their oldest son, Art, married been an active leader in the New completing a one-year term as Award for Teaching Excellent which Stacy Heinrich on April 23rd in an Jersey Alumni Chapter. president, and continuing to serve will be given at a banquet in Wash­ as trustee. John and his wife, Deb­ early evening ceremony in Golden, ington, D.C. Robert has taught high because he felt just riding was bie, have four children. Colorado. The newlyweds are now school math and undergraduate dangerous enough that the rider Retired since 2002 from Hudson living in Lakewood, outside Denver. college courses for 34 years, and should be alert and safety-conscious Valley Community College in Troy, Another golfer is Douglas Hall, made time to coach boys’ and girls’ at all times and should be able to New York, Lori Brower McCarron who retired in 2002 as director, basketball, track, and tennis. Class­ make his own helmet decision. volunteers at the Nature Conservan­ global logistics purchasing for The mate Norm Dineen and his family Another Maine treasure, Sanford cy and the Saratoga Springs Public Dow Chemical Company. He and his are working to put the “memorial” “Sandy” Phippen, columnist, au­ Library. She also enjoys cross­ wife, Bonita, live in Sanford, Michi­ back in Memorial Day. Norm’s father thor, and PBS host, member of the country skiing, snow-shoeing, hik­ gan. They also enjoy photography was one of the veritable heroes of Maine Humanities Council and ing, and flying gliders (sail planes). and boating. World War II, and brought his in­ Maine Arts Commission, presented From 1995 to the present, Bill Pat Hayden Herrick spent a tense courage and patriotism back the 2005 commencement address at Buckley has been president of weekend in July with Caroline Fuller to his sons. Norm encourages ev­ the University of Maine in Machias. Coffee News USA and assistant Hutchinson and 18 other women on eryone to march in a parade and You can find Sandy’s writings in the director of Business Network Inter­ an annual kayaking trip in the wilder­ take time to remember those who New York Times, Down East, and national. He enjoys golf, tennis, and ness of northern Maine. gave their very best in their coun­ Bangor Daily News, see him on antique cars. While a member of the Dorothy Clark Jordan taught try’s service. Maine Public Television’s “The Best Rotary, he was chosen a Paul Harris school for 30 years and retired in And we have many in public of RFD Maine,” or pick up one of his Fellow. 1984. She received the Teacher of service. Ernest Harvey of Millinock­ books: Kitchen Boy, The Police Dayton Cannan retired two the Year Award for Maine S.A.D. 40 et won confirmation for re-appoint- Know Everything, and People Trying years ago as senior project engineer in 1976. Over the years she has ment to the Maine Land Use Regu­ to be Good, among others. at Fraser Papers in Madawaska. He enjoyed doing oil paintings of homes lation Commission. State Represen­ Richard Kaplan and his wife, now works part-time as a sales of people in the Warren area. tative Bill Browne from District 58 Celia, proudly announced the arrival engineer and plays golf. He and his More “favorite memories” of the that includes Vassalboro, Windsor, of their first grandchild, Anna Made­ wife, Priscilla, have three children. UMaine baseball team were also and the northeast part of Augusta, line Kaplan, on May 29, 2005. The Their granddaughter Anna Maria expressed by Tom Murphy. “Murph” wants to be effective as your voice parents are James Kaplan and Erica Cannan will be a student at UMaine pitched the final game of the New in the state legislature and asks that Streit-Kaplan. Also, Richard retired in the fall. Dayton wrote that his England Championships in Fenway you keep his email: in February as an archivist for the “favorite memory of UM days” was Park and then played in Omaha. Tom [email protected] handy and let Massachusetts Secretary of State. when he was a sophomore and the now enjoys playing golf and contin­ him know what you want addressed! He is still working part-time. UM team won the softball champion­ ues working at TSM Investments I’m way out west, but it seems that ship. while his son Bill takes over the Bill is a true Maine thinker: besides Richard Dickson is employed at business. They are involved in real focusing on jobs and education, he Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, estate development in California, wants to get government spending Ellsworth. He and his wife, Karen, primarily medical office buildings and under control and promote the Homecoming 2005 live in Hancock. golf courses. He and his wife, Sharon Maine way of life. He voted against David and Martha Hunt Dins­ Taylor Murphy ’64, have four children requiring helmets for motorcyclists, October 21-23 more are retired in Ford’s Colony in and four grandchildren. They enjoy

Fall 2005 Mainely People 29 family and old friends from California complete independence will take a And speaking militarily, word to Maine, especially Higgins Beach, while. I need to keep busy, so email comes that Brigadier General John 1967 Maine. me some news or give me a call! “Bill” Libby, commander of the Jane Tompkins Miller is the The 1965 Reunion class fund, Maine National Guard, is now sport­ special education coordinator and co-chaired by Stephanie Barry ing an extra star on each shoulder. Carol Heber Lane teacher at the Indian Island School, Brown and Hank Schmelzer, hopes Bill has been a one-star general in 77 Dirigo Drive Indian Island, Maine. She and her our class will leave a $50,000 legacy the Guard since 1996. His promo­ Bangor, ME 04401 husband, Robert ’63, live in Orono. to UMaine. This class gift will in­ tion to major general came by an act (207) 942-7321 Linda Kay Waterhouse Lawton clude $37,500 for our remaining of Congress, and there was a public received a M.Ed. from the University pledge to the Buchanan Alumni ceremony in the State House Hall of Summer was late arriving—then of Hartford and a Ed.D. from Nova House. (Just a reminder: for our Flags. Talk about remarkable ca­ came all-of-a-sudden! Southeastern University. She retired 35th Reunion, our Class of 1965 reers! Joyce and Jerry Perkins flew to in 2000 after 35 years as an educa­ pledged $100,000 to name the Meanwhile, I have recently Beijing to visit their son, Jon, in his tor in Hartford, Connecticut. Buchanan Alumni House Courtyard.) learned that Steve Maines, who capacity with the U.S. Department of News clippings brought the And $12,500 will be equally distrib­ spent a month in Sumatra to help State. The 25-hour flight and sight­ following information: uted between our 1965 Class Schol­ give aid to victims of the December seeing last October highlighted their At the end of the school year, arship Fund, which is designated for 26th tsunami, found appalling de­ fall. They saw antiquities from the Lyford Beverage retired as superin­ descendants of class members, and struction and said, “The smell of 1420 Temple of Heaven to a modern tendent of schools of Windsor-based the Buchanan Alumni House endow­ death was heavy in the air, and, as government park. School Union 133. ment. The endowment will ensure far as the eye could see, there were Janet Gardner Parker has been Joseph Westphal, the UMaine that this beautiful building remains a red and white Indonesian flags tied town clerk in Seekonk, Massachu­ System chancellor, announced in signature facility on campus. up on sticks marking bodies yet to setts, for a decade now. She and February that Richard Randall I hope a lot of you planned a trip be recovered.” Steve has devoted her husband have three grown would be assuming the post of to Maine in September which includ­ his life to traveling to developing children: Jonathan, Scott, and Rach­ interim associate provost at UM ed attending our 40th 1965 Class countries as a photographer for el—plus a couple of grandkids of Augusta. Richard worked 34 years Reunion. Please let me know who such organizations as CARE, course. She prides herself on com­ there before retiring in 2001. He you saw and any class news you UNICEF, and the Christian Chil­ munity service and also started joined UMA in 1967 as an instructor want to share. dren’s Fund and felt he needed to Save a Pet in her area 15 years and retired as a full professor. He help in the recovery effort, and I ago. Fund and supply auctions have has also been dean of student and applaud him. grown to over $30,000 a year, not to educational services, and spent 13 Closer to home, James H. mention the volunteer group. years as provost and vice president 1966 White, principal for 20 years at the Susan and Art Nicholson are of academic affairs. Richard also Center Drive School, has been both high school principals. Art is served as acting president for sever­ named Maine’s 2005 Middle Level Carol Jesraly Josel still at Methuen High in Massachu­ al months. Principal of the Year. He says, “I’ve 227 Canterbury Court setts, where 16-year-old daughter, Among the 11 new members always felt it was important to make Blue Bell, PA 19422 Courtney, and 15-year-old son, inducted into the Maine Baseball learning fun and have fun while (610) 277-2711 Patrick, attend. Hall of Fame in July was David learning.” What an accomplishment! [email protected] No doubt Bob Baldwin and wife, Thompson. David, formerly of Also making news is Dale L. Worth­ Margie, of Damariscotta are up at Belfast, now resides in Wayne, en, who will leave Hale & Hamlin Damariscotta Lake at their camp. Pennsylvania. He led the Black Wind, snow, sleet, and freezing rain where he has practiced law since Bob owns Eastern Construction. Bears to a College World Series are now but a memory, gratefully 1977 to head Eaton Peabody’s Founded in ’94, the company pro­ appearance in 1964, where UM won replaced with the colors of spring Ellsworth office. There he’ll focus on vides construction services in the three games and he made the and the prospect of the summer to real estate, environmental, and Thomaston area. Bob has served on Series’ all-star team. come. But, as you read this, school municipal law, as well as estate and the curriculum committee for Mid­ I read numerous newspaper is once again back in session, flip business planning. What makes this coast School of Technology in Rock­ reports about Robert Spear, who flops, shorts, and bathing suits once news even better is that Dale will be land as well as various Homebuilder was seriously ill this spring. While again stored away. And I must admit working with his son! Association positions. He was elect­ on a Maine trade mission to Cuba, that I won’t be half as happy then as And finally, Joseph Murray ed to the Lincoln Academy board of Bob, who is the Maine agriculture I am now. And actually I’m happier wrote sharing his decision to retire trustees last fall. commissioner, caught a dangerous than ever right now, not just be­ after a 37-year career in the college Kenneth Priest of Kenway “superbug” infection and experi­ cause school will be letting out in a publishing industry with Prentice- Corporation, in Augusta, was the enced a near-death bout with septic few weeks, but because I am now a Hall. His plans, though nebulous, recipient of the Kennebec Valley shock. After five days in Cuban grandma. Asher Ben was born on will definitely include travel, and I’m Chamber of Commerce’s Presi­ hospitals, Bob was airlifted to Jack- April 10th—the most beautiful baby hoping that Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, dent’s Award. The company was son Memorial Hospital at U Miami. ever born! will be on his itinerary. He, like so founded in ’47 by Priest’s father who Later, he was rehospitalized at Miles Now for your news: On May 31, many of us, is looking forward to our made small fiberglass boats. In Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. everything changed for Sarge next reunion just one year from now, March of 2004 Kenway returned to I spoke with Bob today and he Means. That’s because, after 39 and, like Joe, I’m hoping that lots of its roots of building boats, yet plans said that while it was a long road years of active duty, he retired from you will join us. I can’t tell you how to continue the manufacture of back, he is doing fine—99 percent. the Army. As you can well imagine, I wonderful it is to gather with old fiberglass industrial equipment for Nothing exciting to report about have a hard time putting the words friends, sharing memories, catching the pulp and paper industry. myself, Sylvia Tapley. I have had Sarge and retirement in the same up with each other, and in every way Schoolboy basketball coaches three hospitalizations and rehab sentence, but there it is. After the having a wonderful time in each were honored by the Maine Associa­ which kept me away from my home ceremony, family and friends gath­ other’s company. And, on that note, I tion of Basketball Coaches at Hus- most of the time from January 4th ered and celebrated him and his will say good-bye once again, wish­ son College. Coaches of the Year until June 13th. I’m in my own space remarkable military career, and I ing you and your loved ones good included the Western D coach now so I am trying to best deal with toasted him from afar, since I health and good times. Please keep Dwight Littlefield of Upper Ken­ these major neurological losses and couldn’t get down there to join in the writing to me. nebec Valley High School in Bing­ other concerns. My recovery to festivities. ham.

30 Mainely People Fall 2005 tenure, he was involved with activities ranging from land acquisition and project management to directing the Maine Land Trust Network. Thomas College has featured the work of Jeri Miles Holt. Jeri works with oil, watercolors, acrylics, metal sculpture, wood carving, and digital imagery. For 20 years she has been a teacher at Erskine Academy in South China. She left teaching seven years ago and began working more in web design and digital information management for the Maine Municipal Association. Carli Burke, Sue Adamski Samoriski, and I met at Susan’s home in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, in early June and I got a chance to see her lovely historic home and meet Sue’s new husband. Carli planned to join us in Boothbay in August as my husband, Peter, and I sailed the Maine coast this summer aboard Pemaguid. Douglas Hancock is retiring after 33 years of practicing John Rohman ’68 (far left), CEO of WBRC Architects/Engineers, was the guest speaker at an Alumni Chapter optometry in Damariscotta, Maine. of Southern Maine event on April 21 in Portland. To John’s left are: alumni association chair Bion Foster ’68, He owned his own practice there ’70G, Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine president Bill Currie ’52, UMaine president Bob Kennedy, and Bangor until 2000 and after selling his Savings Bank CEO Jim Dowe ’72. Bangor Savings Bank hosted the event. shares, stayed on as an employee until now. We wish him and his wife, to hand make blank greeting cards. telecommunications industry. His Claire, a happy retirement. 1968 With a little luck and a LOT of father, Carl ’39, and brother Barry collaboration, we hope to have a ’72 are UMaine grads. They have a web site up and running by the end summer home in Pemaquid and Penny Robinson Blaisdell of the summer. I’m in continuous were there the first week in August. Two Harding Lane contact with Linda E. Cote and They have a Tartan 30 in Connect­ 1969 Marblehead, MA 01945 Lourdes Roy who are now both icut and he has been a sailor of 30 (781)631-0085 retired French teachers. Additionally, years. [email protected] Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott I occasionally have been in touch George Chappell writes that he 11 Bayberry Drive with some buddies from the old is a reporter for the Journal Tribune Eliot, ME 03903 Cumberland Hall days— Arthur in Biddeford, where he regularly Jim Farr writes, “I graduated with a [email protected] B.A. in French and education in Webster, Steve Dore, Phil Sturke, runs into Tom Farrell who is S.A.D. 1968 and returned to Orono to get and Al Carlson. Perhaps now that 71 superintendent in Kennebunk. my M.A.T. in French in 1970. After I’ll have all that ‘free time,’ I’ll be Michael Roberge writes that he After a long, rainy spring, summer one year at Bangor High School, I getting in touch with these folks consults for IBM and has traveled has arrived with its beautiful colors in started at Marshwood High School again and even make the 40th extensively to China, Japan, South yards and gardens. Do you (South Berwick-Eliot) in the fall of Reunion in 2008!” Korea, and Indonesia explaining remember how beautiful the UMaine 1971. I retired on June 22nd. During Jim and Sue Greenleaf Flynn IBM software. campus is? Stop by campus and see that period of 35 years I’ve taken are still living in the Washington, In addition to his eight its beauty in any season, and many groups of students to France, D.C. area with Jim working in the companies in Maine, Bion Foster remember that there are only four beginning in 1976, and in 1979 even field of counter terrorism. They try to updates me that he and his wife, more years until our next reunion. started working part-time at a travel spend six to eight weeks in Maine Dorain, are spending more time in U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe agency. I earned my CTC in 2002 during the summer in the Hilton Head while he manages his addressed the University of Maine’s and continue to work, especially with Moosehead Lake area. Frequently real estate business there. Check sixth annual Technology Forum in cruises and tour packages. From they see Craig and Betty Giusani out his website: Washington, D.C. in April. In a news 1980 to 2000, I was assistant Wotton, who has retired from www.premierbeachhouses.com. article published after the forum, director of adult education for our teaching and enjoying traveling, and Tom Obey is the development Senator Snowe stated, “All Mainers school district. I guess you could Steve and Connie Felch Wood. director of the Bangor Baptist can be proud of our exceptional say that’s kept me busy. After Connie still has an amazing amount Ministry as well as the softball University System. Its reputation as a ‘retiring’ I plan to continue with the of drive and energy and is teaching coach. world-class organization, its steady travel work and have also co­ physical education. Rupert Neily of Hallowell has stream of technological advances, founded a photocard company with BobToothaker writes he grad­ been named the new executive the incredible faculty and students, a friend in Seattle. We’ve ‘existed’ uated from Maine with an M.S. in director of Medomak Valley Land and its continued service to the since Friday, May 13th, so we have economics and is now a senior vice Trust. Rupert comes to MVLT with public make it one of the state’s most a bit of organizing to do this president of sales at VoltDelta. They extensive experience gained valuable assets. I am proud to be an summer. We will be using our are a $2 billion dollar company and through his work at the Maine Coast alumna of the University of Maine....” photography from our world travels sell large information systems to the Heritage Trust, where during his We were sorry to learn that

Fall 2005 Mainely People 31 Suzanne M. Smith died last June. change. She has played a specific Suzanne worked for more than 40 1971 role in enhancing disability rights in years as an educator and principal Maine.” at Levant Elementary School. Dennis Beaulieu of Presque Isle Barbara McCarthy Allen William Sawtelle, who has been has been appointed USDA rural 103 Rutland Court principal of Atwood Primary School development specialist in the La Plata, MD 20646-3501 in Oakland, recently retired. Frank Lewiston area office. Dennis serves [email protected] Stewart is CEO of the Burlington, as a technical expert on processing Massachusetts-based Northland and servicing community program Residential Corporation, which Greetings, everyone! Do leaves loans, loan guarantees, and grants. specializes in low-density develop­ crunching underfoot remind you of Bill Curtis, a Latin teacher at ment on large tracts of land. The walking across campus on the way Camden Hills Regional High School, corporation buys large pieces of to class? Renew those memories received a teaching award—his land in New England to build hous­ and college friendships and write! fifth—from Amherst College last es, turns part of the land into con­ We’d love to know what you’re spring. The award “recognizes servation space, and puts deed doing, even if it’s just the same thing teachers who have been important restrictions on the developable lots. you’ve been doing for the last 34 in the careers of Amherst students.” Frank’s first job at Northland was as years. Enjoy the last warm days of Bill was nominated for the award by a land use planner after studying summer! one of his former Latin students who forestry at UMaine where he earned Longtime alumni association now attends Amherst. both his bachelor’s and master’s board member and UMaine volun­ Norman Thidemann of Green­ degrees. Tom Ackley teaches math teer, Greg Jamison ’72, ’98G field, Massachusetts, filled the at Fryeburg Academy but for more received a Black Bear Award at 1972 position of interim town administra­ than 30 years he has been the Reunion 2005 in June. Greg is a tor in Ashburnham early this year statistician for the Penobscot Valley former Association board chair, while the town looked for a perma­ Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Conference, Eastern Maine Class B, vice president of his class, a nent administrator. The selectmen 446 Brook Street and state championship wrestling member of the UMaine Develop­ were glad to have him; the chairman Carlisle, MA 01741 meets. After 36 years, Tom has ment Council, and a member of was quoted as saying, “Norman [email protected] given up his wrestling duties to the Black Bear Club advisory brings a tremendous amount of spend some time with his wife. board. He also gives many hours experience to the town, and we’ll Since April 1998 Terrence St. Peter of his time running the 50-50 Hope you all had a good summer, take advantage of that experience.” has been the city manager of Bel­ raffle for Friends of Maine Hockey though I’m convinced that summers Tom Girard has moved to New­ fast. and Friends of Maine Football. are shorter every year! I’ll jump right port, Vermont, to wear many hats. We received an email from in with a couple of news items sent His official title is vice president of Michele Geaney Perry who in­ directly to the alumni association by human resources for North Country formed us that Martha Fairbanks classmates Rico Arnold and Duane Hospital and Health System; “in Normand of Sandy, Oregon, died on 1970 Nadeau. addition to overseeing the operation October 27, 2004. Martha had been Richard “Rico” Arnold writes that of the human resources department, very active in Maine Masque pro­ he and his wife, Barbara, retired he also provides oversight for the ductions. Michele’s favorite had Jean Willard Young from education in June ’05 and have hospital’s library, the volunteer been Martha’s portrayal of the 70 Robin Hood Drive purchased a winter home in West program, the Wellness Center, the queen in Once Upon a Mattress. Do Brewer, ME 04412 Melbourne, Florida. They would love chaplain’s program, and staff you remember that Martha had (207) 989-5340 to hear from old friends at their education....In the 10 years before composed her own version (set to [email protected] email address: coming to North Country he worked “The Song of Hiawatha”) of our [email protected]. Their son as operations director for the human UMaine experiences which she read What is with the Class of 1970? Not Rick (UMaine ’95) is working for resources department at Northeast at our graduation? Our condolences much news this time! Are we tiring Keiwit in Omaha, Nebraska; their Health, an integrated healthcare are sent to Martha’s family and out? I certainly hope not! Robert F. son Ryan (UMF ’00) is teaching system based in Rockport, Maine.” friends. Pollis, Jr. has joined the board of math at Madison High School, Ron Beard was inducted as a Please send any of your news to trustees of Unity College and will where he is also the head basketball new trustee of the College of the us or to the alumni office. Many serve a four-year term. Robert is a coach. Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, Maine. classmates are waiting to hear senior vice president with Key Cor­ Congratulations to Duane Ron’s UMaine degree was in wildlife updates about friends from long porate Capital. His interests are Nadeau who writes, “We have a management. He also has “a mas­ ago. Send your news and make working with Camp Fire, coaching granddaughter! Our first. She was ter’s degree in agricultural resource someone smile as he remembers softball, and acting as treasurer of born June 24, 2004. Her name is economics with a focus on rural you in the ’60s and connects those Toe of the Boot Landowners Associ­ Margarita Isabelle Nadeau. She sociology and community develop­ memories to your current news. ation. lives in Hampton, Virginia, with her ment. He has long been connected Andre Lacasse had a close call parents Anna (Mamik) Nadeau and to the COA, helping to run some last December when the tsunami Shannon James Nadeau. She’s outdoor orientation programs and struck Thailand and Malaysia. He absolutely wonderful!” teaching courses in community Thanks for your and his wife, Jackie, were visiting An interesting article was sent to development, community planning, family and were in Malacca, Malay­ me about Bangor resident Ruth and collaborative leadership. He is support of the sia, when an earthquake caused the Fernaid Shook and her lifelong also deeply involved with MDI To­ tsunami which killed thousands—but involvement in United Cerebral morrow and the Union River Water­ alumni association they were not injured. Palsy. As executive director of UCP shed Coalition, two organizations to Hope everyone has a great fall— of Maine from 1958 to 1992, she which the college has a strong and the don’t forget to come back to campus was one of Maine’s first disability commitment. Ron served as a mem­ for Homecoming in October. And be civil rights activists. Ruth has been ber of the Bar Harbor planning University of Maine. sure to send me an email with your involved since UCP’s inception and board and as a member of the town news. “has helped to initiate historical council. He also served on the board

32 Mainely People Fall 2005 of the Mount Desert Island Hospital. recurrence. Today, melanoma cases (His) daughter, Alana...is a 2003 are increasing in Maine and the COA graduate. His son, Chris, is an Trish Riley 73 state is offering schools grants to undergraduate at the University of among top 25 teach about sun safety. Jim is a Maine.” teacher at Foxcroft Academy. The first time he won the job of women in health Michael Finnegan has taken the Millinocket town manager, Eugene position of senior loan and Conlogue was selected from among care investment officer at Coastal 22 candidates. Last December he Enterprises in Wiscasset. He spent was awarded his third contract with Trish Riley ’73, ’78G, the archi­ the past five years as director of the the town. tect of Maine’s Dirigo Health Maine State Housing Authority and Send me your thoughts or your is recognized for his work on Reform Act, was recently news! I’d love to hear from you! affordable housing for the elderly, named as one of the top 25 homeless people, and economically women in health care by Mod­ disadvantaged families. Prior to that, ern Health Care magazine. he worked at KeyBank for 25 years. 1973 The new finance director of the In a story in the Lewiston town of Windham is Brian Wolcott. Sun-Journal, Trish said she He left his position as director of Rachel Davenport Dutch was surprised to see her name financial services and senior 2202 Spyglass Hill Circle accountant at Maine Municipal Valrico, FL 33594 on the list, noting that many of 1 others were health care pio­ Association in Augusta. Brian lives [email protected] neers. in Cumberland Foreside with his “They’re all people who have started new things,” she said. wife, Vicki, and two stepdaughters, Sue Blaisdell Martin, associate “I’m honored to be part of it.” Hayley and Blair. His son, Jason, director of the Center for Service Trish is currently director of Maine’s Office of Health Policy attends Penn State. Learning at Bates College, has The weather is hot and humid and Finance. She previously served as executive director of the joined Auburn’s Charter Commis­ here in Florida, but it’s better than sion. Ned Berce, president of Berce National Academy for State Health Policy. the rain and chilly weather we had Potato Company in St. Agatha, has Trish is a former chair of the University of Maine Alumni Asso­ on our Memorial Day weekend visit. been named a director of First ciation board of directors. The next column will feature a few of Citizen’s Bank in Presque Isle. Dana us from the Class of 74 who are Folsom has made the move south also celebrating our 35th high to Fort Myers, Florida, to be the new school reunion at Brewer High principal of San Carlos Park Ele­ al Cemetery each Christmas for the Jan Reid Willis. Jan and husband, School. Please drop me an email or mentary after stepping down from last 12 years. This has entailed Paul 73, have their own real estate a note—we’d love to hear what you his principalship in Hampden. Wel­ donating nearly 5,000 wreaths company in Gorham. Their son David are up to. come to Florida, Dana. You will love annually and transporting them to is majoring in business at UMaine it. Arlington. Morrill and his wife, and also has his real estate license. Bob and Leslie Wight Grenier Karen, are the parents of six chil­ Daughter Jennifer attends Davidson 71 had some excitement in their dren and live in Columbia Falls, College in North Carolina and plays 1975 lives in December when a sand Maine. on their Division 1 field hockey team. truck lost control on ice-covered Alice Greene 74 writes that Rick James Collins is the new town roads and plowed into their store in Greene has been a resident of St. manager in Carmel, Maine. He has Nancy Pistaki Chard Mount Vernon. John Hedman is the Mary’s Holston Rehabilitation Cen­ also served as town manager in 35 Candlewyck Terrace new superintendent of S.A.D. 122 in ter, 3616 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knox­ Fayette, Jay, Ashland, Bridgton, Portland, ME 04102-1515 [email protected] Woodland. Robert “Bob” Chaplin, ville, Tennessee 37914, since 1995. Mapleton, Castle Hill, and Chap­ science teacher at Conners Emer­ Due to Multiple Sclerosis, Rick has man. Best wishes on your latest son School in Bar Harbor, was lost his hearing, speech, and physi­ venture. Jim Stewart has decided to retire honored with a 2004 Presidential cal abilities; however he can read in Congratulations to Tony Hamlin after 33 years of combined military Award for Excellence in Mathemat­ very large—36 point font type, and on his accomplishments and ability and civil service. He has spent most ics and Science Teaching. Congrat­ would appreciate hearing from old to be surprised! Last February he of the last 30 years as a test director ulations to Trish Riley, named one friends and classmates. was honored by many of his at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving of the top 25 women in healthcare coaching colleagues on surpassing Ground in southwest Arizona where nationally for her work as the archi­ 300 victories as a basketball coach. he continues to work part-time as a tect of Dirigo Health. He’s currently coaching at Penquis consultant on air transport and Morrill R. Worcester was 1974 Valley High School. Even former airdrop systems. As a mechanical awarded the 2004 Big “M” Award by Maine coach, Skip Chappelle ’62, engineer, he decided nearly 10 the Maine State Society of Washing­ was on hand. Tony was honored and years ago to forgo senior manage­ Diantha Hawkes Grant ton, D.C. It is awarded to Mainers in even humbled by the outpouring of ment in order to pursue the more 3945 Octave Drive recognition of accomplishments and support and the number of people interesting technical work. Jacksonville, FL 32277 achievements in their profession or who took time out of their schedules Bob Miller is retired and living in (904) 743-4696 for their service to Maine and its for him—and even managed to keep Berwick. He keeps busy with his [email protected] citizens. One of the most publicized it a secret. painting business. His third child will and (I think) most generous acts that Jim Brown of Dover-Foxcroft is be a senior at Syracuse University. Morrill is known for, is the placing of Congratulations to Maine’s outstand­ a lucky guy. About 15 years ago, his His son, Adam Miller, was commis­ wreaths, made by his company, ing varsity athletics and to the great wife, Barbara, noticed a spot on the sioned as a 2nd lieutenant. Worcester Wreath Company, on the goblackbears.com website for keep­ back of his leg. The spot turned out Joan Adams Leavitt writes: graves of veterans of every war and ing us informed and up-to-date. to be very early stage melanoma. It “It is hard to believe that 30 years from every state at Arlington Nation- I had a note a while back from was treated and he has had no have gone by. I still remember that

Fall 2005 Mainely People 33 beautifully sunny graduation day as “clear as day”—can’t always say the 1976 same about remembering other things lately! My husband, Dave, and I have David Theoharides spent most of our 28 married years 18 Transalpine Road living in Maine raising a family of Lincoln, ME 04457 three children. Dave has been a civil (207) 794-6258 engineer and project manager for [email protected]. Cianbro Corporation since he gradu­ ated. I taught English in Old Town Hello, fellow classmates. I am sure until our first son was born. For the all of you are just as busy as I am. past 10 years I have worked for Many of us must now be seeing our Weight Watchers of Maine as a own children graduating from col­ leader. We now have two sons who lege and some are even getting are attending the University of married! A few of us are becoming Maine! Our oldest son, Benjamin, is grandparents. We are at that next a sophomore majoring in sociology, stage of our lives! This spring will beginning school after spending mark our 30th anniversary since three years in the Army as a combat graduating from the university. So engineer. Our son Michael is cur­ how about sending me an update to rently a senior majoring in new share with your classmates? We’d media. Our daughter Ann is a junior like to know what you’ve been up to. in high school and is looking forward Janine Roy Pierpont writes that to the college experience. Last fall she has completed her 26th year of we were pleased to be able to visit teaching elementary school with the with another classmate who was last 15 years in Saco. She and her visiting in Maine. twin 17-year-old daughters, Katie William Gordon is a civil engi­ and Jenny, along with her partner, neer who lives with his family in Dick Martin, live in Saco. Calvin Samoa. After graduating from UMO Deschene has been appointed to he joined the Peace Corps and was the position of assistant manager for assigned to the small island of the Hayden/Perry Insurance Agency. Mark Johnston ’75 recognized for Ponape. He met his wife during this He resides in Presque Isle with his time and has lived in that area for wife, Susan Lauritsen Deschene ’75, community service the last 30 years. and children Benjamin, Natasha, In February, Mary Reynolds and Spencer. David Lidstone has Mark Johnston ’75, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Moussa, Ellen Schoebel Hansen been appointed captain of the guard Bank, is the Calumet Club’s Outstanding Citizen for 2005. He ’74, Nancy Simmons Dias, and I of the Kora Temple in Lewiston. was presented with the award at a banquet in Augusta in April. had a reunion at Nancy’s house in David owns Drake Asset Manage­ Ludlow, Massachusetts. Mary is a Mark was recognized for his long record of involvement in ment Company and is also a securi­ psychiatric nurse. Mary’s daughter is ties broker with Raymond James support of his community. Most recently, he served as campaign a senior in college while her son is a Financial Services. He and his wife, chair of the United Way of Kennebec Valley, which raised $1.4 senior in high school. Nancy contin­ Jane, have three daughters, Sarah, million for charity. ues with her social work. Nancy’s Elizabeth, and Abigail. David Gor­ oldest son graduated from college The bank that Mark heads gave a total of $350,000 to chari­ don, president of Katahdin Forest while her second son is a sopho­ Products, was featured in the April ties last year. more in college and her twin boys 9th edition of the Bangor Daily Mark’s community service dates all the way back to high are juniors in high school. Ellen is News. USM baseball coach Ed school and UMaine, where, serving as president of Alpha Phi teaching third grade. Ellen’s oldest Flaherty has been inducted into the daughter graduated from Brown, her Omega he organized blood drives, among other activities. He American Baseball Coaches Associ­ second daughter is at Boston Col­ ation Hall of Fame. His 19-year also was traffic and continuity director and was involved in the lege, her third will be a freshman in coaching career with the USM campus radio station. college, and her youngest daughter Huskies has included two national Mark has been the organist/pianist for the Bunker Hill Baptist is a junior in high school. I just titles and six trips to the Division III completed my 28th year of teaching! Church (where he’s played for 38 summers) and the Winthrop World Series. Our daughter, Lindsay, completed United Methodist Church. He’s also an active member of the her first year at Syracuse University. Kiwanis Club, a director and treasurer of Camp KV for Kids, Larry Perry’s oldest son gradu­ treasurer of the Elsie and William Viles Foundation, a trustee of ated from Babson and is living in 1977 Boston. His youngest son is a soph­ Thomas College, and a board member of Friends of the Cob- omore at UMaine! bossee Watershed. In addition, he is a past chairman of the OK, you all, I need to hear from Pearl Turcotte Gapp Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce and served on the you so that our next class column 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 board of MaineGeneral Medical Center. will have some news! You can email me at any hour! (315) 853-6851-Fax: (315) 859-4807 A resident of East Winthrop, Mark has worked at Kennebec Let’s hear from you. [email protected] Savings since 1992. He’s been the bank’s CEO since 1999. Greetings again, everyone! Hope Go Blue! you had a good summer. Hard to

34 Mainely People Fall 2005 believe it’s just about over. Maybe if days! Please remember the we all close our eyes and wish real University of Maine with your alumni hard we can make it last a little Gambling Czar donations, and we’ll see you in longer. October! I was very pleased to receive an Robert Welch ’76 became the email message from Michaele Minigell Bailey. Michaele just start­ state of Maine’s first director ed a new job with Cooperative of the Gambling Control 1981 Extension as the Maine state 4-H Board last November. His activities and events coordinator. role, along with that of his She and her husband also work with Barb Brown Dalton five-member board, is to her sister’s family to develop Tre­ 5 Black Bear Drive worgy Family Orchards. Fall is a regulate the Bangor racino Veazie, ME 04401-6929 busy time for them with pick-your- and administer the state slot (207) 947-4827 [email protected] own apples and pumpkins, as well machine law authorized by as a corn maze, petting zoo, and a Maine voters in 2003. Bob dairy bar. Michaele’s oldest daugh­ There’s never a dull moment on a ter graduated from college this year retired as deputy chief of the college campus! And I’m fortunate to and her youngest from high school. Bangor Police Department, live within a couple of miles of our Thanks for the update, Michaele! where he served for 25 alma mater and enjoy my many I read an interesting Mainebiz years. (Bangor Daily News volunteer activities there. We’re article featuring Matt and Ellen thrilled to have our new president, Curry Libby. Matt and Ellen married photo by Linda Coan Bob Kennedy, in place and also in the spring of 1977 and the day O’Kresik.) welcomed our new women’s basket­ following our graduation opened up ball coach, Ann McInerney, this past Libby Camps, the family camp near spring. Just as the dust starts to Ashland. Seems they’ve been there along with thousands of other stu­ tation by the Maine Association of settle, we find out that our baseball ever since. Last year over 1,000 dents, faculty, and staff, are headed Basketball Coaches. Halligan has coach and director of athletics are people visited the traditional hunt­ to Orono for another year. And the logged 300 coaching victories in his moving on. Both have left their mark ing, fishing, hiking, and canoeing years do fly by! career. on UMaine and will be missed. We’ll lodge. Matt says, “If you grow up in There’s no better time to visit Charlie Todd is Maine’s eagle also be a stepping stone along the paradise it doesn’t necessarily mean campus than while the fall foliage expert, an avocation that began as a career path for many faculty and you know it’s paradise.” colors are out. If you didn’t make it graduate student at UMaine when administrators. We accept this but That’s about all I have to share to our reunion last year, plan to he was involved in the rescue and find it so refreshing when someone with you at this time. If you have any attend Homecoming this year and recovery of “Bart,” an injured bird comes along who truly loves our news please send it in. Enjoy the fall recapture that “Black Bear spirit.” who would never fly again. Charlie campus and our way of life here in and I hope to hear from you soon! A few notes from classmates: trained Bart to sit on his gloved eastern Maine. Sometimes, you Lyonel Tracy is the newly named hand, and visited schools to educate have to “get out” before you realize commissioner of education for the youngsters about the endangered what you had back here in Orono, state of New Hampshire. He began species and preserving its habitat. Maine. You’re always welcome to 1978 his career teaching in Pittsfield. He Charlie was on staff at the universi­ “come home to Maine!” later served as an administrator in ty, and then in 1986 moved to the Not much in the mailbag this Berwick and York, Maine, and as Department of Inland Fisheries and time around. I’ll lead off with a cou­ Linda Card LeBlond superintendent of the Portsmouth, Wildlife. (Bart is living out his golden ple of basketball tales. Hampden 380 Spurwink Avenue New Hampshire, school system. He years at a refuge in Calais!) Academy girls’ basketball coach, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 holds a doctorate from George Ben Greenlaw, welcomed his dad to (207) 799-0545 Washington University. the bench this past year as an [email protected] Carol-Lynn Saliba was named assistant coach. Dick Greenlaw executive vice president for retail 1980 coached the Fort Fairfield boys back Happy fall, everyone! I hope that banking in New Hampshire and 25th Reunion at in the ’70s (how well we remember you all had a great summer. I’d like Vermont for Citizens Bank. She was that era!). Ben says, “We don’t to wish you a wonderful fall, enjoy­ previously vice president for small Homecoming always see eye to eye on things, but ing the foliage and other special business lending at Key Bank. She it’s been great!” The second basket­ features of the season. Please send and her family reside in Bedford, October 21-23, 2005 ball tale is about Matt Kaubris and your news, and remember to put me New Hampshire. his daughter, Alexa, who just com­ Albert Goes to Slug School, on your Christmas card list so I can Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty pleted four years as a starter at authored by Carey Armstrong- share your news with classmates. 100 Mooar Hill Road Dirigo High School. Alexa and Dad Ellis, should be on its way to the Hollis, NH 03049 were featured in an article this past children’s shelves at your local [email protected] winter in the Lewiston Sun-Journal bookstore. The author and illustrator (603) 566-8352 entitled, “Like Father, Like Daugh­ of Purdy’s Problem and How She ter.” Matt was a player on the leg­ 1979 Solved It was one of a trio of chil­ endary Rumford High team back in dren’s book illustrators featured at Hi, classmates! I hope you are the mid ’70s and later coached the York Public Library. Carey has planning to return home to the Kim Marchegiani Mountain Valley and Andy Bedard studied illustration at the University University of Maine for our 25th ’00 to a state championship in ’94. 33 Pride Street of New Hampshire. Reunion over Homecoming Alexa moved on to Bowdoin College Old Town, ME 04468 David Halligan’s work as a Weekend on October 21-23. For [email protected] this fall and I’m sure Dad won’t miss basketball coach in Falmouth was many of us, it’s been much too long a game! Any other two-generation recognized at the all-star weekend since we’ve returned to connect with sports stories out there? A few other They’re baa-ack! The Class of 2009, at Husson College during a presen­ so many friends from our college tidbits from the clipping service—

Fall 2005 Mainely People 35 Larry Cyr joins many other what’s going on in your lives. Your struction and development within the alums in the Kittery-Portsmouth area classmates would love to hear from commercial loan department. He who are hoping that the Portsmouth you! joined the bank in 1997 as an assis­ Naval Shipyard is spared from the tant vice president in commercial final base closure list. Larry has lending and was promoted to vice been an engineer at the shipyard president in 1999. He lives in Kittery since his graduation from UMaine. 1983 Point, Maine, with his wife, Jill, and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Micha­ their two children. el Welch was awarded the 2005 In some older news, the Brewer Citation of Honor for NATO’s Opera­ Mary Ellen Matava Hackett school committee named Amanda tion Command. He has served in 2401 Randolf Terrace Hidu Bost as the liaison to the numerous countries including Mexi­ Frederick, MD 21702 Brewer High School district trustees. co, Korea, Afghanistan, and, at the (301)631-0110 That is all the news I have for time of this article, was in Germany. [email protected] this time. Send me your news and I Originally from Rumford, he and his will put it in my next column! Enjoy wife, Sally, have two grown children. There’s something about fall that the fall! Guess we actually had two Michael brings back memories of unpacking Welches in our class, as I remember and getting settled in the dorm after the Mike that was a public manage­ the summer. So why not reconnect ment major with me. Last I knew, he with old friends from the dorm, Award for research 1985 was working with Bill Fraser in classmates, and fellow UMaine Montpelier, Vermont. Perhaps he or alums by sending a note to me so Jeff Greenwald ’82 received Bill can give us an update on their your classmates can hear from you. Suzanne Lynch Guild the Alan Yorkdale Award from present whereabouts! Thanks—we look forward to hearing 34 West Street And finally, thanks to Mark ’63 your news! ASTM International for the Manchester, ME 04351 and Mary Lou Chaples Drake for best paper of the year con­ (207) 623-9404 [email protected] being the lone emailers for this cerning clay, shale, concrete, column. They wrote to announce or sand-lime masonry. He was their return to Orono as residents of I hope that your 2005 plans include Dirigo Pines (whose advertising 1984 one of three authors of the a trip to UMaine in October for helps support our magazine!). They research paper. Jeff is vice Homecoming. See you there! are both retired federal government Louise Soucy president of research and Kevin Jordan of Dexter, Maine, is employees from one of the three 190 Main Street the new superintendent of schools letter organizations in Washington. development for the National Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 for S.A.D. 46 in Dexter. Kevin spent We welcome them back to the Concrete Masonry Association [email protected] 18 years working through the ranks university community and look in Herndon, Virginia. In addi­ in the Penquis (S.A.D. 4) district forward to seeing them at campus tion to his B.S. in civil engi­ serving as teacher, athletic director, events! Hello, classmates! I hope you are neering from UMaine, he has assistant principal, and principal. Speaking of campus events, having a great fall. I love this time of Cynthia Heberer Macleod-Klewin hope to see lots of you at Home- year. The air smells fresh and the a master’s degree in civil has joined Williams CPA Group, LLC coming ’05! I’ll be on the lookout for coolness always feels good after engineering from the Universi­ in Rockport, Maine, after performing summer. The kids are back in school good friends from the Class of ’80, ty of Delaware. Jeff currently individual, corporate, and estate tax who will be celebrating their 25th and I start to think of new projects to lives in Annandale, Virginia. work for 18 years in the Belfast Reunion that weekend. That means do. Send me your news (or new area. She and her husband, just one more year until our 25th! If projects) and I will get them into the Howard, live in Belfast with their four you have thoughts on how to cele­ next issue. children. brate and would like to help with the I received an email from Deb Basketball Coach of the Year. Lisa Leclair Turner and her organization, please shoot me an Verrill-Sapienza. She gave birth to Tracey Tarr, CADC, LSW, has husband, Ralph ’78, of Laughing email. Even if you’re not in the area, a girl on March 18, 2005. Baby joined the Katahdin Valley Health Stock Farm in Freeport, Maine, have you can help by contacting other Hannah was six pounds and 19.5 Center and the Aroostook Mental designed a heating system for their classmates. Let’s get the ball rolling! inches at birth. Deb emailed me Health Center as a counselor. The greenhouse fueled by used cooking pictures of Hannah and big sister health centers have offices in Houl­ oil from restaurants. Development of Abby who is almost three. They are ton, Patten, Island Falls, and Milli­ the heating system was supported so precious! Deb went back to work nocket. Tracey provides substance by an $18,000 competitive grant at Analog Devices where she is a abuse assessment and treatment to from the state of Maine for farmers 1982 senior product/test engineer. teen, adult, and senior populations. who use new technologies to save John “Jack” Turcotte is the She is also trained in crisis interven­ money over the long term. new superintendent of Sanford tion. Scott Mower Glen Riley and his family have public schools. He previously served Bob McPhee is in the news 231 Main Street moved from the Lehigh Valley area as the school superintendent in again! He recently published his Ellsworth, ME 04605-1613 of Pennsylvania to Hillsboro, Ore­ Ellsworth, where he even served for autobiography, It Could Be Worse. gon, where Glen is the vice presi­ a brief period as the interim town The book is a paperback and can be dent for business development at Hi, everyone. I hope you all had a manager. found in the UMaine bookstore. Bob TriQuint Semiconductor. He wel­ great summer. Every spring the Maine Associa­ is a sports writer for the Lewiston comes classmates who travel to or Whether you’re buried in work, tion of Basketball Coaches presents Sun-Journal and the Rumford Falls live in the Portland, Oregon, area to scrambling with house projects its Coach of the Year awards for the Times. give him a call. before the cold weather sets in, recently completed season. Jack Charles Barrett has been pro­ Michelle Renaud Rines and her training a puppy, or still unpacking “Jay” Carlsen of Camden Hills in moted to senior vice president at husband, Jamie, live on the Ken­ after a summer vacation, please Rockport was named as the 2004- The Provident Bank. In this position, nebec River in Woolwich, Maine, take a moment to write and tell me 2005 Eastern Class B Schoolgirl Charles oversees real estate con­ with their three sons Andrew (11),

36 Mainely People Fall 2005 Nathaniel (6), and Will (4). Michelle worked several years as a geriatric 1986 clinical nurse specialist and now is an at-home mom. She loves keep­ ing up with her boys and volunteer­ Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall ing in the community. She’d love to George Macdougall have visitors! 1 Davis Road Nancy Schott Plaisted ’53, who Fairfield Center, ME 04937 writes the column for the Class of [email protected] ’53, contributed the following: “You never know when you’ll Hi, classmates! As I write this, we meet people from our alma mater are having the hottest, most humid and my UMO 53 license plate did it. June day yet! But, I’m not complain­ A woman stopped my daughter Traci ing. I am not too fond of the ice and in the parking lot of New England snow! We hope you and yours are Pizza in Stratham, New Hampshire, healthy and happy and have a recently. Anyway, Traci introduced fantastic summer! Here’s the news her to me and of course I had to for this time. David Sullivan contin­ take notes. I sat down at her booth ues as the town administrator for (she was ordering take-out) and Windham, New Hampshire. He was here’s what I found out: one of the five finalists for the town “Her name was Christine St. manager position in Billerica, Mas­ Laurent Allwarden of Stratham, sachusetts; but withdrew his name who at the time she went to UMaine, to stay in Windham where he has lived in Standish, Maine. She served for the last 17 years. The majored in psychology and French, board gave David a real vote of was an Alpha Phi sorority gal, and confidence, saying he “is steady and was ‘into nothing’ at college and well respected.” lived in the dorm on the hill, Knox. Our own Governor John Baldac­ She married Joe ’86, who majored ci was recently honored by Maine’s in civil engineering, and received his migrant workers in a state house Bob McPhee ’84 interviews a player after a state championship master’s in ’87, the first one to cabinet room ceremony. He was field hockey game. (Photo courtesy of the Lewiston Sun-Journal.) receive a master’s degree in given symbolic gifts and serenaded structural engineering at UMaine. with Hispanic songs. He said he was They’re the parents of three, Amelia “overwhelmed” by the gesture and It Could Be Worse tells Bob (13), Evan (11), (who was there and “welcomed the diversity of the mi­ wanted to be listed first. Sorry, grant workers’ culture in Maine.” McPhee’s inspiring story Evan.), and Sarah (9). Christine, Also, John announced in January whose pastime is beading jewelry, is that he will be seeking re-election. a registered nurse and works at a UMaine Cooperative Extension Many people were skeptical when Bob McPhee ’84 decided he family practice in Exeter. Joe works professor Richard Kersbergen of wanted to get a college education. Many more thought his dream on model trains (and in the yard), Burnham was among the 10 profes­ of being a journalist was unrealistic. How could the victim of a and is a structural engineer at the sors recently honored by the Univer­ disabling accident, a person confined to a wheelchair without the Maguire Group in Portsmouth. They sity’s Chancellor’s Office for re­ haven’t been to reunions, but they search contributions in fields that ability to talk become a sportswriter? do get the MAINE Alumni Magazine advance Maine’s scientific, agricul­ Those folks clearly didn’t understand Bob’s courage and de­ and some 10 years ago Joe gave a tural, and economic development. termination. Not only is he college-educated with a successful talk at the university. Also, last He received a University of Maine career, he’s even rafted the rapids of the Kennebec River among summer they stayed at the Black System trustee professorship. Bear Inn going and coming from These professorships are given to many other adventures. In the coming year he has plans to try Prince Edward Island and drove recognize “significant and notewor­ power hang gliding. through the campus.” thy contributions to academic excel­ Bob finished his degree at UMaine in 1984 (before much of By the time you read this, the lence.” Richard’s research focus will the campus was wheelchair accessible) and since 1987 has kids will be back in school and the be on forage and pasture production leaves will be turning. We’d love to in Maine and New England, specifi­ been a successful sports writer for the Lewiston Sun-Journal. know what’s happening in your cally with regard to organic crops. Now he has published his inspiring story of life since the high world—or share a favorite UMaine Donna Loring of Richmond has school football injury in 1976 that so dramatically changed his story with us! This time of year been sworn in as Penobscot Nation world. The autobiography, It Could Be Worse, was published always brings my memories back to interim tribal representative by Cumberland Hall and York Village, Governor Baldacci. Donna is a locally by Sun Press. the friendships I made, and the former tribal representative and is Bob McPhee’s story inspires us because, in spite of getting a great fun we had! filling in for her hospitalized col­ very bad break in life, he never allowed adversity to keep him league. from achieving his goals. And he never felt sorry for himself. Jon Mahon has been appointed to the Ellsworth, Maine, school “The way I look at it, everybody has problems,” McPhee told Make plans now to board. The former board chairman MAINE Alumni Magazine in a 1992 interview. “My problems may attend Homecoming, resigned from the council in 2001 be at a higher level, but that’s life. You get by with what you when his job required him to begin have.” October 21- 23. working in Augusta. Jon, a 23-year Maine State Police veteran, is again

Fall 2005 Mainely People 37 working in the Ellsworth area. He John very kindly took the time States Department of Transportation Greg Cronin is the new head and wife Michelle have two sons. and helped my now retired and then to develop recommendations for hockey coach at Northeastern Uni­ The commitee chairman added that unknown to him, little brother Bob, national minimum standards for versity. In the past, at the University Jon is “very involved in the commu­ get a hat he needed to head back to drivers licenses and identification of Maine, Greg was twice the assis­ nity” and particularly has a “good his Fort Bragg MP assigment! So, cards. tant coach and was the interim head knowledge of working with budgets.” Karen, that’s all I know right now coach for 36 games. Prior to accept­ Eleanor Gulick Courtemanche (more than you needed huh?!). They ing the Northeastern position he was has been named the chief advance­ are dear, fun people. Thanks much the coach at the Bridgeport Sound ment officer at the Maine Maritime for writing! 1988 Tigers, an AHL team. Academy in Castine. Eleanor has Edward J. Keefe writes that he John B. Gooch was promoted to been with the Academy since the fall has joined M/C Venture Partners as branch manager of Bangor Savings of 2004 and previously had been the CFO. M/C is an early-stage venture Kristin R. Dane DiCroce Bank, Jonesport. He is currently director of development at College capital firm that is focused on 219 Cairn Ridge Road pursuing a master’s degree at Hus- of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor for two communications and information E. Falmouth, MA 02536-7927 son College. Previously he earned a and a-half years. technology companies. Edward is in (508) 457-4918 degree in branch management from Edward J. Keefe and Karen Boston, Massachusetts, and the [email protected] The New England School of Bank­ Boucher Romano are entered into company also has offices in San ing. Bill Reynolds was inducted into our next class column drawing, as Francisco and London. Previously, Happy fall, everyone! Before you the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in we received great notes from them! he was vice president of finance at have to get out a rake to deal with July. Between 1983 and 1986 Bill This time, the winner picks a prize Atlas Venture for the last five years. the falling leaves, please pick up a led the Black Bears to three NCAA from either a size large light blue Great to hear from you, Edward! pen or sit down at the keyboard and Regional and College World Series university “Go Blue” T-shirt or a size Congrats! send me a note. Even if you’re at appearances. He was a two-time all medium dark blue “Maine Hello” Also, congrats go to Julie-Ann the same job, at the same address, conference player and in 1986 was polo shirt! Baumer who won last column’s $20 and don’t feel you have any news, named to the College World Series Any snail mail or email (with University Bookstore gift certificate! we’d still like to hear from you. What All-Tournament Team. Bill and his news!) that we receive within three What did you buy?! We received a seems like old news to you may be wife, Pam, have two daughters. weeks after this column is published sweet thank you note/email too! new material to a classmate who’s Daniel J. Edwards is a new is also automatically entered. Please Take good care! Write and let been wondering about you. Please associate of the law firm, Norman, don’t forget to put Class of ’86 or your classmates know what you’re write! University of Maine in the subject up to this summer and fall! Hanson, and DeTroy, LLC. Daniel is line, so that I don’t miss it while on Donny a University of Maine School of Law my ever diligent anti-spam patrol. graduate and is working in the firm’s Please write us anytime with commercial practice group. news, questions, comments! We’d 1989 Judson McBrine III was named love to hear from you, even if it is to 1987 Maine’s 2005 High School Principal correct us; as we get most of our Janis Broadbent Moriarty of the Year. Judson earned his news from newspaper clippings and 279 Clifton Street master’s degree in education from Andrew P. Nagelin also sometimes, heaven forbid, are Malden, MA 02148 UMaine and is currently working on 56 Gibson Street in a rush, ha! (781) 324-2554 a certificate of advanced study at Medford, MA 02155 Karen Boucher Romano wrote [email protected] UMaine. He was honored at the concerned about John Jansen ’87. [email protected] Maine Principals Association’s She was wondering if the John spring conference awards banquet Happy fall, Class of ’89ers! returning from Iraq with Maine’s I received a note from Rick Blais­ held in April. News is almost non-existent this 133rd Battalion was the same guy dell. Rick is a lieutenant colonel in Tad Johnston was named the time and I know there is a lot going she knew who married Rae-Lynn the Air Force and lives in Colorado Maine Department of Education’s on with all of us in our 16th year Austin ’85 and what class they are Springs with his wife, Jennifer Link- employee of the year for 2004. Tad since graduation! Don’t be shy— in. Funny thing is, Rae-Lynn ’85 was Blaisdell ’88, and their eight-year-old is the critical content specialist for share your news with our class­ my apartment mate the summer daughter, Anahid. Over the past mathematics and regional services mates! Even if nothing exciting is right after she graduated and got eight years they have been sta­ provider for Washington County. Tad going on, let us know where you married! Four girls and various tioned in Korea, Germany, and was able to adjust the federal ade­ live, work, or what you do for fun. boyfriends, visitors, friends, etc! Last England. Darlene Wells Paine was quate yearly progress formula of the Someone from our class could live I knew, she was an executive for selected as principal of the Wilton No Child Left Behind Act so that the right around the corner from you and KeyCorp in the Livermore Falls schools this spring. Previously formula would work for smaller you don’t even know it! office, I think. She and John lived in Darlene had been principal at schools in Maine. Tad lives in Old University Park while he finished in Searsport Elementary School in Town with his wife, Kim. ’87. (Rae, write me if I’m mixing any M.S.A.D. 56. Tom Brennan has of this up! Also, if I am embarrassing retired as principal at the MacDou- us all, ha!) They do have a child gal School in Rockland. Margaret 1990 (more than one now ?) Rae-Lynn Collamore Campbell was promoted 1991 was very involved in the group to vice president at Damariscotta Melissa Brancely Burns helping the families waiting for the Bank and Trust Company. She has 63 Rocky Hill Road Lori Schlenker 133rd to return. been with the bank since 1992 and Saco, ME 04072 229 Deerfield Lane While we lived together, they all has served as operations officer and (207) 283-1860 Lawrence, KS 66049 had day jobs and I worked until assistant vice president with the [email protected] [email protected] midnight. I thought nothing of bank. Matthew Dunlap became (785) 312-7384 coming home at 12:30 and waking Maine’s 47th secretary of state on poor Rae and my other roommates January 7th. This spring, Matthew Our summer was wonderful and we (who had to get up early!) to walk to was also selected to serve on the hope your summer was the same. Hope you all had a great summer the 7-Eleven for slurpies! Those negotiated rulemaking committee We are looking forward to attending and are enjoying the fall. My hus­ were energetic days! that was established by the United some fairs this fall. band, Andy, and I certainly had an

38 Mainely People Fall 2005 exciting summer with the birth of our ington. Tracy is a resident of Farm­ first child, Spencer Aidan Michael ington and is currently working as a Bentley on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, reading recovery teacher/leader in at 5:28 PM at the Lawrence Memori­ Jay, Augusta, and Belfast. Bruce al Hospital. Lindberg of Rumford has been Another classmate with a new named the new headmaster at Lee baby to report is Kimberly Shea Academy. Currently, he is principal Berg. Kim and her husband, Chris­ at Mountain Valley High School in topher, welcomed a daughter to the Rumford. Lastly, Jody Benner has family, Gabriella Grace Berg, born been appointed to the Indiana Hoo­ on March 30, 2005. The family lives sier’s basketball staff as an assis­ in Marion, Massachusetts, with big tant coach. He follows the head sister, Meghan, who turned three coach, Sharon Versyp, from our own years old in August. They planned to UMaine where the pair helped guide vacation in York, Maine, over the our Black Bears to three-straight summer. (2003-05) regular season America Joanne Young-Small sent us a East titles. We will miss them both card with her latest news. Joanne but wish them good luck. has just been promoted to the cos­ That is all I have this time metic and fragrance coordinator for around. Please take some time to Macy’s New England. Her husband, drop a note and let us know what is Forrest John Small ’89, ’91G, is happening in your life! Have a great working as a management consult­ fall. ant for Navigant Consulting in Burl­ ington, Massachusetts. Joanne and Forrest live in Salem, New Hamp­ shire, with their daughter, Eleanor Catherine Small, who was born on 1993 March 17, 2003. The Traveling Chef Steven Johnson stepped down Judy Campkin Speicher from his position as the South Port­ Hilary Rackliff ’91 was featured in a February Bangor Daily News 35 Kimball Road land Public Works director at the (BDN) article about the growing personal chef business. Hilary, Amesbury, MA 01913 end of last year. [email protected] William Gerrish, a senior project who lives in Rockport, travels to her customers’ homes with gro­ manager in the firm of Dufresne- ceries and cooking utensils where she prepares as many as eight Henry and office manager for the complete meals in a day. Dear Class of ’93, company’s Presque Isle office, has “It’s physically demanding,” Hilary told the BDN. “But I love it. I hope you all had a fun summer been named an associate. William and are now enjoying our beautiful specializes in airport design and I’ve always been a foody. But I’ve found this job is not just a food fall season. I am making a request— construction projects. thing. It’s about the people. I like taking care of them.” I have decided that I would like to Gary Myrick was selected by Having a personal chef isn’t cheap, but with so many families pass along the job of writing our U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada having busy lifestyles, the concept of personalized, healthful column to someone new. It’s been to be his deputy chief of staff. In this fun hearing everyone’s news. If you position, Gary is a constant pres­ meals is becoming more and more popular. are interested, please send me an ence at the senator’s side as the Hilary, who previously worked for 10 years in social services, email at: [email protected] or lawmaker discusses policy issues, says that her food business, Entrez, allows her the flexibility to contact Abby at the alumni publica­ legislation, and procedural strate­ spend more time with her two sons. (Photo courtesy of the Ban­ tions office at: gies with colleagues. Previous to [email protected]. joining Senator Reid’s staff, he gor Daily News.) Well, of course we have some worked in the office of Senator wonderful baby news. Ken and Daschle. Gary lives in Falls Church, Jennifer Donohue Lloyd welcomed Virginia, with his wife, Lauren, and glad to have a brother. On to other a beautiful little girl, Alexandra, into their three-year-old son, Henry. 1992 news— the world on March 16th, 2005. Feel free to drop me a note Carmelle Cote writes to say she Congratulations to Rick and Sharon (email, postcard, carrier pigeon) and was engaged to John Terborgh in Moore Kampersal who are expect­ Michelle Bouchard I’ll include your news in the next October 2004. He is a graduate of ing their second baby in January. 25 Hardwick Road column. Fall reminds me of the good Colby College and Duke University. Thank you for those who sent Boothbay, ME 04537 old days back in Orono. Your class­ They are planning to be married in emails. It’s great to hear from you. (207) 633-0655 mates would love to hear from you. Vermont in October 2005. Carmelle Kristin L. Parker got married in [email protected] has also started a new position at 1999. She has been teaching Ger­ the World Bank as the GIS project man at the Nock Middle School in For Black Bear sports, Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lead in Washington, D.C. She also Newburyport for 10 years. She and great summer. I have been busy this serves as president of the Sterling, her husband welcomed their second UMaine news, alumni summer as Andrew “Drew” Jeffrey Virginia, Lions Club. child, Parker, in October, and she is Meader was born on Tuesday, July Paul Stearns reports that the now staying home to raise him and events, and more, 12 at 10:44 a.m. at MidCoast Hospi­ S.A.D. 4 directors have extended his her three-year-old daughter, Avery. tal in Brunswick, Maine. He was contract for school superintendent In the past few years Kristen taught log on to: 18.5 inches long and seven pounds, by one year. in Germany on a Fulbright Teaching eight ounces. He has two sisters, Tracy Douglass was hired as Exchange (2000-2001), finished her mainealumni.com Sydney and Cortney, who are very principal of Mallett School in Farm­ master’s degree in German at Mid­

Fall 2005 Mainely People 39 dlebury College in 2002, and started working most of the time out of the a home-based business selling new home in Westbrook he has Pampered Chef. She has just built a built. In his position he manages six house in Groveland, Massachusetts, staff members from four states and where she grew up. I also heard will be traveling frequently. Aaron is from Darcy Fletcher Messineo who very happy to be returning to Maine is now a certified Baby Signs in­ and the many friends he has here. structor, teaching parents and ba­ Welcome home, Aaron! bies ways to communicate before In other alumni news, David they have the words to speak. She Patterson has taken the men’s is teaching parent workshops as soccer coach position at Maine well as parent/baby classes and is Maritime Academy in Castine. David having a blast! was previously the UMaine women’s Keep emailing. Have a wonderful soccer coach. In his new position fall season. David is also the sports information director and will be working with Jim Dyer, MMA’s current athletic director, who is a former UMaine 1994 associate athletic director and men’s soccer coach. Fellow alum Edmund Therrien, Beth Watson Calhoun Jr. is now serving on the Loring 3021 W. Queen Lane Development Authority Board. Philadelphia, PA 19129 Governor Baldacci ’86 tapped [email protected] Edmund for the post, which encourages growth and economic Stacey Stump development of the former Loring Air 13 Ellery Street #4 Force Base. Edmund is a producer Cambridge, MA 02138 Jeff Tuttle ’91 and Kristen Andresen Lainsbury ’97 are the newest mem­ at the Hayden Perry Insurance [email protected] bers of the alumni association’s publications committee. Both Jeff and Agency in Presque Isle and also Kristen are UMaine journalism graduates and both now work for the serves on the Maine Motor Trans­ Bangor Daily News—Jett is special projects reporter and Kristen writes Hello, classmates. It’s that time port Association board of directors. the weekly “Shop Girl” column and features. again. Yes, it’s time for us to fill you In armed forces news, Jeffrey in on news you had no idea you Bolduc was recently promoted to needed to know about. As usual, School. Kim Marie Oldenburgh ing at Community High School at the rank of major while serving with we’re going to start with our news. If was a finalist for Maine Teacher of Fort Kent to race sled dogs. Mitch­ the Marine Aviation Logistics you would like to read about your­ the Year. She is a teacher at Asa ell Carr is engaged to Alina Perez. Squadron 26, Marine Air Group 26 self, you could always drop us a line Adams School in Orono. David The couple resides in Portland and in Jacksonville, North Carolina. and give us something else to talk Norwood accepted an award from plans a February 2006 wedding. The Maine chapter of the about. It would also help settle a the American Heart Association on Associated Builders and Contractors little wager we’ve got going on. One behalf of the Bryant E. Moore (ABC Maine) has elected Brad Moll of us (not that either of us is cynical School in Ellsworth. David is a as its 2005 chairman. Brad is or anything) believes that no one is physical education teacher at the 1995 currently vice president of business really reading this. school. Ryan Ellsworth has been development at Bancroft Contracting If you are reading this and were appointed executive vice president Corporation. Brad lives in Freeport Keri Sewell Seitz paying attention at the start of this of the County Federal Credit Union. with his wife, Melanie Newman Moll 6 Algonquin Lane column, you might have noticed a Ryan is based in CFCU’s Caribou ’96, daughter Emma, and infant son. Brunswick, ME 04011 name change for Beth. Yes indeed, office. Blake Fryer is now a mem­ ABC is a national association [email protected] congratulations are in order! Stacey ber of the Glenburn town council. representing 23,000 construction headed south to Philadelphia in May Blake works as a district manager firms across the United States; the to celebrate Beth’s marriage to for an office supply company in Happy fall, everyone. As I write this, Maine chapter has 179 member Jason Calhoun. The ceremony was Bangor. Krystal Ash O’Sullivan is summer is just getting underway. I firms. Brad is also active in the lovely and the reception (catered by the president of the Scarborough hope that the Maine summer and fall Downeast Construction Education Anna Bauer ’90 of Museum Catering Education Association. She has offer up more good weather than Foundation. Company) was fabulous. Fellow been a teacher at Wentworth Inter­ bad after the very long and wet Dave Power, a fellow graduate UMainer Yolanda Sly ’97 was also in mediate School in Scarborough for winter and spring that we had. of the natural resources program attendance. 10 years. Ellen Holmes has left her I have only a little news to report (now ecology and environmental Now on to other (only slightly job as a fourth-grade teacher at this time around—please be sure to sciences) is working as a soil outdated) news—accolades Fairmount School in Bangor to update me on your whereabouts conservationist with the Natural abound—Amy Sechrest Bragg has become a program manager for and goings-on so that I can fill in Resources Conservation Service in received an award for continuing NASA. Her new job will entail devel­ your classmates. We are always Washington and Hancock counties. education from the American oping materials for middle school happy to hear from you. And, lastly, Nathaniel Lord recently Speech Language Hearing Associa­ educators to teach math and sci­ I have heard from Aaron wed Katherine Cummings. Nat also tion. She is a lead clinician at the ence concepts using NASA technol­ Carlson—he has the distinction of just finished his MBA at Northeast­ Warren Center for Communication ogy. Benjamin Vail, the current attending both high school (Presque ern University. Nat works as a and Learning in Bangor. Sue Drake principal of A.D. Gray Middle School Isle) and college with me—lucky commercial lender with Boston Davis was awarded the 2004 Advo­ in Waldoboro, has been named the guy! In any case, Aaron will have Private Bank and Trust Company in cates for Children Community Ser­ future principal of a new middle made his return to Maine by the time Boston, while Katherine is a lead vice Award. Sue is a guidance school to be constructed in the town. you read this. He is an account remittance specialist for IDX counselor at Fairview Elementary Larry Murphy has given up coach­ finance manager for IBM and will be Corporation. Congratulations!

40 Mainely People Fall 2005 I hope this column finds you well She was also awarded the 2005 Farmington. because of his “strong leadership, and we hope to hear from you soon! Sorority Advisor of the Year Award Robert F. Lindyberg received management, personnel, and finan­ for her work with the Chi Omega AEWC Center Director’s Award from cial skills.” Chapter at UMaine. UMaine’s Advanced Engineered This past spring Beth Jones Rob Wilson was vacationing in Wood Composites Center, reports finished her sixth year of teaching at 1996 southern Thailand when the tsunami The Weekly. Robert was recognized the Rowe School in Norway, Maine. occurred, reports the Bangor Daily for his work as the AEWC manager This fall she begins at the Fox News. Fortunately, Rob is OK. He of technical services. His work School in South Paris and will con­ Leah K. McBreairty was on a ferry heading to the Ko Phi entailed securing project funding, tinue to teach third grade. Beth 907 Rodgers Street Phi Islands and spent seven hours and strengthening and expanding continues working on her master’s Missoula, MT 59802 on it before being able to return to the center’s industrial partnerships. and in her free time, she enjoys Umainel [email protected] the mainland. Rob has been teach­ Robert received his master’s from spending time at her camp in ing English in Hong Kong. UMaine in 1997 and obtained his Greene and dancing to ’80s hits. Ida Page was named Ellsworth’s Ph.D. from UMaine in 2000. Samantha Hodson Buron wrote Hi everyone—what did you do this Woman of the Year by the Ellsworth Robert Moody is the new princi­ to us: “I was married to Dana Buron past summer? Did you take a vaca­ Business and Professional Women’s pal at the Windsor Elementary on October 3, 2004, at the Wyen- tion? Whether you took time off to Club, reports The Ellsworth Ameri­ School, reports the South China mere Harbor Club in Harwich Port, tackle some long-delayed projects can. Ida is the owner of Robert and Town Line. Robert holds his B.S. Massachusetts. Maria Boyington ’97 around home or went to some exotic Mary’s Place, a day program for from the University of Maine Farm­ and Carrie Libby ’97 were two of my location for wild adventure, please older people with memory loss with ington and his master’s from bridesmaids. I was hired to teach let us know. locations in Ellsworth and Machias. UMaine. His 16 years in education elementary physical education for We’d love to hear what’s new (or The program also offers a caregiv­ include working as a math teacher, the town of Harwich shortly after the not so new) with you. er’s support group. Ida was inspired an assistant principal at a private wedding and we are now living in to work with older adults after her school, and as a director at a private South Harwich, Massachusetts.” husband, Lee, passed away in school. I started a new position this 1994. She has two daughters, a Congratulations to Scott Pang­ summer as the S-4 (logistical officer) son, and four grandchildren. Her burn and Lisa Stevens-Hutchinson for my battalion, 2nd Battalion 3rd 1997 son, Shallee Page, is a professor of who were married on May 21,2005. Field Artillery. This change comes biochemistry at the University of Steve holds his bachelor’s in agri­ after successfully serving a year as Yolanda Sly Maine-Machias. business and resource economics the fire support officer for 1st Battal­ 9 Snover Road Steve Stinson is the new head from UMaine. He is the manager of ion 36th Infantry, the mechanized Wantage, New Jersey 07461 coach at South Portland High Scott’s Save-A-Lot. The couple infantry battalion in 1st Brigade, 1st (973) 875-8738 School, reported the Falmouth, resides in Dover-Foxcroft. Armored Division. I also spent two (202) 253-3083 cell Maine, Southern Forecaster. The Congratulations to Shelby Lar- weeks this summer touring around [email protected] former Black Bear football player led gay who was married to Charles A. Germany and the Netherlands with the Greely football program from Young in April. Shelby holds her my parents who flew over to visit Class of 1997—I hope this finds you being a club program into its two bachelor of science degree from the from the States. well and gearing up for Homecom­ first varsity seasons. He is also the school of nursing and is the coclini- I hope everyone had a great ing! Yes, it’s almost that time to hop assistant general manager at The cal leader of the medical unit at St. summer! Send us a note to let us on I-95 for the long trek or to make Bay Club in Portland. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. know about your summer and what those plane reservations. But before Former Black Bear field hockey is new with you! you plan your weekend of Pat’s, player Amy Richendollar has been tailgating, and checking out your old named the new head field hockey haunts, let’s see what’s new with the coach at Bridgewater State College, Class of 1997. Oh, and if you can’t reports the Mansfield News in Mas­ 1998 1999 make it—let us know what you’ve sachusetts. Amy was an assistant been up to by dropping a line at: coach for the Bridgewater State CPT Robert E. Brewer Andrea Downs Quenneville [email protected] or con­ College Bears for the past seven CMR 452 Box 2225 2675 Windmill Parkway, Apt. 1412 tact the alumni office! seasons. She has also been a APO, AE 09045-2225 Henderson, NV 89074 I was in Orono in April to visit my member of the Maine Field Hockey umainel [email protected] (702) 614-1945 dear friend Andrea Poole Cole and Association and the Boston Field [email protected] watch Black Bear football play the Hockey Association. Amy lives in first annual Jeff Cole Spring Scrim­ Mansfield and is a math teacher at A hearty holiday Maine Hello from mage, named in honor of her late Oliver Ames High School in Easton. GieBen, Germany! Here’s the latest There isn’t much news to report this husband who was an assistant Sean Currier is the new engi­ news on our classmates: quarter, but we did hear from a few football coach at UMaine. I also got neer technician at WBRC Architects/ Congratulations to Sean Murray classmates. With the holidays com­ to see Engineers land use studio. Sean who married Audra Figura on May ing up, many of you will be sending Molly Putnam Liddell as we holds a bachelor’s in environmental 29th at the Chase House in cards to family and friends. Please attended the football banquet honor­ science and natural resources from Meredith, New Hampshire. Sean is include the alumni association in ing the team’s accomplishments UMaine. Previously, he was a fore­ currently self employed and consults your list and send us an update! from last season prior to the preview man with Maine Earth. for H&R Block. Heidi Kelley is engaged to of this season’s players. Jeff’s many Bonnie Levesque has been In November 2004, Steve Eld­ Robert Lanigan-Potter ’01. Heidi is passions included education and named principal of the Madison Area ridge was named the town manager employed at the Maine Veterans Black Bear football—the scrimmage Junior High School, reports the for Rumford, Maine. Steve has lots Home in Augusta and is working on was a fitting tribute and kickoff to the Morning Sentinel. Bonnie previously of experience to offer Rumford. a degree in nursing at USM. The Jeff Cole Foundation. was an administrator with S.A.D. 9 Since 2001, Steve had been serving couple is planning a fall ’05 wed­ Andrea is the new coordinator of in Farmington. Bonnie holds her as the town manager for Greene ding. Joanna Cronkite and Randy academic advising and support master’s in education from UMaine and previously served in the same Houde ’99 also plan to wed this fall. services for the college of education and later obtained her principal’s position in Etna. Rumford’s board of The couple resides in Exeter, New and human development at UMaine. certification. Bonnie resides in selectmen said Steve was chosen Hampshire. Joanna is employed by

Fall 2005 Mainely People 41 The Timberland Company and Ran­ school system. 2004. She was honored for her the crisp, cold, fall air sets in and the dy is employed by Concord Commu­ Mary Castonguay’s family farm, efforts to promote the involvement of leaves start to fall. Memories of nications. Sara Barron is engaged to Castonguay Ayrshires, won the 2004 women in forestry careers. Laura UMaine start creeping in with the Seth Nichols. The couple lives in Conservation Farm of the Year. Mary works for the U.S.D.A. Forest Ser­ frost of the fall and there is no better Augusta and both are employed by handles all the farm’s calves and vice and also is an assistant re­ time to remember your friends and the state of Maine. serves as the herd physician. The search professor at the University of UMaine family. So many alumni are Cory Dow and wife, Mandy Castonguay farm operates as an Maine, department of forest ecosys­ starting new jobs and new stages of Stimpson Dow ’00, of Standish organic dairy farm. tem science. their lives. Here is what some of your welcomed a son, Tyler William, on Classmate Matthew Allen Hunt­ UMaine basketball star and fellow alumni are up to. January 6, 2005. He joins a sister, er of Bangor graduated on May 22, classmate Jamie Cassidy had her Katrina Petersen married Paul Elliana, who is three. Cory works at 2004, cum laude from the University Black Bear number 24 jersey retired Van Overbeke in a 2004 fall ceremo­ Citigroup in Portland and Mandy of Maine School of Law. Matthew to the rafters of Alfond Arena on ny in Belfast, Maine. The couple works for S.A.D. 6 in Durham. then passed the Maine bar exam on January 20th, 2005, during a wom­ resides in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Laurie Laviolette, a clinician at October 28, 2004, and was sworn in en’s basketball game against Stony Matthew Porter wed Billie Hayward Mount Desert Island Hospital, recent­ as an attorney and admitted to prac­ Brook. Jamie still holds Black Bear in a July 30th wedding. Matthew ly established an anger management tice law in the state of Maine. He is career records for field-goal percent­ currently works with his family at therapy group in Ellsworth. Her now working as a law clerk for the age (.544) and blocked shots (231), Porter Farms in Washburn. On Octo­ private practice was started in Janu­ Honorable Paul L. Rudman, associ­ single game marks with a 1.000 ber 8th, Jennah Doughty will marry ary and is limited to 10 people. ate justice of the Maine State Su­ field-goal percentage (8-for-8), and Sam Iggulden. They both work sum­ Originally from Pennsylvania, Laurie preme Court. Air National Guard a 1.000 free-throw percentage (14- mers for the Maine Teen Camp in moved to Maine 11 years ago and Airman 1st class Benjamin Dailey for-14). She also shares the single­ Porter. Joe Sampietro and Kimber­ earned her master’s degree in social graduated from basic military training season blocked shots record of 79 ly Breton married this past July. work at UMaine. at Lackland Air Force Base in San set in 1999-2000. Jamie is currently Kimberly is currently working as a I am finally settled into my new Antonio, Texas. Alexander Ernst a teacher at Methuen High School in sixth grade teacher in Brunswick and home in Henderson, Nevada. I’m graduated with first class standing Massachusetts and is the girls’ Joe works for Cintas. Matthew slowly getting accustomed to the 105 from the University of Prince Edward varsity basketball coach at Salem James heard wedding bells on July degree heat while missing the breezy Island Atlantic Veterinary College High School in neighboring Salem, 16th when he married Kylie Snow­ autumn days in Orono. Please note with a degree of doctor of veterinary New Hampshire. man at St. John’s Episcopal Church my new email address. Feel free to medicine. Alexander was hired as an Wedding bells are ringing for in Bangor. Michele Gross and Jacob send me a note at my new address associate veterinarian at the nation­ several classmates. Paul James Metzler ’00, two UMaine grads, will or email me an update. Pictures are ally acclaimed (and accredited by the Harold married Erica Kelley in July marry on October 9th. always welcome! American Zoo and Aquarium Associ­ on a wedding cruise. Paul is em­ The graduates of 2001 are mov­ ation) Cape May County Park and ployed by Citi Group Financial in ing up in the world. Here are a few of Zoo. Portland and resides in Westbrook, our fellow grads who are making The Augusta law firm of Lipman, Maine. Heather Berry married waves in their careers. Catherine 2000 Katz, and McKee has a new associ­ Derek Hussey on August 27th, Gordon will take over as the new ate, classmate Benjamin J. Smith. 2005. Heather is employed as a principal of Atwood Primary School. Benjamin is a 2004 graduate of the registered nurse by Jackman Re­ The school is part of District 47 and Heidi Dombrock University of Maine School of Law. gion Health Center. Cortney houses grades K-2. Jeremy Garland 2519 Cool Spring Road He specialized in litigation. Class­ Nicholson is planning on marrying was recently promoted to account Bel Air, MD 21015 mate Betsy MacGregor Webb had John Klemperer in October. Cortney executive at Nancy Marshall Com­ hdommyl ©comcast.net her contract as superintendent of the is a registered nurse at Eastern munications, a Maine-based public Brewer school systems renewed. Maine Medical Center and also relations firm. Jeremy handles two of As the leaves start to change and Betsy’s new contract runs until 2010. volunteers as a nurse for the cardiac the agency’s clients. the temperatures cool, I hope it finds She has served as superintendent rehab program at the Bangor YMCA. Josyln Brenton has recently all of you in good health and spirits. for four years already. Christine She resides in Hampden. Julie returned to Maine after a two-year Hopefully, you were able to get Anuszewski got a job with the JET Morrison is planning on marrying Peace Corps assignment in Guinea. away over the summer and enjoy program as an assistant language Brad McPhee this fall. Julie is em­ Josyln traveled to Guinea as an some relaxing time at the beach, in teacher. She will be in Matsue, Ja­ ployed by Washington County Chil­ English teacher where she taught the mountains, on a lake, or wherev­ pan, teaching middle school stu­ dren’s Program in Machias. She is classes with as many as 120 stu­ er you desire to find peace with your dents. currently working on her master’s dents. She now hopes to use her busy lifestyle. Our fellow classmates Gordon Paul ran the Boston degree in speech pathology through teaching skills and new cultural have been busy as you will read. Marathon last April as he raised Western Kentucky University. Con­ understanding in order to start a new Remember, if you have anything to funds for the American Liver Founda­ gratulations to all of these happy career. share drop me a note. tion, which is dedicated to prevent­ couples and best wishes for your Although you probably couldn’t News from my fellow Black Bear ing, treating, and curing liver dis­ future. see him in the pack, Judson Cake soccer classmates are: Nikki Reed ease. Gordon’s goal was to raise ran the Boston Marathon this year. married UMaine baseball player $2,500 for the cause. This was The winner of three marathons, his Kregg Jarvais ’99 and works at Gordon’s first marathon. He is a determination helped him cross the CD&M Communications and Adver­ physical education teacher at A.D. 2001 finish line. tising Agency in Portland, Maine. Gray Middle School in Waldoboro As always, I wish the 2001 gradu­ and Friendship Village School. ates of UMaine well and ask you to Stephanie Theriault married former Bonnie Joy Dewkett Two classmates were recognized keep in touch with any news you UMaine baseball player, Bryan 160 Shelter Rock Road #2 publicly for their outstanding have to share. Harvie, and is working with L.L. Danbury, CT 06810 achievements. Laura Kenefic was Bean as a wellness educator and (203) 794-1165 recognized by the Northeastern living in Portland, Maine. Katie blkbearl [email protected] Destefano Loyle is married to Paris Research Station and Northeastern Thanks for being an Loyle and has two kids, Madison Area of the U.S. Department of alumni association and Rose. She lives in Littleton, Agriculture Forest Service with the Another fall is here and I’m sure Colorado, and works in the Littleton Multicultural Achievement Award for many of you feel the way I do when member!

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Katie Braggins Making the Ultimate Sacrifice c/o Maine Center for the Arts University of Maine 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu ’04 is the first UMaine graduate killed in Iraq. Orono, ME 04469 [email protected] Second Lt. Matthew Coutu ’04, a top academic I hope that everyone enjoyed his or student and the 2004 Distinguished Military her summer. A lot has happened to Graduate in the University of Maine ROTC pro­ some of our classmates over the gram, was killed in action in Baghdad on June season. Many people are starting 27. Matt, who was assigned to a military police the journey with a new person in their life or a new career or promo­ unit, was wounded when enemy forces engaged tion. his convoy with small arms fire. He later died in Paul Melrose and Kasey Wy­ an Army hospital. He is the first UMaine gradu­ man planned a July 23, 2005, wed­ ate to die in the Iraq War. ding. Paul obtained a master’s degree in mechanical engineering The Army reported that Matt was shot in the and is employed at the U.S. Naval lower back while investigating a burning vehicle. Underwater Warfare Center in New­ It was further explained that the bullet entered port, Rhode Island. Carly Voyer the back just an inch below his flak jacket. planned a September 24, 2005, wedding to Adam Peters. She cur­ “Matt was an exceptional young man,” said rently works for State Farm Insur­ Captain Jeffrey A. Weston, “the very best of the ance. best. He was a natural leader, a mentor, and a Joseph Deitz and Carrie Poston friend to be counted on....He will be greatly got married in August. Joseph is pursing his medical doctorate at missed, and never forgotten.” Ross University School of Medicine Matt was born in Freehold, New Jersey, and in the West Indies. moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, in 1994. He grad­ Nicole Rudnicki and Cody uated from Lake Forest High School where he Younger planned an August 27, 2005, wedding. Becky Pelletier is was captain of the football team and also com­ busy planning an October 1,2005, peted in track and field. Matt’s mother, Donna, wedding with Kevin Greenleaf. currently lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Becky currently works at the Warren and his father, Michael, lives in North Hampton, Center in Bangor as a speech lan­ guage pathologist. New Hampshire. munity, and we will honor and always remember Emily Cain was the youngest At the university, Matt was a history major his selfless service to our country,” said universi­ member sworn into the 122nd Maine with a 3.4 GPA. At ROTC, he became Cadet ty president Robert Kennedy. Legislature. She is married to Danny Battalion Commander in his senior year. A service to honor Matt is planned for campus Williams ’91, ’94G who represented Orono in the 199th Legislature. “He was an outstanding member of the com­ in the fall. Suzannah Hall received her master’s in spatial information from the University of Maine in December content, and production of the com­ at Troy Howard Middle School in 2004. She graduated cum laude pany’s current and planned specialty 2003 Belfast. Their wedding is planned for with her bachelor’s degree in spatial and niche publications. She will also November 26, 2005. Lyndsey information engineering in May continue with Steppin’ Out. Melvin is now engaged to Robert 2002. She is now working in an Mike Morrison was named the Sara Green Patton. Lyndsey earned her bache­ interim position at the Maine Depart­ Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the 134 4th Street lor’s degree in nursing and is now a ment of Transportation in Augusta. Week for December 13-19, 2004. Bangor, ME 04401 second lieutenant in the United Marie Dubord just finished her He plays for the Greenville (South [email protected] States Air Force. She is stationed at term as the university’s first Midwest Carolina) Grrrowl of the ECHL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in regional admissions representative. affiliates of the Edmonton Oilers and Well, the summer is over, it is fall Dayton, Ohio, working as a regis­ She was based out of Chicago, but Chicago Blackhawks. Krystal Fo­ once again, and a lot has been going tered nurse. She also works at the she traveled throughout the Mid­ gler was appointed as the girls’ on for the graduates of the Class of Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. western states to recruit students team swimming and diving coach for 2003. A September 9, 2006, wedding is from the Midwest to the University of Old Town High School. Krystal had a I have four engagements to scheduled. Jamie Kenny became Maine. In the fall, she will start the swimming history during her UMaine announce, including my own. I got engaged to Jason Clark. Jamie master of education program in days. engaged in March to Matthew Ha­ graduated with a degree in communi­ Orono. If you have any news to share, mann from Lewiston. We will be cation. She is working at BAC in Kelly Michaud is the editor of please feel free to contact me. I getting married on October 7, 2006. Brewer as an executive assistant. Steppin’ Out magazine and has would love to hear from you! Nicole Phair recently announced her The wedding took place on August been named editor of special publi­ engagement to Nicholas Rodway. 13, 2005. Congratulations to every­ cations for Courier Publications. She Nicole received her degree in ele­ one! will oversee the editorial direction, GO BLUE! mentary education and is a teacher Some graduates of the Class of

Fall 2005 Mainely People 43 2003 have some new jobs to report. After a noteworthy career in track Sigarms. I know we all wish the gaged to Darby Higgins, and a Michelle Leclair began her training and field at UMaine, she has set her newlyweds good luck! September wedding in Orland has in January for 11 months of service sights on weightlifting. Katie placed Wedding bells will certainly be in been planned. Amanda now works with the National Civilian Community second at an NCAA national cham­ the near future for many of our for the Dedham Elementary School. Corps, an AmeriCorps program in pionship and has been named as an classmates, and as such I am happy Jessica Cote announced her Denver, Colorado. She will serve as alternate for the United States Olym­ to announce the many engagements engagement to fellow alum Joseph one of 33 team leaders at the cen­ pic Weightlifting Team. we’ve had recently from the Class of West. The couple resides in the tral region campus in Denver. As a We have a recent marriage in the ’04. Augusta area and the wedding date team leader she will be responsible class, with graduates Lindsey All Maine Woman Kati Richards was set for the late summer of 2005. for managing 10 to 12 corps mem­ Rendell and Eric Dos Santos tying recently became engaged to her Allyson Ashe is pleased to an­ bers. Tracy Guerrette is the new the knot this past August in South boyfriend of four years, Wayne nounce her engagement to Ryan head girls’ basketball coach at Berwick. Now residing in Berwick, Sawyer. She is living happily in Barnard. Allyson is pursuing her Wisdom. She is also enrolled in a Lindsey is a call center representa­ Downeast Maine, and a wedding master’s degree at UMaine, and the teaching certification course at the tive with Northeast Credit Union, was planned for the late summer of couple resides in the Bangor area. University of Maine at Fort Kent. and Eric is a firearms tester with 2005. Amanda Smith is now en- An October wedding is planned. She will be doing her student teach­ Tiffany Watson has announced ing in the fall, most likely teaching r 1 her engagement to Tommy Monroe. high school science. She graduated Tiffany is a self-employed real es­ from the University of Maine with a Your Classmates Would Love to tate appraiser and her groom-to-be degree in biology. And finally, Jeff is a self employed real estate devel­ Kobrock has a new three-year Hear From You oper and contractor. An early sum­ contract as the city manager in mer wedding has been planned. Gardiner. He has worked for the city Daughter of Wendell Bradford ’58, since 1997, first as an economic Jennifer Bradford has announced development director, and since We know you enjoy reading news from your UMaine her engagement to Randall Dicker. 1999 as city manager. He graduated friends and classmates. Well, they’d love to hear from Jennifer is a registered nurse at from the University of Maine with his you too! Why not take a few minutes and let your class Eastern Maine Medical Center, and graduate degree in 2003. correspondent know what is happening in your life—new Randall is finishing up his degree in As always, please keep me up- business from UMaine. An early to-date on any news so that it can job, new residence, wedding, kids, anything at all. summer wedding was planned. be added to the column! Jen Marshall has recently be­ NAME: come engaged to Frank Rapp. Jen currently works for U.S. Cellular. A fall 2006 wedding is planned. Arthur CLASS YEAR: Lidral married Karen Johnson, of 2004 Saco. Arthur works at the J.A. Le­ TOWN AND STATE: onard Middle School in Old Town, and Karen is finishing up her senior Dylan Mooney year at UMaine. 380 College Avenue OCCUPATION: Jessica Stoddard recently Orono, ME 04473 announced her engagement to [email protected] NAMES OF SPOUSE/CHILDREN: Robert Ferry ’05. Jessica is now employed by the Varney Insurance Hearty Maine Hello! Now that class­ Agency of Bangor and Robert re­ cently graduated with his degree in es are back in session, the campus I YOUR NEWS: finally feels vibrant again after a mechanical engineering technology. rather quiet summer. I’ve gotten Their wedding is coming up right quite a bit of responses from our around the corner in October. Jenni­ classmates, so I’ll get right to updat­ fer Saucier and Andrew Sawyer ing all of you on how they’ve been announced their engagement re­ doing! cently. Jen is currently working for Triumph has marked the basket­ the Honors College at UMaine, and ball career of Heather Ernest in she plans to attend medical school recent months. Heather had her in the near future. Andrew is current­ career as a Black Bear honored by ly pursuing his Ph.D. in chemical being only the fifth women’s basket­ engineering at Yale University. A ball player to have her number summer wedding has been planned retired. Heather began playing for the recent grads. professional basketball first in Lux­ I just started my MBA internship embourg and most recently for at the alumni association this se­ Goettingen, a team in Germany’s mester, so hopefully I’ll learn a thing top professional league. or two about coordinating good Another former Black Bear ath­ alumni events. While I intern, please letic standout has garnered fame don’t forget to contact me with your after graduation. Katie Page is stories of babies, weddings, and currently doing graduate work with career updates. If you happen to be Nobel Prize winners in advanced in the area, stop by the Buchanan chemical engineering at the Univer­ Alumni House to visit your alma sity of California Santa Barbara. mater—you might see me working! _l

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1954 Dr. Samuel Rideout to Frances Grass on May 28, 2005, in Ortonville, New Brunswick. They live in Fort Fairfield, Maine. 1990 Donald R. Mitchell to Laura Hoovler ’97 on October 10, 2004, in Orono, Maine. They honeymooned in Hawaii and reside in Bangor. 1992 Todd Richard Merrill to Kerryn Elizabeth Shean on May 22, 2004, in Bethel, Maine. They honeymooned in Antigua and reside in Topsham, Maine. Christopher Louis Marino to Catherine Janne Ackley on March 12, 2005, in Lynden, Washington. They reside in Shelburne, Vermont. Tamara Anne Imbornone to Edward James McGowan in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. They reside in Walpole, Massachusetts. Beth Watson ’94 was married to Jason Calhoun on May 14. Among the UMaine alumni attending were (left to right): Yolanda Sly ’97, Stacey Stump ’94, George Jillson (the bride’s stepfather), Jason and Beth, Kathleen 1993 Smith Jillson ’64 (the bride’s mother), and Anna Bauer ’90, who catered the wedding. Andrew John Moore to Karen Marie Araujo on September 18, Christopher Douglas Durloo to northern Vermont and live in spent their honeymoon on a 2004, in Saco, Maine. They live in Cynthia Deanna Barrios on April Durham, Maine. Caribbean cruise and reside in Saco. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, Marie Elaine Hansen to Mark Belfast, Maine. Paul Andre Dumoulin to Melissa Louisiana. They honeymooned in David Hankinson on March 12, Rick Cyr to Mandy Lynn Jeanne Barbeau on October 16, Riviera Maya and reside in Frisco, 2005, in Negril, Jamaica. They Raymond on August 14, 2004, in 2004, in Augusta, Maine. They Colorado. spent their honeymoon in Jamaica Saco, Maine. They reside in took a wedding trip to Orlando and 1996 and reside in Winterport, Maine. Buxton, Maine. Daytona, Florida, and live in Jamison G. Leavitt to Melissa 1998 Angela Howard to Ryan Seely Manchester, Maine. Richards on October 2, 2004, in Samantha Hodson to Dana ’00 on October 3, 2004, in Matthew Houghton to Kate Lewiston, Maine. They traveled to Buron on October 3, 2004, in Camden, Maine. They live in Faragher on February 19, 2005, in Aruba and reside in Minot, Maine. Harwich Port, Massachusetts. Connecticut. Nobleboro, Maine. They took a 1997 They live in South Harwich, 2000 wedding trip to Greenville and live Eric F. Reed to Kelly Anne Herrick Massachusetts. Rebecca A. Lovejoy to Jason M. in Belgrade, Maine. on October 2, 2004, in Cape Courtney A. Griffin to Jonathan Cassidy on August 14, 2004, in Erica L. Nardi to Jonathan E. Elizabeth, Maine. They W. Graffius in Raymond, Maine. South Portland, Maine. They took Humphrey ’94 on May 27, 2005, honeymooned in the Bahamas They reside in Portland, Maine. a cruise to the eastern Caribbean in Skowhegan, Maine. They and reside in Saco, Maine. 1999 and reside in Bowdoin, Maine. honeymooned in Yosemite Jason Lavoie to Kristen Merrill on Michael Wayne Whitcomb to Amanda June Dow to Benjamin National Park and live in October 10, 2004, in Gray, Maine. Jennifer Boyd ’00 on June 26, March Goss on February 4, 2005, Smithfield, Maine. They spent their honeymoon in 2004, in Mars Hill, Maine. They in York, Maine. Following a 1994 honeymoon cruise in the western Elizabeth Watson to Jason Caribbean they live in Portsmouth, Calhoun on May 14, 2005, in New Hampshire. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They ‘Recently Married? David Stephen Smallman to took a wedding trip to Ireland and Megan Fries ’02 on June 5, 2004, reside in Philadelphia. Share the happy news with your friends and classmates. Send in Ellicottville, New York. After a 1995 your information and a photo to: Alumni Publications, One honeymoon in the Southwest, they reside in Klamath Falls, Terry Ann Gay to Scott Louis Alumni Place, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Or email Ashton on December 18, 2004, in Oregon. Lewiston, Maine. They took a us at: [email protected]. Margo Jocelyn McEwen to Curt wedding trip to Florida. Richard Peffer on September 18,

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2004, in South Johnston on February 26, 2005, in Dana Burgess on July 24, 2004, in Portland, Maine. They Brewer, Maine. They spent their Manchester, Maine. They took a reside in Gorham, honeymoon on a Caribbean cruise wedding cruise to the Caribbean, Maine. and reside in Hampden, Maine. and live in Whitefield, Maine. 2001 Michele Ann Mathieu to Jason Ian Matthew Hall to Amy Nathan Libby to Elizabeth Anzelc on February 10, Melissa Waleryszak on 2005, in St. Lucia, West Indies. September 12, 2004, They live in Austin, Texas. in Kennebunk, Maine. Lee Eadie to Brooke Roberts on Following a October 9, 2004, in Goshen, honeymoon in Banff, Kentucky. They spent their Alberta, Canada, they honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, live in Kennebunk. and reside in Colorado. Julie Anne Raymond Mark Edward McAllister to to Marc Donald Stefanie Morgan Rogers ’04 on Tremblay on May 22, July 14, 2004, in Northport, Maine. 2005, in Lewiston, They live in Lebanon, New Maine. They took a Hampshire. wedding trip to St. Timothy Bonenfant to Erika Lucia and reside in Veilleux ’05 on May 21,2005, in Lewiston. Oakland, Maine. They took a 2002 wedding trip to Hawaii, and live in Michael Allen Lee to Oakland. Katie Jane Jackson Lindsay Thornton ’05 and Andy 2004 ’04 on November 20, Geaghan ’04 were married in Arthur Lidral to Karen Elizabeth 2004, in Belfast, Orrington on July 9. Johnson ’05 on June 25, 2005, in Maine. They traveled Saco, Maine. They live in the Arthur Lidral ’04 and Karen Elizabeth Johnson to Playa del Carmen, In the photo below, Lindsay leads greater Bangor area. 05 were married in Saco on June 25. Karen Mexico, and reside in a large group of UMaine alumni in Andrew J. Geaghan to Lindsay was a music education major. Arthur majored Winterport, Maine. a spirited version of the “Stein Thornton ’05 on July 9, 2005, in in education and played drums for the UMaine Betsy Marie Walls to Song” during the wedding recep­ Orrington, Maine. They live in Jazz Band. Michael Patrick tion. Brewer.

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1923 90, from South Thomaston, Maine, Harbor, Maine, on May 29, 2005. Margaret Alice Tibbetts, 108, on July 6, 2005. Edith Mary Cousins Parker, 85, from Lee, Massachusetts, on from Winthrop, Maine, on April 6, 1937 February 23, 2005. 2005. John Alexander Brimmer, 90, Peter “Pete” John Skoufis, 86, 1924 from Brewer on April 21,2005. from Washington, D.C., on March Aileen Helen Bennett Tufts, 102, Kenneth William Carr, 90, from 28, 2005. from Gray, Maine, on March 26, Keene, New Hampshire, on Feb­ Phyllis Merserve Strout, 86, from 2005. ruary 18, 2004. Lewiston, Maine, on May 9, 2005. 1928 Ruth Edith Lewis, 91, from Mabel Lewen Kirkpatrick Fol­ Springfield, Maine, on April 12, 1942 som Lovejoy, 97, from North 2005. Charles Ralph Davis, 86, from Port, Florida, on March 6, 2005. John Campbell Nivison, 90, from Palm Desert, California, on March 1930 China, Maine, on April 29, 2005. 31, 2005. Miles Boggs Mank II, 84, from James “Jim” Peery Ashworth, Richard “Dick” Alonzo Pfuntner, Vero Beach, Florida, on November 94, from Atlanta, Georgia, on April 89, from Jacksonville, Florida, on 12, 2004. 24, 2005. March 18, 2005. Darrell Bradford Pratt, 84, from 1931 1938 Orono on March 23, 2005. James “Joe-Bug” Lyle Bean, 89, Raymond “King” Kenneth Lear, Rebecca “Becky” Hill Talbot, 84, from Conway, New Hampshire, on 95, from Okeechobee, Florida, on Mabel Kirkpatrick from East Machias, Maine, on April June 24, 2005. July 10, 2005. 23, 2005. Ernest “Chugger” Hall Donagan, Lovejoy ’28 Robert David Wallace, 87, from 1932 90, from Falmouth, Maine, on Mabel Kirkpatrick Lovejoy Wilmington, North Carolina, on Doris “Dolly” Alexina Dunphy March 29, 2005. July 7, 2005. Bassett Rumazza, 95, from Avard Morton Dow, Sr., 88, from died on March 6, 2005, in Charles “Chuck” Franklin Chatham, Massachusetts, on April Lewiston, Maine, on June 24, North Port, Florida. Mabel Welch, 83, from New Haven, 24, 2005. 2005. was an active alumna of the Connecticut, on January 12, 2005. 1934 Robert Lendall Fuller, 89, from university and Phi Mu sorority James “Mutt” Milton Attridge, 1943 Yarmouth, Maine, on July 1,2005. and was awarded the Black 93, from York, Maine, on July 12, Charles Kennedy McKenzie, 89, Joseph “Billy” Wilfred Bourque, Bear Award for her outstand­ 2005. from Auburn, Maine, on June 15, 86, from Falmouth, Maine, on April Samuel “Sam” Morton Cope, 2005. ing service to UMaine. 1,2005. D.M.D., 93, from Portland on June Eloise Audine Hutchinson My­ She is survived by her Rex Albert Horrocks, 84, from 15, 2005. ers, 89, from Valrico, Florida, on husband, Kenneth (K.C.) Ossipee, New Hampshire, on April 6, 2005. James “Duke” Edward De- March 10, 2005. Lovejoy, also a member of Courcy, 93, from New London, Hugh “Nubber” Ross Newcomb, Harold “Hal” Joseph LaCroix, the Class of 1928. Her and Newport, New Hampshire, on 88, from Olympia, Washington, on Jr., 84, from Dallas, Texas, on August 11,2005. May 14, 2004. daughter-in-law, Joy Bott August 5, 2004. Muriel Tewksbury Covell Wil­ Arthur Irvin Read, 92, from Still­ Folsom ’52, is also a Univer­ Frederic Adams Leonard, 84, son, 92, from South Freeport, water on April 20, 2005. sity of Maine graduate. from Melbourne, Florida, on April Maine, on March 18, 2005. 1939 16, 2005. Walter Field Sargent, 94, from Deborah “Debby” Florence Paul Smith, 83, from Cambridge, Auburn, Maine, on July 16, 2005. Stevens Gilbert, 95, from Turner, Raymond “Ray” Jordon Palmer, Massachusetts, on December 2, 1935 Maine, on July 6, 2005. 86, from Redwood City, California, 2004. Carl Franklin Ingraham, 92, from Gwilym “Gwil” Roberts, 88, on February 15, 2004. George Albert Watson, 85, from Portland on March 14, 2005. from Farmington, Maine, on May Edward “Eddie” Ernest Ross, Kennebunk on June 12, 2005. Walter Allen Richardson, Jr., 91, 10, 2005. 88, from York and Orono, Maine, 1944 from New Milford, Connecticut, on Edith Harriet Stevens Sallinen, on May 26, 2005. Arline Heath Cousins Carter, 83, April 19, 2005. 91, from Rockland on May 21, Howard Lewis Ruben, 86, from from Westbrook, Maine, on March Edward “Stet” Stetson, 92, from 2005. Stockton Springs, Maine, on June 18, 2005. Gardiner, Maine, on April 27, 1940 7, 2005. Mary Esther Treat Clark, 81, from 2005. Burton Parker Clark, 90, from Charles “Charlie” Lancaster Belfast, Maine, on July 4, 2005. 1936 Lake County, Florida, on Novem­ Weaver, 86, from Kensington, Arabelle “Abe” Gray Barton Winifred “Winnie” Upton Lamb ber 21, 2003. Maryland, on March 17, 2005. Hodges, 81, from Laramie, Barbour, 91, from Owl’s Head, Elizabeth Rae Armstrong Low, 1941 Wyoming, on May 27, 2004. Maine, on July 17, 2005. 88, from Tiverton, Rhode Island, Eleanor “Ellie” Carolyn Look Arietta “Togg” Nellie Thorpe Nelson Sweetser Blanchard, 90, on April 20, 2005. Bonzey, 86, from Framingham, Rice, 82, from Hampden, Maine, from Cumberland, Maine, on Marjorie “Marnie” Bowman Massachusetts, on May 31,2005. on March 9, 2005. March 20, 2005. Deering Roberts, 87, from Alfred, Hilda Barton Rowe Marvin, 86, 1945 Margaret Elizabeth Hall Hook, Maine, on March 16, 2005. from Hampden and Southwest Mildred “Mid” Bowan Marr Blan-

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chard, 82, from Searsport, Maine, on March 31,2005. James Edward DeCourcy, Class of 1934 Elmer Howard Davis, Jr., 81, from Presque Isle, Maine, on March 9, 2005. The Consummate Newspaperman Marsden “Hutch” Clair Hutch­ ins, 82, from Gilford, New Hamp­ One of the sad parts of being shire, on June 4, 2005. editor of the alumni magazine Janet Agatha McFarland Law, is that just about every issue 78, from Sanford, Florida, on the obituary of someone you March 16, 2002. John Cleveland Marriott, 82, have admired or befriended from Peoria, Arizona, on April 10, over the years comes across 2005. your desk. 1946 This summer I was particu­ William “Bill” Ransom Horner, larly saddened when I heard 81, from Washington, New Hamp­ about the death of Ed De- shire, on May 4, 2005. Courcy ’34 on August 11. Frederick Herbert White, Jr., 81, from Freeport, Maine, on April 29, I first met Ed six months or 2005. so after I started working at 1947 UMaine, when he was awarded Louise “Buzz” Lathbury Beal, the Alumni Career Award at the 91, from Hallowell, Maine, on May 1986 Reunion. At first I was a 24, 2005. bit surprised that the editor of a Robert “Bob” Fassett Grumley, relatively small newspaper 78, from Millinocket, Maine, and would be receiving this presti­ Belair, Maryland, on July 2, 2005. gious award. But as I re­ Morris “Moe’’ Golden Pilot, 79, from Greenville, North Carolina, searched his career and read on April 4, 2005. his writings, that surprise quickly disappeared. And as I got to know Ed better over the years, my 1948 admiration and respect for him only grew. James Andrew Boyd, 88, from For 20 years (1961-’81), Ed was the editor of the nationally respected Argus-Champion in New­ South Portland on May 27, 2005. port, New Hampshire. Prior to that he edited the Milford (Connecticut) Citizen. In those jobs he came Frank Prescott Kember, 79, from to be regarded as the consummate newspaper man—one who earned dozens of awards, including Kennebunkport on February 26, the highly prestigious international Golden Quill Award in 1971. 2005. Eleanor Janet Trask Nadeau, 78, Ed had great journalistic instincts and a clear concept of what made for a good paper. He had from North Jay, Maine, on July 19, high standards, superb judgement, and was an uncompromising stickler for accuracy. And he had a 2005. writing style that was clear and straightforward, yet full of humanity and flair. One thing people appre­ Vivian Ardell Libby Richmond, ciated about an Ed DeCourcy article was that you always knew right away what the story was about. 93, from Altoona, Florida, on May “If you don’t tell the readers what happened right there in the first paragraph, you lose them,” he 23, 2005. often said. 1949 And Ed never shied away from controversy. In particular, he was an outspoken advocate for First James Willis Ashby, 76, from Amendment rights. For his commitment to free speech he was awarded the Bill of Rights Award by Fort Fairfield, Maine, on May 15, the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union Foundation. I remember him calling me in 1988, soon after 2005. Arthur “Buzz” Stephen Buswell, the alumni magazine did a story called “Being Black at Maine.” Some people had questioned why we 83, from Machias, Maine, and pursued such a story, but Ed told me it was one of the most engaging pieces he had ever read in our Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 4, publication. That meant a lot to me. 2005. Of course, I also heard from Ed when we had accuracy or grammatical slips in the magazine. He Robert Alexander Hanson, from read everything carefully and he was quick to let me know when something was wrong. I appreciated Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 2, 2005. that too. One thing that I remember really drove him crazy was when we started using the term Clyde Austin Hichborn, 94, from “UMaine” in referring to the university. Ed didn’t like it, and he let me know about it. Medford, Maine, on March 31, I’ll miss Ed’s calls and letters. The university will miss a loyal alumnus. And the newspaper world 2005. will miss a strong spokesperson for freedom of the press and journalistic integrity. Alfred “Al” Justin Keith, 82, Jim Frick from Northport, Maine, on April 1, 2005.

48 Mainely People Fall 2005 Rosaire “Rosie” Joseph Ratte, 1954 83, from Meriden, Connecticut, on Robert L. Fuller Derwood Cook Bemis, 77, from November 5, 2004. Holden, Maine, on April 10, 2005. Beatrice Estelle Thornton Ring, Class of 1938 Corice Erminie Gillis Hurd, 73, 78, from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, from North Haven, Maine, on June Robert Fuller ’38 died on July on December 31,2004. 27, 2005. Martin “Marty” Charles Rissel, 1, 2005, in Yarmouth, Maine. William Beverly Keswick, 73, 79, from Florence, South Carolina, Bob will be remembered for from Waldo, Maine, on July 1, on April 16, 2005. his tremendous community 2005 1950 involvement and spirit. He was Asher Sprague Kneeland, Jr., 76, from Allentown, New Hampshire, Kenneth Arnold Cobb, 82, from very active in the Lion’s Club Winthrop, Maine, on March 22, and in 1976 was selected as on March 7, 2005. 2005. that organization’s Citizen of Alfred Ignatius Leo, 72, from Philip “Pip” Hermon Cummings, Dunwoody, Georgia, on January the Year. He was also awarded 82, from South Paris, Maine, on 12, 2005. May 24, 2005. a Distinguished Service Award Brian Kilshaw Simm, 73, from Charles “Bruce” Brewster Earle, from the Town of Falmouth for Bob Fuller with former UMaine Hillsboro, New Hampshire, on 83, from Northborough, Massachu­ his 25 years of service to the September 22, 2004. setts, on March 10, 2005. president Dale Lick in 1988. community. 1955 Howard Lawrence Jenkins, Jr., Jacqueline “Meme” Ann Ward­ 77, from Williston, Massachusetts, Bob also provided valuable service to his alma mater. His first well Lee, 72, from Glenburn, on April 17, 2005. efforts after graduation were in helping the fund drive for the new Maine, on March 12, 2005. Roderic Raymond Madore, 62, Fogler Library. And as class president, he led his classmates in 1956 from Presque Isle, Maine, on Au­ raising one million dollars for their 50th Reunion gift to the univer­ Helen Margaret Ayer, 95, from gust 7, 1987. sity—a first in UMaine history. He was also a big supporter of Toby “Tob” Falconer Nason, 78, Brewer on April 8, 2005. from Naples, Florida, on June 14, Black Bear sports (Bob was a track star at UMaine). For all he William Lawrence Campbell, 68, 2005. did for the university, Bob was awarded the Black Bear Award, from Flushing, New York, on Janu­ Francis Patrick Pakulski, 78, the Golden “M” Award, and the Pine Tree Emblem Award. ary 11, 2002. Richard Henry Gordon, Jr., 69, from Livermore Falls and Jay, He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Adams Fuller. Bob’s from Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Maine, on March 24, 2005. daughter Judith Fuller Nappi ’69 and her husband, Ben ’69, are Helen “Holly” Uhlaine McCuin July 26, 2004. UMaine graduates as is his brother, Richard ’44, and two grand­ Parker, 77, from Sanford, Maine, William “Bill” Austin Higgins, 75, on March 11,2005. children, Geoffrey Nappi ’94 and Erica Nappi ’00. from Waterville, Maine, on March Bernard Clair Ramsdell, 80, from 24, 2005. York, Maine, on March 31,2005. Thomas Joseph Power, 75, from Waterboro, Maine, on June 9, Frederick “Simp” Cecil Simp­ William “Bill” Stephen Ruby, 75, 13, 2005. 2005. son, 78, from Derwood, Maryland, from Warwick, Pennsylvania, on John “Jack” Everett Chad- Jean Caroline BoppTannich. 70, on March 5, 2004. March 28, 2005. bourne, 78, from South Portland from Tucson, Arizona, on July 18, Richard “Hubie” Hubert Small, Carlene Ola Dunn Shaw, 75, from 80, from Sarasota, Florida, on on April 5, 2005. 2004. Duveen “Denny” Ruth Bryant Willington, Connecticut, on June February 25, 2003. 1957 30, 2005. James Percy Sutherland, Jr., 83, Dews, 75, from Otisfield, Maine, Phyllis Evelyn Deane Lord, 89, from Bath, Maine, on May 9, 2005. on June 21,2005. 1953 from Presque Isle and Fort Fair- Edward Wesley Merrill, 80, from Paul Robert White, 79, from Jack Clarke Biller, 82, from Ash­ field, Maine, on April 6, 2005. Clarence, New York, on January Westchester, Ohio, on June 27, land, Oregon, on April 4, 2003. Jonathan Crabtree Robinson, 27, 2005. Glenn Eldred Edgerly, Jr., 74, 72, from Freeport, Maine, on 2005. Durward “Jack” William Seely, from Meriden, Connecticut, on March 6, 2005. Wayne Walter Whitney, 77, from 76, from Nashville, Tennessee, on April 6, 2005. Richard “Russ” Elroy Russell, Kenduskeag, Maine, on May 28, April 1,2005. Charles Edward Johnston, 73, 72, from Nashua, New Hampshire, 2005. 1952 from Littleton, Maine, on June 15, on May 1,2005. 1951 Dana Wiley Bartlett, 76, from 2005. Mary Lucienne Martin Thurston, Gerald Emerson Ames, 79, from Cherryfield, Maine, on April 4, Thomas Edgar Lindsley, 74, from 96, from Saco, Maine, on May 13, Buxton, Maine, on January 25, 2005. Waltham, Massachusetts, on 2005. 2005. Rhoda Kaprow Matson, 74, from March 27, 2005. 1958 Vernon George Ames, 46, from Bangor, Maine, and Boca Raton, Dorothy Babson Allen Warner, James Aloysius Hughes, Jr., 69, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July Florida, on March 31,2005. 73, from Kennebunkport on June from Pleasant Valley, Connecticut, 1974. Marilyn Marie Maguire Zebiak 19, 2005. on May 6, 2005. Patricia Mary Hamilton Bubier, Pierce, 74, from Fairfield, Maine, John Howard Webb, Jr., 78, from Burton Wentworth Smith, 75, 75, from Auburn, Maine, on July on April 22, 2005. Lincoln, Rhode Island, on February from Auburn, on May 13, 2005. 18, 2005.

Fall 2005 Mainely People 49 Deaths

Perley Gordon Wormell, 72, from 1964 Baileyville, Maine, on July 3, 2005. Gwilym R. Roberts Edward Francis Connolly, 72, from Westbrook, Maine, on May 1959 Class of 1939 14, 2005. Larry Vernon Boynton, 66, from Robert Chilcott Crockett, 67, Lisbon, Maine, on September 8, from Monmouth, Maine, on April 2, 2004. One of the University of Maine 2005. Robert “Bob” Burgess Chase, System’s best known profes­ Mary Carol Lyford Dewey, 62, 68, from Naples, Maine, on Febru­ sors, Gwilym Roberts ’39, from St. Simons Island, Georgia, ary 19, 2005. ’42G died on May 10 at his on June 12, 2005. Marion Whittier Bailey Connors, Charlotte Mariam Stuart Lovejoy, 92, from Bath, Maine, on June 27, home in Farmington. 94, from Westbrook, Maine, on 2005 A native of Brownville, May 3, 2005. Peter Edwards Hanscom, 67, Gwilym was hired as a one- Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Mortus, 63, from North Chelmsford, Massachu­ year substitute at the Farm­ from Newport News, Virginia, on setts, on May 5, 2005. ington Normal School (now June 10, 2005. David Arthur Kelley, 66, from the University of Maine at Jonathan Alex Stone, 63, from Albion, Maine, on June 14, 2005. Bluffton, South Carolina, on March Thor Miller, Jr., 70, from Portland Farmington) in 1940. He re­ 9, 2005. on June 1,2005. mained at the school, teach­ 1965 Lois “Bunny” Eileen Smith, 85, ing history for 43 years. Along from Lewiston, Maine, on March 6, the way he earned a master’s Robert Edwin Barker, 62, from 2005. degree from UMaine and did graduate work in history at Colum­ Evelyn May Sawyer Wait, 91, Warren, Maine, on June 9, 2005. bia University. The son of Welsh immigrants, Gwilym did exten­ from Hudson, Ohio, on July 1, Eleanore Frances Davis Perkins, 2005. sive research on the migration of Welsh slate quarry families to 84, from Warren, Maine, on June 22, 2005. 1960 America. His book on the topic, New Lives in the Valley, was Robert Mayo Robinson, 64, from Marjorie Pretsch Wood Averill, awarded the Hopkins Medal—the highest honor of the St. Da­ Brewer on April 25, 2005. 88, from Old Town, Maine, and vid’s Society of New York State. In 2001, he also received the Philip Dale Saxer, 62, from Jeri­ Delray Beach, Florida, on March 2, George Jones Medal of Green Mountain College for his work in cho, Vermont, on March 15, 2005. 2005. preserving the Welsh-American heritage. Mary Weimer Barker, 87, from 1966 Gwilym also wrote columns for the Franklin Journal and later Ocala, Florida, on July 14, 2001. Fred Everett Blanche, 61, from Craig Lyman Dore, 66, from Pel­ the Portland Press Herald. In addition, he served as the modera­ Whitefield, Maine, on April 13, ham, Massachusetts, and Guilford, tor of the Farmington town meeting for 20 years and also served 2005. Raymond Dennis Foley, 62, from Maine, on July 19, 2005. a term in the state legislature. Napa, California, on May 28, 2005. George Douglas Farnsworth, 65, He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Roberts. from Orono on April 2, 2005. Richard Charles Rianhard, 70, Jeremiah “Jerry” Harvest Mul­ from Celebration, Florida, on April cahy, 66, from Crompond, New 10, 2005. 1962 1963 York, on November 21,2004. Lorraine Yvette Thibault, 81, Zoel Mathieu Chasse, 70, from Herman Adrian Carlstrom, 71, David Knox Patrick, 76, from from Lewiston, Maine, on Novem­ Ellington, Connecticut, on June 9, from Skowhegan, Maine, on July 2, Canaan, Vermont, on January 3, ber 1, 2004. 2005. 2005. 2005. Gary Robert Fox, 62, from Wade, Gerald “Gerry” Lewis Crabtree, 1967 Marden Stanley Radvillas, 64, Maine, on January 8, 2005. 68, from Barboursville, Virginia, on John Chester Crandell III, 61, from Islesboro, Maine, and Re­ Ralph Wendell Prince, 75, from from Plymouth, Vermont, on May serve, New Mexico, on March 30, June 1,2005. Houlton, Maine, on March 18, Harley Alfred Craig, 71, from 15, 2005. 2003. 2005. Bangor on June 8, 2005. Helen Priscilla Whitten Grafton, Mary Ellen Dow Raynes, 64, from Ruth Lowell Putney, 93, from Josephine Burpeau Reichel, 89, 60, from Sanford, Maine, on April Oakfield, Maine, on June 23, 2003. Westbrook, Maine, on May 13, from Litchfield, Maine, on July 12, 12, 2005. Beecher Davis Whitcomb, 67, 2005. David Fitch Hale, 59, from Barre, from Augusta on June 3, 2005. 2005. Allen Sidney White, 68, from Roberta Hathorne Stevens, 91, Vermont, and Meridian, Idaho, on Eileen Clement Williams, 100, Stephenson, Virginia, on March from Woolwich, Maine, on June May 3, 2005. from South China, Maine, on April 31,2005. 18, 2005. Mary “Katy” Katherine Marquez 14, 2005. Low, 59, from Orono, Maine, and 1961 Glastonbury, Connecticut, on May Harlow “Joe” Floyd, 71, from For complete University of Maine 11,2005. Holden, Maine, on May 11,2005. Ernestine Ethel McKay, 95, from Marion Padbury Holbrook, 90, alumni obituaries log on to: Presque Isle, Maine, on May 23, from Brunswick, on July 11, 2005. 2005. mainealumni.com Richard Louis Oliver, 63, from

50 Mainely People Fall 2005 Richard Louis Oliver, 63, from burn, Maine, on March 24, 2005. Plymouth, Maine, on June 28, Peter J. Skoufis Michael Raymond Roussin, 50, 2005. Class of 1941 from Newport, Maine, on March Sumner Robert Sturtevant, 72, 26, 2005. from Cape Coral, Florida, on June Peter J. Skoufis ’41 died on 1976 28, 2005. March 28, 2005, in Washing­ Deborah Littlefield McMahon John Supranovich, Jr., 60, from Drucker, 49, from Hampden, ton, D.C. Bangor on June 20, 2005. Maine, on April 17, 2005. Following graduation from Reverend James William 1978 Wartluft, 88, from Elizabethtown, UMaine, Peter attended Herbert Barry Shuman, 65, from Pennsylvania, on May 27, 2005. George Washington University Brewer on June 2, 2005. 1968 Law School. His law studies 1979 John Edward Pomerleau, 57, were interrupted by World War Donald P. McGIauflin, Jr., 52, from North Berwick, Maine, on July II in which he served in the from Bangor and Brewer on May 1, 15, 2005. Army Air Force in the Pacific. 2005. Harold Frederic Wilkins, 59, from Mark Bruce Stendel, 52, from Following the war he worked Dexter, Maine, on July 21,2005. Spruce Head, Maine, on April 26, Robert “BJ” John Williams, 59, as a veterans affairs officer in 2005. from Manchester, Maine, on May Paris. In the late 1940s he began a 20-plus-year career in the 1981 19, 2005. foreign service that took him around the globe. After retiring in Kim Carlton Blouin, 48, from David Howard Wright, 60, from 1971 he began working for the United Nations as assistant direc­ Springvale, Maine, on February 9, Orrs Island, Maine, on April 18, tor of its food and agricultural organization in Rome. 2005. 2005. Peter is survived by his wife of 55 years, Helen Skoufis. 1982 1969 Katherine “Katy” E. Lewis, 64, Martha Jane Fairbanks Nor­ from Orono on March 1,2005. mand, 57, from Sandy, Oregon, on Sidney, Maine, on May 28, 2005. from Lewiston, Maine, on May 3, Cynthia Blake Mooney, 80, from October 27, 2004. 1974 2005. Bangor, and Harborside, Maine, on Suzanne Marguerite Smith, 62, Rudolph “Rudy” Cosenze, 77, 1975 April 28, 2005. from Newport, Maine, on June 4, from Milford, Maine, on June 28, John Charle Abbott, 52, from 1986 2005. 2005. North Berwick, Maine, on April 20, John Attean Davis, Sr., 67, from 1970 Frank Tirrell Knaut, 53, from 2005. Indian Island on March 8, 2005. Sharon Ann Banks Dawley, 56, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, on June 7, Kenneth Peter Allen, Sr., 53, from 1988 from Lewiston, Maine, on March 2005. Augusta on August 12, 2004. Barbara Catherine Johnson, 65, 11,2005. Edward Walter Peseckis, 68, Elmer Wayne Huff, 73, from Glen- from Orono on March 22, 2005. Robert Alden Tisdale, 57, from Robert Ray Murchie, Sr., 66 from Sarasota, Florida, on July 2, 2005. Ellsworth, Maine, on April 27, 1971 Arthur S. Buswell ’49 2005. 1989 Belinda Sewall Page Carter, 57, Arthur Buswell, former presi­ from Caribou, Maine, on April 15, Barbara Swartz Work, 70, from 2005. dent of the University of Maine Bernville, Pennsylvania, on July Larry Paul Goderre, 55, from at Machias (UMM), died on 12, 2004. Bristol, Maine, on April 10, 2005. May 4, 2005, in Fairbanks, 1990 Charles Watson Lawson, Jr., 55, Alaska. Mary Anne Wishneski Hillock, from Dedham, Maine, on June 27, He served as president of 56, from Eastbrook, Maine, on 2005. the Machias campus from 1971 June 16, 2005. 1972 to 1981, bringing the school 1998 Pauline Moore Sala, 82, from Philip Jay Phelps, 30, from Val­ from a teacher preparation Steuben, Maine, on April 21,2005. dosta, Georgia, and Waite, Maine, 1973 college into a comprehensive on May 25, 2005. Donald John Anderson, 53, from undergraduate institution. 1999 Salem, New Hampshire, on March Prior to coming back to Neil Frank Weston, 29, from 14, 2005. Maine in 1971, Art served as a Boston on March 10, 2005. Anine Marie Edes, 54, from vice president at the University of Alaska. When he retired from 2000 Guilford, Maine, on July 11,2005. UMM, he and his wife, Frances, returned to live in Alaska where Stephanie Burbank Hall, 35, from Bruce James Hutson, 54, from he was very involved in community service. Rome, Maine, on April 11,2005. San Francisco, California, on 2004 February 7, 2005. After receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UMaine, Art Matthew S. Coutu, 23, from Lake Katherine Ellen Meixell McIntyre, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Forest, Illinois, on June 27, 2005. 53, from Liverpool, New York, and

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14 Maine Fall 2005 hen you graduate with a degree in civil engineer­ ing from the University of Maine, chances are your professional training is go­ Wing to lead down a path of bridges, high­ ways, shopping malls, and the occasional skyscraper. Since the residential housing market is hot, maybe your career ends up there. Or not. Lawrence Bender '79, for one, took an unlikely path that led to the building of a whole different type of infrastructure— one that supported the quantum leap from civil engineering to A-list Hollywood pro­ ducer. For Bender, whose 25 films include the Academy Award-winning Good Will Hunt­ ing with Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck, and, most significantly, Lawrence Bender '79 (left) and director Quentin Tarantino form one of the most influential teams in Hollywood. Bender has produced all of Tarantino's films. every film directed by Quentin Tarantino, from the groundbreaking Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction to the recent Kill Bill series, to sign up for a class. In the process, he met easier for me. the infrastructure came by way of fate. two people who changed the course of his "Every dance faculty member wanted "I was the kind of kid who never really life—UMaine dance professor Teresa Tor- to use him, and they did," she says. "He knew what I wanted to do with his life," kanowsky, and visiting dance teacher, was outgoing, generous, and loyal. He was says the Bronx-born Bender, whose films Arthur Hall. always surrounded by his peers. What I have grossed more than $1 billion at the "I loved Teresa," Bender says. "She was remember about Larry is his mother, who worldwide box office and have scored an so passionate. From her I learned modern would always come from afar to see him impressive 19 Academy Award nomina­ dance, ballet, flamenco. perform. At that time, she tions (and several wins) along the way. She had me doing all "My relationship was in a period of critical "You go through life having no idea these flamenco solos. I health and her courage where it's going to lead you," he says from also was able to choreo­ with Quentin has was an inspiration to his Los Angeles office. "I was good at math graph. It was phenome­ me." and science. My grandfather was an engi­ nal." been a gift to me. For Bender, working neer, so I thought that engineering would Now living in Oregon, I've learned an with Arthur Hall was an be a way to find a good job. It wasn't my Torkanowsky remem­ inspiration. "It was an dream, but it seemed like a good idea." bers Bender as a friend enormous amount eye-opening experi­ At UMaine, he realized he could find and as a great asset to the ence," he says of study­ himself. "College allowed that," he says. UMaine dance company. from him. He is a ing with Hall, who taught "UMaine has a pretty rigorous engineer­ "In every dance form, he African dance. "Arthur ing department, but while I was there, I was excellent," she says. visionary, an entity was all about getting men also looked into the other things the school "He choreographed an unto himself. There to dance—and dance offered." exceptional jazz piece for hooked me. It turns out He explored karate and pottery, even­ a small ensemble within is a natural affinity it's what I was searching tually teaching pottery classes at Somerset our dance company, and for in my life." Hall. This was when he was living in Old yet he was superb as a between us. We A decision was made Town and seeing fellow UMaine student flamenco dancer. He felt to dance professionally, Lisa Dombeck of Blue Hill. She mentioned it, he lived it, he under­ both started but not before finishing to him that the dance department needed stood it, and I knew it, learning together...." engineering school. male dancers. Intrigued, Bender decided which made life so much Meanwhile, while at

Fall 2005 Maine 15 Alumni Profile

UMaine, he caught the eye of fidence to make decisions Ralph Robinson of the Robin­ and come up with solu­ son Ballet Company, which tions." Bender joined and toured with The first film he pro­ after passing the PE exam for duced was the low-bud- civil engineering. get, 1989 slasher movie, Eventually, he made his The Intruder, which fea­ way back to Manhattan, where tured Bender in a small he earned a dance scholarship role as Officer Adams, and with the Louis Falco Dance which also featured a per­ Company. To pay the bills, he formance by director Sam did what so many upstarts in Raimi, who had already the entertainment business do. created his popular Evil He waited tables. Dead series, and who "That was my life for a would go on to direct such while," he says. "I was broke, box office smashes as Spi­ sometimes out of work, desti­ der-Man and Spider-Man 2. tute, but only in terms of sur­ As directed by Scott vival." Otherwise, he notes, Spiegel from a script he Bender with Jackie Brown stars Bridget Fonda and Samuel L. Jackson. his life was full. co-wrote with Bender, The "I had a complete love of Intruder featured a bold yet life when it came to dance," he says. effective advertising tagline: "If this one But dance wouldn't sustain him. After "I love making movies doesn't scare you, you're already dead!" several dance-related injuries—and the The process of making a first movie disappointment that comes from realizing that deal with issues that might scare many aspiring filmmakers, but he might not be able to fulfill his dreams— not Lawrence Bender—he was in his a new path opened for him. He decided to relate to today," Bender element. take it, unaware that it would prove among And not long after The Intruder's release, the most important decisions of his life. says, underscoring his Bender met the man with whom he would "One of the times I got injured, a buddy create one of contemporary Hollywood's of mine said I should check out acting, so I urge to produce films that most influential collaborations—director did," Bender explains. "I wound up study­ Quentin Tarantino. ing with Sandra Seacat (at Lee Strasberg's can raise awareness and That meeting occurred at a barbecue Actor's Studio). All of these amazing peo­ given by Spiegel. Tar antino brought a script ple were there—Jessica Lange, Mickey make a difference in the for his movie Reservoir Dogs, which he Rourke, Francis Fisher, Mario Thomas, wanted to crank out quickly and cheaply. Chris Reeve. It was incredible." world. Bender read the script and loved it. He It ushered him into the industry. In urged Tarantino to give him a shot at turn­ 1985, he moved to Los Angeles to act, and ing it into a good movie. Money was found, learned firsthand the sort of commitment thing he had done in his adult life—earn­ the movie was made, and it turned out, to it takes to carve a niche in Hollywood. ing his degree in civil engineering, dancing say the least, a shade better than good. "There is nothing worse than being an professionally, learning the craft of acting, "My relationship with Quentin has been out-of-work actor in L. A.," he says. "You're understanding the jigsaw puzzle of how to a gift to me," Bender says. "I've learned an the lowest person on the evolutionary scale. make a movie—would prove instrumental enormous amount from him. He is a vi­ I had a terrible time of it for a while. So I in his success. sionary, an entity unto himself. There is a started working on film sets to make mon­ "With dance and acting, I learned about natural affinity between us. We both start­ ey. I did everything." the creative side of the world, the poetic, ed learning together—it's great when you He quickly learned that there was some­ the intangible, things like character devel­ learn with somebody. You grow in differ­ thing to be said for working behind the opment," he says. But since producing is ent ways and at different times. He is so scenes. It occurred to him that he might "part creative, part business, part manag­ loyal and generous." enjoy producing, so he began looking for ing, part problem solving, the civil engi­ Two years later, Bender and Tarantino projects. As he did, it was clear that every- neering degree definitely gave me the con­ collaborated on their second film—the de-

16 Maine Fall 2005 fining, 1994 movie, Pulp Fic­ "Our mandate in Holly­ tion—whose raw edges and wood is to not make movies bold, fresh style would star­ about social issues, but eve­ tle the film industry, film crit­ ry once in a while you get ics, and the public, while also that opportunity and it's a pushing the art of film in a gift. You create a conversa­ new direction. tion on an issue that's im­ It's a movie that not only portant." reignited John Travolta's flag­ For Bender, 2005 has been ging film career, but which just such a year. also went on to win the covet­ He's recently released ed Palme d'Or at the Cannes several movies that deal with Film Festival and then to score socially relevant issues, all a slew of Academy Award of which will be released nominations, including Best within weeks of each other. Picture, Best Director, Best Among them are Voces in- Screenplay, Best Actor (for ocentes, a true story set in the Travolta), Best Supporting mid-1980s that finds a young Actor (for Samuel L. Jackson), With Good Will Hunting collaborators, Ben Affleck (left) and Matt Damon. Salvadoran boy forced to Best Supporting Actress (for choose between enlisting in Uma Thurman), and Best Editing. the army or joining the guerrillas; the World "The morning the nominations were War II movie The Great Raid, which focuses announced, I was asleep," Bender says. "I on the 1945 extraction of 500 U.S. POWs in got a phone call and learned that we got the Philippines three years after the Bataan seven nominations. It was the first time I Death March; and also the dark suburban had received a nomination." Suddenly, he satire, The Chumscrubber, which stars Glenn was in a horse race. "You want to win," he Close and Ralph Fiennes, and deals with says. "You're all pumped up. It was just as the proliferation of prescription drug use in exciting as winning the Palme d'Or." our country, particularly by young people. On the evening of March 27,1995, just In a career that also extends into music 10 years after Bender arrived in Los Ange­ videos and commercials through his award­ les as an out-of-work actor, he found him­ winning production company, A Band self in the surreal position of arriving at the Apart Productions, taking the less atten­ Shrine Auditorium in a tuxedo, with the tion-getting role of producer has provided film he had produced being one of the its share of frustration. Bender says he evening's top contenders. Though the mov­ wasn't long into his producer's role when it ie would lose most of its awards to Forrest Producer Bender with actor Brad Pitt. became clear to him that no one outside of Gump, it nevertheless found Tarantino and Hollywood really cared who produces a his co-writer, Roger Avary, walking away and healthy environment for all living film. with the award for Best Screenplay. things; the Creative Coalition, which brings "Quentin says people just don't under­ Ten years out, Forrest Gump might be a together artists and entertainers to better stand what the producer's contribution is," fond memory for some, but it's Pulp Fiction inform the community and nation of press­ Bender notes. that paved new ground and spawned the ing issues; and the Rock the Vote cam­ True, but for those who know film it's legion of imitators. paign, which mobilizes young people to apparent that a good number of yesterday Now, 20 years in the business, Bender is create positive social and political change and today's hottest, most interesting films at the point in his career where he can use in their lives and communities. have one common link—a UMaine civil his success in other ways. He's a political This activist spirit is reflected in his engineering graduate whose career in dance activist involved in Arianna Huffington's work. "I love making movies that deal was dashed due to injury, but whose inge­ Detroit Project, which urges Detroit auto­ with issues that relate to today," Bender nuity, creativity, confidence, and foresight makers to engineer more fuel-efficient cars; says, underscoring his urge to produce are allowing him to leave a vital, enduring the Natural Resources Defense Council, films that can raise awareness and make a mark in Hollywood and on pop culture. which uses law and science to ensure a safe difference in the world.

Fall 2005 Maine 17 Alumni Enterprises A Success Story for Rural Maine

JSI Store Fixtures, a family-owned business in Milo, has experienced 100 percent growth in the past two years alone. Co-owner and vice president, Mark Await '89, credits Maine's quality workforce and a focus on customer satisfaction.

e hear a lot these days about the economic problems of rural Maine. In recent years the less populated areas of the state have seen their traditional job base inW the paper industry and other manufac­ turing enterprises slowly decline, move, or restructure. But in the midst of what can seem like a steady stream of bad news, there are some encouraging success stories. One is taking place in the small community of Milo, where a fast-growing family-owned business is providing lots of quality jobs for area residents while giving a boost to the local economy. JSI Store Fixtures, which designs and manufactures high-end merchandising displays for some of the country's leading grocery chains, now provides more than 110 jobs for Milo area residents. In the cur­ rent year, the company expects to do more than $12 million in business—a 100 percent increase in just the past two years. One of the people responsible for that impressive growth is University of Maine graduate Mark Await '89, JSI's vice presi­ dent for finance and operations, who in 2004 was named Maine's Small Business Person of the Year. Mark was recruited into the family busi­ ness by his brothers Terry and Barry, and his stepfather, Clayton Johndro. The three men began the operation out of the Johndro basement in 1991 and by 1997 the fledgling company employed 22 people. The growth of the company created a need for someone with finance and person­

18 Maine Fall 2005 nel skills and experience. That's when says. "But it's absolutely true. You can walk cuss problems. Await also uses these meet­ Barry and Terry went after Mark. out in our shop and see how hard people ings to share information such as why the "My brothers really wanted me to come are working. Our people are willing to stay company might have had a slow quarter and work with them," Mark Await says. until eight at night to get the trucks loaded. or when they might expect to be swamped "And they offered to make me an equal We don't even have to ask them—they with orders. partner. I said no a bunch of times, but my won't leave until the job is done. They Management also meets with each em­ brother is a great salesman, and he con­ know they have a stake in keeping our cus­ ployee once a year to discuss past perfor­ vinced me that the company had a lot of tomers satisfied—that if we don't, it could mance and each individual's job goals. potential for growth." mean lost jobs." "We want them to feel part of the pro­ After serving three years in the Army, And JSI workers are well aware of the cess," Await says. "Our goal is to have all Await had received his undergraduate de­ fact that good-paying jobs aren't easy to employees understand the importance of gree in business from UMaine. come by in the Milo area, especially ones their job to the growth and suc­ He had also earned an MBA from cess of JSI Store Fixtures." Thomas College and had spent a The commitment to inform number of years working for and communicate with workers Central Maine Power Company is reflected in the results of a re­ and Maine Yankee. cent survey which showed that When Await joined JSI it had JSI employees give the company just shifted its operation to a high scores in every area. manufacturing space in And JSI customers seem to be Howland. But it quickly outgrew equally satisfied. A separate sur­ that space and in 2000 moved into vey ranked the company in the the old Dexter Shoe factory in 95th percentile for quality and Milo—the very factory where timeliness, the 98th percentile for Mark began his working career service, and 100 percent for re­ while attending Penquis Valley sponsiveness and overall satis­ High School. faction. Await and his family got loans Those surveys, along with for $400,000 worth of renovations ISI's amazing growth, bring a and expanded the JSI operation big smile to Mark Awalt's face. to 60,000 square feet. They also seem to energize him Steadily, JSI's production ex­ to help move the company to­ panded and became more sophis­ ward even loftier goals. One of JSI Store Fixtures' many and varied high-end food displays. ticated, with a corresponding "Definitely, our plan is to con­ growth in sales and profits. tinue growing," Await says. "We Today JSI sells its products to nearly 100 with health and dental benefits. are looking at expanding to another exist­ customers, some as far away as western But the loyalty stems from more than ing facility—possibly the Dexter Shoe fac­ Canada. Hannaford remains an important good pay and benefits. When you tour the tory in Dexter. We are also exploring add­ customer, but purchasers of JSI food dis­ plant with Await it becomes obvious that ing another 20,000 square feet of space at plays also include Shaw's, Food Lion, Price there is a strong line of communication this facility." Chopper, Giant Food Stores, Stop'n Shop, between him and the workers. One thing Await probably won't have Top's Markets, and Pathmark. "I think because I worked in a factory, I to worry about is finding enough local One big boost in sales has come from a have a lot of respect for the work these workers to fill the new jobs. In his office is JSI invention called the BananaBed, a people do. We want them to feel part of a huge pile of job applications to JSI. curved foam cushion that rests on top of a this company. As a result I think you see "If you can offer someone in Milo a wooden fixture. The bed keeps bananas folks who are not thinking of this as an steady job with benefits and the chance to from bruising and increases their shelf life. hourly job, but are thinking in terms of make $10 an hour within a short time— Await believes his company has suc­ producing products that meet our custom­ they know that's a good opportunity," ceeded in rural Maine largely because of ers' needs." Await says. "You have to make money, the tremendous work ethic of Maine work­ In fact every Friday morning, JSI's man­ that's the bottom line, but hiring local ers. agement and workers get together for 20- people and helping the local economy— "Now, I know you hear that a lot," he 30 minutes to celebrate successes and dis­ that makes me feel good." Fall 2005 Maine 19 Sprague's Nursery & Garden Center presents the... MAINE BLACK BEAR WREATH Experience the Maine you once discovered!

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