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The Fisherman Scientist MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient Ted Ames ’68, ’71G There is life after racing for horses at UMaine’s Witter Center Across North America on a Harley-Davidson Bold ideas for marketing the new World Trade Center Plus CLASS NOTES The Charles F. Allen Society is Changing Students’ Lives

THE CHARLES F. ALLEN SOCIETY recognizes donors who have included a planned gift of at least $10,000 to benefit the University of Maine in their estate and gift plans. While the University may not receive most planned gifts until sometime in the future, we would like to know about your intentions so that we can thank and*recognize you now.

Planned gifts have helped many UMaine students who might not otherwise have been able to afford a college education to pursue their goals and dreams. When you write or review your will, please consider leaving the University a charitable bequest through the University of Maine Foundation for future generations of UMaine students.

If you have already provided for the University of Maine in your will, trust or other form of deferred gift, you automatically qualify for membership in the Charles F. Allen Society. Please inform us of your intentions.

For further information on planned gifts or how to remember the University of Maine in your will or trust through the University of Maine Foundation, please contact Amos Orcutt, President/CEO.

Jessica Paul '06 Chemical Engineering

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.org 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629 MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR GIFT . . . Another Option for Leaving Your Legacy

The University of Maine Foundation established a do- nor-advised fund program for charitably-minded alumni and friends of the University of Maine. The central objective of this program is to meet the diverse philan­ thropic needs of the University’s many alumni and friends, while raising permanently endowed funds for the benefit of the University of Maine.

A donor-advised fund enables you to streamline the management of your charitable gifts. Through a donor- advised fund, the Foundation can receive, invest and administer gifts to the University and other charitable organizations on your behalf. "Started in 1934, the Foundation is

Alumni and friends are increasingly confronted with now managing more than $150 options for charitable giving. By making gifts through million in assets. We are committed the Foundation’s donor-advised fund program, contributors can share their good fortune with the to providing alumni and friends of community while also receiving a tax benefit. Plus, our the University of Maine with quality one-stop service enables donors to pool their charitable service that has been the hallmark of assets and invest them wisely, thereby increasing the amount available to the organizations they support. our success."

A donor-advised fund with the Foundation may be Amos E. Orcutt '64, President/CEO created through a gift or by will or trust with no initial start-up costs and few administrative obligations. Other advantages include:

• the freedom to add to or make grants from the fund at any time • all correspondence and paperwork handled by the Foundation staff when grant recommendations are made • a cost-effective alternative to the legal intricacies of establishing and operating a family foundation • a way to remove assets from the donor’s estate • possible qualification for full federal income tax deductibility up to 50% of adjusted gross income

We encourage you to leave your legacy so generations of students and others will benefit from your foresight and generosity.

UNIVERSITY of 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.org 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629 Editor Jim Frick Editorial Assistants Abigail Zelz Betty-Jo Watt Design Jim Frick Design Consultant Mike Mardosa '73

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 But we are ready for... Nancy Prisk '72, Vice Chair • Someone else doing yardwork & maintenance Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G, Acting President • Someone else doing housework * Great fitness programs, Tai Chi & yoga • A gym and indoor heated UMAA Board of Directors Stanley C. Allain '61 swimming pool Peter T. Berry '61 • Access to golf and wooded hiking trails Dwight S. Blease '83 Rachel L. Bouchard '91 Now this is living! If you’re ready for an Elizabeth Cleale '00 active, maintenanceTree lifestyle, call Perry R. Clough '63 The Highlands! Candace A. Guerette '83, '86G A. Jeffrey Harris '72, '87G Call a member of our Marketing Alton M. Hopkins '50 Team today to find out more about Dione Williams Hutchinson '54, '71G Jonathan P. LaBonte '02 our many different Independent James M. Leger '00 Lifestyle choices available. Kurt R. Marston '74, '79G John M. Rohman '68 Dianne McLaughlin Tilton '81 Brooke D. Wagner '86 Jeffrey M. Wright '73

Publications Committee Gracious Retirement Living Kristen Andresen '97 Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 Visit our website at: www.highlandsrc.com Nancy Morse Dysart '60 1-207-725-2650 / Toll-Free 1-888-760-1042 H. Allen Fernaid '54 26 Elm St., Topsham, Maine 04086 Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Chair Steve Riley '50 Jeff Tuttle '91

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

2 Maine Winter 2006 Volume 87, Number 1 Winter 2006 Alumni Magazine

Around the Campus 4 News from the University of Maine. After the Finish Line There is an active life for retired racing horses at UMaine's 8 Witter Center.

Page 8

A New Era for the Visual Arts With a beautifully renovated Lord Hall for its new home, the visual arts at UMaine gain more than just space.

12 The Call of the Road Karen Larsen '92 fulfilled her quest for adventure by taking a solo motorcycle journey across North America.

Bold Ideas in a Global Economy 16 Class of 1985 member John Coleman has steered his VIA Group to success with innovative, exciting marketing ideas. Page 12 The Fisherman Scientist Stonington lobsterman Ted Ames '68, '71G also just happens to be a groundbreaking researcher.

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

Cover photograph by William Drake Page 16 Winter 2006 Maine 3 Around The Campus

Fighting the flu UMaine launches ormer CBS News anchor jazz studies minor A UMaine researcher was re­ Dan Rather addressed a cently approved for a $615,155 full house at the Maine The College of Liberal Arts and grant by the National Institutes Center for the Arts on Novem­ Sciences recently announced of Health (NIH) to try to find a ber 1, as the guest speaker for the creation of a new minor in way that human cells might Fthe 2005 William S. Cohen Lec­ jazz studies at the University of reject invasions by influenza, ture Series. Maine. The program, which HIV, Ebola, and other viruses. Rather, who joined CBS will be under the direction of Assistant professor of phys­ News in 1962, called for a re­ music professor and UMaine ics and astronomy Sam Hess, turn to independent journal­ Jazz Ensemble director, Karel who worked at NIH before ism, warning the audience to Lidral, is designed to offer stu­ coming to UMaine, has re­ take a critical view of what dents a significant and in- ceived a "career award" to they see and hear in the pleth­ depth experience in jazz. study how viruses penetrate ora of "new" media outlets. The focus of the program is cellular membranes and what "You need to ask yourself: the study of jazz through the might be done to block infec­ Is more better, and is all that Dan Rather art of improvisation. The pro­ tion. calls itself news really news," gram will also feature courses "We're doing something he said. Delivers 2005 in jazz arranging skills and in that hasn't been done," Hess The event was the fifth in Cohen Lecture jazz history. explained, "...using lasers and the lecture series, which in the spectroscopy to see what's go­ past has featured such important political leaders as Senator ing on in a virus." John Glenn and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Al­ bright. Cohen, a former U.S. senator and secretary of defense, Legendary teacher/ delivered the first lecture. coach receives Biodiesel project national award promising for University of Maine professor northern Maine and former Black Bear football coach Walter Abbott '58, '65G As a UMaine Cooperative Ex­ has been recognized for distin­ tension crops specialist, Peter guished service by the Nation­ Sexton has played a key role in al Interscholastic Athletic Ad­ examining biodiesel as an alter- ministrators Association. Ab­ native form of energy for bott, whose teaching and northern Maine. Working coaching at UMaine since 1960 through a cooperative arrange­ has trained and influenced ment with the Presque Isle thousands of students, was firm, Regent Associates, he honored in Orlando in Decem­ contributed to a feasibility ber. He was one of just 14 peo­ study for the Houlton band of Students restore family's classic tractor ple in the country presented Malisset Indians that may For 50 years, several generations of the Noyes family operated with the honor this year. make the region a key supplier this 1944 John Deere tractor on the family farm in Orrington. In In addition to his renowned of refined biodiesel products. 2001, Worth Noyes '29 donated the tractor to UMaine from which teaching and coaching abilities, The facility could produce up he earned his degree 76 years ago. Since that time UMaine stu­ Abbott was called upon by two to five million gallons of dents have worked under forestry department lab coordinator, UMaine presidents to lead the biodiesel per year for distribu­ Kenneth Dresser '71, to restore the classic farm vehicle. At a cer­ athletic department through tion in the state of Maine. It emony in November, five members of the Noyes family were on difficult times. Throughout his would create a demand for oil hand at the Page Farm and Home Museum to see the result. Pic­ career, Abbott has been active­ crops which could, in turn, be tured above are: Worth, Michael, Melanie '89, and Chris (com­ ly involved in improving high a boon to Maine farmers. pleted a year at UMaine before joining the Marine Corps this fall). school athletics in Maine.

4 Maine Winter 2006 New dome will enhance practices for athletic teams

Thanks to the generosity of longtime benefactor Larry Mahaney '51, '55G and his son Kevin, Black Bear student ath­ letes who play football, soccer, baseball, softball, and field hockey now have a athletic director Blake James. "A state-of- preciated," said UMaine president Rob­ more functional indoor practice space the-art indoor practice facility will help ert Kennedy. "We are very fortunate to with a state-of-the-art artificial surface. ensure the future success of Black Bear ath­ have friends like Larry, who demonstrate The Mahaney Dome, a 38,000-square- letics.... We needed additional indoor train­ their loyalty and support in such mean­ foot facility located directly behind Me­ ing space. It will get a tremendous amount ingful ways." morial Gym, was inflated in early Janu­ of use." Another UMaine alumnus, former ary and was being used by UMaine Businessman Kevin Mahaney donated UMaine football star and Denver Bron­ baseball and softball teams at the start $1 million to the project in honor of his fa­ co linebacker John Huard '67, contribut­ of the spring semester. It stands 55 feet ther, who has advocated for such a facility ed $20,000 toward the new turf surface. high at the center. for many years. Huard is president of Northeast Turf, "This facility will have a tremendous "The Mahaneys' generosity is over­ Hue, the company that installed the impact on our program," said interim whelming, and this gift is very much ap­ FieldTurf surface.

Search Renewed for Alumni Association President

The University of Maine Alumni Associ­ have no doubt that she will be very suc­ ation (UMAA) began a search for a new cessful leading Rutgers into a new era president and CEO this winter, with in­ of alumni relations." terviews of top candidates scheduled to During the search for a permanent be completed by early April and the new UMAA president and CEO, financial di­ UMAA leader on campus by this sum­ rector Todd Saucier '93 '97G will serve mer. as acting president. Saucier, a native of The search was started after interim Ashland, Maine, has worked at the as­ president Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, sociation since 1999. '79G announced that she had accepted a "Todd has done a great job here for position as associate vice president for seven years," Foster noted. "As acting alumni relations at Rutgers University. president he gives us stability and a sol­ She will also serve as executive vice pres­ id understanding of the whole alumni ident of the Rutgers University Alumni operation." Federation. Thornton will be the chief ad­ UMAA board members Greg Jamison '72, '98G, John Rohman '68, and Foster ministrator for alumni offices in New Donna Keirstead Thornton '78, '79G Brunswick, Newark, and Camden. will also represent the association in Thornton began working at the alum­ "Donna has demonstrated outstanding meetings and events as well as provide ni association in 1999 as the annual fund leadership qualities, both as operations leadership during the transition period. and membership director. In the spring director and in her 13 months as interim In addition, Jamison has agreed to de­ of 2002 she assumed the job of operations president," said alumni association chair vote time to the Association working director for the association. She was ap­ Bion Foster '68, '70G. "We're sad to be los­ with Saucier to assure continuity in pointed interim president in December ing her, but we also understand what a alumni operations until a permanent 2004. wonderful opportunity this is for her. I president is on board.

Winter 2006 Maine 5 Around The Campus

Room named Abram W. Harris in honor of Award presented Barbara Bodwell to "Faculty Five"

Five UMaine professors who University of helped get the state of Maine Maine gradu­ to understand that university ate and stu­ research could improve the dent volunteer economy were honored in Oc­ program ad­ tober by the University of vocate Barbara Maine Foundation's first Pres­ Bodwell '45 ident Abram W. Harris Award. was honored The award, recognizing people at a well-at­ who have had a transforming tended reception in December impact on the university, was at UMaine's Memorial Union. established by Abram W. Har­ President Kennedy and dean of ris's grandson, A. W. "Pete" students Robert Dana partici­ Harris '50. pated in the program, which Dubbed the Faculty Five, featured the formal dedication George Jacobson, Stephen of the Barbara Higgins Bodwell Norton, George Markowsky, '45 Center for Service and Vol­ Malcom Hunter '74, and Dav­ unteerism. The facility is locat­ id Smith '56G, '58G undertook ed on the third floor of Memo­ Centerpiece of new Nutting Hall Courtyard a grassroots campaign in 1995, rial Union. The Forest Hart sculpture "Cub Scouts" was unveiled in Oc­ to travel across Maine spread­ tober as part of a three-year celebration of the 100th anniver­ ing the word about the need for sary of the UMaine forestry program. The sculpture becomes greater state investment in uni­ the centerpiece for the renovated Nutting Hall Courtyard. The Students take first versity research. Their efforts work was funded by private donations from alumni, faculty, in international helped create the Maine Eco­ students, and several Maine-based companies. competition nomic Improvement Fund.

Competing against 19 other Six Inducted into UMaine Sports Hall of Fame teams from as far away as East­ ern Europe and Asia, a UMaine Former basketball standouts scoring and in 1999 was named America team of two students and a re­ Dean Smith '89, '91G and East Player of the Year. cent graduate won first place Jamie Cassidy '00 headed a Also inducted were: overall and a $5,000 prize in an list of six deserving inductees • Baseball standout Dan Kane '88, who international business plan into the University of Maine was a member of the Black Bears 1984 and competition held in December Sports Hall of Fame. 1986 College World Series teams and in Canada. Smith led the North Atlan­ ECAC North Player of the Year in 1987. Team members included tic Conference in scoring in • Former Black Bear ice hockey goalie UMaine junior Brigham Mc­ his senior year at UMaine and Scott King '90, who still holds the record Naughton, senior William Su- is 10th on the all-time Black for games played and saves and is tied for linski, and engineering alum­ Bear scoring list with 1,131 the most wins. Dean Smith nus Matthew Rodrigue '04. points. Smith also excelled in • Track and field star Freeman Webb '33, Their winning business plan the classroom, and in 1990 became the first and who participated in the 1932 Olympic Trials, was a marketable proposal to only UMaine student I athlete to ever receive tying for third in the pole vault. improve the efficiency of home the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, • Former three-sport coach, the late William heating oil delivery in frigid awarded to America's top scholar/athlete. Kenyon, whose teams won five state series climates. Cassidy ranks third all-time in UMaine championships.

6 Maine Winter 2006 University Gears Kennedy noted that because of declin­ ing state funding for higher education, Up for Ambitious "It's never been more critical that we se­ cure additional public and private sup­ Fundraising Effort port for the university." A committee headed by UMaine It didn't take Robert Kennedy long to alumnus H. Allen Fernaid '54 will spend show he was serious about his goal of the coming year planning the national leading UMaine to a new level of excel­ campaign. That committee will work lence. Just a few months after being in­ closely with the university's various augurated as the University of Maine's fundraising groups including the alum­ 18th president, he announced that the ni association, the UMaine Foundation, university was launching a $150 million and the development office. Leaders from comprehensive campaign that will sup­ each of those entities expressed optimism port scholarships, professorships, re­ about reaching the $150 million goal. search, innovation, cultural events, and athletics. The Univer­ Among the major areas of need targeted for the University sity of Maine trustees approved the UMaine fundraising plan of Maine comprehensive campaign are: in December. It will be the largest fundraising effort in the his­ •$40 million for endowed undergraduate scholarships and stu­ tory of the university. dent fellowships at the graduate level. "This will take UMaine to the next level and guarantee that • $60 million for endowed chairs and professorships. II we can compete with the best universities in the country," •$40 million for capital improvements including the Fogler Li­ Kennedy said. He emphasized that the money will be used to brary and the Maine Center for the Arts. enhance the university across the board. • $10 million to promote and enhance specific programs. L

Engineering Student Helps Design New Future for Maine Boating Industry

Covert military operations can be a pain While the project is aimed at improv­ in the neck—and the back, shoulders, and ing the original Mark V wherever possi­ legs as well. Known for its speed and ble, the primary goal is to use specialized maneuverability, the Mark V Special composite materials in the hull and else­ Operations Craft gets U.S. Navy SEAL where that can absorb the shock created teams in and out of sticky situations fast, by high-speed travel across the water. but the aluminum insertion vessel's By dampening the effects of the boat's speed and durability come at a cost: re­ repeated impacts, the new materials can peated impact as the boat skips across the help to protect the crew from injuries. waves can mean injuries for the sailors Working with her advisor, the AEWC's on board. But UMaine graduate student Bob Lindyberg, Stephens has developed Kate Stephens '05 is out to change all that, an innovative impact test that was used and she may help give a boost to Maine to select the composite material with the boatbuilding in the process. Naval Research, and the boatbuilding team greatest shock-absorbent properties. Stephens, a student with a talent for at Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay. The "Bob and Kate's work in the compos­ math and an interest in design, complet­ project brings together cutting-edge com­ ites lab has played an important part in ed her civil engineering degree last May posites technologies, spearheaded by the project all along," noted Steve Von and is now pursuing her master's in UMaine's Advanced Engineered Wood Vogt, president of Maine Marine Manu­ mechanical engineering. And she's tak­ Composite Center (AEWC), and the tradi­ facturing. He added that because of the ing the reins on a project aimed at im­ tion of quality at Hodgdon. collaboration with UMaine, his team is proving the Navy's Mark V. The project's success could mean hun­ able to compete for a future $200 million She is a key player in the cooperative dreds of millions of dollars in contracts for contract. effort involving UMaine, the Office of Maine's boatbuilding industry. Story and photo by Dave Munson.

Winter 2006 Maine 7 Programs

After the Finish Line When standardbred horses retire from harness racing, they aren't finished. At UMaine's Witter Center, these beautiful animals are used for recreation, education, and as proud participants in the UMaine Drill Team.

By Nonni Hilchey Daly '59

f you're a fan of horse racing or accomplishments with alumni magazine Teaching and Research Center. The center just an animal lover, you might readers. includes a 35 tie-stall dairy; a livestock have wondered what happens to barn; a horse barn with stalls for board­ those graceful and powerful ani­ THE WITTER CENTER ing; classroom, laboratory, and lounge mals once their racing careers are The Witter Center is one of the least well- space; and a house for the livestock pro­ Iover. Yes, we've all heard about the knownones jewels in the crown of the Univer­ gram manager. A campaign for the con­ who retire and make a small fortune pro­ sity of Maine. For much of the institution's struction of a new and badly-needed in­ viding stud service for the next generations history, the farm was located on the cam­ door livestock arena is currently underway. of racehorses, but very few of them ever pus where dairy cows and chickens were The Witter Center is now the home to a do that. And there are the horror stories presumed to be a part of the campus head herd of registered Holsteins, Black Angus about the "glue factory" but that isn't the count—I'm sure they were in my day! As and Belted Galloway brood cows, a flock norm either. the campus grew, space for new buildings of Suffolk sheep, and a herd of standard- In fact, for most horses, there is a life and parking areas made the farm area pre­ bred horses used for teaching and research after racing, thanks in no small part to plac­ mium space. As a result of a horrific fire in purposes. Most of these herds were devel­ es like the University of Maine's J. F. Wit­ 1972, a new animal science research facili­ oped from donated stock, along with the ter Teaching and Research Center. ty was built at the perimeter of the cam­ phenomenally successful frozen embryo I'm the proud owner of two Maine stan- pus, and the dairy herd, some sheep, and program that is a hallmark of cutting-edge dardbreds who are currently racing in the chickens went to live there. bovine research at the Witter Center and harness world and being a part of their In 1996, after a series of budget cuts left in the animal science programs. world is one of the most satisfying things the Witter Center in a sad state of disre­ One exciting program that emerged I've ever done for myself. And as a race­ pair, the dairy herd was sold and the farm from the rebirth of the Witter Center was horse owner, and a UMaine alumna, I'm was closed. Using the proceeds from the the equine business management program, enthusiastic about the work they are do­ sale, renovations were done and the new part of a bachelor of science degree in re­ ing at Witter and I wanted to share their farm opened in 1998, as the J. F. Witter source and agribusiness management at 8 Maine Winter 2006 the University of Maine. This program pro­ sport we know today. It began as friendly AFTER THE FINISH LINE vides a basic level of applied business and competition between neighbors and Once their racing days are behind them, economics and also includes coursework friends, and grew into a celebrated sport (harness horses are not allowed to race in equine management, animal science, of athleticism and skill. competitively after the age of 14) there is and participation in hands-on equine ac­ The name "standardbred" originated obvious concern about a population of old­ tivities including an internship. from the standard time a horse needed to er horses with no homes and nothing to Many UMaine students in the program travel a mile in order to be registered in do. Not to worry! The Standardbred Plea­ board their own horses at the University the original 1871 studbook. The first "stan­ sure Horse Organization (SPHO), with a of Maine Witter Center and ride in the uni­ dard time" required the horse to travel one chapter in Maine, serves as a clearinghouse versity's fields and forests. Students can mile in three minutes, and was later re­ for horses looking for homes and a chance also participate in various equine activities vised to one mile in 2:30 for the trotters and to be a pleasure companion to people who including the drill team, the dressage club, one mile in 2:25 for the pacers. The sport love riding and equitation. They sponsor and the equestrian team. and its athletes have grown to where a training clinics, competitions, trail rides, mid-1:50 mile is the goal for good pacers pleasure exhibitions, and provide a full cal­ THE STANDARDBRED and most successful trotters race the mile endar of activities for those who wish to The state of Maine has a long history of in the very low 2:00s or high 1:50s. involve their horses in lots of different harness racing using the durable standard- For those who aren't familiar with the kinds of work. They also provide a clear­ bred. The standardbred is truly an Ameri­ gaits, a trotter moves with alternating legs inghouse for people who are looking for can treasure, with its origin dating back to —if the right foreleg is forward, so is the horses or who are looking to sell or place early colonial America and its contribution left hind leg. A pacer, also known as a horses in a good home. to American history is immeasurable. He "side-wheeler," travels with lateral pairs The work of the Witter Center under­ was "everyman's" horse. of legs moving in synch and most often scores the popularity of the breed with This horse was both a companion and wears a pair of "hopples" to help keep the people who have learned to admire their a partner in recreation. The thrill of hold­ gait. The right fore and hind legs move in athleticism and their stoic understanding ing the lines behind a fast trotter was not unison, then the left. of being handled and touched and for the wealthy alone—harness racing was Pacers are generally faster than trotters, "dressed" and "undressed" and bathed a sport that was truly a democratic one and even if the majority of those racing trot and lunged—the training a harness horse began with duels along community dirt naturally when they are exercising or are undergoes makes it perfectly suited for the roads and gradually progressed into the no longer at the track. rigors of handling and training for the

The UMaine Drill Team during practice at the Witter Center. Team members include Samantha Foster '06, Katelyn Romano '08, Kara Pietroski '06, Angela Young '06 (captain), graduate student Katrina Black, and alternate Sheena Curry '06. (Photograph by William Drake.)

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show ring and for pleasure riding. One Retired harness horses were available to or for sale are readily available. SPHO person described them as "bombproof" in meet-and-greet in the show paddock at the groups are very active in all states where their ability to stand distraction and noise raceway and the horses and riders mar­ harness racing is popular and pleasure rid­ and action, which are what surrounds shaled each post parade of racehorses be­ ers are seeking out the standardbred as them on race days. Student workers at fore the race started. their horse of choice. Much like the grey­ UMaine help the racehorses make the tran­ Well-known Maine standardbred hound adoption services for former rac­ sition from the track to the pleasure pas­ breeder, Donald Marean of Lindon Farm ing greyhounds, the adoption and retrain­ ture, the show ring, and the trail. in Hollis, has a long involvement with the ing programs for these racehorses are be­ Donations of mares to the UMaine university's equine program. When the coming more well known and, as a result, equine program (the first in 1997, a stan- "new farm" opened in 1998, the Mareans more horses are saved from destruction dardbred mare named, appropriately donated a stallion, Night Country, to its and go on to live satisfying pleasure lives. Moose) have provided a population of re­ breeding program. Since then, they have A woman from Massachusetts looking trained adult horses and their yearlings donated retired racing mares and provid­ for a new pleasure horse visited the Wit­ that are offered for sale and find homes ed insemination services for these mares ter Center and posted this tribute to one with people who have come to admire this to produce youngsters (who do well in of the SPHO discussion boards. Her very breed for all of its positive attributes. In yearling sales throughout the state). The positive post ends with my suggestion to addition to the standardbred herd at Wit­ university benefits from these sales. The all who read this article—when you are on ter, many students bring their own horses mares are also retrained as pleasure hors­ campus ... do as she says! It will be an im­ to UMaine and, in exchange for work or es and are sold to the riding public and pressive and memorable experience. payment, can board them at the equine serve on the drill team while in residence "All I can say is WOW! These horses center and have them available for work in Orono. Donald and his wife, Linda, are and students are phenomenal. I had a great in the training ring and out on the trails always happy to have the horse van with visit yesterday thanks to Kara and her surrounding the farm. Many of these stu­ the drill team and riders stop at their horse friends Jenn and Katelyn. The day was dents are involved in the equestrian team; farm and spend the night in their barn on very hot and the horses were sweaty and six impressive young women who ride their way to an exhibition. For many of not too happy to be inside (they are out transitioned standardbreds comprise the these horses, it is a trip "home." 24/7) but impeccably behaved. The girls drill team. "It's very gratifying to see people want patiently put up with my videotaping to continue and enhance the quality of the horses standing still, horses standing out­ THE DRILL TEAM standardbred in Maine by doing responsi­ side, horses hand trotting and walking in The drill team makes many appearances ble breeding and by retraining those who the hot sun, and everyone's favorite... throughout the state showing what can be can have a good life after their racing years yes—the flex test. done with a horse that once only knew life are over," Marean says. "The University of Maine should be on the track and in the race paddock. They Many Maine harness people are mem­ proud to have ambassadors like these demonstrate all gaits—walk, trot, canter, bers of the Maine Standardbred Breeders young ladies promoting their program and and gallop—do barrel racing, jumping, and Owners Association (MSBOA), the this wonderful breed. If anyone has any driving (carts) and race under saddle just current president of which is Diann Wat­ questions about the program or horses that for the fun of it! They are asked to lead pa­ son Perkins '59. This group is dedicated to I can answer please don't hesitate to ask! rades and do demonstrations for all sorts the Maine Standardbred, now a recognized It was so much fun. Try to visit if you can!" of events and the standardbreds never breed, and supports stakes-racing compe­ The author gratefully acknowledges the assis­ cease to impress people who are curious titions each year for two and three-year- tance of Greg Cuffey, president of the Stan­ and ask, "What breed of horse is that?" old colts and fillies—pacers and trotters. dardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of The term "thoroughbred" is a lot more These horses never forget that they Maine. In addition, thanks to Kara Pietroski, well-known than "standardbred", but the spent some of their life on the track and student equine manager at Witter Center and work at Witter Center and the work of memories must flood back, because it is a to Don Marean, a well-known standardbred these dedicated students and trainers is major accomplishment for some of the drill breeder in Maine and a director of the United narrowing the knowledge gap. team members to lead the parade of hors­ States Trotting Association. Last, but not least, The drill team performs at July Fourth es and sulkies before a race, all the while she thanks both her beautiful Lacy Asset (see special events at Bangor Raceway at his­ making sure that their horses don't decide photo on page 8) and majestic Bruizer's L'il toric Bass Park, the home of harness rac­ to join the race! Star for letting her into the world of the stan­ ing in central Maine. This past year, they But, the standardbred as a pleasure dardbred, the excitement of racing, and the sat­ also joined with the SPHO group to do a horse is becoming so much more popular isfaction of knowing that a horse doesn't need demonstration for interested race fans. that web sites of horses looking for homes to be finished after the finish line!

10 Maine Winter 2006 YOUR CLASSNOTES PUBLICATION

WINTER 2006 VOLUME 19, NO. 1

"OLD SCHOOL" HOCKEY Maine Hockey, circa 1923 ALSO INSIDE Classnotes Alumni Events Calendar Obituaries Weddings Alumni News and Events

Calendar of Events

Saturday, March 4, 2006 Alumni luncheon and reception Sarasota, FL, at Lakewood Ranch Holiday Inn—11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. followed by optional walking tour of new Lakewood Ranch, Main Street Host: John Rohman ’68

Sunday, March 5, 2006 Alumni luncheon and reception Naples, FL, at The Club Pelican Bay—12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Hosts: Dick & Sue Warren (tentative)

Tuesday, March 7, 2006 Alumni reception and hors d’oeuvres Home of Allan S. ’65 & Susan Lawlor Arch, Ft. Lauderdale, FL—6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (tentative) Jennifer Huerth ’01, ’03G Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Working to build UMAA’s Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL financial independence 12:00 p.m. pre-game event—1:00 p.m. UMaine baseball vs. Monmouth Hostess: Liz Hitchcock Locke ’77 It’s been said that every great university needs a strong, independent alumni Thursday, March 9, 2006 association. As the University of Maine Fort Pierce/Vero Beach Alumni Picnic—Bring your own picnic (grills available) continues to grow in importance to the Pepper Park, N. Hutchinson Island, FL—11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. region, and also gains national promi­ Hosts: Dick ’56 and Betty Brockway Nevers ’56 nence with its research, the UMaine Alumni Association is being called upon Saturday, March 11,2006 to provide a greater level of service and support. SeaWorld Viva La Musica Festival To meet that increasing need, the Discounted admission for park open 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Association is looking to solidify its finan­ UMaine Alumni Association lunch at 12:00 p.m. cial future. Toward that end it created the Endowment for the 21st Century and Monday, March 13, 2006 hired Jenn Huerth ’01, ’03G as director. Daytona Beach Boat Club reception and luncheon Jenn is currently making personal 419 Basin Street, Daytona Beach, FL—11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. contacts with UMaine alumni, explaining Host: A. W. “Pete” Harris ’50 an insurance-based program that allows alumni to pool their gifts to dramatically Thursday, March 16, 2006 leverage the significance of their contri­ Cocktails and hearty hors d’oeuvres reception butions. A second part of the program is directed specifically at alumni between 10 Junket Street, Palmetto Dunes Plantation, Hilton Head, SC—6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. the ages of 75 and 85. Hosts: Bion ’68, ’70G & Dorain Foster ’68H “The program is off to a very success­ ful start,” Jenn notes. “In fact the compa­ Thursday, April 6, 2006 ny we’re partnered with told us this is the Portland Alumnae Club meeting & potluck luncheon best start they have experienced. Alumni At the home of Doris Ramsay Smith '53 have responded favorably, and the alum­ 221 Beech Ridge Road, Scarborough, ME—12:00 p.m. ni association and the UMaine communi­ Hostess: Doris Ramsay Smith '53 ty have been very supportive.” Jenn lives with her family in Hamp­ June 2-4, 2006 den. Reunion 2006 Senior Alumni and Classes of 1941, 1951, 1956, 1961, and 1966

2 Mainely People Winter 2006 BODWELL MOTORS

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Good Luck Black Bears’ Bill Bodwell '50

Basil “Joe” Staples ’35, ’36G (standing, left) enjoyed the annual Rochester Alumni Chapter lob­ ster feast on September 24 with his son John, his daughter-in-law Annette, and his grandson. 169 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 Basil is the founding member of the chapter, and also the 1935 class correspondent. At the event 207-729-3375 UMaine’s Debbie Neuman spoke about the university’s new Innovation Center.

About the Cover

This photo of members of the 1923 Universi­ ty of Maine hockey team was taken at their makeshift outdoor rink where the Memorial Gym parking lot is now located. The 1923 team, coached by Joseph Murphy, was the first to play hockey as an official varsity sport. They compiled a respectable 2-3 record. Because of the difficulty in maintain­ ing an ice surface, hockey was discontinued several years later and didn’t return until the completion of the Alfond Arena in 1977.

No Clarity on Track Men

There were several responses to our re­ quest to identify the UMaine runners on the cover of fall Mainely People. Unfortunately, the respondents didn’t completely concur on who the runners were. Three of four people did identify the runner on the left as Harry Three members of the 1952-53 UMaine basketball team attended the Senior Alumni luncheon at Folster ’57. Two respondents indentified the Alumni House prior to attending a very exciting Black Bear vs. Boston University men’s game in other runner as Paul Firlotte ’56. the Pit in early December. Left to right are: John Norris ’54, Woody Carville ’53, ’54G, and Keith Mahaney ’57, ’68G. All three men have been voted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 3 Join the University of Maine Alumni Association for Spring Swing fun! Spring Sing the “Stein Song” with MAINE alumni andfriends at gatherings

listed below. New this year are events at SeaWorld / Orlando

and Hilton Head, South Carolina! 2006! Details at www.mainealumni.com or 1-800-934-2586!

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Naples Sunday, March 5th

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director of the university’s Center on committee chair, will meet with staff alumni members: The Senior Alumni Aging. His words and thoughts were members and Giana Marrs of Stu­ activities committee continues to be well received. dent Financial Aid to review the a busy group. The committee ar­ It was a great weekend. Classes process that will be used this com­ ranged a luncheon on December other than the 50-plus reunion ing year. 10th prior to the UMaine/Boston classes scheduled for meetings this That group met in November. University men’s basketball game. year celebrated their reunions dur­ The completed Taverner applica­ The game was again played in “The ing Family and Friends weekend tions will be mailed to review com­ Pit.” The committee welcomes all and during Homecoming weekend. mittee members in mid-February. thoughts regarding future events. At the council meeting president The full review committee will meet We’ll keep you posted. Jayne Hanson Bartley ’49 appoint­ in early March to go over the materi­ Thanks to our “Golden Girls:” ed members to serve on the nomi­ al submitted by the applicants, and Jean Grindle Carville ’54, Ruth nating committee. They are Hank determine the successful recipients. Folger Goff ’48, Thelma Crossland Woodbrey ’53, Jean McIntire The award letters will be sent to Robie ’49, and president Jayne White ’52, and Woody Carville ’53. scholarship recipients in late March. Hanson Barley ’49. Our thanks and Senior They will meet next year and have There are approximately 15 commit­ appreciation to Paula Sheehan their recommendations for the coun­ tee members made up of council Paradis ’71 of the alumni staff for Alumni cil meeting next spring. and non-council members who her great assistance. Jayne also requested interested volunteer to participate in this impor­ Three of our council members Reunion council members to sign up to re­ tant phase of the Senior Alumni’s recently joined the Class of 1952 on view scholarship applications for mission. their Norwegian coastal voyage with June 2-4, 2006 next year. Bill Currie ’52, scholarship Now for news about our senior a three-day stopover in Iceland. Members included Jayne Hanson William D. Currie ’52 Bartley ’49, Bill Currie ’52, and 6 Blueberry Cove Road Jean McIntire White ’52. It was a Yarmouth, ME 04096-6524 wonderful trip by the ’52ers and (207) 846-3993 friends. Twenty-six people made the [email protected] 14-day tour. More details are avail­ able on page 15. A July news article in the Bangor Several Senior Alumni activities took Daily News had a nice write-up on place during the Homecoming 2005 the Hampden firm Sargent & Sar­ weekend. At the Senior Council gent which purchased the H. E. meeting Dick Sprague ’50, chair of Sargent Company. The article high­ the fund raising and allocation com­ lighted the uniting of the two family mittee, reported that efforts are well building companies. The article underway to meet or exceed our included a nice photo of H. E. Sar­ scholarship goal to raise $82,620 gent ’29 sitting with John Simpson that was approved earlier by the ’71, ’83G, the company’s CEO. council. This year the council ap­ Sargent & Sargent, a Hampden proved financial support for 39 Don company headed by Sargent’s Taverner Nontraditional Scholarship grandson Herb R. Sargent, recently Award recipients. Additionally, purchased H. E. Sargent from Fru- awards were also granted to: three Con Construction Corporation of Distinguished Students in the visual Missouri. From all indications it was and performing arts, four Distin­ reported to be a great union of two guished Scholars, and three stu­ outstanding firms. dents who were Top Scholars. Congratulations to these outstand­ ing students. We need to get behind this effort to support these worthy 1935 and talented students. Dick also Helping to celebrate the 100th birthday of George Dow ’27 (left) reported that work has begun to on July 23rd were UMaine Foundation president Amos Orcutt Basil G. Staples update the video that was used to ’64 (center), and former Maine Commissioner of Agriculture tell the Senior Alumni story. He 275 Colwick Road expects to have it ready for a pre­ Robert Spear ’65. The event was held at Nobleboro Central Rochester, NY 14624 view and distribution in the near School. (585) 247-6509 future. George is a former director of the Maine Agricultural Experi­ The third annual Senior Alumni ment Station. Since retiring, he has devoted almost three dec­ Dear Classmates, homecoming luncheon continues to ades to researching and preserving the history of Nobleboro, The deadline for submission of this be successful and well attended. column has come about all too soon Again this year, there were over 70 including founding the town’s historical society. His work has and the news from you has not met attendees. We were pleased to have been very influential in the movement to establish local mid­ the demand. Leonard W. Kaye, D.S.W./Ph.D. as coast historical societies. (Photo by Lola Orcutt.) A short note was received from our guest speaker. Dr. Kaye is “Huck” Sawyer with no news except

Winter 2006 Mainely People 5 that he is now living at: 10 Laurel the ones who play five or more together there for their family re­ brings news of trouble with his last Cherry Court, Homosessa, Florida. times per week pay only about $10 union. Travel and vacation plans printer. His new one accurately This column is dependent on news per round. We have paid an initia­ make it very complicated for every­ printed a list of his many, many from you members. I can not report tion fee of $2,000 to $4,000. one concerned. performances during these many those interesting events if I do not Larryl Matthews, the dean of Polly Jellison Weatherbee ’40, years. He adds a note that he is still know they happen. Please tell me engineering, has played twice with wife of the late Art Weatherbee, doing the Nutcracker and Sleeping what you are doing. The other class­ our group, and I am sure that he also lives in Sun City. Lucille reports Beauty with the Suburban Dance mates would like to hear about would recommend it. that Polly recently enjoyed a great Force. them. trip back to Maine and that she and Please tell us all your secrets I am in the midst of cutting 20 Polly lunch once a month. about your varied doings over quite face cords of firewood for my own Recently, I received a very spe­ a long time. You give our class a use. My house should be comfort­ 1937 cial memory booklet from Harry certain air of the creative and the able this winter in spite of the cold Halliday. This booklet is titled Three artistic, Ralph. Thanks for that. Rochester, New York, weather. I Beautiful Women as One. Divided in My printer is giving me some would be interested in learning if George W. McLellan three parts, section one has pictures challenging moments these days, any other classmates are burning 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway of Harry and Charlotte during happy especially as far as margins and a wood and if so, are they cutting it Heritage Hall Apt. C115 times on the first page. We then are few other areas are concerned. (A themselves? It is good exercise and Durham, NC 27705-1350 given a special picture of Charlotte, new printer is supposed to be on the you get warm twice, once when you (919) 384-2429 the musician, his wife of 51 years, way.) I love my new computer, but cut it and once when you burn it. [email protected] and mother of his three children. have so much to learn. My grand­ You should be receiving this some­ This busy homemaker and mother sons can be helpful in this regard, if time in January, so Happy New The big news this time is that Ernie also became a realtor before retir­ and when they have a free moment Year, everyone. Dinsmore does not plan to go to ing. She then took up drawing, oil for grandma! Maine this summer. For how many painting, and sculpting at the Boston years have you been making this Museum of Fine Arts. Charlotte and trip, Ernie? He turned 90 on Sep­ Harry decided to enjoy retirement on tember 11 and maybe this is a good Cape Cod at King’s Way in Yar- 1936 time to think of things less taxing. mouthport, Massachusetts. Golf and 1940 Those assisted living places look art took up much of her time until an illness ended her life in 1993. Kenneth L. Ireland more attractive all the time. Part two of the memory booklet Ginny Pease Dogherty 1100 North Abrego Drive concerns the life of Elizabeth Daniel Granite Hills Estates Green Valley, AZ 85614 Halliday, known as Betty. Harry and 16 Walnut Drive (520) 625-1421 Betty were high school sweethearts, Augusta, ME 04330-6032 [email protected] 1939 who ended up each going their own [email protected] way before getting together again I am enclosing a group picture taken many years later. After three years Edna Louise Harrison “Squeeze” Greetings from Granite Hills Estates on my 92nd birthday of about half of together, the two split up—probably Dempsey in Augusta. I have been living in a the 30 members of our special because they both needed to do 2526 Carrollton Road cottage here for over five years and group at the Country Club of Green some growing in various ways. Annapolis, MD 21403-4203 I really enjoy it. I am fortunate to Valley. I am the one near the center Betty had been widowed three (410) 268-1888 have two children who live very near (a friend’s hand is on my shoulder) years when she and Harry were to [email protected] me and it was just moving from one in a pink T-shirt which is my Tiger meet again. As it turned out, Harry part of the city to another. I keep Woods outfit. I’m hoping that some came back into Betty’s life at a busy with the Friends of the Maine of it will wear off onto me and let me A welcome call from Lucille Bell perfect time, and as she said, “He State Museum, the Pine Tree State play a better game. So far it has not Grange was upbeat all the way. came back into my life when I need­ Arboretum, church, gardening, and happened. Lucille and George ’37 celebrated ed him most.” bridge. Our UMaine alumni group The group had a special choco­ their 66th wedding anniversary on The third beautiful woman in meets often and it is always great to late layer cake made for me by our October 14th. They celebrated their Harry’s life was his only daughter, see other alumni friends. We are chef who is very good at desserts. It 25th family reunion during the first Sue Ann Dickert, who departed this planning a university luncheon here shows how friendly this group has week of August on the Outer Banks life in 2002. Harry’s page devoted to at Granite Hills in the spring so I been to me. They average about 75 of North Carolina with 26 family Susie shows a large heart in the hope I will have news of that for you years of age and not one is over 86. members attending. They flew from center with a picture of Harry and in the future. We all tee-off at 7:30 a.m. every day their home in Sun City Center, Sue titled “Pals Forever.” Reunion was so much fun last during the summer heat so that we Florida, to Baltimore, and then spent In retrospect, while carefully June. Since then there have been finish 18 holes by 11:30, before the a week with son Chip in Gaithers­ examining Harry’s colorful and several mini reunions. Margaret heat becomes unbearable. I play burg. Then to Virginia where they unusual booklet I have come to the Steinmetz Mosher met with Ruth only three or four days per week, but spent a week with daughter Terry conclusion that it is a true labor of McClelland Jewell and Maxine some of the younger guys play Straight in Virginia, en route to the love on many fronts. The writing of Robertson Furbush back in June almost every day all year long. Outer Banks. On the way they it, the selection of pictures, and the after the UM reunion, and they Our normal membership is 300 attended the wedding of their sev­ arrangement all show great perse­ visited with Paul and Ruth Worces­ members, but right now we could enth grandchild. verance in bringing the whole thing ter Johnson in Buxton. Margaret, use about 20 new members be­ On the 20th of July they attended together in such a special way. In Ruth, and Maxine added a visit to cause two new semi-private courses the birth of their third great-grand­ doing so, somehow it is my hope Margaret Peaslee Danforth in were opened in Green Valley this son, and both held him when he was that this has helped Harry to deal Manchester, New Hampshire. Marg­ year, and they have taken away just one hour old. with what has to have been a very aret wrote that she had one daugh­ some of our lukewarm members They had great weather for the heavy and sorrowful load of memo­ ter in Maine, another near her in who play only once or twice per entire time at the Outer Banks and it ries. We all thank you, Harry, for central New York, and one son in week. It costs them about $20 each has been decided that this was the sharing it with us. Honolulu. All of their families got time they play. At our private club last time that they would all get A note from Ralph Higgins

6 Mainely People Winter 2006 Class of 1936 correspondent Ken Ireland celebrated his 92nd birthday with friends at the Country Club of Green Valley in Arizona. Ken is the sev­ enth person from the right. Ken plays golf at the club all year, usually about three or four days a week. together in New York in August and It would be great to hear from about the history of Manchester, upper level of the Buchanan Alumni had a wonderful time. some of you. What would we do New Hampshire, which is published House I saw, in the University of Another mini reunion was at without email and cell phones? in the New Hampshire Sunday Maine Foundation area, the UMF Barnacle Bill’s in Ogunquit when Bill Please keep in touch. News. In May the Manchester His­ Library that was presented in memo­ and Vivian Treat met for lunch with toric Association presented its annu­ ry of Winston Pullen and there was Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier, al historic preservation awards at a a framed picture of Win. Also the Polly Jellison Weatherbee, and banquet in Bedford. Alma received carriage house that bears his name Barbara Welch Wilson. 1941 the association’s Education Award is a wonderful addition to the area I talked with Barbara, Dwight for “fostering interest in preserving near the Page Farm and Home Barrell’s wife, one day, and she told 65th Reunion Manchester through her teaching Museum. The UMaine sports teams me that Dwight is not well and would and her writing.” Alma taught Eng­ will be playing games here in Port­ enjoy hearing from old friends. They June 2-4, 2006 lish and was advisor for the school land this year; the football team live at: 5 Tow Patch Lane, Concord, newspaper for 21 years and retired began the season with a win over New Hampshire. from Central High School in the mid Albany. Now we look forward to Agnes Ann Walsh I also had a telephone visit with 1980s. basketball and hockey. 15 Piper Road K322 Dick Morton several weeks ago. He A landmark date, September 23, Joyce Ramsay Carter and John Scarborough, ME 04074 lost his wife earlier this year and is 2005—our 18th president, Robert A. ’42 are joining seven other UMaine lonely, but he has three children who Kennedy, was installed in a most graduates here at Piper Shores. live fairly near him. He was looking A Maine Hello to all ’41ers! A remind­ impressive ceremony at the Maine Their new address is: 15 Piper forward to a grandson’s wedding. er—our 65th Reunion is in 2006! Center for the Arts. Meredith Strang Road, J228, Scarborough, Maine Helen Maling Walker is living in The dates are June 2-4, 2006. Can Burgess ’78, Charlene’s daughter, 04074. Glenna Johnson Smith’s her home of 46 years in Yarmouth. you believe it? Our commencement was one of several offering greet­ birthday celebration in June was a She keeps busy with local clubs, was that long ago! This year’s fresh­ ings; Meredith spoke as chairman of big surprise for her, but what a church, knitting, bridge, and garden­ man class of 1,823 students is the the University of Maine board of coincidence—about 100 invitations ing as well as the UMaine alumni. largest in 15 years, thus increasing visitors. A reception followed in a sent and 85 guests attended for her We had fun on the phone discussing the total enrollment with 47 states large tent set up in the parking area 85th! It was always a joy when my her two cats, Pip and Ginger, while I represented plus many foreign near the center. It was a gala week­ students matriculated at UMaine only have one, Buttercup! countries. end in Orono—the installation on and some I’ve kept in touch with. Esther and Roger Trask live in Charlene Perkins Strang with Friday and the Charles F. Allen Now I am so proud to learn that Florida in the winter and spend Barbara Savage Thompson ’42 and Society luncheon at the Buchanan three of my former students at summers at Beech Hill Pond in Otis, Dan Hatch ’49, all residents at The Alumni House on Saturday with Bill Thornton Academy: Mary Atkinson Maine. Roger enjoys oil painting and Highlands in Topsham, hosted a Cosby in a late matinee at the MCA. Johnson ’55, and Milton ’51 and says that his painting is much better luncheon in September for area Community receptions were sched­ Joan Vachon Victor ’52, received than his golf game. He told me that alumni at the facility. This is the uled to meet Dr. Kennedy in Port­ Block “M” awards at the 2005 June Oric O’Brien and his wife, Lois, also fourth year for this event and there land, Belfast, Bangor, and Presque reunion. spend their winters in Florida but was a record attendance to help Isle; the one here was held at the Ruth Tuttle Franson died in come back to summer in Maine at them christen the new deck off the Peter A. McKernan Hospitality Cen­ August in Hamilton, Massachusetts, Bottle Lake in Springfield. dining room as well as enjoy the ter (a very scenic location) on the where she lived for over 50 years. In September there was a lun­ camaraderie of UMaine alumni. Dr. Southern Maine Community College Ruth, a well-known artist on the cheon at the Highlands in Topsham. Robert A. Kennedy, our new presi­ campus in South Portland. I had the North Shore, was an art teacher in It was great to see Helen Maling dent, spoke about the University of pleasure of presenting Dr. Kennedy the Ipswich schools and Endicott Walker and Alice Ann Donovan Maine: Building on the Past, Prepar­ with a cake as everyone serenaded Junior College as well as a member Poeppelmeier there as well as about ing for the Future. him—it was his birthday! His wife, of several art associations. Our 60 other alumni from around mid Our class was represented by Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, a professor deepest sympathy to her family. and southern Maine. It was a real Constance Philbrook Leger, Anna of biochemistry and molecular biolo­ Charles Arbor passed away in July treat also to have our university Verrill DeMunn, Charlene, and gy at UMaine, revealed that secret in Jupiter, Florida. He earned his president there. Dr. Robert Kennedy yours truly. Charlene also attended at the installation reception. (During A.B. and M.Ed. from the University told us about many exciting things the Portland Alumnae summer the local reception there was a good of Maine and taught and coached at that are going on at the university. coffee in August. Alma Hansen omen—a double rainbow over Hallowell High School. In 1953 This luncheon is the fourth gathering Langlois has been writing a month­ Casco Bay!) Charlie went to Cony High in Augus­ of Maine alumni at the Highlands. ly column, “Mirror on Manchester,” Last weekend on a tour of the ta where he taught before becoming

Winter 2006 Mainely People 7 principal in 1963 and retired in involved with Grange, historical The Mawhinneys are parents of Maine. David ’94 is currently with 1976. He and his wife enjoyed their society, Women’s Club, Retired a son and daughter living in the the Maine Bureau of Public Lands in camp on Moosehead Lake and were Teachers, and church. It keeps me greater Portland area. Four grand­ Ashland, and R. William ’94 is with famous throughout the north woods young.” children, ranging in age from kinder­ the Timber Resources Group in for their CB monikers, “Chucklin’ Take a minute to write me with garten to college alumni, complete Farmington. Daughter Marjorie is Charlie” and “Moosehead Maggie.” any news. It would be great to hear the family picture. human resources manager for Charlie was predeceased by his from you! Richard “Dick” MacMillan ARAMARK Corporation in Philadel­ wife and one sibling, Joseph. Pierce was fond of outdoor sports— phia. We are looking forward to seeing hunting and fishing—while he was Lastly, there is the “Highland as many of you as possible at Re­ growing up and that’s why he ma­ Fling!” That is to say a trio of alums, union in June. If you do not plan to 1943 jored in forestry. Following com­ residing at the Highlands retirement attend, please write us a note to mencement he served his country in community in Topsham, hosted a share with our classmates. the United States Army, joined the luncheon and gathering of fellow Helena Jensen National Guard, and later served members of the ’40s classes on 12 Frost Street with that unit for one and-a-half September 13. Hosts were Charlene Portland, ME 04102 years in Korea. His first professional Perkins Strang ’41, Barbara Savage 1942 job was with the Maine Forest Ser­ Thompson ’42, and Dan Hatch ’49. Walter Brady was first awarded an vice in the northern Maine town of The Class of ’43 was represented athletic scholarship at the Hunting­ Escourt on the Canadian border for by Gladys Clark McLeary, Marion Libby Broaddus ton School for Boys in Boston and a short time. He then continued Francesca Perazzi, and Elinor 40 Oakland Avenue four years later he was awarded an forestry study at Yale University and “Coke” Cromwell Winslow. Westbrook, ME 04092 athletic scholarship to the University earned a master’s degree. This led (207) 854-4648 of Maine. There he competed with to temporary work in Alabama, then [email protected] classmates Dick Martinez and on to Washington, D.C., when he John Stewart. As an undergraduate was employed by the Timber Engi­ 1944 Not much news this time around. he majored in physics. Later, he neering Company in the research Where are you? A note from Ed lab. Timber Engineering Company earned a master’s degree with a Joyce Iveney Ingalls Pitts. He is doing preliminary re­ holds research contracts with vari­ major in finance and a minor in 7 Seabury Lane search on the general topic of grow­ ous companies producing specific marketing. Following commence­ Yarmouth, ME 04096 ing to maturity in coastal Maine ment, he served his country in the wood products. 1919-1960. Now that is right up our United States Navy attaining the Richard married and returned to alley. We can all relate to those rank of radiological defense officer Maine to work in Wilton for 12 years. Time to say “hello” again and to years. of the first naval district. Wilton was the main office for For­ share news of the Class of ’44. We as a class send our sympa­ Upon entering the business ester Manufacturing, which also had From the Ellsworth American thy to the family of Rebecca Hill world, he spent five years in Cana­ plants in Stratton, Strong, and Mat- came a story about the “greatest Talbot who died this past summer da, two years in Mexico, four years tawamkeag for the manufacture of generation.” This article honored the at her home in East Machias, in Africa, and two years between white birch products such as ice late Bradley Bunker of Franklin, Maine. Becky was one of those girls England, France, and Germany. cream sticks, toothpicks, and tongue Maine, who was in the Army Air from our class who went to Louis­ You may recall he was present at depressors. Forester Manufacturing Corps in World War II. Brad flew 35 ville, Kentucky, to work for Sea­ the last reunion of the Class of ’43 merged with Diamond International missions as a navigator in a B17 grams right after graduation. Anoth­ and he was also on hand for the which foreign competition killed in Flying Fortress. Remarkably, none er of our classmates, Booth Leav­ 50th Reunion in 1993. Seven years time. The next 12 years were spent of Bunker’s crewmates was wound­ itt, died in September. Booth was ago he attended a mini reunion in in the employ of Owens Illinois in ed or killed during these missions one of several classmates who Scottsdale. Old Town whose specialty was they flew between May and Novem­ changed careers sometime after the Annie Dowling Mawhinney molded pulp products such as ber of 1944. Brad was awarded the war. He graduated from the Univer­ manages to keep the home fires “Chinet” molded plates and trays. Distinguished Flying Cross for his sity of Maryland Dental School in burning at Spearin Drive, Orono. The Pierce family moved to service. 1947 and practiced dentistry in She often visits husband, Eugene Dixfield where Richard worked for Brad finished college at the Auburn, Maine, for 35 years. I re­ ’47, ’49G at the Veterans’ Home in the United Timber Corporation from University of Maine, receiving both member there were several men Bangor and says he enjoys friends’ which he retired at age 66. He his bachelor’s and master’s de­ from other classes who went on to visits. You may recall he received continues to live in Dixfield where grees. The Bunkers lived in Frank­ dental school, especially at Mary­ the Alumni Association’s Distin­ he is an active volunteer. He cur­ lin, Maine, and Naples, Florida. We land. guished Maine Professor Award in rently serves as treasurer for the received word that Bradley died in Barbara Johnson Tarantino 1982. I last saw the Mawhinneys at Maine Tree Farm Committee. He August, and extend our sympathy to writes, “I am still going strong al­ the 2003 class reunion. At that time used to be treasurer for the Small the Bunker family. though I haven’t sent news for some Annie and her “group of five” were Woodlot Owners Association of As many of you know, the Class time. I have become active in local reunited for a few days. The group Maine until “the computer put me of 1944 had a summer get-together government. My latest foray was of five has now become the group of out of business.” For 30 years he and business meeting held on running for selectman—made it so four, which includes Annie plus was treasurer of the Maine Forest August 3 in Orono. Joe and I were I’m in for three years. It means I Barbara Leadbeater Lincoln, Products Council. unable to attend because of prior have to resign from the town budget Ginny Conant Miner, and Olive Now, what about the future of commitments so I take much of this committee. Since my husband Rowell Taverner. They meet a forestry in Maine? Richard said, “It from minutes prepared by Nancy passed away five years ago I have couple of times a year at the County will be difficult to maintain the poten­ Verrill of the UMaine Alumni Associ­ kept busy. Although I tried to con­ Farm Restaurant in North White- tial of the past. Most wood paper ation and Al Ehrenfried. vince them to come to UMaine, I field. companies with large tracts of land Class members attending were: have a grandson who’s a sopho­ Annie is active in her church have sold to investment groups.” Robert Beverage, Russ and Bar­ more at Worcester State and a where she heads up the service He must have been dedicated to bara Higgins Bodwell ’45, Pat granddaughter who entered Boston group. Interestingly, Helen Deering forestry service and a good role Cummings ’89, ’44H, Al Ehrenfried, College in September 2005. In Piper serves on this committee. model, for his two sons also ma­ Larry Graham, Dick and Jan Hale, addition to my town activities, I am jored in forestry at the University of Al McNeilly, Ernie and Midi Woost­

8 Mainely People Winter 2006 er Roberts, Earland Sleight, Bill continue this year as Ralph passed and Doris Kilburn Spach, and away on January 24th at Hope Charlie Stickney. The university Earle Bessey ’40 Honored at Hospice in Fort Myers. He had been staff and alumni association were ill for many years—but kept going also well represented. Nutting Hall Courtyard Dedication (like the energizer bunny) until the In the Bear’s Den, president Al past year. He’d had C.O.P.D. for Ehrenfried conducted the business 1940 forestry graduate Earle many years and had been on oxygen meeting where all in attendance Bessey was an integral part of the past year—but that vicious enjoyed lunch from the Marketplace cancer found a vulnerable kidney food court and refreshment from the the November ceremony dedi­ and took his life away. I had a Bear’s Den bar. Among the many cating the university’s new brother in Fort Myers but I felt totally topics mentioned and discussed Nutting Hall Courtyard. Not alone and made a decision rather were: renovations to the Class of ’44 only was the placement of the soon to return to Maine where my Hall; Fran Sheehy Brown and her centerpiece of the courtyard, children are located. After my home husband Gerry’s generous gift to Forest Hart’s sculpture, Cub was sold, I began writing to several completely refurbish the concert retirement homes in the Portland Scouts (see Around the Cam­ Steinway in Minsky Hall and to also area. On May 6th I flew up to my gift a Yamaha rehearsal piano; Russ pus, page 6), made in his grandson, Alexander Treat’s, Bodwell’s question of whether now name, but his family also an­ graduation from Orono. There were there is a greater need for scholar­ nounced a scholarship in his over 2,000 graduates so they had to ships and professorships vs. facili­ name at the event. have two graduations—one in the ties as other colleges are taking Earle gave a thoughtful morning and one in the afternoon! I away top students by offering them thank-you speech, highlighting stayed with Russ ’44 and Barb much more than UMaine; the Bear’s Higgins Bodwell in their new home the many changes in forestry Den, which Mohamed Ali, dining at Dirigo Pines. It’s a beautiful homey services manager, reported as during his long career. Earle place with a cozy fireplace and great showing strong growth in use was the founder and owner of floor plan. It was a wonderful though in the first year operating at E.D. Bessey & Son in Hinckley. opportunity to see it and visit as well. a loss; Charlie Stickney, Al McNeilly, The courtyard project was funded through donations from (I also saw them on their last day of and Mohamed Ali appointed a com­ alumni, faculty, students, Maine’s natural resources industry, and the annual August vacation at mittee to order a pub sign for the other Maine-based companies. Highland Lake in Falmouth that day Den and have it installed along with before they left!) other plaques and display cases for This past year has been almost memorabilia to give the Den a true overwhelming for me—but my pub feel; and further discussion and Kappa Sigma. Dean Deering’s home freshmen and ended in 1945—soon decision to come home to be near all report on the Galaxy of Stars project was on that corner, and they had to after our small graduation. However, of our children was the correct thing at Buchanan Alumni House led by remove that home as well as the two the majority of our class servicemen to do. They have been of invaluable Dick Hale and Jim Frick. next to it to make room for the new returned as faithful students and help in getting me settled here in my This seems to be all of the news Alumni House. many have remained faithful to the new home at Canco Woods. My of the Class of ’44 that has crossed It’s a beautiful place with a lovely Class of ’45, no matter when they daughter Linda Bradley Osborn ’69 my desk this summer. Please be in staircase going up in the rear of the graduated! Truly, I think Tom was at their cottage near West Paris touch in the months ahead to make lobby and a plethora of meeting Brokaw’s recent book, The Greatest all summer as she retired as the the next notes a little longer. rooms. How wonderful it is to see the Generation, certainly tells the basic special education teacher for the staff in beautiful offices, and they are story of your class’s lifetime years. elementary school in Wingdale, New delighted with their new quarters! We are true survivors —or as the York. She was delighted to be able to We had our class luncheon there unsinkable Molly Brown would say, stay into the fall with no responsi­ 1945 and Connie Carter Lamprell “We ain’t down yet.” bilities to return to school. She and brought beautiful arrangements of As for me, I had been living with her husband and daughter Missy light blue hydrangeas in clear blue my husband, Ralph ’54, in Fort moved all of the furniture into my Carolyn Chaplin Grant vases—with blue napkins—so it Myers, Florida, the past 20 years and new apartment here and Missy 257 Canco Road Apartment 123 looked delightful. truly loved the area. I still managed arranged all the kitchen and bath­ Portland, ME 04103 Connie also brought that great to stay close to the university in Fort room cupboards as well! banner she made for our 45th Myers, as we hosted the University Then my daughter Cindy Bradley Hi to all you ’45ers! I’ve moved back Reunion. (She’s changed the of Maine alumni luncheon the past Brochu ’73 and family came with all from Florida to Maine after 20 years. numbers at each reunion since to 16 years. We always had a great the electrical and technical things We certainly missed many of you at comply with our reunion years.) I turnout of 75 to 100. Many friends and my daughter Bonnie has been the 60th Reunion last June. believe Jim Donovan has arranged arranged their winter vacations to most helpful in getting me to the However, 28 of our classmates to have the banner placed with the coincide with our annual luncheon! doctor’s and other tasks. She and returned to a close and nurturing other special items from our class My husband Ralph was a Dick’s wife, Marilyn, moved a comfy reunion. We truly enjoyed the new archives. What a great addition that tremendous help to me for these recliner in one evening as they felt I Buchanan Alumni House! It’s on the will be! luncheons as was my friend Connie needed it. corner of College Avenue and We had our class picture taken Carter Lamprell—after the luncheons My son Dick flew down to Florida Munson Road on campus—the one immediately following our luncheon we had many friends return to our and packed and drove all my belong­ that goes down past Balentine Hall and then President Jim called a short home for real visiting time together ings of a lifetime back to Portland for on the left and Estabrooke Hall and class meeting. We voted to keep our and a larger support party! I believe storage—until I can get to it! I gave Colvin on the right. (There are many present officers, as they are all we hosted from 1970 to 2004! And most of my large furniture to various buildings there since our days on willing and very interested in keeping thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to family members—and special family campus, but these old dormitories our class going. We are a “war time gather so many friends and alumni items that they wanted to Ralph’s still are there as landmarks.) Alumni class” as World War II started on together. three daughters. So everyone has House is directly across from Phi December 7, 1941, when we were Unfortunately, I was unable to been of great assistance and they

Winter 2006 Mainely People 9 continue to call and stop by to Actually, I lived with Connie for news—joyful or sad—we do care so cheon held at the Daniel Stone Inn visit—that’s a major plus to return­ three months in her beautiful home much for one another, we are truly in Brunswick in late July. Fourteen ing to Maine. Now my holidays will in Kittery Point and was there all like an extended family. I’ll do my ’48ers were in attendance plus three be spent with family once again and summer awaiting an opening here in best to keep it interesting and al­ guests; Mary Marble Burgess ’46, I certainly look forward to that! Canco Woods. It was great for us to ways feel so sad when a class Jane Longfellow Cullen ’47, and My newest family member is a be together again, just like old times correspondent must write, “no news Evelyn White Desmond ’47. kitty. Her name is Lady Kady but I as Estabrooke roommates. this month.” And I know how disap­ Marguerite Sullivan Powers seem to call her Snickerdoodle. She On June 7, I was on my way to pointed the classmates are to see reported a busy summer with family responds to most anything. She’s a Lewiston when I became the victim that, so send me one spare bit of guests from Uzbekistan and Kuwait, loving, purring bundle of fur who of an automobile accident on Lisbon news each time something comes including a year-old grandson, who likes to curl up by me when I go to Street and ended up in the Central up and I’ll keep our column going delighted all with his antics. bed and she purrs us to sleep! Maine Medical Center. It appeared for all the ’45ers. Helen Noyes Taylor enjoyed a I’ve found some UMaine alums that I had cracked some ribs but lovely week at Sebec Lake with here—Martha Allen Irvine ’44 is one was O.K. other than being shaken daughter Judy Taylor Graham and of them. Her late husband, Bill up a bit. However, on Sunday three her family from Steamboat Springs, Irvine ’42, was the chancellor of the months later, Jim Donovan called 1946 Colorado, and son Mike from earliest USM for a short time, then Connie asking, “Do you know where Howard, Massachusetts. The old moved on to Vermont as a college Charlie is?” and she told him, “I sure boat at the lake cottage (circa 1976) president. Bill died several years do! She’s sitting right here beside Mary Spangler Eddy served the group well to revisit ago of Parkinson’s disease and me,” and she handed the phone to 10 Bryant Park Drive favorite spots there. dear Martha is confined to a wheel­ me. Jim asked, “Why didn’t you let Camden, ME 04843 Helen Wallingford Mawhinney chair with M.S. but is cheerful at all me know you’d been in an acci­ (207) 230-6624 has been busy doing short trips. times. Just yesterday I met Dick dent?” I told him I didn’t even think [email protected] One particularly enjoyable excursion McCrum ’53 who is a retired plant of calling him. He reminded me that was to a Tattoo at Halifax, Nova pathologist from the University of he was an orthopedic surgeon and I’m afraid there is no news to report Scotia. She also announced the Maine. I believe he followed Roger that I really needed to be seen by this time around. Please make a arrival of a new great-granddaugh­ Clapp whom I had as a professor. one. When I reminded him that he is New Year’s resolution to send me a ter in Florida. He received his master’s at UMaine retired, he told me that his son, note, email, or call! Without informa­ Millie Morris Stengel has had a in 1953. Our ’45 classmate, Guy Matthew, was also an orthopedic tion about what people are doing, new home built at Granite Hills Bailey, was here until last month surgeon and that he would make there’s no news for this column. This Estates, and hopefully, by October, when he and his wife were moved arrangements for Matthew to see is the 60th year since we graduated her new address will be: 3 Butternut to the assisted living section, as me the following day! He looks like and it would be great to get updated Lane, Augusta, Maine. they are not very well now. Jim—dark hair and eyes—and he news on classmates for our spring Margie Watson Savignano had Today I was invited by Helena had x-rays taken. He also arranged class column a wonderful trip to Newfoundland in Jensen ’43 to a welcoming of our for a bone scan later that week. June. Willard Moulton came and new UMaine president Robert When I returned to see Matthew, he he reports that Peen is quite con­ Kennedy here in Portland. I’ve met looked at me and said, “Before we tent at the Alzheimer’s unit at the him several times and found him go any further, you have to sing the Barron Center in Portland. warm and very friendly. So I also am ‘Stein Song’ for me!” That’s when I 1947 Al and Mary Marble Burgess ’46 planning to go to the next UMaine finally said, “No, I have a dreadful reported loving their usual summer alumni “lobster suppa” here in voice and will not subject you to it. If Mary “Chickie” Sawyer Jordan at Lake Wesserunsett in Maine with Portland on October 6th. Ben Warn­ you wish to hear the words I’ll speak 6 Sea Street visits from family and other guests er called today and is picking me up them.” But he said, “A song or P. O. Box 223 while there. In addition, they took an to go down to Kittery Point to pick nothing!” So he went on to show me Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 Alaskan cruise in May, and magnifi­ Connie Carter Lamprell up and take what I had—three breaks in my (207) 276-5362 cent views of Mount McKinley at us to lunch on my birthday. It will be bones. There was little he could Denali National Park took their great for all three of us—as Ben’s do—but I was instructed to do deep breath away. Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s wife is now confined to a special breathing exercises plus alternate Your two correspondents have a wishing you a healthy, happy year. nursing home—and Ben has been heat and ice. couple of items to add to our scribe Please take a moment and send me suffering from shingles for several Connie was my “Nurse Jane task. Laney’s grandniece, Ellie some news—there must be some­ months. I read just last week that Fuzzy Wuzzy,” and she nursed me Carter Winchester ’09, is a member thing I can share with the class! children who do not have chicken back to health. Thanks to Jim, of the dance team at the University pox are very susceptible to shingles Matthew, and Connie! How’s that for of Maine. Laney attended the first as adults! It’s a dreadful condition. devotion of classmates and their home football game to watch her Barkley Goodrich called on the family as well?! I’m fine now! niece perform with the University of weekend to bring me up-to-date on PS. My grandson is sales man­ 1948 Maine Marching Band. Barb’s their lives. The most important thing ager of a G.M. agency and was able grandson, Carlisle Knowlton ’08, a to get a new car for me by the end is their son and his wife are building Laney Carter Bradshaw Sophomore Owl at UMaine, is a a home down near where the late of August! I So I’m back driving 16 Birchwood Terrace recipient of the Class of ’48 scholar­ again. Very cautiously. Joe and Ginny Tufts Chaplin ’46 Pittsfield, ME 04967 ship. As Bugs Bunny says, “That’s As I said earlier, this is your had a summer home in George­ [email protected] all, folks!” Send us your news. We town. Having a summer place they column. So keep those cards, let­ know you’re out there and doing ters, and phone calls coming so I can retreat to in Georgetown with Barbara Sullivan Knowlton things! We want to know what, the cousins will be a great plus to can write a newsy column for you when, and where. Bye for now. 16 Lloyd Road Barkley and Libby and all the family. each time and keep you up-to-date Waterville, ME 04901 Connie Carter Lamprell is going on everyone. down to visit Doris Emery Spencer It seems that time has taken a Make someone happy. in Peabody, Massachusetts, for a great toll on many of us—so that Salutations, ’48ers, Email your class few days. So I do keep in touch with shows how very important it is to be We gathered news from class­ as many classmates as possible. constantly vigilant to share our mates at the “kitchen cabinet” lun­ correspondent today!

10 Mainely People Winter 2006 1949

Dorothy Averill Hawkes 296 Mount Hope Avenue Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-8348 [email protected]

I am very disappointed to say that my supply of class news has dried up. In all the years that I have been writing this column, I have never had this happen to me before. Please help me to keep your class­ mates informed of the happenings in your life by writing or emailing me at the address above. It is with great sadness that I report that our classmate, Paul G. Ford, passed away on September 1,2005. Paul graduated from Ban­ gor High School in 1940 and Frye­ burg Academy in 1941. An Army veteran of World War II, he served from 1941 to 1945 with the 152nd Field Artillery Band and in Europe with the medical detachment of the 114th Medics, 26th Yankee Division. Following his Army service, he Class of 1950 leaders got together with alumni association staff members at the Samoset Resort in Rockland in early November. Front row, left to right are: Danny Williams ’91, ’94G (director of annual and reunion giv­ resumed his studies and received his bachelor’s degree from the ing), Flo Maddocks Fairfield, Ruth Holland Walsh, Dorothy Lord Hopkins, and Margaret Mollison McIntosh. University of Maine in 1949. At Back row, left to right are: Richard Fairfield, Al Hopkins, Donna Keirstead Thornton, ’78, ’79G (interim alumni Maine he was president of Deut- association president), and Todd Saucier ’93, ’97G (alumni association director of finance). One of the things scher Verein, the honorary Germany discussed at the meeting was the new Class of ’50 Greatest Generation Awards which will honor class mem­ bers who served in World War II. Society. He received his master’s degree from the university in 1952. Over a period of 39 years, Paul was and their horrific plight as a result of lives. She said there are so many an instructor of French, Latin, and 1950 Hurricane Katrina. I called Earle instances of tremendous break­ German at Bucksport High School “Trapper” and Polly Curtis Clif­ downs in communications all of and Kent’s Hill School in Maine and ford who live in Baton Rouge and which compounds the anguish for Ruth Holland Walsh were impacted by the hurricane with all. She noted they are “survivors” in Bellows Free Academy in St. Al­ 186 Jerry Browne Road bans, Vermont, where he taught for its myriad consequences for so the finest sense of the word, and Apartment #1112 many. Polly said that though Baton will overcome what has been. over 30 years. For some 28 years Mystic CT 06355 he was a part-time radio announcer Rouge itself did not receive tremen­ We know that life must proceed— (860) 536-6265 dous amounts of rain, wind damage and so it was “with visions of our in Maine for WLBZ in Bangor, [email protected] WFAU in Augusta, and WWSR in was incredible and they are still beautifully lush campus in early St. Albans, Vermont. He will be trying to put order back into their June” dancing in our heads, mem­ remembered in the St. Albans area I am settling into my new apartment lives and their community. Their bers of the mid-century Class of for his dry wit and precise command in StoneRidge pretty well, though to immediate neighborhood was 1950 met in early August at the of the English language. A favorite my distress, I am still looking at strewn with fallen trees and power Cumberland Club in Portland. We was his morning show on WWSR boxes of pictures and sundry files lines; cleanup has been hampered spent the early part of the meeting radio called Greenwoods Grill in that need to find a home pretty necessarily by rescue efforts in the reminiscing about the 55th Reunion which he portrayed various local quick. This summer I kept on putting New Orleans area, by the influx of festivities in Orono, and later on got characters dropping by for a chat. off needed chores for a rainy day- many evacuees of the hard-hit caught up with news from all. Henry Paul’s wife, Joanne, predeceased but unfortunately the rain was virtu­ areas, as well as by the presence of Saunders was elected to serve with him in 1998. Three daughters and ally non-existent in our immediate many poisonous snakes in and Brother Bill Bodwell as co-class five grandchildren survive him. Our area from early June through mid­ around their neighborhoods. She agents. This action was necessitat­ heartfelt condolences go out to September, so I could find other said that if the filmmakers were to ed by the death of our dear friend Paul’s family. activities to keep me occupied. make a movie about the events of Sherm Cole who served in that Hope you have a great winter. Eventually I will find a place for the past few weeks, no one could/ capacity for many years. We were Stay warm and healthy! everything, and then I must put would believe that such a plot was happy to greet Sherm’s widow, Edie things back in that place after using plausible. Many evacuees from New Snow Cole ’53, as an honorary them! Orleans continue to live with their member of the Class of 1950. Find out about our Senior As I think of this simple dilemma families and friends in the Baton We were delighted to welcome Rouge area—with homes sheltering Eva Burgess Newell who arrived Alumni discount for lifetime here in my corner of the Northeast, I am concerned about all of our 20 or more people—all of whom are with daughter Brenda from their membership. Log on to: citizens along the Gulf Coast in struggling to cope with reality and summer camp in Liberty. She said mainealumni.com Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama bring order to the chaos of their that they had a superb summer of

Winter 2006 Mainely People 11 kayaking, canoeing, and just luxuri­ grandson of Maurice Fenderson; and then in the European Theater of resplendent in his tuxedo—but ating in the peace and beauty of a Nokole Noddin of Holden, grand- war fighting near the Siegfried Line wearing a pair of very worn sneak­ Maine summer. She and Hank, who daugther of Ray C. Noddin; Caro­ and in battles for Frankfort, Kassel, ers! The outfit wouldn’t even turn a celebrated their 50th anniversary in line Seastrom of Rockport, grand­ and in Liepzieg. He recalls his head now-a-days, but it caused a bi January, have returned to Florida for daughter of Rita Crabtree Elliott; division fighting its way to the Elbe of a stir some 55+ years ago! the winter and ask one and all to and Anna Snow of Manchester, River where they met up with the We have set the next meeting of give them a ring if close to the granddaughter of Edward Baylis. Russians near a small village called our stalwart crew next August the Melbourne area. Their winter ad­ Congratulations to these fine young Torgua on the 25th of April 1945. 3rd, 2006, at a location yet to be dress is: 975 Mayflower Avenue, men and women; how proud we are He recalls a few days later confirmed. We will let you know as Melbourne, Florida (32940) tele­ of them! Currently, the Class of witnessing the meeting of generals soon as possible. Meanwhile, there phone: 321-255-6904. Irv and 1950 Scholarship is available to and their staffs from the Russian was a gathering of the executive Dottie Butler Marsden were able to descendants of the Class of 1950. and U.S. armies as they met in committee the first part of Novem­ join us and how pleased we were to When applying for the scholarship, greetings, signaling the end of a ber at Maggie’s time-share at the see them; they were in the process applicants must make their relation­ dreadful war. It was an awesome Samoset in Rockland—as we set in of selling both their summer and ship to the Class of 1950 known to moment for him before returning to motion plans for our reunion gather­ winter homes, and are building their the office of student financial aid. the states. Byron entered the uni­ ings. (Am still in awe of the millions new home in Deland, Florida. They We are in the process of reviewing versity in the fall of 1946 and of stars we could see from the both looked terrific and have bound­ guidelines, and will keep you in­ earned his B.A. and later his M.A. shoreline.) We pondered the ques­ less energy as they prepare to formed of all. as an educator. Though active in the tion whether to “meet” each June in downsize from two abodes to one. We reviewed the excellence of field of education, he was also a Orono while planning in earnest for The best part of such a project is the reunion weekend, from our member of the Maine National our 60th in 2010. Unbelievable when one can say that “all is ac­ wonderful time and perfect weather Guard and was called to duty with concept, I know! Everyone stay complished!” We wish them well in in Bar Harbor, to the moving memo­ the Selective Service System in well—and take those vitamins! their new home. Elbert Prince rial service at the Flag Plaza honor­ New York. He became state director Please drop me a note—we would joined us from Falmouth; when he is ing classmates who have died since of the New York Selective Service all so enjoy hearing your news! not spending time with his 16 grand­ 2000. A highlight of the weekend System and attained the rank of We are proud to announce that children, he travels throughout the was the awarding of the first Great­ colonel. After retirement, he and his the new president of the University U.S. doing engineering consulting est Generation Award—to John family moved to Sun City, Arizona, of Maine, Dr. Robert Kennedy and work and looks fit as a fiddle! Wil­ Gee of Chesterville, Maine. John though they maintain a summer his lovely first lady, Dr. Mary Rum- lard Sawyer arrived from his home distinguished himself as a member home in Patten where one and all pho-Kennedy, have been named at: 18 Cat Cove Road in Stonington, of an underwater demolition team enjoy “hunting and fishing and being as honorary members of the Class Maine 04681—a mighty long trip for who cleared obstacles from the Mainers again.” of 1950. They became “officially” him, despite the beautiful day. We landing areas in and around Utah I was so pleased to read that two ours at a small ceremony during were happy to see Dick Hewes, and Omaha beaches just prior to D- of our classmates were inducted Homecoming 2005—and we are Caroline Strong, and Gerald and Day in 1944—and more. Vice presi­ into the Maine Press Association overjoyed that they are indeed Jeanne Mayberry come through the dent George Gray noted that up to Hall of Fame during a ceremony members of our mid-century Class door! Al and Joye Levesque now we have not recognized our held in September. Raymond E. of 1950! brought Vincent Leblanc and Ellie many brave veteran classmates Gross was inducted into the presti­ Hansen Brockway with them from who gave more than their fair share gious Hall of Fame. Ray, former the Lewiston/Auburn area. We know during both World War II and Korea. publisher of The Courier-Gazette in there were still many things to talk He stressed that it is vital that there Rockland, served in that capacity 1951 about as we parted after the lun­ be an effective vehicle to pay tribute for some 33 years before his retire­ cheon for the Portland Museum of to those classmates who were ment in 1992. He feels that newspa­ 55th Reunion Art to view the beautiful exhibits brave heroes in the defense of our pers should be active in their com­ therein, including a special show of country. Thus a motion to establish munities by providing a forum to June 2-4, 2006 Winslow Homer. the Greatest Generation Award was share opinions. A. Stephen Riley We were pleased to note the passed unanimously; this award will was also installed into the hall. He Frances Pratt Caswell awarding of some 10 scholarships provide an effective vehicle to pay was a reporter and editor for Guy 36 Sumac Drive to descendants of the Class of 1950 tribute to classmates who served Gannett newspapers for nearly 40 Brunswick, ME 04011 who are attending Maine on the our country—over and above the years and seven years as served (207) 725-6084 Orono campus. It is anticipated that call of duty. Application forms are the Maine Press Association’s [email protected] the awards next year will be a bit now available from Dick Fairfield, 36 executive secretary. Stephen was more substantial, thanks to the Walnut Street, Barrington, Rhode also named the MPA’s Journalist of generous contributions of class­ Island 02806. You can call him at the Year in 1989. We are proud of The Class of ’51 annual summer mates to the Class of 1950 Scholar­ 401-246-1065 or email: both men and their accomplish­ picnic was held on August 3 at the ship Fund during our reunion fund [email protected]. Dick and his ments! Keep on writing! summer home of Woody and Ginny request. Modest scholarship awards committee will review the forms and We heard from Sidney H. Turn­ Norton Beach ’52 on North Ray­ were made for school year 2005- make award(s) annually to the er who lives at: 231 Flory Heights, mond Pond. Helping them serve the 2006 to: Benjamin Barton of Winter­ heroes in our midst. The next award Center Rutland, Vermont 05736. lobster dinner were: Jack and port, grandson of the late Niles C. will be made in June of 2006. Although officially retired, he is Joyce McGouldrick Ryder, Mary Williams; Jennifer Booth of Cum­ Please be in touch with Dick if you more than busy volunteering at his Hastings Dumas, and Bruce Fol­ berland, granddaughter of Paul G. have any questions. church, practicing his woodworking som ’49. Others attending were: Sheehy; Lauren Cassidy of Ben­ I was interested to read in the hobby, and gardening. He also Joan Wiswell Beach and her nington, New Hampshire, grand­ May 12th edition of the Ellsworth thoroughly enjoys helping around husband Dale, Frances Pratt daughter of Martelle Quint; Jennifer American an accounting of the his home—and noted that he is a Caswell and her husband Forrest, and Jessica Deane of Winslow, World War II experiences of Byron good cook—preparing evening Emma-Lou Ingraham Czarnecki granddaughters of Richard Wat­ Meader who grew up in Ellsworth meals most nights! He still chuckles and her husband Herman, Ginny son; Matthew Ledoux of Standish, and was a member of the U.S. Army when he recalls a house party at his Stickney Cooper ’50, Emily Smaha grandson of Philip H. Lowell: during the war, with duty assign­ fraternity house when a very proper Delmonaco, Ken and Prudence Jason McGann of Presque Isle, ments in Guadalcanal, Mississippi, member of the house appeared Dickey, Thelma Lord Dombkows-

12 Mainely People Winter 2006 ki, Elton and Paulina Robbins dom, wrote that he hopes to attend their home in Cumberland. social part of the meeting began at Gosse, Edwin and Nancy Grove, our 55th Reunion in 2006. Nancy Dick Noyes reports that he is still 10 a.m. in Orono. My enjoyment Reginald Hall, Penny Guptill Knowles Moore ’52 sent greetings a ski enthusiast. He spent the winter began when David and Jeanette Higgins, Wendell and Claire from sunny Arizona. Valerie Smith of ’04-’05 skiing over the mountains “Jan” Bishop Fox ’54 picked me up Levasseur Hodgkins, David and Stimpson sent greetings to class­ of Maine, New Hampshire, and at the Hancock Community Center. Patricia Knudsen, Henry and Doris mates. We received a letter from Vermont, and plans to do a repeat In Brewer, we stopped for Mary- Laskey, Liza Zaitlin Levinsky and Michelle Fernaid thanking us for the performance in ’05-’06. Ellen Chalmers Weldon. At 10:30, her husband Phil, Fred and Mary Class of ’52 scholarship. She is an Hugh Woodsum and his wife, we got down to serious discussion. Lombard, Edwin Manzer and Mary out-of-state student pursuing a Anne, winter in Greensburg, Penn­ Co-presidents William “Bill” Currie Noyes Robbins ’53, Russ Meade, degree in secondary education with sylvania, and summer at their cot­ and Alton “Al” Cole got us on track Lloyd Mills, Richard Noyes, Frank a minor in life sciences. She is also tage on Green Pond on Oxford, by first reviewing the ’52 Scholarship Perkins, Gerald Robbins and a cheerleader. The scholarship is Maine. Hugh is a retired supervisor Fund and its recipients. Next, class­ Maxine Gray Robbins ’52, Clair and awarded to descendants of the for Westinghouse. mates deceased since our reunion in Nadia Rand Shirley, Dick and Class of ’51. Emily Smaha Delmonaco lives in 2002 were remembered. Few knew Connie Lincoln Sweetser ’52, We were saddened by the sud­ Green Valley, Arizona, in the winter that William Ruby was to be added Gwen Small Tupper, Ellen Strat­ den death on June 21,2005, of and South Portland in the summer. to that list with sadness. ton Turner, Milton and Joan Va­ Duveen Bryant Dews, who had She enjoys golf, tennis, and bridge. We talked about Bar Harbor chon Victor ’52, and Hubert and attended our 2004 picnic. Denny Dave Knudsen, a retired electri­ being a part of our 55th Reunion Anne Woodsum. taught in Dexter and Gray before cal engineer, is an active participant coming up on May 30 and 31,2007. Representing the university teaching at Greely Junior High in four candlepin bowling leagues. So many expressed satisfaction with were: Audrey Chapman ’00, Paula School in Cumberland-North He is in charge of two of them. exactly the way we spent our time on Sheehan Paradis ’71, Valerie Mitch­ Yarmouth for 20 years. She was a Another hobby is an old 34-foot the island in 2002, that we will do ell, Dan Willett ’69, ’70G, and Danny member of the Pine Tree Quilters of power boat that he says is more many of the same activities as a Williams ’91, ’94G. The following Norway, Vi’s Quilters of Casco, and work than it is worth. group, and of course individuals may volunteered to be on the committee the Casco Village Church. She was Frank Perkins, a retired biologist pick and choose however they want for our 55th Reunion in 2006: Jo predeceased by her husband Regi­ with the National Marine Fisheries to supplement the class happenings. Beach, Mary Dumas, Emily Delmo- nald Dews. Service, says of our summer picnic Planning then moved on to our naco, Milt Victor, Russ Meade, Ellen Elton and Paulina “Boo” Robbins that there was great lobster, great return to Orono and our exciting Turner, Edwin Manzer, Emma Lou Gosse have a new summer ad­ corn, and a great get-together. campus. The feeling that accompa­ Czarnecki, Gerald Robbins, Ginny dress: 11 Quartz Circle, Windham, Phil and Liza Zaitlin Levinsky are nies the reality that we truly have a Cooper, Henry Laskey, Paulina Maine 04062. They winter at: 855 thrilled that their grandson Sam mooring space at our own Buchanan Robbins, and Frances Caswell. West Bella Vista Drive, Green Levinsky entered the University of Alumni House is a comforting one. A Appointed to the fund raising com­ Valley, Arizona 85614. Maine in the fall of 2005. They bit of a security blanket wraps me mittee were the class officers: Jack Olive Cline Elliott has moved continue to enjoy taking classes at when I enter those doors, stand on Ryder, Bill Robertson, Mary Du­ from Standish to: 10 T Street, Rock­ Senior College at USM in Portland. that mosaic seal, and look up into mas, Ronald Noyes, Clair Shirley, land, Maine 04841. Floyd and Pepper Burbank the Class of ’52 gift. If you have yet and Claire Hodgkins. Appointed to Clair and Nadia Shirley were Milbank celebrated their 50th wed­ to take that trek, please do so at the nominating committee were: married on June 16, 2001, at Otis ding anniversary in August 2005. least in 2007. You may register there Russ Meade, Mary Lombard, Liza Baptist Church. Clair earned an Penny Guptil Higgins still enjoys when you get to the campus. Thirty- Levinsky, and Gwen Tupper. Keep M.A. at Liberty University, Lynch­ biking and recently took a bike trip five rooms have been reserved for an eye out for mailed details of our burg, Virginia, in 1992 and now with Senior Cycling that went from our class at the Black Bear Inn (BBI). 55th Reunion. serves on the board of regents. Maryland into Washington, D.C. She In 2002, I thought I registered early, Communications were received They spend their summers at their serves on the Senior College board but the BBI rooms were filled, so four from several classmates who were Beech Hill cottage and winters at of directors for UMA. In 2005 she of us went to The University Motel. unable to attend. Charles McKay Lake North, Florida. attended the House of Delegates of That is a great place from which to wrote that he continues his volun­ Wendell and Claire Hodgkins the American Nurses Association. walk to nearly every part of campus. teer work for fellow atomic veterans, report that they have four children She escapes Maine winters for a If you want to stay at the BBI, a year widows, and genetically affected located in Virginia, Texas, England, warmer spot each year, Myrtle ahead is not too early to reserve. children. He considers himself and Maryland. Wendell earned a Beach, Saint Augustine, and Amelia On Friday of the Reunion, there blessed to have survived colon J.D. degree at Georgetown Univer­ Island so far. will be a Senior Alumni lunch with a cancer and a quadruple by-pass sity. They make their home at: 4317 Remember to mark your calen­ meeting following. After a Friday which doctors attribute to radiation Westbrook Lane, Kensington, Mary­ dar for our 55th Reunion at Orono in afternoon vesper service in recogni­ exposure at Hiroshima and the land 20895-4134, and come to the June 2006. tion of deceased classmates, we Bikini “Crossroads” atomic bomb Berwick/Sanford area and Bar hope to have dinner with our own tests. He was a Navy diver first Harbor every summer. class. On Saturday, a class luncheon class and was ordered to dive in the Henry and Doris Laskey live in will be at the Buchanan House with test area less than four hours after Winthrop, Maine. Henry retired as 1952 our class business meeting. Satur­ the blast. He divides his time among senior staff engineer for Simons- day afternoon will allow time for Florida, Maryland, and Maine. His Eastern, consultants in pulp and campus and class activities. Before address in Maine is: P.O. Box 40, paper mill design, in 1990. In retire­ Frances Smart Trefts the all alumni dinner, our class will Salisbury Cove, Maine 04672. ment he has written three books on 40 Harbor View Drive have a social hour at 5:00. The Richard Vasquez wrote that his last family genealogy: Wolverton Family Hancock, ME 04640 Class of ’52 will have a reserved visit to Maine was for the wedding History, Wickett Family History, and [email protected] seating area at dinner as well as at of a granddaughter who is about to Ancestors and Descendants of the Sunday awards breakfast. Most present them with their seventh Samuel H. Laskey and Grace H. Hi from the cupola. And all was well eating and gathering places are to great-grandchild. He lives at: 8, Wickett. there on August 17th when 20 class­ be announced. Paula Sheehan Allee J.B. Lulli, 78180 Montigny le Dick and Connie Lincoln Sweet­ mates and spouses gathered at the Paradis ’71, director of alumni Bretonneux, France. John Bodey, ser ’52 of Sweetser Apple Barrel Buchanan Alumni House for an programs, was most helpful with our whose address is: 14 Cotswold and Orchard continue to actively executive committee meeting and plans. We voted to set a minimum Road, Bath, BA2 2DJ, United King­ grow and promote Maine apples at tasty sandwich buffet lunch. The goal of $55,000 for our class fund

Winter 2006 Mainely People 13 build-up, Buchanan House mainte­ Laboratory, Eastern Maine Health­ We celebrated Woody Carville’s June to celebrate my granddaughter nance and endowment, and ’52 care, The Lobster Institute, along 74th birthday (with two cakes). He Sage’s first birthday. I walked Man­ scholarship endowment. Danny with many others, indeed sounds as made a mess with one, and I’ve go Fang (the dog) and Sage most Williams ’91, ’94G, director of the though our Land Grant college is forgotten who cut the other one, but every day and got to see the little annual fund and reunion giving, really on the map. About 200 people it came out in nice neat slices. By stucco houses (so close together) guided us with some finance infor­ attended the gathering in the newly the way, Woody, 74 candles (if you and all the pretty flowers up and mation. Nancy Verrill, annual fund renovated and refurbished Bar had them) produce 74 BTUs or down the sloping streets. Except for and reunion giving assistant, sat at Harbor Club. That place has really 18,648 calories of heat (that’s only losing my suitcase for a few days (it our table for lunch. She helped me been brought back from such a 18.6480 food calories). Those who never left Boston) and reserving set up a pledge plan toward the dilapidated state. made it to the gathering were what I thought sounded like a nice reunion goal. I know she would be Bill Currie took a number of our Woody and Jean Grindle Carville hotel (it wasn’t), I had a grand time. happy to work with any of you who classmates to Norway on a super ’54, Carol Prentiss Mower, Ray Note: I decided to save $30 a might want to do the same. The cruise. I have already heard from Robbins, Hank and Dawn Miller month and just have basic TV and 1952 classmates attending the Ruth Drysdale Frazier about what Woodbrey, Bob and Ginny Fifield somehow I think I’m going to live. meeting and lunch were: Virginia a great time everyone had (see (who spend half their lives in their Maine and New Hampshire public Norton Beach, Donald E. Burt, opposite page). Cadillac, driving back and forth to broadcasting networks have some Marilyn Kilpatrick Burt, Margo California), George and Rita Yar- great programs (such as “The Flying Floyd Cobb, Alton Cole, Harriet dumian Weatherbee ’54, Pete and Dutchman,” and the “Irish Tenors”). Johnson Currie, William Currie, Marlene Douglas, Cliff and Glynda I’ve also learned there are libraries David Fox, Elizabeth Leighton 1953 Nielson, and myself. Let’s get more out there, for videos, DVDs, books, Furlong, Dorris Mayne Lindquist, classmates together somewhere/ and more, and at no charge. And William Lindquist, Clarence Neal, anywhere next summer. Call our then I finally decided to visit some­ Frances Smart Tretts, Mary-Ellen Nancy Schott Plaisted class president, Helen Strong one I hadn’t seen in 30 years or Chalmers Weldon, and Jean McIn­ 7 Ledgewater Drive Hamilton, in Bow, New Hampshire, more. We lived in the same apart­ Kennebunk, ME 04043 tire White. at: (603) 224-4893 or email her at: ment building in Ipswich, Massachu­ Beth Leighton Furlong gave me (207) 967-1380 [email protected] and setts, back in 1954-55 and then an email that she had received in [email protected] let her know where you’d like to pretty much kept in touch over the March from Mary Ellen Murphy meet. It might be snowing where next 10 to 15 years. We each Schrecengost. Mary Ellen was I just heard from one Minnesotan you are, but it’s never too early— moved away, her husband died, and recently one of the honorees at (not a classmate) that we’re at that think summer! one day this past summer I called, Denver Panhellenic’s open house to stage in life where we’re being When I called Bill Donnell for got in my car, and drove to Mattapoi- honor presidents of local organiza­ called “recycled teenagers.” That’s a the Bass Harbor affair, he said he sett, Massachusetts. I know how tions. She is president of the Jeffer­ new one, for me at least, but with so couldn’t ride anywhere because he she must have felt seeing me, as I son County Retired School Employ­ many of us getting new parts, I had a “notch” out of his back. But he had to search her face for the one I ees Association. There are 400-plus guess we are just that. Well, how hoped to go to the Blue Hill Fair, used to know. Years do have a way members. That is a big responsibili­ has life been for all of you? I hope “just up the road a bit.” If ever there of changing us, but somehow voices ty. Mary Ellen also serves on the quite well. Seasons go and seasons was a Maine accent, he’s the one seem to remain the same. Why it boards of the Boulder cluster of the come don’t they and this past sum­ who’s got it! Hope you got there, Bill. took so long to see one another, I Evangelical Lutheran Church and mer went so fast, I really don’t By the way, I’ve seen only one don’t know. I do know I lost the the local board at King of Glory. As remember what I did. It was a good Black Bear license plate that I know chance to see another friend in New committee chair, she heads their one though, weather wise, here in of and somewhere I wrote down the York as she died more than a year 50th anniversary celebration in Maine anyway. It didn’t start off plate number, or was it a word? But I ago. I kept telling myself I’d go see 2008. For that she is hoping she will great, but its end was terrific. What can’t find it. How many of you are her some day, but that day came too still be around and mobile. She goes did you do? Please write or call and supporting the university by buying late. on to say that she doesn’t usually tell us all about it. that special plate, available at your I do want to include two emails I toot her own horn so much, but after This column is not my usual one, local motor vehicle registry? Also, received recently and notes from reading the news in our magazine, as you can see. It’s brief, too brief did you know there’s a plant called two other classmates. This email she decided to let people know that for me, but I’ll make up for it next the UMaine Daisy developed by from Dawn and Hank Woodbrey of others out there are still quite active time. I promise. Sometimes procras­ University of Maine researchers? Its Orono, dated October 22, 2005: and proud of being so. Thanks so tination can go too far and I reached blossoms are yellow and it’s derived “Hank went to the ‘M’ Club much, Mary Ellen, for that bit of that point or it reached me. But I will from the black-eyed Susan. I was breakfast this morning and our news, and indeed you are quite tell you some 15 of us class mem­ lucky enough to get such a plant at granddaughter and a friend are active and all of us here at the good bers had a nice get-together in Bass Reunion and it bloomed all summer! going to the game this afternoon. old University of Maine are proud of Harbor on August 20. I had called On the card that came with it were We are in the middle of soccer you, too. You are the only person and emailed quite a few classmates these words: “The goal of Maine’s playoffs —our granddaughter is who sent anything in for the column in New England to let them know we landscape horticultural program is to goalie for the varsity team at Orono for this issue. Give yourself a pat on were getting together that Saturday explore and develop new plants in High. They have been undefeated the back. at the Seafood Ketch Restaurant an effort to increase the market this year, so it has been fun to watch On June 22, the first annual down by the water. We had a won­ share of Maine’s nursery industry them. Yesterday they won their Discover the Universe within the derful time. The food was great and and enrich the diversity of our gar­ quarter-final game and go on to the University of Maine System was of course we, the Class of ’53, were dens.” Keep up the good work. semi-finals on Tuesday. After that it’s held at the Bar Harbor Club. Presi­ even greater. And the weather I talked with Paul Richardson of basketball! They are having a team dent Robert Kennedy was intro­ cooperated (until later in the day). I Otter Creek, Maine. (I like that pizza party here after the game on duced by senator Dennis Damon, stayed in a hotel in downtown Bar name, don’t you? It’s between Bar Tuesday. I sure hope they win, or we 71. President Kennedy updated us Harbor the night before, and Harbor and Seal Harbor.) He are apt to see some long faces! on many exciting goings-on at the shopped and walked—and looked at couldn’t make it to Bass Harbor as “Our bear came back a week or university, including research, build­ yachts and watched people fish on he was readying for new arrivals at so ago and Hank has now put an ing, student enrollment, etc. The the pier. I loved the sound of his rentals that day. I will call you for electric fence around the bird feeder expansion and work with many other seagulls and the smell of the sea next time, Paul. in hopes of keeping him out. I first research facilities including Jackson and just being alive! I went to Oakland, California, in saw him one morning in July right

14 Mainely People Winter 2006 ’52 Members Take a Cruise Along the Coast of Norway

Twenty-six Class of 1952 mem­ bers, spouses, and friends took a memorable trip along the coast of Norway in September. Organized by Bill and Har­ riet Johnson Currie, the group rendezvoused at Logan Airport for a flight to Iceland. Then it was on to Oslo where the group changed planes and flew to Kirkenes, the northernmost section of Norway, near the Russian border, and above the Arctic Circle. After a day of rest, the group boarded the MS Trollfjord, one of the largest and newest mil­ lennium ships of the fleet, for a six-day voyage down the Nor­ wegian coast. The ship made a total of 16 ports-of-call.The group especially enjoyed the views of beautiful mountains, glaciers, and fjords along the way. Bill Currie said that the ’52 group had their own special area for dining on the ship and reported that the food was “plentiful and delicious.” The group disembarked in Bergen, the second largest city in Norway, where they visited the home of composer Edvard Grieg and took a cable railway (funicular) to the top of a mountain for an impressive view of the city and the harbor. Then it was on to Oslo, where they took a flight to Iceland and a two-day stay in Reykjavik. Everyone was impressed with the clean­ liness of the city and the spectacular views. “Our last night we celebrated Connie Bosworth’s 75th birthday atop the Hotel Nordica’s Panorama Room, where we could view the skyline as the sun settled behind the mountains,” Bill Currie said. “What a great way to end our travels with classmates and friends. A great time was had by all.”

Top photo: The MS Trollfjord harbored in Kirkenes Harbor.

Right photo: Class of 1952 members and friends aboard ship. Left row, front to back: Don Burt, Perry Hunter, Marilyn Kilpatrick Burt, Ginny Norton Beach, Woody Beach ’51, Harriet Johnson Currie, Bill Currie, Alice Cole, Al Cole, and Jerry DiDonna. Middle row, front to back: Maurine Williams, Brigid DiDonna, Lin White ’54, Jean McIntire White, Connie Bosworth, Bonnie Bosworth, and Muriel McAlister. Right row, front to back: Bill Cummings ’51, Lorraine Cummings, Clarence Neal, Barbara Waters, Jayne Hanson Bartley ’49, Ruth Drys­ dale Frazier, Dorrie Mayne Lindquist, Bill Lindquist, and Art McAlister.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 15 outside the kitchen window. I was It was nice seeing Ellie Pfeifer home alone and ran to get the Bennewitz and her friend, Pierce, al camera, as I needed to prove that I Reunion. She said that Pierce en­ really saw a bear! I needn’t have joyed meeting her friends and class­ hurried because he hung around for mates for the first time. They two hours. I started taking pictures stopped in Washington, D.C. for through the window, but as we three days on their way back to became better acquainted I opened Arizona. Four days after returning to the door and whistled at him. He Sun City, Arizona, Ellie took off for a posed for me and I got a roll of film land/cruise tour with Holland Ameri­ of him, one of which I will use on my ca to Alaska with some of her lady Christmas cards this year. friends and said that she had a great “Early this month, Hank and I time and took lots of pictures. Thank went to Peggy Given White’s camp you, Ellie, for the picture that you at Peabody Pond and had a mini sent to me that was taken at Re­ reunion with Dee Draper Weidem- union. eyer and Noni Dinsmore Mills and How pleasant it was to see Fran her husband. Noni was at Maine for Lunt Flewelling in June and get two years —so you may not remem­ caught up on what has been taking ber her. Anyway, we had a great place in her life the past 50 years. time reminiscing. Dee’s mother and Among the Class of 1953 members who gathered for lunch at the Sea­ Fran majored in elementary educa­ sister were there also. Her mother is food Ketch in Bass Harbor last summer were Phi Mu fraternity brothers tion and although she taught four 98 and is still beautiful and vibrant. (left to right): Hank Woodbrey, Cliff Nielson, and Woody Carville ’54G. years full time, before her children Guess that’s all my news.” were born, she did a variety of paid And this email from Ray Rob­ January 2006 alumni magazine with and unpaid tasks which were relat­ bins, of Pittsford, New York, dated your column. If we get it—always iffy 1954 ed. She married David Flewelling in October 17 read: with forwarded material but I have 1957. David was in our class for “I’m sorry, but I won’t be going cousins in Gorham (Class of ’43) three semesters. They had three back to my favorite state this fall. It’s who can watch for it! ” (Their winter Beverly Heal Balise children, one of whom got his doc­ a long drive, gas is too expensive. I address: 7548 Arden Way, Aptos, 37 Glendale Road torate from the university, one who may be getting another new knee, California 95003.) Thanks, Ginny. Belmont, MA 02478-2921 was in the Class of ’83, and one and I have to get the roof on the old And the university sent this note (617) 489-3333 who received a nursing degree from West Tremont house shingled be­ along from Harold and Gwen USM. Unfortunately, David died in fore the whole inside of the house Eames of North Hampton, New My summer was most enjoyable— 1973, but Fran still resides in Pres­ falls in! Hampshire (Bonita Springs, Florida, ocean beaches, Katahdin views— que Isle where she has served We’ve had some rain out here November 1-May 1): lots of family get-togethers. Not several years on the University of but apparently nothing like Maine “We are truly winter wimps and really much news but fun. Maine at Presque Isle Foundation. and the rest of New England have left New Hampshire September 17. Faye Irish Henderson with Nice to see you, Fran, and hope had! Please give my regards to our When you called this summer you husband, Harry ’52, had a trip to we’ll see you again next reunion. classmates this weekend! I wish I said you wanted to follow up on our New England in August visiting Bill Tiedemann has many fond could be there!” snowboarding grandkids. Our son relatives and enjoying the Maine memories of UMaine. His favorite Thanks for the emails, guys, and Chip and wife Donnee built a won­ scene. A highlight was a visit with professor was Dr. Merchant who Hank and Dawn, I want one of those derful home on Sugarloaf Mountain. their son, Stephen, his wife, Diana, was not only a professor, but he black bear Christmas cards! Please! Emily (22), Ben (13), and Jessica and their daughter, eight month old hired Bill to work for him in the And these two notes that arrived (15) were in the Nationals (snow­ Caroline, in Hamden, Connecticut, summers. Bill says, “When we were in the mail: boarding) each in their age group at where Stephen is assistant profes­ in the County, he came up and I was First, the one from Ginny and Copper Mountain, Colorado. The sor of art at Quinnipiac University. going to drive him back in my Model Bob Fifield of Baileyville, Maine. girls came in fourth in their age I have enjoyed being your class A (1930) car to Orono. We would get (He and Ginny also live in Aptos, group and Ben had a bad spill and correspondent, but would like some­ going about 55, and he would want California, from December to May.) was something like 15th. ” one else to take over the job. Please me to slow down or just go a little “Thanks so much for sending the And to all you classmates out contact Abby Zelz at (207) 581-1137 slower ‘to look at the fields’ or just great picture of all of us at the lun­ there in this big, wide, world: Please or [email protected] if anything to go slower. He didn’t cheon we had. And we had such a write. I would love some news, any you are interested. Duties are not even smoke his cigar because he nice time—hope we can do it again! news, and so would your class­ difficult. Happy New Year! was nervous and ready to hold on to We also were able to stay with my mates! There must be something anything. We made it in great friend in Bernard that night—my happening in your lives! shape.” Bill still owns the same friend from the seventh grade in Well, I’m off to have a valve job Model A today. Bill had a grain store Wakefield, Massachusetts. We go (and it’s not my car), so I really must in Steep Falls, Maine, and at the back a ways! close. As my five-year-old grandson 1955 same time had about 100 head of “Bob had his two cataract opera­ Max said tonight: “Hope you’re milkers that he tended to (with some tions in Ellsworth and seems to have having a good operation while Janet B. Butler help). Bill is still on the board of come through fine. He opted for the you’re sleeping. They’re going to cut 116 Oakhurst Road directors at the Steep Falls clinic— more expensive lenses and doesn’t your neck and do the heart thing, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 40 years will you believe! He served even need glasses. but don’t worry, you’ll be asleep.” I (207) 799-1550 as president of Kiwanis for a year. “We are closing up Stonington most certainly hope so! See you in [email protected] Bill says, “Now that I’m retired, I only house now—we have been lucky to the spring! And I do apologize for work when I feel like it at about 40 have warm weather. The water is the brief column. It’s not my style, hours per week, except when we go almost lapping at the doorstep with but life has been so busy. Keep It has been only a few months since to Florida or head west.” Nice to see the high tides in the last storms. smiling and laughing, and doing all our 50th Reunion, but the memories you and Lorraine at Orono. “We will be watching for the the fun things in life. certainly do linger on. After graduation, Harry Sylves­

16 Mainely People Winter 2006 ter lived in Massachusetts for 13 much, as everybody was dispersing years and he says, “We saw the to go into the dining room at the error of our ways and moved back to Buchanan Alumni House. She did Maine.” Harry spent 25 years build­ tell me that she will call me the next ing and designing classic Whitehall time she comes to Portland. Re­ sailboats. He and his wife have an member that, Nancy! interest in the Littlefield Gardens There were so many, many and have supported that in memory others who joined us for our reunion. of their son, Michael. They continue I would hesitate to list them all for to return to the University of Maine fear of leaving someone out. I do to speak to classes on learning hope that those who I didn’t talk with disabilities. Writing the book, Legacy will write me, email me, or call me of the Blue Heron, has been a high­ on the telephone. I would sincerely light of Harry’s life and a small appreciate it and would love to hear miracle of sorts, he says. from you. Father Don McAllister recalls Hope you all have a wonderful fond memories of his days at the holiday season! University of Maine. The Maine Masque Theater was his forte in extracurricular activities, and he was associated with 14 of the 16 produc­ Jan Bishop Butler sent in this nice Class of 1955, 50th Reunion photo 1956 tions. After graduation, Don went on taken at the Saturday evening banquet. Left to right are: Ruth Thomp­ to get two Ph.D.s—one in history son Baxter, George Palmer, and Liz Pierce Cross. 50th Reunion and one in clinical psychology. He says that he will always be grateful Rocky Mountains.” It is always a ute to the Memory Book. Hank June 2-4, 2006 for the good basic education he pleasure to see Bill and Connie and retired from the Army Night Vision received from Orono. Don retired we hope that we will see them Lab in 1995 and in less than two Joanne Owen Bingham recently as chaplain at Mercy Hospi­ before our next reunion. weeks was in an “I don’t know how I 9 Acorn Lane tal in Portland where he served for Peter and Peggy Libby Standley ever found time to go to work” Scarborough, ME 04074 many years. As of September 1, ’53 had a great time at Bar Harbor mode. He and Joan are active in [email protected] 2005, Don moved to Dover, New and Orono and Peter enjoyed see­ environmental conservation activi­ Hampshire, as the cathedral resi­ ing all his former roommates, ties. They travel extensively in their dence where he was residing in friends, and many classmates. motor home. Hank said that a three- I am writing this a week earlier than Portland was turned over to Catholic Bill and Marilyn Pennell John­ month trip to Alaska in 2002 some­ the deadline as next Monday, Bing Charities for their offices. son ’57 joined us for dinner the how stretched out to 10 months. ’54 and I are taking off for points Earl Mushroe, who now resides Wednesday evening we were in Bar It was great to see Marion Mar­ West. Two years ago, on our way to in Windsor, Connecticut, says, “My Harbor. They are still busy with their tel Touchette, who lives in Pawleys Houston, Texas, we took a detour years at the university were very apple industry in Hiram, Maine. Also Island, South Carolina, and to meet and did part of the Lewis and Clark happy ones, and I remained for a with us were Ab and Kay Fletcher her friend John. She comes to Trail. This year we are picking up fifth year in pulp and paper manage­ Mosher ’56. Always nice to see Maine at least once a year, so I told where we left off, and driving ment. My education served me well these two faithful returnees every her she had better call us the next through to Oregon. We will drive for during my 40 years in the industry. It five years. Another couple we see time she comes and plan to visit three days straight, and from then is wonderful to return after 50 years often at reunions are Gloria and Al with us. She spent some time in July on we will follow the trail with its and see so many classmates.” It Healey, who travel from Vermont to and August in Ticonderoga, New multitude of points of interest. We was nice seeing you, Earl, and hope be a part of our class festivities. York, where she used to live. She plan on at least four weeks, and it we will see you at our next reunion. Lynn and Erv Bickford are always can’t believe she has spent almost might be extended, depending on Laura Wilson Messinger has to be counted on at reunions. Dex­ half of her life as a southerner! how we feel after a month on the come back to live near the campus. ter and Gloria Trafton Earley ’56 Marion spends a great deal of time road. We are driving our Windstar, She enjoys the fun of hiking on the arrived in Orono, and we hope to cooking which she loves to do. She not a camper. But we have taken out biking trails, going to basketball see them next March when we says she gives away most of the the middle row of seats to allow games—the women’s team—and travel to Venice, Florida, where the “stuff” she makes to her friends. We space for all our gear if we need to has had a chance to talk with the Earleys have a condo and which is wish we were neighbors of hers! I do camp along the way. It should be a tremendous students who attend the in the area where we will be spend­ want that pound cake recipe. blast, and we are both looking for­ university. These memories have not ing a month. It was nice seeing John and Ann ward to it. erased completely the many memo­ Another couple whom we didn’t Dingwell Knowles ’57. John is I had only one news item about ries she still treasures of those get to talk with very much but were retired finally and does a lot of work our class. Dana Devoe has been years in the early ’50s. so delighted to see were Hank around his house and at his summer reappointed to the Maine Supreme Jon and Lois Pratt Pulsifer, Meinecke and his wife, Joan, who retreat in Cundy’s Harbor. Judicial Court Advisory Committee who were very valuable members of enjoyed the great weekend in June. Who traveled the furthest to be on Probate Rules. Dana, who is a the 50th Reunion committee, had a He said, “It was great to see so at Orono in June? It was Cynthia retired lawyer, lives in Orono. great reunion. They remember their many old friends at reunion and only Nelson who is a professor at a So I am repeating what the four years at the University of Maine a little sad to see that some had university in Egypt. It was great to committee told me to remind you all. with much fondness—their classes, aged so much that I could hardly see her and we look forward to Next June many of us will be de­ activities, and friends. recognize them (even sadder, that seeing Cyn again very soon. scending on our beloved campus to Bill and Connie Lewis Calkin some had aged so much that they One of the most pleasant sur­ make merry! write, “Reunion was well organized could hardly recognize me!)” He prises was to see Nancy Karakas Please plan on being there to and such fun to see so many class­ says the food and food service were Reed. She and Hale ’54 live in share all the fun. The committee for mates. The University of Maine will outstanding. He indicated that due Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. We our big day has been very busy- always hold a special place in our to some confusion about his mailing hadn’t seen each other since 1955. one of the areas discussed was the hearts even though we live in the address, he was not able to contrib­ We didn’t get a chance to talk very compilation of a memory book which

Winter 2006 Mainely People 17 will be coordinated by Faith Wixson Mercy Hospital auxiliary board. She Carl Anderson ’56 Varney and Betty Brockway Nev­ is enjoying being involved in the new ers, so if any of you have any ideas, Fore River Project. pass them along to Faith and Betty. The ’57 reunion committee en­ There will also be a pre-reunion joyed a pleasant lunch and after­ “If There’s gathering in Bar Harbor that Rick noon at the camp Bev Cecchini’s Starbird is putting together. A block folks acquired in Blue Hill “back of rooms will be available at the Bar when we all were young.” No traffic Snow, Harbor Inn. That gathering will begin could be heard, the loons came to on Wednesday, May 31. There will investigate, and not another cottage be a bus to take us on tours around could be seen from the place. At­ I’m Skiing!” Acadia, with a lunch at the Jordan tending were Lois Whitcomb, Pond House, then back to Rick’s for Connie Doe Leslie, Carl Beaulieu, a cocktail party, then on out to a Pat Wade Fraker, Margaretmary lobster bake. McCann, Judi Smith Davis, Les Carl Anderson ’56 started We will have a hospitality room ’63 and me, and Jiggs and Bev. We skiing before he was in at the Doris Twitchell Allen complex. went over the preliminary schedule kindergarten and has There are rooms set aside at the of the Golden Reunion on June 1,2, Bangor Motor Inn and the Black never stopped. In fact, his and 3 in 2007. We’re going to need Bear Inn, so get your reservations in your assistance in getting a memory cross-country skiing skills early so as not to miss out. You can book together. We’ve opted to go have gotten more impres­ see that your committee has really with 3x5 or 4x6 blowups of your sive with age—last winter been hard at work. Please support favorite snapshots from your college them by being there to celebrate our he finished first in the 70- days. Please note the people by big 50. name, the place even if instantly 74 division of the 2005 American Birkebeiner. Another reminder is of the schol­ recognizable to you, and the year on Carl is modest about his achievements. “I’ve finally arship that is available to eligible the back. You either know, or will learned that the trick to racing is just to outlive the competi­ descendants of class members. If find out, that many of the places you have a member of your family have changed quite a bit since ’57. tion,” he jokes. who is thinking of attending the The nomination committee will be Although Carl has skied all his life, he really got involved university, keep that in mind. The Jiggs, Margaretmary, and Claudie, in competition after his youngest daughter and her family Class of ’56 Scholarship Fund recip­ all of whom would be glad to have settled in northern Sweden. He notes that from their home, ients for 2005-2006 are: Christopher your input. Higgins, grandson of the late Roger he and his son-in-law are able to ski throughout Sweden, Carl Beaulieu writes of his cruise Tarbell; Megan Tapley, granddaugh­ on the Queen Mary 2, “It’s a beauti­ Norway, and Finland. ter of the late Haynes Hussey; ful, very large ship, 1,132 feet long With all the skiing he’s done, Carl has had some memora­ Jason Ludwig, grandson of Edward with many amenities, such as 10 ble experiences. He’s competed several times in the Swedish Ludwig, Virginia McIntosh, daughter dining rooms. Capacity is 2,620 of the late Alvah McIntosh; and Vasaloppet which is billed as the oldest, longest, and biggest passengers served by a crew of Caroline Seastrom, granddaughter 1,253. I was impressed with the race in the world. The race is 54 miles long and generally has of the late Chauncey Grinnell. minimum engine sensation. between 12,000 and 15,000 participants. In 2000, Carl was We also are probably eligible for Throughout the ship one feels no pulled from the competition with a “frozen face” caused by the the 70+ lifetime membership dis­ vibration at all. Only aft is there a count when we join the alumni extreme cold that reached 31 degrees below zero. barely perceptible pulsation. In association, so take that into consid­ addition, the two sets of stabilizers But the next year, Carl came back and completed the eration the next time you pay your make for smooth sailing, even in 2001 Swedish Vasaloppet. It was a special experience. alumni dues. rough weather. The cruise was a “This was the winter right after 9/11 and it was a fantastic That is all I have for now. Keep double crossing, New York to us posted on your doings, whether Southampton and back to New York. thrill to ski down the main street of Mora, Sweden, to the they be mundane or fantastic! The morning dance lessons and finish line wearing red, white, and blue and hear the crowd Jody evening dancing were a pleasure.” cheering me as an American. I couldn’t keep the tears from The summer 2005 get-together running down my face.” of Maine alumnae was a lovely garden party in Pat Wade Fraker’s In 2003 Carl competed in the Finlandia Hiihto. He strug­ 1957 cool shaded yard. Balloons marked gled throughout the race, and a few days later discovered the turns and blue table coverings why when a doctor diagnosed him with pneumonia! were well secured. A trio of “sixties” Carl retired from the United States Forest Service in 1985, Elisabeth (Liz) A. Hibbard Smith from the Boothbay area were a P.O. Box 143 welcome addition to the mix- Linda but says he still gets calls to work. Phippsburg, ME 04562 Gillies Patrick ’62, Carol Pratt Jor­ “There is so much construction activity in this general area (207) 389-1816 gensen ’61, and Chalmer Loud (he lives in Oregon) that the lumberyards insist that I come [email protected] Lewis ’60, who provided Pat with back and bend nails and make sawdust,” he says. “At the end reliable assistance. Kali Perkins is blooming again, the haircut—as in of some days, my volume of sawdust exceeds the volume of In early May, Merle Royte Nelson Balentine days, the color striking lumber that I started with in the morning! This manages to was reappointed to the Maine Com­ munity College board of trustees. and suitable. Barbara Coy Thaxter keep me in beer money and finance my way on the cross­ Ann Dingwell Knowles retired as a reported that her children had sur­ country ski circuit.” member of the University of South­ prised her on her 70th, “by not even ern Maine board in August and is telling Bruce.” Frannie Rich Sec­ currently serving as president of the ord had visited the Bangor area

18 Mainely People Winter 2006 “girls” and was to join her son’s family camping out on Hermit Island afterward. Connie Doe Leslie man­ aged to corral Margaret MacKin­ non McGrath and bring her along to renew acquaintances. Mary Flood Thompson and Alice Osier DePatsy ’58 came over from the next penin­ sula. Lois Whitcomb and Jean Partridge Mason ‘56 drove from the Augusta area, and Janet Higgins Nolan from camp near Kents Hill. Alice Kelson Longmore ’56 and Kay Fletcher Mosher ’56 are still travel­ ing together from the Gorham area. Cynthia Rockwell Wright ’58 came over from Round Pond. Doris White Smith ’58 came with Sandra Daley Denman ’58 and they “did Booth­ bay” on the same day. Ann Dingwell Knowles, Janet Malcolm Buck, Carolyn Skolfield, Claudie Halle Higgins, and I met in Bath to car­ Members of the Class of 1957 got together last summer at the Cecchini camp in Blue Hill to work on plans for pool down and visit on the way. Pat their big 50th Reunion celebration in June 2007. Left to right are: Jiggs Cecchini, Lois Whitcomb, Bev Cecchi­ read letters from some of those who ni, Judi Smith Davis, Liz Hibbard Smith, Margaretmary McCann, Les Smith ’63, Carl Beaulieu, and Claudie were unable to join us before we Halle Higgins. Taking photos were Connie Doe Leslie and Pat Wade Fraker. broke up to leave. More than one comment on the quality of the food directors of the Bagaduce Music last Friday in June met at Cyn at these gatherings has been Lending Library in Blue Hill. A long Rockwell Wright’s home in Round 1959 heard—“We have some good cooks time member of the Bagaduce Pond again this year. Much laughter, in our group! Didn’t eat much the Chorale as well as lifelong resident much talk, plus great eats made for Nancy Roberts Munson rest of the day.” of the town, Pat was a lab technician a joyful day. Thanks go to the 106 Coventry Place Joel Stinson said, “I enjoy for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. She Wrights for being great hosts again. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 running track and field as well as is also a past president of the One of the ladies who faithfully (561)694-9984 tennis at various senior games George Stevens Academy’s board of attends these luncheons is Priscilla [email protected] events held in Maine and elsewhere. trustees. A note from Nancy Carroll Pfeiffer Wonkka. Many of you may I also enjoy getting out to dig a few Mello states that they are living have recognized her as the girl clams whenever my back is not seven miles north of Port Charlotte, sawing in last spring’s MAINE Alum­ Hi folks—Not much news this time, bothering me too much. Also, my Florida, and at that time (early ni Magazine. Priscilla and hubby sorry about that. You have to keep wife, Carol, and I enjoy spending spring) had had no damage from the reside in Florida for part of the year up your end of the bargain. time with our grandchildren Mack hurricanes. Nancy had been in where she leads a writing class Roger Pellerin was honored by (age 9) and Ketty (age 7) who live Massachusetts last December called Life Stories/Creative Writing. the Lawrence High School Alumni nearby in Brunswick.” visiting family and friends, but most Most of the members of the class Association as one of three Bulldog especially for the wedding of her are writing their memoirs—more Award honorees. Roger is retired youngest daughter, Kimberly Weav­ events in their lives than strict from after a 32-year career as an agricul­ er. Kim is the daughter of the late cradle to grave. Some members tural research engineer. After serv­ 1958 Earle R. Weaver ’60. Had a long also write poetry as well. Priscilla is ing in the Army he worked for the email message from Carole Buzzell a musician professionally and a Keyes Fiber Company as an engi­ Ranco in answer to questions re­ church organist, but says she tries neer, then as an agricultural engi­ Mrs. Leo M. Lazo (Jane Ledyard) garding the induction of the late Ron to write each week. When they are neer for the Cooperative Extension 49 Martin Street Ranco into the Wells High School’s in Massachusetts, she says that is a Service at UMaine, followed by a West Roxbury, MA 02132 Hall of Fame. The inaugural Athletic little harder to do as they baby-sit position as research engineer in the [email protected] Hall of Fame dinner was held in the grandchildren, work on the department of agriculture and bio­ November of 2004. Ron was one of house, and enjoy their families. logical engineering at Cornell Uni­ Retiring from the board of directors ten inductees who it was felt had Again a reminder to pay your versity. of the Maine Mutual Group this past brought honor and recognition to the alumni dues. Keep your letters and Miller’s Restaurant in Bangor has April was Hollis Irvine. Hollis, who high school. cards coming—it’s the only way we closed its doors after 55 years of lives in Caribou, has served on the Ron, who transferred from are going to know what you are or being a dining institution there. board for 18 years, serving as vice Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1952 are not doing. Mark your calendars Classmate Joanne Banks Miller is chairman from 1997 to 2005. Louis became “one of the most versatile for our 50th Reunion. If you have the wife of Sonny Miller, the restau­ Cook writes that he is thoroughly athletes to participate in Maine State any great ideas about how to bring rant’s founder. Several hundred enjoying his close to eight years of Athletics.” He played baseball, our classmates out for the festivities, longtime patrons joined the Miller retirement. He plays golf frequently basketball, ran track, and was a please contact one of the class family on their last night of service. at Goose River Golf Club in Rock­ member of the football team for one officers so that it can be discussed Bob and I have finally become port, baby-sits his grandchildren, season. “Ron is one of the few five- at our planning sessions. We would grandparents! Sara Catherine was and joins with the members of the letter men (one year) in Maine really like to have a large group in born to son Steve and wife, Cathe­ Waldoboro Lions Club every other history.” While at UMaine, Ron was attendance, particularly those class­ rine, in May in Atlanta. week for a meeting. Patricia Clapp accorded All Yankee Conference mates who have not attended past At a Phi Kappa Sigma reunion in Gray is one of six new trustees honors several times. reunions. They really are fun, with a Augusta in October there were four appointed in June to the board of “The Ladies who Lunch” on the chance to renew old friendships. ’59ers in attendance—Bob, John

Winter 2006 Mainely People 19 Day, Bill Hutchinson, and Say- eight. Doris has four children and ward Ross. It was a treat to see Bill lives in Dresden, Maine. She is now Hutchinson who has recently re­ 88 years old. turned to the U.S. after many years Kay Sawyer Hannah is retired abroad and is living in West Virginia. from a career as a speech language Bill lived and taught English in pathologist. She now is an artist China for 10 years, Thailand for six, (watercolor and pastel) exhibiting at and spent one year in Nepal teach­ Pemaquid Art Gallery, Pemaquid ing in a ghurka school. Before he Point. She and her husband, Peter left China he made his English Hannah ’59, have three children and lessons on tapes for all the junior seven and a half grandchildren. and senior high school students. He Nancy Small Moran and her feels that the next several genera­ husband, William Moran, live in tions of Chinese will be speaking Sarasota, Florida, in the winter English with a Maine accent! months and Higgins Beach, Scar­ John Day and wife, Ellie, live in borough, Maine, mid-June to mid­ Jefferson and are the proprietors of October. They have two children Day’s Emporium, a wonderful gift and one grandchild. shop on Route 1 in Newcastle. They David Clement lives in Corn­ have recently also gone into the ville, Maine, with his wife, Sherry engraving business and do awards, Barstow. They have two children trophies, etc. They invite everyone Among the large group of Class of ’58 members who attended a June and four and a half grandchildren. to stop by and say “Hello.” gathering at the home of Cynthia Rockwell Wright were, left to right Dave is retired from SAPPI in Sayward “Kiki” Ross continues to (back row): Ginny Freeman and Cynthia Rockwell Wright. Middle row Skowhegan and still does forestry be very active in the town of Farm­ (left to right): Priscilla Pfeiffer Wonkka, Judy Demerchant Cohen, Sylvia work. Summer and winter, Dave and ington. As a result he was recently Gadaire, Roberta Wyer Morrill, and Abigail Daley (guest). Front row (left his family enjoy their camp on honored as Volunteer of the Year to right): Judy Clayter Arey, Debbie Plummer Leubbers, and Judy Mur­ Worthley Pond in Perry, Maine. and Man of the Year. He continues ray Benson. The annual gathering, which started as a group of Pi Beta Arthur “Ace” Conro lives in to be active as deputy fire commis­ Phi sisters, has met for about the past dozen years. The number at the Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. He sioner and has been involved with gathering has grown over the years as they realized that more class­ teaches at Wareham High School in promoting the firefighters’ program mates lived in the area and others retired to Maine. Wareham, Massachusetts. He and in the schools which has received his partner, Tina Varzeas, have two statewide recognition. His favorite from Portland Public Schools, Port­ zanne has two children and since children and three grandchildren. Art role continues to be taking the part land, Oregon. She has five children March 2004 has been retired. She is a track and field official for major of Chester Greenwood, an illustrious and one grandchild. worked as a guidance counselor for collegiate and high school events as resident of Farmington. Chester’s Waldeck E. Mainville, Jr. and 11 years and as a bridal registrar well as the Boston Marathon. claim to fame was inventing the ear his wife, Helen, have four children and consultant for 19 years. Richard Hogan and Nancy muffs and he has become a folk and four grandchildren. They live in Doris Randall Souviney taught Nichols Hogan ’62 live in Dedham, hero in the area. Twice a year Kiki Cape Elizabeth, Maine. school for more than 50 years, Maine, and Naples, Florida (winter). portrays him in various festivities Suzanne Hackenberg Fox lives starting in a one-room school with They have two children and three and parades. in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Su­ 45 students, grades one through grandchildren. That’s all I have. Hope for more Jonathan Ord and his wife, news next time. It’s up to you! Susan, live in Fairview, North Caroli­ na. Dr. Arthur W. Harris retired in 1999 from Lockheed Martin-Knolls I960 Atomic Power Laboratory and is enjoying every minute of it! He and his wife, Judy, have three children Diane Faucher Roderick and one grandchild. They live in 52 Fern Street Alplaus, New York. Bangor, ME 04401 Donna Pissak Ricker and her husband, Elliott Ricker, live in Indial­ Michael W. Demo and his wife, antic, Florida. Donna is retired from Carol, live in Canaan, Maine. Mike Nazareth area school district in is now retired from North Maine Nazareth, Pennsylvania. They have Woods and works part-time as a one child. forest consultant. He and his wife Marcia Carsley Munn and her have two children and five grand­ husband, Ed Munn, live in San children. His favorite activities are Diego, California. Marcia and Ed hunting and chasing grandchildren. have two children. Marcia retired William H. Parker and his wife, from teaching in 2001. Joan Currier Parker ’59, live in Betty Colley Shibles and Mark Amesbury, Massachusetts. They Shibles live in Mansfield Center, spend February, March, and April in Connecticut. Betty works for the Kolao, Hawaii. William and Joan Mansfield Public Schools in Storrs, have four children. 1959 Phi Kappa Sigma classmates got together for a mini-reunion in Connecticut. Mark is professor Gerry Anne MacKinnon (for­ Augusta in October. Left to right are: Nancy Roberts Munson and frater­ emeritus and former dean, school of merly Mrs. Alfred Mandigo) lives in nity brothers Bob Munson, Bill Hutchinson, John Day, and Sayward education, University of Connecti­ Hillsboro, Oregon. She is retired “Kiki” Ross. cut. Betty and Mark have two chil-

20 Mainely People Winter 2006 Class of 1960 Celebrates its 45th in Style It may have been chilly and wet outside, but there was plenty of warmth inside Alumni House in late September when over 45 members of the Class of 1960 gathered to celebrate their 45th Reunion.

Class president Nancy Morse Dysart with Maine humorist Gary Crocker ’74, who had the Class of ’60 laughing on Saturday afternoon.

Steve Howe and Bob Sterritt look over the ’60 yearbook before Fri day evening’s class dinner at Alumni House.

Left to right: Dick Hogan, Prescott Cheney, Donna Aloise, and Nancy Nichols Hogan.

Enjoying Friday evening’s class reception are (left to right): Connie Barrett Gates (left) and Gary Munkhoff (right) at Fri­ Atherton Martin, Chalmer Loud Lewis, Nancy Morse Dysart, Sandie day’s class dinner. Page, Gail Mallett Rae, and Debbie Arnold Pariin.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 21 dren and three grandchildren. information on the state organization man of the Maine Board of Environ­ That’s all for now. Write or email Nancy Winter Spooner lives in should email me. Additionally, if you mental Protection. Matt, an aquatic me with your news. Amherst, Maine. She owns Tannery live in the greater D.C. area and biologist, lives in Belgrade Lakes. Loop Collectibles and Antiques. She want information on the Maine State He brings valuable experience to retired from Affiliated Laboratory in Society of the Capital Area, I can this new position. During his career, Bangor in 2001. provide that too. Both organizations Matt has served as executive direc­ 1963 Albert B. Caron is retired from are a lot of fun. tor of the Maine Low Level Radioac­ the Naval Undersea Systems Cen­ Charles O’Leary is the newest tive Waste Authority, chief biologist ter. He and his wife, Barbara, live in member of the university’s board of for the state environmental depart­ Barbara Fowles Allen Port St. Lucie, Florida. They have trustees. Charles was nominated by ment, and deputy commissioner of 2690 Falls Road three children and four grandchil­ Governor Baldacci ’86 as the gov­ the Department of Inland Fisheries Marcellus, NY 13108 dren. ernment sought to maintain a nu­ and Wildlife. Since 1997 he has [email protected] Gail Rae Carter writes that she merical status quo between men served as a consultant to nonprofit is still teaching at Greely High and women on the board. organizations within the state. Matt Bernd Heinrich had an exhibit titled School in Cumberland, Maine. She Retiring from teaching this year joined the environmental board in The Naturalist as Artist on view from lives in Portland, Maine. She also is Laura Wilson Sturgis. Laura 2003. This July, the Maine governor July to October at the L. C. Bates works with the Maine State Museum received special recognition for also appointed classmate Carl Museum in Hinckley, Maine. Bernd Commission and the revitalization of serving as president of the Auburn Bradford to serve another term as had attended Goodwill-Hinckley the streetscape of downtown Gar­ Education Association in past years. active retired justice to the superior School from 1952-1959. He has diner, Maine. Gail has two children Barnes and Noble recently an­ court. written 15 books and won the John and two grandchildren. nounced that it completed the ninth The Maine Press Association Burroughs Medal for nature writing. William Bryant and his wife, printing of Punctuation Plain and inducted David Lamb into its Hall of He was elected to the National Patricia Gagnon Bryant ’59, live in Simple by Edgar Alward and his Fame this September. David was a Academy of Arts and Sciences in Errol, New Hampshire. They sold wife, Jean. So far 68,000 copies are foreign correspondent for the Los 2004. their sailboat, which they lived in circulation. The book was fea­ Angeles Times for more than three Elaine Farashian visited Marcia aboard for six years in the Caribbe­ tured at all Barnes and Noble stores decades. He covered many major Roak Fitzgerald over the Labor an and other locales (2000). Since as part of its back-to-school promo­ stories including the Vietnam War, Day weekend. They enjoyed the then they’ve done extensive travel­ tion. the Iranian revolution, and the war sights of Boston together and called ing—Hawaii, Australia, New You know the drill. Write or email on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq. on Carolyn Vickery Burks at her Zealand, China, and Alaska. They me, please. Your classmates ARE David is also the author of many home in Southborough, Massachu­ have three children and one grand­ interested in your goings and com­ informative and entertaining books. setts. child. ings. He has a style that engages the Due to a lack of information, this Sandra Page lives in Brattle­ reader from the first page and holds is the extent of this column. Let’s boro, Vermont, and Poland, Maine his attention to the last. During hope that the next one has some­ (July, August, September). She is David’s career he’s been nominated thing more to go on! now retired and happily so, although 1962 for the Pulitzer Prize eight times. she loved her job. Phillip Lessard started a hobby Diane Faucher Roderick and in 1984 that has been keeping him Diane Ingalls Zito husband, Gil Roderick ’59, have a very busy since he retired from 24 South Hill Drive new grandson, Owen, who joins big Sherwin-Williams a few years back. 1964 Bedford, NH 03110 brother Carson (6) in Fair Oaks, He collects vintage model fire [email protected] California. Parents are Heather trucks. Phil has a fleet of over 350 Ginny Bellinger Ollis Roderick Chubb ’86 and Wayne laid out neatly in his Lewiston base­ 4022 Front Street Chubb ’85. Happy Holidays to all of you. I hope ment. Many of these engines bear San Diego, CA 92103 that this issue finds you all in good the names of large fire departments (619) 574-5138 spirits. like New York City and Philadelphia, [email protected] This summer Elizabeth Ames but others, like a baby blue model, Moran retired from her position as represent volunteer fire departments 1961 director of the Camden Public Li­ from small rural towns across Ameri­ A big Maine Hello to all of our class­ 45th Reunion brary. During Liz’s tenure the library ca. These departments often had mates! The installation of our new went through a multi-million dollar their trucks painted in non-traditional Orono president, Robert A. June 2-4, 2006 expansion. The development of a flashy colors. Among Phil’s favorites Kennedy, obviously brought to mind high tech information system and are a 1941 Ford pumper and an old our sophomore year when our the restoration of the library’s histor­ 1930s model that reminds him of the President Kennedy, John F. Judy Ohr Meader ic landscaped grounds were part of trucks owned by the Auburn depart­ Kennedy, came to the Maine cam­ 19332 Hempstone Avenue the extensive changes that took ment when he was a boy. pus at Orono just a few weeks Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 place in the 1990s. However Liz, This summer I had the opportuni­ before his death, and spoke to our meaderjl @westat.com like so many of our classmates, is ty to spend several days with Gale entire student faculty body with his not happy to just sit back and relax. Brewer. We were vacationing at the theme of contribution and participa­ The New Jersey Alumni Chapter This fall she became head of the same time in Bar Harbor during July tion in making our country serve held its annual day at the track at new Camden History Center, a non­ and then Frank and I met up with everyone. The legacy of those Monmouth Racetrack. Winning and profit organization that aims to her again while traveling in Califor­ years—Sargent Shriver’s Peace losing from the class were: Larry digitize collections from all the area nia during the month of August. Corps, Robert F. Kennedy’s continu­ Schiner and wife, Beth; Charlie historical societies. Everything from Gale, who lives in Sausalito, works ing the promise, and all of us prod­ Hunnewell and wife, Lila; Ernie handwritten deeds to photographs for Charles Schwab and Company. ucts of that era— still shines so Ridlon and wife, Connie; and June of the movie Peyton Place, filmed in As I write this column, Gale and her brightly. I love seeing it in so many Toulouse Heintz. The New Jersey Camden in the 1950s, will be avail­ sister, Joyce, are enjoying Greece of the class notes! group started the fall season with a able to viewers online. on a UMaine-sponsored cruise. She And we have too few notes. Lobster-Maine-ia also. Anyone living In June, Governor Baldacci ’86 has promised to send me news of Email is easy now, so please take a in New Jersey who would like more appointed Matthew Scott as chair­ the trip for a later column. moment and send me your notes.

22 Mainely People Winter 2006 Celebrating their 40th Class of 1965 members gather in the Treat Room at Buchanan Alumni House following a class luncheon during their 40th Reunion in September.

Yes, we would like to know what you Stephanie Barry Brown and Win ment on the UM alumni board. are doing. 1965 Robbins, and to the owner of the I received an email from Dave Recognition and celebration oldest car. Thanks to the generosity Brooks. He had hoped to attend our were given to Clayton Rogers, the of Mike and Stephanie Barry Brown, 40th Reunion (and actually even man who has continuously been the Sylvia A. Tapley an oil painting on canvas Great had airline reservations) but be­ organist at the Columbia Street 21 Durrell Drive Plains Express by Thomas Elmo cause of the September date, need­ Baptist Church in downtown Bangor Fairfield, CT 06824-5062 Williams, was donated for a drawing ed to teach his classes at Texas for 50 years. Clayton also celebrat­ (203) 259-3292 for anyone giving a reunion fund gift A&M University. He and his wife, ed 55 years with his wife, Ruth, in fax (203)259-1305 pledge over $500 to the Class of Anne, are expecting grandchildren [email protected] September. Delmont N. Merrill, Iwo 1965. This was won by Jane Tomp­ in the next few months. Jima veteran, was featured in a kins Miller. Marguerite Buck Fleming is story in the Ellsworth American this Here are some notes from our 40th Most of the following news came retired after teaching grade three for summer. Again we Americans are Class Reunion luncheon. Twenty- from the reunion information forms. nearly 30 years in Maine S.A.D. 67. very aware of the commitment and one classmates signed up for re­ Sandy Arbour spent the summer She lives in Lincoln and enjoys her courage of our armed forces, and union activities. The official class unpacking stuff. In July she retired flower gardens and reading and is a unlike the public chaos given to our luncheon business meeting was from the Department of Defense Meals for Me volunteer. Vietnam soldiers, are again appreci­ held on Saturday, September 17. A Schools, having spent 38 years If you are a viewer of the “UM ating and supporting our troops in thank you to Nancy Verrill of the teaching in Turkey, Japan, and Weekly” TV program, you may have the very best ways. alumni association staff, who was Germany. Sandy loves to travel and recognized the student walking Retirement is another theme the official class notes taker. Elected has been all over the world. Her towards the camera during opening among so many of our classmates, officers for 2005-2010: president, favorite UMaine memory is the credits for years as William Buck- and Sandra Tinkham Coolidge is Horace Horton; vp/co-class agent, special friendships made during her ley. Bill is president of Coffee News, leaving her 48-year teaching career. Henry Schmelzer; secretary/class freshman year. Sandy lives in Au­ USA, the world’s largest restaurant Having hated school as a child, correspondent, Sylvia Tapley; gusta in her family home. Another publication and the largest franchise Sandra spent almost five decades treasurer, Harry Ellsworth; class longtime teacher is Joyce Britton publication. As assistant director of trying to make it a different experi­ agent, Stephanie Barry Brown; Stevens who has lived in the Pacific Business Network International, he ence for her students, and judging reunion committee, Glenna Rene- Northwest for 35 years. In 1989, helps families start their own busi­ by the sentiments expressed by her gar Bingham and Lisbeth Wiley Joyce was selected for the Presi­ ness in publishing. “kids” all these years, she succeed­ Chapman. A memorial list was dential Award for Excellence in Carrie Burton Floyd-Wiles ed mightily. distributed and there was a moment Teaching Mathematics. She is now a emailed that she and Garl have a As a country we are coping with of silence to honor our deceased mathematics specialist in a very new schnoodle puppy, Sunset, who the results of someone “messing classmates. According to treasurer rural, mountainous, agricultural is keeping them busy. with Mother Nature” as the old Harry Ellsworth, the class has raised region covering 12,000 square miles One of our Sophomore Eagles is margarine commercial used to say. I $29,180 toward our class goal of in the state of Washington. She has now the Reverend Sally Day am sure those in our generation are $50,000. Please continue to send in three children and nine grandchil­ Brown. She and her husband, among the kindest, following the donations, specifying Class of 1965, dren and enjoys many outdoor Roger, continue to like Florida. Sally path of “asking what we can do for to the alumni office. Class superla­ mountain activities. Stephanie Barry works mornings at the First Congre­ our country” lit so many years ago. tive gifts were handed out to the Brown retired in 2000. She enjoys gational United Church of Christ in And please write! most grandchildren, shared by golf, boating, travel, and her involve­ Ocala where she is associate pas-

Winter 2006 Mainely People 23 tor. Afternoons she enjoys clubs, Engineer turned artist, Tom Paiement ’65 exercise activities, and sports like golf. I received a copy of a letter to Horace Horton from Parker Dena- Choosing the Harder Path co. He is retired but keeps busy doing some ADR work, mediation, arbitration, and the proverbial “rent- After graduating from UMaine his wife were able to make a a-judge” assignments. Parker and with a mechanical engineer­ living from their art. his wife, Gayle, have a new home in ing degree in 1965, Tom Another major transitional Dover, New Hampshire, and spend Paiement quickly landed a event occurred for Tom in time at their summer cottage in Northport, Maine. The past winter good job in Los Angeles as a 1979 when he met artist they spent time in Puerto Vallarta, flight test engineer. He liked Mauricio Lasansky, who Mexico. In May, they traveled to the work—it paid well and he headed the fine arts program Paris and then visited one of her had a comfortable life. at the University of Iowa. sons, an Air Force captain in Ger­ many. An overseas trip in Septem­ Then one day he was He was visiting a friend in ber kept them away from our Re­ invited to visit an artist’s stu­ Iowa City for Thanksgiving union. dio with a friend. That event when the friend suggested he (Helen) Ann Downing Gallant retired as English department chair marked the beginning of a go see Lasansky’s drawings. in Manchester, Connecticut, in 1999 major transition in Tom’s life. “She said his work remind­ and is now working as a grade six “This artist was doing ed her of my stuff,” Tom re­ language arts and social studies some really interesting ab­ calls. “I went to the exhibit teacher in Old Town. She also men­ stract work,” he recalls. “I’d and his stuff really knocked tors students at the middle school. She and 10-15 ladies who graduat­ never really been exposed to me over.” ed from Bangor High School in 1961 anything like it. I had an Tom tried to get to meet get together once a month to eat epiphany right there and then. with Lasansky, but was un­ and laugh. A favorite UM memory is I said to myself, ‘I really don’t successful until he happened dancing in the gym at formals to bands like Lionel Hampton and know what this guy is doing, to mention that he was from Lester Lanin. She also mentioned but I want to do it.’” Maine. It turned out that the Iowa artist had a President Kennedy’s speech at the Tom started taking art courses. Eventually he summer cottage on the Maine coast and loved University of Maine a month before got serious enough to work out a deal with his the state. his death and thereafter “the cam­ pus feeling that a friend was gone.” company where he could work as an engineer “He invited me over the very next day,” Tom Harold (aka Harry) Ellsworth is a halftime so he could devote more time to paint­ says. “We hit it off right away—he liked my work.” realtor, selling properties on Cape ing. But even that wasn’t enough. He quit his job Lasansky invited Tom to enroll in his master of Cod. He wrote that it’s, “the best job and began doing art full time. fine arts (MFA) program. Tom explained that his I have ever had!” Formerly, he was a biology teacher at Boston Latin Tom made enough to pay the rent, but with no educational background was in engineering. School and then a restorer of an­ job or family in California, he decided to return “He said that was perfect,” Tom recalls. “He tique American furniture. He is an home to the Brunswick area of Maine. Once understood that good artists have a balance active member of St. Mary’s Episco­ back, he realized he needed money to buy a between the left brain and the right brain. But he pal Church in Provincetown and loves working out (lifting weights) at place to live. Just about that time he got a call to also told me that with art, I was choosing the the local gym. teach math at the local high school. Interestingly, harder path.” An email from Stu Gerald the person he replaced was fellow UMaine grad­ Tom ended up working with Lasansky for five brought the happy news that he and uate, Carl “Stump” Merrill ’66, ’76G.Tom and years, earning an MFA and serving for a while as Maggie Edgar Gerald are now grandparents. Their son Jason and Carl had also been high school teammates in a teaching assistant. his wife, Tanya, had a son, Alex­ both baseball and football. “I worked very closely with him,” Tom says. “It ander Baron Gerald, in Cincinnati. “Carl got called to baseball spring training,” was a really important experience for me.” Stu is still busy consulting with the Tom explains. “He was teaching math and I was Tom’s most recent work, which he calls his Army in Huntsville, Alabama. Sue Healy Gray retired in June after 37 asked to fill in for him. He never went back to “fret board series,” was inspired by his fascination years as a teacher of English and teaching, so I ended up in the job for five years.” with music and his love of the guitar. Acoustical/ department chairperson in Enfield, Carl, of course, went on to a highly successful Visual Resonance II was on exhibit in the fall at Connecticut. career in baseball, including a stint as manager Greenhut Galleries in Portland. Tom explains that Remember who played football four years and was selected 1963 of the New York Yankees. the works explore linking guitar sounds to the Harold Westerman Award winner? In the late ’70s Tom left his teaching position images in his head. That was Leon “Lee” Harriman wanting to spent more time on his art. For a In addition to Greenhut, Tom is represented by who retired in 1998 as assistant while he worked testing soils, seasonal work Boston’s Arden Gallery, Knoxville’s Bennett Gal­ principal of Morse High School in Bath. During his 32 years in educa­ which paid well and gave him great flexibility. leries, and the Pisano-Belushi on Martha’s Vine­ tion, he coached football 21 years, Eventually, he built a studio and both he and yard. taught physical education eight

24 Mainely People Winter 2006 years, served as director of athletics many different things she never for 17 years, and assistant principal imagined. “An added plus is that I’m six years. He was an assistant 39 Years of Service still at UMaine-Orono frequently.” football/basketball coach at UMaine She and James ’64, ’67G have two from 1971-73. In 1974, he was Sarge Means ’66 holds a pho­ adult daughters, Ellen and Toni. named Coach of the Year when his to of himself when he was just Ed Schultz wrote that he spends Waterville team won the state cham­ beginning his military career in his days “dreaming of retirement!” He served with the Army in Vietnam pionship. Lee is now helping as the mid-’60s. After 39 years of consultant for UMaine in the Sports and has spent most working years Done Right program and with foot­ service, Sarge retired from the as a manufacturer’s representative. ball at Morse High School. He and Army last spring as chief war­ He enjoys skiing, mountain climbing, Nancy have two daughters “who rant officer five (the highest and traveling. The most important change in his life was becoming a have become great mothers.” Herb rank for a warrant officer). He Hoppe retired in 2003 as an educa­ parent of twin daughters. tor in Falmouth, Maine. He was a served in the Vietnam War as Another Senior Skull and presi­ math teacher, department chair, and forward air controller and a dent of the Student Senate, Stanley coached track and cross-country. In pilot. Sloan has 32 years of U.S. govern­ ment service including: officer in the 1985 he received a Presidential Sarge spent a good part of Award for Excellence in Mathemat­ Air Force, intelligence officer at the ics Teaching. Herb and his wife his career training pilots. Dur­ C.I.A., research manager, and Carolyn, a UM Portland alum, have ing his final years of service he senior specialist at Congressional three children and one grandchild. flew executive jets in the Ar­ Research Service Library of Con­ Describing his favorite UMaine my’s premier jet detachment. His passengers were the Secretary gress (he retired from the latter memory, Herb wrote, “The whole position in 1999). He now consults, experience was first class, enrich­ of the Army, the Army Chief of Staff, four-star generals, and an writes, and lectures at Middlebury ing, enjoyable, and lasting.” occasional U.S. senator. College, Vermont. Sloan has pub­ Sophomore Owl, Senior Skull, He will continue to live in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, lished extensively: books, journals, articles, op-eds and reports for participant in the congressional Stephanie, but plans to spend summers in Sargentville. internship program, Wayne Congress. His latest book, published Johnson was an impressive “man in August 2005, is NATO, the Euro­ on campus.” Now in his 60s, he is ment at Stephen’s Memorial Hospi­ Rotary Club. pean Union and the Atlantic Com­ becoming an impressive world-class tal in Norway, Maine. He and Mary I had a nice phone talk with munity: The Transatlantic Bargain athlete and is training for the 2008 live in South Paris, close to Sunday Sharon Records Record. Sharon Challenged. Sloan divides his time paralympic summer games in River Ski Area where he has a Records and Duane Record were between home in Richmond, Ver­ Beijing, China. camp. Charlie rekindled an interest high school sweethearts in Liver­ mont, camp at Lake Groton, and “on Marilyn “Mai” Morton Hylan in old cars. He still has a ’56 Thun­ more Falls. Sharon taught English the road,” mainly in Europe. He retired from teaching in June 2000 derbird that his folks used to lend while Duane became an ob/gyn lectures at the NATO College in but still spends two-three days a him when he was in college. He has physician. Sharon has traveled Rome, Italy, four times a year so he week for Maine S.A.D. 9 on certifica­ acquired two Model T Fords and a extensively with family members and his wife, Monika, feel like honor­ tion and consultant staff develop­ 1931 Model A Roadster that he is and friends. She went to China and ary Italians. ment. She is presently a deacon at restoring. A favorite memory of UM then Peru and Bolivia with Elaine Patricia “Pat” Mills Stevens is Old South Congregational Church in days is driving around campus in a Manter Gifford and her husband, an assistant attorney general for the Farmington, takes care of her grand­ 1931 Ford Model A Roadster with David. In Carlsbad, California, in state of Maine. Win Stevens is daughter, and spends summers at Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity broth­ February ’03 and January ’05, senior partner in a 31 lawyer firm, Pemaquid. A favorite UM memory is ers in the rumble seat. They took Sharon had a rendezvous with Rudman and Winchell Law in Bang­ President Kennedy’s campus visit. short cuts on the sidewalks, clearing Elaine (who lives there) and her or. Their three daughters, Kathleen Retired from public school teach­ the way with the “ah-oh-gaa” horn. college roommate, Brenda Webber. ’93, Amy ’94, and Sara ’96 all re­ ing since 2001, Judy Kimball Field Charlie also has fond memories of The three also got together in Feb­ ceived B.A. and M.A. degrees from presently is a part-time instructor at “pizza and a couple of beers” at ruary ’04 in Barefoot Bay, Florida, UMaine. On how do you spend your Columbus State Community College Pat’s. where Brenda lives winters. days now, Pat and Win wrote “work­ in Ohio. She is active in the first Last May, Nancy Pearson Kin­ It was good to hear by email golf-golf-work!” Unitarian Universalist Church and ney retired from the Washtenaw from my Chi O sister Roberta Roak- I had a surprise phone call from volunteers through church for social Community College professional Foltz. She and husband, Art, are Barry Titcomb who had just read justice issues. faculty. She has accompanied her living in a motor home on five acres my last class notes. Senior year Eric Lahti hasn’t had a dull husband Mark ’66 to Hungary, in Oregon. They love the freedom of Barry dated my sister Louise ’68 moment since his retirement in 1998 where he has a Fulbright Fellowship being able to go anywhere and have while I was dating a fraternity broth­ from teaching history at Carrabec (lectureship). Nancy likes to tell their home with them. In December er of his, so we used to talk a lot. High School. He is an active Master friends that she went to college with they will travel to Sarasota, Florida, Barry has been a math teacher and Maine Guide, part-time archeologist, Stephen King ’70 who wrote a gos­ again to an RV resort called Sun-N- department head at Rumford High and involved with the Maine Historic sip column (Maine Campus) called Fun. School. He and Wendy have four Preservation Commission. Eric “King’s Garbage Truck.” Bonnie Schlosberg Fortini is children and built their dream home keeps busy with his granddaughters Patricia Ramsdell Foster wrote director, part-time, of an adult edu­ in Weld. “who need to learn to fish, identify that the most important changes in cation program in Machias. She has Carol Whitehouse is a teacher rocks and a myriad of other natural her life since graduation were rais­ received recognition for her work as and current activities include volun­ items.” His favorite memory of ing a family and changing careers. an adult education director twice teer work with the Landmark Society UMaine days is fishing with friends Pat was a French major and taught since 1999. Under student activities, of Greater Utica and the Munson- at Nesourdnahunk Lake on Maine school but is now director of the Bonnie wrote “hmmmm—mostly Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Jack Day. Ellsworth Public Library. She is on studied?” Later, she remarked how Wilkins retired in 2001 from Brad­ Dr. Charles Little is now working the University College at Ellsworth much her variety of past endeavors lees when the company went out of full time in the emergency depart- advisory board and belongs to the and studies have helped her do so business. There are many including

Winter 2006 Mainely People 25 myself who really miss the Fairfield the victims of the December Julie. He has seen and overseen Bradlees store. Jack and his wife, 26th tsunami in Sumatra. He many changes during his tenure. In Barbara, moved permanently to found, though, that as much the first half of the sixties, lab science New Hampshire from Massachu­ as he gave, he also received was for college prep students only. setts after her retirement in August. and says, “I met the happiest Now there are more overall science Well that’s the news from this and warmest people I’ve choices and they’re more diversified neck of the woods. Be sure to keep ever met, and they had and specialized. sending me your news so we all can nothing.” He adds that first Philip Caverhill also retired last enjoy what you are up to. they mourned their losses spring. He was principal of Woodland and then focused on rebuild­ Consolidated School for 32 years. He ing and living. Steve is now established a number of programs: back home working in a peer PTA, athletic department, physical mentoring program in the education, health class, special 1966 Guilford area schools. education, and the music program. Finally, in the news is He’s probably best known for 40th Reunion Carolyn Bragdon Bridge instituting the athletic program and June 2-4, 2006 who will return as S.A.D. 31’s managing every aspect of it at no cost interim superintendent to run to the school. He hosted bean feeds the school system and mar­ and various other events to raise Carol Jesraly Josel shal plans to build a new money for trips. He always maintained 227 Canterbury Court secondary school through the that involved, interested individuals Blue Bell, PA 19422 state approval process. The perform better as students. With more (610) 277-2711 $8.9 million school is expect­ family time scheduled, he also plans [email protected] ed to open in September to travel, ski...did I mention the home 2007, and with her 29 years of in Florida? First they drooped, then they experience, Carolyn is the browned, then they died—my perfect choice to fill this posi­ flowers, that is. With temperatures tion. I wish her continued hitting the nineties day after day and success. 1968 little rain, this summer broke all So it goes...Please let me records for heat and humidity—and hear from you, so I can share Penny Robinson Blaisdell made me long for fall. And I’m a your stories with everyone. Two Harding Lane teacher who hates the cold! At any And be sure to put our upcom­ Marblehead, MA 01945 rate, it’ll be wintry as you read this ing 40th Reunion on your calendars. We need to gather (781) 631-0085 column, so keep warm and stay Steve Maines ’66 holds up a flag similar once again, raise a stein or [email protected] well, enjoying all of your days. And to ones used to mark locations of bodies two, and celebrate each other so saying, here’s my news this time of tsunami victims buried in Sumatra. and our many accomplish­ around. Steve, a professional photographer from Lonnie Labbe Corey writes: ments. Sarge Means has retired exactly Abbott, spent a month in Sumatra help­ “I’ve been working on the project 39 years after being commissioned ing victims of the disaster. “It’s impossi­ Orphans of the Storm here in the as a second lieutenant in Hauck ble to describe in words the destruc­ Bay area, rescuing Katrina and Rita Auditorium on June 1, 1966. He tion,” he said. Steve also noted that the dogs and cats. We’ve reunited 10 attended fixed wing flight school in people of Sumatra were “the happiest 1967 animals with their owners already ’68 and then spent 18 months in and warmest” he’d ever met. (Bangor and the stories will warm your heart. Vietnam as a forward air controller Daily News photo by Diana Bowley.) Carol Heber Lane I just delivered chocolate lab ‘Jake’ and VIP pilot. Then in 1974, Sarge to the airport in Oakland (California) 77 Dirigo Drive attended helicopter transition course en route to Houston, Texas, where Bangor, ME 04401 senators, congressmen, and cabinet en route to an assignment in Hawaii (207) 942-7321 his 83-year-old dad (and his daugh­ followed by stints in Germany and members.” Meanwhile, Sarge and ter) from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Korea. Stateside assignments took Stephanie have been married since were both there to meet him. him to Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, 1978, and have two children, Todd What with the war, terrorists, and “The Marin Humane Society California, and Virginia. Actually, at and Carrie, along with three grand­ natural disasters, I wonder if Cindy where I volunteer has spearheaded one time or other, he’s found himself sons. Future plans include lots of Fuller Libby sees much of hus­ a campaign to airlift dogs and cats in all 50 states and 19 countries. As time in Maine, touring America, band, John ’66 He was promoted in from the shelters in the ‘war’ zone he says, “Not bad for a guy who, as visiting friends, and playing lots of the spring from brigadier general to so that more animals can be res­ a youth, thought driving from Boston golf. As he says, “Thanks to the major general of the Maine National cued from the disaster areas. We to Orono was the adventure of a University of Maine ROTC, I’ve had Guard. Bill, as we all know him, has have taken in hundreds of animals, lifetime.” But I digress...In 1980, a wonderful life.” May it only keep been serving as commissioner of from Chihuahuas to Great Danes. Sarge reverted to warrant officer getting better and better! the Department of Defense, Veter­ Two Danes came in together and I and attained the highest rank, that Meanwhile, John Libby, the ans, and Emergency Management. thought of Roz Gay who had a herd of chief warrant officer five. For the adjutant general of the Maine Na­ William Alexander was honored of them for a while back in the ’70s. most part, though, he served as an tional Guard and commissioner of last summer by the Lawrence High It’s been the most rewarding work instructor pilot in helicopters and the Department of Defense, Veter- School Alumni Association. He I’ve ever done. We have a few airplanes, and completed his career ans, and Emergency Management, received the 2005 Executive Award benefactors who have chartered flying executive jets in the Army’s was promoted to the rank of major for service as science teacher, flights for these airlifts, and volun­ premier jet detachment. “We flew general during a recent ceremony. I department chair, class advisor, teers including local vets, who have the Secretary of the Army, the Chief congratulate him and thank him for school board member, and school made this possible. Last week we of Staff, Army, and the significant his service. booster. Although retired, he still took in 54 dogs. Many had been in four-star generals. I was also fortu­ Also serving others is Steve serves on the S.A.D. 49 board from their crates for three days—hungry, nate to fly several United States Maines who spent a month helping Albion where he lives with wife, thirsty, and sick. Their recovery has

26 Mainely People Winter 2006 been miraculous and they’re now business school’s advisory board. well-fed, clean, healing, and getting Dr. Gary Gibbons ’68 Dick is president of Gleason Media a lot of love and attention. These Services in Auburn, and he has also animals are clearly owned, loved, to head Quincy been a part-time marketing instruc­ well-behaved, and we’re making all Medical Center tor for the University of Southern efforts to find their owners to return Maine’s college in Auburn. He has them healthy and safely. The first Class of 1968 member Gary owned or managed six AM and FM reunion of owner and dog took place radio stations in western Maine. Gibbons, M.D. was recently a month or so ago. There wasn’t a Dick is chairman of the Androscog­ dry eye for miles. I just can’t go back appointed president and CEO gin County Chamber of Commerce, to the corporate world after this.” of the Quincy Medical Center in has served as an advisory board David S. Palmer, DMD, FACP Massachusetts. He had previ­ member with Central Maine Com­ writes: munity College, and is a recipient of ously served as the hospital’s “Thanks for keeping us up on the Maine State Senate’s Business what’s going on with our classmates chief of surgery. Cornerstone Award. Dick was the from ‘the good ole days.’ Undergrad After receiving his bache­ founding president of the United was a good time of life—but right lor’s degree from UMaine, Dr. Way of Oxford County in 1989. now is a great time of life. Permit me Bill Hahn was in the construc­ Gibbons earned his medical degree from the University of Cincin­ to update you and our classmates tion and development business for on what I’ve been doing. nati. He completed his surgical residency at Boston Medical Center over 21 years with partner Joe “Now a retired U.S. Air Force and New England Deaconess Hospital. During his career, he has Cloutier at Pen Cedar Crest Motel. colonel, I am a dentist—actually a pioneered many of the current treatment approaches for diabetic Edward French of Bangor has prosthodontist (sort of the ‘spare accepted a two-year assignment patients with lower extremity problems. parts’ guy for dental needs). About with the Peace Corps to serve as a two years ago Linda (my wife of 34 health volunteer in Tanzania, Africa. years and a registered nurse) and I Edward worked for Sweetser as opened a dental office in South Thirty years of training as a state’s “Although I am currently a step­ director of child and family commu­ Portland. We have a total of five attorney provided an easy transition grandfather, with four grandchildren nity-based services until July 2004. people on our staff and are having into criminal defense work. by Dorain’s two daughters and their Recently, he worked for Innovative the greatest time! It is said that if a “This summer was particularly families, I became a grandfather this Fitness as director of marketing and man can find a profession that he busy. Both of our children were year also. Even more reasons to try development and as a consultant to loves, he’ll never have to work a married. We enjoyed seeing Robert to find time in our hectic schedules the Maine Children’s Alliance. Ger­ day. That’s my story. Scribner ’70 and his wife, Lucille for what is really important in this ald “Jerry” Butts retired from “Although happily addicted for ‘Lucy’ Levesque Scribner ’71, and life! I look forward to being a ‘gramp­ Abbott Laboratories after 31 years. many years, after joining Triple-A, I David Belyea (a Lambda Chi Alpha ie,’ as I’m sure we are all finding He opened an office for financial have managed to kick my Corvette fraternity brother, Class of ’69) and out!” services at: 685 U.S. Route 1 in habit. I still keep up on the newest his wife, Sheila, at the wedding. Bob Lackey writes that he and Scarborough and loves being his horsepower ratings, though. My Dave Belyea and his wife live in his wife, Lana, are still living in own boss. Linda Millett Hatch of mother tells me that my present car, Caribou, Maine. Bob Scribner and Corvallis, Oregon, where Bob is Corinth graduated in May 2005 from a BMW, is much more grown-up. wife, Lucy, live in Charleston, South senior fisheries biologist with the Bangor Theological Seminary with a “Linda and I enjoy living in Port­ Carolina.” EPA research laboratory and a master of divinity degree. She is land, a short drive from many gor­ Bion Foster writes: professor of fisheries at Oregon serving as the interim pastor at geous lakes and rivers for kayaking. “Dorain and I have enjoyed a State University. Their son and Springfield United Church of Christ. Both our children, Whitney, 25, and very busy summer, and are looking grandchildren live in Texas, while Linda has been a teacher, home­ Christian, 30, are married. Chris is a forward to a busy fall and winter as their daughter is on a one-year maker, and caregiver over the past father, and we are grandparents, to well. teaching assignment in Slovakia. 30 years. Douglas M. Smith of the world’s most beautiful two “We sold The Lucerne Inn this Dover-Foxcroft was reappointed to grandchildren. Paradoxically, the summer to a couple from Maine, the Supreme Judicial Court’s advi­ grandchildren make us feel so very and are currently evaluating two sory committee on probate rules. young, not old, at all. They are the additional business interests and 1969 Doug practices with Eaton Peabody, ultimate good time. Life is about investments in Maine, along with the was a member of the 105th-107th relationships, with family being the seven other companies that we Maine Legislatures, and has been most important. Linda and I are continue to own and operate here in Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott judge of probate for Piscataquis among the luckiest people in the Maine. This sale will provide us with 11 Bayberry Drive County since 1979. David Gautschi world, as our family is fantastic. Life the additional time that we needed Eliot, ME 03903 of Trenton is a trustee of the Baga- really is, in fact, good! The guidance to spend at Hilton Head Island, [email protected] duce Music Lending Library in Blue I received way, way back in Orono South Carolina, where we have a Hill. Prior to moving back to Maine, has kept me in good stead through real estate development company It is early September as we write Dave was a firm director at Deloitte my life.” that is expanding aggressively. this column, and we have just re­ and Touche in Seattle and leader of David Crook writes: “I was recently appointed by turned from a visit to Orono where the firm’s eBusiness practice. He “After a brief retirement, following Senator Olympia Snowe ’69 as a our son is a student. There was was also a founder of Janus Strate­ over 30 years as District Attorney of member of the Small Business much activity with the arrival of gy Laboratory, a simulation-based Somerset and Kennebec Counties Advisory Committee for the General freshmen and the return of the model that has been used widely to of Maine, and an early tour of duty Services Administration in Washing­ upperclassmen. Think back to the transform telecommunications in the ’70s as a special narcotics ton, DC. This committee provides days you lived on campus and think operating companies. Dave has prosecutor for the city of New York, I advice and recommendations on a about the classmates you met. Let served on the faculties of Cornell, discovered that I was too young to range of policy issues affecting them know your current news Yale, and the University of Washing­ retire. This year I started a criminal small business and its role in provid­ through us or the alumni office. ton. He received his Ph.D. in busi­ defense practice in Waterville/ ing goods and services to the GSA Richard Gleason of Auburn has ness administration from the Univer­ Augusta with attorney Tom Ferris. and the Federal Government. joined the University of Maine’s sity of California, Berkeley.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 27 land. Thomas began his career as a 1970 special education teacher, and also served as Providence’s associate superintendent for special services Jean Willard Young and Pawtucket and Central Falls’ 70 Robin Hood Drive administrators of special education. Brewer, ME 04412 At one time he headed the Rhode (207) 989-5340 Island Technical Assistance Project, [email protected] a program that helps schools and parents provide quality education to all children. Most recently, he spent So what’s new with the Class of five years as the director of the 1970? Russ Longtin, who has been Office of Special Populations at the a professor at Johnson State state Department of Education College in Vermont for 19 years, where he oversaw the education of performed in a production of children who are disabled, learning Barrymore in the title role this past English, and gifted or talented. He year. After Russ graduated from has also taught at local colleges for UMaine he worked briefly as an the past 25 years. actor in New York and then Dr. Carolyn Reed delivered the completed his doctorate in acting/ keynote address at the University of directing at the University of Classmates from high school through college Maine Farmington commencement Michigan. Erin Young Woodsome Getting together for their 35th Brewer High School reunion at Jeff’s ceremony last spring. A Farmington has become the assistant principal Catering last July were UMaine Class of 1974 members (left to right): native, Carolyn is a nationally recog­ at the Poland (Maine) Community Diantha Hawkes Grant (’74 class correspondent), Dave Ellis, Tom Drew nized cardiothoracic surgeon, direc­ School. Erin has taught for more ’79G, Beth Boudreau Husson, Bruce Larson ’78G, Nancy McCormack tor of clinical affairs at Hollings than 20 years in the fields of special Whitney, and Judy Mullen Rowe. Cancer Center, former director of education, literacy education, and the center, and a distinguished civic alternative programs. Before going Ellms and her husband, Chip Ellms things—both mundane and leader in Charleston, South Caroli­ to the Poland Community School, ’71, have lived in Saratoga Springs, interesting. Please write and tell us na. In her address, Carolyn encour­ she taught special education at the New York, for over 20 years and what’s been going on in your life for aged the graduates to become Mast Landing School in Freeport, they have raised three children (and the past three and-a-half decades! lifelong learners: “Do not doubt you Maine. now have two grandchildren). Chip Surely there must be something you have the ability to leave footprints in At the graduation ceremony for retired from Naico Chemical can tell us! time.” the Class of 2005, Stephen King Company in 1998 and was able to Send me your news! gave the commencement speech devote much of his time to Choose and his recommendations were: hug and Cut Christmas Tree Farm which and kiss whoever helped you get to they started in 1984. Sally is still this day; do not live in this place teaching third grade and not ready 1972 (Orono) like you are still an to retire yet! This past fall, they 1973 undergraduate; don’t forget you’re a started a corn maze. It was open Anne Dearstyne Ketchen physical being, take care of your from September to the end of 446 Brook Street Rachel Davenport Dutch body and the planet; don’t forget October. More information is Carlisle, MA 01741 2202 Spyglass Hill Circle you’re a mental being with a available at their website, [email protected] Valrico, FL 33594 humongous hard drive at your www.ellmsfarms.com. Another thing [email protected] disposal; give away a dime of every that Sally wanted me to pass on is dollar you make; and stay in Maine. an upcoming Tri Delta reunion for Hello classmates. Mark Wellman is the publisher of the new magazine Denise Lord of the Maine Depart­ Good advice, I think. those in the classes of ’69-’73 on Bangor Metro, which debuted last ment of Corrections has been I had a phone call from Nick June 30 and July 1,2006, in May. The magazine focuses on named the public administrator of Collins’s wife one morning! She Portland, Maine. Anyone interested the year by the Maine Chapter of the wanted to let Nick’s classmates in more on this event, contact Sally businesses, lifestyles, and opinions in eastern Maine. It will be published American Society for Public Admin­ know that they live in Brewer, Maine, at: [email protected]. So, please 10 times a year. You can check it out istration. Fred Wingate has been (just a street away from me!) and keep those cards and letters (also at: bangormetro.com. named Citizen of the Year of Hallow­ that he retired from Eastern Fine phone calls and emails) coming! Paper in 1998 as the vice president An article from the July 12 Ban­ ell. Mike Thurston ended his de- of the coded product division. Since gor Daily News told the almost cade-long position as coach of the then he has started two businesses, incredible story of a violent summer Old Town High girls’ softball team Penta-Tech Coded Products, which storm that struck at the heart and this past season. Stephen Telow, manufactures silicon paper and is 1971 livelihood of Tide Mill Farm in Ed­ program manager for Additional based in Rochester, New York, with monds, Maine. Tide Mill Farm be­ Support for People in Retraining and its business office in Hampden, longs to Jane Bailey Bell and her Employment (ASPIRE), won the Maine, and Holden Family RV. He Barbara McCarthy Allen family. Fourteen of their 26 cows U.S. Small Business Administra­ and his wife, Linda Jarvis Collins 103 Rutland Court were killed when a single bolt of tion’s Maine’s 2005 Women in Busi­ ’71, have two children. Lisa is a La Plata, MD 20646-3501 lightning struck the 45-foot tall ness Champion for his work helping physical therapist and Matt is track [email protected] spruce tree near which the cows women find employment and get off coach at Brewer (Maine) High had taken shelter. Luckily, Jane’s welfare. Stephanie Brewer Sloc­ School. Matt also works at Holden Happy New Year, everyone! Can you family was unhurt. um, former head of the Brunswick Family RV. believe that this spring marks 35 Thomas DiPaola is the new Downtown Association, is now ex­ Another classmate also years since our graduation? That superintendent of schools in his ecutive director of the Freeport Ec­ contacted me! Sally Devereux has given us lots of time to do hometown of Westerly, Rhode Is­ onomic Development Corporation.

28 Mainely People Winter 2006 In the news: Steven Mark DeAn­ 1974 gelis was named by Maine educa­ tion commissioner Susan Gendron as a finalist for the national 2005 Diantha Hawkes Grant Presidential Awards for Excellence 3945 Octave Drive in Mathematics and Science Teach­ Jacksonville, FL 32277 ing. Steve is a science teacher at (904) 743-4696 Maranacook Community High [email protected] School in Readfield. Todd Burpee of Bucksport earned a silver and Hello again from sunny Florida. I bronze medal for cycling at the took three trips to Maine last National Senior Games in Pittsburgh summer, but Labor Day weekend last June. took the cake—absolutely fabulous As you can see our news is a bit weather. We tripped over for a quick thin this issue. Enlighten us all with tour of Bean’s (and Ben and Jerry’s) an update! See you next time. and a lobster roll at the Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster. Gosh, it’s good to get back from away. Now for the news! 1977 Bob Baldacci has joined Ocean Properties of Portsmouth, New Class of ’75 members and former Kennebec Hall dormmates (left to Hampshire, and Delray Beach, right): Nancy Pistaki Chard, Nancy Simmons Dias, Mary Reynolds- Pearl Turcotte Gapp Florida, as vice president of Moussa, and Ellen Schoebel Hansen ’74 got together recently in 7468 Dugway Road development. If memory serves me Portland. Clinton, NY 13323 correctly, that’s the Walsh empire of (315) 853-6851 Fax: (315) 859-4807 hotels. We wish him well in this new Shelburne, Vermont, is the home Tom and I. [email protected] venture. of UMO alum Stephen A. Bob Miller’s third child is a There is a lot of hope and some Unsworth, a partner in the law firm senior at Syracuse University. bittersweet hoping in the life of Bill of Unsworth, Barra & Jarrett, PLC. Isabelle Birdsall Schweitzer is Hi again, everybody! I’m afraid the Fairchild. He’s been a baseball He was elected president of the living in Ithaca where her husband is amount of news this time around is coach for 30 years at Oak Hill High Chittenden County Bar Association. doing research at Cornell. pretty slim, but thanks to my good School and is now dealing with His practice focuses on real estate, friends at the alumni office I do have cancer. On the upside, his son, Tip, landlord/tenant issues, wills and a couple of noteworthy items to pass was signed to the Houston Astros probate, and business along. Tri-City Valley Cats in Troy, New representation. His Juris Doctorate 1976 Roland Shaw has retired after York. Best wishes to Tip for a long is from Western New England serving for 14 years as principal of and successful career and our College. the Dr. Charles C. Knowlton School David Theoharides thoughts and prayers to Bill in his I had an email from my Phi Mu in Ellsworth. In June James C. 18 Transalpine Road battle. sorority sister, Michele Montanti Morse, Sr., superintendent of Lincoln, ME 04457 One thing can be said about Scheffler. She and her husband, schools in the Kennebec Valley (207) 794-6258 many UMO grads; they are Rich, live in New Jersey but spend region, was awarded the Outstand­ [email protected]. persistent. Dean Hall has coached summers in Maine. We got together ing Educational Leadership Award track and field at Lisbon High School for a little UMO nostalgia. from the Maine School Superinten­ for 27 years. In that time, he has And speaking of nostalgia, I Hello ’76ers! The cold days of winter dents Association. racked up 11 boys’ conference titles celebrated (?) 35 years from Brewer are here and I’m looking for informa­ Jeffrey “Steve” Kahl is the and four girls’ conference titles. Way High School. It’s always fun to catch tion from my classmates to include director of the Center for the Envi­ to go, Dean. up with everyone. in our column. It’s hard to believe it ronment at Plymouth State Universi­ Another Hall, this one Ted, is Please let us know what you are is almost 30 years since we all ty in New Hampshire. Steve, who is now principal at Yarmouth (Maine) up to. We really want to know! Stay received our diplomas from UMO. nationally known for his research on High School. He spent nine years at warm. Where has the time gone? Our kids acid rain and water quality in lakes Souhegan High School in Amherst, are graduating from college, getting and streams, received his Ph.D. in New Hampshire. Ted was also on married, and we’re becoming grand­ watershed geochemistry from Maine the teaching faculty in Wayland, parents! Please take a few moments in 1998. In his job at the CFE, he Massachusetts; Catalina Foothills and drop me an email to include in works collaboratively with local, High School in Tucson, Arizona; and 1975 our next column. Your classmates state, and national agencies and Brown University. He and his wife, want to know what you’ve been up organizations to develop research Molly, have two sons. to. on the New England environment Nancy Pistaki Chard Lawrence High School honored My wife, Jane Goodwin Theo­ 35 Candlewyck Terrace and translate that research for the several alumni with its 2005 Bulldog harides ’75, and I had the opportuni­ benefit of area citizens. The center Portland, ME 04102-1515 Awards. One of the recipients was ty to spend two weeks in Australia [email protected] also provides advanced undergradu­ Cathy Ellis Hebert. Her award last summer visiting our daughter, ate and graduate education and recognized her work in the family Caroline, who had been studying at internships in environmental science business, Sunset Greenhouses, Hope you all are enjoying the winter the University of Melbourne for the for PSU students. along with her activity in many season. Five of us alums got spring semester. Jane and I still live As always, keep in touch. I hope organizations that support plant together to enjoy the Magic of in Lincoln where she is a teacher at you’ll enjoy the upcoming winter and growers and florists. She also Christmas at the Merrill Auditorium Mattanawcook Junior High School in holiday season. And with that in worked with state representatives on in Portland; John ’73 and Jane Lincoln and I’m the principal! Our mind, send pictures, too! various legislative issues in Maine. Leavitt Daly, Scott and Sharon Sell daughter is a senior at Colby Col­ Congratulations to Cathy. Merrill, Larry and Sue Perry, and lege in Waterville.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 29 had come back to the U.S. for high 1978 school and college. Of course I Kathy Green ’77 asked her where she went to col­ now chief operating lege, and she said “UMO.” When I Linda Card LeBlond asked when she had graduated, she 380 Spurwink Avenue officer at Food Lion said “1978.” I was very surprised! Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Her maiden name was Karen Fen- (207) 799-0545 Kathy Williams Green ’77 was no, and we had acquaintances in [email protected] common but had never met each recently promoted to chief other. She and her husband, Cliff Greetings to everyone. It is sunny operating officer at Food Lion. ’77, live in Portland; they have a son and 65 degrees as I write this; In her new position, Kathy is in college and a daughter in high however, that will be a distant mem­ responsible for the company’s school. Also, I want to add that she is an amazing teacher and I am ory when you read this column. retail operations, merchandis­ John W. McNulty of Dover-Foxcroft thrilled that Ross had her for a has been named president and ing, marketing, and distribution teacher. managing director of Orion Timber­ network. Nancy Schott Plaisted ’53, al­ lands. A division of Seven Islands Food Lion operates more ways on the lookout for alums, reports, “At our local supermarket Land company, Orion is a forest than 1,220 stores and employs management company which will one day, I saw this gal in the check­ conduct forest operations in Maine over 70,000 people. out aisle wearing a Black Bear as well as the northeast region of Prior to her promotion, Kathy was senior vice president of basketball jersey. Of course I had to the U.S. retail operations-north. She came to Food Lion in 2002 from that ask her some questions. So on the Kevin Boyle, a University of company’s sister supermarket chain, Hannaford Brothers. She back of my sales slip (dated Sep­ Maine resource economics profes­ tember 11), I jotted down her name sor, is the director of the new Center began her career at Hannaford as a part-time service clerk while and bits of information. Laurie for Tourism Research and Outreach. a student in high school and later at UMaine. Osgood Bjorn was her name. A The center, based at the Orono Kathy and her husband and two daughters now live in David­ December 1978 UMaine grad, she campus, will look for ways to boost son, North Carolina. played softball and basketball at the tourism, gather and share informa­ university from 1974 to 1978. She tion with tourism businesses, and now teaches eighth grade health determine the academic programs traveled extensively on Rotary would rack my memory trying to and phys ed at Sanford Junior High. necessary to train a new generation business for years. Mike says that remember why she looked familiar A Kennebunk resident, she graduat­ of entrepreneurs, managers, and his strangest Rotary trip was to to me. Finally, at the end of the ed from Old Town High and went on skilled employees to work in the Denmark, where he met a Danish school year, I figured it out! In addi­ to teach in that town for 14 years.” industry. It’s hoped that the new Rotarian who, when first married, tion to her daughter, Elizabeth and I am making a plea to hear from tourism initiative will help stem the lived in a house on Mitchell Road in her husband Russell also have a as many classmates as possible. I flow of young people leaving Maine Cape Elizabeth, where Mike once son who is a high school senior this know many people think that their by creating jobs and new academic owned a home. Not only that, but year. lives are dull and no one would want programs that will interest students Mike had been the roommate of the During the last school year, my to hear about it, but that is not true! pursuing careers in tourism. Danish Rotarian’s son during his first grade son, Ross, had a wonder­ What might seem mundane to you is Ralph Turner, owner of Laugh­ freshman year at Orono. ful teacher named Mrs. Abbott. interesting to the rest of us, so ing Stock Farm in Freeport, is laugh­ Elizabeth Butterfield Webster During one of our parent/teacher please email me! ing all the way to the bank as he has lives near me, and her daughter and conferences, I asked her about her I hope you all have a great win­ found an alternative way to heat his my oldest son were in the same fifth life: where she grew up, where she ter. greenhouse. He is using cooking oil grade class last year. Whenever I went to school, etc. She told me that from restaurants, straining out the went to a class event and saw her, I she had grown up in Belgium but food bits, and then using the oil as fuel to heat his 7,500 square foot 1979 greenhouse. Ralph says that even when he factors in the cost of labor and materials, it costs him between Kim Marchegiani twenty and thirty cents a gallon to 33 Pride Street burn the used cooking oil. Old Town, ME 04468 As I don’t receive many emails [email protected] from you, my fellow classmates, telling me of the interesting details Happy winter! The campus looked of your life, I have started seeking lovely decked out in her autumn out other ’78 graduates. As I live in colors this fall. I hope some of you Cape Elizabeth, I have details of got a chance to visit during Friends three classmates whom I see and Family Weekend, or while around town. enjoying a sporting event. On to Mike McGovern, who has been news of classmates. the town manager of Cape Elizabeth Robert Carmichael was promot­ since before I moved here in 1990, ed to brigadier general at a ceremo­ has recently been elected to the ny in Bangor, and will serve as the board of directors of Rotary Interna­ assistant adjutant general for the tional. Mike has been a member of Maine Army National Guard. Hand- the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Class of 1980 member Anne Gosselin Girard (left) enjoys a visit with picked by Major General John W. Rotary Club since 1986, and has classmate Charmy Cutler during Homecoming 2005 in October. Libby ’66, the adjutant general, he

30 Mainely People Winter 2006 will focus on gaining and retaining it!), most of the recipients over the Guard members, and on the impacts last few years have been children of of mobilization on their families. classmates. The lucky student this Bob’s wife, Shelly, and 13-year-old year is Craig Hanson of Wiscasset, son Sam assisted in the ceremony, son of Linda Croteau Hanson. I and got credit for their “incredible received a nice note of thanks from support.” Bob will also remain in his him saying that he “loves everything civilian job as vice president of about UMaine” and that he now human resources and training for understands why his parents have Maine Savings Federal Credit Union always spoken so highly of the in Hampden. university. He’s presently a sopho­ Peter Waterman of Waterman more majoring in wildlife ecology Farms of Sabattus received the and hopes to pursue his master’s in 2005 Maine Distinguished Dairy education following his undergradu­ Cattle Breeder Award, honoring ate work. Glad we could help, Craig! those who make outstanding contri­ Now my plea to all of you is to re­ butions to the industry. Peter gradu­ member your class scholarship fund ated with a degree in agriculture and when you get your annual appeal resource management, and took letter from the alumni association— over the farm from his father in or any time when there’s a little 1981. Peter’s wife, Cathi, and their extra in the checkbook and you’re two children are also active in the looking for a tax deduction! Our farm’s operations and in 1994, the balance is not one to be proud of family was named Maine Farm and I wish we could help even more Family of the Year. Artwork gets recognized students. As we enter our 25th Patricia George Bernhardt, a reunion year (yikes!) let’s make a middle school teacher in Bangor Kathy Snow Stratton ’78 was recently chosen for a solo exhibit pledge to beef up that scholarship who participated in a university fund. Your son or daughter could be of her artwork at the Bromfield Art Gallery in Boston. The exhibit research program, was selected to the next recipient! present her findings at a national is scheduled for early 2007. It’s the first time she has had a In amongst the spam on my science teachers’ conference. Dur­ public display of her work. Kathy says her inspiration comes email, an update appeared from ing her research last summer from the Maine wilderness. Her technique, called field painting, Carl Fischer! He finished active (through a National Science Foun­ duty service in the Army this past is similar to the style used by abstract expressionist Jackson dation funded program called Re­ April and has stayed on in Fort search Experience for Teachers), Pollock. Kathy teaches art at Ellsworth High School. (Bangor Leavenworth, Kansas, with a military she investigated the effects of heavy Daily News photo by Erin Fredrichs.) contractor working with simulations metals and algae toxins in the ocean and experimentation. He’s continu­ on zebra fish embryos. The pro­ ing work on his Ph.D. in education at gram’s aim is to educate and en­ Kansas University. He and his wife thuse teachers about science and University where he earned a mas­ of 23 years, Carol, have two chil­ scientific research, encouraging 1980 ter’s in divinity. dren; their son is at Kansas Univer­ them to bring that enthusiasm back John Foley, a lawyer with offices sity and their daughter is in her first to the classroom. in Boston, has been named associ­ year at the University of South Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Arlene McCurda Cole, a 1947 ate publisher of the Boston Irish Dakota. 100 Mooar Hill Road graduate of Lincoln Academy, was Reporter. After attending New Eng­ Tampa Bay Lightning coach Hollis, NH 03049 named 2005 Alumna of the Year in land School of Law, John spent John Tortorella signed on to a [email protected] Damariscotta. She served on the some time in London, working as an long-term contract extension this (603) 566-8352 academy alumni council for nine editor of The Lawyer, the largest past July, which will keep him with years, and has recorded births, newspaper for lawyers in Europe. the team through the end of the marriages, and deaths of alumni for Hi there! It was wonderful to see so Keep in touch! Your classmates 2008-2009 season. John was the school for 15 years. Active in the many of you at Homecoming! I can’t want to hear what you’re up to this named the NHL’s Coach of the Year community, she has served as a believe we’ve been out of school for winter. Take some time during these in 2003-04, after leading the Light­ NOAA weather observer since 1965, 25 years! Many things have blustery, cold winter days, and email ning to their first Stanley Cup title. written the history of Newcastle and changed for some of us, but for us or write us your news. And finally (yep, that’s all the of the local grange, and served as as a group—we’re still the fun and news this time—you feeling guilty?) assistant registrar of voters since unique Class of 1980! Thank you for Kay Byther Eames, who received 1967. Her husband, George, previ­ your generous financial contribu­ her master’s in vocal performance in ously received the Alumnus of the tions to the University of Maine this 1981 1981, has earned certification as an Year Award, making them the first year, and in years past. The Class of associate of the American Guild of couple to have both been honored. 1980 continues to make an impact! Organists. Kay has been music Barb Brown Dalton Donald Holder recently received director at All Souls Congregational 5 Black Bear Drive two Tony nominations for his work in Church in Bangor for 31 years! Veazie, ME 04401-6929 lighting design for the plays, Gem of Congratulations! Class of 1979 members: (207) 947-4827 the Ocean and A Street Car Named I hope to find more classmate [email protected] A 1979 UMaine man’s Desire. Don won a Tony in 1998 for messages among the spam in the class ring was found in The Lion King. Congratulations, next few months! Remember, our Don! It’s always interesting to read about 25th Reunion is next fall, so let me Portland. Call Abby at: Kent Ouellette recently received the recipient of our class scholarship know if you’re willing to help round 207-581-1137. the sacrament of Holy Orders. Kent each year. To tell you how old we’re up classmates. A simple but valu­ attended St. Mary’s Seminary and getting (in case you hadn’t realized able task would be to forward me

Winter 2006 Mainely People 31 email addresses for other class­ “under the lights,” with more than mates. I’d also like input as to what 100 people taking part. Activities in­ activities you’d like to see at our cluded family reading, individual reunion. I’m waiting to hear from reading, guest readers, and door you! prizes. Pamela has also recently published her first children’s book called Boar Like a Lion, Purr Like a Kitten: Living with A.D.H.D. Congrat­ 1982 ulations! Joanne Thornes Gregory of South Paris was honored as Teach­ Scott Mower er of the Year at Poland Community 231 Main Street School. Joanne has taught kinder­ Ellsworth, ME 04605-1613 garten and first grade at the school for 20 years! Hope this finds everyone well and Wow! Both my children have having a wonderful winter! Here’s amazing teachers this year and it the news from our class! makes such a big difference in their Jim Douglas (education) has excitement about going to school in joined Androscoggin Home Care the morning. and Hospice as its first full-time We not only have outstanding bereavement coordinator, a position “Idea Guru” visits campus teachers in our midst, but an out­ which actively partners with commu­ standing father as well. George Michael “Mike” Hammond was nity groups and organizations offer­ Doug Hall ’81, “America’s number 1 idea guru,” visited the named The Town Line Father of the ing bereavement support programs UMaine campus in September to speak to students at the inno­ and volunteer training. Jim is also a Year for 2005. He was very involved recorded minister with the Religious vation engineering pilot program. In his usual charismatic style, with his son’s preschool this past Society of Friends (Quaker) and was Doug joked around with students as he discussed strategies for year. Mike works for Central Maine Power Company as a line clearance pastor at Durham Friends Meeting in success in starting a business. His book, Jump Start Your Busi­ forester in the Skowhegan office. He Durham, Maine. ness Brain, is being used in the curriculum. Doug, who is lending Paul Gooch (education) retired and his wife, Mary, live in Albion with from a 35-year career in teaching, support to the fledgling program, praised his alma mater for their son, Ethan, who is in kinder­ 27 of them spent in the Farmington being on the cutting edge in teaching and fostering innovation. garten this year. The Reverend Dr. Tracy Reeves area where he has served for many (Bangor Daily News photo by Kevin Bennett.) years as the principal of Academy has been appointed to the North Hill School and Cushing School in Brewer-Eddington United Methodist Church. Tracy has served the United Wilton. catch up with him and to meet his Jeff Hart (education) and Jamie Methodist churches of the Schoodic 1984 family. Circuit—North Sullivan, Gouldsboro, Russell (education) were each Carl Soderberg again ran in the presented with Coach of the Year and Prospect Harbor; the Easton Bar Harbor Half-Marathon. He fin­ and Mars Hill United Methodist awards by the Maine Association of Louise Soucy ished with a fantastic time of 1:38:58 churches; and most recently was Basketball Coaches. Jeff coaches 190 Main Street as he and the other runners battled for Camden Hills High School in primary pastor for Pine Tree United Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 the remains of Hurricane Ophelia. It Rockport (Class B) and Jamie [email protected] Methodist Ministries. is a beautiful course which makes its Barry Dana, former Penobscot coaches for Piscataquis High School way through Bar Harbor and Acadia in Guilford (Class C). Nation chief, is one of the partici­ Happy Holidays! I hope you all had National Park. pants in a documentary called a marvelous summer and fall! The I have lots of exciting news about Homeland: Four Portraits of Native fall was really great and I am looking our classmates who became teach­ Action. The movie and the following forward to a snowy, but not-too-cold ers. panel discussion explore what vari­ 1983 winter. I have less news to report in Cynthia Renaud Alexander is ous Native American tribes have this issue, so please, please send the new principal at the Etna-Dix- done in trying to keep their lands mont School. She previously served Mary Ellen Matava Hackett me yours. Your classmates want to and cultures intact when faced with know what is new with you. as the curriculum coordinator for 2401 Randolf Terrace economic and political pressures. My family and I made our annual both S.A.D. 23 and 38. The school Frederick, MD 21702 That’s the news for this edition. trek to Homecoming in October. It contains pre-kindergarten through (301)631-0110 Isn’t it great to read about what eighth grade students. [email protected] was a gorgeous autumn day—the these classmates are doing? I bet kind that I associate with UMaine. Another classmate has been rec­ our classmates want to read about After the game, we went to Pat’s like ognized for her achievements in ed­ you, too. Email me and I will get it Hello, Class of ’83. Although the we always do. Despite Maine’s loss ucation. Pamela Whitten Caylor into the next issue. In the meantime, holidays are over, it’s never too late to UMass, it was a great day. was awarded the 2005 Kentucky think snow! to send me a card with your news. I ran into a friend from high State PTA Outstanding Educator Or if you’ve already broken your school who is also a UMaine alum. Award. She lives in northern Ken­ New Year’s resolution, how about Tom ’86 teaches English to middle tucky and teaches at Beechwood In­ Express your pride in making a new one to write or email school students in Brewer. He lives dependent School, a K-12 school. me? It only takes a few minutes. in Bangor with his wife, Vicky Ru­ The award was given for her innova­ UMaine by becoming a We’d love to hear from you. dolph Burby, and their two children. tive, school-wide program Camp-O- Vicky makes glass beads and says Read. It was held on the school’s lifetime member of the she does much of her business on­ football field on Friday night, Octo­ GO BLUE! line. It was so good to see Tom and ber 1,2004. Families came to read alumni association.

32 Mainely People Winter 2006 teacher Regina Erskine raised 1985 $10,000 and rode her bicycle 3,000 miles to raise awareness of celiac disease. She had planned to bike Suzanne Lynch Guild coast to coast from San Diego to 34 West Street Savannah, then continue on home to Manchester, ME 04351 Maine; but a pickup truck slammed (207) 623-9404 into her bike on June 1st causing [email protected] multiple painful injuries and scarring! Regina was determined to finish the I just may be forced to do it! Our task, and after a brief hospital stay column is getting shorter and shorter. and a week recovering in Mississippi, Don’t be surprised to get a phone call she got back on her bike! She and from me asking for an update. Better partner Alex Gerberick continued on, yet, please drop me an email. No working back up to 50 miles a day. news is not good news for this job. They cycled about 800 miles to Kathy Gibbs Heselton resigned as Savannah, Georgia, reaching their the head softball coach at the Maran- goal of biking from one ocean to the acook Community School (Readfield, other. Maine) after compiling a 48-9 record Regina says that during her stay in three years. She cites her desire in the hospital, she had even more to watch her own children (ages 16, “confirmation right there” of the need 14, and 13) play sports and an on­ to spread the word about the disor­ field injury while coaching third-base Carey Kish ’85, ’87G (right) clowns around with Mark DeRoche during der when the hospital staff asked her that spurred her decision to retire the Homecoming tailgate in October. about conditions she might have. from coaching. Kathy remains em­ When she answered celiac disease, ployed at MCS. even cold sounds appealing to me! they asked her what it was. This disease is a “genetic disorder that Mark McCarthy and his wife, 1986 Ha! Erin, are expecting their third child in Hope you and yours had a hap­ causes a heightened sensitivity to January ’06. py, healthy fall! (I can’t wait for the gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall barley, and many processed foods. Lynn Twitchell lives in Read­ annual colors!) George Macdougall The disorder damages the small field, Maine, and has spent the past In classmates’ news— 1 Davis Road three years raising money for the Searsport selectmen have unani­ intestine and nutrients aren’t ab­ Fairfield Center, ME 04937 sorbed, leading to other health prob­ town of Kaoma, Zambia, in Africa. mously named James Gillway as Lynn began her relationship with the [email protected] their new town manager. James is a lems.” Regina and Alex arrived home to town through Habitat for Humanity longtime resident of Searsport, a wonderful homecoming reception. and is in the process of starting a Hi! By the time you read this, we’ll where he lives with his wife and Along with friends and Lyman Moore nonprofit named Women’s Initiatives be snuggling in for the winter; but three teenage sons. He has been Middle School students, she cycled that Strengthen and Empower right now it is so humid outside, that the interim town manager since the (WISE). The organization will give end of April, as well as around Portland’s Back Cove into women in Zambia the opportunity to previously serving as a Payson Park where close to 200 become self-sufficient through their police officer and the people waited to help them cele­ basket-making. Lynn and her part­ chief of police. James brate. Regina is a health teacher at ners deliver donated basket-making says that he is “invested Lyman Moore and her students have supplies to the women in Kaoma. in Searsport. I want to be greatly supported her, both before They, in turn, weave baskets that here for a long time.” and after the accident. They followed Lynn’s organization provides to Selectmen also said that the journey on a website where they donors. The funds raised have been having “a longtime resi­ were able to post encouraging mes­ used to strengthen the town’s water dent at the helm was sages, help to raise funds, and many supply, purchase school books and important” and described wore green “making tracks for celi­ uniforms, and to pay tuition for James as a “calm, pa­ acs” bracelets. students to attend schools. tient man” who “would do In the past, she has also run the Lisa Baldacci, of Bangor, Maine, well in the post.” He Boston Marathon and trekked the graduated from the Boston College particularly wants to Appalachian Trail. Best wishes and Law School and has served as continue to offer the town take care, Regina! deputy general counsel in the Na­ accessibility to himself Governor John Baldacci’s cli­ vy’s Office of Manpower and Re­ and the office as he mate efforts led him to be honored serve Affairs. strove for in the past with recently in New York City with a All for now. Send me your holi­ the police department Climate Champion Award from a day greetings! We really want to and in community New Hampshire environmental know what you’ve been doing for the groups, such as the Boy group. The group, Clean Air-Cool past 20 years! Scouts. He will also Planet, is an advocacy group that retain his chief certifi­ encourages governments and busi­ nesses to reduce their greenhouse For alumni events, UMaine cate, which would allow him to help out his town’s gas emissions. They congratulated news, Black Bear gear, and police department in an John saying that, “The governor has been active in making (climate) an more, log on to: emergency. Congrats, Three generations of Ryders enjoy Homecom­ James! issue...he and Maine have been mainealumni.com ing at Maine. Left to right are: Allan Ryder ’82, Portland, Maine, willing to be seen as an example....” ’84G, his son Nick, and his father Ralph. The group cited Maine’s success in

Winter 2006 Mainely People 33 increased use of renewable power, schools’ parent/teacher group. business for 12 years and decided it improved fuel economy, and re­ Duties include running the fall gift 1987 was time to start a business of her duced pollution of the state vehicle wrap fundraiser and organizing the own. Mark Lembo opened Acoustic fleet, encouragment in and reduction annual winter craft fair. In the spring, Coffee on Danforth Street in Port­ Andrew P. Nagelin of miles driven by state employees, the group also organizes a one mile land with Margaret Lyons this the use of hybrids, more efficient fun-run and walk, encouraging the 56 Gibson Street spring. Drop by for a cup of coffee, state bulidings using bio-diesel fuel, children and their family members to Medford, MA 02155 some good food, and a few tunes. etc. Yeah Maine and John! get out and exercise. [email protected] Sheila Hatfield has joined The While in New York, John and When not busy with work or Housing Partnership in Hampton, members of the Maine Department parent/teacher organization activi­ Here it is, time for the winter issue New Hampshire. The partnership of Economic and Community Devel­ ties, Sharon lends a hand in the again. I just finished watching the was founded in 1988 to provide opment visited the New York Stock town’s recreation program, coaching first of the Red Sox/White Sox affordable housing to low and mod­ Exchange, marking the exchange’s recreational soccer, basketball, and games in the AL Division Series erate income families. Sheila is opening bell. The group was there to China youth league softball. She is where Boston lost 14-2. I’m hoping president of the Seacoast Home­ emphasize the transformation of also on the board of Christian edu­ that when you read this the Red Sox builders Association and a residen­ Maine’s economy, traditionally cation at her church, China Baptist are the World Series champs again. tial loan officer with Banknorth reliant on industry, to one primed for Church. Each summer she is in­ You gotta have faith in Red Sox Mortgage. business growth. volved in the vacation Bible school Nation! Stefani Kenniston Lund is the program—most recently as “GiGi The New England Institute of new language arts teacher at Rock­ the Giraffe” who was in charge of Chemists awarded Robert Van land District Middle School. Though “The Watering Hole” snack area. Milligan the 12th annual NEIC 1988 Stefani earned her broadcasting Her newest adventure comes this Secondary School Chemistry Teach­ degree in ’86, she later became very November as she begins the bas­ er Award this spring. Robert has interested in becoming a teacher ketball season as varsity coach of been teaching at Brunswick High Kristin R. Dane DiCroce and went back to the University of the China Lady Clippers. The China School for the past 20 years and 219 Cairn Ridge Road Maine. She has substituted in the schools have adopted the Sports focuses on bringing chemical litera­ E. Falmouth, MA 02536-7927 district for four years, leaving tempo­ Done Right policy, which was devel­ cy to all students, not just future (508) 457-4918 rarily this year to drive almost daily oped at our alma mater! Sharon chemists. In 1992 Robert was [email protected] to Orono for classes. She says she would love to reconnect with her awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fel­ couldn’t have done it without hus­ buddies at Andro, so drop her (and lowship to do in-depth studies on the Hi everyone. I hope you had a happy band Michael’s support. They live in us!) an email at: history of chemistry. Robert belongs holiday season. Before you put those Rockland with daughter Debbie and [email protected]. to several professional groups and holiday cards away, please send one son Jason. On a fun, interesting Thanks so much, Sharon, for the has worked to improve the teaching along to me. Or please send me an note, Stefani said that she went to email! Your energy puts me to of chemistry in Maine. email so I have some news to report second grade in the same room shame! Was so great to hear from Deborah Myers Jamieson is the in the next column. Whether you’re where her school board meets and you and to catch your classmates up new principal at the Pembroke shivering as you wait for spring or appointed her! Congrats, Stefani! on the last almost 20 years! Hard to Elementary School in Eastport, relishing the winter wonderland, Hey, classmates! Never say believe—goes fast! Maine. She has been at the school please write! Donny is shy, ha! I put out an email Sharon and Dale hold a special since 2001 teaching grades 7-8 and plea this summer to university grads place in George and my hearts, as was the regional mentor for Wash­ at George’s work, Maine Depart­ we were the ones who introduced ington County Schools for Governor ment of Transportation, to please them way back when she and I were Angus King’s laptop computer initia­ drop us a note and catch us up! We with the Augusta school district and tive. She began her teaching career 1989 received a great note from Sharon George was kind of new to the at Lubec High School in 1992 where Kennedy Peabody, a dear person D.O.T. where Dale works also! she developed the first state voca­ Janis Broadbent Moriarty and friend, via her husband, Dale Also, the class received a very tional-aquaculture program, wrote 279 Clifton Street ’83. Sharon lives in China, Maine. sweet thank-you note from the and coordinated grants amounting Malden, MA 02148 She returned to Orono and received daughter of classmate Lorna White. to over $50,000, and was named the (781)324-2554 her master’s in communication Maxine White wrote thanking us for district’s Teacher of the Year in [email protected] disorders in 1991. She married a the Class of ’86 scholarship. She 1998. Before her teaching career, wonderful man, Dale Peabody ’83, wanted us to know that it “is much Deborah spent four years in Boston Hi, Class of ’89ers! in 1991 and they have two children, appreciated!” Maxine is a sopho­ conducting research in microbiology News has been sparse in our last ages 11 and 7. Her children are more studying new media. Congrats and protein chemistry. Deborah has few columns but this time around active in sports and love to go on and best of luck, Maxine! a master’s in education from the we’ve got a hearty winter column to family camping trips. After complet­ Edward Keefe is the winner of University of New England and lives keep you warm! Here’s what’s new: ing her master’s, Sharon worked in our class column writer contest this in Pembroke with her husband, Scott and Jennifer Dill Ouel­ private practice a bit, but eventually time! Please email us, Edward, and Robert, and their children Brittney, lette write that they are now living in returned to work in the public let us know your mailing address Catherine, Rachael, and Robert Jr. Charleston, South Carolina, having schools. She currently works at and your choice. We have the large Jean M. Stevens Skorapa received moved recently from Mobile, Ala­ Vassalboro Community School as a light blue “Go Blue” tee shirt or the her Certificate of Advanced Study in bama. Jennifer works for Tiffany part-time speech pathologist; work­ medium dark blue “Maine Hello” educational leadership on May 14, Prom Gowns as a designer and ing with 30-plus children from kin­ polo. Both look like they may run a 2005, from the University of South­ marketing director and travels both dergarten through eighth grade. She bit small. ern Maine. She is a curriculum nationally and internationally. Last also holds a couple of private con­ Snail/email us and be entered coordinator for the Brunswick year she coordinated a photo shoot tracts that enable her to complete into the next class column writer School Department and lives in in Paris! speech and language evaluations in drawing! Remember, please put Freeport with her husband, Victor. Steven Barker took a one year local high schools. In her spare Class of ’86 or Univ./UMO notes or Heather Zakupowsky and her leave of absence from his job as time, she is busy working as presi­ such in the subject line, just in case. husband, Walt, opened Orient Gar­ police chief in Brewer, Maine, to dent of F.O.C.E.S. (Friends of China Take care, dens in Orient, Maine, this spring. volunteer again as a police monitor Elementary Schools), the China Donny Heather has been in the greenhouse

34 Mainely People Winter 2006 for the United Nations International Ronald Farris is the new finan­ Police Task Force. In 1998 Steven cial director in Auburn, Maine. He was in Bosnia and this tour of duty currently lives in Lewiston. took him to Iraq. Rodney Mondor emailed me Army Major Jeffrey C. Powell is that he is the happy father of Ethan, one of approximately 200 soldiers who is six years old. Rodney re­ assigned to the Southern European ceived the Mary Rines Thompson Task Force (Airborne) based at Award for lifetime community ser­ Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, who vice last year, and was on this will be deployed to Afghanistan as a year’s selection committee. He has member of Combined Joint Task been working at the University of Force-76, which will support Opera­ Southern Maine for the past seven tion Enduring Freedom and help the years, and recently became the Afghan people continue on their associate director for advising ser­ progress to a free society. Jeff vices, which puts him in charge of earned a master’s degree in 1996 the orientation program. He is often from Syracuse University. in touch with Lynn Sewell, who now Michael E. Henry, Jr. of Top­ owes me an email! sham, Maine, has been named to Fill the steins and make your the faculty of the business adminis­ New Year’s resolution to keep our class informed of your news! Happy tration and management program at Steve Barker ’89 (center), chief of the Brewer Police Department, 2006 to all! Central Maine Community College. stands with Lt. General David H. Petraeus (left) and an unidentified He has been a member of the facul­ interpreter in front of Saddam Hussein’s “Birthday Palace” in Tikrit, ty at Southern Maine Community Iraq. College and on the training staff at L. L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Helping to Develop Security in Iraq School. 1990 Joe Knapp has been appointed Steve Barker ’89 took a year off from his job as chief of the Brew­ financial advisor at Waddell and Melissa Brancely Burns Reed in Portsmouth, New Hamp­ er police in 2005 to offer his services to the fledgling democracy 63 Rocky Hill Road shire. Before joining this firm, Joe in Iraq. Saco, ME 04072 spent 15 years in a variety of finan­ In a feature story in the Bangor Daily News (BDN), Steve said (207) 283-1860 cial business planning and national that after a year in a war zone, he is still uneasy when a car pulls [email protected] sales management positions with up beside his vehicle. During his tour he witnessed numerous Sara Lee Corporation, Pillsbury, and suicide bombings. Campbell Soup. I hope everyone is enjoying the Gregory G. Potter has left his “Over there, you live on the edge all the time,” he told the winter season. My kids love to go principalship at Mt. Blue High BDN. “You have to constantly be aware of your surroundings.” sledding in the snow. Christopher Condon is the chief School in Farmington, Maine, to Steve took a leave of absence as Brewer’s chief to work as an operating officer of United Insurance become superintendent of Windsor­ advisor to Iraq’s developing police force. Group. His responsibilities include based School Union 133. This He came back feeling confident that democracy will take hold branch operations and automation. school union has 500 students in in Iraq. He also said he saw very positive things happening with kindergarten through grade eight in United Insurance Group has 11 the Iraqi police force. He noted that lack of resources was one of three schools. branch locations in Maine and is Frances Mary Newbauer was the major obstacles for improving law enforcement in that coun­ based in Falmouth. Christopher elected to serve a second term on try. earned his MBA from Bentley Col­ the Orono school committee. It wasn’t the first time the Brewer chief has served overseas. lege in Massachusetts. Ann Weisleder of Bangor was Christopher S. Decker received In 1998 he was a police monitor in Bosnia for the United Nations. the Dean’s Distinguished Teaching confirmed to the nine-member State Award in the College of Business of Maine Education Board. Administration in the University of Marianne Pinkham is the new around the state. In March 2005, Martha Morgan Nebraska at Omaha. Chris complet­ director for Senior Spectrum’s coast­ June Gilley owns Barks and was the featured speaker at the ed his master’s degree in economics al center in Damariscotta. Meows Kennel in Manchester, annual joint meeting of the Garden at Boston College and completed Frank Hackett has left his previ­ Maine. She is a licensed veterinary Club of Harvard and the Harvard his Ph.D. at Indiana University. Chris ous job as Bangor assistant superin­ technician and previously worked in Woman’s Club. The program was titled Challenges and Opportunities lives in Omaha with his wife, Jenni­ tendent to head the Ellsworth school Virginia. Grooming and boarding are on the Nashua River. Martha is the fer, and two sons. Congratulations! department. Frank and his wife have available and in demand! water resources advisor at the John Prescott, president and four children. Janet Trombley Hughes has CEO of Katahdin Trust Company, James Hodgkin, superintendent merged her engineering firm, Lang- Nashua River Watershed Associa­ has been elected first vice chairman of S.A.D. 43 in Maine, gave a pre­ ille Aroostook Engineering Group, tion. Matt McHatten was promoted to of the Maine Bankers Association sentation on laptop computer educa­ with Woodard and Curran and is senior vice president of MMG Insur­ and Tony McKim, president and tion at Oxford University in England senior project manager in the ance Company. He is responsible CEO of First National Bank of Bar over the summer. Presque Isle office. for the executive oversight of mar­ Harbor, has been elected second Scott Atherly is the Black Bear Randy Hutchins teaches physi­ keting and underwriting. In addition, vice chairman. women’s soccer coach and is work­ cal education and wellness at Brew­ Lew Richards is an artist who ing with Sports Done Right, a feder­ er Middle School and has started a he participates in strategic decision recently had an exhibit of his bead ally funded University of Maine program called Reducing the Risk making and planning for the compa­ and quill work at the Lubec, Maine, initiative that seeks to define healthy which teaches eighth graders how to ny overall. Matt lives with his wife, Memorial Library. Lew has been interscholastic athletic programs. make informed decisions based on Kelly Jo Nickerson McHatten ’91, working with beads since he was 10. The initiative has 12 pilot sites education, not emotion. and their two daughters in Mapleton.

Winter 2006 Mainely People 35 Art Greenlaw, a retired educa­ tor, is the new head football coach of Mattanawcook Academy’s football team. Art was the assistant coach last year. Also, he is a consultant to the University of Maine’s Sports Done Right (SDR) initiative. He works with 12 pilot schools and other Maine communities to imple­ ment the SDR model. Clifton “Kip”Temm built York County’s first after-hours emergency pet hospital. Three other veterinari­ ans help staff the hospital on holi­ days, weekends, and evenings. Previously, York County residents had to drive to Westbrook or Ports­ mouth for after-hour care. Kip has his own practice in Old Orchard Beach. Jim Pooler is the garden center manager and assistant branch manager at Ellsworth Builders Sup­ ply in Belfast. He is working towards becoming a master gardener.

1991 A group of young Delta Tau Delta brothers having a good time at the Homecoming 2005 tailgate in October.

Lori Schlenker Kathy spent the previous six sea­ Since July, Shelley Danforth 229 Deerfield Lane sons assisting Merrimack College Farrington has been the sports Lawrence, KS 66049 1992 women’s basketball coach Ann editor/reporter for the new Katahdin (785) 312-7384 McInerney, who she is following to Press in Millinocket serving the [email protected] UMaine. Prior to her position at Katahdin region. The Press is the Michelle Bouchard Merrimack, Kathy served as an result of a merge between The 25 Hardwick Road Greetings, classmates. Happy New assistant coach at Boston University Community Press, for which she Boothbay, ME 04537 Year to you all. If your year was and Brandeis University. was editor/reporter, and the Katah­ (207) 633-0655 anything like mine, it passed quickly, Last summer Jeffrey Holmes din Times. Besides raising two [email protected] but was filled with new adventures. and his wife, Melissa, took a cruise beautiful little girls, Grace (7) and Do you remember where you were to Alaska with some friends. They Avery, who is about two years old, I have very little news to report for 15 years ago? Can you believe that enjoyed the sights including the she also manages to find time to our class this time around. 15 years ago we were finishing our glaciers and wildlife and tried their serve on the Millinocket school Either we don’t have much going last year at UMaine? Write to us and hand at dog sledding. His work took board and is president of PARK - on or what is going on isn’t worth let us know where the journey has him to Belgium and France for a few Providing Area Recreation for Kids. talking about. Feel free to send taken you. weeks and he had the chance to PARK raises money for new play­ information about your children and Belated congratulations to David catch one stage of the Tour de grounds and equipment in town and what they are doing. Your class­ Howard. He was married to France. plans a variety of activities for area mates would be interested in hear­ Stephanie Haywood in October Terri Lambert’s plans for a kids to “provide area recreation.” ing about that. My oldest daughter 2004. The wedding was held in beach vacation in the Florida Keys The recipient of the Class of started kindergarten this year and Scarborough, and the reception after a business trip in September 1991 Scholarship Fund for the 2005- that has been interesting. She has followed at Stephanie’s parents’ were cut short by hurricane threats. 2006 academic year is Nicholas finally settled in and it is nice to home in Cape Elizabeth. The honey­ She took one of the last flights out of Achorn. This year the fund provided watch her get excited about all the moon was enjoyed at the Coral Reef Miami and made it back to New $162 in scholarship assistance. new things she is learning. I hope to Club in Barbados following the Hampshire safely. Nicholas is a junior majoring in civil hear some news about everyone’s wedding. After living in the Washing­ Tina Lane has been busy work­ engineering at the University of families for the next issue. ton, D.C., area for several years, ing on her house in Westbrook. She Maine and is the son of the late Jan Jolicoeur Michaud has David and Stephanie recently relo­ finally joined the wired world and got Karen Hayes Achorn-lngalls of recently retired from her job as cated to Dalton, Massachusetts, in an email connection, so I hope to be Bangor. This scholarship is awarded principal of Helen Thompson Ele­ the heart of the Berkshire Moun­ hearing from her more often. to the children and grandchildren of mentary School in West Gardiner tains. Both are employed by General Stephanie Burchill Love is still members of the Class of 1991. If after 36 years of teaching. She Dynamics, Stephanie as a lead living in Anchorage, Alaska, but she you have a child or grandchild inter­ hopes to travel, walk, read, and specialist in finance and David as a is anxious to move back to the lower ested in applying for this scholar­ learn how to golf with her newly lead engineer in systems engineer­ 48 states. She and her husband, ship, please contact the office of acquired time. Congratulations, Jan! ing. Scott, are looking for new jobs. In student financial aid or visit the Jessica Braun Archer has been Katherine Karlsson has been July, they took a trip to visit University of Maine web site. named a finalist for the Maine named associate head coach of Stephanie Haza Vetne ’90, our My wishes to you for a happy Teacher of the Year Award for 2005. women’s basketball at UMaine. former RA in Androscoggin Hall. and healthy New Year. She is currently teaching at Orono

36 Mainely People Winter 2006 Middle School and was one of six handling, and shooting. For more could just be that we are low on directors for both the Maine Hospice regional finalists named for the information about the camp you can clips this time around. One way to Council and Hospice Volunteers of award. In my next column, I hope to call: (207) 989-3064. Kent lives in keep us from knitting/crocheting Waldo County. Alelia is married to tell you that she was the winner. Linz, Austria, with his wife, Jennifer, things for all our relatives (and cats) Aaron Lash and they have three Stay tuned— and their seven-year-old daughter, and then telling you all about them children, Nick, Alexia, and Shelby. Finally, Michelle Michaud was Lily. Kent is playing hockey for Linz in great detail is to write to us. Chris Imes, former UMaine chosen to be the new principal for Black Wings. Here is what we have been able hockey player, is now the head Hussey Elementary School in Au­ Pamela LePage Greb wrote, to glean from the papers: coach of the USA junior hockey gusta. “My husband, Peter, and I were Michelle Gray Grindle has team, the Chicago Steel. His I hope everyone had a great married in June 2000, and we are recently starting teaching mathemat­ leadership skills have been honed as holiday season and again, please currently living in Chicago. However ics at Bucksport High School. Previ­ an assistant coach with the Tri-City send along some news! we’ve lived in both Detroit, Michi­ ously she’d been teaching math at Storm and head coach of the gan; and Seattle, Washington. We Orono High School. In July, Thelma Pittsburgh Forge. Last season he have two boys—Nikolaus (3) and Schottes Regan was named re­ worked with Sioux Falls conducting Alexander (1-1/2). After 10 years of gional adult education coordinator defense and goalie drills along with 1993 being in the work force in technology for Milo, Dover-Foxcroft, and Guil­ video and skill development. While (design engineering, field/sales ford. Dr. Alice Reynolds Briones coaching the Forge, Chris was engineer, management) I have received a doctor of osteopathic honored as being the first coach to Judy Campkin Speicher decided to put my career on hold to medicine (O.D.) degree from Lake take an expansion team and win a 35 Kimball Road stay home with my boys while they Erie College of Osteopathic Medi­ silver medal at the USA Nationals. In Amesbury, MA 01913 are little. However, I have recently cine. Alice is also a captain in the Air addition, Chris holds the honor of [email protected] started my own home-based busi­ Force. being the first foreign head coach to ness with The Pampered Chef Elizabeth Dyck, Ph D., has been win a Slovene national championship Happy New Year! I hope you have (www.pamperedchef.biz/pam- named project coordinator of the while with the Hockey Club Olympia all had a wonderful holiday season. elagreb) which has been great fun! Organic Seed Partnership in upstate in 2003. Chris is very involved with This will be my last column. I am We will likely be moving back to New York. David Nicholson has USA Hockey serving on the board of passing over the reigns to a fellow Seattle, Washington, in spring 2006. recently joined Crestline, a direct directors, the executive committee, ’93 graduate. Thank you for sending We do, however, make our way mail division of Geiger, as a copy­ the junior council, and the safety all your emails and notes. back to Maine a few times a year to writer. committee. I have one baby congratulations visit family.” We’ll be back when the snow The Ellsworth American had a to send out—Scott and Tisha Thank you again for all your melts. great article on fellow classmate, Berube Feyler welcomed a son, emails and notes over the past four George Nelson. George is at work Quinn, on July 15th, 2005. Quinn years. I will look forward to reading for NASA in Houston serving as a has a big brother, Nolan, who is 17 the column to hear your news. hardware and software integration months old. Judy Speicher 1995 engineer in the station program It seems that 2005 was the year planning and control office. In this of job changes: position he facilitates hardware and Keri Sewell Seitz Candace Crane accepted the software redesigns, adds new 6 Algonquin Lane position of principal at Houlton hardware, and updates requirements Brunswick, ME 04011 Elementary School in June 2005. for future missions to the Space 1994 [email protected] Deborah Cyr accepted a nursing Station. George received both his position at Katahdin Valley Health master’s and doctoral degrees in Beth Watson Calhoun Center in Millinocket. Julie McA- Greetings and salutations, mechanical engineering from the 3021 W. Queen Lane loon Hacket accepted a position in classmates. As I write today, it is University of Kentucky where he the Brewer school system. Good Philadelphia, PA 19129 sunny and warm, a perfect late became a NASA graduate student luck to you all. I also have decided [email protected] summer day in Maine. But I know research fellow. George is originally to leave my important (and exhaust­ when you read this, it will likely be a from Ellsworth and enjoys flying ing) position of stay-at-home mom Stacey Stump perfect winter day. So, here’s hoping small planes around the Houston and return to the adult world. I am a 13 Ellery Street #4 you are reading this while cuddled up area and playing baseball, when he’s speech and language pathologist at Cambridge, MA 02138 by a fire and that your toes are not working. Amesbury Elementary School in [email protected] toasty! I have a few reports of As editor of the Republican Amesbury, Massachusetts, and also goings-on with our classmates to Journal s Belfast, Daniel Dunkle in Windham, New Hampshire. Hello, folks! Happy New Year! We pass on. took the time to write an op-ed piece Other news: I received email hope you’re all keeping warm this Alelia M. Wotton Hilt-Lash singing the praises of a college from Lucie Belanger Amundsen. winter. received her master’s degree in education to graduating high school She is living in Minneapolis with her Although we didn’t make it to business administration from the seniors. He specifically spoke about husband and two preschool chil­ Homecoming, we did manage to University of Maine in May. This the opportunities available through dren. She’s a freelance writer for a make a trip to Maine in August. We accomplishment will hang alongside the University of Maine System. If “small heap of magazines” and her attended a great combined baby her master’s certificate from the you get a chance to read it, or would regional newspaper, The Minneapo­ and bridal shower for two friends of University of New England in project like to give a shout out to Daniel, he lis Star Tribune. Her website, if you’d ours. A certain adorable lobster management. Alelia is a nationally can be reached at: like to get in touch is: sweater for the new baby inspired certified hospice and palliative care [email protected]. www.twowordy.com Kent Salfi, us both to take up the needle arts. nurse and works for Androscoggin Peggi Stevens, an art teacher at former UMaine hockey player, and Stacey has begun knitting classes Home Care and Hospice in Lewiston Brooklin School in Ellsworth, was Denis Collins have organized a and has a completed scarf already as the Hospice House project honored by the Maine Alliance for summer youth hockey clinic. This to her credit. Beth is taking a cro­ manager. In this position she is Arts Education with the Bill Bonyun past July was their third year run­ chet class and is working on a scarf overseeing the building and Award. The award is given to an ning the clinic, which was held in the of her own. development of the first inpatient artist, educator, or community mem­ T.J. Ryan Arena in Brewer. The Exciting? Obviously it is if we are hospice facility in Maine. Alelia also ber who has made significant contri­ camp’s focus is on skating, puck writing about it in the column. Or, it serves as an officer on the boards of butions to the arts in schools. The

Winter 2006 Mainely People 37 award was presented by Carol Post? Former band members and Trimble of the alliance and Maine UMaine grads Adam White, John First Lady Karen Weston Baldacci Brookhouse ’98, and Brendan Reilly ’83, ’01G at a tea in April at the ’98 have a new band and a new governor’s Blaine House in Augusta. sound performing as the Irrever- Six new trustees have been ends, reports the Bangor Daily elected to the Bagaduce Music News. The Boston-based rock band, Lending Library in Blue Hill, one of which performs a variety of different them being Constance Coffin genres, is finishing an EP and is Carter of Orono. You may recall me getting ready to record a full-length mentioning Constance in a previous album. For more information go to: column; she is the director of Opera­ www. i r reve rends.com. tion Breaking Stereotypes, a non­ Bill Furbush returned home profit organization that facilitates earlier this year after spending 16 exchanges between schools in months in Iraq. Bill is a member of Maine and New York City. Con­ the 133rd Engineer Battalion and stance is also an adjunct instructor has served in the Maine National for UMaine’s College of Education Guard for six years. Bill received his and Human Development. Con­ bachelor’s in German from UMaine stance was also a member of the and holds a master’s in education Bagaduce Chorale and has sung from USM. Bill teaches German at with the UMaine Oratorio Society. the York Middle School and lives in Deena Albert wed Barrett Parks Kittery. He also recently became ’01 on September 3. Deena com­ engaged to Dana Gastich. Welcome pleted her master’s degree in health home, Bill, and congratulations! administration from St. Joseph’s Ida Page was named Ellsworth’s University in Philadelphia and is Class of ’98 classmates and fellow Iraq War veterans Captain Steve Woman of the Year by the Ellsworth employed as a certified athletic Miskinis (left) and Captain Rob Brewer (’98 class correspondent) enjoy Business and Professional Women’s trainer by Healthsouth Physical themselves at the 1st Armored Division Artillery St. Barbara’s Day Ball Club, reports The Ellsworth Ameri­ Therapy in Portland. Barrett is em­ on December 3. They are currently stationed in Germany. can. Ida is the owner of Robert and ployed by J.A. Tyler Forest Products Mary’s Place, a day program for videos, and other documentaries outdoors as possible: hiking, biking, in Palermo. older people with memory loss with with topics on Maine’s native peo­ playing ultimate Frisbee, backpack­ That’s about all I have for this locations in Ellsworth and Machias. ple. And he was a special consultant ing, and exploring. round. Be sure to keep me posted The program also offers a caregiv­ for the PBS series “Colonial House.” That’s all for now. Don’t forget— on your comings and goings and I’ll er’s support group. Ida was inspired He even appeared in the series 2006 will be the year of our 10-year pass them along to our classmates. to work with older adults after her representing Native Americans and reunion. Can you believe how quick­ Hope to hear from you soon! husband, Lee, passed away in portraying their relationship with ly time has been flying by? 1994. She has two daughters, a early American settlers. son, and four grandchildren. Her Norm Gagne will be coaching son, Shallee Page, is a professor of boys’ ice hockey at Lewiston High biochemistry at the University of 1996 School this year. He has also 1997 Maine-Machias. coached at Gorham, Gardiner, and Mary E. Dunn was one of the Waterville High Schools. He has led first to see a supernova as part of a Yolanda Sly Leah McBreairty his teams to six state titles, and his group of 18 teachers from around 9 Snover Road 1011 Pullman Street# 1 career record of 516 wins, 204 the country to attend an astronomy Wantage, New Jersey 07461 Missoula, MT 59802 losses, and 16 ties puts him in the program at the Kitt Peak National (973) 875-8738 [email protected] top five winningest high school Observatory, reports the Kennebec (202) 253-3083 cell hockey coaches in the entire nation. Journal. During the trip, the teachers yolanda [email protected] Great job, Norm! were taking pictures of the spiral Hello, ’96ers! I hope you all had a Scott Wilcox is a sergeant in the galaxy M51 when they captured the wonderful summer filled with lots of Orono police department. He has Greetings, Class of 1997! I hope this dying star. The trip included the backyard BBQs and trips to the been with the Orono police depart­ finds you all well. I didn’t see many opportunity to view constellations at beach with family and friends. I ment for six years. Scott lives in of you while I was in Orono at the National Optical Astronomy know our classmates would love to Hampden with his wife, Jill Cyr Homecoming. The weather couldn’t Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, hear from you, so please be sure to Wilcox ’95, and he will be coaching have scared you away since it was through a program sponsored by the contact the alumni association and the Old Town boys’ ice hockey team sunny and great weather for tailgat­ National Science Foundation. Mary let them know where you are and this year. ing, watching football, and going out is a science teacher at the Messal- what you’ve been up to. I can tell John H. Cashwell III of Bangor afterwards. I had a great time catch­ onskee Middle School in Oakland you what a few of our classmates has been elected as the vice chair­ ing up with my Chi Omega sisters at and plans to find ways to bring the have been doing: man of the board for the Maine the brunch hosted by the chapter, stars to the classroom. John Bear Mitchell serves as Mutual Group of Presque Isle. He is going to the football game, and Congratulations to Ricky Jones the associate director of the Wa- the president of Seven Islands Land hitting Margarita’s and Bear Brew. for successfully defending his Whit­ banaki Center at the University of Company in Bangor. Does anyone have any news or ed Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Maine and he teaches Introduction I’ve been living in Missoula, tales from Homecoming to share? Tournament title. The tournament’s to Wabanaki History and Contempo­ Montana, for over a year now. I work You can reach me at: three-time champ finished the three- rary Issues. He also shares his for The Milky Whey, a company that [email protected] or con­ day tournament with a total of 3- singing and storytelling through trades dairy commodities domesti­ tact the alumni office. over-par 214, reports the Bangor Maine Public Broadcasting System cally and internationally. When not Remember watching Chia Band Daily News. Ricky lives in Thomas­ (PBS), tribal sponsored awareness at work, I try to spend as much time at the Ram’s Horn or the Penny ton.

38 Mainely People Winter 2006 Sandra Howard is the director of with the Hoosier hitters and outfield­ the New Vocal Collective, reports ers. Michelle served as the interim New Hampshire’s Carroll County head coach for UMaine’s softball Independent. The New Vocal Collec­ team for the 2004-5 season and tive is an ensemble that performs guided them to a 16-26 record. concerts in Mount Washington Before stepping up to fill this posi­ Valley and western Maine. Sandra tion, she served five years as the holds a bachelor’s of music educa­ team’s assistant coach.This past tion in vocal studies and a master’s summer Michelle was a top candi­ of music performance. The former date for the head coach position, but University Singer is also the vocal opted to head to IU. Before coach­ and general music teacher for ing at UMaine, Michelle played for grades seven to 12 at Kennett the Akron Racers of the Women’s Junior/Senior High School. Professional Softball League. Charles Rudelitch has been The Bucksport School Depart­ named Bridgton’s economic director, ment hired Ellen Leblanc Almquist reports The Bridgton News. Charles as the department’s curriculum will be working with local businesses coordinator in July. Ellen has been and the community to improve associated with the Bucksport sys­ downtown Bridgton. Charles is also tem since 1974. She left the system studying at the law school at USM. in 2000, when she was a reading Previously, Charles has worked in recovery teacher at the Miles Lane economic and community develop­ School, to hold several state reading ment in Fort Kent and as director of education positions. planning for the Passamaquoddy In June, Eastern Maine Medical Nation and Eastern Maine Develop­ Center proudly announced the ment Corporation. graduation of third-year resident Gaile Nicholson has been Michaela J. Clark-Kelley, D.O. named Katahdin Valley Medical Jean Hay Bright is campaigning Center’s director of marketing and as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate public relations, reports the Houlton seat currently held by Republican Christine Anuszewski 00 in front of the Floating Tori (Itsukushima Jinja) Pioneer Times. The avid Black Bear Senator Olympia Snowe ’69. The on Miyajima Island near Hiroshima. Christine is part of the Japan Ex­ hockey fan received her MBA from election is in November 2006. Jean change and Teaching Program (JET), an exchange program between the UMaine where she worked in the has run for federal offices twice United States and Japan to promote internationalization. She arrived in division of lifelong learning. She before; in 1994 for Congress and in July and will stay for one year, teaching English at Konan Junior High previously was employed at Geor­ 1996 for Senate. She is an author School. gia-Pacific and Domtar and has and commercial organic farmer. She served with the St. Croix Valley has also worked as a journalist. Chamber of Commerce. Harwich, Massachusetts. They are Michelle Puls is starting a new I hope everyone had a happy Katrina Kane is the interim planning an August 2006 wedding position as assistant coach of the holiday season. As you take a superintendent of Ellsworth schools, on Cape Cod. Congratulations also Indiana University Hoosier’s softball minute to relax after the festivities reports the Ellsworth American. to Franklin William Van Antwerpen team. Her duties will include working are finished, take a minute to update Katrina is the schools’ curriculum who recently became engaged to us with the excitement in your life. director and has been a teacher Alanna Ryan in San Francisco. since 1992. She holds her master’s David and Christina Hudgins in literacy education from UMaine. Knickerbocker proudly announced Congratulations to Brian Stew­ that they were expecting their sec­ art Kinley and Annette Marie Fourn­ ond child in November 2005. I hope 1999 ier who were married on September we have more details for you in the 10, 2005. Brian holds his bachelor’s next issue! Andrea Downs Quenneville in criminal justice and is employed Dan and Tiffany LaMontagne 2675 Windmill Parkway, Apt. 1412 by the Penobscot County Sheriffs announced the birth of their baby Henderson, NV 89074 Department. daughter, Hannah Rose, last June. Hannah is welcomed by big brothers (702)614-1945 Connor and Cameron. The LaMon­ [email protected] tagne family left Maine in September 2004, and now lives in Gray, Geor­ Hello again! I hope you are enjoying 1998 gia. Dan works as a forestry manag­ the latest issue of MAINE Alumni er for Plum Creek Timber. Magazine. When I flip through the Remember the jam-band Chia pages, it seems that I always find an CPT Robert E. Brewer from our days in Orono? Brendan CMR 452 Box 2225 interesting tidbit about a friend I Reilly, John Brookhouse, and Timothy Gill ’01 has joined TD haven’t heard from recently. Maybe APO, AE 09045-2225 Adam White ’97 are together again umainel [email protected] Banknorth Mortgage as a this column will bring you up-to-date as the Irreverends. This Boston­ on a classmate. based band returned to Maine last mortgage loan officer for the Jumping right into the news, Hearty Maine Hello! I hope everyone June to play a show in Bar Harbor. Farmington/Rochester area. Scott Lingley earned the 2004 had a great fall and is ready for the They are currently finishing up an Tim is a native of Dixfield, Chairman’s Award Elite Member holiday and winter seasons. EP and preparing to record a full- Maine. He currently lives in from the Performance Food Group. Congrats to Brian Grigsby on length album. The band has a web Jeff Beaule, a project engineer in his engagement to Christine Rysz of site: www.irreverends.com. Sanford. 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Winter 2006 Mainely People 39 recently earned his professional Jason as well this summer when he engineer’s license from the state of married Jessica Lillie Chadbourne on Maine. Jeff has been with the city July 2, 2005. The happy couple now since graduation. In addition to resides in Dover-Foxcroft. obtaining an engineering degree Congratulations are in order for from an accredited school, the Wanda Bowden of Pittsfield, Maine, licensing procedure includes obtain­ as she is planning a July 22, 2006, ing four years of engineering prac­ wedding to Edwin Lord III ’99 of tice and then successfully passing Levant, Maine, at the Lucerne Inn in an eight-hour exam. Way to go, Jeff! Dedham. Wanda is a biology Steve Kariya has signed on to instructor at Lawrence High School in play hockey for the Espoo Blues for Fairfield. the 2005-06 season. The Blues is a Big news from your class team in the top professional ice correspondent—I, Heidi Dombrock, hockey league (SM-Liiga) in Finland. was engaged this past August to Steve led the league in scoring Brandon Weaver of Baltimore, during the 2004-05 regular season, Maryland. We are in the process of earning the Veli-Pekka Ketola tro- planning a July 3, 2006, wedding on phy. the water of the Chesapeake Bay in Over the summer, Justin Poulin St. Michaels, Maryland, at a bed-n- married Katie Ciresi. He is employed breakfast. Several UMaine alums will by the Behavioral Healthcare Pro­ be in attendance. As I share my Olivia Dion ’02 with her fiance Nate Holyoke. They are planning a wed­ gram in Portland. The couple lives in news with you, I look forward to ding in the fall of 2006. Olivia currently works at Northeast Occupational Saco. Christine Rysz is engaged to hearing the happy news from you. Exchange. Brian Grigsby. They are planning a Have a great holiday season! summer 2006 wedding on Cape and professional development. She been hired as the women’s cross­ Cod. Sara Barron married Seth is currently working on her doctorate country coach at the University of Nichols on August 27, 2005. The in educational leadership at the Maine at Farmington. Katie has couple lives in Augusta and both are University of Maine. Classmate spent the last two years as an employed by the state of Maine. Jaclyn Maurer recently received her attorney with law firm of Johnson & 2001 Shari St. Pierre Cloutier and hus­ Ph.D. in nutritional sciences with a McGowan based out of Naples, band, Jason, welcomed their first physiology minor at the University of Florida. She becomes the fourth Bonnie Joy Dewkett child, a son, on June 29, 2005. They Arizona. She has accepted a post­ head coach in the Beaver’s cross­ 160 Shelter Rock Road #2 named him Benjamin Andrew. Con­ doctoral fellowship in the department country history. She will be taking Danbury, CT 06810 gratulations to the newlyweds and of nutritional sciences at Rutgers over a program that has won six (203) 794-1165 the proud new parents! University. conference titles in the last seven blkbearl [email protected] Feel free to send me a note at Mary Castonguay has been years. Katie lives in Starks, Maine, my address or email me an update. named acting site director and with her husband, fellow classmate, Pictures are always welcome! comptroller of Washburn-Norlands Andy Herbine. The leaves have fallen and it’s once Living History Center in Livermore, In the education field, Allison again time to bundle up and enter Maine. She grew up volunteering for Staples Kahkonen was hired as a Jack Frost’s domain. The winter the History Center with her family. second-grade teacher in S.A.D. 63 in always reminds me of the cold 2000 Mary currently co-manages her Holden, Maine. Classmate Jason winters at UMaine and braving the family’s farm, Castonguay Ayrshires. Brown was listed in Who’s Who in cold Maine air to head to class or a Speaking of athletics, former American Music Education for 2004- hockey game. Heidi Dombrock Black Bear, Katie Clark Herbine has 2005. Wedding bells were ringing for Many of our alumni have been 2519 Cool Spring Road busy with careers, family, and grad­ Bel Air, MD 21015 uate school. hdommyl @comcast.net Judson Cake won the Sugarloaf marathon for the second year in a row. His time of two hours, 32 min­ I hope the holiday season for all of utes, and 22.4 seconds put him over you has been a good one. The two minutes ahead of the second weather has been unusually warm place runner. Judson is a member of here in Maryland and it is hard to the Mount Desert Island Crow’s think of the holidays without snow. I Running Club. hope most of you were able to enjoy Jill Fuller, previously of Maxwell, a white covering over the holiday Knowland, and Kluger Ear, Nose, season. With the arrival of the new and Throat Associates in Portland, year of 2006, I am sure you and your recently graduated from Central family will have news to share with Michigan University’s professional your classmates. Feel free to drop doctorate in audiology program. She me a note through email at: is currently working at Welcome hdommyl @comcast.net. Hearing Center in Mercy Medical Classmate Betsy McGregor Center located in Springfield, Mas­ Webb has moved from sachusetts. superintendent of schools in Brewer, Wedding bells have rung for Maine, to her new position as Kristin MacDonald and Eric York, assistant superintendent in Bangor, Neils ’05 and Christine Gagnon Knudsen ’04, ’05G relaxing at the Home- Jr. ’03. They were wed in a June Maine. Betsy will be overseeing coming 2005 tailgate with their dog, Hank. 23rd ceremony. Eric is currently curriculum, instruction, assessments,

40 Mainely People Winter 2006 pursuing his master’s degree in co-American French. Her passion English and Kristin teaches Spanish for the language stems from her Adam Meyer ’02, ’03G at Bangor High School. family’s heritage. Robert Nicholson became the Erica Sobel is also making town manager of Monson this past progress in a new company, Nokona Building a Successful Business in June. Robert hopes to move to Athletic Goods Company, that man­ Monson and live there for at least ufacturers high-end athletic equip­ Maine’s Smallest Town the next six years. As I’m sure you ment and accessories for baseball, noticed, we’re short on alumni infor­ softball, and football. Erica is the mation this time around. I ask you company’s first pro-factory repre­ If the budding engineering all to take a moment and send your sentative. She is responsible for firm started by Adam Meyer news, be it baby, wedding, career, increasing the awareness of the ’02, ’03G in Beddington, etc. to the alumni association and let Nokona product line throughout New Maine, keeps growing, his your classmates know what you are England. If you see the Nokona doing! Glove Mobile driving in your New staff may soon outnumber the England neighborhood, classmate population of the town. Erica is inside. She will be attending You see Beddington, (in sporting events, tournaments, and Washington County, near the 2002 clinics to educate sports fans of all ages about Nokona sporting goods. Hancock County line) with a One classmate is getting an up population of just 28, is the Katie Braggins close and personal experience in smallest town in Maine. The 82 Second Street the war in Iraq. Major John Nelson number of employees at Mey­ Bangor, ME 04401 is a physician’s assistant in the [email protected] Maine Army National Guard. Nelson er’s company, Engineering and 106 others were injured during Technologies, is already at the Mosul tent suicide bombing that Happy New Year! I hope that every­ nine and could soon double killed 22 people. He has received a one had a safe and happy holiday when some major new Bronze Star—his second—and a season. A lot has happened to some Purple Heart for his Iraq tour. He projects get underway. of our classmates over the past was also honored with the Uni­ So why would a bright, ambitious young engineer set up shop year. Many people are starting the formed Services Physician Assistant in rural Washington County? To understand that, you have to go journey with a new person in their of the Year award from the veterans life, a new career, or promotion. back to Adam’s youth. He was born in Portland, but in his early caucus of the American Academy of Lorri Day was appointed as the Physician Assistants for what mem­ childhood spent summers with his father in Beddington. He loved principal for the Suzanne M. Smith bers called “his incredible efforts the area so much, that at age 10 he asked if he could live there Elementary School. She served as caring for his wounded fellow sol­ the pupil services coordinator for year-round. diers during the bombing of the S.A.D. 23 and S.A.D. 38 for the past He’s a believer in Washington County, and after finishing at mess hall at Mosul.” four years. If you have any news to share, UMaine, he wanted to demonstrate that new businesses can be Meredith Gray joined the please feel free to contact me. I successful there. He says that with the internet and other high- Healthy Island Project (HIP) as would love to hear from you! tech advantages, the location hasn’t adversely affected growth. In director. HIP works with the commu­ nity, both individuals and organiza­ the past few years Engineering Technologies has done a good tions, to provide the necessary tools deal of remedial cleanup projects for the state department of to fulfill goals. She recently married environmental protection. It has also been involved in upgrading Garrett Aldrich and the two live in 2003 an airport, concrete testing for a new bridge, and providing safety Little Deer Isle. Karen Stedman will be marrying training to construction companies. The firm also has several new Evan Harding. She is currently a Sara Green large projects in the pipeline, one involving converting housing 134 4th Street student at the University of London. units at the former Cutler Navy Base into a family resort. He ex­ A wedding in Portland is planned for Bangor, ME 04401 pects he will have to add 10 new employees to handle the work 2006. Sadie Faulkner and Ryan [email protected] Shaw got married on August 6, load. 2005, in Sanford. Sadie is a school The summer has flown by and now “Being in a small town in Washington County hasn’t been an councilor at Foxcroft Academy and it’s cool fall weather. I wish I had obstacle,” Adam says. “And it’s a great atmosphere to work in— Ryan is a financial consultant oper­ more to report for this column but lots of peace and quiet when the phone isn’t ringing.” ating under Eagle Financial Strate­ unfortunately not much news has gies in Brewer. They live in Hamp­ come in, which means that I need Adam also maintains ties to the university. He currently has a den. you to send me any updates you UMaine student on his staff and recently attended a conference Olivia Dion recently got en­ may have! where he had the chance to talk with engineering students about gaged to Nate Holyoke. They plan Let’s start with the news that job opportunities. on getting married in the fall of everyone has been talking about 2006. Olivia currently works at this summer . Nicholas Raymond, “I always ask the students if they are going to stay in the Northeast Occupational Exchange who graduated with a degree in state,” Adam says. “I try to discourage them from leaving. You and received her realtor’s license at education, married Kimberly Stowell don’t have to go away to be successful. There are real opportuni­ the end of July 2005. ’04. The two made their engage­ ties in Maine; you just have to be innovative—you have to think Adele St. Pierre is studying at ment very public when they became Universite Laval in Quebec to re­ one of only a handful of couples who outside the box.” ceive an advanced degree in Fran­ were picked to compete to have

Winter 2006 Mainely People 41 their wedding televised and planned couple’s wedding. Kim and Nick by the “Today Show.” Unfortunately, were happily married this past the couple didn’t win, but we still September in Bangor. wish them the best! There are also Wedding bells have been in the some newlyweds to report. Kath­ air for many more of our classmates, leen Sprague married Luke Garner so I’ll get right into it. on August 13th and Sarah Williams Erika Veilleux is now Erika married Daniel Clark on August 6th. Bonenfant with her recent marriage Congratulations! to Timothy Bonenfant ’02. The Some congratulations are also in couple was married in Oakland and order for some graduates of the had their wedding trip in sunny Class of 2005 for their academics. Hawaii. She now works for the state Kim Michaud, who graudated with of Maine drinking water program. a B.S. in business administration, The couple now resides in Oakland. has been awarded the University of Danielle Sullivan was married Maine’s Presidential Achievement this past fall to Nicholas Madden in Award for the spring 2005 semester. Old Town. She is currently working Kim is currently a nursing student at at Downeast Toyota in Brewer. This the university. And Thomas past summer, Danielle Yvonne Schmidt has received his master’s Jones tied the knot with Nathaniel degree from the Boston Conservato­ Addison Sawyer ’02. We also have ry of Music. Tom graduated from an engagement announcement for UMaine with a bachelor of music Jennie Rood and Paul Muniz. degree in percussion performance. Jennie received a master’s degree He also received his master’s de­ in accounting and a bachelor’s gree in percussion performance. degree in business administration, Finally, we have one graduate 1st Lt. Knud Hermansen ’03 stands proudly in front of a UMaine flag and is currently employed with who is extending her international sent to him in Iraq by the alumni association. Knud is currently with the Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Boston. stay, and one who is glad to be back 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, serving as a liason officer Paul received his bachelor’s degree home. Sarah Guerette has spent between his unit and the 4th Infantry Division. He also just finished in nursing and currently works at six months in Ecuador coordinating third in a marathon! Beth Israel Medical Center in volunteers who go into the streets of Boston. The wedding is planned for was to be the recipient of an all­ Quito to help “working children” and happy ending. Many members of the this coming June. expense-paid dream wedding. Alas, their families. She is currently work­ surrounding community and a Many of our fellow alumni are although the couple didn’t eventually ing with CENIT—Centro de la Nina number of local businesses agreed finally venturing out into the real win the contest, the story still has a Trabajadora— Center for the Work­ to chip in to help out with the world now, and we also have some ing Girl. Sarah graduated from job announcements. Kimberly UMaine with a degree in child devel­ Kelsey Chadbourne assumed a opment and family relations. She is full-time position with the Bucksport planning on staying in Ecuador an school district as a second grade additional year. Melissa Rocque teacher following her tenure as a Tibbets is recently back home after long-term substitute for the class. a year spent in Iraq as part of the Wright-Pierce, a civil and U.S. Army Reserves. Both she and environmental engineering firm, her husband served in Iraq; however recently announced the addition of they were 700 miles apart. Melissa Daniel J. Flaig to their staff as a graduated with a nursing degree. water engineer. Randy Webber was recently hired at SVE Associates in Rutland, Vermont, as an associate engineer. 2004 Another member of the Class of ’04 recently made some headlines for a long trek up the Appalachian Dylan Mooney Trail. Nathan Priest decided after c/o Greek Life Office graduating with his degree in parks, University of Maine recreation, and tourism that he Orono, ME 04469 wanted to hike the Appalachian (207) 581-4162 Trail. This tale has a twist though, [email protected] Fellowship Recipient because Nate is also raising money for the American Cancer Society. George “PJ” Dumont ’04 was awarded one of eight fellowships Because many members of his Hearty Maine Hello and Happy family have succumbed to cancer, Holidays! It’s certainly been a busy from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Nate decided to raise money winter for our alumni, and some Science and Technology. George traveled to Washington, D.C., through pledges for a noble cause. have been very visible nationally. recently to meet with Senator Olympia Snowe ’69 and other U.S. The news has been a bit thin Kimberly Stowell and Nicholas lately, so if you have any good Raymond ’03 were recently selected senators who were instrumental in funding the fellowship pro­ gram, which has as its goal promoting the research and develop­ stories or updates you’d like to see as one of four finalists for the “Today in the class column, just swing me Show’s” Today Throws a Hometown ment of advanced fuels. George is currently a graduate student in an email. See you in the spring! Wedding. The winner of the contest chemical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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1940 1994 honeymoon in the Florida Keys. Wallace Beardsell to Ruth Joseph West to Jessica Cote 04 Anne Eastman Wilder to Jonathan DeHaven on December 18, 2004. on July 24, 2005, in Augusta, Maine. Davis Doughty on June 18, 2005, in They reside in Pacific Palisades, They spent their honeymoon in the Norridgewock, Maine. They spent California. Bahamas and live in Augusta. their honeymoon in Nova Scotia and reside in New Gloucester, Maine. 1972 1995 Jeffrey Austin Cary to Aimee Herbert F. Short to Linda Diane Shawn William Casey to Rebecca Michelle Turcotte ’00 on July 16, Peaslee on September 3, 2005, in Skolfield Salman on September 3, 2005, on Pond Island, off Milbridge, Portland. They live in Cumberland, 2005, on Peaks Island, Maine. They Maine. They reside in Danvers, Maine. honeymooned in Hawaii and reside Massachusetts. in Falmouth, Maine. 1976 1998 Gerard R. LaFlamme to Gina 1996 Kelie Rossignol to Michael Ventrillo in Newport, Rhode Island. Michael Edward Feeney to Routhier, on July 30, 2005, in They live in Methuen, Katherine B. Knott on October 10, Lewiston, Maine. They Massachusetts. 2005, in Stratford, Connecticut. honeymooned in St. Thomas, St. They took a honeymoon trip to Maarten, and Nassau, and live in 1982 Hawaii and reside in Stratford. Lewiston. Elizabeth F. Purinton to Richard E. Eden Smith Hindley to William Johnson on July 15, 2005, in Spierdowis on June 12, 2005, in LaGrangeville, New York. They took Falmouth, Massachusetts. They a wedding trip to North Carolina and took a wedding trip to Sun Valley, reside in LaGrangeville. Idaho, and live in Knoxville, Tennessee. 1984 Samuel Clayton Schneski to Salvatore J. Augeri, Jr. to Precille Lauren Kathleen Snyder on June V. Dalpe on July 30, 2005, in 25, 2005, in Williamstown, Westerly, Rhode Island. They Massachusetts. They live in South traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, for Grafton, Massachusetts. their honeymoon. Kirk Maurice Fongemie to Jennifer Nicole Micoleau on July 30, 2005, in 1987 Presque Isle, Maine. They live in John Paul Harmon to Kelly Masters Portland. on August 6, 2005. They Mark Giolez Jurilla to Jillian honeymooned at George’s Pond Pauline Dupuis on June 10, 2005, in and live in Portland, Maine. Andover, Massachusetts. They took a wedding trip to Jamaica. 1991 Carol Ann Livingstone to Andrew Robin Hatch Murphy to William N. Hamm ’01 on September 4, 2005, in Spear on September 10, 2005, in Winthrop, Maine. They are planning Spruce Head, Maine. They took a a future wedding trip, and live in wedding trip to California and Winthrop. Hawaii, and live in Rockland, Maine. UMaine alumni were well represented at the wedding of Class of 2000 1999 1992 members Chad Plummer and Kara Lauze (top photo) on September 24 Jaimie Worster to Braeme Thurrell Bruce Howard Webber to Lynn Ann in New Hampshire. Front row (left to right) are: Jason Belding ’99, Chad on June 25, 2005, in Orono. They MacDonald on August 13, 2005, at Gerald ’99, Alyson Bennett ’04, and Leslie Keith Grant ’99. Second row: honeymooned in Italy and reside in East Grand Lake, Maine. Rebecca Austin 01, Andrea Dustin Lemelin 00, Joanna Ali 00, the bride Portland, Maine. and groom, Tim Ly ’99, Cherrie Farr Plummer ’89, and Adam Libby ’03. David P. Monnier to Casey Davis 1993 Back row: Ruben Lemelin 02, Jason Gasper ’99, Derek Daigle 00, Philip ’02G on July 29, 2005, in Orland, James Connelly to Nicole Poirier in Doucette ’99, Scott Boone 00, and Jonathon Grant ’98. Maine. They reside in Grenada. Newburyport, Massachusetts. They William Stratton Stewart to traveled to Hawaii and live in Michael Gilbert Murphy to Lindsey April 16, 2005, in Bangor, Maine. Kristen Joy Dobler 00 on October Newton, New Hampshire. Holdsworth Bovill on July 23, 2005, They spent their honeymoon in the 9, 2005, in Monroe, Connecticut. Merrie Cartwright to David in Saco, Maine. They reside in Bahamas and reside in Alton, They took a honeymoon trip to DeSchuiteneer on October 1, 2005, Portland. Maine. Hawaii and reside in Braintree, in Freeport, Maine. They Thomas Robert Hall to Lori Lynne Don W. Kingsbury to Liana Smith Massachusetts. honeymooned in St. John and LeBoeuf on July 31,2005, in ’99 on June 20, 2005, in Talkeetna, Libbey Moores to Jonathan reside in Yarmouth, Maine. Hampstead, New Hampshire. They Alaska. They reside in Fall City, Gallant on June 25, 2005, in Mark Bolduc to Nicole Serow on took a Hawaiian cruise and live in Washington. Portland, Maine. They live in North June 26, 2005, in Ellington, Bedford, New Hampshire. Chad Bradbury to Karen McKenney Waterboro, Maine. Connecticut. They spent their on July 13, 2005, on a cruise ship in William Sinnott to Diana Minicucci honeymoon in St. John Virgin 1997 the Bahamas. They live in on September 24, 2005, in Andover, Islands, and reside in Ellington. Shelby Largay to Chuck Young on Hampden, Maine, and plan a Massachusetts. They took a

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wedding trip to Aruba and reside in spent their honeymoon in reside in Lansale, Pennsylvania. Whitman, Massachusetts. Hawaii and live in Auburn, Sara Elizabeth Barron to Seth Maine. 2004 Evans Nichols on August 27, 2005, Stephanie Hathorn to Patrick Brown to Jennifer Ocana in Augusta, Maine. They took a Michael Ozog in Manchester, on August 6, 2005, at Mattanawcook wedding trip to Boston and live in New Hampshire. After a Lake, Maine. They spent their Augusta. honeymoon in Aruba the honeymoon in Bar Harbor and Timothy Joseph Keil couple resides in Merrimack, reside in Oakland, Maine. Wannemacher to Amber Elizabeth New Hampshire. Jason Douglas Sewall to Sarah Pierce on July 16, 2005, in Portland, William C. McDougall IV to Irene Kennedy on July 23, 2005. Maine. They took a trip to Mexico Sara A. Grover on March 20, They live in Carrboro, North and live in Boston. 2005, in Orono. Carolina. Gerald Everett Mitchell, Jr. to Allyson Jerusha Lachowicz Liza Guerrette to Matthew M. Jennifer Marie Donnell on July 30, to Theodore Cornelius Phair ’03 on June 24, 2005, in 2005, in Wiscasset, Maine. They Vermaark on July 23, 2005, in Bangor. They spent their traveled to Hawaii and live in West South Africa. They honeymoon in Bermuda and reside Bath, Maine. honeymooned on a safari in in Hermon, Maine. Kreuger National Park and Jennifer Bradford to Randall 2000 live in Steelport, South Africa. Dicker, Jr. on June 1, 2005. They Kellie Worthley ’01G to Dean Kristen Marie MacDonald to spent their honeymoon in Playa Del Eastman. They honeymooned on Eric James York, Jr. ’03 on Carmen, Mexico, and live in Bangor. July 23, 2005, in Waterville, Shannon Deveau to D. Wesley Campobello Island and live in Kate Closson ’04 was married to Alberto Maine. They took a wedding Petit on August 27, 2005, in Winn, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. “Tito” Davila 02 on October 8, 2005, at trip to Mexico and live in Old Megan A. London to Christopher G. St. Mary’s Church in Orono. Kate and Maine. They honeymooned in Town. Jovanelli on August 28, 2005, in Tito currently live in Port Orange, Flori­ Connecticut and reside in Orono. Kimberly Anne Alley to Adam Orono. The couple resides in Surry, da, where Kate is in management with 2002 Maine. Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Tito is finish­ Benjamin Haskell on August 6, Bonnie “Katie” Milligan to Sharon E. Kenney to Louis P. ing graduate school at Embry-Riddle 2005, in Orland, Maine. They Joseph Warren III on June Levasseur on May 7, 2005, in Aeronautical University. honeymooned in Honolulu, Hawaii, Holden, Maine. They reside in 18, 2005, in South Portland, and reside in Orono. Bucksport, Maine. Maine. They live in Gorham, Jessica Fontaine to Jeffrey M. Ritz Heather Campbell to Scott James Maine. Williams ’03 on May 29, 2005, in on April 22, 2005, in Maui, Hawaii. Riggott on April 20, 2005, in Maui, Rebecca Ruff to Joshua Niman on Lucerne, Maine. They reside in Tiffany Watson to Tommy Monroe Hawaii. After a honeymoon in Maui, June 11, 2005, in York, Maine. They Rochester, New York. on June 4, 2005, in Camden, Maine. they live in South Paris, Maine. live in Watertown, Massachusetts. Benjamin Jackson to Nichole Mae They honeymooned in Mexico and Amanda Lee Gilbert to Erica Curran Morse to James Alan Motil ’99, ’02G, on July 23, 2005, in live in Rockland, Maine. Christopher Evan Snow on June Caron on August 27, 2006, in East Portland, Maine. They reside in Monica Lee Wilkins to Tarad Andre 11,2005, in Gorham, Maine. They Orrington, Maine. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nadeau on April 11,2005. They took a trip to Italy and southern Bangor after a honeymoon in St. Richelie Downes to Aaron Brown honeymooned on a cruise to the France and live in South Portland. Lucia. on August 12, 2005, in Lucerne in Caribbean and live in Groton, Alison Wilder to Chuck Nathaniel Addison Sawyer to Maine. They honeymooned in Connecticut. VanDerburgh on October 1,2005, in Danielle Yvonne Jones ’04 on July Virginia Beach and live in Ellsworth, Portland, Maine. They took a trip to 13, 2005, in Dedham, Maine. They Maine. 2005 St. John, New Brunswick, and spent their honeymoon in Ireland Jonathan Peterson to Beth Clukey Candi Lee Hartmann to Robert reside in Portland. and live in Bradley, Maine. on July 23, 2005, in East Millinocket, Doran LaBree on July 9, 2005, in Travis Wheeler to Shelly Dorval on Amanda Jean Hebert to James Maine. They spent their honeymoon Palmyra, Maine. They July 9, 2005, in Vassalboro, Maine. Richard Delorie, Jr. on August 6, in Bar Harbor, and reside in Windsor honeymooned in the Poconos and They took a wedding trip to Alaska 2005, in Waterville, Maine. They Locks, Connecticut. reside in Greenbush, Maine. and live in Sabattus, Maine. took a cruise to the Bahamas and Jamie Rogers to Nathan R. Erika Susan Ridlon to Matthew Kara Lauze to Chad Plummer on live in Albion, Maine. Cotnoir on September 24, 2005, in Nelson Menard on June 25, 2005, in September 24, 2005, in Gorham, Nathan Briggs to Molly Tardiff on Fayette, Maine. They honeymooned Freeport, Maine. They New Hampshire. They live in September 24, 2005, in Bangor, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, honeymooned in Las Vegas and Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Maine. They spent their honeymoon and reside in Hampden, Maine. reside in Orono. in Hawaii and reside in Brewer. Kathleen Sprague to Luke Garner Melissa Armes to Brian Alexander 2001 on August 13, 2005, in Bar Harbor, ’03 on October 1, 2005. They live in Frederick Stewart III to Emily Bell 2003 Maine. They are planning a wedding Riverside, California. on June 24, 2005, in Bangor, Maine. Jacob Jentzer to Rebecca trip to Freeport, The Bahamas, and Caleb William Carter to Jessica They live in Bangor. Elizabeth Robbins on July 23, 2005, Aaron Joseph Weymouth to in Little Deer Isle, Maine. They spent Melissa Marie Binette on June 25, Recently Married? their honeymoon in Vermont and 2005, in Westbrook, Maine. After a Share the happy news with your friends and classmates. Send your reside in Bangor. honeymoon to Maui they reside in Ryan Sullivan to Lisa Peary on May information and a photo to: Alumni Publications, One Alumni Place, Brunswick, Maine. 21,2005, in New Limerick, Maine. Shannon Folsom to Aaron University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Or email us at: After a trip to Mexico, the couple Thibodeau on May 27, 2005. They [email protected]. resides in Ellisville, Missouri.

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1926 2004. Willard Alanson Wight, 87, from Austin “Wilkie” Horatio Wilkins, Austin H. Wilkins 102, from Augusta on October 2, Newry, Maine, on November 17, 2005. Class of 1926 2005. 1930 1941 Elwood “Al” Arthur Allen, 87, Marquerite Louise Lewis Smith, Austin Wilkins ’26, one of the from Farmington, Maine, on 96, from Stillwater, Maine, on giants in the history of Maine September 8, 2005. August 23, 2005. forestry, died on October 2 in 1931 Charles “Charlie” Joseph Arbor, Augusta. He was 102. 87, from Jupiter, Florida, and Paul Leavitt Crocker, 95, from Moosehead Lake, Maine, on July Lake City, Florida, on May 30, After receiving his forestry 18, 2005. 2004. degree from UMaine, Austin Raymond Wilbur Buck, Jr., 86, 1932 went on to earn a master’s from College Park, Maryland, and Muriel Freeman Brockway, 96, degree in forestry from Cornell. Monticello, Maine, on August 3, from Gorham, Maine, on He then began a distinguished 2005. November 7, 2005. 44-year career with the Maine George Ellis, 85, from Andover, Amy Barnes Knight, 96, from Forest Service that reached its Maine, on November 3, 2005. Presque Isle, Maine, on October Ruth Louise Tuttle Franson, 86, pinnacle with his appointment as forest commissioner in 1958 by 8, 2005. from Hamilton, Massachusetts, on Harland Francis Leathers, 94, Governor Edmund Muskie. Altogether he served under 13 gover­ August 17, 2005. from Arlington, Virginia, on nors, including his close friend Percival Baxter. Austin was, in Vernon “Skinny” Elbert September 11,2005. fact, instrumental in the creation of Baxter State Park and served Johnson, 88, from Northampton, 1933 as chairman of the Baxter State Park Authority. He was also a Massachusetts, on August 24, Kenneth “Ken” Boyden Fellow of the Society of American Foresters and former president 2005. Johnson, 93, from Augusta, Manuel Vicente Locsin, 86, from of the National Association of Foresters. Maine, on December 3, Negros Occidental, Philippines, 2005. Austin received numerous honors and awards in his lifetime, and Brookline, Massachusetts, on Kitty Belle Sansom McGarr, 69, including the Distinguished Maine Forestry Award and the alumni April, 28, 2005. from Waterville, Maine, on March association’s Black Bear Award. In 2004 he was honored with the Margaret “Miggie” Elizabeth 18, 1977. establishment of the Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award, Philbrook Marston, 86, from 1934 for which he was the first recipient. He also was given an honor­ Southold Town, New York, on Mary Eugenie Austin Rain, 93, September 19, 2005. ary doctorate from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2002. from Dixfield, Maine, on October Charles “Chick” Boone 27, 2005. Austin also received some fame for witnessing a major historic Parsons, 87, from Bangor and 1935 event. While he was on a study tour of forestry in Europe in the Presque Isle, Maine, on October Ruth “Toddie” Josephine Todd spring of 1927, he had the good fortune of being at the Paris 25, 2005. Farnham, 92, from Bath, Maine, airport to see Charles Lindbergh land the Spirit of St. Louis fol­ George Carl Risman, M.D., 85, from Birmingham, Alabama, on on October 6, 2005. lowing the first ever flight across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1999 he June 22, 2005. Jane Gerry Chase Hanger, 92, appeared on an ABC special remembering that flight. from Oxnard, California, on Albert Boyd Soule, 86, from September 8, 2005. South Paris, Maine, on August 27, 1936 Frederick Leon Crocker, 90, Harlan Pratt Fitch, 88, from 2005. from Rockledge, Florida, on Groton, Massachusetts, on Arlene Edris Higgins Cobb, 82, 1942 November 21,2005. October 5, 2005. from Essex, Connecticut, on Harold “Hal” Irving Kaplan. 84, John “Wes” Wesley Oliver, 94, Mary “Buzzy” Edith Buzzell January 22, 1995. from Palm Beach, Florida, on from Pittsfield, Maine, on August Pattberg, 88, from Hudson, John Paul Cushman, 94, from October 28, 2005. 5, 2005. Florida, on August 8, 2005. Gorham, Maine, on October 31, Booth “Knobby” Gilman Leavitt, Catharine “Kay’’ Lancaster 2005. 1940 DDS, 85, from Lewiston, Maine, Rowe, 88, from Bangor, on Herschel “Hersh” Eugene William Dwight Barrell, 87, from on September 6, 2005. August 29, 2005. O’Connell, 90, from Antioch, Concord, New Hampshire, on George Peter Limberis, 84, from Edwin Parker Troland, 89, from California, on June 1,2004. October 14, 2005. Bangor on July 28, 2005. Fort Myers, Florida, on January 1937 Leon “Bret” Joseph Breton, 87, Violet “Vi” Mary-Anne Hamilton 23, 2004. from Columbia, Maryland, on O’Donoghue, 85, from Leesburg, Ruth Charlotte Burnett, 91, from Benjamin Fogg Viner, 90, from August 27, 2005. Brewer, Maine, on October 21, Florida, on May 30, 2005. Bangor, and Louisville, Kentucky, Alvalene “Allie” May Pierson 2005. Barbara “Silver” Wentworth on October 2, 2005. Karlsson, 85, from New York, James Bryan Morrison, Jr., 90, Emmons Payson, 84, from Sun 1939 New York, on November 5, 2005. from Freeport, Maine, on City Center, Florida, and Alice Louise Chandler Bishop, Reverend Donald Alexander November 6, 2005. Worcester, Massachusetts, on 87, from North Yarmouth, Maine, Scanlin, 89, from Red Lodge, 1938 October 29, 2005. on August 22, 2005. Montana, on January 20,

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Frances Christine Andrews Gay 82, from Kennebunkport, Maine, Pistone, 84, from West Jordan, on November 30, 2005. George H. Ellis Utah, on October 17, 2005. 1946 Class of 1941 Muriel “Torchy” Elizabeth Pratt, Marguerite Dow McNeil, 89, from, 85, from Norway, Maine, on August Belfast, Maine, on November 6, 7, 2005. 2005. Harlan Orrington Rowe, 86, from 1947 Former president of the Re­ Lovell, Maine, on September 24, serve Bank of Boston, Barbara “B Mills” Mills Browne, 2005. 80, from Bangor, on December 4, George Ellis ’41, died on Norman Adelbert Wing, 86, from 2005. November 3, 2005. He was Woolwich, Maine, on August 22, Gene “Pete” Peter Ciarrocchi, 85. 2005. 86, from East Millinocket, Maine, People who knew George 1943 on November 19, 2005. Robert “Bob” Loveitt Chapman, as a student at the University Arthur “Duke” Dewey Moody, 82, 83, from La Habra, California, on from Framingham, Massachusetts, of Maine could have predict­ September 23, 2005. on August 17, 2005. ed that he would go on to Frank “Jim” Levi Emerson, 84, Julian Page Thompson, 91, from achieve great things. He was from Charleston, South Carolina, Waterville, Maine, on November valedictorian of his class and on June 8, 2005. 21,2005. a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Ralph Earl Graham, Jr., 86, from Harriet “Harrison” Elizabeth Dallas, Texas, on June 13, 2005. When George graduated Woodsum, 80, from Old Town, on Everett Meyer Hoffman, DMD, December 5, 2005. from UMaine, he put his 82, from Miami Shores, Florida, on 1948 graduate education plans on July 10, 2004. Catherine Irene McCann Foley, hold in order to serve his country in World War II. As an infantry Camille Etien Morneault, 86, from 79, from South Burlington, officer fighting in the historic campaign to liberate the islands in Windham, Maine, on November Vermont, on October 16, 2005. the South Pacific, he earned a Bronze Star and rose to the rank of 26, 2005. 1949 Warren “Doc” Greenleaf Strout, Paul Greenwood Ford, 83, from major by the age of 25. MD, 84, from Bangor and Orono, St. Albans and Milton, Vermont, on Following the war, George married Sylvia Poor (who he met on October 19, 2005. September 1,2005. when he was a student at UMaine) and focused on his graduate Frederick “Fred” Marshall Viles, Harlan “Hymie” Flanders 84, from Padre Island, Texas, on school goals, earning both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in eco­ Goodwin, 80, Fort Pierce, Florida, July 10, 2005. nomics from Harvard. on October 13, 2005. George returned to Orono briefly to teach at his alma mater. 1944 Charles “Charlie” Edward Leo “Brad” Bradley Bunker, Jr., But in 1951 he was offered a job as industrial economist for the Hamann, 81, from Ashland, Ohio, 83, from Franklin, Maine, and Reserve Bank of Boston. In just ten years he rose to the position on August 9, 2005. Naples, Florida, on August 5, Beverly Babb Green McGary, 79, of president, becoming the youngest person ever to achieve that 2005. from Augusta, Maine, on highly responsible position. Alice “Mac” Lee McHugh November 1,2005. George served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Condon, 82, from Presque Isle, Brother Francis Joseph Boston until 1968, when he accepted an offer to become presi­ Maine, on October 30, 2005. Michaud, 92, from Valatie, New Lawrence Allen Graham, 84, from dent and CEO of Home Savings Bank. George completed his York, on October 8, 2005. South Hadley, Massachusetts, and 1950 career back in his home state, serving as chairman of the board Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on Donald Butterfield Emmons, 83, of Central Maine Power Company. November 1,2005. from Portland, Maine, on George was also well known for his contributions to his com­ Lucy Dickerson Burleigh September 7, 2005. Richardson, 81, from Concord, munity and to his alma mater. He served on the University of Conrad “Babe” Adrien Grondin, New Hampshire, on February 13, Maine Foundation board from 1961 to 1968 and was chair of the 79, from Kennebunk, Maine, on 2004. September 6, 2005. university’s Development Council from 1967 to 1969. He also Hattie “Hat” Elizabeth Ingraham Kenneth Jones, 84, from Patten, provided outstanding service to his church, the United Way of Storer, 84, from Portland, Maine, Maine, on April 28, 2005. Boston, and the University Hospital in Boston. on October 7, 2005. Donald “Don” Curtis Lerch, 81, For all his impressive work, George was selected in 1963 as 1945 from Winter Park, Florida, on July the “Outstanding Son of Maine.” He received honorary degrees Robert “Brute” Lewis Brewster, 17, 2005. from UMaine, Bates, and the University of Massachusetts. In 82, from South Portland, Maine, on Ralph Lemont Mackenzie, 79, September 30, 2005. 2003 he was presented with the University of Maine Alumni Ca­ from East Millinocket, Maine, on Doris Russell Leggat, 88, from reer Award, the alumni association’s most prestigious honor. October 10, 2005. Lowell, Massachusetts, on October Donna Marilyn London 26, 2005. McKinney, 76, from Sherman, Robert “Bob” Sawyer Ludwig, Maine, on November 9, 2005.

46 Mainely People Winter 2006 Bryce Clifton Priest, 79, from Enfield, Maine, on September 30, 2005. Elizabeth “Jeem” Trowbridge, Class of 1964G Paul “Smitty” Ernest Smith, 82, from Fairfax, Virginia, on October Well known Bangor teacher Asia. During that time she also 30, 2005. took flying lessons and re­ Phillip “Phil” Erwin Tribou, 83, and community volunteer from Manchester, Maine, on Elizabeth “Jeem” Trowbridge ceived her pilot’s license. November 17, 2005. ’64G died on October 21, In 1940 Jeem married Dr. Harlan “Hal” Justin Witham, 85, 2005, at the age of 91. Mason Trowbridge, and the from Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Jeem’s “zest for life” be­ couple moved to Maine. After October 3, 2005. came evident as a young earning her master’s degree Barbara June Wright, 76, from from UMaine in 1964, she Fairfield, Maine, on September 8, adult. A few years after com­ 2005. pleting her undergraduate worked as an English teacher 1951 degree at Vassar College in at both the junior high and high Richard Campbell Dwelley, 77, 1934, she set out alone for school levels. from Reedsport, Oregon, on May China and ended up in Nank­ Following her husband’s 28, 2005. ing, working for the Chinese death in 1979, she began a Marilyn “Mai” Eleanor Goldman long career of volunteer work Etscovitz, 75, from Brookline, Railway Administration. As the in the greater Bangor commu­ Massachusetts, and Fort Kent, threat from the Japanese Maine, on August 7, 2005. grew, she left Nanking taking with her secret nity. She logged 7,000 hours Joseph Charles Hickson, 79, reports documenting Japanese atrocities during as an active member of Telecare at Eastern from Bangor and Hampden, the infamous “Rape of Nanking.” Years later, she Maine Medical Center. She served as a re­ Maine, on November 23, 2005. wrote about the experience for American Heri­ searcher at the Bangor Historical Society and Hugh Carl Lord, 75, from Enfield, was instrumental in restoring Leonard’s Mills Maine, on July 28, 2005. tage Magazine. William Marston Maling, 80, from When she returned to New York City, she historic site. And for many years she volunteered Southwest Harbor, Maine, on began working for the famous author, John at the Bangor Public Library, including reading September 16, 2005. Gunther, who was preparing his book, Inside stories to children until she was 89. Milton Elmer Mills, 78, from Bryant Pond, Maine, on September 23, 2005. 1952 Swenson, 74, from Madison, Winterport, Maine, on August 5, Reverend Frederick Andrew Arthur Moses Bowker, Jr., 74, Maine, on September 28, 2005. 2005. Momenthy, 72, from Sarasota, from Gainsville, Florida, on Kenneth “Smitty” Smith Roy “Sid” Rololph Raymond, 73, Florida, on January 30, 2005. September 13, 2005. Thomas, 77, from Calais, Maine, from Marlton, New Jersey, on John “Jack” Rocky Sumpter, Jr., Edward “Ed” Kenneth Bragg, 83, on August 13, 2005. August 8, 2005. 71, from Cumberland, Maine, on from Yarmouth, Maine, on July 21, 1953 Alan Beacher Sleeper, 72, from November 13, 2005. 2005. Corinne Lois Peary Foster, 75, Sherman, Maine, on November 9, 1957 Ruth Angela Jenkins Cariseo, from Lakeland, Florida, and 2005. Lawrence Lewis, 77, from 75, from Granby, Connecticut, on Farmingdale, Maine, on November 1955 Sorrecto, Maine, on October 31, October 26, 2005. 1,2005. Elizabeth “Libby” Ann Currier 2005. Donald Charles Donahue, 71, Robert Allan Muir, 76, from Bow, Eustis, 72, from Old Town, on Frederic Allen Reynolds, 78, from Crumpton, Maryland, on New Hampshire, on August 29, August 1,2005. from Machias, Maine, on October October 8, 1998. 2005. Guy Allan Hartnett, 73, from 10, 2005. William Manuel Hanson, 87, from 1954 Lewiston, Maine, on November 8, 1958 Hastings, Michigan, on October 8, Charles “Charlie” Michael 2005. David Timothy Altshuler, 72, 2005. Byron, Jr., 74, from Groton, Gilbert Joseph Landry, 77, from from Tucson, Arizona, on October John “Jack” Appleton Harmon, Massachusetts, on August 16, Benton, Maine, on August 21, 18, 2005. 75, from Saco, Maine, on 2005. 2005. Arje Latz, 78, from Newtonville, November 16, 2005. Kent Manson Newey, 71, from 1956 Massachusetts, on November 13, Raymond “Ray” Charles 2005. Lemaire, 72, from Lewiston, Edwin Donald Pickett, 72, from Maine, on July 28, 2002. Augusta, Maine, on August 13, William “Greg” Gregor For more complete obituaries, log on to our 2005. Macfarlan, 77, from Arlington, 1959 Virginia, on October 23, 2005. web site at: mainealumni.com Cynthia Farnham Clifford “Cliff” Lawrence Carroll Aikman, 67, from Sea Cliff, New York, on August 22, 2005.

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Dale Nelson Finnemore, 72, from 1964 Frances “Fran” Charlotte from Brewer, Maine, on November Rochester, New York, on August Roberta Frances Rogers, 89, Brountas Hardy, 60, from Mt. 22, 2005. 30, 2005. from Brunswick, Maine, on August Vernon, Maine, on August 8, 1974 Gwendolyn May Kane Hinckley, 6, 2005. 2005. Jennifer Clayton, 57, from 93, from Penobscot, Maine, on Elizabeth “Jeem” Chambers Dennis “Denny” Donald Mason, Portland, Maine, on July 27, 2005. October 21,2005. Trowbridge, 91, from Pittsford, 59, from Bangor and Greenville, Rena Maxine Armstrong Gates, Warren “Randy” Wesley New York, on October 21, 2005. Maine, on September 28, 2005. 74, from Bangor, on August 8, Randall, 73, from Orland, Maine, Florence Creamer Webster, 96, Arlene Marshall Stover, 90, from 2005. on October 30, 2005. from Lincoln, Maine, on October Blue Hill, Maine, on August 27, 1975 1960 26, 2005. 2005. Helen McMahon Copp, 87, from William “Bud” George Abbott, 1965 1968 Millinocket, Maine, on November 73, from Salisbury Cove, Maine, Richard David Acheson, DDS, Arlene MacMillan McClain, 91, 25, 2005. on October 15, 2005. DMD, 63, from Pemaquid Harbor, from Millinocket, Maine, on John Edward Vajtisek, 66, from Ann Howard Clark Distant, 67, Maine, on August 8, 2005. September 30, 2005. Middlebury, Vermont, on July 16, from Limington, Maine, on Edwina Shirley Laughton Hardy, 1969 2005. September 5, 2005. 62, from Rumford, Maine, on Madeline Ireland Anderson, 94, 1977 David Leonard Durost, 79, from September 21,2005. from Rome, Maine, on August 27, Loren D. Eaton, from Petal, Seal Harbor, Maine, on August 27, Robert “Bob” Hollis Higgins, 68, 2005. Mississippi, on May 31,2002. 2005. from Fort Mill, South Carolina, on Vivian Morrill Sproul, 90, from Paul Frederick Hopkins, 48, from James “Jim” Thurston Keene, May 16, 2005. Windsor, Maine, on August 14, Syracuse, New York, on July 29, 75, from Lewiston, Maine, on Brian Leslie Pennell, 63, from 2005. 2003. November 13, 2005. Saco, Maine, on August 21,2005. 1971 1979 James “Jim” Adolphus Miller, Willis Perry Spaulding, 82, from Warren Henry Bown, 58, from Lt. Col. Russell Earl Dingle, 49, 69, from Topsham, Maine, on July Belfast, Maine, on December 3, North Anson, Maine, on June 13, from East Hartford, Connecticut, 26, 2005. 2005. 2005. on September 4, 2005. 1961 1966 Gary Ralph Noyes, 56, from Clemon Willard Fay, 48, from Barbara Louise Toulouse Begin, Earl Lloyd Batchelder, 62, from Lewiston, Maine, on October 11, Enfield, Maine, on October 16, 70, from Old Orchard Beach, Norway, Maine, on August 31, 2005. 2005. Maine, on September 17, 2005. 2005. 1972 Kevin Robert Markee, 50, from Eleanor Walker Damon, 88, from Michael J. Friedman, 62, from James Harris Browne, 56, from Portland, Maine, on November 4, Portland, Maine, on September Potomac, Maryland, on June 24, Vassalboro, Maine, on September 2005. 27, 2005. 2005. 5, 2005. 1981 Antoinette DeRaps Buckley 1967 Karl Bean McGaw, 69, from Daniel Sommer Clark, 54, from Osgood, 75, from Dexter, Maine, Barbara Packard Grant Adams, Bangor and Lee, Maine, on Gorham, Maine, on October 1, and Largo, Florida, on November 59, from Scarborough, Maine, on November 16, 2005. 2005. 20, 2005. July 20, 2005. 1973 Juliette Bouchard Fish, 83, from 1962 Bradford “Brad” Walter Cook, Charles Herman Berry, 61, from Orrington, Maine, on October 20, Lolita Joanne Roy Bishop, 65, 61, from Orland, Maine, on Millinocket, Maine, on June 2, 2005. from Sedona, Arizona, on October September 18, 2005. 2005. Marilyn Ann Johnson, 71, from 25, 2005. Eric Richard Dodge, 71, from Claudia Gaudreau Finkelstein, Bangor, on October 21,2005. Gerald “Jerry” Philip Bowie, 65, Winterport, Maine, and Long 61, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Marie A. Shamos Twitchell, 51, from Lucerne-in-Maine, Maine, on Island, New York, on November 1, on August 2, 2005. from Manchester, Maine, on August 27, 2005. 2005. Weston Meserve Hodgkins, 76, November 6, 2005. Harville Elston Hobbs, 72, from 1986 Hope, Maine, on October 11, Susan Lois Swift, 43, from 2005. Winslow, Maine, on August 20, Winifred Kimball Nason, 96, Your Classmates Would Love to 2005. from Acton, Maine, on September Hear From You 1991 21,2005. Priscilla Sue Tomer Rouillard, 1963 39, from Lewiston, Auburn, and Richard “Dick” Porter Grant, 64, We know you enjoy reading news from your UMaine Old Town, Maine, on November from Webster, New York, on friends and classmates. Well, they’d love to hear 26, 2005. October 15, 2005. 1993 Alfreda Sanbergh Keppel, 95, from you too! Why not take a few minutes and email Dale Sperry Mudge, 56, from from South Portland, Maine, on Boston, on July 13, 2005. October 3, 2005. or write your class correspondent to let them know 1997 Rowland “Was” John Wasgatt, what is happening in your life—new job, new resi­ 64, from Fort Collins, Colorado, on Bonnie Lou McClure Hayman, August 13, 2005. dence, wedding, kids, anything at all. 61, from Bangor, on October 18, 2005.

48 Mainely People Winter 2006 Facilities

Major renovation of Lord Hall nears completion A New Era for the Visual Arts

he art department at the Univer­ classrooms, lecture halls, a visual resource mall can see into the gallery, and all the sity of Maine was spread across library, a digital art lab, studio space, a stu­ way to the other end of the building. nine different locations on cam­ dent lounge, an outdoor sculpture garden, Linehan notes that there is very little pus. Art students and faculty really hadand no a major art gallery which will take up color in the new Lord Hall—that will be central location to call their own. And thewith entire west side of the ground floor. provided by the artwork. Tlimited facilities, the department was unAmong­ the featured rooms will be a Once the art department is settled into able to increase the number of students or 100-seat lecture hall named for art depart­ its exciting new space, the second phase the opportunities offered to students it had. ment founder Vincent A. Hartgen. Hart­ of the visual arts building project will kick All that is about to change. This spring, gen's artwork will hang on the walls of the into full gear. That will include a renova­ the visual arts at UMaine will begin mov­ new hall. tion of the back half of Alumni Hall (di­ ing into beautifully renovated Lord Hall "The whole thing has come out beauti­ rectly across from Lord). The area, which as phase one of a two-phase $10 million fully," Linehan says. "It's elegant, simple, will be named The Wyeth Center, will be building project. and a bit 'arty.' It kind of has the feel of a the new studio space for 3D design, paint­ "The building is clean, lean, and elegant Soho loft. You have nice new shiny floors, ing, and printmaking. Eventually, the throughout," notes department chairman but you still have the old brick wall in lots building currently used for ceramics and James Linehan. "Being in a beautiful build­ of places. The architects also incorporated sculpture (the old fire/rescue building) ing right on the mall gives us visibility and lots of window walls, making it a very will also be renovated. prominence. It's a huge step for the arts at light-filled open space." The project is being funded by a $4 mil­ Maine. And it will give our students and As an example of that openness, if you lion state bond and $6 million in private faculty a center—a place that will allow stand in the lobby on the lower floor, you donations. Those donations include gen­ that interchange that is needed in the arts. can see clearly out both ends of the build­ erous gifts from many alumni, friends, and But it will also allow us to grow and to bet­ ing. And someone standing outside on the corporations as well as contributions from ter compete for top students." every art department fac­ While passersby will be struck by the ulty member. Naming complete facelift given to the outside gift opportunities still of Lord Hall, those who venture in exist for spaces in will be even more impressed. the new Wyeth The rejuvenated build­ Center. ing will include faculty and staff offices, state-of-the-art

Winter 2006 Maine 11 Alumni Profile The Call of the Road

In 2000 Karen Larsen '92 was looking for adventure. She found it riding her Harley-Davidson Sportster on a solo journey across North America. Her book, Breaking the Limit, goes beyond the thrill and dangers of the ride and the glittering landscapes and diversity of people she encountered—it's a personal meditation on self and family.

By Kristen Andresen '97

12 Maine Winter 2006 "Get your motor runnin' her love for the open road, and in Presque Head out on the highway Isle, where she taught after graduating Lookin' for adventure from UMaine, she got her first real motor­ And whatever comes our way" cycle - a Honda Shadow 500 she named - Steppenwolf, "Born to be Wild" "Rosie." Larsen spent hours speeding through the woodlands and potato fields of Aroos­ took County, but as a lone woman rider, aren Larsen '92 may not she felt motorcycling was something she have been born to be wild, had to hide. It underscored the fact that she but she was born to ride — was "from away," and always would be. and to write. The UMaine "I showed up with my liberal feminist alumna's recently pub­ philosophy ... and I think I was a little bit Klished travel memoir, Breaking the Limit: aberrant," she says. "I was greeted with a One Woman's Motorcycle Journey through certain amount of hesitancy." North America, recounts her solo voyage She also kept Rosie hidden from her from New Jersey to Alaska and back. parents, but for other reasons. Larsen found When she set off in the spring of 2000, it hard to explain that what they saw as a Larsen was looking for adventure, and death wish, she saw as the ultimate free­ she found it. Relentless wind, bone-chil­ dom. ling rain and fog, steamy sun, drag­ When her father was diagnosed with racing teenagers, and a poignant reunion cancer, two and a half years after Larsen with her father served as mile-markers arrived in Presque Isle, she returned to as she rode her Harley through North Massachusetts and sold Rosie, figuring it America. "She had this attitude of, would only make a bad situation worse. "Finding out precisely what it means 'This is what I'm going to do, When her dad recovered, Larsen set off for to live on this continent, that's a journey Eastern Europe to serve in the Peace Corps. that's going to take a lifetime, if at all," and I'm going to be successful She loved the traveling, but she hated says Larsen, a native of Canada who life without a motorcycle. When she re­ grew up in Massachusetts. "Having had at it.' It didn't really matter turned to the states to study public admin­ a few months to wander around did istration at Princeton, she bought a Harley- help me define where I was from, geo­ if it was unpopular. Davidson Sportster 1200 and called it graphically and psychologically." Whatever it was in front "Lucy." Exploration—both physical and met­ In the world of Harleys, Lucy isn't a aphorical—has long been a part of her of her, she'd take it on." "hog." She's more of a piglet. The thought identity, whether on the road or in the of riding across the continent on some­ classroom. As an undergraduate at the thing so small, without cushy seats or a University of Maine, she took a round­ great stereo, would be enough to discour­ about route to finding a major; studying Larsen stands out in his mind. age many adventuresome bikers—let alone animal science, chemistry, and political "She was not a grade-grubber," he says. those who prefer to travel in the enclosed, science before earning a double degree "She got great grades, but she wasn't taking air-conditioned safety of a car. But that in European history and secondary so­ courses just to get an A. She was taking classes exposure was part of the appeal for Larsen: cial studies education. Oh, and she spent that she found interesting—life interesting, "Driving a motorcycle is a sensual, vis­ her junior year in Galway, too. and not just academically interesting. She ceral, and immediate experience," she She credits professors such as Anne wanted something that was relevant to her writes. "It's the blast of air parting in an Pooler '72, Steve Cohn, and Michael life." almost physical way around your body. It's Palmer with providing her the academ­ From an early age, Larsen knew the thrill the feel of heavy steel machinery between ic rigor she craved and the flexibility she of life lay in the journey, not the destination. your thighs and knees as you move needed. Born in Ontario, she was adopted as an infant through turns, running a good road on a Her intellectual curiosity impressed and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, a sub­ clear warm morning. It's the taste of wet Palmer, a political science professor. urb of Boston. At 16, she bought a second­ grass, deep woods, damp riverbanks, and Though he has taught nearly 25,000 stu­ hand Honda scooter that she rode with aban­ freshly cut hay that finds its way to the dents in his 25-plus years in academe, don. A bone-shattering fall did little to quell back of your throat."

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Though she was open to the wind, the The honest answer, she writes, was yes— ingful than she originally anticipated. smells, the feel of the road; being a lone but not of unknown dangers: "I am afraid. "On this trip, I was able to let go of a lot woman on a bike left her open to scrutiny, I am afraid of not living before dying. I am of things—of needing to have a base and a as well. afraid of not seeing, of not knowing. There home. I had time to re-examine the big "I know every single day on that trip, is fear in living this way, in traveling this questions: What does it mean to be a daugh­ someone had something to say about the way, but there is a greater fear to be found ter, part of a family? What does it mean to fact I was a girl on a bike," Larsen says. "I in not doing it." be part of a community?" she says. "Hav­ don't think that was based on cruelty. I She also had encountered far more ing the opportunity to re-examine these think that was based on a lack of experi­ daunting situations. Two months before big life questions is really rare and really ence of women on motorcycles." her departure, she found a lump near her special." In her book, she writes that popular sternum that triggered a quest for her med­ So, too, were the pride in her birth fa­ culture is laden with images of bikini-clad ical history. Though she had been in con­ ther's eyes, the tenuous relationship with women draped across the seat. They're tact with her biological mother, she had her half-sisters that blossomed during her portrayed as "biker babes" or "fender bun­ never spoken with her biological father. visit, the joy of meeting her maternal grand­ nies." Larsen was neither. She was just a The medical background he provided - mother, Isabel. She didn't need notes to petite, athletic woman in black leather and a prevalence of breast and bladder cancers, remember those moments, and in the years sensible boots. She didn't encounter much as well as brain tumors—left her cold, but that have passed since her journey, her hostility, but she did hear her share of his invitation to visit warmed her. So, too, family bonds have deepened. stereotypical comments. did the news that her lump was benign. "They still continue in very strong and "There are still activities and roles wom­ Despite a faltering relationship with her powerful ways," she says. "They're grow­ en engage in that are not seen as equal­ then-boyfriend that disintegrated halfway ing and changing as the years progress." opportunity places for women," she says. through the trip, it was with a light heart Larsen, now 35, has since started a fam­ During her time at UMaine, Larsen that she packed her saddlebags and rode ily of her own. Several years ago, a mutual worked to ensure that women were on a off into the unknown. She hadn't intended friend introduced her to Brad Alexander, a level playing field—literally—with their to write a book, but she kept detailed jour­ cabinetmaker and furniture craftsman who male counterparts. In the early 1990s, nals of her travels, which brought luster to shares her love for long-distance motorcy­ when Title IX legislation was still contro­ her "mother-of-pearl pale" skies and ani­ cling. versial, she fought tirelessly to have the mated the characters she encountered: The couple married and moved to Ver­ women's soccer program upgraded from "'Do you have any coffee?' mont, where she teaches U.S. history, wom­ a club sport to Division 1 status. It was a 'Coffee?' Marilyn, a tired-looking bar­ en's humanities, and social studies at Mont­ long, at times frustrating process, but maid with two gold chains draped over the pelier High School. Her students know her former coach Cid Dyjak says if anyone front of her white sweatshirt, turned to as Mrs. Alexander, but they're familiar could get it done, Larsen could. look at the black sludge that filled the with the motorcycle memoir she penned "The team looked to her for leader­ bottom few inches of a cold glass pot. 'Not under her maiden name. Larsen enjoyed ship," Dyjak recalls. "Her strength of will, just now, but if you wait a couple of min­ the process so much that she plans to write her strength of character—she was willing utes, I'll put a fresh pot on.'" another nonfiction book, when time and to tackle issues all the time." Her notes allowed Larsen to paint the inspiration allow. Six months ago, Dyjak spotted Breaking landscape so vividly that an Elie magazine For now, Larsen has her hands full, the Limit at Borders. At first, he couldn't reviewer wrote, "Breaking the Limit should preparing for her adoptive parents to move believe it was the same Karen Larsen he come affixed with a warning label: May into her home, and taking care of another knew, but when he saw her picture and cause serious wanderlust." But the jour­ recent arrival. In January, she and her hus­ read the book jacket, he thought, "Yeah, nals served another, less literary purpose, band embarked on their most exciting ex­ that's Karen." as well. pedition yet: parenthood. "She had this attitude of, 'This is what "This had been a big life-defining jour­ Motorcycling has been temporarily put I'm going to do, and I'm going to be suc­ ney for me, one which my adoptive par­ on hold. Larsen's obstetrician "kicked her cessful at it,"' Dyjak says. "It didn't really ents were pretty nervous about," Larsen off" the bike last June. But she doesn't matter if it was unpopular. Whatever it says. "I thought it was really important I expect motherhood to be the end of the was in front of her, she'd take it on." explain to them what this experience was road. In fact, the journey has just begun. Including a 15,000-mile odyssey. Alone. all about." "I feel like I've still only seen such a tiny On a motorcycle. What started as a three-month road trip part of what's here on this continent," she Before she left, the most common ques­ between graduate school and a new job says, "and that only touches the surface." tion she heard was, "Aren't you afraid?" turned out to be a good deal more mean­

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Bold Ideas in a Global Economy

John Coleman's company, The VIA Group, survived the dotcom crash and is thriving thanks to bold, exciting marketing strategies like the ones for the World Trade Center.

WHEN JOHN COLEMAN '85 was se- lected as one of UMaine's 25 most promis­ ing young alumni in April 2000, his Port- land-based company, The VIA Group, was growing at a rapid rate, helping businesses navigate through the exploding new Internet economy. Then, just a few months later, the great dotcom crash began. "We had a large presence in the Silicon Valley—our business was really being driven by the technology explosion," Coleman explains. "Well, that all went away overnight." As if that wasn't enough, VIA suffered another significant blow the following year. The company operated an office on Canal Street, looking out at the Twin Tow­ ers of the World Trade Center. Following the 9/11 tragedy, it had to shut the office down—resulting in a loss of even more business. Following the dotcom crash, many of VIA's competitors quickly went out of business. But Coleman and his VIA col­ leagues prided themselves on their prob­ lem-solving ability. They took stock of the situation, adjusted to the changing times, and eventually bounced back stronger than ever. "I think our Maine ingenuity and resil­ ience definitely helped us make it through," Coleman says. "And now we're back and going strong. This year, for in­ stance, we grew our top-line numbers by over 25 percent— a very healthy financial performance." Indeed in just the past year or so, The

John Coleman unfolds the New York Times Magazine ad his company conceptualized and designed for the World Trade Center.

16 Maine Winter 2006 VIA Group has pulled off some major suc­ Group, which Coleman started in 1993 cesses utilizing some very big, bold ideas. with Rich Rico and former UMaine room­ One was the renaming of Boston's Fleet mate David Puelle '86. (Puelle has since Center, back to the more familiar and fan sold his share of the company to Coleman.) friendly "the Garden." Coleman, whose UMaine degree is in "That was an idea we had for our client engineering, decided to start VIA after TD Banknorth," Coleman says. "We made "It's an honor to be a earning an MBA and working for several the case that it wasn't about the bank, it years for a huge multinational corporation. was about giving something back to the part of the redevelopment He had the entrepreneurial spirit, and people of New England—this hallowed of the World Trade Center. he wanted to stay in Maine. arena where so many wonderful memo­ "My favorite challenges were always ries were formed. I really think it was a We've taken this very starting something from nothing," he says. great idea, both for the bank and the com­ "But starting my own company was also munity. People are excited to have the Gar­ seriously, knowing how driven by the fact that the corporation I den name back and a lot of good will was was working for was pushing me to move. created for our client." important it is for lower I started thinking that the only way I could Coleman believes that VIA's idea for TD Manhattan and the stay in Maine was to be an entrepreneur." Banknorth may be a catalyst for how large Coleman admits that there are some companies go about naming their proper­ entire country. " challenges to being located in Maine, but ties in the future. he thinks those are far outweighed by the Another challenge came to VIA when great work ethic of Maine people and the its client, Infinity Broadcasting, lost talk ra­ ers with Vision: Your Office is Ready." unparalleled quality of life that is available dio superstar Howard Stern to a satellite The approach of not actually showing in the state. broadcasting company. the building was bold and nontraditional, "I would challenge every UMaine "That was a very big loss for Infinity," but it reflected exactly the message graduate who has that entrepreneurial zeal Coleman says. "They turned to us to help Coleman and his client want to convey. to think about coming back and starting them figure out what to do. We came up "As we talked to CEOs who might con­ an enterprise in Maine," Coleman says. with a very exciting, integrated plan. We sider moving their offices there, we needed "With the great advances in technology, bought out every single ad in the leading to change the perspective from looking there is no reason you can't do it here." ad journal, Advertising Age. When you back to looking forward." Coleman ex­ As for the future of his own company, picked up the magazine, every ad (26 of plains. "Once that happens, once you look, Coleman says that following the dotcom them) was dedicated to what Infinity was you see the tremendous potential. Of bust, he's learned that you must be adapt­ doing to counter the loss of Howard Stern. course what happened will never be for­ able and stay ahead of the curve in under­ It was a big idea that had never been done gotten, and there's a memorial there to standing trends. before, and it created a great deal of buzz." make sure of that. But there's also 15 bil­ In that regard, he likes to think of The But VIA's biggest project, and its most lion in capital that is going to be reinvested. VIA Group in the generic mode of "prob­ challenging, resulted from being chosen as There will be world-class facilities and lem solvers." And he adds that in these the marketing/communications partner transportation. Arguably, it's going to be fast-changing times, there will be no short­ for Silverstein Properties, owners of the the best place in the country to work from." age of businesses who need help. World Trade Center complex. Coleman's enthusiasm seems to be "The big challenge now," Coleman "It's an honor to be a part of the rede­ catching on. The advertising campaign has says, "is that companies are just starting velopment of the World Trade Center," stirred considerable interest and the build­ to realize how different marketing and ad­ Coleman says. "We've taken this very se­ ing already has several big corporate ten­ vertising will be in the future. Companies riously, knowing how important it is for ants and many more interested. will need to depend on their creativity and lower Manhattan and the entire country. " "It's going to be successful," Coleman their ability to market on a more direct and VIA recently unveiled its marketing ap­ says confidently. "The World Trade Cen­ intimate basis, because mass marketing is proach to 7 World Trade Center (the first ter message is a healing one, but also an being replaced by one-on-one marketing— WTC building to be completed) in a double invigorating one." the way you reach customers is going to fold insert in the New York Times Magazine. Marketing the new World Trade Cen­ be very different. And competition is go­ A dramatic photograph shows a pan­ ter complex (VIA will be involved in all ing to come from all over the globe—if oramic view of the city from the top of the the subsequent buildings as well) is the you're not abreast of global trends, you're new structure. The copy reads, "To Lead- highest profile project yet for The VIA going to be hurting." Winter 2006 Maine 17 Alumni Newsmaker The Fisherman Scientist

Receiving a coveted $500,000 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant hasn't changed unassuming lobsterman Ted Ames '68, '71G one bit. But it has allowed him to "come ashore" and expand his groundbreaking studies of spawning, habitat, and fishing practices in the Gulf of Maine.

By Jim Frick Photos by William Drake

rom the time he was just a little also a groundbreaking researcher, and an starts to think about all the publicity he's boy, all Ted Ames '68, '71G ever effective advocate for sustainable fishing received. wanted to do was to fish. Mak­ practices along the Maine coast. "It's really strange stuff," he says—"and ing his livelihood from the sea And Ames is almost certainly the only sometimes a little difficult for me to take. seemed inevitable to him. Fish­ Maine fisherman to ever receive the high­ We lobstermen are pretty private people. I Fing, after all, is in Ames's blood—bothly prestigious his John D. and Catherine T. don't think it will change me—folks father and his grandfather were fishermen. MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. around here don't let it go to my head." And growing up on Vinalhaven, fishing Those grants are given to about 25 re­ But aside from being in the limelight, was a major part of the culture and heri­ cipients every year who show exception­ Ames is thrilled about what the grant will tage of his island home. al merit and promise for enhanced creative allow him to do. He eventually fulfilled that childhood work in everything from the arts to the "I'm 66—well over-the-hill as a fisher­ aspiration, in spite of his parents trying to sciences. The grant brings with it a man," he explains. "Usually we wear out persuade him to pursue a different profes­ $500,000, no-strings-attached prize. by the time we're 50. It takes a great deal sion (they thought he was too small to be The announcement of the MacArthur of stamina. You love it, so you keep at it as a fisherman). For a good part of three de­ grant, last September, came as a surprise long as you can, but I'm nearly ready to cades he has fished for scallops, ground­ to Ames and the Stonington, Maine, com­ come ashore. What this grant means is that fish, and lobsters along much of the Down munity where he now works and lives all my research projects can be funded East coast. with his wife, former Maine commission­ without me having to fish for a living." Ames certainly reflects the popular im­ er of marine resources Louise "Robin" Pe­ It was the creative, groundbreaking age of a Maine fisherman. There's the sol­ ters Alden '79, and their daughter Annie. nature of that research that caught the in­ id build, the weathered face, the salt and "I have no idea who nominated me," terest of the MacArthur Foundation. pepper beard, the Maine coast accent, the he said. "It is all a secret process." Ames has been fascinated by research calm, unassuming manner, the dry humor, The grant has also made him an instant ever since he first got a taste of it as a and the clear thinking, common sense ap­ celebrity. He's appeared on National Pub­ UMaine student. After a seven-year stint proach to life. lic Radio, been featured in dozens of news­ as a high school science teacher, and then But there's a whole other side to Ted paper stories, and in the near future will fishing full time for more than a decade, Ames's identity. With both a bachelor's be the subject of a New Yorker magazine he decided to come on shore in 1990 and and a master's degree from UMaine, he's article. He scratches his head when he set up a water quality laboratory (he would 18 Maine Winter 2006 later get back to the sea to lobster). It worked out well for a couple of years, with a steady business, monitoring water for the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA. Then there was a dramatic turn of events— water samples could be sent to Canada for free analysis. "That pretty much ended my opera­ tion," Ames says. "I closed the lab." But during that same time the harbor porpoise issue came up and the fishermen asked me to represent them on that issue." It was also the time when cod stocks were rapidly declining. The decline stirred Ames's interest. His common sense and understanding of the Maine coastal ecolo­ gy led him to believe that if the cod indus­ try were to be revived, it was vital to know where historic spawning grounds were located, and how they functioned. "The only places the scientific commu­ nity knew about as spawning grounds in the Northeast were Jeffrey's Ledge, Ip­ swich Bay, and Mass. Bay," he explains. "Now fishermen the whole length of the coast knew that was hogwash. We knew from our fathers and grandfathers that codfish once spawned here—in many plac­ es." So Ames began interviewing older fish­ ermen—people who had been fishing for cod back in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. "We were able to document something like 1,000 square miles of spawning habi­ tat in the Gulf of Maine," he says. "The scientific community were unaware of these places." Of course Ames, being a scientist, knew oral histories and anecdotal information by themselves were not enough to pass peer review and convince decision makers. So he developed a protocol that allowed him to verify the information—site identifica­ tion, correct substrate, right depth. He also insisted on at least two corroborating IDs of the spawning site, and historical records showing that cod were caught there. He then plotted the sites on the Geographic Information System (GIS). It was the first time the information had ever been plot­ ted on a map. "My position has always been that fish-

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ermen have just an incredible amount of built if Maine declared its fisheries deplet­ knowledge that has consistently been over­ ed and managed the industry out to 20 or looked," Ames says. "And the scientific 30 miles offshore. community just hasn't looked at fishing the "That would encompass most of the way it is actually practiced. In the past, spawning and nursery habitat on our they haven't involved the people who coastal shelf," he explains. "If we managed know it most intimately—the folks who the resource similar to lobsters you could are out there every day fishing. Unfortu­ rebuild productive, diversified fisheries." nately, the two groups rarely spoke to one That diversity would greatly benefit the another. That has been changing." economy in fishing communities along the But thanks in part to Ames's research, Maine coast. Today, most fishermen can that situation is starting to change. His only access lobsters. In Ames's town of method of combining hard science and oral Stonington, for instance, there used to be history is gaining believers from members groundfishermen, herring seiners, and of the scientific community and policy more than 160 scallop fishermen. Now makers—especially after his work was there are no seiners, two groundfishermen, published in the respected scientific jour­ Ted Ames working at the new lobster hatch­ and three scallopers. nal Fisheries. The recognition by the Mac- ery in Stonington. "That's a collapse!" Ames exclaims. "It's Arthur Foundation will only increase se­ incredible, hard to imagine. Scallop fish­ rious interest in Ames's approach. tions are controlled in large part by preda­ ing was my primary winter's work for a Knowing there were many more tors and prey. long time, as it was for many fishermen. spawning grounds for cod doesn't mean a Ames stresses that fishing practices for Ultimately, it was a shore fishery trashed whole lot right now, Ames says, but it groundfish also need to change. Once plen­ by a fleet that grew to include 60 to 80-foot could mean very good things for the fu­ tiful, groundfish populations have col­ draggers. Eventually, most scallopers ture. lapsed because of large-scale fishing oper­ would come, strip the scallops, and move "Groundfish management has been ations with a "catch 'em all and move on" on to another area. That mentality devas­ structured to create a one-size-fits-all ap­ mentality. For a model of how it can be tated the resource, and along with it, the proach," he says. "But my study indicates done right, he suggests looking at the lob­ idea of a viable local fisheries." there is great complexity here—a lot of fine ster industry. Making the fishing industry sustainable scale behavior, which means pitfalls exist "What has made the lobster industry in is the key for Ames. And along with his for a single-approach management plan." Maine so productive is that local fishermen expanded research, he'll be working to Ames explains that historically, cod are, have taken care of their resource," he says. bring various groups together to talk about in fact, made up of subpopulations that "Only traps are used to catch lobsters. a sustainable, ecologically sound, and eco­ generally stayed within ecological barri­ They don't destroy habitat. We protect nomically beneficial management plan for ers that are porous. In order to restore the oversize, spawning adults, and juvenile the groundfish industry. cod industry, he says we may need to look lobsters. There are limits on the number of He'll also be involved in a new lobster at the ecosystem within a subpopulation's traps fished. All those things are ecologi­ hatchery just down the street from his area, with an eye toward bringing back cally sound practices. You can do what lob­ house in Stonington. The hatchery is species that may have disappeared from stermen have done with scallops and oth­ strongly supported by the area lobstermen, the system. er species, but you have to generate the who collectively gave $27,000 toward the "If we manage these systems ecologi­ concept of stewardship among the fisher­ facility. cally, I think we can have greater produc­ men if it is to work." Ames says that no one lobster zone has tivity," Ames says. "One thing my study Ames's expression turns more serious tried a lobster hatchery before, but that if detected, for example, was an apparent when he talks about the collapse of the it were able to produce just 150,000 more linkage between codfish and forage fish groundfish industry in Maine. lobsters it could mean 500,000 additional such as alewives and herring. When ale­ "We used to have 1,200 groundfisher­ dollars coming into the area. wives disappeared, it seems that nearby men in the state," he says. "Today, we have "Lobsters have done all right," he says. spawning grounds for codfish were aban­ just 150 permits. And many of the boats "But fishermen have watched what hap­ doned. So if we want robust populations that are out there fishing sell their product pened to cod, scallops, and other fish and of cod and other groundfish in an area, we in Massachusetts—no money is coming they are looking ahead in an attempt to may need to rebuild those forage stocks." back to Maine's economy." keep the stocks up. It's a pretty bold ex­ In other words, he says, fish popula- Ames believes that stocks could be re­ periment."

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