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Assistant Editor Faith Hutchins Webster ’60 Photography Jack Walas, Al Pelletier and Keith Dresser ^Design Consultants 10 Sister Stations F Stephen Ward ’76 and Arline Thomson At NBC Portland/Bangor: on-the-air Advertising Manager Gary L Hull and behind-the-scenes with Patsy Wig­ gins ’72, Don Carrigan ’73, Margo page 4 Alumni Association Officers Cobb ’52, and Russ Van Arsdale ’70. William D Johnson ’56, President By Betty A dams Henry L.P Schmelzer ’65, First Vice President Chairman, Annual Alumni Fund Fred P Tarr ’53, Second Vice President Richard W Sprague ’51, Treasurer 12 The Voice of the Bears Patricia N Shaw ’70, Clerk Robert J. Holmes, Jr ’70G, Executive At CBS Bangor, George Gonyar ’50 is Director the man behind the voice. Josephine M Profita ’38, Former GAA President By Kim Marchegiani *79 Alumni Council Kenneth W Allen ’56G Deborah Scott Aseltine *80 15 Mark Cohen ’54-ABC Chief Ronald E Bishop ’53 Barbara H Bodwcll ’45 Number two man at ABC in New Owen H Bndgham ’68G page 5 Margo F Cobb ’52 York, he is also active in UMO’s Mark H Cohen *54 Norinne H Daly ’59 Alumni Association. Arthur E Dentremont ’51 F Paul Desmond *59 By Norah Deakin Davis Dana C Devoe ’56 Karla H Downs ’71 Dorothy B Erikson *42 James H Goff ’63 Edward C Hall ’48 Margaret T Homans ’54 16 Marge Lipton ’67—TV Producer Susan A Johnson *85 William D Johnson ’56 Extraordinaire Ernest K Khoury, Jr *53 Jeffrey D MacDonald ’68 Robert I Olsen ’50 Traveling for ABC from Egypt to Carroll R Pickard *52 Josephine M Profita *38 Poland, she produces award-winning Jeffry W Raynes *76 page 16 Karen W Reis *67 documentaries on world leaders. Steven D Ritzi *85 Henry L P Schmelzer *65 By Gunnar Hansen Patricia N Shaw ’70 Richard W Sprague ’51 Charles E Stickney, Jr *44 Fred P Tarr *53 Stephen M Towle *73 Janet R Willis *74 18 UMO Sports—A Video Toast lEx Officio Members Chuc Halsted ’69 and Jim Garvin ’48 Arthur M. Johnson, President, UMO film a series on UMO for MPBN. Malcolm E Jones ’52, President, University of Maine Foundation By Mary Lou Colbath Charles F Bragg II, Chairman, UMO Development Council page 18 Maine Alumnus is published four times Departments yearly by the General Alumni Associa­ tion for alumni and friends of the Letters 2 Association 7 University of Maine at Orono. Perspective 3 Deaths 20 The magazine’s editorial office is located at the Crossland Alumni Center, UMO, Campus 4 Classes 21 Orono, ME 04469. Telephone (207) 581-1132. A voluntary gift of $10 to the Annual Alumni Fund is a subscription. Third class postage is paid at Orono, Cover: Jim Garvin ’48 shooting footage of Chuc Maine 04473 Halsted ’69 for a sports documentary. Circulation is 150,000 issues yearly Photo by Jack Walas. JUNE, 1985 1 LETTERS Share UMO reminiscences Kudos from UMO president six college campuses here in Cincinnati. All students are encouraged to take Senior alumni, what was UMO like in I have been looking through the several days—sophomore year on—in the 1930s and earlier? Do you have an March issue of the Maine Alumnus and one or more locations in businesses of unusual anecdote or perhaps a memory I want to congratulate you on a very all sorts or in schools, hospitals, etc. By of a special professor to share? Tell us, good publication. I am sure that the the end of [the] senior year, 80 percent in a letter not to exceed 300 words, and alumni will enjoy and profit from the ar­ or better have one or more directions. help us compile a look at UMO’s early ticles and the overall positive presenta­ You could board a child somewhere years. Letters should include the writer’s tion of the university. Please accept my nearby for two days to get experiences name, address, and daytime telephone thanks and keep up the good work. not available locally. number, and may be sent to: Letters to Arthur M. Johnson Expose all children to art, music, the Editor, Maine Alumnus, Crossland President dancing; girls to the business of wood Alumni Center, Orono, Maine 04469. w. •• and machines; boys to cooking, repair From Panama sewing. Mrs. Richard C. (Norma L.) Baker ’38 Print of March cover Recently I received the September Cincinnati, Ohio 1984 issue of your fine Maine Alumnus. First, my congratulations on the re­ It was specially interesting to me, for I cent issues of the Maine Alumnus. I en­ Music program appreciated received a B.S. from Maine when in my joy every issue! late 20s and an M.B.A. when I was 35. I Through the years I’ve appreciated the Second, I was quite taken with the confirm all the positive statements in education received at U. of M. and read­ cover of March, 1985. How can I reach your two articles dedicated to the non- ing what other alumni have been doing. George Mitchell ’82? I would like to buy traditional student. In recent years during summer music a print of the cover picture. It’s mar­ The five years I lived and studied in sessions at the Orono campus, [my] six velous. Maine constitute one of the highlights of grandchildren living nearby have at­ Nancy Pilla Atkins ’72 my life. If I had to do it again, it would tended those sessions. My daughter has Reading, Massachusetts be Maine, for I received an excellent been taking part and has been taking her education from an outstanding faculty. four and her brother’s two. It is a great (Write to: Bear Foot Print; Attn: George Camilo Porras III privilege and asset for those who attend. Mitchell; HCR 78, Box 143; Bucksport, Republica de Panama Florence Poor MacDonald ’27 ME 04416.) Gorham, Maine Graduate M-Club Newsletter • Alumnus missing? Student ambassadors Please share with your readers that the Just a word of thanks to [Bill Mun­ Graduate M-Club Newsletter is available Do professors emeritus still receive the sey] and the Student Ambassador pro­ to all former letter winners (men and Maine Alumnus? It enables one to keep gram, sponsored by the Student Alumni women). Those not receiving it should in touch with the institution where I Association, for a fine program! send their name, address, year, and contributed the major proportion of my Karen Doughty, a freshman at Orono sport to: professional life. and a former Jay High student, was our Graduate M-Club Incidentally, the March, 1985 issue ambassador. Karen is so pleased and ex­ General Alumni Association was an especially good one. cited by the education she is receiving at Crossland Alumni Center James C. MacCampbell Orono that her enthusiasm is con­ University of Maine at Orono » Director, tagious! She was also knowledgeable Orono, ME 04469-0147 Margaret Chase Smith Library Center about the university and gave a well- We regret that many records involving Skowhegan, Maine prepared presentation. the women’s teams have been lost, and Director Emeritus, We will send you more Karen we need help in updating our files. University of Maine Libraries Doughtys if you will return them to us Bert Pratt ’43 Some post offices are slow to deliver as ambassadors! President, Graduate M-Club third-class bulk mail. We would appre­ Colleen C. Reynolds Orono, Maine ciate anyone who has occasionally failed Guidance Director, Jay High School to receive issues letting us know the Jay, Maine Aspirations conference name of your post office. We will do our best to see if service can be im­ Catherine Hoffmann did a fine job I am responding to your Alumnus proved. If you are not a graduate of presenting UMO and college life in gen­ perspective on higher education. I don’t UMO and have left the faculty, please eral to our senior students. I am sure agree with Barringer. Aspirations are the notify us if you would like to continue these students will profit immensely outgrowth of the mind, soul, spirit! The receiving the magazine.