Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 87, Number 3, Fall 2006
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines - All University of Maine Alumni Magazines Fall 2006 Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 87, Number 3, Fall 2006 University of Maine Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons This publication is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Maine Alumni Magazines - All by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ruththworth Sou’s ’01G LaborLove of IlBi Brennan ’77, ’02 Ph.D. becomes acting director of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Join Barbara and become one of the 80 Senior Alumni who will support the Senior Alumni Scholarship Fund in their wills. he Senior Alumni Executive Committee has begun a bequest initiative so that the endowment will someday replace annual Tscholarship fundraising efforts. The approach is simple—if just 80 Senior Alums remember the Senior Alumni Scholarship endowment in their wills with a bequest for $10,000 or more, or make a gift to the endowment in the amount of $10,000, Senior Alumni Scholarships will one day be awarded, just as they are now, without the necessity of annual scholarship fundraising. Last year, fifty students received Senior Alumni Scholarships, including nontraditional students, distinguished scholars and students with outstanding artistic and musical talent. With tuition and fees costing $7,464 this year for in-state students, the need for scholarship aid has never been greater. Sample language for remembering the fund is as follows: I give and bequeath $________________ to the UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION “I wanted to be sure that the Senior to be added to the Senior Alumni Scholarship Fund with the income to provide scholarship Alumni Scholarship Fund would be aid as detailed in the fund description on file at the University of Maine Foundation offices. able to help future students just as we For further information or to let us know that you do now. Leaving a bequest in my will have become one of the special 80 by remembering was the easiest way to do that. ” the Senior Alumni Scholarship Fund in your will or trust, please contact the Planned Giving Officers in —Barbara S. Knowlton ’48 either the Orono or South Portland offices. UNIVERSITYo f MAINE Two Alumni Place FOUNDATION 100 Foden Road, Suite 303, W. Building Orono, Maine 04469-5792 South Portland, Maine 04106 207-581-5100 or 800-982-8503 www.umainefoundation.otwww.umainefoundation.org 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629 New act offers unique giving opportunity in 2006 and 2007 etsy Leitch ’55 and administrators to transfer IRA her husband, Bill are assets directly to qualified like many University charities, like the University of Bof Maine supporters in that Maine Foundation. they have planned for their retirement by contributing to • Individuals must have their Individual Retirement attained at least the age of Account (IRA). Distributions 70 1/2 on the date of from their IRA have been distribution used by the Leitches to • IRA distribution must go support many important directly to the charitable programs at the University of organization Maine, such as the Honors College. Unfortunately, as is • Up to $100,000 in 2006 the case with many others and again in 2007 may be who make similar gifts with “Giving to UMaine from your IRA needn’t be distributed to charities their IRA distributions, the economically painful,” say Betsy and Bill Leitch. from IRAs and be excluded gifts have come at a tax cost “We are so thankful for the Pension Protection from gross income to the Leitches. Act, and it will surely positively impact our • Distributions may be Thankfully, for at least the charitable giving for this year and 2007. We love applied in satisfaction of next two years, federal supporting the University of Maine, but it has the donor’s required legislation has been passed always been somewhat frustrating to make gifts minimum distribution that will permit donors to yet still have to pay taxes on the part that has avoid the tax suffering that been gifted. What a difference this legislation The University of Maine can occur from using IRA will make for us! This information was brought Foundation encourages you to distributions to make to our attention by the planned giving staff at bring this law to the attention charitable gifts. The Pension of your tax advisor and discuss the University of Maine Foundation, and we Protection Act of 2006, whether it might be of benefit sincerely hope that it will lead others to consider signed into law by President to you. Of course, the planned making charitable gifts this year and next with George W. Bush on August giving staff at the Foundation 17, will permit individuals to their IRA assets.” is always available to be of instruct their IRA plan assistance. UNIVERSITY of MAINE FOUNDATION Two Alumni Place, Orono, Maine 04469-5792 207-581-5100 or 800-982-8503 100 Foden Road, Suite 303, W. Building, South Portland, Maine 04106 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629 www.umainefoundation.org BLACK BEAR FOR A Editor Jim Frick LIFETIME Editorial Assistants Abigail Zelz Did you know....? Betty-Jo Watt Design — Lifetime Memberships are endowed. Jim Frick Design Consultant Earnings support the UMaine Alumni Mike Mardosa '73 Association forever.... Publisher Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G — Your Alumni Association supports Alumni Association Officers student grants and scholarships, John M. Rohman '68, Chair preserving our Maine traditions and Sandford Blitz '92G, Vice Chair Barbara Brown Dalton '81, Vice Chair legacies. Bion A. Foster '68, '70G, Past Chair Suzanne K. Hart '68, Vice Chair — Lifetime Memberships pay tribute Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Vice Chair to the privilege we share in being Jonathan P. LaBonte '02, Vice Chair Kurt R. Marston '74, '79G, Treasurer Black Bears. Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G, President Jeffrey M. Wright '73, Vice Chair Become a Black Bear for LIFE. UMAA Board of Directors It’s the Membership that counts Stanley C. Allain '61 Neil K. Ashton '66 Peter T. Berry '61 Karen Rossello Boucias '71 Nathan P. Briggs '02, '05G L. Dewey Chase '64 Elizabeth Cleale '00 Perry R. Clough '63 Elizabeth A. Downing '77 Joanne Bodwell Ferreira '73 A. Jeffrey Harris '72, '87G Cortlynn I. Hepler '05 Greg D. Jamison '72, '98G Scott A. Leach '83 Samantha H. Lott '02 Irvine W. Marsters '63, '71G Michael J. McInnis '68 Leonard E. Minsky '50 Rania A. Nazmy '06 Sarah E. Simmonds '89 Brooke D. Wagner '86 Publications Committee Kristen Andresen '97 Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 Nancy Morse Dysart '60 H. Allen Fernaid '54 Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Chair Steve Riley '50 Jeff Tuttle '91 MAINE Alumni Magazine is published four times per year by the The University of Maine Alumni Association University of Maine Alumni Association for dues paying members Buchanan Alumni House of the Association. Membership dues are $40 per year. The editorial One Alumni Place Orono, ME 04469 office is located at One Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-0001. (207) 581-2586 1-800-934-2586 Telephone: (207) 581-1137. Email: [email protected] Postage paid at Burlington, VT 05401. www.mainealumni.com 2 Maine Fall 2006 Volume 87, Number 3 Fall 2006 Alumni Magazine Around the Campus 4 News from the University of Maine. Giving Kids Friendship and Support UMaine students and alumni volunteer in growing numbers 8 to be Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Penobscot County. Page 8 Climate Chief 12 Bill Brennan '77, '02 Ph.D. becomes acting director of the Climate Change Science Program. 15 UMaine Studies Raise Concerns New research on the Antarctic climate by Climate Change Institute scientists has some surprising results. Ruth South worth's Labor of Love 16 Ruth Southworth '01G is the driving force behind Waldo County Preschool and Family Services. Page 15 The Life-Saving Innovator 20 Remembering Dr. Monroe Romansky '33, whose creative application for penicillin saved thousands of soldiers' lives in World War II. Plus Mainely People with: Classnotes, alumni events, weddings, death notices, and more. Page 10: Phi Eta Kappa celebrates 100 years Cover photograph by William Drake Fall 2006 Maine 3 Around The Campus Alumni and friends establish he University of new high in giving Maine welcomed a record number of Tfirst-year students to campus Alumni and friends gave $18, on September 1. The 1,950 358,852 to the University of members of the Class of 2010 Maine in fiscal year 2006. With represent a seven percent in the exception of 2002, when the crease over last year, includ university received a valuable ing an increase in both in-state patent, that total represents the and out-of-state students. largest one-year private The university's total en fundraising total in UMaine's rollment for the fall is 11,528, history. a one percent increase over The gifts supported every last year. Forty-five states and thing from scholarships and 4- 47 countries are represented H programs to the renovation in the student population. of Lord Hall and the construc Once again new students William Drake Photo tion of the new Mahaney and their families were Dome. warmly greeted by more than Record Number of First-Year 750 university staff, faculty, and student volunteers who Students Welcomed to Campus UMaine ranked offered directions and assisted among the best in moving belongings into by UMaine alumnus Paul encouraged his audience to be dorm rooms. Conway '86, chief of staff for active on the campus.