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Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 84, Number 3, Summer 2003

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Geraldine Seydoux ’86 The “Worm Guru” of Genetics Paul Kariya ’96 and Keith Carney ’92: Two Black Bears That Made the Ducks “Mighty” A Greenlight to Hollywood: Filmmakers Kyle Rankin ’94 and Efram Potelle ’94 Plus CLASS NOTES ‘The University of Maine Foundation has howns an absolute willingness to explore all sorts of avenues for opening minds.”

Len Minsky ‘50 & Renee Minsky

“The addition of any field of legitimate study makes The University of Maine more complete.’

-Norm Minsk

The Norman Minsky and Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Judaic Studies at the University of Maine Foundation is a wonderful example of how our donors are broadening their definitions of private support for our public university. The Minsky family’s vision for this endowment provides a tremendous opportunity for future generations of students to have a greater understanding of religion and culture.

The need for private support at The University of Maine has never been greater. Consider establishing a legacy or contributing to an existing fund. There are so many ways for you to make a difference in a student’s life.

UNIVERSITY of MAINE FOUNDATION

Two Alumni Place Orono, ME 04469-5792 800.982.8503 or 207.581.5100 100 Foden Road, Suite 303 W. Building South Portland, ME 04106 800.449.2629 or 207.253.5172 www.umainefoundation.org Prideof Place Endowing the Future of Buchanan Alumni House

"It is truly rare for a public university to have such a beautiful, welcoming facility on the scale of Buchanan Alumni House. We are proud to be a part of this inspiring effort, and believe that it is the beginning of a whole new era of excellence for The University of Maine. ”

~ Richard ‘59 & Anne ‘61 Collins Honorary Co-Chairs Buchanan Alumni House Endowment Campaign

hey say you are judged by the company you keep. If that is true, than Buchanan Alumni House is a special place!

During the span of just one week this past May, Buchanan Alumni House played host to both of Maine’s U.S. Senators (Olympia Snowe ‘69 and Susan Collins), Maine’s Governor (John Baldacci ‘86), a former Secretary of Defense (William Cohen ‘75H) and a former Canadian Prime Minister (Honorable John Mulroney). Indeed, Buchanan Alumni House has put a whole new face on The University of Maine!

Since its opening just over 1 year ago, Buchanan Alumni House has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors through its doors. Prospective students, Reunion classes, and Homecoming attendees have all enjoyed the warmth and hospitality that Buchanan Alumni House is already known for. It has become, just as we’d hoped, a place to call home.

Our goal now is to sustain the enormous pride in Buchanan Alumni House for future generations of UMaine graduates and friends. Creating a permanent endowment fund is the best option for accomplishing this.

Already, several alumni & friends have stepped forward with generous gifts toward the Buchanan Alumni House Endowment Fund. We hope you will share in their Black Bear pride and sense of tradition and consider making a gift or pledge to the endowment fund. Contributors to the endowment will be recognized with a special display in Buchanan Alumni House.

To learn more about preserving this “place we call home”, please contact The University of Maine Alumni Association at 207.581.2586 or 1.800.934.2586. THOSE WERE THE DAYS. Editor Jim Frick Editorial Assistants Abigail Zelz THIS IS Betty-Jo Watt Design Consultant Mike Mardosa '73 Publisher THE TIMES. Jeffery N. Mills '82

Alumni Association Officers With a familiar name but a Bion A. Foster '68, '70G, Chair Sandford Blitz '92G, Vice Chair very different face, Maine Stephanie Barry Brown '65, Vice Chair Times is returning as a Catherine Cleale '86, Vice Chair Suzanne K. Hart '68, Treasurer, Vice Chair monthly magazine. Just as M. Perry Hunter '52 , Vice Chair you are loyal to the Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Vice Chair Nancy Prisk '72, Vice Chair University of Maine, Maine Times is Jeffery N. Mills '82, President faithful to the state that it calls home. The State of Gregory D. Jamison '72, '98G, Immediate Past Chair Maine has a unique character, texture, and spirit,

UMAA Board of Directors defined by its landscape and its seasons. From historic Stanley C. Allain '61 coastal towns and villages to timeless farmland and Susan J. Bell '70, '71G, '93G Peter T. Berry '61 pristine wilderness, the turning of each season brings Dwight S. Blease '83 distinct activities, opportunities, and challenges. Rachel L. Bouchard '91 Elizabeth Cleale '00 Maine Times is published to help make the most of that Perry R. Clough '63 diversity. As a regional lifestyle magazine, it is a unique Barbara Brown Dalton '81 Virginia R. Gibson '72, '76G resource for those who seek information, ideas, and Candace A. Guerette '83, '86G inspiration to enhance their lives. A. Jeffrey Harris '72, '87G Nancy Nichols Hogan '62, '65G Alton M. Hopkins '50 Dione Williams Hutchinson '54, '71G Pamela Gaul Johnson '83 INSIDE EVERY ISSUE YOU’LL FIND: Jonathan P. LaBonte '02 James M. Leger '00 ■ In-depth articles and practical features that- like the Kurt R. Marston '74, '79G readers themselves - take a no-nonsense approach to John G. Melrose '73, '75G enhancing life in Maine Deirdre M. O'Callaghan '85 John M. Rohman '68 ■ Probing reports that explore the critical social, eco­ Dianne McLaughlin Tilton '81 nomic, and environmental challenges facing Maine David W. Townsend '74, '81G Brooke D. Wagner '86 ■ Engaging profiles of Maine personalities who are Jeffrey M. Wright '73 making a difference

Publications Committee ■ Informative columns by insiders who know the secrets Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 of Maine gardening, cooking, and dining Nancy Morse Dysart '60 H. Allen Fernaid '54 ■ Previews and advance notices of the most exciting Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Chair cultural, recreational, and sporting events Steve Riley '50 Thomas O. Shields '62 ■ A creative triumph that includes the work of Maine’s MAINE Alumni Magazine is published four best writers, photographers, and illustrators times per year by the University of Maine Alumni Association for dues paying members of the Association. Membership dues are $30 per year, $15 of which is considered a subscription. 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. For more information or to subscribe to Maine Times, visit our Web site at www.mainetimes.com 2 Maine Summer 2003 Page 16

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4 Around the Campus 18 A Greenlight to Hollywood After winning the Project Greenlight 9 An Honors Graduate award at the Sundance Film Festival, Kyle Rankin '94 and Efram Contemplates Monastic Life Potelle '94 await the opening of Class of 2003 salutatorian Amanda their feature film. Reynolds's dream of becoming a cloistered nun may soon come true.

12 The "Worm Guru" of Genetics With a coveted MacArthur Grant in hand, geneticist Geraldine Seydoux '86 is pursuing pioneering research at Johns Hopkins University.

16 Two Black Bears Help Ducks Become "Mighty" Page 18 Paul Kariya '96 and Keith Carney '92 were instrumental in the Anaheim Plus: Mainely People with your Mighty Ducks' surprising success. class notes—in the center

Summer 2003 Maine 3 Around The Campus

Bond Issue Will Help State and UMaine

A strong majority of Maine voters ap­ proved a $60 million bond package on June 10 which is expected to create jobs in con­ struction, research, manufacturing, marine technology, agriculture, and retail indus­ tries. The bond will have a direct impact on the University of Maine's Advanced Engi­ neered Wood Composites Center (AEWC), with $6 million going toward expanded re­ search laboratories as well as space for a new student entrepreneurship program. "The voters overwhelmingly support job creation. They have given us a tremen­ A Record Crowd Cheers UMaine Graduates dous opportunity," said AEWC director Habib Dagher. "But with it comes a clear Under a brilliant blue sky in Orono, 1,803 new University of Maine graduates re­ responsibility to create research and devel­ ceived degrees during a morning commencement ceremony at Harold Alfond Sports opment jobs and generate spin-off busi­ Stadium. The event was attended by an estimated 11,500 proud family members nesses. We intend to make sure that every and friends. It's thought to be the largest single gathering of people in the universi­ penny spent is directly related to job cre­ ty's history. ation in Maine." "Take your diploma, this light of learning, this lantern of reasoning, and carry it Key to fulfilling that goal is a proposed with you, so that people from other states and other regions can continue to see the AEWC center for student innovation and leadership that comes from Maine," Maine Governor John Baldacci '86 told the grad­ entrepreneurship. More than 100 students uates. from 12 different academic departments With president Peter Hoff presiding over the ceremonies, honorary degrees were work every year at the AEWC with sup­ awarded to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Russo and Julia Watkins, the pres­ port from research grants and contracts. ident of the American University in Bulgaria. The new center will provide office space Bion Foster '68, '70G, chair of the University of Maine Alumni Association board for students from business, engineering, of directors, welcomed the graduates to the ranks of the 89,000-strong alumni body. forestry, and other disciplines to tackle de­ velopment projects with support from business specialists. Fuel Savings is the Target of New UMaine Study "These students will be well prepared to stay in Maine and generate new econom­ ic activity here," Dagher said. Increased fuel efficiency in cars and trucks is critical to both the protection of our In the past three years the AEWC has environment and to national security. Toward that end the U.S. Environmental Protection successfully competed for more than $23 Agency has awarded a $177,247 grant to the University of Maine for research on a million in research contracts from outside business oriented strategy to achieve fuel savings. the state, returning $7 for every $1 invest­ Resource economist Jonathan Rubin, interim director of UMaine's Margaret Chase ed by the university. The AEWC has creat­ Smith Center for Public Policy, will lead the effort to study the benefits of a tradable fuel ed 25 full-time and 100 part-time jobs. Con­ economy credit system. The study will be in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National struction for the new AEWC expansion Laboratory and will include students from both UMaine and the University of Tennessee. could begin in 2004. A fuel economy credit system would provide an incentive for manufacturers to The bond issue will also fund $3 mil­ increase fuel efficiency, while still meeting consumer preferences. Recent reviews suggest lion worth of educational technology im­ that such a system could produce greater fuel savings. provements for the University of Maine Vehicle manufacturers earn fuel credit when the average mileage of their fleets System and $1 million for the UMaine ag­ exceeds the federal standard. Those credits can be used to offset penalties when average ricultural research farms. mileage falls below the standard. 4 Maine Summer 2003 University System Trustees Vote in Tuition Actual plate may look slightly different Hike New UMaine License Plate Available in November University of Maine System (UMS) trust­ Come this November, UMaine alumni and friends will have a new way of showing ees have reluctantly approved a seven per­ their Black Bear pride and at the same time support University of Maine student cent average increase in tuition and fees scholarship funds. A new Black Bear license plate will be available this November for in-state undergraduate students. at a cost of $20 ($35 for vanity plates). Ten dollars of the fee is tax deductible. The increase, the largest in nine years, Renewal of the plate will cost $15. is necessary because of state budget cuts, UMaine plates will be available at all state motor vehicle branch offices and the rising cost of health care premiums, many town offices. If the plates are not available in your town, you can go to the and increases in operating expenses, said nearest motor vehicle branch office or mail a copy of your vehicle registration and Jim Mullen '72, '75G outgoing trustees' a $20 check to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Specialty Plate Clerk, Station 29, chair. Augusta, ME 04330. You can also order on-line by logging on to: www.state.me.us/ "The bottom line for us is that some tu­ sos/. ition increase is inevitable. The good news It should be noted that specialty plate fees are due at the time of application and is that after a lot of hard work on the part at each re-registration. You might want to wait and apply for the new plate when of our administrators, we were able to hold renewing your registration. that increase to seven percent." He pointed out that the UMS tuition increases are considerably less than others Assisting Farmers to Find Former Canadian Prime proposed in New England and across the Trained Help country, and that tuition at the University Minister Gives Cohen of Maine campus will remain the lowest of all New England land grant institutions. There is an acute need for trained seasonal Lecture The system also plans to spend $2 mil­ workers for Maine farms. There is also a lion more on financial aid, another piece strong interest in immigrant and other pop­ of the "good news," Mullen said. (From a ulations in finding such jobs. story by Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Bangor Daily In response to the situation, the Univer­ News.) sity of Maine Cooperative Extension is launching an innovative program to match workers with opportunities. The initiative is known as the Maine Farms Project. UMaine Students Enter As a first step, cooperative extension Sub Competition professor Richard Brzozowski and his col­ leagues have developed a survey, which is A team of UMaine mechanical engineer­ available for farmers and operators of nurs­ ing students constructed a human-pow­ eries. It can be accessed on the web at: Former Canadian prime minister Brian ered submarine. Working with assistant www.umext.maine.edu/ topics/ Mulroney was the featured speaker at professor Mick Peterson, students de­ farmsurvey.htm. the Maine Center for the Arts on May signed and built a sleek fiberglass hull and The results of the survey will provide 9 for the fourth annual William S. Co­ equipped it with control fins and pedal information about the types of skills that hen lecture. Cohen, a former Secretary power, using novel techniques for propul­ are required of seasonal employees. A sec­ of Defense and United States senator, sion and guidance. ond survey is also available at the same also spoke at the event. Because of the open design, the subma­ web site. Mulroney, who served as prime rine crew wore SCUBA gear and practiced Brzozowski says he expects to be able to minister from 1984 to 1993, stressed the in the Wallace Pool in the Memorial Gym. provide trained workers in time to help need for greater cooperation between Students hope to enter a biannual race in with the current growing season, along the United States and Canada for both 2005, which is organized by the Interna­ with the harvest later in the year. For more economic and security reasons. tional Submarine Races, Foundation for information call 1-800-287-1471. Underwater Research and Education. Summer 2003 Maine 5 Around The Campus

$6 Million Grant for Black Bear Long Molecular Biophysics Jumper Places

The National Science Foundation has Second in NCAA awarded a $6 million grant to the Univer­ Championships sity of Maine, The Jackson Laboratory, and Maine Medical Center Research Institute for the establishment of a Center for Mo­ Viktoriya Rybalko '03 achieved one of lecular Biophysical Sciences. The funds will the greatest feats in University of Maine be used to establish a research partnership track history in June when she finished between the three institutions and conduct second in the NCAA National Track interdisciplinary work leading to better and Field Championships in Sacramen­ treatment of genetic diseases. to, California. Her jump of 21', 5.25" The grant will expand existing cooper­ was topped only by Auburn's Elva ative relationships among the three organ­ Gouldbourne's winning jump of 22', izations. Last winter they established an 2.25". interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in func­ Viktoriya's most recent accomplish­ tional genomics. ment was the high point of what can The primary objective of the grant is to only be described as a spectacular create a nationally recognized interdisci­ career at UMaine—both as a student plinary center for biophysical research and and an athlete. graduate education. Just this spring, she placed first in the long jump at the America East, New England, EC AC, and NCAA East Regional. At the Penn Relays in April she broke her Kevin Boyle is 2003 own UMaine record in the event. Viktoriya's achievements were equally impressive in the classroom. She main­ Distinguished Maine tained a 3.65 grade point average in a very demanding major of microbiology. That Professor GPA along with her impressive athletic accomplishments earned her the prestigious Dean Smith Award as the most outstanding female scholar/athlete. Environmental After graduating in May, Viktoriya is off to the University of Rochester to begin economics pro­ a Ph.D. program in the biological sciences. A native of the Ukraine, she also hopes fessor Kevin to become an American citizen. Boyle '78 is the And according to assistant track and field coach Rolland Ranson, who recruited 2003 recipient of Viktoriya, she still plans to compete and might even make a run at the Olympics. the alumni asso­ ciation's presti­ gious Distin­ New University Study Seeks Uncles and Nephews guished Maine Professor Award. Along How do uncles distinctively contribute to their nephews' development? And why has it with the award, taken so long for family scholars to ask the question? Robert Milardo, University of Maine he received a $4,200 prize, a distinctive professor of human development, hopes to find out by conducting the first in-depth study blazer, and a pewter medallion, all gener­ of uncle and nephew relationships. ously funded by the Class of 1942. "Uncles can provide unique contributions to the development of their nephews," says Professor Boyle was cited for his com­ Milardo. "This project will help us understand the important role uncles can play in the mitment to students, his groundbreaking lives of children and young adults." research in estimating the costs and bene­ Milardo is looking for additional volunteers for the study in the greater Bangor area. fits of environmental actions, and his out­ Nephews interviewed or who are the subjects of uncles' interviews should be between the standing public service to the state of ages of 15 and 30. Maine—particularly to the Department of The informal interview will take one hour or less. For more information contact Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Milardo at: 581-3128 or e-mail [email protected].

6 Maine Summer 2003 Tuition Plan Will Help Families Victimized by Layoffs

The University of Maine has developed a new program to help open the doors to higher education for Mainers affected by recent layoffs in the state. The Reach Out to Maine program, which takes effect with the fall 2003 semester, will provide a 50 The groundbreaking musical CATS at the MCA on November 20 percent tuition reduction to enrolled and admitted UMaine students who meet the Variety Marks 2003-04 MCA Season criteria. "As Maine's state university, this is the From the tragedy of Othello to the comedy of Joan Rivers, from sacred music to right step for us to take," said John Beacon, Broadway musicals—there's something for everyone in the 2003-04 Maine Center UMaine's assistant provost and dean for for the Arts season. enrollment management. "The economic Among the many highlights will be the September 13 GALA opening concert by hard times have hit all corners of the state legendary vocalist Art Garfunkel. There are also three Broadway productions in and we want to help those in families where this year's schedule, including The Music Man (October 12), CATS (November 20), there has been a job loss stay in school or and Guys and Dolls (January 23). And there's plenty of dance, opera, ethnic music, a begin work on a University of Maine de­ little jazz, and a season closing concert by some of the biggest name doo-wop groups gree." of the past. To qualify, a person (or the person's For tickets and more information call 1-800-622-8499 or log on to: spouse or dependents) must meet the fol­ ume.maine.edu / ~mca /. lowing criteria: • He or she must have lost a job in Maine because of an employer's decision New Liberal Arts and to either impose layoffs or completely close. • The layoffs or closing must have oc­ Sciences Dean Chosen curred after July 1, 2002. The program is open to undergraduate Ann Leffler, Ph.D., an associate dean at and graduate, both full-time and part-time. Utah State University, will become dean The average tuition reduction for a full- of the college of liberal arts and sciences time undergraduate student is expected to at the University of Maine. be approximately $2,200. Leffler is a sociologist who has been The university will also waive the ad­ on the Utah State faculty since 1980. She mission application fee for students who earned her bachelor's degree from qualify for the program. Brandeis University in 1967, a master's in "The initial reaction to this idea has sociology from the University of Califor­ been very positive," Beacon said. nia at Berkeley in 1970, and a Ph.D. in He also noted that there are numerous sociology from Berkeley in 1979. other financial aid and scholarship pro­ "I am impressed by what the college grams available to help families and indi­ faculty, staff, and students do to promote viduals meet the cost of attending the Uni­ Stillwater Society Honoree the value of learning," Leffler said. "In versity of Maine. research, in the classroom, and in service Students and prospective students who U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe '69 was to Maine, they are outstanding. I am are interested in more details about the one of four alumni who received a honored to work with them, with Reach Out to Maine program should con­ Presidential Award at the annual President Hoff, Provost Kennedy, and tact the UMaine student financial aid office Stillwater Society dinner held at the with the many alumni and friends of the at: 581-1324. Buchanan Alumni House on May 2. college."

Summer 2003 Maine 7 Around The Campus

Assault on Horse Leads to Tighter Security at Minskys Honored for UMaine Farm Support of the Arts

University of Maine police continue to in­ Longtime arts patrons and University of vestigate the sexual assault of a horse that Maine benefactors Leonard '50 and occurred in late May at the university's Renee Minsky are the recipients of the Witter Teaching and Research Center. The 2003 Vincent A. Hartgen Award. incident was considered to be almost iden­ The award, sponsored by the UMaine tical to an assault that took place at the Patrons of the Arts, was presented at a farm on August 5, 2002. ceremony on April 26 on the UMaine "We are outraged," said UMaine po­ campus. The award is named for the late lice chief Noel March. "This is the type of founder of the UMaine art department incident that shocks the conscience. It is a and founder of the university's art mu­ high priority to solve this crime and to find seum. the person responsible." This year's award came as a surprise The horse, a mare boarded at the UMaine to the recipients. Right up to the night of facility, was found in distress by farm staff the presentation, the Minskys understood that performer/arts activist Danny Wil­ members shortly after 6 a.m. on May 28. A liams '91, '94G was to be the honoree. veterinary examination revealed that the The Minskys have supported the university in a wide variety of areas for al­ horse was intentionally assaulted. most four decades. They have long been active in the Patrons of the Arts, with Since the attack, the university has tak­ Leonard serving as that group's president since 1986. He has also had leadership en steps to increase security at the farm. roles on advisory boards for both the Hudson Museum and the Maine Center for Those steps include new security cameras, the Arts. In addition they have made naming gifts for Minsky Recital Hall in the completion of an electric fence around the school for the performing arts and the Hudson Museum's Minsky Gallery. farm perimeter, and a new entrance gate on the road from College Avenue.

Hutchins Gallery Research may be Relevant Dedicated at Alumni to Columbia Accident House

Researchers in a University of Maine me­ chanical engineering laboratory have char­ Over 60 guests attended a ceremony and acterized the high temperature degrada­ reception celebrating the opening of the tion of carbon-carbon composites, the same Hutchins Gallery in Buchanan Alumni type of material that is a current focus of House on April 23. The gallery, an area on attention by the board investigating the the second floor which connects the space shuttle Columbia accident. UMaine Foundation with the alumni as­ With grants totaling more than $700,000 sociation, now houses eight paintings from from the Missile Defense Agency through the UMaine art collection. the Office of Naval Research over the past The area was funded by a generous three years, UMaine researchers are devel­ $50,000 gift from Chip and Kelli Theriault oping a sensor that can monitor the integ­ Hutchins. As part of the dedication Chip rity of these materials in structures such as was made an honorary University of a missile or an aircraft wing. The Columbia Maine alumnus for his outstanding sup­ accident investigation board is looking at port of Alumni House as well as universi­ the possibility that pinholes led to a weak­ ty academics and athletics. He is now an Chip and Kelli Theriault Hutchins '85 at the ening of leading edge wing panels made of dedication of the Hutchins Gallery in Buchan­ honorary member of the Class of 1985, the carbon-carbon composite. an Alumni House. class to which his wife Kelli belongs.

8 Maine Summer 2003 Student Profile An Honors Graduate Contemplates Monastic Life

s a young child, Class of 2003 ter) she knew she liked it and just as salutatorian Amanda Rey­ importantly she had the strong feeling nolds remembers other girls that everyone at the monastery liked her. who dreamed of becoming Now she awaits a compulsory psy­ princesses or ballerinas. But not her— chological test and then an acceptance Aher dream was to become a nun. vote by the nuns at the monastery. She's What makes Amanda's dream even confident it will all go well. Amanda has more unusual and interesting is that started preparing herself mentally for she wasn't raised a Catholic. In fact, for the realities of monastic life. Saint Scho­ a good part of her childhood, she'd lastica's is a cloistered Benedictine com­ never seen a real live nun. "No, neither munity. Once Amanda decides to enter, of my parents are Catholics," she says. she makes a commitment to spend her "I came to it completely on my own. I life there with limited contact with the converted to Catholicism while I was a outside world. student at UMaine. You know, grow­ "Once you enter, you don't really leave ing up, I don't think I even realized you again," she says. "You take vows of pov­ needed to be Catholic to become a nun." erty, chastity, obedience, and stability. Of course, Amanda did start college Stability means that you stay in the same at a pretty young age. She was home place for the rest of your life. The real schooled by her parents at their work of the Benedictines is prayer." Searsport farm, and like many home Although she won't be able to leave schooled students, she started taking the grounds, her parents will be able to interactive TV courses as part of her visit about six days per year. She knows education. She signed up for her first the separation will be difficult. ITV course at age 12. happened right then. I said to myself, 'Why "It's all a bit terrifying, but I know Some years later, she enrolled at the not? This is what I really want to do.' I it's what I want to do," she says. University of Maine, in part because remember having a big grin on my face for Of course, even at a monastery there the person she had long taken private the rest of the day." is time for fun and recreation. One im­ music lessons from, Anatole Wieck, is She went to the Bangor Public Library portant part of her life that she can take a professor at the university. and found a book on Catholic monasteries with her is music. But even with that she By the time she arrived at UMaine and retreat houses in New England. She will have to make an adjustment. to become a music performance major started calling some of them and asking if "To a degree, it will be great being a Amanda had already established her­ she could visit. musician there," she says. "And a few of self as a promising young musician. "I visited at least 10 different orders," the other nuns are also musicians. But She was a member of the Bangor Youth she says. "They were all very friendly, but music at the monastery is much differ­ Symphony, played with the Augusta the second one I visited, Saint Scholastica's ent from what I'm used to. It's not about Symphony, and had spent summers at Priory in Massachusetts, stayed in my personal development or developing prestigious places such as Kneisel Hall thoughts. I knew this was the place." your own talent," she explains. "I'm not Chamber Music Festival in Blue Hill Amanda returned to the monastery dur­ sure I completely understand, but like and at the Interlocken School. ing her senior year at UMaine for what is everything there, it's about emptying But the dream of becoming a nun known as an observership. She basically yourself, being obedient, releasing your stayed with her. When she was about did everything the nuns did for three ego. That won't be easy for me—I don't 16 the dream turned into more of a real weeks—including getting up every morn­ think it's easy for anyone, really. They goal. ing at 4:30 for two and a half hours of say it's very hard to give up your own "I just happened to come in contact prayer. In spite of being a bit hungry, tired, will. It's counter to the way most of us with a nun," she recalls. "Something and sometimes cold (she was there in win­ think in our culture."

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SUMMER 2003 VOLUME 16, NO. 3 Alumni News and Events

Calendar of Events

August 4 Owls Head, ME Class of 1944 annual summer luncheon at The Owls Head Transportation Museum. Contact Kari Wells at: 207-581-1142.

August 11 Gray, ME Cumberland County Alumni Chapter Annual Golf Classic at Spring Meadows Golf Club. Contact Barrett Taylor at UMaine’s southern Maine office at: 207-828-2327.

September 4-7 Northeast Harbor Lobster College, sponsored by the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute. Call 207-581-2751 or log on to: lobsterinstitute.org.

September 13 Portland UMaine Football vs Florida International Thanks Pam! September 27 Williamsburg, VA UMaine football vs William & Mary. Pre­ Pam Beal ’69 receives a pewter plate from game luncheon begins at 11 a.m. at the alumni association chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G for her outstanding service on the Hospitality House Hotel, directly across from Association’s board of directors. Pam the football stadium. $30 per person in­ completed her second stint on the board in cludes luncheon and reserved seat for the June. game. Contact host Max Burry ’57 by phone at: 757-258-8603 or via e-mail at: On the cover: [email protected].

A joyous celebration of the Class of 1953’s September 28 Denville, NJ New Jersey Alumni Chapter Annual Lobster 50th Reunion May 30 to June 1. Maine-ia Dinner at Lake Arrowhead. Contact Top left photo: Dennis Hawkes (left) and Carl Kruse ’54 at: 973-625-4526. Bill Donnell reminisce about their Sigma Chi days. October 3-5 Orono Homecoming Weekend at UMaine. Bottom far left: Edward Johnston wearing his original UMaine beanie. Area mailings will be sent prior to each event. You can call 800-934-2586 or log Bottom left: Ron Bishop and Dotty Leonard Churchill ’54 at the ’53 class dinner. on to: www.mainealumni.com for updated information. Top right: Old friends reunite after 50 years. Left to right are: Dione Williams Hutchinson ’54, Vance Bakeman, Fred Hutchinson, Bob New Jersey Alumni! McTaggart, and Bob Ward. Bottom right: Woody and Jean Grindle New Jersey Alumni Chapter Annual Lobster Maine-ia Carville ’54 at the awards breakfast. Woody received the Pine Tree Emblem Service September 28 at Lake Arrowhead in Denville, New Jersey Award for his outstanding contributions to his class, the alumni association, and the Contact Carl Kruse '54 university. at 973-625-4526

2 Mainely People Summer 2003 Black Bear clothing/gear now available on-line

Great Black Bear alumni gear from the University of Maine Alumni Association On- Line Store is now available at: mainealumni.com. Jackets,sweat­ shirts, fleeces, tees, polo shirts, kids’ clothes, tote Fleece vest—add your bags, blankets, own UMaine emblem or and more can logo. now be ordered via our secure website. We’ll ship direct­ ly to your door. Just pick and choose your item, choose your UMaine logo, Tuition Raffle Winner and we take care of the rest. Proceeds Alumni association president Jeff Mills ’82 congratulates 2003 tuition raffle winner Eric Hanson benefit the UMAA’s student programs. of Wiscasset. Eric is going into his second year as an environmental studies major. As winner, he Show the world you love your Maine will get two free semesters of tuition at the university. Eric’s parents, William ’80 and Linda Croteau Hanson ’81 are UMaine graduates and dues-paying members of the alumni association. Black Bears! And UMaine gear makes They are hoping their second son will be enrolling at UMaine in 2004. great gifts!

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Summer 2003 Mainely People 3 2003 Alumni Career Award recipient George Ellis '41 Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievement

eople who knew George Ellis as a George served in that important post University of Maine student could with distinction until 1968 when he resigned have predicted that he would go to become CEO of Keystone Funds, one of on to achieve great things. He the largest mutual funds in the nation. Later was, after all, one of the universi­ he became president and CEO of Home Pty’s top students—valedictorian of his 1941 Savings Bank. He saw that bank through a class and a Phi Beta Kappa member. Of successful restructuring at a time when course academic success wasn’t surprising savings banks around the country were given his family history. George’s father was failing. a renowned professor and chair of UMaine’s George completed his business career in English department. his native state of Maine as chairman of the Not long after graduation, America en­ board of Central Maine Power Company. tered World War II and George put his grad­ During his impressive career, George uate education plans on hold to serve his always found the time to contribute to his country. Following his commission as a community and his alma mater. He served second lieutenant, he shipped out to the on the UMaine Foundation Pacific Theater where, as part of an infantry board from 1961 to 1968 regiment, he fought in the South Pacific and was chair of the Maine Islands under General Douglas Mac- Development Council from Arthur. During that historic campaign 1967 to 1969. He also he earned a Bronze Star and rose to provided outstanding ser­ the rank of major by age 25. vice to his church, the Unit­ His Bronze Star was awarded for ed Way of Boston, the meritorious achievement against the Greater Boston Develop­ enemy in the Philippine Islands from ment Organization, and the December 8, 1944, to May 3, 1945. University Hospital in Bos­ An account in the Bangor Daily ton. News in August 1945 made particular For all his impressive note of then-Captain Ellis’ work during work George was selected the Mindanao Campaign. in 1963 as the “Outstanding “Due to his skillful direction, the Son of Maine.” He has operational phase of the campaign received honorary degrees was so accurately mapped out that from the University of once the regiment landed, it was able Maine, Bates College, and to move in a well-planned, coordinat­ the University of Massachusetts. ed manner. Captain Ellis’ work was And most recently he became the 2003 reflected in the rapid advance of the regi­ George returned to the University of recipient of the University of Maine’s Alumni ment across the island—120 miles in eight Maine and his home town of Orono in 1949 Career Award—the alumni association’s days.” to take a position teaching in the economics most prestigious honor. It was further noted that during the cam­ department. In 1951, however, he was lured It was fitting that at the career award paign, George was constantly with the for­ out of the academic world with an offer to ceremony, George was surrounded by a ward-most elements of the regiment. serve as industrial economist for the Federal large number of admiring family members. Following the war, George married the Reserve Bank of Boston—one of 12 federal As his son-in-law, Stephen M. Hudspeth woman who would become his partner in all reserve banks in the nation. He steadily rose recently wrote: “Above all his many accom­ his endeavors, Sylvia Poor of Andover. They to positions of greater responsibility, becom­ plishments in the business world, George met while she was working at the University ing director of research, vice president, and has been a dedicated and devoted father of Maine. He then focused on his graduate eventually president in 1961. He was the and grandfather who is deeply loved and educational goals, receiving a master’s and youngest president ever of a federal reserve admired by his entire family.” Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. bank.

4 Mainely People Summer 2003 Class Notes

trapping, fishing, and lately gather­ es the 18 winters they spent in unusual problems of delayed flights Golden Bears ing cranberries at his favorite secret Largo, Florida. The Class of ’36 and inconvenient hours. spot. They now live in Holden. They extends its sincere condolences to On the home front Dinny offers have five children, 10 grandchildren, Alfreda on her loss. this advice: “Those of you who have Alumni Publications and six great-grandchildren. Three George Northup wrote me a a mate to fight with, be thankful. One Alumni Place children are Maine graduates; Rich­ second letter from Fort Myers on the Just don’t beat each other up.” Orono, ME 04473 ard ’65, Robert ’75, and Tanya ’70. Gulf coast of Florida telling more (207) 581-1137 Our class members seem to be about his career in business. Back [email protected] doing fine in the family department in 1956 having finished a stint as and providing members for future manager of Forster Manufacturing 1938 Happy summer to all you Golden Maine alumni. Company of Mattawamkeag, Bears! Please send in any news to Sadly, we have learned of the George joined a veneer manufactur­ the alumni association so we can passing of two of our classmates. ing company in Indiana as an agent Abigail E. Zelz put it in this column. Whether you Richard V. Gaffney was a loyal to work directly with brokers in 1 Alumni Place have a new address, new grandchild alumnus regularly attending our London, Brazil, and Thailand in P. O. Box 550 or great-grandchild, or have news class reunions. Even while recuper­ purchasing teak, rosewood, and Orono, ME 04473-0550 from a classmate, we’d like to hear ating from a broken leg, he came to other tropical woods. In Thailand he from you. Orono in 2000 for our 65th with the saw elephants used as bulldozers We are sorry to report the death of aid of a walker. He served in the hauling teak logs out of the forest. Josephine Profita, longtime class Army in Korea and Japan retiring in Now when George goes to lun­ correspondent and former alumni 1952 as a major. At the time of his cheons and dinners for Maine alum­ association chair. Look for a com­ 1935 death, he was 92. Dick’s wife Mar­ ni in the Fort Myers-Naples area he plete write-up in the fall issue of tha died in 1977. They had one son meets lots of younger people, but no MAINE Alumni Magazine. and four grandchildren. Son Richard one from the Class of 1936. Basil G. Staples M. graduated from Maine in 1960. I got the same feeling when I 275 Colwick Road attended the mid-February luncheon Rochester, NY 14624 John Black passed away No­ vember 24, 2002. John was from for Maine grads in Tucson. I sat at (585) 247-6509 1939 Bath where he graduated from the same table with the one who Morse High School. He majored in seemed to be the oldest. He was Edna Louise Harrison “Squeeze” Dear ’35ers, economics at Maine and was em­ Gilbert LeClair of the Class of 1952. Dempsey It is a cold February night as I type ployed by St. Johnsbury Trucking One of his fondest memories was 2526 Carrollton Road this column but it will be warm and Company in Vermont. He was mar­ competing on the ski team at Orono Annapolis, MD 21403-4203 sunny when you read it. I hope you ried to Alfreda Tanner Black ’36 and and the trips for meets at Rensse­ (410) 268-1888 had a Happy Easter. they had two children and four laer, Middlebury, and especially the [email protected] Horace “Hockey” Field reports grandchildren. Winter Carnival at Dartmouth. He that he is semi-retired but still repre­ Keep those nice letters coming. also remembered my old home town sents a motor carrier and enjoys it. We would like to know what all our of Goose Rocks Beach, as one of A seven and a half by five inch Hockey majored in forestry but did classmates are doing. his earliest jobs was driving a milk picture of beautiful trees, lots of not spend long in that field. Most of route from Biddeford Pool to Ogun- snow, and Harlan Fitch in the mid­ his working career was in the truck­ quit. dle of it all, appeared it the Boston ing industry. He and wife Pat have Globe a while back. Harlan’s trees two children and five grandchildren. have been growing for more than 50 They are sailors and skiers, Hockey 1936 years on land owned by his family being a past president of the Down for more than 230 years in Groton, 1937 Massachusetts. A community activ­ East Yacht Club and Pat as treasur­ Kenneth L. Ireland ist, Harlan was on the committee er. Hockey is also past president of 1100 North Abrego Drive credited with preserving the rural the Maine Ski Council. They lived in Green Valley, AZ 85614 George W. McLellan character of Groton. To this day, he Falmouth for some 30 years and (520) 399-3686 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway attends various town meetings, spent the next 20 in Westport. Since [email protected] Heritage Hall Apt. C115 often sending written comments on 2000 they have lived in Cumberland Durham, NC 27705-1350 important subjects to the person in to be nearer their family. Hockey (919) 384-2429 A note from Alfreda Tanner Black and Pat enjoy traveling, having [email protected] charge. visited Europe several times and mentions that she is now living in Living most of his life in Groton, taken some cruises. Hockey’s ad­ Sunset Home at: 73 Prospect Street Harlan helps visitors find just the dress is: 346 Blanchard Board, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It is a Dinny Dinsmore writes a long letter proper tree for their holiday needs at Cumberland, Maine 04021. women’s residential home. She describing his activities for the past Christmas. Often, a great deal of The Bangor Daily News under expects to resume her volunteer year. He spent the summer in Maine effort is involved on his part. the date of October 19, 2002, had work soon. Alfreda had some bad and has moved to a new address in During World War II, Harlan was an article on Beatrice and Ivan luck in October 2002 with a bad Florida—887 Cashew Circle, Bare­ stationed in London where he Booker on the occasion of their house fire, and the necessity of foot Bay, Florida, 32976-7399. worked on enemy intelligence and 60th wedding anniversary. “Buster” having a hip operation. In November He attended the Reunion and operations. After the war, he be­ taught pottery for the University of her husband John passed away. enjoyed it but was disappointed that come a surveyor and married an Maine CED in the ’60s and ’70s. He John Black was in the Class of 1935 only three others came. His travels Army nurse, Louise Blood. Louise is now retired but enjoys hunting, at Orono. She writes that she miss­ by air were plagued by the not had been stationed in the Philip­

Summer 2003 Mainely People 5 pines. (She was a Groton girl who 63rd wedding anniversary is truly Brunswick area and she and her All-American. This spring semester passed away in 1999.) In 1952, inspiring. What a young and hand­ mother plan to drive in the “wilder­ he is serving as an intern at People Harlan graduated from the Yale some looking couple they are! Their ness” of Baxter State Park and climb magazine. School of Forestry. card also supports a worthy cause Mount Katahdin. How about that? I offered to phone Mabelle Ash­ The Fitch property consists of 45 (The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Now for news from Polly Jelli- worth Smith ’37 for our Portland acres of farmland. Once made up of Foundation). The painting on the son Weatherbee. Even though she Alumnae group. It really was a 175 acres, some acres were sold for card is of professional quality and now lives in Sun City, Florida, she pleasurable experience because as house lots and some acres donated very unusual. does not forget that she is a true you probably guessed, Mabelle is to the Groton Conservation Trust. Remember when—I am inviting Mainer and comes to Stonington the late Barbara Ashworth Harris’ Fitch’s Woods, managed by the you all to send me thoughts on summers. Her visit to the Deer Isle sister. We reminisced about people trust, is accessible to cross country special events, people, and places area will be a bit saddened this she remembered from our class and skiers and bikers. A saw mill, cider from our four years at Maine for this summer since her daughter Sue she gave me Calista Buzzell Cog- mill, grist mill, and dairy barns re­ segment. My mind went back to passed away at Christmas time. Not geshall’s address. I sent a note to main on the property. freshman year when the girls had to too long ago her son Dick spent a Calista and am grateful that her Harlan’s is one of Groton’s first be in at night strictly by 7:30 p.m. at week with Polly and took her to daughter Alice responded to say that families, dating back to Colonial Balentine Hall and other dorms as Orono to see the changes on the Calista is in a nursing home. Calista times. A Revolutionary fighter, Za- well. How quaint that must seem to campus and to visit the Buchanan taught school for many years at chariah Fitch, helped to bring the young people today! Alumni House. Jeff Mills ’82 gave Nashoba Country Day School in cannon from Fort Ticonderoga, in All for now, them the grand tour and Polly came Concord, Massachusetts, and re­ New York, to Dorchester Heights, ELD away very impressed with the ele­ tired about 1980; she enjoyed living forcing the British out of Boston gance of the building. She even in Bolton, Massachusetts, and was Harbor. went out on the balcony and called active in the local historical society. This octogenarian appears to out to no one just for the fun of it! Joanna Evans Bardo penned a have lived and continues to live a Polly now has five great-grandchil­ note to explain her absence from the busy, useful, and happy life. We are 1940 dren and six grandchildren. How to Wit’s End picnic and also to say she happy that he is a member of our go, Polly! and Laura Craft Hutchins had an class. Margaret Maxwell Atwood To make life a bit more interest­ enjoyable lunch together recently. Virginia “Gin” Maguire Drew 28 Merchants Plaza #605 ing (or complicated) Polly had sur­ Joanna and Clint ’42 live at 44 reports that she and Dana continue Bangor, ME 04401 gery on both eyes. That immobilized Federal Street, Wiscasset, Maine to play nine holes of golf. This year her for a good five weeks. But her 04578. Laura and Erwin ’49 reside they have socialized in Chatham Greetings and a Maine bear hug to sense of humor overcame the incon­ at 740 Friendship Road, Waldoboro, rather than going to Pinehurst. one and all! venience and discomfort by saying Maine 04572. According to her Attending parties for 50 or so This report of our classmates that she died of boredom, not pain! Christmas card, Ruth White Wight sounds like great fun. Also, Gin, for and what they are up to these days As for me, life is fairly routine has downsized from a house to an the third year, went with three will be a bit long, so sit back and doing volunteer work from time to apartment, all on one floor. She friends to Boston especially to have read! time and taking nice walks along the says, “I have a leg that doesn’t like lunch at the Ritz. What a wonderful Marg Steinmetz Mosher wrote waterfront where the railroad station stairs.” I believe many of us can change of scene that must have that the mini Class of 1940 was able stood and the Boston boat used to empathize with her, particularly as I dock. been! to reune in South Portland at the count the 14 steps to my upstairs. Also keeping herself alert and home of Emily Blake McMonagle I hoped our paths would cross in Ruth’s new address is 5A Park mentally active is Eleanor “Ellie” again this past summer. Congratula­ Orono during some of these activi­ Street, P.O. Box 175, Bethel, Maine Crockett Hutchinson in Falmouth, tions to one and all for being able to ties in June. It is always fun to have 04217 also on Cape Cod. Playing bridge keep up the tradition at our age! a special get-together. George Ellis’s Christmas letter often with old and new friends is Marg also sent me the correct date was indeed interesting and informa­ giving her mental exercise. Recent­ of the death of Helengrace Lan­ tive; a full page to share his many ly, Ellie gave a talk, illustrated, on caster Brown which was Septem­ activities—a nice winter spent in the major art exhibits at the Museum ber 8, 2002. I also received a letter 1941 Florida, a spring trip to Hawaii, and of Fine Arts in Boston. Her knowl­ from Debbie Grant Bowen ’77 notify­ in May a granddaughter’s com­ edge of art history is impressive. ing me of the death of her father mencement at Colby College; then Agnes Ann Walsh Would love to have been present for Ralph Grant in 2002. his summer in Maine at the home­ 602 Broadway your lecture, Ellie. Now, on a cheerier note. Marg stead where the 30th anniversary of South Portland, ME 04106 Betty Homans Hancock, keep­ Mosher sent me lots of news about the family was celebrated with three ing herself physically fit, wrote me the “mini reunion group” that meets generations present. A long antici­ while lounging beside the pool near each summer. Those still living in A warm, cheery Maine Hello to you pated project, a workshop, was her condo at Marco Island, Florida. Maine are: Ruth Worcester ’41ers! Today it’s about noon in mid­ completed! The reverse side of the She certainly picked the perfect Johnson, Marg Sawyer, Emily March and our temperature is only letter had pictures to illustrate; the place to avoid the winter weather Blake McMonagle, Norma Sylvest­ 16°—br-br-br! Spring and summer workshop, a new sign and post for not too long ago. er Heanssler, and Marjorie Deer­ can’t come soon enough after this the Homestead—the first output A card from Ralph Higgins ing Roberts. Peg Peaslee Dan­ long, old-fashioned winter. Sally from the workshop, a group picture, supports a very good cause which is forth lives in New Hampshire, Betty Culberson Nardone’s grandson and several of George, showing him the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Libbey Stallard lives in California, has a four-year scholarship to Stan­ fit and active, in a rowboat, in a Veterans Memorial Fund. It illus­ Ruth “Mac” McClelland Jewell is ford University in California; he likes kayak, and at the shuffleboard. trates a tree decorated with thou­ in Arizona, and Marjorie Coffee it and is doing very well. Alma Many thanks to Peg Peaslee Dan­ sands of cards sent to the memorial Latus lives in New York state. They Hansen Langlois’ grandson, who forth ’40 for sharing this with us! You fund from friends and family mem­ are among those who attend the graduates this spring from George­ probably read in the winter issue of bers remembering those who served “mini” reunion in the Portland area town University, competed in the MAINE Alumni Magazine about the in Vietnam. each summer. Not bad for us “old national cross country track meet in groundbreaking ceremony for the A picture of Lucille Bell Grange folk.” Des Moines, Iowa, and by finishing new Winston E. Pullen Carriage and George ’37 in honor of their Marg’s daughter lives in the in the top 30, he has been named House on October 26th. As soon as weather permits, construction will

6 Mainely People Summer 2003 begin on this much-needed facility members increases. which will relieve the storage prob­ Nat Crowley continues to make lems of the Page Farm and Home news. Nat is a retired educator and Museum and will be a tribute to our legislator and his article in the Ban­ classmate, a founder and the cata­ gor Daily News, “Maine Technical- lyst behind the Page Museum. Also, Community Colleges” was extremely I would like to mention the crisis for well written. It brought to readers an 2003-2004 operation costs at the article pertaining to the viability of museum. The University of Maine two-year colleges awarding associ­ Foundation cannot provide the ate degrees, four year colleges and anticipated funds so the museum their degree programs, the Maine board has set up the William Reed Maritime Academy, and where it fits Match Challenge 2003, a fund drive. into the picture. Nat’s suggestion If you feel you can help, it would be was to change the Maine Technical greatly appreciated in order to con­ Colleges’ mission to the Maine tinue the educational benefits of the Technical-Community colleges. museum, dedicated to rural Maine Maine needs this concept to in­ agricultural life. crease opportunity of our high A thick envelope arrived with school graduates. Great article, Nat. many gems from Alice and Charlie There was another clipping from Smith who celebrated their 60th the alumni office by John Reed, Frances Marie Donovan ’43 (center) is congratulated by her brother Jim wedding anniversary last summer at titled “Mainers fall victim to ‘free Donovan ’45 and sister Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier ’40 after their Pushaw Lake camp with a trade.’” John drove around Maine receiving the Black Bear Award at Reunion 2003. Frances has served her family gathering of 25—six children, last summer and he saw many class in a variety of ways and has also been a generous supporter of the six of eight grandchildren, and three examples of how our economy has university and the alumni association. Together with Jim and Alice, she little great-granddaughters; a group suffered. Our paper mills shutting or established a UMaine scholarship in honor of their parents. picture on their Christmas letter downsizing and abandoned shoe showed all wearing identical T-shirts factories make good examples of a lab assistant and eventually be­ with a design picturing Alice and enclosed a Christmas letter from free trade. John notes in his writing, coming a professor. His workload Charlie with their six children. Also, Priscilla Brown Mason who lives at “It seems to me that our beloved was half-time teaching and half-time Alice and Charlie are deeply in­ 2301 Flora Avenue, Fort Myers, state of Maine has endured many research with the Agricultural Exper­ volved in the Orono Historical Soci­ Florida, 33907. Priscilla keeps more losses than gains. There is iment Station. Because of major ety, the Page Farm and Home Mu­ occupied with church functions and nothing ‘free’ about trade. Just ask research projects Hugh received seum (a seat on the board), Orono a knitting group “more social and the former workers at Hathaway many honors, awards, and honorary Public Library (trustee, New Library eating than anything else;” she Shirt which could not compete with degrees from three universities. Foundation board of directors, and enjoys events such as picnics and the low wages in foreign countries.” After his retirement in 1985 he Friends of the Library, all working boat rides on the river and canals Both of these articles made me remained very active on Orono town toward a new facility), RSVP, Alpha with the Visually Impaired School. very proud to claim Nat and John as committees, as an officer of local Gamma Rho (board of directors), Her daughter Shelley, with whom classmates and their contributions to and district Kiwanis groups, as Phi Mu sorority, University of Maine she lives, is supervisor and custom­ the concerns of the state of Maine editor of the American Potato Jour­ activities, and church events. There er service coordinator of all the and its people. Thank you both, Nat nal and Journal of Potato Research, was a write-up in the Penobscot volunteers in the Lee Memorial and John. and devoted many hours to the Times stating that this Orono cou­ Health System. As I write this column in early Page Museum. Our condolences to ple’s dedication keeps the historical Thomas Fairchild died this March the bitter cold and deep snow his three children and their families. society afloat; they have been active winter. As with most of our class­ have been around since December That’s all the news for now! I’ll be since their return to Orono in 1978 mates he joined the Army soon after and as you read these words in the thinking of you and wishing you a after retirement as teachers in Con­ graduation and was in the first wave summer, forget what I wrote and happy, healthy summer! necticut. (The day I phoned Alice to on Omaha Beach in Normandy and enjoy warm weather. Just think we express my appreciation for all her then fought in the Battle of the will add another year to our “out of news she was busy baking several Bulge; after the war he served in the college” life come June. Enjoy good pies and loaves of bread for a Army Reserves and retired as a health, good friends, and a good church supper.) The Smiths have a major. Tom earned his master’s 1942 laugh. wonderful family with whom they are degree in education so he taught Remember, you have my e-mail, in contact via phone and e-mail. agriculture and coached many phone, and mail box and they all Their daughter Dianne and her sports in Windham, became princi­ need class news. Marion Libby Broaddus husband work at Iowa State Univer­ pal in Limington and Monmouth Academy; finally he served as su­ 40 Oakland Avenue sity; a son Peter does custom archi­ Westbrook, ME 04092 tectural millwork in Connecticut; perintendent of Monmouth and Richmond retiring in 1984. In retire­ (207) 854-4648 Leigh finds his work for the National [email protected] Park Service in Washington state ment he cultivated roses and gladioli Why not consider a but mainly raspberries which were challenging; Dana has a Yardsmith lifetime membership? business in the Bangor area; Louise known throughout Maine. Our deep­ Class news is very scarce and what is an officer at the Bangor Savings est sympathy to his two daughters, I have is what you get. Lorraine Log on to: Bank; and Brian works locally as a two sons, and their families. In Dimitre Hopkinson died March 6, millwright. Their “in lieu of gifts to March we lost Hugh Murphy. After 2003. She was our class standout mainealumni .com each other” Christmas project con­ serving in the Army Signal Corps in athlete and a member of Delta Delta tinues to be the Seacoast Mission World War II, Hugh returned to the Delta. Our sympathy goes out to her or call 207-581-1149 out of Bar Harbor—what a worthy university for his B.S. and M.S. family. We are all so aware and cause and what fun shopping for degrees; then he began his 35-year saddened when another classmate for more information. items from a long wish list! Alice career with the university starting as passes on and our list of deceased

Summer 2003 Mainely People 7 used both disciplines He presents a picture of active 1943 in her position. retirement as follows: treasurer of When George the trustees and a past chairman of Watson graduated the administration board for the Helena Jensen from the University of Searsport Methodist Church; volun­ 12 Frost Street Maine in 1943, he teer for many years at the Carver Portland, ME 04102 didn’t realize he would Memorial Library; president of Wal­ take his civil engineer­ do County Teachers Association; News comes of Alicia Coffin Corea ing knowledge to four Master of Granite Grange #192, and who has compiled a number of different corners of the past master of Central Lodge AF & “firsts” in her professional life. Alicia United States. First, AM #45. was a pioneer in the field of ministry however, he served his Dottie Ouellette Crane was a which had been a “for men only” country as naval sub­ government major at the University field. She was ordained May 5, marine officer in the of Maine, a member of Delta Delta 1949, at Hough’s Neck Congrega­ Pacific from 1941 until Delta sorority, and an All Maine tional Church in Quincy, Massachu­ the end of the war. Woman. Her husband, Talbot setts—which church she served for Following his naval Crane, was our class agent for 54 years along with her husband, tour of duty he worked many years. the Reverend Dr. Peter Corea. She for Curtis-Wright in Dottie’s favorite memory of was the first woman in Quincy, and rocketry. He worked university days are her friends at the one of the first in Massachusetts to very closely with Dr. university and all the professors. be ordained. She was also the first Goddard, the father of She states, “the most remarkable woman to become pastor of a Quin­ rocketry, on his de­ change for me—going from college cy church. Alicia was the only wom­ signs. Next he worked to the work force—marrying and an in her class at Andover-Newton in marketing selling eventually becoming a parent of Theological School studying for the electric heaters for four, grandparent of seven, and am ministry. Ed ’43 and Helen Deering Piper industrial purposes wherin he con­ now a senior citizen with many Alicia retired on May 4 which ’43 enjoy the Senior Alumni lun­ tracted with a company in Pennsyl­ interests in family and the world.” was the date for her final service. cheon at Reunion 2003. At Sun­ vania to be sales agent. Then he These interests include stereoview She will remain in Quincy and will be day morning’s alumni awards moved on to Wakefield, Massachu­ collecting and genealogy studies. a member of the church. She will breakfast, Helen was presented setts, to work for Weston Instru­ One daughter, Nancy Lynch also remain an ordained minister with a Block “M” Award for her ments for two to three years as the Crane ’69, is a Maine alum and so is and member of the Pilgrim Associa­ outstanding support of her class, manager for the New England office. a sister-in-law, Janice Crane Jacobs tion of Congregational churches. the alumni association, and the His last professional move was to ’49. She will continue to conduct worship university. Her father was dean of Fenwal Incorporated where he Note: I stand corrected in identi­ services for seniors at the Rice agriculture and as a child she served as vice president in charge fying in a previous column, Kathryn Eventide Home and Sawyer Towers. lived at the site where the Alumni of the controls division. This firm Jordan Winans as granddaughter She will continue membership in the House now stands. manufactured a number of electron­ instead of great-granddaughter. Social Order of Beaumont (a nation­ ic controls. He retired to Wells, Jane Rand Pendleton is a great­ al Masonic organization) and will be Maine, 15 years ago and is currently grandmother. in charge of the vesper service at its refrigeration and air conditioning in residing at Huntington Commons in Here’s hoping you enjoyed the September meeting in Norfolk, the world. Today it is known as York Kennebunk. Wherever he has lived Class of 1943’s Reunion 2003, and I Virginia. She is secretary of the International. Sidney Chandler these many years he has remained am pleased that the class project clergy membership, Winthrop Club worked at the York Corporation for a an active volunteer for the Congre­ will be adding to the endowment for in Boston. year before going into the Army gational church. The Watsons are the Buchanan Alumni House. In the “Peter and Alicia era” where he served in the Philippines parents of one son and two daugh­ many hours were volunteered for one and a half years. He retired ters. Also included in the family are reaching out to individuals in their in 1982. His wife, Jacqueline Green­ three grandchildren. congregation and into the communi­ wood Chandler ’42, majored in Two reunion updates arrived ty, notably encouraging young peo­ English and earned a master’s from Edward Bagley and Dottie Class of ’43 ple to attend college and helping degree in 1943 at Maine. She then Ouelette Crane. them with church scholarships and taught English at Orono and New­ Edward Bagley now lives in members personal financial aid. Pastor Peter port high schools before moving to Searsport, Maine, and that is just a died on Thanksgiving Day 2001. Pennsylvania. handy drive to Reunion ’03, isn’t it? Now with Alicia retiring, she will Now for an interesting family Hope to see you there! Booklets listing be free to travel, and high on that list note—her grandfather was Chester His wife, Esper, is a graduate of are trips to Ramon, California, Greenwood. Does that name ring a Gorham State Teachers College. deceased ’43 class where her son, William, is a senior bell? Remember he invented the ear Four children and six grandchildren geologist. muffs! He went on to make many round out the Bagley family. Three members are still Alicia, we are proud of your more inventions so that at the time nieces are University of Maine accomplishments! of his death, he had more than 100 alumnae—Diane Porter Libby ’76, I recently caught up with Sidney patents to his name. Cynthia Porter McLaughlin ’80, and available.To obtain a Hobart Chandler of Gray and Daughter Deborah ’69 majored in Althea Porter Holz ’88. learned that he effectively put his chemistry in the pulp and paper Edward Bagley was 4-H county copy contact mechanical engineering background program and also earned a master’s agent for 10 years in Waldo and to work at the York Corporation in degree in library science. She Kennebec counties. For 17 years he Vai Mitchell at: York, Pennsylvania, where he was worked professionally as an infor­ was manager of the men’s clothing product manager for commercial mation specialist at the S.D. Warren department at Freese’s Airport Mall and residential equipment. This is Research (paper mill) in Westbrook, store until 1987. When the store (207) 581-1494. one of the largest manufacturers of Maine, wherein she successfully closed, he retired.

8 Mainely People Summer 2003 MHS was founded in 1982 by Dr. 1944 Omar Crothers. His enthusiasm about handicapped people learning the skills necessary to enjoy a win­ Joyce Iveney Ingalls ter sport convinced Sunday River 7 Seabury Lane owner Leslie Otten to co-found the Yarmouth, ME 04096 adaptive ski program at Sunday River Ski Resort. Among the over We received many Christmas cards 300 volunteers in Maine are Charlie in December. Thank you one and Stickney, Joe Ingalls, and yours all. May the year 2003 be good to all truly. It is a very gratifying volunteer of you. experience. A card from Kate McCurdy A few weeks back, in January, Warren that Jim had made on his Joe and I and the Stickneys enjoyed computer was very cleverly done. a delicious Maine fish chowder Jim enjoys working with his comput­ luncheon at the community hall in er and is constantly developing new South Freeport sponsored bi-weekly skills. Jim and Kate will be in Florida in the winter by the Congregational until May first and then return to church there. The chefs preparing Brewer for the summer. the chowder were classmates Don Rhoda Tolford Stone’s card Bail and Pete Farnum. Their wives, provided an update on her life. Jo Blake Bail and Edie Farnum, Rhoda lives in Sarasota, Florida, were also very busy, serving and with her daughters and their families backing up the boys. nearby. In the summer she’s at Helena Jensen ’43 receives a Block “M” Award from alumni association A last minute item, but most home on Peaks Island. Last year chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G at Reunion 2003. Helena has been an active newsworthy, from the Bangor Daily was a sad year for Rhoda due to the member of the Cumberland County Alumni Chapter and the Portland News, headlined, “Witness to Three death of her sister-in-law, Bill Tol- Alumnae. She also serves as Class of ’43 correspondent and is a Centuries”—Fred Hale, Sr., father of ford’s ’46 wife, Ruth. generous contributor to the Annual Fund. Fred Hale, Jr., is recognized as “the Al McNeilly’s Christmas card nation’s oldest living man after John was beautiful, a picture taken at his And those were our cards. Let’s Medical Center for a couple of McMarron, a Michigan native, died place on Owls Head, looking toward every classmate send one in next weeks. Joe and I visited her in the of heart failure in Lakeland, Florida.” the sea. year with a short note! hospital and following her dismissal, Fred Hale, Sr. is 112 years old and Al and JoAnn Ehrenfried’s card A wonderful front page article in had fun having lunch with her at the attributes his longevity to “a tea­ and note told that Al was keeping the Portland Press Herald on Janu­ Muddy Rudder in Freeport. Dolly spoon of bee pollen with each busy writing a history of a controver­ ary 6th told of Edieanne ’48 and Al was well again and is now back meal—and an occasional nip of sial project he was involved in some Hutchinson’s work at the Israel home in Fort Fairfield. Dolly’s whiskey in the morning.” Classmate 30 years ago. Al, we need to know Chadbourne Cemetery in Water- daughter, Rayle Reed Ainsworth ’70, Fred Jr., who has lunch with his more— boro. Edie and Al have located and and family live here in Yarmouth. father almost every day, says, “He’s Mary Billings Orsenigo and restored 124 plots during the past Maine Handicapped Skiing pretty incredible—sometimes when husband, Joe, spent Thanksgiving in 14 years. A very noble and interest­ promotes year-round education and people get old, they’re not really New York City celebrating their 50th ing volunteer activity. training for individuals with physical with it. My Dad is with it. We can anniversary. They watched the Just before Christmas, my col­ disabilities in order for them to converse. We play cards.” In his Macy’s parade and visited the Unit­ lege roommate, Dolly Lamoreau develop skills and provide enjoy­ room at an assisted living communi­ ed Nations and Ground Zero among Reed, was in Portland at the Maine ment through active recreation. ty in Baldinsville, New York, a certifi­ other things. Congratulations on cate from the Guinness Book of your 50th from all your classmates. Records hangs from the wall identi­ Mary and Joe have four teenage fying him as the world’s oldest grandchildren. licensed driver. He drove his car Esther Holden Hopkins and until he was 107. So this proves that Jack were in touch at Christmas there is hope for all of us. Congratu­ time. Esther mentioned the very lations, Fred Hale, Sr. and Fred successful summer reunion in Hale, Jr. Orono this past August. She and All for now—keep those cards Jack are well and happy. and letters coming! Midi Wooster Roberts wrote that she and Ernie are still enjoying golf and the winter climate in Flori­ da. Midi seems to concede that 1945 Ernie’s golf is a little better than hers at the moment. Mary Ellen and Frank Gilley Jo Clark Meloon write a very nice Christmas letter. 146 Lancaster Avenue They both have many hobbies. They Lunenburg, MA 01462 had traveled to Cocoa Beach and (978) 582-6320 Freeport at Pelican Bay in the Baha­ [email protected] mas. They both have enjoyed their 80th birthdays with family members. Here is an item that was submitted They also marked their 58th anni­ Enjoying a ski trip to Sunday River this winter were (left to right): after the cut-off date for the winter versary in early December 2002. Charlie Stickney ’44, Joy Iveney Ingalls ’44, and Joe Ingalls ’44.

Summer 2003 Mainely People 9 edition of the alumni magazine. is having some difficulty with her person is saying to a classmate, Donald and Melva Grindle of eyes, and we pray for healing for “What might you have written that I Bucksport celebrated their 55th her. might say I’ve read?” wedding anniversary last summer at Russ ’44 and Barbara Higgins Keep writing. We really want to Cold Stream Pond with their Bodwell’s greetings were gratefully hear from you so we can say, “Oh, daughter Peggy Grindle Smith 75, accepted. They are faithful in their yes, I read about you in the MAINE ’91, son Steve 74, ’78G, six visitations to Maine alumni groups Alumni Magazine!” grandchildren, and two great­ around the country. They were in grandchildren. Don worked for the Orono for Homecoming and visits U.S. Postal Service and is retired with two grandchildren who are now. He and Melva are avid students at UMaine. Barbara contin­ 1946 supporters of athletic events and ues serving on the Salvation Army received the honorary status as “Old board and also with their church and Town High School’s Best Fan Club.” its outreach programs, like raising Mary Spangler Eddy Good going and congratulations! funds for children who lost a parent 10 Bryant Park Drive I’m sorry about the delay but on September 11th. Russ is curtail­ Camden, ME 04843 everyone, please don’t let time get ing some of his traveling as a found­ (207) 230-6624 in your way—sometime your news ing partner in their business. They [email protected] will be printed! still enjoy their summer hiatus at Christmas mail brought a change Highland Lake in August and have Hi, classmates— of address for Norma MacKenney made a deposit at Dirigo Pines in Still no response to my pleas for Peterson and Robert. Norma in­ Orono and expect to take up resi­ class news. I did, however, hear cluded her latest poem which I feel dence next year! We are happy for from Don and Betty Perkins Steb­ entitles her to billing as our you! Bob Covell ’44 received a Block bins via my e-mail. They live in poet(ess) laureate! Mary Hurley Rissel and Marty “M” Award at Reunion 2003 for Winchester, Massachusetts, and are ’49 checked in from South Carolina, his outstanding service to his busy at home. Mary Libby Collins Closer to the equator by Florence that is! A year ago they class, UMaine athletics, and the and Doug ’49 have moved to Kendal seven degrees were hanging outside greens in 80° alumni association. Bob is a Retirement/ Health Complex in Nearer to family temperatures—but not so this past familiar figure as an usher at Hanover, New Hampshire. Mary and Our lives more at ease. December. Their Thanksgiving was Black Bear athletic events. He Doug are fine but wanted to down­ Carolina’s our home—North that is! the big holiday for family and grand­ also served two terms on the size. Peggy Jameson Duckett in sons coming from Texas and Con­ Association’s board of directors. Damariscotta, Rusty Chute in But love for Connecticut will necticut. The Rissels and neighbors Brunswick, and I in Camden get Always endure. were planning holiday entertaining Our class president, Dr. Jim together for lunch several times a It pulls at our heart strings together. With Mary and Marty we Donovan, recently traveled to Ecua­ year. And no magic cure find 2002 a costly one in the loss of dor, where he performed orthopedic Please let me know what YOU Could lessen the impact of old and cherished friends, and we surgery with his son on underprivi­ are doing! Three decades plus seven pray that 2003 may be one filled leged children. They were part of a in New England—Westport that is! with good health and much happi­ team of doctors who completed 70 ness. surgeries in one week. Jim and his Six months have passed Many of you, I’m sure, received son did 16, focusing especially on Since this adventure began. the Christmas letter from Carolyn aiding kids with club feet. Don’t tell 1947 We feel nearly settled Chaplin Grant and Ralph ’54. Their us you have retired, Jim—what we relax—when we can, lives are full of their children’s and wonderful outreach you use your Mary “Chickie” Sawyer Jordan In Cary, Carolina—North that is! grandchildren’s activities—to say God-given gifts for! May He bless 6 Sea Street nothing about their church activities. you mightily! P. O. Box 223 In November, family members con­ They are blessed indeed. Charlie Al Barmby sent an itinerary of Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 vened sent sad news, too. Dick Knudsen his and Thelma’s annual trip to the (207) 276-5362 At this new address died just before Thanksgiving from a mountains of North Carolina. They And the reunion seemed series of strokes and Betty Brown missed all of the snowstorms. He Our Reunion was just a year ago, To make this house, Home Sweet Blood, who was with us our fresh­ recalled his growing up years in remember? What a fun weekend it Home man year and then married Hal North Reading, Massachusetts, and was! Please send any news to me At least in North Carolina—Cary that Blood ’42, died in December from all of the snow then! The Barmbys for this column. You can phone or is! pancreatitis. We extend our sincere have a time-share in Cashiers, sympathy to their families. North Carolina, which is located 14 write. We’d love to hear what is happening in your lives. What a delightful way to let us Charlie and Ralph had moved miles northwest of the South Caroli­ know where and how you are. May into a retirement home for seven na line and 20 miles north of the your years be happy ones in your months, but discovered it was not Georgia line. I enjoyed the report, new home. After redistricting please for them so they found a beautiful Al, but you understand it was too let us know your next address! new house still in Fort Myers. They lengthy to include in my report. 1948 Norma is at 418 Knott’s Valley went to Maine to attend their grand­ Thank you so much—perhaps son’s wedding in October. In Bang­ you can get in touch with Norma in Lane, Morrisville, North Carolina, Ruth Preble Finney 27560. or, they saw Pat Holmes Maines, Cary, North Carolina, that is! Keep in 70 Broadway Bob and Marge Chase, and Ed and touch. Al and Thelma live in Hunts­ Romaine Littlefield Kupfer sent Westfield, MA 01085 a change of address too. She and Barb Connors. We’re happy that ville, Alabama, at 2609 Excalibur (413) 568-8852 Don have settled in another town in the weather was easy on you both! SW, 35803. Wyoming. It’s good to receive these The Grant’s address is: Willow Abby, the publications assistant, changes of address. Romaine L. Brook at Parker Lakes, 14580 Daffo­ included a cute cartoon in the enve­ Greetings! I hope that you all are Kupfer 418 North Cheyenne Street, dil Drive #703, Fort Myers, Florida, lope of clippings depicting people enjoying a sensational summer thus Powell, Wyoming, 82435. Romaine 33909. attending a class reunion. One far. If you were able to attend our

10 Mainely People Summer 2003 55th, the season certainly started off game I attended the women’s bas­ well. Since this column was written ketball game (Maine vs. Boston before the festivities, we will have to University) at the Alfond Arena in wait for the fall issue of MAINE to Orono. I talked with Arnie Davis read the interesting details. Recent­ and his wife, Joyce, after the game ly, as I read the schedule for the and we agreed that the game was a alumni weekend with all the activi­ real nail biter, as BU was ahead at ties planned, I became convinced the half. However, the Maine women that we all had to try to make Re­ redeemed themselves and won the union! game (71-62), their 19th straight win Some of the alumni who have this season. written to me recently can’t attend William Rollins and his son but look forward to reading the fall Patrick ’88 attended the Internation­ issue with its new layout. Have you al Gas Turbine Institution (IGTI) read your spring one yet? conference in Amsterdam. Will Ron Zimmerman, from nearby recently marked 55 years of service Longmeadow, and I recently had a with the Maine Department of Trans­ chat. After spending many years at portation where he held leadership the Cape—Falmouth—operating a positions and managed highway motel, he is enjoying his retirement design projects based on advanced in western Massachusetts, where he calculus and other mathematical spent his youth. methods resulting in improved One of the very few good days in designs and cost savings. He is a Ruth Fogler Goff ’48 accepts the first Fogler Legacy Award from alumni March was the time for our “girls’ native of Augusta and currently the association chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G (left) and alumni association spring luncheon” at Margie Watson state’s administrator of developer president Jeff Mills ’82 at Reunion 2003. The family’s ties to UMaine Savignano’s home in Auburn. Since projects and certified noise special­ began with the university’s number one alumnus Ray Fogler, Class of I missed the fall gathering it was ist. Patrick is the owner of Robbins 1915. All seven of Ray’s children, 26 of his grandchildren, and one great to see all the regulars there. I Technical Recruiting, a professional great-grandchild have graduated from the university. Ruth serves as did miss seeing my roommate, placement firm specializing in career treasurer of the Class of ’48 and auditor of Senior Alumni. Gloria MacKenzie Ferland, who is planning and placement for turbo­ a caregiver for her family in East machinery professionals. said that officials are very interested Millinocket. died last June. She will be sorely I recently received classnotes in sharing an interim superintendent During a delicious lunch, our missed. postcards from Ray Rakoff and with School Union 113 (East Milli­ president, Marguerite “Sulli” Pow­ I really enjoyed seeing and Wesley L. Wight. Ray continues to nocket, Medway, and Woodville). ers, led the business meeting. We talking with you all on the Orono enjoy living in Sarasota, Florida, and She said both school systems would made some plans for our Reunion campus. The fall column will bring partaking of the many arts and save money. class luncheon which was sched­ you all the Reunion details! cultural activities that are available The next day after the hockey uled on Saturday at the Fogler My best, there. He plays a lot of tennis with Library. We have designated the Ruth the Sarasota Senior Men’s League renovation of the front terrace steps and his last year’s travel itinerary there as our focus for the class gift included the “Trip of a Lifetime,” to which we have pledged $25,000. three weeks in China. His address During Reunion’s class luncheon we 1949 is: 5165 Kestral Park Lane, Saraso­ held a silent auction to help raise ta, Florida 34231. Wesley’s address some money toward our goal. Sev­ in the summer is: 62 Austin St., eral of us have personally contacted Dorothy Averill Hawkes Gouverneur, New York 13642 and in alumni in our area, encouraging 296 Mount Hope Avenue the winter 37348 8th Ave., them to attend our Reunion. Bangor, ME 04401 Zephyrhills, Florida 33541. He writes Phil Turner, our eminent author (207) 942-8348 that relatives and friends are always of historical novels centered mostly [email protected] welcome. in Maine, wrote that he would be on Stay healthy, happy, and have a great summer. Don’t forget to write. a trip in his motor home during our In March I received an invitation gathering. One of his unusual and from Jayne Hanson Bartley to humorous remembrances is that he attend the University of Maine vs. flunked Freshman Comp at the University of Massachusetts men’s university! hockey game with her. It was the 1950 Bob MacDonald of Bozeman, second game of their Hockey East Montana, writes of his children and quarterfinal series in Orono. I Ruth Holland Walsh grandchildren out west. A vacation in jumped at the chance to go. Al­ 4 Sloop Lane beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, though the game was disappointing, Mystic, CT 06355 was the highlight of his summer as UMass upset Maine 4-2, we had [email protected] 2002. Bob still plays tennis several a great time reminiscing. I was Fred Knight ’49 was a deserving times each week and enjoys skiing surprised to find out that Jayne’s recipient of the Black Bear Award occasionally with his wife, Molly. son, Peter Bartley ’72, and my son, at Reunion 2003. Fred was It is with great sadness that I report We were saddened to hear of the Donald Hawkes ’72, were TKE recognized for his outstanding the unexpected death of our veep death of Jessie Cowie Ramsay of fraternity brothers while they were at work as a professor and dean of Ray Kenneally on the 9th of March cancer on May 1 in Jacksonville, Maine. Last year, Jayne was reelect­ the college of forest resources as in Florida. He and Gerry Lamb Florida. Jessie was a loyal alumna ed to the Millinocket school board well as for his years of loyal Kenneally were married just before who had served as secretary of our for another three-year term. As service to his class and the our graduation in 1950 and lived in class. Her husband, William G. ’49, chairman of the school board, she alumni association. Maine until his retirement—working

Summer 2003 Mainely People 11 in the fields of education at the be with us—ditto Charles Donna can be reached at: 130 junior high, senior high, and college “Slim” Broomhall who Thompson Drive, SE, Unit 316, levels. Ray was principal of Bidde­ lives in Green Valley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403. ford junior high and senior high Arizona. Gerry, our gra­ Dick Johnson is retired from the schools and became the city’s cious hostess, will make Underwater Sound Laboratory in the superintendent of schools before arrangements for a buffet Groton, Connecticut, area and has accepting a faculty position at the luncheon with delicious become “the consummate classic University of New England where he food and great conversa­ film buff.” When he was a youngster served as a professor of education tion immediately following living in Bridgton, Dick and his and of history as well as serving the meeting—and will family would have to travel seven several terms as dean of the col­ need to have rather defi­ miles on weekends to see a movie lege. Back in 1991, Ray became the nite numbers to give the at the local “movie house,” which first recipient of the Kenneally Cup— club prior to the 7th. She was a real trek for one and all. He an annual award for distinguished urges the golfers in our remembers the first film he ever academic service to the university. midst to bring their clubs saw, Check and Double Check, with Ray and Gerry wintered in Avon so that one and all may Freeman Gordon and Charles J. Park where they delighted in tennis have a joyous round of Correll as Amos and Andy and feels and golf “at the drop of a hat” and nine holes before heading that the original Treasure Island where he taught History of the home. Please let Gerry (9 made back in 1934 with Wallace American West Through the Eyes of Rugby Street, Biddeford Beery and Jackie Cooper—along Artists to school and community 044005-207-282-9186) with Billy Wilder’s Double Indemni­ groups, Elderhostel programs in or Maggie Mollison McIn­ ty—are true classics that have stood Maine and Florida, and at South tosh (36 Norwood Farms Road, York up over time. Though he has an UMaine First Lady and assistant Florida Community College. He was Harbor 03911-207-363-5510) know extensive film library at home, Dick professor of educational leader­ very active and energetic, communi­ that you will be coming—so that said there are many films he has yet ship Dianne Hoff, with Chester ty minded, a gentleman and gentle they will have a definite count of to see! He is a member of the Soci­ Norris ’51 at the alumni reception man, who impacted the lives of those staying for the luncheon and ety for the Preservation of Barber­ in Naples, Florida, in March. many. Ray cared—and that caring so that they can get explicit direc­ shop Quartet Singing in America as Chester is retired from the foreign showed through in everything that tions to you on the location of the well as the Norwich Central Baptist service. His career culminated in he did, everything that he accom­ very pretty club. Choir. serving as U.S. ambassador to plished in his superb life. The funer­ Henry “Hank” N. Tukey was Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cobb Equatorial Guinea. al, a celebration of Ray’s life, was honored on his retirement from the celebrated their 50th wedding anni­ held in Biddeford with many friends, board of Auburn Savings and Loan versary last year at the family sum­ colleagues, classmates, and his to the office of student financial aid after some 37 years. Hank was mer home, Butterpoint, in Wal­ great family in attendance. Gerry at the time of the application.) We owner of the Pineland Lumber doboro. The gala celebration includ­ said that she will continue to spend were proud that six recipients re­ Company and continues his work ed a renewal of their wedding vows, about eight months of the year in ceived some $5,750 for the 2002- there on a consulting basis. He and dancing, and a grand sharing of Florida and the summer months in 2003 academic year. We shall keep wife Sandra divide their time now songs and memories through the Maine. She is adamant that we you posted on the scholarship each between homes in Auburn and in years. Music was provided by Ken’s continue on with our plans for our year. Florida. After this past winter in New own band, The Over the Hill Gang, Class of 1950 annual summer get- There has been some discussion England, I know they must have and a great time was had by all. Al together/meeting at 10 a.m. on as to the feasibility of putting togeth­ been delighted to bask in the “Hoppy” and Dottie Lord Hopkins Thursday, the 7th of August at the er some sort of booklet(s) of mem­ warmth and sun of Florida! celebrated their 50th in August ’02. Salmon Falls Country Club, just a oirs from classmates. Prexy Maggie Donna Welts Wagoner ’48, They were joined by family, high few miles from Saco. We will gather Mollison McIntosh writes, “You will widow of Howard Wagoner, sent us school and college classmates, to meet and greet one another, have soon hear from a fellow classmate a copy of the wonderful letter that fraternity brothers, and many friends a short memorial for Ray and other requesting your one to two pages of she mailed to family and friends for the reaffirmation of their wedding deceased classmates, and then take double spaced typed experiences in after Howard’s death from liver vows in Augusta. Irv and Dottie care of business matters plus start the following categories: 1.) World cancer in March of ’02. They shared Butler Marsden wrote that they are planning for our 55th Reunion in ’05. War II 2.) Korean War 3.) Fighting 53 great years together, first in spending almost five months of each (!) the Bar Harbor Fire of 1947 4.) We Orono where they met and married, year in Florida enjoying the warmth Several items to be covered in are collecting all the alumni au­ and then on some wonderful adven­ and sunshine of that sunny state— the business meeting will be 1) an thored books for the Buchanan tures after he received his master’s and then returning to the Lunenburg, update on the status of the motion Alumni House library in Orono. Bring in entomology from Duke University. Massachusetts, area. They had a passed last year wherein we set or mail them to us. Or bring the They moved to Hawaii where he great adventure in Ireland via an aside up to $25,000 from the class books to the 53rd Reunion of the worked in the sugar cane industry, Elderhostel progam where they fund to fund the erection of a set of Class of 1950 at the Salmon Falls and then spent several years in spent a week in and around Galway three flagpoles and flags close to Country Club. Let’s get our past in Uruguay, Panama, and Puerto Rico. and the second week in Kilkenny. the Buchanan Alumni Center—and print. Start writing and we will pro­ The family moved to Hermiston, She marveled at how their coach 2) an update on the scholarship fund ceed to other topics as time goes on Oregon, from ’72 -’78 where Howard driver was able to get around cor­ designed to lend scholarship assis­ and we clear the decks on these managed a 20,000-acre potato and ners in the city and maneuver Ire­ tance to descendants of members of areas. Give us your suggestions for wheat farm, and then they returned land’s narrow lanes when encoun­ the Class of 1950. (Note that be­ more topics to gather written reports to Hawaii where he managed a tering oncoming cars. cause the fund is in the University of on our personal experiences.” papaya plantation. He volunteered By the time that you read this Maine Foundation—at Orono, recipi­ Specifically, if you would be many years with the IESC, helping epistle, I shall have returned from a ents must necessarily be enrolled in willing to share these experiences farmers in Jamaica, Morocco, Egypt, two-week jaunt in Cumbria and the the university at Orono. Further please send them off to Maggie at and China improve their operations. Lake District of England with my note: it is the responsibility of the her address below. Don Waring Donna noted that he was “a man of friend Philippa Randall who lives descendant scholarship applicant to (who winters in Arizona) said he all peoples” who lived a full life near there, and then a week in make his or her relationship known plans to drive down from Bangor to marked by integrity and honesty. Dallas, Texas, for an educators’

12 Mainely People Summer 2003 convention. A member of our church is from the Dallas area and noted that the only thing hotter than a July in Dallas is an August in Dallas! Senior Alumni: Helping Students Achieve Small comfort—so we shall think cool! That is about it for now. I ap­ It’s always one of the most Perhaps the best preciate your sending me the latest known of the happenings from your “neck of the heartwarming events on cam­ woods,” and shall take copious pus, and this year’s Senior awards is the notes in Salmon Falls to bring you Alumni scholarship reception Donald V. Taverner all of the news that I learn there. was no exception. Held on ’43 Award for Non- May 4, the reception pro­ traditional Scholars. duced a good turnout of Se­ This award goes to 1951 nior Alumni members and about 32 nontradi- scholarship recipients and tional students per Frances Pratt Caswell their families. year, many of whom 36 Sumac Drive The event began with would have a diffi­ Brunswick, ME 04011 words of praise for the Senior cult time attending (207) 725-6084 the university with­ [email protected] Alumni’s efforts from UMaine president Peter Hoff and out such support. The Senior Alum­ George H. and Gloria Sarazyn alumni association president Ward of Huntington, Connecticut, Jeff Mills ’82. ni also awarded celebrated their 50th wedding anni­ “This generous commit­ three Top Scholars, versary with a renewal of their wed­ ment of support from one three Distinguished ding vows on September 29, 2002, Scholars, and three at the Huntington United Methodist University of Maine genera­ Church. Previously a party in their tion to another is an inspira­ Distinguished Stu­ Senior Alumni president Dick honor was held by their five children dents in the Visual and Per­ tion to all of us,” Mills said. Noyes ’51 with Distinguished and their spouses: Gerald and “It’s so important to have Scholar recipient Tim forming Arts. Dodie Ward, Barbara and George Fitzgibbon’04. Several of the scholarship Roberts, Richard and Denise Ward, those who benefited from a Jeannette and Michael Greathouse, UMaine education reach out recipients spoke passionately and Franklin and Lynne Ward. and help provide opportunity the credit for the success in this about what the scholarships George and Gloria have eight for current students.” year’s scholarship fundraising have meant to them and their grandchildren and two step-grand­ to the Senior Alumni scholarship success as UMaine students. children. George graduated from Senior Alumni president Dennysville High School. Before Dick Noyes ’51 announced committee headed by Dick Spra­ If you would like to find out retirement he was an engineer and that a total of $80,500 in gue ’50. He also noted that in more about how you can be director of marketing for the Norwalk scholarships had been award­ the past 10 years over $800,000 part of the Senior Alumni Company of Norwalk, Connecticut. in scholarships has been award­ Scholarship program call 207- At a meeting of the Probus Club ed to more than 60 UMaine of Aroostook in Presque Isle last students. He gave much of ed. 581-1142. November, Eugene “Jerry” Gal­ lagher gave his life story. His par­ ents moved to Presque Isle from feel like that is what it will take to Canada in 1929. His father was winning 2002 painting, Maine Attrac­ thaw the state of Maine after the superintendent of the Town Farm. tion, may be seen on the website: 1952 winter of 2003. Later the family moved to Fort Fair- www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org. In its October 17 weekly issue, field. After receiving his degree from Plans are underway for a Class Frances Smart Trefts The Ellsworth American printed an the University of Maine in agricul­ of ’51 summer get-together at the HC77 article announcing Osmond Bon­ ture, Jerry worked for the Soil Con­ Caswell cottage in Harpswell, Box 379 sey and his wife, Ann McGraw servation Service, Eastern States, Maine, on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, beginning at 11:30 am. Jack Hancock, ME 04640 Bonsey ’67, would be celebrating and Agway. Later, he was in the Ryder, class president, and his wife [email protected] their 50th anniversary at The Grand insurance business until his retire­ Joyce McGouldrick Ryder, and Auditorium in Ellsworth from 2 to 4 ment four years ago. He and Priscil­ p.m. on October 20, 2002. They la Gorden Gallagher ’53 enjoy Forrest and I are hoping for a good Greetings to members of the Class both graduated from Surry Elemen­ camping and traveling. turnout. We are planning a lobster of ’52 from the Cupola. And let’s do tary School and Ellsworth High Pauline Davis Lorfano contin­ (or chicken) picnic with all the fix­ whatever we can to keep that cupola School. Osmond earned a degree in ues to exhibit her paintings in the ings. We’ll have a tent in case of brightly lighted. William “Bill” rain. For more information, please public administration in June 1952, Alexandria area. Her paintings have Currie and Alton “Al” Cole sent and they were married the following been shown recently at the Fisher contact me at the address that each of us letters advising us how to October 18th. Osmond was named Gallery, Rachel Schlesinger Arts heads this column. If you can’t make do just that. Thanks, prexies. town manager of Corinth at the age Center, North Virginia Community the picnic, please send me news of By the time this issue reaches of 23. The International City Manag­ College; the DynCorp, 6th Floor your latest doings for the column. you let’s hope for weather predic­ ers Association reported at the time Gallery, Reston, Virginia; and Strath­ tions with soaring temperatures and that Bonsey was the youngest town more Hall, North Bethesda, Mary­ UV rays that need sunscreen SPF Go Black Bears! manager in the nation. He was later land, Invitational Gallery. Her award powered to at least 35. Some days I

Summer 2003 Mainely People 13 town manager in Mars Hill, Freeport, Falmouth, and Yarmouth. After their 1953 three children were born, Ann went back to college and graduated from Nancy Schott Plaisted the University of Maine with a de­ 7 Ledgewater Drive gree in secondary education. She Kennebunk, ME 04043 taught English at Westbrook High (207) 967-1380 School for 25 years. After 40 years [email protected] in the Portland area, the Bonseys retired to Surry and live in a new home on Newberry Neck. They both Hi once again! continue to be involved in communi­ By the time you read this, many ty activities there. Their children, of you will have seen one another at Lynn Bonsey, Lorna Bonsey Healy, Reunion, in Bar Harbor or Orono or and Cameron Bonsey live in Surry, both. Let’s see how we look after 50 Litchfield, and Falmouth respective- years! I still can’t believe it’s been iy- that long, but my body does. I am The November 13 issue of the going to Curves (I keep wanting to Bangor Daily News stated that call it circles because that’s what Bangor Savings Bank has renamed you really do for 30 minutes). The its operations center at 19 Maine program concentrates on losing Avenue in Bangor to honor its inches, body fat, not really pounds, former bank president Malcolm E. Elwood “Woody” Beach ’51 and Virginia Norton Beach ’52 were the and perhaps building a little muscle Jones. Now the facility, which is recipients of a Block “M” Award at Reunion 2003. They have played an along the way. Anne LaRochelle staffed by more than 125 employ­ active role in their respective classes and are consistent and generous (Don LaRochelle’s wife), my sister, ees, will be known as the Malcolm contributors to the universiity and the alumni association. Lida Zahares, and I go three times a E. Jones Technology Center. The week. Hope we keep it up. Of bank’s board of trustees praised “learn their skills of higher educa­ majored in education. The class course, we have to go out to break­ Jones’s vision and leadership, tion.” Since retirement in 1991, the extends its sympathy to you, Rose­ fast or lunch afterwards, but we’re noting, “his passion for investing in Rubys have traveled extensively, mary. cutting down on that gradually. It’s the city of Bangor, for retaining visiting the Wonders of the World. Ruth Drysdale Frazier e-mailed fun! Try it! You will lose something, quality employment in the Bangor Gump wrote about them visiting the from her home in Reno to say when somewhere! region, and for creating new employ­ Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Cali­ she and her husband, Vern, had To get back to Reunion and the ment opportunities for Maine’s fornia, while they were on the west gone to their Lake Tahoe place, “terrific” Memory Book (as Frank young people in an increasingly coast. Ruthie was walking down to the Pickering, our class president, calls complex financial services industry Rosemary M. Austin wrote that beach and twisted and broke her it and it is)—as of April more than right here at home.” Malcolm worked her husband, Willis E. Austin, ankle. Now during beautiful spring­ 100 of you filled out those blue for Bangor Savings Bank from 1954 reunion information forms. And passed away on December 27, like weather, Ruthie says she is to 1995. He was president of the 2002. They had attended our 50th home bound and knitting an afghan. those bios, along with some 75 bank from 1975 to 1995 and a class Reunion and enjoyed it very May your time in a cast pass quickly, individual photos you’ve sent, and member of the board of trustees much in spite of Willis’s disability Ruthie. many other interesting Prism photos from 1975 to 1996. He and his wife due to Parkinson’s disease. Willis Margaret Murray Pease called and others classmates sent, are Barbara continue to live in the Ban­ originally came from Gorham and me the other day from Camden. Her included in this Class of 1953 Mem­ gor area and are active in numerous most exciting news was ory Book. As Frank said, a limited community and civic activities. that Jeanne Frye Beg­ number of books will be available. William “Bill” and Adelaide ley and her husband So, if you’d like one and didn’t pick Grant “Gump” Ruby spent a month Charles Begley, Sr. have one up at Reunion, please call the in Oxnard, California, recently. Their Astronauts new twin grandsons born alumni association. If there are any middle child, Anne Ruby Kelch, and by Paul Bodurtha ’52 to their son, Charles left (you do need to send some her husband, Vincent, welcomed a Begley, Junior. Jeanne money, they’ll tell you how much), new baby boy named Christopher They had a dream far out in space and Chuck, Sr. have all they’ll be happy to mail you one. Vincent on January 14, 2003. The granddaughters so far, In the next issue, in the fall, class congratulates both the Ruby where only the brave can go so twin boys will make there’ll be Reunion photos and I’ll and the Kelch families. Gump and They had a dream far out in space life quite interesting. tell you all about our 50th—what I Bill reported that the weather was where the stars and comets gio Congratulations to both can remember. (This column was beautiful and Gump took the new Begley families. due before Reunion.) grandson outside for a stroll on most They said good-bye to loved ones Please keep the Well, here goes some news days. Gump and Bill’s son, Steven dear news coming. Thanks. about your classmates. (It’s so nice Ruby, his wife Kelly, and their three tho soon they would return to know where you are, what you’re children, Erin, Kevin, and Laura doing, your memories, etc.) I think Adelaide, who live in Superior, With stories of their mission and I’ll keep printing them in future Colorado, went out to be with the thoughts of great concern Class of '53: issues, as space permits. family for Christopher’s baptism. But now they fly forever, out Ralph W. “Rondo” Applegate Kathy Ruby Lunde, Gump and Bill’s Your reunion of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, was an oldest daughter, also flew out from in the great unknown column and more electrical engineering major who Hatfield, Pennsylvania, for the chris­ Where hopes and dreams fly with later earned a MBA. Married to tening. Bill also sent a card remind­ Elizabeth Goodrich Applegate ’55, them photos in the fall ing us that now their six grandchil­ they have three children and two dren, ages between 16 and new­ Perhaps they’re going home. Mainely People grandchildren. On campus, he born, need to decide where they will belonged to Alpha Tau Omega

14 Mainely People Summer 2003 (president in ’52 and ’53), participat­ University. On campus, she was a ed in Interfraternity Council, intramu­ member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorori­ ral sports, and played tennis his ty, Sophomore Eagles, All Maine freshman year. He was a captain Women, and Home Economics with American Airlines for 25 years, Club. She and her husband, Craig, a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force have two children and six grandchil­ and a member of the New Jersey Air dren. She writes, “Raising two chil­ National Guard from 1954 to 1990, dren—it was fun, but it was a chal­ and is a retired brigadier general. lenge! Now it’s having grandchildren His favorite memories are, and the joy of seeing them grow.” “drinking beer at Pat’s with class­ She retired from her work as an mates” as well as “final night of ‘Hell educator with Cornell Cooperative Week’ at ATO, a fun initiation of new Extension of Westchester County. pledges including the culminating She serves on the community hous­ ceremony presided over by ‘Preach­ ing board, is involved in town beauti­ er’ Dick Knight and the Choir of fication, and makes quilts for charity. Brothers,” and “major party week­ John M. Jewett of Socorro, New ends at ATO House.” Mexico, majored in forestry, and Ralph wrote, “With a B.S. in used his musical talents on campus electrical engineering from Maine playing drums in the marching band and an MBA from Wharton and two and the concert band. He also Enjoying their 50th Reunion celebration are Class of ’53 officers (left to more years in the University of Penn played one season in the Beta right): Carol Prentiss Mower (treasurer), Frank Pickering (president), economics Ph.D. program, I wound House Dixieland Band. John is Helen Strong Hamilton (president elect), and Woody Carville (vice up flying airplanes for a living—go married to Pauline and retired from president). At the reunion breakfast Woody received the Pine Tree figure!” He enjoys golf, swimming, the New Hampshire Department of Emblem Service Award for his dedicated service to the university and and working in the yard. Transportation in 1988. He’s a his class, and Frank earned a Block “M” Award for his outstanding Bruce L. Clifford of Auburn, registered professional engineer and service and leadership. New York, with a summer place on land surveyor. He’s a World War II Sebec Lake, Maine, majored in civil Navy veteran, and served aboard engineering and later earned a MPA album called Hobo Heart. See our Auxiliary. the battleship Wisconsin. from Syracuse University. listing in Connecticut Commission “The overall experience at the He writes, “Currently playing On campus, he was involved in on the Arts, Directory of Performing University of Maine will always be drums in a senior volunteer combo. the Maine track team and Sigma Chi Artists and Master Teaching Artists.” my favorite memory. One memory Recently completed writing my first fraternity. He and his wife Betty Gilman adds, “I enjoyed the would be being active in Sig Ep’s volume of Navy memoirs which has Clifford have two children and six professionalism of the teaching staff push to end ‘Hell Week’ and initiate been published, titled: Once Upon a grandchildren (four-and-a-half-year- and also the friendliness of the ‘Help Week’—we painted a town Wagon, Book One. (He’s now writ­ old triplet boys, also two more boys students. Remember the ‘Maine building in Old Town.” Pete also ing Book Two.) “\Ne were called and one “princess”). “They keep us Hello.’” writes, “Very active life in Down East wagons, because the old battleships jumping.” The most remarkable change for Maine in spite of several miraculous were called battle wagons. As is Bruce is a retired public adminis­ him has been, “Writing poetry and cardiac operations. Sputnik generat­ written in the preface: ‘The material trator. He served four communities, music and performing professional- ed a lot of interest in science educa­ for this story is taken from my letters the last as city manager of Auburn, ly.” tion. I was fortunate to be able to written to my parents and sister, New York, for 25 years. “I’m retired Lehan A. “Pete” Edwards of attend many scholarship programs which were lovingly cherished and as of 2000. Now consulting with Pembroke, Maine, majored in edu­ through the National Science Foun­ safely preserved through the years county government and also con­ cation and later earned an M.Ed. dation.” by my mother.’” Order it at sulting with design firm; play bridge; and CAS. He is married to Joan and Waldo J. “Wally” Gagnon, Jr. www.trafford .com/robots/03- most favorite sport is golf.” they have three children and two of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, ma­ 0187.html or call/write: Trafford His favorite memory of the uni­ grandchildren. Pete played baseball, jored in business administration and Publishing Company, Suite 6E, 2333 versity is, “enjoying football games.” was captain of the ski team, and a later became a certified professional Government St., Victoria, BC, Cana­ He added, “still a loyal Maine sup­ member of Sigma Phi Epsilon frater­ contract manager. da V8T 4P4. Telephone: 1-888-232- porter. Every time I go to Maine, I nity. He was an infantry officer for “Signed Minor League baseball 4444. buy myself a baseball cap with a two years and was in the U.S. Army contract with former New York Gi­ John’s favorite memory is his nice big ‘M’ on it.” Reserves for a decade. He taught ants; played 15 years semi-pro ball; participation freshman year in the Gilman Dube, Sr. of Bristol, secondary school biology and chem­ now play tennis six days a week and mayoralty campaign for the “Duke.” Connecticut, majored in agronomy istry and coached skiing and base­ golf on beach on the seventh day,” His most remarkable change: “Living and belonged to Tau Kappa Epsilon ball for 15 years. He was a profes­ he wrote. Wally’s favorite memories a new lifestyle since 2001 as a fraternity. He has eight children and sional ski instructor and coach at are, “graduation and receiving my cancer survivor.” 13 grandchildren and is a retired Sunday River for six years and is a commission as 2nd lieutenant, Note: John sent me a signed engineer with Emhart/Black and member of Professional Ski Instruc­ playing baseball for the University of copy of his book and many thanks, Decker. tors of America. He was principal of Maine.” John. I haven’t read it yet, but hope “As a duet called ‘Old Paint,’ Winthrop High School for 34 years As an undergraduate, he played to soon. Dave Downs and I perform at librar­ and in 1988 he retired and moved to baseball for four years, was a mem­ Milton D. “Milt” Leighton of ies, schools, historical societies, Pembroke. ber of Phi Eta Kappa, the “M” Club, Florham Park, New Jersey, was a hospitals, schools, etc. Our reper­ His special interests include and Men’s Senate. Wally and his chemistry major and earned a mas­ toire spans several decades of Rotary in Winthrop, the historical wife, Eileen, have four children and ter in chemical engineering from the American music with an emphasis society in Pembroke, Audubon seven grandchildren. University of Delaware in 1955. on songs of the American West. Our Society, Alpine skiing, kayaking, Eleanor A. “Beezie” Zehner As a student, he belonged to Phi second album, October Song, which hunting, fishing, alumni association, Hibben of Yorktown Heights, New Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi is almost finished, continues pretty Black Bear Club, Friends of Maine York, majored in home economics honor societies; he has been a 50- much on the same style as our first Baseball, and U.S. Coast Guard and later earned a M.S. from Cornell year member of the American

Summer 2003 Mainely People 15 Chemical Society. years traveling all over New England He and his wife, Barbara, have and into Canada. Next gospel group two sons, two daughters, and three was with former students from Noble grandchildren. High School—the Rising Sons and Milt was a chemical engineer for sang with them for seven years until Exxon Research and Engineering afflicted with Parkinson’s disease. In Company from 1958 to 1994, after M.S. program, research with frozen which he consulted until his retire­ semen produced first calf called ment in 2002. ‘Frosty.’” His special interests include Mert’s favorite memory: “Met gardening, travel, and photography. many great people while living in He designed and built the house in South Apartments. Everyone mar­ Florham Park where they have lived ried and poor. Treasure graduate for 39 years. He is an auxiliary friendships with head of deptartment member of Florham Park First Aid Doc Dickey and Doc Brugman, my Squad. mentor. Also Spike Leonard ’39 and His favorite memory: “In fall 1949 Win Pullen ’41 in the animal depart­ we planted oak trees with President ment.” Hauck. He asked us to come back in Richard K. “Dick” Robinson of 50 years to see the trees. I came Waldorf, Maryland, was a wildlife back to find all trees gone and a conservation major and later attend­ large building in their place. I had a ed grad school at the University of front row-center seat for all of the Miami. “I was pretty much a stick in plays of the Maine Masque Theater the mud,” he writes of his campus and saw all the productions—very Class of 1953 correspondent Nancy Schott Plaisted (right) receives the years. impressive.” Golden “M” Award from Donna Keirstead Thornton ’78, ’79G, director of He and Judy have four children Most remarkable change: “I was alumni operations, during the 50th Reunion class dinner on May 30. and two grandchildren. born in Maine and never visited Nancy has served as an outstanding class correspondent for 10 years. “I have lived in Connecticut, another state until after I was 21 She also serves on the class executive committee and was instrumental New Mexico, California, Florida, years old. Since then I have visited in putting together the Class of 1953 Memory Book. Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. I most of the 50 states and have have worked for the Connecticut bridge club, and the Lillian Angels— PROPHET in the spring of ’51 on traveled all over the world.” and Massachusetts fish and game we sew outfits and knit for prema­ the campus green. Lorraine “Lorrie” Skolfield departments, as a forester for the ture babies at Sacred Heart Hospi­ “My life since graduation has Lowell lives in Phippsburg, Maine, Army in the Panama Canal Zone tal. I help the battered women’s been rich with the challenges of with a winter home in Sun City (assessing the feasibility of a timber shelter and help needy families.” bringing up five lively, curious chil­ Center, Florida. She majored in management program on Army Her favorite memory: “Chi Ome­ dren, being a worthy partner to my medical technology and was on the lands), as a national park ranger in ga initiation and meeting so many husband, refining my profession, W.A.A. Council. New Mexico and California, and as people and friendship.” supporting our grandchildren (ages She and Lloyd D. Lowell have a biologist for the fish and wildlife Beverly “Bev” Pettengill Par­ two to 20), and caring for my 94- four children and three grandchil­ service in Florida, Georgia, and sons of Streator, Illinois, majored in year-old mother. I’ve been very dren. “While the children were grow­ Virginia (my last assignment was English and received her M.S. from lucky and my spirit stays true to ing up, I was involved in youth issuing or denying permits to use or Illinois State University in ’83. “Dur­ Maine, ‘the college of our hearts volunteer activities in the church, import/export wildlife or plants under ing my wonderful years at the Uni­ always.’” school, and community,” she re­ the Endangered Species Act and/or versity of Maine, I served as presi­ Merton E. “Mert” Poore of ports. the Convention on International dent of Women’s Student Govern­ Wells, Maine, majored in animal Her outstanding memory (not Trade in Endangered Species. My ment Association. I belonged to science and earned a M.S. from necessarily fond): “The one-mile trek only other employment of note Delta Delta Delta sorority and was UMaine in 1955. between The Elms and campus (probably not suitable for a ‘family an All Maine Woman.” Student Activities: Alpha Zeta which we made several times a day publication’) was at the University of She and husband Robert L. honor society. Had H.P. Hood schol­ regardless of the weather.” Miami medical school (while I was Parsons, M.D. ’51 have five children arship. Her most remarkable change: working on a graduate degree in and five grandchildren: “After the Mert and Priscilla (Bates ’46) “Leaving Maine for 30 years in New marine fisheries). My job was to children left home for college, I have three children and six grand­ Jersey and becoming snowbirds in obtain extracts from uteri from surgi­ began a 20-year English teaching children. retirement: six months in Maine, six cal wards and the morgue and test career at Streator Township High Mert taught science at Sanford months in Florida.” them for enzyme activity. My boss School. I retired in 1994. We have and Noble High Schools and be­ Lida M. Maxim Muench of used to kid me about being ‘the old enjoyed our life here in Streator, a came head of the department. He Lillian, Alabama, majored in home organ grinder’ and that I should town of 15,000 some 90 miles retired in ’84. He joined the U.S. economics (dietetics), belonged to volunteer for the old show ‘What’s southwest of Chicago. Bob chose to Army (pre-Korea)—construction Chi Omega sorority, and participated My Line?’ I’m now retired.” practice internal medicine here after engineers, and served in Korea in tumbling. Dick works with Christmas in finishing his training in Chicago 43 1946 to ’48. “Enrolled in UMaine ’49. She and her husband Gerald April—sort of like Habitat for Hu­ years ago. We even live in the same Left in ’51 before birth of first child have six children and will have 10 manity. “Instead of building houses, house! I’ve always been involved in and graduated from University of grandchildren by the time you re­ they go around and pick out six or the community, participating in book Connecticut 1953. Returned to ceive this magazine. She has been eight low-income homes that need clubs and serving on the school Maine in master’s program and a homemaker since 1955. “I have repair or painting and then they board for many years.” graduated in ’55 with a M.S. been a Navy wife for 23 years, living have a workday in April when they “My favorite memory (of course!) “Hobbies were hunting and all over the United States.” go and do the work. I’m also building was meeting my husband in Milford fishing. Also interested in music. Lida is active in her community: a deck right now and my wife, Judy, Wence’s sophomore composition Joined gospel quartet in ’68—the “I belong to Lillian Women’s Club, has a decorative painting/faux fin­ class and being courted to THE Revelaires— with them for nine South Alabama Senior Travelers, ishing business with her daughter.”

16 Mainely People Summer 2003 Favorite memory: “I think Push­ Carli, to meet up with my daughter aw Pond. We used to go out there and family who are coming back to and have picnics. Don’t you know Maine in their new 40-foot motor the son? ‘Pushaw Pond is rising and home which they’re picking up in the beer is running low. I scarcely Tampa. They’ve been traveling the think we’ll get a drink till we get to world since September (returning Orono.’ One who probably won’t from Belize) and will be seeing the remember me (Zeke Mavodones— U.S. for two months, and then home let’s face it, even the Pope knows to stay, I think. Zeke!), and another who hopefully Luckily I’ll have plenty of photos will (Bob Ford). Bob and I used to to put in future columns, due to this kid each other about our accents Memory Book. Again, thanks for (mine ‘Bahston,’ and his ‘Noo sending them in. There are some Yawk’). I can still hear him saying, ‘I great ones! (Of course, there could used to sit on the coib at Toity Toid be a new class notes secretary Street and watch da boids choip and voted in, so I do want to say it’s eat doity oithwoims.’” been great to have done this column Phyllis “Phyl” Noyes Scantle- for the past 10 years. You’ve been bury of Pompano Beach, Florida, great when I’ve called and thanks was a home economics major and for letting me know you better. took part in lots of student activi­ You’re wonderful!) ties—Pi Beta Phi sorority (president So long. Take care. Note: We 1951-1952), Pan-Hellenic Council missed all of you who couldn’t make (president 1952-1953), cheerleader Enjoying the Reunion 2003 banquet on May 31 are (left to right): Albert it to Reunion. Perhaps the next (’51, ’52, ’53), Modern Dance Club, Card ’53, Nancy Hunter, and Vernon Hunter ’58. one—and hopefully we’ll meet Home Economics Club, Sigma Mu summers somewhere by the ocean, Sigma honorary psychology fraterni­ and maintain the Mac “N” Tocci in Deer Isle. Her interests include in the hills, the lakes, the moun­ ty, Pi Beta Phi National Award, All orchard (100 trees) growing five quilting, writing, interior design, and tains—somewhere. We’ve got to Maine Women, and General Student varieties of apples, mostly McIntosh; volunteer work. keep in touch. That’s what life is all Senate. volunteer work chairing the Hamp­ Robert H. “Whitey” White, who about. People! Phyl married Franklin Beekman, ton Falls planning board and capital hails from Emerado, North Dakota, M.D., UMaine ’52 and after his improvements program/master majored in education and later death, married Ted (Union College). planning committee; commissioner earned both a M.A. in political sci­ She has three children and seven with the Rockingham planning ence and a M.Ed. at the University 1954 grandchildren. commission and the Metropolitan of North Dakota. She worked in merchandising Planning Organization (both regional He belonged to Beta Theta Pi Beverly Heal Balise and retailing with G. Fox and Com­ organizations dealing with coordinat­ and enjoyed working briefly with pany in Hartford, Connecticut, and ed planning, orderly growth, efficient Maine Masque. 37 Glendale Road Belmont, MA 02478-2921 became assistant buyer. After three land use, environmental protection, He and Barbara have three (617) 489-3333 years she retired to become a and transportation needs). Travel children and five grandchildren. homemaker. regularly (mostly foreign), golf, ski, His career from 1953 to 1974 Special interests: womens club, and play tennis as often as time was with the USAF, doing air and As I write our class notes I’m tuned garden club, yacht club, jazz society, allows. surface transportation, from which in to the Pentagon report on the hospital auxiliary and organization to Ted’s favorite memory: “Being a he retired in 1974 as a major. From activity in Iraq which began last help abused and neglected children. member of the Hockey Club long 1975 to 1995 he worked in the North night. By the time this gets delivered Phyllis’s favorite memories are: before varsity hockey began. The Dakota schools as a teacher, princi­ I hope it’s all wrapped up and recon­ “Sorority activities and social func­ team scheduled games and traveled pal, and district superintendent. struction has begun. tions, living in Balentine Hall, cheer­ throughout the state playing several Special interests: Emerado/ Jim Holland writes that he and leading at football and basketball colleges and schools. The players Arvilla Lions, 19 years, past presi­ his wife Claudette have been follow­ games. Art classes with Professor had all been members of high dent; editor, newsletter; director, ing Maine football and hockey teams Vincent Hartgen.” school hockey teams, several were North Dakota Rural Electric Opera­ saying, “They’re the greatest.” They Theodore C. “Ted’’Tocci lives All Stars. Paul Flaig ’51 and Ed tion Roundup. His hobbies include missed Homecoming last fall be­ in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Bryand ’52 were the organizers. wind energy, wildlife conservation, cause Jim had to sit grand jury duty and majored in education. Paul did the coaching. We traveled and golf. every Friday for 10 weeks from mid­ His student activities included by car at our own expense. Practice Most infamous memory: Beta’s August through October. SAE, Sophomore Owls, Scabbard was on the pond adjacent to the “Cannon Run.” Favorite memory: Henry Pa-Houng Sheng, now a and Blade, varsity baseball, Maine Maine Outing Club building. The “association with Beta brother Tho­ lecturer at the University of Califor­ Outing Club, and the Hockey Club. team had many talented players and mas Neil ‘Scrumpy’ Woolverton” nia at Riverside, has been named a Ted and Marietta (B.A. University was highly competitive.” (deceased). Fellow of the American Institute of of Michigan; MBA, University of Gainor McGorrill “McGoo” Well, that’s just a few. There are Chemical Engineers. Henry earned Minnesota) have six children and 15 Ventresco from Deer Isle, Maine, many more! his Ph.D. in chemical engineering grandchildren. majored in elementary education I recently went to my youngest from the University of Oklahoma in Ted worked for 3M Company and while on campus sang with the son’s wedding in California, cold, 1968. He was an AIChE emissary to (Minnesota Mining and Manufactur­ UMaine Glee Club and University windy, and rainy, but it was a beauti­ the Chinese Institute of Chemical ing), marketing operations manager Singers. She and A. Joseph have ful wedding, especially the wedding Engineering as far back as 1972. with 38 years in sales and market­ three children. Now retired from vows. And off they went to Italy for a More recently, he founded the stu­ ing. After 32 years of active duty and teaching elementary school, she has 10-day honeymoon, and I went dent chapter of AIChE at the UCal Reserves, he is a retired U.S. Army a summer job as assistant manager “camping” on mine for two weeks! Riverside campus. lieutenant colonel. of Terrell Lester Photography Gal­ Now, I’m off to Disney World with Ted’s special interests: Operate lery and owner of Spofford Hill Barn my four-year-old granddaughter, Go Black Bears!

Summer 2003 Mainely People 17 On New Year’s Eve 2002, Bill posted on the web site so that per­ university, and the encouragement all of whom reside out of state ex­ Zoidis, owner of the Pilots Grill, sons who no longer have their print he provided to students and future cept one. I asked him what he does closed its doors for the last time. I copy of our yearbook could revisit veterinarians. now that he is retired, and he says remember feeling so special as a the past via the yearbook photos. Wally Covell of Waterville will be that he runs a lot but not for dis­ little girl when our family would He suggests this, as he no longer inducted into the next class of The tance now. Genealogy takes up a celebrate with a meal at the restau­ has his yearbook and would love to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. Wally great deal of Frank’s free time, and rant and later, as a UMaine coed, be able to go on-line and see the has coached for 45 years at schools he just returned from a two-week having a date and dining at the things that are in our yearbook. including Orono High, Colby Col­ visit to London working on his gene­ Pilots Grill. The Zoidis family opened Good idea. Any takers? Keep in lege, the University of Southern alogy. The temperature in London the restaurant near the runway of touch, Everett, and we look forward Maine, and Lawrence High. Con­ was in the 60s and he said it was Bangor Airfield in 1940. Bill was to seeing you at our 50th. gratulations on your being inducted very nice weather while he was honored at an evening at the Bangor There was a nice article in the into this very illustrious group. there. It was rather ironic, as when Civil Center spearheaded by Larry Belfast, Maine, Republican Journal Congratulations are in order to he was working on his research in Mahaney ’51 and attended by busi­ about Janet Mayo Sylvester ’56 and Peter and Peggy Libby Standley London, he was referred to a person ness and civic leaders, elected Harrison Sylvester. Harrison is ’53 on the birth of a new grandson, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, who was officials, and other dignitaries, family past president of the Learning Dis­ Caleb Thomas, born to their son and associated with the Mormon Church members, and lots of friends. The abilities Association of America and daughter-in-law. Pete and Peggy here in Cape Elizabeth who would event also marked the start of the a past president of the Learning traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to be a good source to help him with William P. Zoidis Scholarship, being Disabilities Association of Maine. He welcome Caleb home at four days his genealogy. Small world some­ established at the University of received a bachelor of science old. They have also visited their times, isn’t it? Frank has done a lot Maine in his honor. degree in engineering and worked daughter Pam in Texas, made trips of traveling over the years and is not The alumni office sent along a for 14 years as a construction engi­ to Hilton Head, South Carolina; certain whether he will remain in the nice note from Ann Saliem Saad neer and plant manager. He spent Outer Banks, North Carolina; Rhode Portland area, but we hope he will, who lives in Moosup, Connecticut. 25 years designing and building Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and he indicated that he would like She’s married, has five children and classic sailboats and has a new and to their timeshares in the Po- to try to make our 50th Reunion. 10 grandchildren. Ann has retired book, The Legacy of the Blue Her­ conos. No wonder your van has Extremely nice talking to you, Frank, after teaching music and is now on, which tells his personal story of over 93,000 miles! Peg is still busy and I do appreciate very much your organist at her parish and other living with learning disabilities which with the Girl Scouts Historical Com­ taking the time to give me a call. churches in the area as needed. were properly diagnosed when mittee, and Pete is still involved with Guess that’s all for this time. It’s always interesting to learn Sylvester was 57. The article points the Boy Scouts at troop, district, and Hope to have some news from you about classmates and their doings. out that, “Like so many adult stu­ council levels, promoting summer to put in our column for the next Write me a note and let’s not be out dents, his problems had nothing to camp. Sounds like you both are issue. of touch. do with intelligence or motivation, really involved in between your trips. but with specific reading and writing Right now as I am composing difficulties that just needed some this material for our class column, special help to overcome.” Harrison Muriel Verrill Gade is on a cruise to 1956 and Janet were presented with the Hawaii. Hope you had a good time, 1955 Learning Disabilities Association of Muriel. Muriel is another one of our America Literacy Lions Award. What classmates who is very involved in Joanne Owen Bingham Janet B. Butler a marvelous accomplishment you the community. She is co-president­ 9 Acorn Lane 116 Oakhurst Road two have made in advocating and elect of AAUW, secretary of her Scarborough, ME 04074 Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 service on behalf of literacy and the retired teachers group, and for the [email protected] (207) 799-1550 learning-disabled over these many hospital auxiliary. She says she just years. A sincere congratulations to doesn’t know when to say “no.” [email protected] I am sitting in my shop looking out you from your class who admire Muriel participated in her first Elder­ over our side yard at the remains of your candor and courage. hostel and thought that it was a a snowy and cold winter here in As spring has passed and summer What a very exciting life Dr. Don wonderful experience. I have heard Maine. We still have at least three is upon us, I am sure we are all Stimpson has led since our gradua­ from so many people who have feet of snow over my garden. I do looking forward to some nice, sunny tion. He received a veterinary medi­ done Elderhostels and have enjoyed have seeds started in my indoor weather for at least a few months cine degree from the University of them. garden in the cellar but it looks like it anyway. Toronto and operated a veterinary Sometimes this job as class will be a while before I get them It was nice to receive an e-mail practice in Presque Isle and taught correspondent can be discouraging outside. All of you must have been from Everett Harriman who is now at UMaine Presque Isle for many when it’s time to write an article and told, as I have been many times, living in Auburn, New Hampshire. years. He served six years as dean I don’t have any news at all. Today that if you want things to turn out the Nice to get caught up on his years of men at UMPI, five years as chair­ was one of those days which made way you want them, you must pre­ since graduation. For about 15 man of the S.A.D. 1 board of direc­ my life so much happier and easier pare in advance. This does work out years Everett lived in Portland and tors, and three years as chairman of in completing the column for this most of the time, but sometimes it did industrial consulting work in the Presque Isle city council. Don time when a classmate called whom doesn’t. Case in point: I have a manufacturing improvements and was on the University of Maine I hadn’t seen since graduation. granddaughter (fourth grade) who market research with companies faculty from 1981 to 1996 and was Frank Roberts and I talked for loves to sing and act. Her school near and as far away as Brazil, chairman of the animal science almost a half hour. Fortunately for was planning on presenting The Mexico, Canada, Scotland, Guate­ department and later was associate Frank, he lives in Portland so it was Music Man. She wanted to be Mari­ mala, and Greece. He said that the dean of the college of agriculture not a toll call. Frank has led a very an; she practiced extensively, and work was fun and challenging but and also held the position of interim interesting life having taught five went to the auditions. She did not many of the delays at airports were dean of the college until his retire­ years at North Carolina State, one get it, but did pull out a small speak­ no enjoyment. He got his graduate ment. At the Maine Veterinary Asso­ year at USM, and 33 years at the ing role. Her younger brother (third degree at Orono. Everett has given ciation’s meeting, he was honored University of Maine in Orono, having grade) who went along because his someone in our class a challenge to with the Veterinary Service Award retired in 1997. Frank taught zoolo­ mother wouldn’t let him stay at create a picture trail site for our for his leadership in animal science, gy and was the head of the zoology home alone decided he would try class which could be scanned and his distinguished service to the department. He has five daughters,

18 Mainely People Summer 2003 out also. He is going to be Winthrop. Robert) and now have 65 corre­ No planning ahead of time at all. So, spondence students in nine prisons go figure! in five states with 12 volunteer I received several long articles instructors. We started an in-house regarding some of our classmates program last October at the Moran and I will try to summarize them for facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, you. with a class of 13. Our first course is Charles “Gus” Folsom will be a non-religious, common-sense inducted into the Maine Sports Hall moral code consisting of 21 pre­ of Fame on June 8, 2003, in Bangor. cepts. Each precept deals with a He will be honored for his tenure specific area or activity of life and and success as the boys’ basketball explains why following such a code coach of Lawrence High School in will actually lead to a better life. The Fairfield. The Lawrence gym is end result is that the inmate regains named in honor of Folsom. his self respect. Following comple­ The wall hangings of Geraldine tion of this course, there are a vari­ Wallace Williams were displayed at ety of course choices: Learning the Hudson Museum at the Universi­ Improvement, Overcoming the ty of Maine campus from January Effects of Drugs, Personal Integrity, through May in Orono. Gerry, a Phi Handling Suppression, Improving Mu, learned embroidery and quilting Conditions in Life, and Parenting from her mother and grandmother. Skills. The success stories written Class of 1958 officers get together at their class luncheon during Re­ She has turned these skills into by inmates who complete courses union 2003. Left to right are: Priscilla Pfeiffer Wonkka, Doris White works of art using fabric and thread. are heartwarming and keep us Smith, James Kelley, Ginny Freeman, and Sandy Daley Denman. She works her pictures like a paint­ enthusiastic about this strictly volun­ ing, building from the background teer project. If anyone would like to forward and they are truly beautiful. business travels around the world help by taking a student or students, building agri complexes, he crossed From the Bangor Daily News: “The 1957 contact me at 207-633-0321 or by e- paths with both Jim and his brother exhibit also includes...photos of her mail [email protected]. Jack. Since his own retirement Hans mother and grandmother. Thus it is Elisabeth (Liz) Hibbard Smith You might enjoy this excerpt from about the tradition of mother hand­ has lived on his unfenced wildlife an article in Working Waterfront on farm in Trumansburg, New York, P.O. Box 143 ing down sewing skills to daughter; Phippsburg, ME 04562 Islesboro’s general stores. Judy near Ithaca. He no longer raises which implies continuity of life and Pendleton Coffin remembers that farm animals, but he does have (207) 389-1816 reverence for the wisdom of what there was always a group of old herds of wild deer and turkey. He [email protected] our elders have to teach us.” I have men congregated about the store’s harvests the turkeys and this past seen Gerry’s work and it really is spittoon swapping stories. If the men fall had a successful season from wonderful. The first (of two) clipping in my weren’t in the store, they were Fred Atwood-Lyon has been them. He sends his regards to all his “dreaded (because it means another outside (weather permitting) around hired as the interim minister at Maine alumni friends and the Class column is due) brown envelope” had the back sitting on benches, drinking Amherst Congregational Church in of 1956. an October 19, 2002, article on beer. One of Judy’s jobs was to New Hampshire. Fred has officially Don’t forget to look at the univer­ candidates running for House Dis­ gather the empty brown beer bottles sity web site for info from the school retired but truly enjoys the process trict 56 with William “Bill” Earle into wooden crates at the end of of being an interim pastor. “I operate (www.umaine.edu). advocating support for education each week, so that they would be After I send this off I must get to between the already and the not funding and continuance of the shipped back to the mainland to be work and finish the second of three yet.” He had just finished another laptop program in line with his work refilled. A week of sitting outside had interim post in Massachusetts and quilts I am making for a talk on old in coaching, teaching, and counsel­ left the bottles in pretty unappetizing quilt patterns for my local DAR he says he enjoys being there for a ing. Now he is sitting in the House, shape, full of spiders and slugs. To congregation during a time of chapter next week. I have the third serving on the Health and Human this day Judy can’t stand the smell one cut out and pieced but it won’t change. Services Committee and hoping to of beer and would never consider James Moore has written anoth­ be done in time. I will just have to encourage a revision of the tax partaking. Currently Judy reports er book, Human Sacrifice, this time take the top only. Did I begin this structure. A sixth grade group from Jack ’56 is still doing estate caretak­ about a murder in Bowdoin in 1988. column about forward planning? Bristol School was visiting Bill and ing and fixing computer problems on All for now—let me know your Moore, a retired federal agent, the House where “Happy Birthday” the side while she is taking care of maintains in the book that Dennis news at any time and I will save it was sung to three members cele­ her mother, is a friend of the Alice L. Dechaine who was convicted of that for the next column. Send info to my brating that day and when they all Pendleton Library, and is serving as murder is innocent. The books e-mail address if you want. went over for the class to meet John president of the Islesboro Ambu­ claims that the killer roams free. Jody Baldacci ’86, he said, “Hi, Bill, happy lance Association. Dechaine is serving a life sentence birthday, it’s my birthday too” and In a holiday letter from Phil and at the state prison in Warren. The the class sang “Happy Birthday” to Sylvia Mackenzie Emery, Sylvia book is available through Noble- the governor in his office. You can praised modern medicine’s ability to boro’s Blackberry Press. Why not become a see what a time lag is involved in give you what used to be major Philip Andrews of Millinocket lifetime member? your class notes. surgery, have you home in two days has been reelected to a three-year In response to a query of mine, and cooking dinner in three, and term on the Lincoln Sanitary District Pat Wade Fraker writes, “My pet reported that she exercises by board of trustees. project is a nonprofit corporation we cleaning house and looking at the Hans van Leer in a letter to the Log on to: established at the end of 1999 treadmill. Phil is now on five boards University of Maine Alumni Associa­ called Criminon of Maine. We offer and in three bands, and sweeps a tion enclosed an article about Jim mainealumni.com educational courses to prison in­ nearby parking lot to make a good Butterfield, who was at Maine in for more information. mates. We started with one student place to rollerblade when the weath­ Hans’s freshman year. During his and one instructor (my husband er is good which does not bother his

Summer 2003 Mainely People 19 back. They’re relieved to have kept While at Maine, Art was a member board of the Friends of the Bangor their generator through the moves of ATO and served as president of Symphony and on the coordinating since they purchased it in Connecti­ the Memorial Union activities board. committee for her church. She says cut. They enjoy gathering all 18 of He says his favorite memory of her favorite leisure activity is being their family together when they can, UMaine is helping to raise $100,000 with her grandchildren. either at their home or one of the for the Hauck Auditorium campaign Nancy Carroll Weaver Mello children’s. our senior year. The Mayos have writes that she has taught school in On a more timely (for when you two grandchildren. Maine and Massachusetts, where are reading this) note is the other Charles Thibodeau can be she spent 15 years with preschool clipping that came with the news found in Port Orange, Florida, where children in Topsfield. Nancy, who that Bill Troubh will be able to wear you will probably find him on the golf lost her first husband in 1974, has his Boston Red Sox hat as he sits course. Charles retired from the four children and 11 grandkids. She behind the first base dugout at U.S. Army in 1979 and has three does a lot of volunteer work with her Hadlock Field this year. He has children and five grandchildren. church in North Port, Florida, and retired from six years as president of While at Maine he was a member of has many fond memories of Pi Beta the AA Eastern League, promoting Kappa Sig and played football and Phi, the University poetry readings, affordable baseball while the league track. He was unable to make the football games, dances, and general expanded by two teams, no fran­ Reunion but is already planning on university life. In her leisure time, chises were moved, and corporate the 50th. Patricia Clapp Gray has she swims, bikes, sails, and dances. sponsorship was increased. He will fond memories of returning to Jane Dudley Newhall continues to continue to practice law and will UMaine in the ’70s to complete teach for the Head Start program of serve as a consultant to the minor requirements for medical tech train­ the Southern Kennebec Child Devel­ league office, helping to develop ing and the warm welcome and help opment Corporation located in cooperation between city govern­ she received from students who Augusta. She also coordinates Jane Ledyard Lazo ’58 was the were 20 years younger. Patty retired social services for the free health ments and teams. recipient of the Hilda A. Sterling The seed catalogs of today will in 2001 from her medical technology care clinic, Oasis, at the Parkview ’55 Class Correspondent Award at be full-blown plants with flowers and position at Blue Hill Memorial Hospi­ Hospital in Brunswick. If the above Reunion 2003. Jane has loyally tal although she still works on a per doesn’t keep her busy, she is the fruit when this comes to you. That is been reporting her class’s news a nice thought in this old fashioned diem basis. She is currently presi­ chair of the outreach committee, a for 40 years. winter. I hope to plant a few in the dent of the board of trustees at member of the long range planning, “youper peninsula” when we visit George Stevens Academy and sings serves as liaison for the Tedford Hal, who holds his master’s from George “Howie” H. and Mary tenor in the Bagaduce Chorale. Shelter, and maintains the Memorial Jacksonville University, has done Gallop Lyon while catching up with While at UMaine, Patty was a mem­ Garden all for the First Parish graduate work at the University of these friends who have been busy ber of Chi Omega, Phi Beta Kappa, Church in Brunswick. Jane also Florida. He is a retired high school living, rather than writing. Phi Kappa Phi, MCA, and the Uni­ serves as co-director of a mentoring versity Glee Club. She and hubby principal and adjunct instructor at program at the Brunswick Junior/ Donald have four children and one Flagler College. A father of two with Senior High School. A resident at grandchild. four grandchildren, he enjoys work­ The Elms while at UMaine, she Janice Putnam Lazarus may be ing with the Boy Scouts in his home­ served in varying capacities there 1958 found at the Littleton, Massachu­ town. Mary Gowell Goodwin, who and on the board of the Memorial setts, public library where she has is married to David ’57, is the proud Union. She was selected to Sigma mother of five and the very busy Nu Sigma. Jane listed her fondest Mrs. Leo M. Lazo (Jane Ledyard) worked since 1993. Janice was an grandmother of nine. Mary says she memories of UMaine as walks 49 Martin Street accountant and office worker for has so many memories of her four around the campus and the many West Roxbury, MA 02132 nine years, and a public school tutor—special needs for 13 years years that it is difficult to pick one lively discussions at debates. prior to becoming a librarian. She out. Richard W. Day has retired Maryann Holt Starbird went By the time that you read this col­ and Arthur ’57 have three children back to Maine. Dick holds his juris back to school and received her umn, our 45th Reunion will have and three grandchildren. In her doctor from the University of Wyo­ A.B. with a major in painting from come and gone. I hope that you all spare time she is a volunteer at her ming and is now a retired lawyer/ the University of Houston in 1979 had a great time and that it was the church and works on the family’s judge/chief counsel, U.S. Senate after her major in English literature best Reunion ever. It was for me genealogy. Shirley Hodgkins Fein- subcommittee. Dick and his family at UMaine. Mary Anne has been and I certainly thought so. Now’s the man holds her master’s from the (two children) live on a ranch in painting ever since. In between the time to reflect on the good friends State University of New York-One­ Cody, Wyoming, where he practices paintings, she has backpacked over that we reconnected with and start onta. Since she is now retired she law. They moved east during his the Continental Divide four times in planning for the 50th in 2008. volunteers at her church and in her work with the subcommittee and are the Rockies, hiked in the Sierras, Herb and Judy Demerchant home community of East Aurora, now in Raymond. Dick says sailing, and done the Knife Edge of Katah- Cohen have come back to Maine New York, in between trips to Eu­ skiing, biking, kayaking, and back­ din two times. She also works with after spending 25 years in New rope and traveling throughout the packing keep him on the go literally her church in Bar Harbor as a mem­ Jersey. They are residing in Ken­ U.S. During the winter months as well as his four grandchildren. A ber of the outreach board and as a nebunkport. The Cohens are par­ Shirley resides in Mesa, Arizona. member of Lambda Chi Alpha he volunteer for the food pantry. During ents to four and have three grand­ She has two children and three has great memories of those football her years at UMaine she was a children who will be coming to visit grandchildren. A member of the weekends with perfect fall weather. member of Phi Beta Phi, the Sopho­ from New York, New Jersey, and marching band and Delta Zeta while Molly Inman Nagle has just more Eagles, and liked to play Colorado. They are into antiquing at UMaine, Shirley says she has retired from doing the payroll and pickup basketball games. Her fond­ (Judy), tennis (Herb), and skiing. many memories of The Elms and personnel work for Reids Confec­ est memory is the night the newly Congratulations to our new state the friends she made there. Halver tionery Company. Reids, a whole­ tapped Eagles kick-danced their senator for District 19—Arthur F. A. Stedman can be found in New­ sale company, is owned by Molly way onto the street singing the Mayo III. Retired from the funeral port, Maine, during the summer and and her husband, Bob. Besides four “Stein Song.” business, Art served as a state in the sunny south in St. Augustine, children and nine grandchildren Larry Thurrell, after retiring from representative from 1994 to 2002. Florida, during the rest of the year. Molly keeps busy by being on the the “chemical and plastic world”

20 Mainely People Summer 2003 where he worked for Hercules and Dave worked 13 years for Electric its offshoots, has his own consulting Boat in Groton while Anne raised the company called Summit Consulting. family. Dave is now involved in real Larry and his wife, Helen, have four estate and owned Realty of Maine in children and 10 grandchildren (five Bangor. Anne has retired after 23 boys and five girls.) Larry is actively years in elementary education. They involved with the Center for the are the proud grandparents of 10! Creative Arts where he chairs the Anne would love to hear from other facilities task team whose major job Chadbourne Hall alums; her e-mail is the renovation and expansion of address is: the 1932 building. He is vice presi­ [email protected]. dent and co-chair of the annual book Joan Burgess Hodgdon writes sale for the Friends of the Hockessin that she is still enjoying life in Texas Library. This past summer the Thur- and is busy with church and social rells, with one of their daughters and activities and volunteer tutoring. A five grandkids, did a 35-day tour of highlight of her year was going to the U.S. Starting in Washington, England for the Scottish wedding of D.C., with a pop-up trailer, they went her youngest daughter in an ancient coast to coast through Virginia, castle. She also traveled to the Nashville, Arkansas, Oklahoma City, Canadian Rockies, Maryland, and Texas, Santa Fe, Pecos National Oklahoma to visit friends and family. Enjoying a beautiful day in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, are (left to Park, the Painted Desert, Petrified A Christmas letter from Muffy right): Nancy Roberts Munson ’59, Bob Munson ’59, and Polly and Paul Forest, the Grand Canyon, Las Campbell Murphy relates the cele­ Odegard ’59. Nancy serves as the Class of ’59 correspondent. Vegas, Death Valley, San Francisco, brations of various birthdays and then back through Nevada, Salt their 40th wedding anniversary. Muffy U.S. Army for 20 years. Since his Crockett Ashmanskas was won­ Lake, Idaho, Wyoming, and the and husband Mike who live in Spo­ retirement, he has been living in derful to receive. Joyce and hus­ Grand Tetons, the Crazy Horse kane, Washington, spend part of the Maryland and acting as a caregiver band Don have lived in Beaverton, Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Wis­ year at their home in Palm Desert. for the elderly. He is active in his Oregon, for 37 years. Don is a full- consin, and home. They saw elk, They traveled this year also to Maui, church and has a special interest in time U.S. magistrate judge in Port­ bison, bears (both Grizzlies and Hawaii, Bermuda, Italy, and France. gerontology. Well, I guess that’s all land, Oregon. Joyce is retired but black), deer, and coyotes. Larry Mike expects to be fully retired from for this column. More news of your keeps busy on the board of the says it was the trip of a lifetime. the CPM companies by the end of classmates and from the Reunion Profile Theater Project in Portland While at UMaine, Larry who was a the year. Two of their sons, David next time. Remember if you have and as county representative on the member of Delta Tau Delta and the and Drew, also live in Spokane with not as yet paid your alumni dues Oregon Cultural Trust. By coinci­ Memorial Union Activities Board, their families and continue to work for now is the time. dence their mentoring program was says the camaraderie of Maine Day the company. Son Steve works for with the Maine Cultural Trust. Their remains his favorite memory. Nordstrom in California. daughter Adrienne owns her own Barbara Hasey Andrews writes C. Walter Hansen was elected to salon, son Gardener is a criminal that she and Tom enjoyed a fabu­ a seat on the town council in Scar­ defense attorney in Portland, and lous trip to France featuring a walled 1959 borough. Before retiring he had been son Brooks Hamilton Ashmanskas is medieval city on the Mediterranean, a teacher, athletic director, and high a talented actor, singer, and dancer the French Alps, and Paris. They are school principal. Nancy Roberts Munson who has performed in NYC for 12 still splitting the time between Penn­ Richard Blanchard of Old Town 106 Coventry Place years. He was performing in Gypsy sylvania, Maine, and Florida where was reelected to his fifth four-year Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 which opened in May. Coincidentally they keep themselves busy with term as county commissioner, District (561) 694-9984 I had spotted his name in an article theaters, museums, art galleries, 3. [email protected] about the theater last summer in the church work, live jazz jams, tennis That’s it for now. Keep those Boston Globe and just knew it had for Tom, and swimming, kayaking, communications coming. to be Joyce’s son. Joyce is already and volunteering for Barbara. They Hi, ’59ers!Q I am so pleased to report planning to attend our 2004 Re­ have three children and four grand­ that some of you have taken the union. She would love to hear from children. time to communicate with me and I classmates via e-mail. Her address Thomas Caras retired as a hope more will follow suit. is: joyceashmanskas@aol. I960 contract administrator for the De­ First of all, Bob and I recently Anita Peavey Haskell wrote a fense Contract Administration, enjoyed having old friends Paul and nice note saying that she has re­ Department of Defense, in Detroit in Polly Odegard visit us. They spent a Diane Faucher Roderick cently been reelected to her second 1993. Since then, Tom, who is the few weeks at their condo nearby 52 Fern Street term to the state Legislature which father of two and the grandfather of and then were on their way to Key Bangor, ME 04401 she finds to be a fascinating, frus­ four, has been working on his first Largo where Paul was participating trating, but always educational fiction novel. While at UMaine, Tom in the Sunfish International Masters experience. She previously taught Received a letter from Cal Thomas was a member of the Maine Masque Championship where he placed in school for 38 years and finds many who lives in Daytona Beach, Florida. and the Business Economic Club. the top 10. From there they were similarities between the Legislature Cal left the Maine public television He says that one thing he remem­ traveling to St. Petersburg for the and classroom. Anita lives in Green­ network and moved his family, in bers about UMaine is the night he Mid-Winter Sunfish Championships. bush where she has had her dream 1975, to Pittsburgh, where he worked was up all night completing a critical Paul has been an avid sailor for house built on the farm where she as a vice president at WQED for five term paper even though he was half many years and continues to partici­ grew up. years. In 1980 he started his own asleep while he was writing. pate in various championship Anne Christiansen Sleeper e- TSD company. Warren S. Goding, who majored events. They are currently living in mails that she and Dave ’58 have In 1999 Cal moved to Florida in lab technology at UMaine, earned Glastonbury and Leete’s Island, lived in Hermon since I974 when where he lives by the Halifax River in his R.N. from McLean Hospital Connecticut. they moved up from Connecticut. Daytona Beach. In addition to School of Nursing and served in the A lengthy e-mail from Joyce spending a great deal of time in

Summer 2003 Mainely People 21 California, he runs his own consulting business. He is also 1963 doing some writing targeted toward publication. Barbara Fowles Allen Cal’s daughter, Kathleen, is a 2690 Falls Road Boston University graduate who Marcellus, NY 13108 works in Boston. His son, Cal 3rd, [email protected] graduated from Arizona State [email protected] University and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cal’s wife Connie passed away in 2001. I must say that having the class In the spring of 2002 Cal was on the update forms coming in sure helps University of Maine campus helping to write a column! Search for yours with a memorial event honoring his and please fill it out and return it. mother, Polly Thomas, for whom the There are classmates who would dance studio is named in the School like to know where and how you are for the Performing Arts in Orono. doing these days! There is a lively race for Lincoln Gail Hoxie Brown, of Hampden, County, Maine, treasurer this year Maine, is a retired teacher enjoying as Bristol Democrat Donald Means golf, knitting, gardening, and cook­ seeks to unseat incumbent ing. She has served on the board of representative Don Williams of a homeless shelter for teens and Bristol. received an award by the Student Retired school teacher and Old Educator Association of Maine for Town, Maine, resident Anna Foss Mentoring (2002). Wareing, who for many years William R. Chandler of North provided piano music for the Rotary Dartmouth, Massachusetts, is now Club, returned to do the honors for retired. Tom and Penny Hender­ the Rotary Club celebration of their shot Deans are in Center Conway, 75th anniversary. New Hampshire. Tom is senior vice president of the New Hampshire Evie Krauter Averill ’63 stops to talk with master gardener volunteer Charitable Foundation. Penny is a Debbie Smith during a tour of campus gardens during Reunion 2003. practicing attorney. Marcia Roak Fitzgerald is in 1961 laughter and tears with his down 10,000 teens and 5,000 adults in the Marlboro, Massachusetts. She has past few years. Having trained retired from teaching and is traveling home and Down East stories. Judy Ohr Meader several of her staff to do the teach­ (Italy), volunteering (American 19332 Hempstone Avenue ing, she is now concentrating on Cancer Society Relay for Life, Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 writing a children’s book—a very church, and hospital auxiliary). Her meaderjl @westat.com busy woman. fondest memory of those college 1962 Tom and Linda Gillies Patrick years was being placed in the base­ e-mailed me over the holidays. They ment of Chadbourne Hall during Wish I had more news but alas, my had a wonderful trip to Scandinavia Diane Ingalls Zito freshman year. Although not happy electronic and snail mail boxes are to celebrate their anniversary. They 24 South Hill Drive at first, the group bonded and be­ empty. A few items from the local were especially excited about time Bedford, NH 03110 came close. Many of those 13 “cel­ newspapers: Wayne Champeon was spent exploring the Norwegian fjords [email protected] lar rats” are close friends today elected to the Maine Sports Hall of and the city of Copenhagen. Tom (yours truly being one). Another Fame. Wayne was a football and and Linda then traveled to England cellar rat, Pat Small Flaherty, lives basketball standout while in college With the Reunion and Christmas and met up with friends in London in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She and was the first recipient of the news reported, my mailbag is feeling for dinner. A final highlight of the trip is a court reporter for the Common­ university’s Athlete of the Year award a bit empty. Be sure that you send was a private tour of Buckingham wealth of Massachusetts, Suffolk in 1960. Jerome Plante ran for me all your vacation and family info Palace. Happy anniversary to you Superior Court. She is a weaver and county treasurer of Old Orchard to share with the class. both. has her own business, Sedgwick Beach but lost to James Atwood. I did receive a nice, long letter In November, Wendell Porter Fiber Arts. She teaches weaving as Joshua “Skip” Day retired after from Marti Haskell Collins who has was reelected to another three-year- well and also sells through galleries. 16 years as town administrator of been living and working in Manhat­ term on the Lincoln sanitary district Pat is a volunteer with the local art Lincolnville. Before taking the admin­ tan for the past 20 years. The letter board of trustees. Wendell received association as a board member. istrator’s job, Skip served 23 years in not only included much news, but over 50 percent of the possible While at the university, she fondly the Air Force, retiring as a major. also adorable pictures of her grand­ votes in that race. remembers working with Professor Another retiree is Keith Cook who children. While Marti has stayed in Well, that’s all for now. Remem­ Hartgen and as a senior, being served as school superintendent for New York City, her three boys and ber to send me your news. And to all invited to his home once a week for the Howland-Enfield area for the last their families have scattered around New Englanders, enjoy the summer a critique class. year and one half. Keith plans to the county. Marti filled me in on her weather. After our winter we’ll really Nicole Kimball Groff of Hatfield, resume his practice as a psycholo­ work, the main focus being healing appreciate the sunshine and heat! Pennsylvania, retired from class­ gist in Waterville. and consciousness raising. She has room teaching of French and Rus­ And finally, Pete Gammons in his had a massage therapy practice sian in June of 2000. Her trips role as Norbert Twitchell entertained since 1985 and has developed and For alumni events and abroad have helped her understand the D.C. State of Maine Society taught teen abuse prevention pro­ UMaine sports log on to: other cultures and also learn more members at their annual lobster grams in the New York City schools. mainealumni.com about herself. Her volunteer activi­ dinner in May. Pete kept the group in Marti and her staff have served over ties include the community orches­

22 Mainely People Summer 2003 tra, literacy tutor, and church in­ volvement. 1965 Kay King writes from St. Johns, Newfoundland, that she is still owner of an Italian Pizza franchise and Sylvia A. Tapley about to retire to a small community 21 Durrell Drive in Newfoundland called Happy Fairfield, CT 06430-5062 Adventure. She says, “If nothing (203) 259-3292 else, the name is intriguing.” This fax (203)259-1305 past fall, she visited with Carol [email protected] Atwood Parsons ’64 in Bingham, Maine, while on a kayaking trip. I spoke with Bruce Bayuk in Janu­ During the winter, she spent six ary. I was sorry to learn that he lost weeks in St. Petersburg, Florida. his race for a Rhode Island House of Frances Proctor is a retired Bangor Representatives seat. However, he teacher and librarian, who enjoys had challenged the state’s most researching and identifying an­ powerful *withpolitician a write-in tiques, particularly china and glass. campaign and los^fiy less than 200 Stephen Ridley has been at the votes. Bruce is a sales executive at University of Wisconsin- River Falls Hewlett-Packard. He told me that since he left Maine with his Ph.D. in his oldest son (35) works in finance plant science. He is now interim in Boston, and his younger son (31) dean, CAFES (college of agriculture, is now a doctor. He also has a food, and environmental services). stepson, Jeff Britt, who was his Sandy Phippen ’64 (left) was a recipient of a Stillwater Award at the He and his wife, Janet, have been campaign manager. Bruce and his Stillwater Society dinner at Buchanan Alumni House on May 2. Next to involved for several years with wife, Pam, visit and go sailing with Sandy are UMaine First Lady Dianne Hoff and President Peter Hoff. Young Life, a Christian outreach his fraternity brother, Rendle Jones Sandy is one of Maine’s best known writers as well as a renowned high ministry to teens. ’64 and wife Pat Kopfmann Jones, school English teacher in Orono. Sandra Gass Schiff retired from who live in a new waterfront home in teaching in public schools in 1992. Camden. She is a travel agent and cruise I had an e-mail from Stu Gerald Roger Moody, a Camden native, specialist for Quinnipiac Travel in 1964 ’65 who told me that he and Maggie has joined Camden National Bank Hamden, Connecticut. She says she Edgar Gerald ’65 are leaving the as vice president of community has, “become hip” (right hip replace­ Washington area and are relocating development and government bank­ Joyce Harburger Bennett ment in 1999). Deborah Chapman to Huntsville, Alabama. It’ll be nice ing. He will be the bank’s liaison with 128 Harpers Hop Drive Sprague writes from Cape Eliza­ to have a fellow UMaine graduate community, non-profit, and educa­ Madison, AL 35758 beth, Maine, that she is a retired nearby. tional organizations. He also will (256) 325-0881 teacher enjoying golf, skiing, and L. Dewey Chase wrote to say he concentrate on providing resources [email protected] reading. She and husband, Fred ’62, is spending more time at Abaco for government sectors at the mu­ have lived all over the U.S. and in (Bahamas) now that his real estate nicipal and county level to encour­ Europe; a wonderful experience. Delmont Merrill will be inducted business allows him more time away age growth and prosperity. Roger Mary Jo Brush Thoman is into the Maine Baseball Hall of from home. began his public service career in treasurer of The Northern Corpora­ Fame in July. Del coached at Hus- Roger and Barbara Keith Connecticut, where he was the tion in Fayville, Massachusetts. She son College for 19 years and was Boucher attended an alumni event administrative assistant to the may­ visits her 100-year-old mother in a named New England Baseball in Naples, Florida, in March. They or of East Hartford. He served as nursing home every day and is Coach of the Year three times. He have been full-time residents of city manager for Ellsworth and most active in her church. Her fond mem­ was inducted into the Husson Athlet­ Marco Island since 1990, where recently as town manager of Cam­ ories of her Maine years include a ic Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Roger runs Pelican Bay Property den for more than 11 years. He lives trip with Maine Masque to Pakistan Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Management Company and Barbara in Camden with his wife, Audrey, and India. I received an e-mail from Judy is a freelance interior designer. They who is assistant librarian at Camden Rowland Wasgatt is retired and Dresser Campbell. She’s worked have been married for 39 years and Hills High School. Their son, living in Fort Collins, Colorado. as a registered dietitian since gradu­ have two children and four grand­ Nathan, is a website designer in For those of you who remember ation from UMaine. She and her children. California. Algis Kalvaitis, there is a web site husband Kenneth have lived in I got this news flash from my Karl Turner, a Republican, you might want to check out. A Cape Elizabeth, Maine, since 1965 sister, Susan Harburger Mullin ’65. retained his Maine Senate District detailed story of his experience at and have three children and three She and Marcia Hebert Doherty 26 seat, with 57 percent of the vote. Pearl Harbor, in a mini sub, is there grandchildren. She has had her own (my UMO roommate) attended that An Eastport native now living in for the reading. Go to consulting business, and for the last alumni event as well! Cumberland, he is a principal in the www.nurp.noaa.gov and check out 18 years she has worked as director On a personal note, our young­ firm of Knight’s Financial Advisors. the subject of Japanese Midget sub. of the Scarborough School Nutrition est son, Jason, who has been living Karl is married to Susannah Swihart Lee Bingham is overseeing the Program in Scarborough. Judy said and teaching English in Japan for and has three children, Brandon, 32; building of a Greenfield Tissue Mill her college roommate, Mary Day six years, returned to the states in Jessika, 29; and Abby, 10, a sixth­ in Barton, Alabama. It will be a four- Monahan, lives in Cumberland, April, and we have all three of our grader. year effort and Lee will be going Rhode Island, and teaches in one of children in the U.S.A, for the first In June, Larry Hallowell is between an office in Philadelphia the middle schools there. Judy’s time since 1997! retiring as S.A.D. 45 superintendent and another in Barton. cousin, Betsy Hall Domoto, lives of schools, a position he has held I hope you have a great time at with her husband in St. Louis, Mis­ Don't miss since December 2000. He has spent the Reunion. I will be attending my souri, where she is a travel agent. Homecoming 2003 38 years in education, with only a son’s wedding that weekend so will Betsy’s daughter is in law school in 14-month break as a financial plan­ not be there to see you. New York. October 3-5 ner in 1989-90. He also runs a

Summer 2003 Mainely People 23 tablestock potato operation in Wash­ judicial status to cut his case load, burn. creating an opening for a federal Stu and Maggie Edgar Gerald Richard Lessard trial judge. George Singal will move are leaving the Washington, D.C., ’68G, ’70 Ph.D. to Portland and take on the adminis­ area and are relocating to Hunts­ trative duties of chief judge of the ville, Alabama. receives ASTM district court. Judge Paul Hudson of Linda Timberlake Foster is a Springfield, Vermont, has also de­ homemaker and experienced legis­ Award of Merit cided to retire from full-time duty. He lator, who was running as a Demo­ was appointed in ’79 after a dozen crat for re-election to the New Richard Lessard, a senior years as an attorney. He has over­ seen court proceedings in Benning­ Hampshire House of Representa- engineering advisor at Exxon­ tives-District 45. Linda is a former ton, Windsor, Rutland, and high school English teacher, special Mobil Research and Engineer­ Windham counties. education teacher, and substitute ing Company, is a recipient of William Berry was narrowly teacher (everything from Latin to the 2003 Award of Merit from defeated on his first run for House District 53 (Bowdoinham) last fall. shop). She and her husband Ber­ ASTM International. ASTM nard ’66 have three-sons and live in The issues were familiar, starting Mount Vernon, New Hampshire. (American Society for Testing with affordable health care, through Pete Culley, who lives in Port­ and Materials) International is taxes and casinos. Fred Kircheis is land, is chairman of Pierce Atwood’s one of the world’s largest sys­ retiring as executive director of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission litigation department and is recog­ tems for the development of voluntary standards for materials, nized in the area of business litiga­ after several years. Fred has been a tion. He was recently selected for products, systems, and services. biologist for the Department of inclusion in The Best Lawyers in The Award of Merit, which includes the title of Fellow, is the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for 31 America 2003-04. highest honor ASTM bestows. years. Charged with managing a fish that’s been put on the federal en­ Robert Spear has been re­ Richard is an internationally recognized expert in oil spill nominated for commissioner of the dangered species list, the Atlantic Maine Department of Agriculture, a dispersants. He has worked his entire career for Exxon since Salmon Commission position is position he has held since 1999. He receiving his Ph.D. and master’s in chemical engineering from considered one of the most chal­ is a vegetable and dairy farmer in UMaine. He now lives in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. lenging in state government. Harold Nobleboro. G. Brotzman, faculty at Massachu­ Royce Perkins has been in the setts College of Liberal Arts in North Maine House of Representatives for Adams, has been named coordina­ four consecutive terms and was conditioners are whirring, flowers must ensure the individuals, busi­ tor of the Environmental Studies running for a Hancock County Com­ are blooming, and all manner of nesses, and municipalities of Han­ Program. Harold began as assistant missioner position. Born in Buck­ folks are out there jogging and cock County that their finances are professor in ’76 and teaches botany, sport, he and his wife, LouAnna, live biking. Unfortunately, as I write this, effectively and efficiently managed.” mycology, and plant morphology. He in Penobscot. They have five chil­ the wind chill factor out there is a Needless to say, I hope he met with has a Ph.D. from the University of dren. Royce is now a self-employed bracing 10 degrees below zero, success. Also demonstrating a flair Iowa and served as chair of the music festival promoter but he has piles of sooty snow blanket my for politics is Harry Tomah, aspiring biology department from ’79 to ’88. been a papermaker, solid waste world, and I wish I could hibernate— to serve a two-year term in the Janet Anderson, pioneer for the manager, dirt contractor, commercial just like I used to wish all those District 7 state representative seat. women’s intercollegiate athletic fisherman, retail business owner, years ago in Maine. Ah, if only— District 7 includes Wells and part of program at UMaine 35 years ago, and with the Navy in a helicopter Anyway, here’s what I’ve been Ogunquit. My hopes are with him, was honored for her lifetime commit­ crew and the military police. Annie learning. Sarge Means is back in too. ment to women’s sports. The award Rhodes Ross wrote in that she is Virginia, still flying Citations and And that’s that. Not much this was in connection with the obser­ now living with her daughter, Mary- Gulfstreams, visiting Maine friends, time around, so I’m hoping that by vance of National Girls and Women Ann Bitler, in Richardson, Texas. and keeping in shape. He looks the time of the next installment, my in Sports Day, celebrated nationally in-box will be overflowing. We need Her second husband, Hants A. great, too. Meanwhile, Carl in Washington. The observance White, died in December 2002 in “Stump” Merrill finished last sea­ to keep up with each other, cheer began in the 1980s to increase each other on, and try to gather Tampa, Florida. son as manager of the Yankees’ awareness of the benefits of partici­ I gave in to peer pressure and Triple-A team at Columbus and was together whenever possible, so pating in athletics and to honor other concerns and now have e- recently hired to manage their new please let me hear from you all. In those role models who laid the the meantime, stay well—warm, too! mail, so I hope more of you will find Double-A team in Trenton. Best of groundwork in women’s sports. time to write to me. all, he was one of five coaches Janet has coached basketball, field Have a happy and fun filled recently elected to the Maine Base­ hockey, volleyball, and softball in her summer. ball Coaches Hall of Fame! time with perennial contenders in Also making news is Martha 1967 regional conference play. She was Griffith Newman who was unani­ coach of the year in ’93 and ’98. The mously reelected as chairwoman of Capitol Weekly in Augusta featured the Bangor school committee, a post our own Barbara Jordan last fall. 1966 she has held for the past 10 years. Carol Heber Lane The article outlined her tireless In the meantime, Joe Ferris won a 77 Dirigo Drive dedication to education. Initially, the Carol Jesraly Josel seat on Brewer’s city council after Bangor, ME 04401 Denver, Colorado, native was a 227 Canterbury Court completing two terms on the school (207) 942-7321 health and physical education in­ Blue Bell, PA 19422 committee. Kudos to both of them! structor at UMO while she simulta­ (610) 277-2711 I’ve also learned that Wallace We’re still shuffling positions after all neously worked on her master’s [email protected] Reed was running for the post of these years. Not just retirement, but: degree. She has had numerous treasurer of Hancock County, say­ Judge Gene Carter plans to retire assignments since those days from ing, “In these days the treasurer educating prison/reform school kids As you read this, most likely air this year. He will be going on senior

24 Mainely People Summer 2003 to training three women on the crew for Logistic Services International in team at Wellesley who qualified for Jacksonville. He is also retired from Olympic trials. Geography, she says, the U.S. Navy, in which he was a has never been a factor in where supply corps officer. Margaret she worked. Education has always O’Brien Marriott owns and manag­ been important to Barbara. Her es two small businesses, Computer­ current challenge has been to bring ized Bookkeeping Services and the Augusta School Department Momar Properties. She lives in curriculum up to the federal “No Mesa, Arizona, and enjoys riding Child Left Behind” standards. horseback in the desert. She is currently taking Spanish classes at a local community college. Ellen Quimby Simandl of 4645 1968 N. 53rd Street, Milwaukee, Wiscon­ sin, 53218 would like to hear from other Class of ’68 nursing students. Joyce L. McPherson She says there were 25 in her class. 127 Main Street She works for the Milwaukee Health New Sharon, ME 04955 Department as a public nurse with (207) 778-4410 the adolescent school health pro­ [email protected] gram. John Rohman works with Class of 1968 officers get together at their May 31 class luncheon dur­ WBRC Architects-Engineers in Just a reminder that this is our 35th ing Reunion 2003. Left to right are: Bion Foster (executive committee Bangor and is the CEO. The compa­ Reunion this year and our class has member), William Horner (class agent), Carli Burke (class president), ny has just expanded to Florida. He set a goal of $35,000 for the library Penny Robinson Blaisdell (class correspondent), and Susan Adamski was mayor of the city of Bangor in steps renovation. We are sponsor­ Silvester (class secretary). Penny takes over as correspondent from 2001, chairperson of the National ing a step for $25,000, with the Joyce McPherson. Many thanks to Joyce for a job well done. Folk Festival in 2002, and vice excess hopefully going to the chairperson of the Maine Arts Com­ Buchanan Alumni House endow­ doll clothing for craft fairs, is in­ of Chelsea are very proud of their mission. Pamela Livesay Whittaker ment fund. Classmate Bion Foster volved in church work, and sews daughter, Lesley Ann Withers ’95, resides in Bartlett, Tennessee, with has been actively involved in this eyeglass cases for hospital day who has earned her doctoral degree her husband F. Mark Whittaker ’69. venture. He encourages all to con­ surgery. Mark Anderson is retired from the University of Connecticut. She is a college counselor at Cordo­ tribute and hoped many would and makes his home in Surry. An­ Martha Strauch Drier of Arling­ va High School. attend Reunion. Bion says he and drew Hayward is on the faculty at ton, Tennessee, is working as a Kathy Holtan Fogler of Exeter his wife Dorain keep busy as owners Newfound Regional High School in research associate with Mercer has retired as a math educator in of The Lucerne Inn and of seven New Hampshire. In addition to Capital Management. Diana Estey, New York. She works part-time in other companies in Maine, as well teaching, he enjoys drama, fishing, High Point, North Carolina, is the this field at the University of Maine. as a real estate development and and his grandchildren! Janet Pullen registrar at High Point University. She enjoys traveling and volunteer­ management company at Hilton Searles has reason to be proud of She has filled this post since 1994. ing at Eastern Maine Medical Cen­ Head Island, South Carolina. her father, Winston Pullen ’41, a Prior to that she was assistant ter. Eric Brennan and wife Betty live Hiram Emery writes from Gro­ former UMaine professor who died registrar at UMaine. She is a regular in Orrington. His work is in the field ton, Connecticut, that he works for six years ago. Pullen not only taught blood and platelet donor, enjoys of executive management and the U.S. Postal Service as a letter but he also collected old-fashioned gardening, cross stitching, reading, consulting in healthcare services carrier tech. He also keeps busy farm equipment that could be dis­ and cross-country skiing. Margaret and drug and device manufacture. with stamp and coin collecting, played at the university’s Page Farm Basso Hoffman is the director of He says the most remarkable casino gambling, and surfing the and Home Museum. Janet attended asset management for the Kenne­ changes in his life have been his net. Richard and Sally Bolduc the groundbreaking ceremony last saw State University Foundation in marriage and the successful raising Boardman reside in Scarborough fall for the Winston E. Pullen car­ Kennesaw, Georgia. of three children who are all profes­ where he works as a project engi­ riage house, named for her father, Marcia Moody Smith works at sionals—an architect, a nurse practi­ neer for Wartsila Lips Propellers, which will house old tractors, balers, the Fruit Street School in Bangor tioner, and a teacher. Kathryn and Sally teaches English as a threshers, mowers, and wagons. and lives in nearby Veazie. Susan McCain Dyer writes from Caribou. second language. They both play Janet resides in East Greenwich, Rowell Hemphill of Duncansville, She is a resource specialist (Region competitive tennis and love to travel. Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, shares that the most I) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gregory and Joyanne Jewett Edward Finch is serving as a remarkable change in her life oc­ Portland. She fondly recalls Friday Johnson actually live in Naples, freshman legislator for the state of curred at the age of 48 when she nights at the old bookstore for tuna Italy. He is an admiral in the U.S. Maine. He is a Democrat from Fair- had open heart surgery to repair an sandwiches and milkshakes! She Navy and is commander in chief, field, representing House District atrial septal defect. She writes that, wants to get in touch with other Allied Forces, Southern Europe and 101. Ed is a retired social studies “God provided total healing which classmates. She lives at 25 commander, U.S. Naval Forces, and history teacher, which will prove has resulted in my having normal Coolidge Avenue in Caribou, Maine Europe. James Flynn and Susan beneficial in his role on the educa­ energy levels for the first time in my 04736. Stephen Rideout is a re­ Greenleaf Flynn have retired from tion and cultural affairs committee. life! Praise God!” That’s wonderful search lab director with USGS the U.S. Secret Service and now His other interests involve camping news! She and her husband Gordon Biological Resources. He and his contract with the CIA and the FBI, in his pop-up camper and cheering own Joseph Enterprises, an associ­ wife Carol live in Shutesbury, Mas­ respectively. for the New York Yankees. Stephen ate of Biznet Productions. She is sachusetts. He enjoys camping and Martha Berglind Burnham is a Cole has joined the board of direc­ vice president in charge of develop­ traveling, especially to Alaska and retired elementary teacher living in tors of KeyBank. He is the founder ment of Individual’s Business/Self Bar Harbor. Concord, New Hampshire, with her of S.W. Cole Engineering and Image. She was profiled in a news­ Laura Strong Schmidt of Mount husband David, also retired. They serves as its executive vice presi­ paper column, “Setting the Pace,” in Airy, Maryland, is a research scien­ enjoy going to Colorado to visit their dent and senior geotechnical engi­ November of 2002. Ralph Bonna tist with the National Cancer Insti­ two children. She sews dolls and neer. Gary Withers and wife Linda writes from Florida where he works tute, studying inherited kidney can­

Summer 2003 Mainely People 25 cer. She enjoys church work, choir, Gorham Savings Bank in election news, Robert D. Stone was and gardening. Richard Totten and Gorham. Dan is a an unsuccessful candidate for wife Margaret live in West Bath. He planned giving officer at Maine’s State Senate District 21. He works for the state of Maine as a the University of Maine is retired from the banking industry child welfare administrator and has Foundation. At a retire­ and lives in Lewiston. Stephen King done so for 32 years. He says he ment party, Trudi has proposed an idea that would spends as much time as he can Walden LaPlante was take advantage of the laptop com­ outdoors, working in the woods and honored for her lengthy puters that former Governor King improving his land. Edward Zizmor devotion to education (no relation) has put in the hands of and his wife Linda live in Teaneck, and Medway students. all seventh graders in the state of New Jersey. He is an attorney-at- She taught at the ele­ Maine. He would like to provide law in New Jersey and New York. mentary level for 31 writing instruction using an Internet Susan Benton Adamski Sil­ years. In February Trudi based system. He envisions estab­ vester of Shelburne Falls, Massa­ was diagnosed with lishing a dialogue with students via chusetts, works for the Mohawk Trail breast cancer, and after the Internet, giving them assign­ Regional School District as the surgery and chemothera­ ments and posting good writing director of instructional media K-12. py has been declared examples online for others to see. In 1991 she was the founding exec­ well. She is now an Dennis Walch has been wrestling utive director of the Mary Lyon educational technician at coach at Westbrook, Maine, High Foundation. She received a commu­ Schenck High School. In School for 30 years and he is giving nity service award in 2001. She also Washington, Senator serious consideration to retiring. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to Olympia J. Snowe has and his wife have three children, India and a JISEA Fellowship to given up her seat on the budget John Rohman ’68 was one of four Jennifer, and twins Brian and Libby, Japan. And Judy Wynn Burke and committee to serve on the Select honorees at the Stillwater Society and one granddaughter, Allison. husband James live in Cherry Hill, Committee on Intelligence. She dinner on May 2. John is a partner As you might have noticed most New Jersey. She is a counselor at continues to lead the Small Busi­ in WBRC Architects/Engineers, of my news concerns people who Burlington City High School. ness Committee and to serve on the the firm that designed Buchanan are living and working in Maine, so The Class of ’68 has done well Finance and Commerce Commit­ Alumni House. He is a tireless how about some news from you out- for itself. These are but a few of the tees. worker for the arts and last year of-staters! I know you’re out there! many and varied accomplishments James W. West is Maine state chaired the National Folk Festival. and future columns will bring you director of the New England Water John also serves on the alumni association board. more! Works Association. He is director of operations for the Portland Water 1971 District. Cindy Willard Thayer of work at the York (Maine) Public Richmond is a member of Artistree, Library. Charles Yoder is another 1969 a cooperative of artists and artisans. classmate who is finding success in Barbara McCarthy Allen Cindy is a knitter who makes hats, the art field. After working at the Leo 103 Rutland Court handbags, and ornaments. She is Castelli Gallery in New York City in La Plata, MD 20646-3501 Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott also a freelance bookkeeper. Gerald the early 1970s and working up from [email protected] 11 Bayberry Drive Lavigne is the state’s deer biologist. gofer to director of the print depart­ Eliot, ME 03903 Brent Slater of Bangor is clerk of ment, he worked for artist Robert [email protected] I hope all you ’71ers are having a the board for the University of Maine Rauchenberg on his retrospective good summer! Whatever your plans Foundation. In May of 2002 Gary which toured across the country and are, drop a line or call so we can What a winter we had in southern and Bernice Goodin Toppi pro­ then Europe. Now he is creating his share your news in this column. Maine! We didn’t know if we would duced a book about Gary’s brother, own works and this past year re­ We’d love to hear from you! see our lawns before the Fourth of and titled it In Honor of Chris Toppi. turned to UMaine with his exhibit July. How have you been during the The book is a compilation of the called “Natural Resources” that was winter and spring months? What letters that Chris Toppi wrote home at Carnegie Hall. After a recount have you done and whom have you from Vietnam and cover the time requested by Steven Juskewitch, seen? Bill and I went to the Maine from his enlistment in the Marines to there was no change in the outcome 1972 vs. Harvard hockey game in Port­ his death in January 1968 at age 18. of the fall 2002 election for district land in December, and at the pre­ attorney for Hancock and Washing­ Anne Dearstyne Ketchen game alumni reception we were ton (Maine) counties. Steven, a 446 Brook Street happy to see other Class of ’69 write-in candidate, was defeated by Carlisle, MA 01741 members: class president Pam 1970 the incumbent. Mary E. White [email protected] Beale, Pat Maiorino, John Peters, Poulin is the administrative director Steve Bonville, and Mike McLaugh­ of the Warren Center for Communi­ lin ’68. Send us your news about Jean Willard Young cation and Learning in Bangor and A couple of the clippings I received yourself and other classmates at 70 Robin Hood Drive has been re-elected treasurer of the this time provided follow-up on [email protected]. Also remem­ Brewer, ME 04412 National Association of Speech and classmates mentioned in the last ber that you can send your news to (207) 989-5340 Hearing Centers. column. Congratulations to Ann the alumni association at the Bu­ [email protected] Congratulations to Glenn Ross Cilley Dowd who did indeed win the chanan Alumni House. Keep in mind who has been elected Penobscot race for the position of Penobscot County treasurer. that our next reunion will be in 2004 The news is a little scanty for this County (Maine) Sheriff. He had Old Town librarian Valerie King and then you can see the new column but I’ll share what I have. been appointed sheriff upon the alumni association home. Barbara Bracy Hochadel-Heinz death of Ed Reynolds and ran suc­ David Witham is site represen­ has retired from teaching art for 28 cessfully for the position against a tative department head for WBRC years at Brunswick High School and former sheriff, Tim Richardson. Homecoming 2003 Architects/Engineers in Bangor. Dan now has the time to devote to her Glenn has served in the sheriff’s October 3-5 Willett is chairman of the board of own art. She had a showing of her department for 23 years. In other

26 Mainely People Summer 2003 Osborne was in the news again, and Testing out of Bangor. He will Company in Waterboro. Cecil too. Last November, she was one of work with school systems on special Young has been with the U.S. three women honored as recipients education and disability issues. Customs since 1973. He is currently of the 17th annual Maryann Hart­ James D. Mullen of Bangor is an import specialist in Detroit, Michi­ man Awards at the University of chair of the University of Maine gan. He has been a judge for the Maine in Orono. According to the System board of trustees. His article Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards article, Valerie was, “honored for her entitled “Cooperation, Openness and serves on the Conton, Michi­ innovative library work and her Key to Higher Education” appeared gan, library board. He and his part­ advocacy for girls. She is an educa­ in the Bangor Daily News\asX No­ ner, George Snow, have a daughter, tor, librarian, community and church vember, urging all those in leader­ born in 2001. Terry Adams is a leader, quilter, wife, and mother. ship positions in public higher edu­ Ph.D. candidate at Brandeis and an During her tenure as head librarian cation to work together to help adjunct professor at Boston College. of the Old Town Public Library, the Maine policy makers rethink the role Betsy Hogel Zimmerman lives in library’s outreach programs have and priority of higher education. Merrimack, New Hampshire, and grown significantly and the original James Everett was featured in works at Raytheon as a supply Carnegie library building was ex­ the Fort Fairfield Review's “Spotlight chain specialist, purchasing preci- panded through a multi million-dollar on a Citizen” column. Jim and his sioned machined parts. Jim Fossa capital campaign spearheaded by family had a farm until 1985, when is a production planner for Sappi Osborne. She is most proud of fire destroyed the potato house. He Fine Paper in Skowhegan. GirlsTalk, a mentoring program that left farming then and took a job as a Virginia Jordan lives in Skowhe­ pairs middle school girls with suc­ janitor for M.S.A.D. #20. Now as the Wayne Laroche ’72 is the newly gan and has eight grandchildren. cessful community women for a supervisor of maintenance and appointed commissioner of the Martin Enos is a firefighter and monthly supper with book discus­ transportation, he is in charge of all Vermont Fish and Wildlife De­ captain in Plymouth, Massachusetts. sions at the library. In 2000 the the bus schedules and janitors. He partment. After graduating from Kathy Wardwell is a research program and its mentors won the is also a member of the Frontier UMaine, Wayne earned a mas­ assistant at Dartmouth Medical WLBZ News Community Service Heritage Society which helps pre­ ter’s degree in natural resources School. Steve Janko has a general Award honoring people who make a serve the history of the town. Based from Humboldt University. One family dental practice in Medway, difference in eastern, central, and on the accolades of his coworkers of his highest priorities as com­ Massachusetts, where he also northern Maine. Osborne also quoted in the column, Jim is a spe­ missioner is to implement a new volunteers in local primary schools serves as webmaster for the City of cial man who, “does more than management plan for the Ver­ teaching dental awareness. David Old Town, cofounder of the philan­ anyone can ask, and always with a mont deer herd. (Photo by Jeb Dubovy lives in Bangor and works thropic project Canoe City Quilters, smile.” Wallace-Brodeur, courtesy of the for Eastern Fine Paper. Deborah and original member of the River Have a great summer, everyone. Herald/Sunday Times Argus.) Meroff is a photojournalist living in Coalition. She served as chairwom­ England. She has published five an of the Maine Library Commission books and traveled widely. Pat and president of the Maine Library won a seat on the Bangor school MacHugh (Patricia MacFarland Association.” committee. John Coughlin left his Houghton) has returned to ministry Michael Murphy has been 1973 job as executive director of the at the Houlton United Methodist appointed as loan officer of Calais 30th Reunion October 3-5 Kennebec Valley YMCA for the Church. Minnie Michalewicz Bin- Federal in Machias, Maine. He is an same position in Nashua, New das (now 86) lives in Brunswick and active member of the Anah Shrine in is an artist and teaches watercolor Rachel Davenport Dutch Hampshire. Bangor and Washington County painting Brent Quimby teaches 2202 Spyglass Hill Circle Barbara Coombs Conner Shrine club. He is also a director of math in Scarborough. Wayne Valrico, FL 33594 teaches at Lake George Junior- the Milbridge Medical Center, [email protected] Senior High in New York and is a Daniels, after 30 years as a com­ Downeast Healthcare Foundation, member of the Glens Falls board of puter programmer, has semi retired Pleasant River Ambulance, as well education. Deborah Doten Chris­ and is enjoying photography. as a selectman for the town of Things are really heating up with tensen is the parish administrator “Chop” Ballard continues to work Addison. Michael and his wife, plans for our 30th Reunion in Octo­ and part of the worship team— abroad: England since 1975; Debra, live in Addison and have two ber. The officers have chosen the Sounds of Praise, at the First United Greece from 1973 to 1975. Laura daughters and one granddaughter. class gift: refurbishing the sight of Methodist Church in Bangor. Alice Johnson Quick lives in New Jersey After working at Great Northern many memories from the turbulent Roy Franklin is a physician practic­ and works as a system administrator Paper for more than 28 years—and years we were at Maine—the library ing in Brunswick. Her daughter at the Robert Wood Johnson Univer­ serving as president for the last steps. One of these steps will be a Alexie is a student at Maine. Alice sity Hospital. Robert Hand is a two—Eldon Doody resigned last lasting testament to the generosity received her D.O. from the College freelance medical writer living in December. He hopes to start his of the Class of 1973. Please consid­ of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas Springfield, Pennsylvania. own small business in Millinocket or er joining us in making a gift. I hope City, Missouri. Robert Brewer lives Nancy Stetson teaches biology, acquire a small business, something to see many of you when we “fill the in Huntsville, Alabama, where he wellness, and physical education at he has wanted to do for a few years. steins” Homecoming weekend. works for Boeing as a systems Hall-Dale High School. Lucille Owen Maurais will retire from One of the great things about analyst. Donna Lindberg Heroux Ozzelle Palella is the office manag­ his position as superintendent of Reunion time is the pile of papers teaches in Somerset, Massachu­ er of Atlantic Family Practice in schools in Old Town, Maine, at the the alumni office sends me with setts, and received a 2002 Who’s Dover, New Hampshire. She and end of August. He has worked for information about all of our accom­ Who in American Education Award. Frank have three daughters. Leo Old Town for 29 years, starting as a plishments. Ron Beauchesne has Richard Cummins is the manager Doreika lives in Bar Harbor. Larry special education teacher, then joined Engineering Ventures of of the statistical support group of LaPlante is the vice president, becoming Old Town’s special educa­ Burlington, Vermont. Barry Hobbins Rohm and Haas Company in Spring treasurer, and CFO of the Maine tion director in 1979. He became has been reelected chair of the House, Pennsylvania. Donald Public Service Company in Presque superintendent of schools in 1995. board of the University of Maine Skroski is principal of Frontier Isle. Lynn Parsons Chorich does Owen plans to remain involved in Foundation. He is a partner in the Regional High School, South Deer­ molecular biology research at the education by working as a consult­ Saco law firm of Hobbins & Gardner field, Massachusetts. Adrian Ayotte Medical College of Georgia. Mike ant for Eastern Maine Counseling LLC. Phyllis Katzenstein Guerette is president of Architectural Skylight and Daryl Anderson Mooney live in

Summer 2003 Mainely People 27 Sterling, Massachusetts. Mike is the in an article in the Ellsworth Ameri­ CFO of Bancroft School in Worces­ can describing his career and his ter and Daryl is a floral designer in Maine connections. Nancy Ruth Clinton. Fred Ketchum teaches Leavitt has been awarded the special education in Rockport. Stephen Harvard Prize for her work, Elaine Marquis-Brong is the state “Parallel Constructions.” The award director for Washington and Oregon for excellence in the book arts was for the U.S. Bureau of Land Man­ made by the Baxter Society at a agement in Portland, Oregon. program in the Glickman Library at Keep those cards and letters the University of Southern Maine. coming. Have a lovely summer. Nancy lives in Old Town. Foner Curtis presented a program at the University College in Thomaston this past winter entitled, An Evening with 1974 Charles Dickens. Mike Walker has been nominated as Citizen of the Year for 2002 by the Skowhegan Diantha Hawkes Grant Area Chamber of Commerce. Mike 3945 Octave Drive is a teacher and coach at Skowhe­ Jacksonville, FL 32277 gan Area High School. Mike is (904) 743-4696 married to Jean Connolly Walker. [email protected] Bill Sprague was honored by the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Com­ He’s back! Don Carrigan has re­ merce as 2003 Business Person of turned to the television screen. Don Brud Folger ’79G just got around to sending us this photo from a the Year. Bill owns Sprague and left television in 1991 to work for Bill UMaine ski team reunion in 2001. The event drew back over 30 team Curtis Real Estate in Manchester. Cohen after 18 years and six years members whom Brud coached from 1965 to 1988. Left to right are: He and his wife Lesley, have a four- at WCSH and WLBZ respectively. Linda Richardson Hanson, Steve Towle ’73, Kim Pike ’75, and Brud. year-old daughter. He’ll be a reporter and will lead and coordinate news for WCSH and home. But if it’s not, please keep all and seen the new Buchanan Alumni WLBZ in the mid-coast region. Who of our men and women in uniform in House? It’s a fantastic facility. said you can’t go back home? your thoughts and prayers. Peace. Mail from our classmates has 1977 Classmate Glen Porter and his really dropped off since our last wife Jean Deighan have given reunion. Please take a moment and celebrity to our class and the city of drop me a note or send me an e- Pearl Turcotte Gapp Bangor. Their historic home, the mail to include in our fall issue. Your 7468 Dugway Road 1975 Clinton, NY 13323 Kent-Cutting Double House, was classmates like to know what you’ve featured on HGTV’s “If Walls Could been up to. (315) 853-6851 Fax: (315) 859-4807 Talk” in December. The nine hours Nancy Pistaki Chard Dr. Kerry Crowley was featured of film were delivered in a seven- 35 Candlewyck Terrace [email protected] minute segment. They loved sharing Portland, ME 04102-1515 [email protected] their labor of love. Hi, everyone! Time sure does fly. Congratulations to Representa­ Hard to believe it’s already time for tive Thomas Saviello (D) of Wilton. Greetings, Class of ’75! I haven’t another column. I’m sure you have He was elected to House District 77 received much news this time, but all been as busy as I have, so thank representing the towns of Avon, I’m sure that’s no reflection of our you to those who took time to drop a Carthage, Strong, Temple, and class’s activities. You are all out line or send in a note. Wilton. there working, vacationing, and J. Michael Joly writes that he is Judy Sheppard Segal has doing all kinds of things that you president of Capital Orthopaedic joined the board of directors of the aren’t telling us about. Whether Specialists, the orthopaedic group Maine Parkinson Society. She has you’re pulling weeds, pushing pa­ practice where he works in the worked at the Baxter School for the pers, or just putting one foot in front metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. Deaf for 20 years. of the other, we’d like to hear from He and his wife Marianne have five Mark Sousa of Kittery was you! children. reelected to the city council. He Last summer Richard G. Car- credits his new term to the efforts he bonetti was promoted to vice presi­ made to promote cooperation be­ dent for LandVest’s Timberland tween the school and town officials. 1976 Group. He lives in Albany, Vermont, That’s all the news for now. I’m with his wife and their two sons. sorry to say I missed the Spring Fellow microbiology major— Scott Bragdon ’74 is now vice Swing game in Daytona Beach (it David Theoharides seems like just yesterday we were in president/director of human re­ was a busy work day). But spring is RR 2, Box 3150 classes together—Ronald “Chip” sources for Citizens Services upon us and by the time you read Lincoln, ME 04457 Stephens sent in a note that he and Group of Citizens Bank. After this class update, summer heat and (207) 794-6258 his wife Terri have a new baby, graduating from UMaine he re­ hurricane season will be here with a [email protected] Dean, who was born in December. vengeance. And I pray that by the ceived an MBA degree from Suf­ Dean joins his two older sisters and time you read this column that the folk University (he currently a brother. war in Iraq will be behind us and Hello ’76ers. I hope that you are serves on Suffolk’s MBA advisory A few months ago artist Paul that our son, Major David Grant, and enjoying summer in Maine. Have board). Scott lives in Norfolk, all of his comrades will be safe at you stopped by the university lately Massachusetts. Go Bears!

28 Mainely People Summer 2003 Black of South Portland had a solo exhibit of his paintings at the Fore Street Gallery in Portland. I hope Dan Martin ’76, Ph.D. and some of you were fortunate to have Mark Waite ’82 start company seen it. Hope you all enjoy the summer. to help innovators. Please write and share your news with us, big or small, be it your accomplishments, adventures, funny Entrepreneur Mark Waite ’82 and scientist­ stories, or just daily observations. engineer Dan Martin ’76 have formed Launch Until next time, take care. Momentum LLC, an enterprise which will help technology innovators create value and acceler­ ate the process of turning their ideas into suc­ 1978 cessful businesses. Launch Momentum is locat­ 25th Reunion October 3-5 ed in Falmouth. “Maine has a wealth of technology innovators Catherine Brown Lemin with million dollar ideas that we want to turn into 73 Harthorn Avenue $100 million companies,” says Mark, Launch Bangor, IVIE 04401 Momentum’s president. “Our goal is to spark (207) 945-9846 [email protected] growth and create a flourishing, sustainable, and Launch Momentum cofounders Dan Martin (left) commercially successful technology community.” and Mark Waite. Greetings, classmates. As I’m writ­ Mark and Dan note that Launch Momentum ing this column, I’m hoping another utilizes an unusual combination of entreprenurial the next level of growth and create more value.” Maine winter has bitten the dust. experience, financial know-how, and technical Most recently Mark cofounded the semicon­ Surely when you read this, winter ability. ductor company Extreme Packet Devices, which will definitely be a distant memory! Guess what? We have been out “Our engineering expertise means we can was acquired by PMC Sierra for $415 million in of school for 25 years and it’s time decode complex problems and get engineering 2000. Dan, who earned a Ph.D. after UMaine, to celebrate! I know it’s hard to and product development teams on the right most recently worked as principal investigator of believe—especially since none of us track,” says Dan, who serves as the company’s the distributed control evaluation system and look a day over 25. However, our reunion chair, Kathleen Mahoney, chief technical officer. “Combined with our busi­ lead software developer on a multiplatform track and our president, Meredith Strang ness development and marketing experience, simulator project for Integrity Systems and the Burgess, have been busy planning Launch Momentum can help companies move to Air Force Research Laboratory. our celebration and you need to mark your calendars to come to Orono on October 4, 2003. In addi­ tion to regular Homecoming activi­ January. This award recognizes uphill challenges. One of the things husband in a hiking accident in Gulf ties, there will be a special gathering success and growth as well as the they enjoy most about Sugarloaf is Hagas earlier this year. Jeff was place (HUB) for us ’78ers in the owners’ commitment to bettering seeing a lot of people from their owner of the Bangor Ski Rack and parking lot at Crossland Hall and we their community. David has been UMaine days. active in many community activities. are invited to a reception at the landscaping professionally since From the woods: Dennis May is President’s House from 6 to 7 p.m. 1978. Bruce Surek was honored for program manager for the USDA You will be receiving mailings with 20 years of service at Bridgecorp, Forest Service in St. Paul, Minneso­ the info and if you have any ques­ an Augusta, Maine, highway con­ 1979 ta. He is in charge of the inventory tions please contact anyone on the struction company. Bruce is current­ of forest resources for 11 states in committee and spread the word! ly the contracts officer and he and the north central portion of the Three of our classmates were his wife, Denise, live in Appleton Kim Marchegiani country. Larry Gering recently successful in 2002 elections and are with their six children. 33 Pride Street returned to Clemson University in fulfilling their duties. Carl Pease of A Kingfield, Maine, newspaper Old Town, ME 04468 South Carolina as a forestry profes­ Hampden, Maine, serves on the published a great story last Novem­ [email protected] sor, teaching GIS and GPS applica­ town council in that community. ber about the Davee family. Rick tions. William Childs is serving his sec­ and Anne-Marie Gallant Davee Hello! Please note and use my Blaine Littlefield, an optometrist ond term as the judge of probate in have been skiing at Sugarloaf since change of mailing address. We in practice with Michelle Broderick in Cumberland County, Maine. And the late ’70s and hope to make West haven’t moved—our address has Brunswick, has opened a branch Barbara Brusila of Warren, Maine, Mountain their primary residence been reassigned, due to Old Town’s office in Freeport. Blaine lives in was elected supervisor for the Knox- someday. Rick is a vice president at emergency 911 compliance efforts. Freeport with his wife Vicki and two Lincoln soil and water conservation the engineering firm Wright-Pierce Master Sergeant Kyran Ford children. Rebecca Shepherd owns district. and Anne-Marie is the manager of serves as a communications squad­ the Wild Oats Bakery and Cafe in Two of our classmates were Wellness Initiatives at Hannaford ron superintendent in Qatar. He Brunswick. She is married with four honored for professional achieve­ Brothers. They have two daughters, says the guard members, reserve, children. ments. David Struck’s company, Brooke and Jocelyn, who also love and active duty personnel all pull Elaine Fuller is head of a Maine D.R. Struck Landscape Nursery in to ski and snowboard at Sugarloaf. together as a team, but of course he Public Health Association subcom­ Winthrop, Maine, received a Presi­ Both Rick and Anne-Marie are avid misses his family. mittee representing health care dent’s Award from the Kennebec runners as well and have participat­ Many of you may have read that systems at the Legislature. She lost Valley Chamber of Commerce in ed in marathons, 15Ks, 10Ks, and Debbie Brownell Peet lost her her bid last November for reelection

Summer 2003 Mainely People 29 as state representative, but remains midway through the 2000-01 sea­ a selectwoman in the town of 1981 son. Doug Dunlap is the new minis­ 1983 Manchester. Alan Stormann was ter at the First Congregational elected to the Old Town city council. Church in Wilton. Doug has been a 20th Reunion October 3-5 He is with the UMaine Police De­ Barb Brown Dalton professor of rehabilitation at the 23 Arbor Drive partment, and he and wife Rhonda University of Maine at Farmington Mary Ellen Matava Hackett Veazie, ME 04401-6982 have four children and two grand­ for the past 22 years. He lives in 2401 Randolf Terrace (207) 947-4827 children. Farmington with his wife Mary, and Frederick, MD 21702 [email protected] Christ Angelos has a veterinary children Matt and Anna. (301)631-0110 practice in Kennebunk, and spent And that’s it for news for this [email protected] two weeks last fall with his brother Hey, classmates! What’s going on in issue! I’ll be waiting for your news to on a fishing/hiking expedition in your lives? If you’ll let me know, I’ll fill up the next column! Congratulations (belated) to John Colorado that took them 10,000 feet let your old UMaine friends know— Baldacci ’86 on his election as above sea level. He and wife Terilee and you won’t have to write or call governor of Maine. The governor, have a daughter, Nikki. Richard all of them! There’s one catch—they his wife, Karen Weston Baldacci, Clukey was selected as the jail need to be dues-paying members of and their son Jack live in the Blaine administrator for Penobscot County the UMaine Alumni Association to 1982 House in Augusta. Karen taught Jail; he was recently promoted from receive this publication and read this kindergarten at Fruit Street School lieutenant to captain in the sheriff’s ever-so-informative column! Spread Scott Mower in Bangor, and plans to take a leave department. the word! Not everyone realizes that 68 School Street during her husband’s tenure as Finally, Eric Greenfield teaches this is an important benefit of your P.O. Box 190 governor. special education at Laconia High alumni association membership. In Ashland, ME 04732-0545 Here’s some news on some of School in New Hampshire. He the old days, we could afford to our other classmates with a little served as a home-based family send the magazine to everyone, but less celebrity status: counselor for many years, and also not with today’s costs. So, please, Wow! What a winter 2002 was here Ruey Baldwin Yehle is principal maintains the Laconia Teen Center. don’t let your membership lapse and in northern Maine! It sure makes us of Hampden Academy in Hampden, Hope to hear from all of you encourage your friends to pay their appreciate the beautiful summers all Maine. Ruey, who started the Job soon! membership. Support this publica­ the more! Snow up over the win­ last fall, is pleased to be working tion and the many other activities dows and temperatures down below back in the town where she lives. and services provided by your alum­ zero make a great environment for Todd A. Richardson is a regis­ ni association! staying in and reading the papers. tered landscape architect and princi­ Talk about slim pickings in the Here are some of the items the 1980 pal of Richardson & Associates mailbag! Kudos to Denise Marcoux media has told us about our class­ Landscape Architects in Saco, Nelson for writing a note to say she mates! Maine. He teaches landscape archi­ Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty was promoted last year to director of EricT. Carlson (geology) has tecture, and is the author/illustrator 100 Mooar Hill Road residential life at the University of been promoted to the position of of several publications and has won Hollis, NH 03049 Southern Maine. Her husband, senior vice president at Woodard awards for his work. (603) 465-9696 Stephen, is also employed at USM and Curran, an environmental con­ [email protected] sulting firm that integrates services John Toole is city editor of the as assistant to the vice president for Manchester Union Leader in New student and unversity life. They in engineering, science, and opera­ tions. Hampshire. Hello, friends! Thank you to those have two children, Kristin (grade Scott Humphrey (mechanical Jane Driscoll Kenneally is who have written, e-mailed, or called two) and Bryan (age three). director of development at Goodwill Valerie Haynes Morton (East engineering technology) is the with your news. I love hearing from Industries of Northern New England. Longmeadow, Massachusetts) really director of engineering at the East­ you! Congratulations to Gilbert ern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. She previously worked as vice Albert, who was recently awarded gave me an update on her family by president of gift planning for the taking my suggestion and sending He was recently awarded the EMMC the Maine English as a Second Splash Award for demonstrating the United Way Foundation of greater Language Award from the state along three years of Christmas Portland. letters! Vai teaches quilting and has importance that little details can department of education. Robert J. Lucy and fellow alum been very involved in 4-H with her make in hospital patients’ experi­ Cathy Aikins Witherspoon is ence with the hospital. Richard Kimball ’89 call University of serving as vice president for skiier two daughters. She was honored Maine football games for WZON in last fall at the state house in Boston Lisa Johnson Kane (animal and services at Sugarloaf /USA. She Bangor and WLOB in Portland. Lucy for being one of the top 100 influen­ veterinary sciences) has been a lives in Kingfield with her husband, is the color guy, while Kimball does tial people in 4-H in Massachusetts! natural science educator for the John, and their three children. the play-by-play. Husband, Robb is a certified finan­ Department of Inland Fisheries and Carlene Hirsch was one of two Wildlife for 13 years. While the state John C. Johnson is Maine recent directors of the Bangor High cial manager and now has two claims manager for the Concord master’s degrees under his belt. He of Maine now has four such educa­ School production of Les Group Insurance Companies of also teaches night courses and tors, Lisa was the first person to Miserabies. This play was well Concord, New Hampshire. He has volunteers for the Boy Scouts. hold this job after it was created by received. the legislature in 1989. Her work at been with the company since 1985. Mary Ruth Cyr Nichols, a Daughters Sarah (17) and Rebecca Gary Sukeforth lives in Union, (15) are very active teens, taking the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, on teacher of French 1 through French Maine, and was elected as an inde­ after their parents. Vai and Robb Swans Island, and in classrooms 4 at Easton High School, has been pendent candidate to the Maine see classmate Mark Gnade and his around the state puts her in contact featured in Who’s Who Among State Legislature. He has been family quite often. They got together with approximately 3,000 K-12 America’s Teachers. students each year. active in his community as a select­ Congratulations! at the Maine/UMass hockey games Congratulations to Roland and man and school board member in Please keep in touch, and send this past winter. Rebecca Maddocks-Wilbur (hu­ Appleton, and has operated the us your news! Some career news to report! Common Market in Union for more Tampa Bay Lightning coach John man services) on the birth of their daughter, Seneca Wyomi Autumn than three years. Tortorella was rewarded with a Jay S. Martin is vice president of Homecoming 2003 contract extension through next Maddocks-Wilbur, who was born TV product management at Dielec- October 3-5 season. John took over as coach July 27, 2002, in Ellsworth.

30 Mainely People Summer 2003 trie Communications in Raymond, 150 pages per issue, the highest Maine. page count of any gardening maga­ Brian L. Champion is a labor zine in the country. Now the compa­ and employment attorney in the ny has moved to new, expanded Portland, Maine, office of Verrill and headquarters in North Yarmouth. Dana LLP. This past winter, Paul launched a John M. Merrithew is one of Mid-Atlantic edition of the magazine several experienced teachers at with circulation projected to be Hampden Academy who are mentor­ 70,000. So, if you live from New ing novice teachers in a new pro­ York to Virginia, look for it on your gram at the school. John teaches newsstands. It is a wonderful publi­ physics. cation. Robert C. Ewell is a career Bob McPhee is a sportswriter in support specialist at the Huot Tech­ western Maine. In 1987, he bought a nical Center at Laconia High School home in Dixfield and has been in New Hampshire. covering high school sports for the Terri A. Chretien is a lieutenant Lewiston Sun Journal and the Rum­ colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. ford Falls Times ever since. She has been in the Army and U.S. After 15 years, Lisa Richards Army Reserve for 20 years, and has stepped down as coach of the Ban­ served in Korea, Germany, England, gor High School softball team to and numerous locations throughout concentrate on her studies. She is the United States. pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Studies in educational leadership at A Passion for Writing Romance Novels UMaine. During her 15 years with the Bangor High program, her teams 1984 Janet Byram Chapman ’81 has always had a passion for compiled a 168-96 record and books—reading them that is. Then seven years ago, that reached the Eastern Maine Class A passion turned to writing. Now the Glenburn resident has her championship game twice. She Louise Soucy first novel, Charming the Highlander, in print with two more in remains the activities director and a 190 Main Street physical education teacher at the Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 the “Highlander” series to be published later this year. William S. Cohen School in Bangor. [email protected] The paperback, published by Doubleday’s Pocket Books, I am sure her softball team missed fits squarely into the romance novel genre. “Time travel, her this past spring. Hello, classmates! I am looking tragedy, temptation, along with desire, destiny, devotion and, Ellen Hall Tobin has been named to the negotiations commit­ forward to the summer. I have not of course, true love, are all woven into Janet Chapman’s yet made any specific plans, but I do tee of the Bangor school committee. intend to do lots of hiking, cycling, novel,” wrote Bangor Daily News reporter Judy Harrison. Ellen worked at Champion Interna­ and playing at the beach. Please let (Photograph and information courtesy of the Bangor Daily tional in Bucksport after graduation me know about your vacations. News.) for several years and is now a full- Whether you take an exotic trip to a time mother of four children. foreign country or hang out at a That is all I have for now. Thank you for sending me your news. If I camp on Moosehead Lake, send me secretary of state since 1995. I wish image of aging. Jan is the news a postcard and share the news. have not yet heard from you, send her lots of luck in her new position. director and anchor of WVII Channel me a postcard or an e-mail and let I received a lovely e-mail from Jeffrey Musich has been named 7. Nancy Szostak Wright. She is me know what is new with you. I as a vice president at Wright-Pierce, There is new furniture in the hope you all have a fantastic sum­ happily married and has a four-year- a civil and environmental engineer­ Blaine House thanks to two Wal­ old daughter. She spent almost 10 mer! Next time, we’ll talk about ing firm based in Topsham, Maine. doboro craftsmen. One of these Homecoming! years at an advertising agency, but He is the company’s water practice craftsmen is Valdemar Skov. Valde­ she is now vice president, director of group leader responsible for over­ mar has made 24 mahogany chairs human resources communications seeing its water projects for clients to accompany a new formal dining for Citizens Bank. She recently won throughout New England. He has room table in the Maine governor’s two Silver Quill awards for excel­ more than 18 years of water engi­ mansion in Augusta. A white pine 1985 lence in communications from the neering and management experi­ cone and tassel is carved into the International Association of Busi­ ence and is a registered profession­ back of each chair and the seat is Suzanne Lynch Guild ness Communicators (IABC) and al engineer in all six New England upholstered in dark green fabric with 34 West Street was recognized at the annual con­ states. He is a member of the Maine a golden fleur-de-lis pattern. They Manchester, ME 04351 ference in May. She spends a lot of Water Utilities Association, the would go perfectly in my own dining (207) 623-9404 time volunteering for the Yankee American Water Works Association, room, but at a cost of $2,000 each, I [email protected] Chapter of the IABC and worked on the New England Water Works think I will pass. I saw a picture of their nomination for International Association, the American Society of the chairs and they are beautiful. I Chapters of the Year. She is a busy Civil Engineers, and the Association hope Governor Baldacci enjoys woman! of State Dam Safety Officials. them as much as I would. It’s that end of the school year Rebecca Wyke has been ap­ The Eastern Agency on Aging Paul Tukey started the garden­ frenzy, class trips, concerts, ball pointed commissioner of the Maine presented the Spirit of Community ing magazine People, Places & games—how about the lazy days of Department of Financial and Admin­ Award to Jan Smith and WVII for Plants in 1995. The magazine cov­ summer? Here’s our news since last istrative Services. This means she is their commitment to programming ers all of New England and circu­ time: Governor Baldacci’s chief financial that benefits older persons, volun­ lates 55,000 copies. It became The Specialty Paper Group of advisor. Wow! She had previously teerism, and creates a positive profitable last year and averages Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corporation served as the state’s chief deputy

Summer 2003 Mainely People 31 announced that Ronn Gifford was Maine’s independent telephone sisters, Sugarloaf trips, L.L. Bean, promoted to manufacturing manager company serving 5,500 customers 1987 Homecoming Weekend, the all- for the Otis Mill in Livermore Falls, in 11 Maine towns. important Parents Weekend, spring Maine. Ronn joined the mill in 1999 Reverend Holly Anderson break, honor societies, Greek week, Andrew P. Nagelin as paper mill superintendent after 14 Anderle was ordained as a minister Rush week, freshman orientation, years at Simpson Paper Company of the American Baptist Churches at 8 Atlas Avenue intramurals, campus radio station, Saugus, MA 01906 in Vermont. the First Baptist Church of Racine, tailgating at football games, student (617) 231-3512 Dr. Andrew Alexson was re­ Wisconsin. Holly served as a U.S. senate, off-campus board, dorm [email protected] cently appointed president of the Army officer in Germany and the board, Maine rugby, Maine soccer, New England Bible College in South U.S. until 1993 and received her Maine baseball, Bar Harbor trips, Portland, Maine. Andrew holds a master of divinity degree from North­ I hope everyone is enjoying the Harry the campus cop, Wells doctor in ministry from Covington ern Baptist Theological Seminary of summer. We had a lot of snow here Lounge, and the Hilltop, to name a Theological Seminary in Georgia Illinois in 2002. She and her hus­ in Massachusetts this year and the few. We were so lucky to go to such and a master of divinity in pastoral band Gregg live in Racine, Wiscon­ spring had a good amount of rain a great school at such a great time. I leadership from Columbia Interna­ sin, with their two children where also. I’ve been very busy between remember it well and miss it dearly. tional University in South Carolina. she is associate minister of the The work and my family. I have also We have a lot to cover, so grab your Since 1999 he has been an associ­ First Baptist Church of Racine and started taking courses towards an cup of coffee and sit down and ate professor at Practical Bible chaplain at Ridgewood Care Center MBA. Boy, do I wish I had done this relax. College in Binghamton, New York. and St. Mary’s Medical Center. when I had fewer responsibilities. I Family news: Glen Riley has been appointed Well, I turned 40 without whining also ran in and finished the Boston Peter Chaput and his wife, vice president and general manager (too much!)—my big accomplish­ Marathon in April. It was a great Molly, of Scarborough, are the proud of TriQuint Optoelectronics based in ment to date this year! Our winter at time and only hurt the last few miles! parents of a son, Morgan James, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. TriQuint Sugarloaf was magical and we’re Send me an e-mail this summer born June 11,2002, at the Maine is a technology leader in optical looking forward to our summer and let everyone know what you are Medical Center in Portland. networking, supplying lasers, receiv­ vacations in Aroostook County. doing. It will only take a few minutes Jay Fortier and his wife, Susan, ers, amplifiers, transponders, and When you’re relaxing this summer, and your old friends will be happy to of Orono, are the proud parents of a tranceivers to its business markets. think of your friends from UMaine hear about what you are doing. My daughter, Emma Louise, born May Glen was formerly the president and and drop me a note. We’d love to address is: 29, 2002, at Eastern Maine Medical CEO of Opticalis. After graduating hear from you! [email protected]. Center in Bangor. from UMaine, Glen also completed Rob McKay and his wife, the general manager program at Sharon, of Bangor, are the proud Harvard Business School. parents of a daughter, Regan Marie, Shawn Carlson teaches chemis­ 1986 born August 4, 2002, at Eastern try, marine science, and integrated 1988 Maine Medical Center in Bangor. science at Wiscasset (Maine) High 15th Reunion October 3-5 Suzanne Lacognata Pillsbury School and has become active in Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall and Winslow Pillsbury, both of Cape Elizabeth, are now divorced. They TeachNet, designing web-based George Macdougall Kristin R. Dane DiCroce share custody of their minor chil­ learning projects. His first project will 1 Davis Road 219 Cairn Ridge Road dren. focus on real time ocean tempera­ Fairfield Center,ME 04937 E. Falmouth, MA 02536-7927 All other news: tures and satellite images to plot [email protected] (508) 457-4918 Kimberley Wlodarczyk An­ ocean currents. [email protected] Norway Savings Bank has hired drade and her husband, Mark, Hi, everyone! Barry Towle as security officer. reside in Sutton, Massachusetts, Hope you’re enjoying a Barry lives in Brunswick, Maine, and I hope by now you are all enjoying with their two children. Kimberley is wonderful summer. is an active volunteer with youth your summer! Although I love the a full-time mother. There’s no column for this time, sports and Cub Scouts. winter snows, I must admit I do love Daniel Angotti and his wife but look for our class news in the fall Brian Cartwright of Veazie is summer on Cape Cod! On another Julie Johnson Angotti reside in issue. And in the meantime, please the new principal of the Helen Dunn note, I was saddened to learn of the Houlton with their children, April, send us any updates— where you’re School in Greenbush, Maine. Brian passing of a local great, Pat Farn­ Alex, and Abigail. Dan received his living, what you’re doing for fun or taught in the Calais school system sworth of Pat’s Pizza. He will never B.S. in electrical engineering from work, and any other news you’d like and was a principal and athletic be forgotten. And lastly, let’s take a the University of Maine. He has also to share. director in Buckfield prior to becom­ walk down memory lane. I was completed coursework from the Thanks so much for your help, as ing the assistant principal at Glen- overwhelmed by the response to our Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in always! Hope to hear from you burn Elementary School. 15th Reunion update forms. I want Deerfield, Illinois, as well as Gor­ soon. Dr. Doug Rand has joined the to thank the many of you who took don-Conwell Theological Seminary Take care, staff of Evergreen Behavioral Ser­ your valuable time to share with me in Massachusetts. Currently, Dan is Donny and George vices in Farmington. Doug is a some of your fondest college memo­ the pastor at the Lake Road Bible psychiatrist with professional inter­ ries as well as update us on your Church in Monticello. He also teach­ ests in medication management, current adventure. And oh my, the es science at Houlton High School. pain management, and sleep disor­ Why not consider a gates opened and the memories He was formerly pastor of First ders. Doug received his medical flooded back. My college years are Baptist Church in East Millinocket degree from the University of New lifetime membership? some of my most cherished memo­ and a physics and chemistry teacher England College of Osteopathic ries; at the time I didn’t have a full at Stearns High School. Julie is a Medicine and completed a four-year appreciation for those years. Re­ registered nurse at Madigan Estates psychiatric residency at SUNY Log on to: member The Daily Maine Campus, in Houlton. Downstate Medical Center in Brook­ mainealumni.com the Bear’s Den, Maine hockey, Reverend Herman B. Benjamin lyn, New York. basketball games at the Pit, fraterni­ resides in Barre, Vermont, with his Laurie Osgood of Belfast has or call 207-581-1149 ty parties, the sororities, the lack of wife, Sandra, and their three chil­ been named president and chief for more information. computers, studying at the library, dren. Herman is the reverend for the operating officer of UNITEL, Unity, Pat’s Pizza, the Oronoko, little Hedding United Methodist Church.

32 Mainely People Summer 2003 Teresa Kaplan Biggie and her gist. Eric also competes in triathlons husband, Edgar ’87, reside in Miller­ and has competed in the Ironman sport, Ohio, with their three children. World Championships. Teresa is a full-time mother. Kevin Sjoberg and his wife, Faye Booker resigned last Karen, reside in Presque Isle with November as Greenville High their two children. Kevin is the School principal after 27 and a half sports editor for two weekly newspa­ years in the Greenville School Sys­ pers (the Star-Herald in Presque Isle tem. and the Aroostook Republican and As promised, I have an update News in Caribou) where he has on our very own Mike Bordick. As worked since he graduated 15 years last reported, it was unknown wheth­ ago. er or not Mike would continue his Dr. Eric J. Smart and his wife, career in professional baseball. It is Laurie Kiesman Smart, both gradu­ now confirmed that Mike will take on ated from the University of Maine. the role of backup shortstop for the Eric studied biochemistry and Laurie Toronto Blue Jays. Mike signed a studied medical technology. Current­ one-year deal for $1 million dollars. ly Laurie is a full-time mother for Mike had failed to agree on a deal their four children while Eric is the with the Orioles and wasn’t offered vice chair of pediatrics at the Univer­ salary arbitration, which meant that sity of Kentucky. They reside in he couldn’t resign with the Orioles Four former UMaine centers got together during a women’s basketball Versailles, Kentucky. until May first, 2003. Mike had just reunion this spring. Left to right are: Liz Coffin ’88, Barb Cummings Kelly Kristen Stone is the con­ completed a remarkable season in Hamlin ’79, Emily Jo Ellis ’85, and Rachel Bouchard ’91. tract administrator for film music for Baltimore in which he set the major Universal Pictures in Universal City, league record for shortstops by Priscilla Martin Goss resides in counselor. California. She has spent the last 10 playing 110 consecutive errorless Hampden with her husband, Hal, Dolly J. M. McPherson is an years in the entertainment industry. games and by handling 543 straight and two children. Priscilla is a clini­ information services specialist at She has also had some of her pho­ errorless chances. The former cal supervisor for the Children’s Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, tography published. University of Maine star hit .232 Mental Health Program. She is a New Hampshire. Dolly is a computer Debra Levesque Thompson is over 117 games with eight homers licensed social worker. professional having worked in the a consultant for Mary Kay Cosmet­ and 36 runs batted in. He is a career Dayton E. Grandmaison is a field as a network administrator, ics. She lives in Limestone, Maine, .259 hitter. French teacher at the Van Buren database manager, and program­ with her two children. Dane Bremer was recently District Secondary School in Van mer. Dolly is also a Maine hockey Scott Toothaker was appointed promoted to manager of the reinsur­ Buren, Maine. He has been teaching fan. Although Dolly lives in Exeter as a member of the board of direc­ ance systems unit of Liberty Mutual French now for five years. C’est la now, she will always consider tors of Bar Harbor Bankshares. Insurance Company. Previous to vie! Presque Isle to be her home. Scott is a CPA licensed in Maine, a this promotion, Dane worked for the Patra Goedeke Harris is an Thomas Roth is the police partner of the accounting firm ExPRS case management depart­ account executive for the Maine captain for the Westbrook Police Melanson, Heath, and Company PC, ment, as well as claims and man­ Credit Bureau. She and her hus­ Department. Tom spent the previous a member of the American Institute aged care. He has been employed band, Michael, live in Howland, 12 years with the Auburn Police of Certified Public Accountants, and with Liberty Mutual since 1989. Maine, with their two children. Department. Tom received his B.S. a member of both the state of Maine Dane and his wife, Victoria, reside in Ned Kirsch is the principal of in wildlife management with a con­ and New Hampshire’s Society of Hamilton, Massachusetts. Essex Middle School in Essex, centration in law enforcement from CPAs. Scott received his B.S. in Sally Cummings is the conven­ Vermont. Ned and his wife, Coree, the University of Maine. Tom also accounting and his MBA with a tion officer for Tourism Saint John in reside in Essex with their child. writes for outdoor-focused maga­ concentration in finance from the Saint John, New Brunswick. Susan Duffy Knowles is a full- zines. To date, over 600 of his arti­ University of Maine. Scott works Deborah Carll Curtis and her time mother and a part-time dental cles have been published. Tom and primarily with clients in real estate husband, Lawrence ’87, reside in hygienist in Patten, Maine. Susan his wife, Kim Gagnon Roth ’90, have management and development, Buxton, Maine, with their two sons, and her husband, Philip, who have two daughters, Olivia and Emily. construction, legal and medical Jared and Caleb. Deborah has three children, reside in Sherman Dawn “Susie” Savage-Moris- professionals, manufacturing, insur­ taught at Massabesic High School Station. Susan’s brother, Jim Duffy, sette and her husband, Jay ’85, ance, and high tech industries. for the past 14 years. She is also a was a very good friend of mine. We reside in Georgetown, Maine, with Julie Sue Storer Watson and part-time graduate student in the both lived in Hart Hall. Please say their two children. Susie is a grade her husband, Robert, reside in school counseling program at the hello for me. two teacher at Georgetown Central South Portland with their two chil­ University of Southern Maine. John M. Lamb and his wife, School. She is currently working dren. She is a full-time mother. Stephanie Dupal is the general Jennifer, live in Charlotte, North towards her master’s degree at the manager of the Maine State Music Carolina, with their daughter, Au­ University of Southern Maine. Theatre. She resides in Lisbon. drey. John is an account manager Mary-Anne Saxl has taken time Stanley “Sam” Evrard and his for Maritz. off to care for a family member. She Your classmates would wife, Carmen Nadeau ’86, recently Jennifer A. Levy is the director divides her time between her sum­ purchased the raceway business of operations at the Gore Range mer home in Surry, Maine, and her love to hear from you. park in Lewiston. Sam, a Bowdoin­ Natural Science School in Red Cliff, winter home on the beautiful Sanibel ham native, is a government spe­ Colorado. Island in Florida. Write or e-mail your cialist for Northern Data Systems in Heidi York Lommen and her Eric Schrading and his wife, Falmouth. Carmen, an Auburn husband, Dennis, reside in Weare, Linda, live in Galloway, New Jersey, class correspondent native, is a laboratory services New Hampshire, with their two with their three children. Eric is a scientist at Central Maine Medical children. She is currently a full-time fish and wildlife biologist. He is today. Center. Sam and Carmen reside in mother but is also a certified child employed by the U.S. Fish and Auburn. protective social worker and school Wildlife Service as a senior biolo­

Summer 2003 Mainely People 33 most recently was vice president/ Former president of our class of tember 15 at Maine Medical Center. 1989 manager of distributed applications All Maine Women, Kim White Sils- And Steve and Heidi Nelson in the Citizens Service Group’s by was elected to retain her at-large Alpren of Falmouth became the Technology Division. seat on the Augusta board of educa­ proud parents of Dylan Lee on Janis Broadbent Moriarty Paul F. Birkel of Portland is one tion. Congratulations, Kim! September 29 at Maine Medical 4 Gillis Drive of three new vice presidents at Babies anyone? Heather and Center. Congratulations to every­ North Reading, MA 01864 Wright-Pierce, a Topsham civil and William Robinson of Portland one! [email protected] environmental engineering firm. welcomed Sydney Lynn on June 14, That’s all the news for this col­ Pat Cummings of Bangor, who 2002, at Maine Medical Center. umn. Hopefully we will find the world Hopefully, by the time we are read­ works for UMaine in the Develop­ Shawn and Karen Gagne Hend­ situation a bit more peaceful by the ing this issue, summer will be in full ment Office, is one of two new erson of Standish became the time this issue arrives. Also, please swing and many of us may be get­ female members of the Old Town proud parents of Kathryn Rose on keep in mind that the Class of ’89 ting some well earned time off. Why Rotary Club. Congratulations! June 19, 2002, at Maine Medical will be gearing up for our (gulp!) not take this time to drop me a line Jeffrey D. Pomeroy has been Center. 15th Reunion next year—so fill me and let me know what you’ve been promoted to the rank of major in the Carlene and David Alofs of in beforehand on what’s been hap­ up to. U.S. Air Force, where he is a com­ Scarborough welcomed Zachary pening since our last reunion! With John Saunders writes that he mand personnel/technical training David on July 1, 2002, at Maine e-mail, it’s never been easier! has been living outside of Detroit analyst assigned to the Headquar­ Medical Center. since 1996. He, wife Kim, and one- ters Air Education and Training Michael and Deanna Gorman year-old son Brendan will be vaca­ Command at Randolph Air Force McCutcheon of South Portland tioning in Maine this summer. John Base in San Antonio, Texas. Jeffrey welcomed Ian Nigel on July 10 at 1990 is a corporate sales manager for the also earned his master’s degree in Maine Medical Center. CCHA (that’s Central Collegiate 2002 from the University of the Christina and Peter McCluskey Hockey Association), the Grand Incarnate Word in San Antonio. welcomed Peter Christian on Sep­ Melissa Brancely Burns Rapids Griffins, and the Grand c/o The Brancelys Rapids Rampage. I’m sure he came 175 Smutty Lane to his job well qualified as a Maine Saco, ME 04072 Black Bears hockey fan! Your Classmates Would Like [email protected] Here’s another exciting place to work, although I don’t think I could to Hear From You! Melissa Brancely Burns writes, handle it in the summer—Disney “Kevin, Kayla, and I have moved World! Jeff Sturgeon is manager of back to Maine. Our lives have been sports programming for Disney’s We know you enjoy reading about what your classmates are up overwhelmingly busy with two family Sports Attractions, and is responsi­ to. Well, they would like to hear about what’s going on in your life weddings, moving, staying with ble for soliciting and bringing events too. Please take a minute to fill out and mail in this form. Or e- family, looking for a house, and my to Disney’s Wide World of Sports mail your information to your class correspondent or to the e-mail new job at the University of South­ Complex, which opened in 1997. address listed below. ern Maine. The state-of-the-art facility is visited “Kevin ’91 continues to work for by athletes of all ages and by teams Name: Class year: H.E. Sargent and is commuting to from every imaginable sport. Some New Hampshire each day. We are of the events are seen on ESPN, looking forward to the summer and such as the collegiate and high Place of residence: visiting UMaine friends. Please use school cheering championships. The the above address for class news.” Pop Warner Super Bowl was also held there this year. Jeff feels very Your news: (marriage, children, grandchildren, work, volunteer fortunate to have found a career work, trips, learning activities, hobbies, etc.) where he has blended his passion for sports with the business side of 1991 it. He usually gets back to Maine every summer to visit his family and Lori Schlenker he admittedly misses the “unique 229 Deerfield Lane area and special people of Maine.” Lawrence, KS 66049 Tim Thompson of Farmington [email protected] has been named vice president, (785) 312-7384 director of operations at Franklin Savings Bank. In addition to being a UMaine alum, Tim is also a graduate The vivid memories of Maine in of the American Community Bank­ summer have to be some of my er’s National School of Banking in favorite. Summertime usually means Fairfield, Connecticut, and recently that there will be a reason to get completed his MBA at Thomas together with old friends at a College in Waterville. Tim and his wedding, picnic, or during summer wife Lisa Holbrook Thompson ’87 holiday travels. Let us know if you live in Farmington and have two see some of our classmates, or children. better yet, send a photo! Glenna Hicks has been promot­ Bangor elementary school ed to senior vice president/director principal Daniel Lee has been of money laundering prevention at Send to your class correspondent or to Alumni Publications, P.O. Box chosen to fill the superintendent Citizens Bank in Rhode Island. 550, Orono, ME 04473 (e-mail: [email protected]). post at SAD 3, which encompasses Glenna joined Citizens in 1990 and 11 towns in the Unity area. Dan had

34 Mainely People Summer 2003 been the principal at Fruit Street in a bigger and better building! In School for more than 15 years, and other news, Rachel Bonenfant before that, at the city’s Fifth Street Alice Hawes ’89G Zehner and her husband David, are School. authors family currently residing in New York City The Greater Androscoggin and I got to visit with her this winter. Humane Society has hired Donna history Lastly, Kerry Hotham Kaplan is Richey as development director expecting her second child due this where she will be responsible for After retiring as an elementary summer. Hopefully, in the next public relations and development for column I will have more details the society as well as fund-raising school teacher in 1994, regarding that. Keep the news activities and special events. Prior to Hampden resident, Alice coming and I hope everyone is this position, Donna was national McKinstry Hawes ’89G began having a great summer! sales manager with the Grand inventorying and researching Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Centers at Sunday the papers that had accumu­ River in Bethel and tour coordinator lated in her family homestead with Cyr Northstar Tours in Old in Chicopee, Massachusetts. 1993 Town. The results of her efforts are 10th Reunion October 3-5 Roger Lebreux has joined the partner group at Runyon Kersteen now in a book, The McKinstrys Judy Campkin Speicher Ouellette in South Portland. Roger of Chicopee-Eliza’s Legacy. 35 Kimbakk Road has been with Runyon Kersteen “The attic served as a Amesbury, MA 01913 Ouellette since 1991. Stephen repository of the past,” Alice says. “As one generation succeeded [email protected] White is a substance abuse counselor and a key player in a new another, boxes of letters and family papers were pushed back Bucksport-based effort to help those under the eaves of the attic.” She credits her great-aunt, Eliza I hope you all are enjoying the with chemical dependency. Two McKinstry (1804-1892) with saving most of the material. summer that took forever to arrive! days per week he provides Alice’s husband, Robert Hawes ’56, a UMaine professor My life has been somewhat hectic treatment and consultation services the past several months—my family emeritus of animal science, also contributed a chapter on the to the community. Stephen also and I moved back to Massachusetts operates a private consulting family’s involvement in agriculture to the book. from Texas. It is great to be near old practice in Ellsworth and has been a Alice belongs to numerous genealogical societies and also friends again although we missed senior clinician at The Acadia serves as historian of the Hampden Congregational Church. the warm weather this winter. We Hospital in Bangor. have just bought a new home and Martin Pool was featured in the are expecting our second child in Maine Sunday Telegram’s Spotlight September. section in January. He has been a Many classmates had new and Grant Loring, who were born on Pamela LePage Greb wrote last social worker with Casey Family additions to their families in 2002. October 15, 2002. April, “I am currently living in the Services for the past nine years. Last summer saw the birth of many Have a wonderful summer Seattle, Washington, area with my Martin says he chose to work in baby boys. Kirsten and Thomas wherever you are. Drop me a husband Peter (we were married on child welfare hoping to make some Hale welcomed Matthew Thomas postcard from the beach, mountains, June 10, 2000, in Kennebunk, positive intervention early in into their South Portland home on or your own backyard and let us Maine) and four-week old newborn children’s lives. June 16. Frank and Susan Doyle know what’s new in your life. baby. Nikolaus Dean Greb was born Wayne Applebee has left his Neel of Bangor are the proud on January 3, 2003. Currently I am position as director of the Wiscasset parents of James Michael who was the director of systems engineering Community Center and Recreation born on July 2. He is welcomed for the northwest region for Ad­ Department to return to law home by two older brothers. Breckin vanced Digital Information Systems enforcement. The Lincoln County Michael was born on July 9 to Nicole 1992 (ADIC), where I’ve been for nearly sheriff offered Wayne a position as and Michael Gooch of Machias. two years. However, I’m currently on deputy sheriff. maternity leave learning how to take Plenty of new daughters were Michelle Bouchard Erin Crowley is busy planning care of this little one! Parenthood is born last year to proud Black Bear 25 Hardwick Road her summer wedding to David Hunt. moms and dads. Andrea Lutz Boothbay, ME 04537 amazing!” Erin lives in Denver, Colorado, and Kristen Emerson Brooks e- DiNapoli ’93 and Alec DiNapoli (207) 633-0655 is the news producer at KDVR-TV. mailed me with an update on her welcomed Claire Helen to their [email protected] The couple will be married in Falmouth home on September 17. A adventures since leaving Maine. Bangor. daughter, Jamie Faye, was born to She went to graduate school at the If you had the chance to see the Daniel and Joanne Gammons This is going to be a short column University of Arizona and got her holiday performance of The McQuarrie of Brewer, on October 3. this time around. I don’t have much master’s in special education and Nutcracker by the Maine State Ballet Rachel and Steven Johns of to report and I have been busy rehabilitation. She has taught spe­ last Christmas, you were entertained Westbrook are the parents of preparing for a new addition to our cial education and English to six by talented classmate Glenn Davis Angelica Marie, born on October 2. family. By the time this is published, graders for the past seven years. and his wife Janet in leading roles. Janel and Jonathan Goodman we will have had our second child. I Kristen married Eric Brooks in July Glenn took his first ballet class as a welcomed home Eliana Hope who have been also quite busy preparing of 2000 and bought a house in senior at UMaine, and later met his was born on October 13. The family for a new office building that my Windham, New Hampshire. They wife at a Maine State Ballet summer lives in Portland. business is building. My partner, had a little girl, Alyssa Grant Brooks, workshop where they now work One classmate has twice the joy John McCormick ’86, and I will be on July 17, 2002. side-by-side as instructors and and excitement in his family. relocating our optometry office, It seems that many more babies dancers. The couple also keeps Charles Nadeau and Victoria McCormick and Bouchard Eye Care are arriving for ’93 grads. busy spending time with their two- Reynolds of Westbrook, are the L.L.C, just down the road in Dama­ Julie and James Pochepan had year-old daughter, Emma Louise. proud parents of twins, Adele Mary riscotta, Maine. We can’t wait to be a little boy, Charles Jacob, on Au­

Summer 2003 Mainely People 35 gust 1st, 2002. Kathleen and James Cornwall welcomed Chase McMa­ 1995 hon on October 16th, 2002. Jennifer Kerry Martin and Christopher Turmel had a little Keri Sewell Seitz girl, Anne Catherine, born on July Johnston ’92 62 Fiske Street 27th, 2002. Alec ’91 and Andrea Waltham, MA 02451 Lutz DiNapoli welcomed Claire promoted to VP [email protected] Helen on September 17th, 2002. Jennifer and Darin Gray had a little at Peoples Bank girl, Olivia Megan, on July 19th, Hi everyone, I hope this column 2002. Michael and Jennifer Boutin Kerry Martin Johnston ’92 is finds you happy and healthy. Things McKeown had a little boy, Samuel in Massachusetts are going well and Alexander, on January 24th, 2002. now a vice president at Peo­ my family and I are enjoying sum­ Shawn and Patti Hall McBreairty ples Heritage Bank. She will mer and Red Sox baseball at Fen­ welcomed twin girls, Riley Jean and continue to manage business way Park. Let me know if you are Meaghan Karen, on September development, small business ever in town for a game—it’s always 14th, 2002. Congratulations to you nice to catch up! all on your exciting news! lending, and overall banking I’ll start this time around with the For our wedding news—congrat­ operations in her role as busi­ engagements, weddings, and ba­ ulations to Mark Wirta and Mamie ness and sales manager at bies—it seems like I always put Packard who were married on No­ the Peoples banking center in them at the end. Craig and Eileen vember 10th, 2002. “Joanie” Pulkkinen’s daughter, York, Maine. Marni, wed Craig Crowley of She joined Peoples in 1997 and has 10 years of banking Jonesport on April 12. Marni is a experience. graduate of UMaine Farmington and 1994 Kerry is a resident of York where she is active in volunteer is a second-grade teacher in S.A.D. 77, and Craig is a self-employed work. She serves as chair of the United Way Day of Caring and commercial fisherman. Karin Dono­ Beth Watson Heinold also volunteers with Junior Achievement, the Strike Out Cancer van will wed Matthew Tonello ’94 in 221 S. Jessup Street in Kids fundraiser, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma August. Karin is a senior marketing Philadelphia, PA 19107 Fundraiser. manager at CCBN.com in Boston. [email protected] Matthew received his master’s in structural engineering from the Stacey Stump University of Massachusetts and is 115 Second Street, NE, Apt #1 relative obscurity— Dyonisia welcomed a son, Zackery James, on pursuing an MBA at Boston Univer­ Washington, DC 20002 Giatas has joined the Portland July 25, 2002. Scott Clark and his sity, while working as a project [email protected] Symphony Orchestra as director of wife Nicole Legassie Clark ’95 had a manager at Consigili Construction in special events and volunteer daughter, Makayla Belle, also born Milford, Massachusetts. Also this Hello, Class of 1994! We hope services. Prior to joining the PSO, on July 25, 2002. Christopher summer, Jennifer Schlenker will summer is treating you well, and for Dyonisia worked for the Muskie Osterrieder and his wife Michelle wed Mark Koza ’96. Jennifer is a those of you up in Maine, we’re very, School of Public Service. Deb had a baby girl, Isabella Paige, on graduate admissions representative very jealous. We actually have some Smith, coach of the UMaine softball June 12, 2002. Troy Potter and his at Cambridge College in Cambridge, high-profile news for you this time team, received an award as part of wife Jennifer welcomed their new Massachusetts, while Mark is a around. But if that’s still not good Maine’s observance of National baby, Sophey Ray-Cummings, on biotech sales representative for enough, we have realized that it’s Girls and Women in Sports Day. June 17, 2002. Gregory Teegarden Mediatech of Boston. And Matthew almost time to start making plans for Thomas Moulton was elected and his wife Rosemary had a Walker and Rhonda Savoy ’99 of our big 10-year Reunion. Yes, that’s president of the Maine Commercial daughter, Ava Rosemary, on August Windham are engaged to be mar­ right—it’s just a year away! Start Association of Realtors. Thomas 9, 2002. ried. Matt is an attorney for Pierce making your plans now. Your loyal works for NAI the Dunham Group, a Captain Eric Puls is currently Atwood in Portland. class correspondents are planning commercial real estate firm in serving in the Persian Gulf. He We have some new babies to to be there—you should be too. But Portland. Lynn Thibeau has joined departed Fort Hood, Texas, for add to our future alumni list, all of on to the news— Bangor Securities as a financial Kuwait on March 27 as part of an which were, coincidentally, born at Celebrity alert! Kyle Rankin and consultant. Lynn was previously a advance party from the Army’s 4th Maine Medical Center in Portland. Efram Potelle won the director’s trust officer at Bar Harbor Infantry Division. Some of you may Scott ’94 and Nicole Legassie contest of Project Greenlight at the Bankshares. Earl Bierman was have seen the photo of Eric kissing Clark of Falmouth are the proud Sundance Film Festival. Project elected to his first term as state his daughter Katherine at the parents of Makalya Belle, born on Greenlight is backed by a representative in House District 132. airfield. He is a native of Bangor and July 25, 2002. Lauren Rose was partnership that includes Matt Michelle Emmons Clements a member of the Alpha Delta Alumni born on June 14, 2002, to William Damon and Ben Affleck and is received the Distinguished Drinking Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma. We all ’92 and Randi Frost Preis of West­ designed to help aspiring filmmakers Water Public Involvement Award wish him a safe and speedy return. brook. August 3, 2002, was the birth get their projects made. Kyle and from the New England Water Works date of Brennan Conner, son of Efram were selected to direct a film Association. Michelle is the public Daryl and Karen Melanson Rawns- titled The Battle of Shaker Heights. relations manager for the Portland Your classmates would ley of Cumberland. And Nathan and The film is currently scheduled to be Water District. Ellen Bailey of Portland welcomed in theaters nationally in August. In There are many future UMainers like to hear from you! Travis Pat on July 19, 2002. the meantime, the two directors will to report this time around. Marion A. Robert Dionne returned to be followed by HBO camera crews Young Talon and her husband Write or e-mail your class Hampstead Middle School in New for a documentary about the making Michael had a baby boy, Gabriel Hampshire as the interim chorus of the film that will air in June. Daniel, on June 23, 2002. Edmund correspondent today teacher last September after leaving As for the rest of us who toil in Szalajeski and his wife Lisa the Hampstead elementary school

36 Mainely People Summer 2003 to work full time as artistic director to report this time around. As al­ daughter, Hannah Bonnie, to their currently am an active duty officer in with the Majestic Theatre in ways, keep us updated on your family in July of last year. Congratu­ the United States Army Field Artil­ Manchester in 2000. Robert served happenings and travels. We love to lations! lery. I was promoted to captain in as the musical director for the hear from you. Enjoy the summer! Your classmates are looking September and was proud to have a school’s February production of Bye forward to reading about you in our fellow Beta, Captain Jon Velishka Bye Birdie. Robert was busy with next issue. Please be sure to drop ’97, pin on the rank. I recently com­ the part-time position, which cov­ us a line! pleted the Field Artillery Captains ered all choral and theatre classes, Career Course and the Combined while maintaining his theater com­ 1996 Arms Staff Service School, and mitments. He was filling the position received my master’s in manage­ for Liz Beaton, who was out on ment from Webster University in St. Leah K. McBreairty 1997 maternity leave. Michael Leavitt Louis. I moved to Giessen, Germa­ 41 Pitt Street Apt. 1 has a new position with Cassidy and ny, in March where I am with the 1st Portland, ME 04103 Associates, a government relations Erin Flynn Armored Division. (207) 781-9947 firm, in Washington, D.C. P.O. Box 96 We welcomed two new Black [email protected] The Maine Principal’s Associa­ Cornish, ME 04020 Bears to the world last summer: tion recognized Jay Pinkerton as (207) 625-7619 Blake Liam was born July 12, 2002, the 2003 Assistant Principal of the Greetings, ’96ers! How are you? [email protected] to Timothy ’90 and Lisa Dill Year. Jay is assistant head of What have you been up to? Are you Knedler of Enfield, Maine. Emily Rose was born August 29, 2002, to school at Lincoln Academy in New­ curious about what your classmates Greetings, Class of ’97, Steve and Sarah Carlisle Hunting­ castle. Prior to his current position at have been up to? Please help out by While there is only a brief report for ton of Portland, Maine. Lincoln Academy, Jay taught at sending in a quick update about this issue, your classmates would Kevin Tibbetts of Hampden, Foxcroft Academy for 11 years. He yourself. Your classmates are inter­ love to hear of your happenings. I Maine, is engaged to Lori Jones of received his bachelor’s degree in ested in hearing about you! am hoping you have just been so Brighton, Massachusetts, and will be earth science from Eastern Con­ Jeffrey Piampiano has joined busy achieving great things that the married in September. Kevin works necticut State College and his mas­ the Portland law firm of Drummond time to write and tell us about them for the MIT Center for Space Re­ ter’s in educational leadership from Woodsum and MacMahon. He lives has eluded you. Please take a search. Mark Lloyd of Brewer, UMaine. Jay was honored at a in Brunswick and has graduated minute and fill us in. Maine, is engaged to Shanna Jack­ special school assembly in Novem­ from the Maine School of Law since Jeffrey N. Schweitzer and man of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, ber and again at the MPA’s awards receiving his master of science Dawn M. Wright Schweitzer (who and they plan to marry this year. banquet during its May spring con­ degree from UMaine in 1996. Darci also attended UMaine), had their Mark is a deputy sheriff with Penob­ ference. Congratulations, Jay! Also Yost Hamm was promoted to vice first child on April 26, 2003, at 6:02 scot County, Maine. Shelly Tyrrell in education news, Lynn Madden president of retail banking for the a.m.The baby girl, Camden Rose, and John Tennett are engaged to Moretti was re-elected to the S.A.D. western division of Norway Savings was six pounds 10.5 ounces. They be married on July 26. Shelly is from 22 board of directors in Hampden. Bank. She was formerly the assis­ live in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Orono, received her master’s as a Lesley Withers received her tant vice president of in-store branch Enjoy the beautiful summer and literary specialist in May from doctoral degree from the University administration. remember that Homecoming is UMaine, and teaches reading recov­ of Connecticut in communication Jessica Smith is living in North closer than you think—it’s time to ery and first grade at Vine Street sciences with specialties in nonver­ Bennington, Vermont. She is a 2001 start planning. bal and interpersonal communica­ graduate of the Vermont Law School School in Bangor. John is from tion. Lesley received her bachelor of and is currently an associate in the Bangor, is completing his master’s arts degree in 1995 and her mas­ law offices of Jacobs, McClintock, in educational leadership from ter’s degree in 1997, both from and Scanlon LPC. She recently UMaine, and is a physical education UMaine. She is currently an assis­ became engaged to Daniel Mc­ 1998 teacher and coach at Bangor High tant professor at Central Michigan Manus. Tarren Bragdon is the School. Adam “Hoagie” Fisher is University in Mount Pleasant, Michi­ special assistant to the Senate CPT Robert E. Brewer engaged to Nina Wickenheiser of gan, where she lives with her hus­ president at the state house in c/o 310 Falleson Rd. Madawaska. They plan to marry July band, Nate Lockwood. Augusta. He recently married Anna Rochester, NY 14612-5615 5 and live in Farmingdale. Adam There was quite a write-up in the Maria Maschino. [email protected] handles public and legislative affairs Bangor Daily News about Monique Becky Drake and Rob Malone for the Department of Labor in Robertson and her twin, Nichole are engaged. The couple lives in Augusta and sings in the choir. Robertson Goodspeed and the Bangor. Becky is an assistant store A hearty Maine Hello to fellow Class First grade teacher at Pendleton parallel lives the twins lead as prin­ manager for Shaw’s Supermarket of 1998 members! I want to take a Street School in Brewer, Maine, cipals of schools in Washington and Rob is employed by the Bangor minute to introduce myself. Back in Laurie Dore Richards won a County. Both received doctoral Municipal Golf Course. Congrats to my days at UMaine I was active in $30,000 Internet Innovator Award for degrees from the University of Rob for recently passing his PAT Beta Theta Pi, Army ROTC, Sopho­ use of the Internet in her classroom. Mississippi and returned to Maine. entrance for the Professional Golf more Owls, and Senior Skulls. I Her class project can be seen at: In 2000, Nicole was hired as the Association! He plans to start the www.breweredu.org/pendleton/ principal of Princeton Elementary PGA program soon. richards/globalgarden/page2.html. School, while Monique took on the Derek Cashman lives in Boston Laurie is married to Cory and has position of assistant principal of and is an operations officer in loan Make plans now three daughters: Chelsea (7), Madawaska High School. Monique operations at Wainwright Bank. He Brooke (5), and Alexa (1). Jay was then hired as the principal of is engaged to Michelle Johnson. to attend Thomas, who received his master’s East Grand High School in Danforth Scott Story is the sheriff of in ’98, was one of approximately 100 in 2001. The article discussed the Waldo County. He was reelected in Homecoming 2003. educators receiving Radio Shack’s twins’ support for each other as well November 2002. National Teacher of the Year Award. as the confusion they sometimes In May of last year, Steve and Jay teaches general science and generate when approached by Crissy Freeman Cascio had a son, physics at Jay High School in Jay, parents. Owen. Madeline Pardue Williams October 3-5 Maine. He is married to Julie and That’s about all the news I have and husband Theodore welcomed a has twins Emily and Erik (5). Guard

Summer 2003 Mainely People 37 Cindy Blodgett was selected to ton Grammar and Cushing Commu­ son. Pat Spekhardt is a reporter for Two of our classmates will be play in the All-Star game of Ligue nity schools. Erica Campbell has the Portland-based NewslnME.com. hearing wedding bells soon. Feminin last December, the top been promoted to campaign manag­ In 2001, he won an Associated Courtney Nicholson of Bangor, female basketball league in France. er in the Bangor, Maine, office of Press award for the Best Radio Maine, has announced her Cindy has agreed to play with the Gary Friedmann and Associates, a Sportscast. He resides in Scarbor­ engagement to Richard Van Syckle Springfield Spirit of the National non-profit consulting firm. Erica ough. also of Bangor. They are planning a Women’s Basketball League. She directs all aspects of annual and Denise J. Viekman and her September 2003 wedding. Courtney currently lives in Boston, Massachu­ capital fund-raising campaigns for husband, Tim ’90, welcomed a is employed by Eastern Maine setts. clients. Horizons Health Services of daughter late last spring. Delaney Medical Center as a registered Kristen Williams is a master of Ashland appointed Glenda Lawler Rose celebrated her first birthday on nurse. Classmate Patrick Taylor, fine arts student in theater at Dwyer as the director of primary June 11th. Tara Eisner recently formally of Patten, Maine, plans to Roosevelt University’s Chicago care services. Glenda will oversee stopped traveling long enough to marry Melissa Holland of Towson, College of Performing Arts. Kristen Aroostook Pediatrics and seven send an e-mail update from Sydney, Maryland, in May. Patrick is a critical played the part of Mrs. Antrobus in Horizon health centers in Aroostook Australia. Tara’s latest adventure care registered nurse and plans to The Skin of Our Teeth with County. She is also pursuing a took her through Fiji, Australia, and attend Georgetown University in the Roosevelt’s Theatre Conservator in master of science in business at New Zealand for three months this fall to pursue a master’s degree in December. She has also had roles Husson College. spring. She spent much of that time nursing with a specialization in in several other productions and Kasey Faunce wrote, “I am backpacking, but she did have time anesthesia. We wish these couples served as stage manager in another. engaged to be married to Bill Harris to catch a rugby game and see the best in their future lives together. Jason Hallett received his doctoral in August 2003.1 work in organiza­ Cinderella at the Sydney Opera Hope you all have a great degree in chemical engineering from tional effectiveness at Hannaford House. summer and get to enjoy the Georgia Institute of Technology last Brothers (Scarborough, Maine) and Lt. Jeffery Shirland was de­ beautiful weather. Drop me a line if August. Jason resides in Smyrna, Bill is a pediatric occupational thera­ ployed to the Persian Gulf in April as you want to share any new news Georgia, with his fiancee Karen pist with Support Solutions (Lewist­ a member of the Maine Army Na­ with your classmates. Polizzi. Eric “Slappy” Simonds on, Maine). We both live in Portland, tional Guard. Jeff, who is from Old received a bachelor’s of science Maine.” Town, is a platoon leader in a tacti­ degree in criminology from the Captain Kyle Fox is serving in cal transportation company. We wish University of Southern Maine. Eric U.S. Army Intelligence in Korea. He him a safe and speedy return. 2001 recently bought a house in Saco, expects to return home to his wife We hope you are having a won­ Maine. He is a program specialist and child in Texas in the fall. derful summer. Please drop us a supervisor at Long Creek Youth I am proud to fill this role as our note to let us know what you’ve Bonnie Joy Dewkett Development Center in South Port­ class correspondent. I look forward been up to! 36 Main Street land, Maine, sings in a local barber­ to hearing from you and sharing Apartment 4 shop quartet, and dabbles in tap your experiences with our fellow Topsham, ME 04086 dancing. classmates. Drop a note to me or (207) 725-0286 Lori Wingo is a member of the the alumni association and let me 2000 blkbearl [email protected] Bangor Symphony Orchestra in know what you are doing. Bangor, Maine, and is part of the For the Class of 2001 this spring Heidi Dombrock outreach program that travels the marks the two year anniversary of 1223 Kirby Circle state to bring live music to rural our graduation. Although some of us Bel Air, MD 21015 communities across the state. have returned from time to time, for 1999 [email protected] Ethan Croce is conducting a study many it’s been two years since of recreational fields and the number we’ve eaten at the Bear’s Den, Lindsay Porter Harmon of sports organizations using them Some of our classmates started walked down the mall to class, and 354 Hogan Road for the town of Kennebunk and YES new jobs with the new year. Nichole joined friends at Pat’s Pizza after a #26 (Youth Education in Sports). Ethan Mitchell is a new face at the Planet game. Although we all remember Bangor, ME 04401 lives in Portland with his wife and is Dog in Portland, Maine. She is an our rainy May graduation day fondly, [email protected] studying community planning and operation assistant there. Previous we’ve gone on to bigger and better development at the Muskie School. to this job she worked with second things. Andrea Downs-Quenneville Michelle Alexander is working as a and third graders at Narragansett Daniel Worcester is fulfilling his 1007 Westford Street, Apt. 1 mental health clinician for Sweetser Elementary School in Gorham. dream of becoming a Maine state Lowell, MA 01851 and has a daughter, Rowan. Matt Heather Ingraham is the new trooper. He recently completed his [email protected] Haney serves as athletic director for director of the Sebasticook Valley training at the Maine Criminal Jus­ Old Town High School in Old Town, Community Center (SVCC) in tice Academy and is now finishing Maine. Matt also coached their Karl Anderson has been named a Newport, Maine. Prior to SVCC, his field training in Washington baseball team to a 14-4-1 record in commercial lender with Bangor Heather was employed by County. the spring 2002 season. Savings Bank. Karl lives in Or- Skowhegan parks and recreation Jeremy Garland, who graduated The new principal of Medway rington, Maine. Joanna Cronkite department for two years. magna cum laude, has recently Middle School in Medway, Maine, is has been promoted to manager in Classmate Amanda Tolman of joined Nancy Marshall Communica­ Kevin Towle (G). Kevin previously the tax services division of Baker, Camden, Maine, started a new job tions. Jeremy will be a traffic manag­ served as principal of the Helen S. Newman, and Noyes of Portland, this past fall teaching French at er for the public relations firm and Dunn School in Greenbush, Maine. Maine, where she has been with the Rockland District High School. Best will be utilizing his technical skills as Jennifer Fogarty was hired as a firm over three years. wishes to these classmates as they well as his desire to learn more program administrative coordinator/ Our column is rather short this start a new chapter of their career about the public relations industry. teacher for the Spurwink School’s time around, but we do have a few lives. The USDA Natural Resources therapeutic nursery school. Becky items of news to share! Nancy P. Alexander has been Conservation Service has recently Blue Moore was hired as a physical Steve Kariya is still playing with elected as secretary of the welcomed Autumn Birt as part of a education teacher at Lura Libby the Manitoba Moose in the AHL. University of Maine Foundation. She two-year training program designed School in Thomaston, Maine. Becky Steve was one of the team’s leading will be working closely with other to replace those who will be retiring also instructs students at Thomas­ scorers during the 2002-2003 sea­ alumni during her time in office. within the next few years. At the end

38 Mainely People Summer 2003 of the two-year program, Autumn will player, Peter Metcalf, is now found be eligible for full-time employment. playing hockey with the Boston Two UMaine grads are taking Michael Reynolds ’98 Bruins American Hockey League part in a very important testing affiliate in Providence. process to help protect Maine’s deer Documentary Some of us went on to pursue population from wasting disease. higher education. Jenna Petelle is Kendall Marden and Anna Kettell looks at living getting her master’s in social work at are research assistants working with the University of New Hampshire. a state wildlife biologist in collecting with disabilities Shelly Roberts attends grad school data and studying Maine’s deer in Pennsylvania. Alma Delic-lbukic, population in order to prevent an Nationally known disabled who has a degree in electrical engi­ outbreak of wasting disease, a neering, will be continuing her mas­ serious disease similar to mad cow. activist and UMaine alumnus, ter’s at UMaine. Marsha Bryant will The Westford Youth Theater is Michael Reynolds ’98, released be part of the Class of 2006 at proud to have begun production on his first independent documen­ Oklahoma State University College another new hit season. The West­ tary film last December in con­ of Veterinary Medicine. Stephanie ford Theater is an opportunity for Gosselin is pursuing a master’s children in Westford to gain experi­ junction with the 2002 Interna­ degree in speech therapy at the ence and knowledge of musical tional TASH Conference in University of Northern Iowa in Cedar theater that they may not gain else­ Boston. Falls, Iowa, while her fiance and where. Andrew Hicks, who earned Michael’s film, L/7e and fellow alumnus Travis Grondin his degree in theater/directing has pursues a doctor of chiropractic joined the staff this season. Death in Maine, documents many of the events surrounding degree at Palmer College of Chiro­ Although we are all very busy Maine’s 2000 Assisted Suicide Referendum. His intent was to practic in Davenport, Iowa. Travis with our own lives, it’s important to capture the opposition to the referendum from a disability rights and Stephanie plan on a June 2003 keep in touch with one another. We perspective. wedding! received fewer articles than ever Others decided to go into the before in this edition and I’d like to “Our society regards disability as a fate worse than death,” military, like Angela Pulcifur, who ask you all to drop us a line. Let us he says. “I suffer from incontinence; every four to six hours I joined the U.S. Army and reported to know where you are working and either need to change an undergarment or catheterize myself. Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, living. Are you getting married? The idea that I’d want to kill myself over what amounts to a Missouri, for basic training. Michael Growing a family? Moving? We’d Scott Oakes was promoted to 2nd love to hear from you and let your slight annoyance is ludicrous.” lieutenant in the U.S. Army in Sep­ classmates know what you’re up to! Michael, who has cerebral palsy, says the documentary grew tember. His job will be a treatment Write to the alumni office or my out of his website, uppity-disability.net, which he developed as platoon leader in the 702 Main address! Thank you and happy an honors project at UMaine. The site is funded through Re­ Support Battalion in the 2nd Infantry. summer! Congratulations to Ryan Shaw sources Organizing for Social Change, a progressive nonprofit for passing his NASD Series 7 and based in Monroe, Maine. 66 exams to obtain his securities Michael lives in Lewiston and works in the financial services licenses. He is employed as a finan­ 2002 field. cial advisor at Eagle Financial Strat­ egies in Brewer. For many of our classmates the Katie Braggins path after graduation was straight­ c/o Maine Center for the Arts engaged and set a wedding date of Town Fire Department. forward; they knew they wanted to University of Maine September 18, 2004. Thomas has a An e-mail from Captain Sandra teach children of all ages. Patti Orono, ME 04469 degree in new media and is em­ Langlais Wardwell at Andrews Air Pelletier began teaching seventh (207) 581-1805 ployed by the University of Maine. Force Base in Maryland is a few grade social studies and language [email protected] Allison Jones and Blaine Green months old by now, so who knows arts at Ellsworth Middle School. are planning a May 2003 wedding. where she is today. At the time of Joyce Miller teaches third and I cannot believe that it has been a She works as a manager with The her e-mail, she was working in the fourth grade at Calvary Chapel year since we graduated. It just Limited in Phoenix, Arizona. base hospital nursery and gearing Christian School. Terri Lunt is an seemed like we were wrapping up Michelle Mansell and Rodney up as part of a “mobility team” to education technician at Ellsworth finals week with eager anticipation Belanger are planning on an August prepare for deployment. Middle School. Christin Taylor of the big day with family and 30, 2003, wedding. She works at the Cheryl Daigle is still enjoying teaches math at Ellsworth High friends. So much has happened with Northern Maine General Hospital. her research as a science publica­ School. Sarah Frank is the new our classmates since then. We all Hannah Jackson Hall married tions specialist where she will work guidance counselor at Buckfield had to choose a path in life and ours fellow alumnus David Hall ‘01 on closely with the Maine Sea Grant High School. Bethany Andrews seemed to have led us in all differ­ October 19, 2002, and took a hon­ staff and the Marine Extension team teaches English at Mattanawcook ent directions. eymoon in London. They both now to interpret marine and other scien­ Academy in Lincoln. Joshua Waltz Congratulations are in order for reside in Yarmouth. Shelly Newhall tific information for coastal commu­ is employed by ETN Foreign Lan­ several happy couples who are Poulin married fellow alumnus nities and the public. guage Institute of the Republic of planning on getting married in the Michael Poulin ‘00 on October 5, Marcia LaRochelle Diamond Korea and is working in Ulsan City near future and to those who were 2002, and she works for Eastern and fellow alumnus Mark Hatch ‘95 teaching English as a Second Lan­ recently married. Michael S. McIn­ Maine Medical Center in Bangor. co-authored Legal Issues for Maine guage. Kelly Sheldon is an English tire and Amanda Scally are en­ Charles McCann has accepted Educators. The book provides a teacher at Lake Region High gaged and no wedding date has a position of assistant grounds synthesis of federal and state con­ School. Jordan Main is a fifth grade been set. Michael works at Colby superintendent at Natanis Golf stitutional, statutory, and case laws teacher at Brook Elementary Sawyer College. Thomas Tremblay Course in Vassalboro. Brother Rex that apply to Maine’s schools. School. Jessica Bouchard teaches and Allison Ouellett were recently A. Norris is a chaplain for the Old Our famous UMaine hockey English at Marshwood High. Rebec­

Summer 2003 Mainely People 39 ca Turner was hired as a classroom a corporate accountant for Webber Company in Jay. Fellow civil engi­ grads, moving to the greater Port­ teacher at Scarborough Middle Oil Company in Bangor. neer, Ryan R. Labrecque, accepted land area, should seriously consider School. Julie Martel is a fifth grade Kevin Gove has gone to work a position as field engineer/con- buying rather than renting because teacher at Marshwood Middle for the Marshall Communications struction manager with the Gilbane of similar costs, building equity, and School. Samantha Pickering is a family of companies as a Maine Company of Providence, Rhode other great benefits.” To check into sixth grade teacher at Sedgwick Media Clipping Service reader and Island. Robert Pontau, Jr. is em­ these benefits, log on to Chris’s Elementary School. Lee Anne an account assistant. Amanda ployed by Harry C. Crooker and website, http://agent.kw.com/ Birmingham is a sixth grade teach­ Hebert joined The Keene Sentinel’s Sons in Topsham. Both Lacie Halfa­ ChrisLavoie/ or e-mail him at er at Leonard Middle School in Old staff in June 2002 as a regional cre Kennedy and Susannah Quin­ [email protected]. Chris is furthering Town. Joshua Curtis is an art reporter covering towns east of tal joined the process engineering his love for soccer and has begun teacher for Old Town High School. Keene, New Hampshire. department of National Semiconduc­ coaching at the high school level. Christine Chadwick is an educa­ Julia Munsey is a field coordina­ tor in South Portland. Heather He helped lead North Yarmouth tion technician at Leonard Middle tor for the Maine House Democratic Merriman works as an environmen­ Academy to a high school champi­ School in Old Town. Heather Bryant Campaign Committee and has tal engineer at Wright-Pierce’s onship this past season. Chris looks is a seventh grade math and social worked on both state and national special projects group and wastewa­ forward to catching up with friends studies teacher at Harrison Middle campaigns, including that of State ter practice group in the Topsham and classmates. Please feel free to School in the Yarmouth area. Lisa Senator Susan Longley ’92G. office. Brian Taddeo is a civil engi­ e-mail him. Beaulieu is a physical education Sally Curran, with a degree in neer in the civil/infrastructure prac­ I recently joined the staff at the teacher at Hampden Academy. women’s studies and Spanish, tice group in Portland. Maine Center for the Arts and Hud­ Along in a business career path, worked at the Appalachian Mountain Chris Lavoie, a recent graduate son Museum at the University of Jessica Watson, with a degree in Club in the White Mountains of New from the University of Maine Busi­ Maine as an executive secretary. In business administration and a con­ Hampshire until October. The AMC ness School, writes that he, “is my spare time you can also find me centration in marketing, was ap­ is a nonprofit organization that making a big impact in the real working at the Disney Store in the pointed as development assistant to maintains campsites and trails, estate market in the greater Portland Bangor Mall. the Portland Symphony Orchestra monitors environmental conditions, area.” Chris has joined Keller Will­ I want to wish everyone good where she started this past July. and offers educational services. iams Realty, “a company that is luck and happiness this summer. If Sam Francis, with a degree in Now she is traveling in Spain and revolutionizing the real estate indus­ you have any news that you want to business administration, has been Latin America. try. A common place to go for a share with me and our classmates, named a life specialist for Brenda Shawn Kelley, with a degree in graduate is the Portland area be­ please feel free to write to me or Flagg’s State Farm Insurance Agen­ chemical engineering, accepted a cause of its culture, night life, and send me an e-mail. I would love to cy. Melinda Hills St. Peter works as position with International Paper great career opportunities. Recent hear from you!

The Alumni Association Salutes University of Maine Alumni Serving in the Maine Legislature

Maine Senate: Rosita Gagne-Friel '67 (D-Buckfield) Michael Brennan '78 (D-Portland) Anita Peavey Haskell '59, '66G (R-Greenbush) Dennis Damon '71 (D-Trenton) Ken Honey '55 (R-Boothbay) Paul Davis, Sr. '86 (R-Sangerville) Henry L. Joy '76G (R-Crystal) John Martin '62 (D-Eagle Lake) Thomas J. Kane '65 (D-Saco) Arthur Mayo III '58 (R-Bath) Donna M. Loring '84 (Penobscot Nation) W. Tom Sawyer, Jr. '70 (R-Bangor) H. Sawin Millett, Jr. '67 (R-Waterford) Ethan Strimling '92 (D-Portland) Stanley A. Moody '62 (R-Manchester) Karl W. Turner '65 (R-Cumberland Foreside) Jacqueline Beck Norton '65, '89G (D-Bangor) Raymond G. Pineau '67 (D-Jay) House of Representatives Maitland E. Richardson '50 (R-Skowhegan) James D. Annis '61 (R-Dover-Foxcroft) Richard W. Rosen '77 (R-Bucksport) Donald P. Berry, Sr. '63 (R-Belmont) Thomas B. Saviello '74G, '78 Ph.D. (D-Wilton) Leonard Earl Bierman '94 (R-Sorrento) Roger L. Sherman '67 (R-Hodgdon) William P. Browne '64 (R-Vassalboro) Nancy E. Smith '86 (D-Monmouth) Darlene Jackson Curley '77 (R-Scarborough) Gary E. Sukeforth '83 (Unenrolled-Union) Matthew Dunlap '87G, '94G (D-Old Town) Joshua A. Tardy '90 (R-Newport) William M. Earle '57 (D-Damariscotta) Jonathan Thomas-attending (D-Orono) Edward D. Finch '68 (R-Fairfield) James H. Tobin, Jr. '85 (R-Dexter) Kenneth C. Fletcher '68 (R-Winslow) William R. Walcott '94 (D-Lewiston)

40 Mainely People Summer 2003 Alumni Bookshelf

The Albion Antelope some important things, especially the wom­ a story of survival by patient perseverance The Ron Marks Story an he gave up for his career, he quits his through years of puzzlement and frustration. Bill Sawtell ’71 suffocating job and strikes out across the But it is much more. Harry Sylvester shares 2002 U.S. for a fun, relaxing vacation. His trip, with us many lessons about learning disabili­ however, soon turns into a run for his life ties, lessons that he learned the hard way, Bill Sawtell has when he witnesses a late-night convenience during the many years in which our larger The Ata written a book on store robbery in Wisconsin and the crooks society was itself just discovering what one of Maine’s most come after him. learning disabilities are. successful high What follows is actually two parallel but Sylvester’s book has been adopted for school coaches, intertwined stories: Simon’s search for spiri­ classroom use at the university and is a Ron Marks ‘62, who tual truth and fulfillment, in which he finds “must read” for teachers, school administra­ Ron Marks spent most of his himself seriously considering his own spiritu­ tors, law enforcement, and social service Story career at Schenck al beliefs and wondering about the presence workers. He offers pragmatic academic, High School in East of God in his life; and a dramatic chase in social, and legislative solutions to profes­ Millinocket. The which he leads the crooks through the wilds sionals and parents. book will be of inter­ of the western United States. Harry Sylvester was president of the est to all those who love Maine sports histo­ Jason graduated in 1998 with a B.S. in Learning Disabilities Association of America, ry and there are interesting facts at every journalism and presently works as a writer graduated in 1955 with a B.S. in mechanical turn. He begins with Marks’ early childhood and artist. He lives in Windsor, Maine. This engineering, and lives in Albion, Maine. This on a farm in Albion, his years in high school book can be ordered through the web site: book can be ordered by contacting: Oxton and at the University of Maine, and finally his www.publishamerica.com. House Publishers, LLC, P.O. Box 209, Farm­ coaching and administrative career. The ington, Maine, 04938 or e-mail: book also reveals Marks’ personal side with [email protected]. his wife and four children contributing to Legacy of the Blue Heron passages on a coach’s family life. Living with Learning Disabilities Bill Sawtell graduated in 1971 with a Harry Sylvester ’55 Now I Am An Old Man degree in psychology and has written 30 Oxton House Publishers, LLC, 2002 Odyssey of a Teacher histories and biographies. He has covered Edgar C. Alward ’61G sports for five publications, most recently as In the first chapter of 1st Books Library, 2003 an editor for Maine Roundball Magazine. Legacy of the Blue This book was printed and distributed locally Heron, Harry Edgar Alward was and copies may be in short supply. It may be Sylvester ’55 writes: born in the small available at Borders in Bangor or Moose on “Learning disabilities Maine town of the Roof Gift Shop in Millinocket. didn’t cause me any Millinocket, the first trouble in life until I of eight children. walked into the first Aware that his From Gun-Draw To Getaway grade. It probably financially strapped Jason Cunningham ’98 would have hap­ parents would be Publish America Book Publishers, 2002 pened earlier, but unable to provide his when I started in college dreams, he From Gun-Draw To there weren’t any left his hometown in Getaway is the story kindergartens. It was 1937, and I was five 1940 with $65.00 of Simon Blue, a 34- years old. The interesting thing about the and headed for college. He attended Bangor year-old office work­ date is that this was when Samuel Orton Theological Seminary for three years, er who one day started writing his first papers on what was Gordon College in Boston, and then awakens from the to be called dyslexia.” received his master’s in education from the stupor of his unsatis­ Sylvester still has the same disabilities University of Maine in 1961. fying life and de­ with which he began the first grade in north­ Now I Am an Old Man is written in chro­ From Gun-Draw To Getaway cides to start truly ern Maine. Despite that, he became a suc­ nological order with flashbacks woven into living. Gripped by cessful mechanical engineer, business own­ the stories. His school experiences were Jason the realization that er, and boatbuilder. His book is a story of overshadowed by dyslexia, a condition un­ he’s missed out on persistence in the face of misunderstanding, known at the time. What transpired out in the

Summer 2003 Mainely People 41 Alumni Bookshelf real world was a lifetime of struggle. He crime—into life imprisonment.” Moore charg­ Her search and extensive research led developed innovative learning techniques es, “Cops ignored evidence. Prosecutors her to a surprising historic link with her three and after graduation was financially secure concealed evidence.” home towns. The photographs are a story in enough to pursue training and practice in the Moore graduated with a B.S. in 1956 and themselves and her descriptions of Maine skills of reading and writing. He taught for 54 presently lives with his wife in Brunswick, will inspire. years and in 1994 was honored as an asso­ Maine. This book can be ordered by contact­ She has also published books on Cape ciate professor emeritus in English from ing Blackberry Books, Nobleboro, Maine, Ann, Massachusetts, history including: Westfield State College, Westfield, Massa­ 04555. Hannah and the Hatchet Gang; Thachers chusetts. Island of the Twin Lights; Nippers, Alward lives in Northampton, Massachu­ Nightcaps, and Needles; and Rockport, The A Town Called Drew & Beyond setts, and is an editor and publisher for other Making of a Tourist Treasure. authors and organizations, and has written Eleanor Currie Parsons ’39 Her latest book can be ordered by The Sandy Bay Historical Society & Punctuation Plain and Simple. contacting The Sandy Bay Historical Society To order either of his books e-mail: Museums, 2003 & Museums. www.1stbooks.com. Eleanor Currie Parsons sets the Summer’s Vacation tone for her latest Lynn Plourde ’77, ’78G Human Sacrifice book right from the Illustrated by Greg Couch James P. Moore ’56 first chapter. Simon and Schuster, 2003 Blackberry Books, 2002 “A town called Drew, though barely a With the recent publi­ In his introduction to speck on the whirling cation of Summer’s Human Sacrifice globe, had become Vacation, author Lynn Jim Moore writes: for us, nevertheless, Plourde ’77 and “This is a story of a familiar inkblot on illustrator Greg injustice—an inno­ our thumb-smudged Couch complete their cent man bulldozed map of Maine. ‘That’s seasonal cycle of into life imprison­ where you were born,’ our parents would tell children’s books. The ment and kept there us children, pointing to the map. ‘No,’ they others in the series by a legal communi­ said, in their New England economy of are Wild Child, Winter ty that doesn’t give words, ‘No one has ever returned.’ Their Waits, and Spring’s a damn. Americans message was clear. There was nothing to Sprung. The books can be enjoyed by chil­ really need to know return to. dren from ages three to eight. that every story “As we grew older, the new travel maps Summer’s Vacation celebrates the joy the doesn’t have a happy ending. And, it could confirmed what we had long suspected; that season brings to children. But as a press happen to anyone!” Drew, our hometown, had vanished with the release from the publisher indicates, the book Many may remember the 1988 murder of finality of invisible ink. It was apparent to us also communicates a message. 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin, that cartographers, as well as our families, “Who would rather do chores when there’s Maine, and the conviction of Dennis no longer considered Drew worthy of their fun to be had? Summer would rather hike, Dechaine for that murder. Moore has written attention.” camp, pick berries, and splash in the waves a book which questions the legal system in Eleanor Currie Parsons was born in than tend to chores. But when she stands at Maine during the trial of Dechaine, and Drew, grew up in Hartland, and has lived her the top of a mountain and sees the dull, Moore believes that an innocent man has adult life in Rockport, Massachusetts. She parched land below, she realizes that ignor­ been imprisoned. The story is drawn directly began a search for family roots in the place ing her chores has had some awful conse­ from police files, court records, trial tran­ she remembered as a child, Drew. Drew was quences. So she grabs her sprinkling can scripts, media reports, and recorded inter­ built to support the Sprague lumber mill near and begins to set things right.” views. Moore states, “Human Sacrifice the Mattawamkeag River. The pulp and In addition to the seasonal cycle, Plourde, chronicles the chilling series of events that paper industry overshadowed the lumber who lives year-round in Maine, has written led the State of Maine to railroad an inno­ industry and eventually the town was empty, several other children’s books including Snow cent man—a thirty-year-old, college educat­ the houses dismantled and moved out by Day and School Picture Day. ed farmer never before even suspected of a railroad.

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1969 Andrew L. Gross to Mirjam Gramatzki on James C. Otis to Valerie M. Gillespie on November 20, 2002, in Hannover, Germany. November 16, 2002, in South Portland. They They took a trip to Malta and live in Essex reside in Scarborough after a trip to the Junction, Vermont. Turks and Caicos Islands. Raymond Reginald Cloutier to Michelle Yvonne King on March 15, 2003, in 1970 Windham, Maine. They reside in Windham Gerry G. M. Palmer, Jr. to Susan E. after a trip to St. Maarten. Hawkes ’85 on May 9, 2003, in Bangor, Maine. They took a wedding trip to Bar 1995 Harbor and Grand Manan Island and live in Todd A. Ray to Tiffany A. Carroll on October Bangor. 26, 2002, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Charles Albert to Jennifer Beaulieu on 1985 August 31, 2002, in Fort Kent, Maine. They Amy Stanley Seidel to Jeffrey Thomas on took a wedding trip to Bar Harbor and reside October 5, 2002, in Scarborough, Maine. in Fort Kent. They reside in Scarborough after a trip to the Michael P. Smith to Annathea Dostilio on Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. December 17, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stephanie Burchill to Scott Love on They honeymooned in Hawaii and reside in October 11,2002, in Gray, Maine. They live Phoenix, Arizona. in Anchorage after a trip to Mexico. Tanya Mae Friend to Gilbert Donald Thibeau II on October 12, 2002, in Fort 1987 Fairfield, Maine. They honeymooned in St. Diana Frances Petrakos to Dr. Christopher Lucia and live in Waterville. Michael Mangini in Hartland Hills, Vermont. Kevin Edward Bresnahan to Dana Lynne They took a trip to California and live in Schwefler on August 17, 2002, in Wells, Woodstock, Vermont. Maine. They took a honeymoon trip to Douglas Robert Wood to Kristina Lynn Ellis Hawaii and reside in Watertown, Monique Cote and Alex Claverie, members of on February 16, 2003, in Negril, Jamaica. Massachusetts. the Class of 2001, were married on August 6, They honeymooned in Jamaica. 2002. Both are graduates of the chemical Daniel David Mattsen to Rebecca Lynn Cyr engineering department. Alex now works as an on January 11,2003, in Bangor, Maine. They 1988 engineer at International Paper in Jay, and took a trip to New York City and live on Monique is an engineer at the MeadWestvaco Matthew W. Ek to Candace Anderson on Swans Island, Maine. mill in Rumford. They are living in Farmington. December 21, 2002, in Cape Elizabeth, Donald “Scott” Thrasher to Wendy L. Maine. They live in Portland following a Downing on August 3, 2002, in Waterville, wedding trip to Negril, Jamaica. Massachusetts. Maine. They took a wedding cruise to James Morin to Shannon Porter on Bermuda and live in Madison, Maine. 1992 November 9, 2002, in Wells, Maine. They Steven Maxcy to Deborah Allen on reside in Limington after a trip to the 1996 September 21,2002, in Camden, Maine. Bahamas. Melissa Jane Paquette to William Zachary They live in Portland after a trip to Tisha Berube to Scott Feyler on January 4, Laidley on January 19, 2003, in Sharon, Nantucket. 2003, in Yarmouth, Maine. They Massachusetts. They reside in East Christopher David Shea to Bridget Lynn honeymooned in Hawaii and reside in Walpole, Massachusetts, after a trip to Bazinet on November 9, 2002, in Lewiston, Boston. Quebec City. Maine. They traveled to Las Vegas and Brian F. Watts to Nancy Allaire in Boston. Tarren R. Bragdon to Anna M. Maschino on reside in Auburn, Maine. They traveled to Hawaii and live in December 7, 2002, in Portland, Maine. They Foxborough, Massachusetts. took a wedding trip to Belize, Central 1993 1994 America, and live in Augusta. Stacey Webber to Matthew Bodwell on Michelle Ann Davis to Thomas Earl Ryan Christopher Thibodeau to Michele September 7, 2002, in Lynnfield, Paterson on September 7, 2002. in Dedham, Lee Halloran on April 17, 2003, in Las Massachusetts. They took a honeymoon trip Maine. They honeymooned in Bar Harbor Vegas, Nevada. They spent their to Disney World and reside in Ipswich, and reside in Ohio. honeymoon in Las Vegas

Summer 2003 Mainely People 43 Weddings and reside in Glenburn, Maine. Maine. They took a cruise in the Western 1997 Caribbean and live in Chad Hebert to Jennifer Tourtelotte on Oc­ North Berwick, Maine. tober 19, 2002, in Gardiner, Maine. They Robert Paterson to took a wedding trip to Jamaica and live in Kate Swenson on June Gardiner. 8, 2002. After a trip to Maine and Bermuda, 1998 they live in Portsmouth, Patrick Charles Veroneau to Cynthia Lea New Hampshire. Tayman on October 12, 2002, in Portland, Monique Cote to Alex­ Maine. They reside in South Portland after a ander Claverie on April trip to Jamaica. 6, 2002, in Presque Kerry Ann Parkhurst to Christopher Frank Isle, Maine. They live in Gross on December 28, 2002, in Portland, Farmington, Maine. Maine. They reside in South Portland follow­ Joshua Dodge to ing a trip to Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica. Rena Connors on July Keith Lionel Pelletier to Mandy Lynn Estes 20, 2002, in Augusta, on October 5, 2002, in Auburn, Maine. They Maine. They took a took a cruise to the Western Caribbean and Royal Caribbean reside in New Gloucester, Maine. Class of 2000 members Carrie Bianchi and Cruise, and live in Newport, Maine. Nicholas Lamphere were married on August David B. Hall to Hannah Lindsay Jackson 10, 2002, in Boothbay Harbor. They now live in 1999 ’02 on October 19, 2002, in Lewiston, Boston. Joshua A. Radel to Tammy Cyr ’01 on Maine. They took a wedding trip to London October 5, 2002, in East Millinocket, Maine. and reside in Yarmouth, Maine. Following a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii, the couple resides in Ellsworth. Shawn D. Upton to Kristi Star Auer 01 on October 26, 2002, in Brewster, New York. They took a wedding trip to Williamsburg, Recently Married? Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and live in Wilmot, New Hampshire. Jennifer Marie Waite to Scott Alan Barr on We would love to run a October 5, 2002, in Lewiston, Maine. They took a wedding trip to Cancun, Mexico, and photograph of your big day in reside in Westbrook, Maine. the alumni magazine. And if Jonathan D. Maynard to Lyndsey J. Cheney on October 12, 2002, in Presque possible include your UMaine Isle, Maine. After a honeymoon in Cancun, alumni guests in the photo. Mexico, the couple resides in Presque Isle. Either a print or hi-res digital 2000 photo will work. Send it to: Carrie Bianchi to Nicholas Lamphere on Alumni Publications August 10, 2002, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They reside in Boston. P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473 Candice Adams to Eugene Randall, Jr., on August 3, 2002. They live in Etna, Maine. or e-mail: UMaine graduates David B. Hall 01 and [email protected]. 2001 Hannah Lindsay Jackson 02 were married on Sarah Lyndsay Brock to Joshua Reid He­ October 19, 2002, in Lewiston, Maine. They bert on September 28, 2002, in Wells, now live in Yarmouth.

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1925 Mansfield Morton Packard, February 14, Clara Peabody Hersum Chapman 2003, from South Paris and Waterville, Class of 1927 Maine, at 99. 1927 Clara Peabody Hersum Chapman, January The university lost one of its most loyal graduates in 8, 2003, from Topsham, Maine, at 96. January, with the passing of Clara Peabody Hersum Gertrude Elizabeth Hammond, January 22, Chapman ’27. 2003, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at She was very active in alumni affairs, serving as 97. a leader in the Northern Kennebec Alumni Associa­ 1929 tion. She also served as both a board member and Hazel Louise Emerson Hall, February 11, an officer of the UMaine alumni association. For her 2003, from North Fryeburg, Maine, at 96. loyalty and dedication she received the Block “M” 1930 Award in 1969. Willard Parker Baker, Jr., March 5, 2003, Clara was well known for her civic activities. She from Millinocket, Maine, and Gorham, New served on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Edu­ Hampshire, at 95. cation, was president of the Waterville branch of the 1931 American Association of University Women, and was Roger “Cherry” Lee Annis, January 4, on the board of the New England Home for Little Wanderers. She also volunteered 2003, from Wells, Maine, at 95. for the Girl Scouts, Literacy Volunteers, and Mid Maine Medical Center. 1932 Mildred Boynton Bunker, March 7, 2003, from Jay and Millinocket, Maine, at 92. 1938 Robert Frank Stewart, April 6, 2003, from Arthur Whittier Hall, February 12, 2003, Jean Stafford Kent Belding, February 1, Palm Harbor, Florida, at 84. from Bath, Maine, at 92. 2003, from Keene, New Hampshire, at 86. 1941 Priscilla Noddin, February 9, 2003, from Douglas Dingwall, March 9, 2003, from Paul Raymond Dumas, March 18, 2003, Rockland, Maine, at 92. Presque Isle, Maine, at 86. from Berlin, New Hampshire, at 85. 1933 Armand “Army” Arnaldo Polito, February Thomas Leonard Fairchild, February 7, Alice Trundy Thatcher, February 3, 2003, 6, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at 90. 2003, from Winthrop, Maine, at 83. from Kilmarnock, Virginia, at 92. 1939 Hugh “Bud” Jerome Murphy, March 1, 1935 Bula Louise Fitch Johnson, March 15, 2003, from Orono, Maine, at 82. John Winston Hoyt, April 5, 2003, from 2003, from Farmington, Maine, at 84. 1942 Easton, Maine, at 90. 1940 Leslie Alexander Dow, March 1,2003, from Richard St. Clair Stoddard, March 11, Jeannette “Bonnie” Louise Bonville, Attleboro, Massachusetts, at 83. 2003, from Rockland, Maine, at 89. February 9, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at Margaret Lorraine Dimitre Hopkinson, 1936 85. March 6, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at 82. Gladys Colwell Donahue, February 16, James Joseph Connolly, April 26, 2003, Walter Stanley Keene, April 8, 2003, from 2003, from Caribou and Hancock, Maine, at from Portland, Maine, at 84. Gorham, Maine, at 88. 88. Jane Dyer Ellsworth, December 14, 2000, 1943 Estelle Sheldon Blanchard Heraptha, April from Highland Park, Illinois, and Franklin James Austin, April 5, 2003, from 16, 2003, from Cumberland Center, Maine, Chesterfield, Missouri, at 81. Farmington, Maine, at 82. at 89. Anna Margaretha Simpson Hardy, May 5, Clayton “Red” Earl Bartley, May 4, 2003, David Thomas Lull, March 2, 2003, from 2003, from Hope, Maine, at 84. from Walls, Mississippi, at 81. Windsor, Vermont, at 90. Ralph Milton Reynolds, April 29, 2003, Charles Edmond Gardner, March 29, 2003, 1937 from Noank, Connecticut, at 89. from Greenfield, Massachusetts, at 82. George Everett Edwards, March 22, 2003, Walter “Mickey” Melvin Schultz, May 7, William Alexander Lindsay, February 12, from Lincoln, Maine, at 86. 2003, from West Hartford, Connecticut, at 2003, from Burt, Michigan, at 82. Oliver “Ollie” Fuller Eldridge, February 13, 83. Joanne “Jo” Marie Solie Logan, March 7, 2003, from Canaan, Connecticut, at 87. Mary Charlotte Kennedy Sherman, March 2003, from San Diego, California, at 80. George Philip Hitchings, April 1,2003, 7, 2003, from Center Rutland, Vermont, at 1944 from Darien, Connecticut, at 86. 85. Albert “Crock” Day Crockett, April 18,

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2003, from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, at 80. 1945 Robert William Nelson, February 15, 2003, from Long Beach, California, at 79. Well-known economist George P. Hitchings died 1947 on April 1 in Stamford, Connecticut. After graduat­ Frank Asia True, March 30, 2003, from ing from UMaine and pursuing graduate studies Charleston and Corinth, Maine, at 84. at American University, George served in the 1948 Army Air Corps during World War II. Arthur Merle Hillman, April 11,2003, from He worked as an economist for the Federal Old Town, Maine, at 82. Reserve Bank before becoming chief economist Elinore Rae Dickson Holbrook, April 30, for Ford Motor Company from 1947 to 1960. He 2003, from Cumberland, Maine, at 76. later served as vice president for several major Shirley Ann Dobosz Lewia, January 19, corporations including American Airlines, CIT 2003, from Sebring, Florida, at 77. Financial Corporation, and MacKay-Shields Jessie Cowie Ramsay, May 1,2003, from Financial. For his achievements, he received the Jacksonville, Florida, at 77. alumni association’s Alumni Career Award in 1949 1980. Jane Anne Sibley Elliott, March 31,2003, The University of Maine played an important role in the Hitchings family. George’s from Bucksport, Maine, at 75. wife Pauline Davee Hitchings ’39 and his two daughters, Marion Hitchings Mantai ’65 Merrill Montgomery Fiske, April 13, 2003, and Diane Hitchings ’75, are all UMaine graduates. from Pemaquid, Maine, at 77. He was a member of the alumni association board of directors and also served his Charles Lionel Garfinkle, January 23, alma mater as president of the university’s development council. 2003, from Mount Vernon, New York, at 79. John Franklin Howe, May 31,2003, from Bath, Maine, at 77. from South Berwick, Maine, at 75. 1957 John Darwin LaPoint, March 8, 2003, from Stanley Hale Eddy, February 3, 2003, from Robert Laban Rand, April 11,2003, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, at 80. Springfield, Massachusetts, at 77. Augusta, Maine, at 67. Bernard “Ben” Linwood Marsh, January 1952 Ruth Leighton Thomas, April 30, 2003, 30, 2003, from Anchorage, Alaska, at 78. Chester Raymond Duhamel, March 30, from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, at 91. Howard Turner Moulton, March 27, 2003, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at 76. 1958 from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at 86. Derrill Everett Hibbard, Sr., March 28, Domenic Peter Federico, March 27, 2003, 1950 2003, from Madison, Maine, at 77. from South Portland, Maine, at 73. Henry Mackay Heale, March 1,2003, from Carlton Emery Wight, March 21,2003, 1959 Portland, Maine, at 79. from Woolwich, Maine, at 75. Paul Spencer Francis, February 26, 2003, Raymond Alexander Kenneally, March 9, 1953 from Meriden, Connecticut, at 71. 2003, from Biddeford, Maine, and Avon, Charles Theodore Knowles, Jr., March 10, Audrey Brainerd Gould, March 2, 2003, Florida, at 77. 2003, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at 74. from Auburn, Maine, at 78. Ruth Lawry Small Ramsay, May 3, 2003, 1954 Paul Stanley Gray, April 24, 2003, from from Scarborough, Maine, at 74. Dr. Carl Eugene Pipes, March 11,2003, Waterville, Maine, at 73. Robert Paul Stone, March 21,2003, from from Scituate, Massachusetts, and New John Malcolm McPhee, May 4, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at 82. Limerick, Maine, at 70. Haymock Lake, Maine, at 65. Edgar “Blackie” George Turmelle, March Kenneth Albert Williams, May 20, 2003, Andrew Adelbert McSorley, February 28, 21,2003, from Shapleigh, Maine, at 82. from Cape St. Claire, Maryland, at 70. 2003, from Fort Myers, Florida, at 91. Fay Eugenia Gray Wiesing, February 19, 1955 Alma Blarcom Walker, April 14, 2003, from 2003, from Bangor and Sedgwick, Maine, at Geraldine Webber Bickford, January 30, Bloomington, Indiana, at 84. 74. 2003, from South Portland, Maine, at 97. 1960 Priscilla “Goggie” Goggin Wilks, February Carroll Burleigh Ronco, March 31,2003, Richard Clive Fickett, January 29, 2003, 3, 2003, from Wenham, Massachusetts, at from Bar Hills, Maine, at 88. from Broad Brook, Connecticut, and 74. 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, at 72. 1951 Kendon Edward Curtis, February 23, 2003, Edwin Ruthvan Henry, Jr., December 15, Walter Anthony Borkowski, April 27, 2003, from Castle Hill, Maine, at 70. 2002, from St. Augustine, Florida, at 64.

46 Mainely People Summer 2003 Clark Noyes Liscomb, April 7, 2003, from Portland, Maine, at 56. Castine, Maine, at 64. Paul Thomas “Tom” Nichols, March 27, Raymond Everett Stickney, March 21, 2003, from Brewer, Maine, at 50. 2003, from Weare, New Hampshire, at 96. 1977 Elizabeth Belle Stinchfield, March 14, Richard Henry Ciesiuk, March 20, 2003, 2003, from Lisbon, Maine, at 90. from Westminster, Massachusetts, at 47. 1961 1980 Terrance “Terry” Eugene Boutilier, May 7, Evelyn Marie Jackson Boyington, March 2003, from Dyer Brook, Maine, at 64. 30, 2003, from Rockland, Maine, at 79. Charles Robert Lewis, February 23, 2003, 1982 from New Bedford, Massachusetts, at 65. David Budd Adams, April 6, 2003, from Walter Levi Perry, Jr., April 13, 2003, from Pembroke, Massachusetts, at 42. Alfred, Maine, at 69. 1983 Sherwood Woodhill Prout, Jr., December John Everett Hewett, February 4, 2003, 29, 2002, from Manheim, Pennsylvania, at from Machias, Maine, at 59. 69. 1984 1963 Mark Timothy Gaudet, March 9, 2003, from Wayne Raymond Doyon, May 9, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, at 41. from Wakefield, Massachusetts, at 66. J. Franklin Howe, Class of 1949, died on May Peter Michael Pelletier, February 23, 2003, 31,2003, in Brunswick. After graduating from from Bucksport, Maine, at 40. Vera Orcutt Stewart Hutchins, March 6, Morse High School he entered the Army in 2003, from Gouldsboro, Maine, at 99. 1944, serving in the Army Air Corps. After 1985 Lawrence Price, April 21,2003, from WWII he enrolled in the University of Maine Patricia Mahar Smith, March 11,2003, from Hernando, Florida, at 64. and remained in the Air Force Reserve, Veazie, Maine, at 57. eventually retiring with the rank of Lt. colonel. 1964 1988 He worked for 30 years at the Bath Savings Gordon Blaine Clark, February 21,2003, Bank, rising to the position of president. He Anna Marie Rosenburg Stetson, February from Sheepscot, Maine, at 87. also was elected to the office of Sagadahoc 26, 2003, from Kenduskeag, Maine, at 69. Brenda Lee Barnes Findlen, May 20, 2003, County Commisioner, where he served two Beth Chadbourne Stuart, March 11,2003, terms and retired as chairman. from Fort Fairfield, Maine, at 60. from Maryville, Tennessee, at 66. Reverend Edgar Guest Higgins, February 1990 13, 2003, from Lewiston, Maine, at 74. Judith Loraina Champagne Hanscom, Sally Mae Beach Nagle, April 9, 2003, from 1965 February 4, 2003, from Casco, Maine, at 63. Jensen Beach, Florida, and Bangor, Maine, Martin “Marty” Francis Godfrey, April 9, Judith Ellen Houghton, March 12, 2003, at 66. 2003, from Hampden, Maine, at 59. from Fort Kent, Maine, at 56. 1991 Ivy Rice Young, February 11,2003, from 1971 Janet Nesin Reynolds, March 13, 2003, Gouldsboro, Maine, at 94. David Philip Achorn, March 22, 2003, from from Wells, Maine, at 48. 1966 Chelsea, Maine, at 55. 1993 Diane Helen Derby Minnis, February 5, Ralph Edward Good, February 14, 2003, William “Jamie” McKeown, Jr., April 16, 2003, from Bedford, New Hampshire, at 59. from Augusta, Maine, at 51. 2003, from Needham, Massachusetts, at 36. 1967 1972 1995 Stephen Rogers Bryant, March 28, 2003, Kirk Joseph McCraven, February 23, 2003, Robert H. Thomas, May 1,2003, from from Newton, Massachusetts, at 58. from Kittery, Maine, at 53. Bangor, Maine, at 57. Bruce Eric Wilcomb, February 14, 2003, 1974 1996 from Essex, New Jersey, at 56. James Joseph Biggane, February 23, Stuart James Wilson, May 5, 2003, from 1968 2003, from Stonington and Bangor, Maine, Gorham, Maine, at 55. Arthur Peter Krauss, February 27, 2003, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at 51. 1998 from Yarmouth, Maine, at 56. Linda Ann Douglass Clark, February 12, Mary Ellen Bowers, May 3, 2003, from Stephen Michael Perry, April 28, 2003, from 2003, from Gorham, Maine, at 50. Bangor, Maine, and Suitland, Maryland, at West Gardiner, Maine, at 59. Robert Merrick Donahue, May 7, 2003, 28. 1969 from North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, at Karen Elaine MacLeod Hale Curran, 88. For complete obituaries you can visit March 2, 2003, from Norridgewock, Maine, 1975 our website at: mainealumni.com. at 54. Charles Arthur Greer, April 25, 2003, from

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Johns Hopkins University researcher Geraldine Seydoux '86 won a coveted MacArthur "genius grant" in 2001. That unrestricted $500,000 is helping her to pursue her pioneering work on reproductive cells— research that has already earned her a reputation as one of America's most promising young geneticists.

By Tom Nugent

Photographs courtesy of The Johns Hopkins University

sk Johns Hopkins University mechanism in preventing an embryonic en molecular researchers. Still a year shy molecular biologist Geraldine cell from developing into skin or nerve or of 40, she's already earned a reputation as Seydoux '86 to describe her muscle, so that it can instead later become one of America's most promising young current research project, and a reproductive cell. geneticists. the award-winning geneticist might"If sur we­ can uncover the Achilles heel, we When asked to describe her research Aprise you with a metaphor lifted fromshould Greek be able to learn a great deal about goals in 2003, this UMaine alumna will tell mythology. how reproductive cells in humans—what you she wants to work on "pure science"— "I guess the best way to picture my we call 'the germline'—are preserved and and that she feels "amazingly lucky" to be work on nematodes (worms) is to say that then later activated to form eggs and sperm. directing her own high-tech research lab at we're looking for the 'Achilles heel' of And that knowledge could lead us to some such a youthful age. "Really, I can't be­ mRNA transcription," explains the 39-year- new discoveries about methods for treat­ lieve how fortunate I've been," said the old researcher and associate professor of ing sterility, birth defects, and perhaps even high-powered genetics expert during a re­ molecular biology and genetics at Hop­ cancer." cent interview in her busy lab on Wolfe kins. "What we're trying to figure out is Armed with $500,000 in "no strings at­ Street in the heart of Baltimore. how a single protein—known as 'PIE-1' — tached" research funds after winning a "Because of the MacArthur (grant), I can block the transcription of 19,000 genes coveted John D. and Catherine T. Mac- have access to resources that many scien­ in a worm's chromosome. This blockage is Arthur Foundation "genius grant" in 2001, tists can only dream about—and I'm able quite important, because it's the primary Dr. Seydoux directs a team of about a doz­ to let the research carry me where it will.

12 Maine Summer 2003 Basic research of this kind is extremely ergetic woman with hazel eyes and a habit tually turn into eggs and sperm in adults. exciting, because it's the key to under­ of constantly tucking her chestnut-brown "By studying the process in these worms standing—and perhaps one day curing — hair behind her ears. "Those patches you (Caenorhabditis elegans), we are actually many different kinds of diseases. I love see are PIE-1, the protein we're studying, learning a great deal about the biochemis­ coming into this lab every day, and I love and we made it fluorescent so that we can try of reproduction." working with my students to find new see it clearly on the screen. Explaining the process in more detail, approaches to the germline and how it "What we're learning from this experi­ she goes on to point out that the key step in works." ment is quite extraordinary. By watching changing embryonic cells into mature cells Drop by Dr. Seydoux's busy laboratory the protein over time, we can see how it's occurs when DNA "transcribes"—its cod­ on a weekday afternoon and the odds are accumulating in the germ cells (the precur­ ed information into "messenger ribonucle­ high that you'll find her crouched over a sors to the sperm and eggs) and repressing ic acid" (mRNA), thus activating genes jumbo-sized computer screen hooked to a a key enzyme that's required to differenti­ that transform plain embryonic cells into, series of microscopes. On the screen is a ate embryonic cells into somatic cells—tis­ say, nerve cells or skin cells in a human swarming hive of multi-colored particles sues that become muscle or skin. hand or foot. — a fluorescent "photo" of a sliver of a "In other words, we're watching PIE-1 "What we were surprised to find is that worm embryo, as it turns out. preventing germ cells from 'differentiat­ to make germ cells," explains the Hopkins "Do you see the greenish patches?" asks ing.' As a result, the germ cells remain researcher, "you must do exactly the oppo­ the researcher, a slender and intensely en­ unchanged over time, so that they can even­ site, that is 'turn off' mRNA transcription

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. . . and that's exactly what PIE-1 does by major influence on genetics in the years inhibiting a key enzyme in the cell's nucle­ ahead. Her work is truly pioneering, and us that is required to synthesize mRNAs. she's already had a significant impact on "To put it scientifically," Seydoux says problems that have been challenging ge­ with a glance at the greenish blobs on the neticists for many years." screen, "what we've done is to create imag­ While she pushes forward in her ongo­ es of the process in which the inhibition of ing effort to understand the biochemistry mRNA production prevents the germ cells of human reproduction, Seydoux is also from becoming other cell types in the concerned with another issue: educating body.'" the public about "ethical issues related to Although the science involved is stag­ the emerging field of biotechnology. geringly complex, Seydoux and her dozen "I think we're making great strides in staffers at the Hopkins genetics lab seem basic research," she said near the end of quite down to earth and relaxed about our recent interview, "but many of us in their enterprise. "My lab technicians have genetics are deeply concerned about the come up with a nice nickname for me, since moral and ethical issues that surround our we started work on the nematodes," jokes work. These days, we're hearing more and the Princeton University genetics Ph.D., more reports about the possible future clon­ while tucking another lock of hair behind ing of human beings, for example. And this one ear. is a very disturbing area that needs the "They call me the 'worm guru!"' public's attention. A native of Paris who moved to the "Even if only 'therapeutic cloning' is United States at the age of 18, Geraldine permitted (for the generation of tailor-made Seydoux says her decision to become a "What I'd love to see right stem cells), it will mark the first time in molecular biologist "really took off" dur­ history that we will be creating human ing her undergrad experience at UMaine. now...is simple biological embryos for a purpose other than repro­ "For me, those years at Maine (1982-86) duction. What's at stake here is nothing were really very formative," she recalls. lessons for all. Demystify less than our entire definition of what it "Here was a campus with more than 10,000 the facts surrounding means to be human." students, and yet we still got one-on-one She pauses for a moment, frowns in attention in most of our courses. I was a cloning, so that the consternation, then flicks a lock of hair biochemistry major, and my professor— behind one ear. "I think many of us in Keith Hutchison—encouraged me to work American public can genetics have failed in the effort to address in his lab at the bench. Really, he opened these issues with the public. So far we've the entire world of genetics and molecular make the ethical decisions allowed the politicians to dominate the biology to me. discussion—and all too often, the debate "My professors at Maine also helped for themselves." has been driven by people with private or me to land a position at Cold Spring Har­ corporate interests in the outcome. bor Laboratories, headed by (Nobel laure­ at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, "But these questions are terribly impor­ ate geneticist) Jim Watson. Can you imag­ before signing on as a Hopkins assistant tant for our future, and we shouldn't leave ine being exposed to that kind of research professor in 1995. Jovial, easy going — and them to the corporations or the politicians. environment as a college student? It didn't with a French accent that gives her a some­ "What I'd love to see right now, to help take me long to decide what I wanted to do what exotic air among the hard-working us deal with these complex ethical issues, when I graduated. After about two days at physicians and researchers at the world- is simple biological lessons for all. Demys­ Cold Spring Harbor, I told myself: 'I'm renowned Johns Hopkins University tify the facts surrounding cloning so that sold—I'm going into molecular biology!"' School of Medicine—Seydoux has become the American public can make the ethical After graduating from UMaine in '86, something of a celebrity on campus since decisions for themselves!" Seydoux would go on to study genetics winning the MacArthur two years ago. with Dr. Iva Greenwald at Princeton for Says Tom Kelly, M.D., a colleague who Editor's Note: Freelance writer Tom Nugent five years (1986-91). Brand-new Ph.D. in also teaches molecular biology at JHU: spent five years covering medicine and science hand, she would then launch her genetics "Geraldine is an extraordinary scientist at The Johns Hopkins University for the Balti­ studies in earnest as a post-doctoral fellow and a thinker who promises to have a more Sun. 14 Maine Summer 2003 Show Your Black Bear Pride Great UMaine alumni gear now available on-line

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Summer 2003 Maine 15 Sports Two Black Bears Help Ducks Become "Mighty"

The once lowly Anaheim Mighty Ducks surprised everyone in the world of hockey this year by making it all the way to game seven of the Stanley Cup finals. And two former UMaine stars played a key role in the team's success.

By Gary Thorne '70

Photographs courtesy of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Right: Mighty Ducks defenseman Keith Carney '92 gets a shot on goal against the New Jersey Devils.

16 Maine Summer 2003 There was a whole lot of pride this spring for and Bret Hull with the Detroit Black Bear fans who watched the Stanley Red Wings in the first round, Cup finals on ESPN and ABC. Not only Mike Modano with the Dallas were two of those amazing Anaheim Mighty Stars in the second round, Mar­ Ducks' top stars, Keith Carney '92 and Paul ion Gaborik with the Minneso­ Kariya '96 former UMaine players, but the ta Wild in the Western final, man announcing the games, Gary Thorne, is and New Jersey's top two lines a Class of 1970 graduate and a former in the Stanley Cup final. As a UMaine hockey play-by-play announcer. result he averaged more ice Gary wrote the following piece in his regular time per game in the playoffs column for the Bangor Daily News than any other Duck. following the Ducks' loss to the New Jersey Carney was solid through­ Devils in game seven of the finals. out. He played with a physical Just weeks after the Cup finals came the presence and then helped to surprising news that the Mighty Ducks were move the puck out of trouble making Paul Kariya an unrestricted free and up the ice to start the agent in an attempt to restructure the team. Duck's offensive game. Kariya stated that he was disappointed not to Through it all, he never get the offer he wanted from his former team, stopped smiling and enjoying but he quickly made the most of his opportu­ the challenge and the moment. nities by signing with the Colorado Ava­ Game five in New Jersey lanche. At Colorado he will be reunited with was the one he would like to his old teammate and friend Teemu Selanne. have back for the team. Although he will be making a fraction of the "We were really hanging in money he earned with the Ducks, he believes there, and just couldn't get that the Avalanche will give him an excellent next goal to go ahead," he said. opportunity to once again compete for the "They (the Devils) did and Stanley Cup. gained the momentum." No tears over what didn't Former Mighty Ducks captain and seven­ happen, just a valid assessment of what time All-Star Paul Kariya '96 was with the might have been. team since it was formed in 1994. Next year he will skate with the Colorado Avalanche. For Kariya, he created a forever moment in Stanley Cup finals history with the hit hey both did themselves proud he took from New Jersey's Scott Stevens and garnered the respect due in game six. He was leveled at center ice them by their efforts in the Kariya does not look for with a shoulder check that knocked him Stanley Cup finals. For former out and sent him to the dressing room. He University of Maine Black Bear excuses, or in this case, came back in a matter of minutes and Tstars Paul Kariya '96 and Keith Carney '92 scored a dramatic goal that gave the Ducks the finals of the National Hockey League even valid reasons, to a 4-1 lead. are that dreamed about opportunity as Now it is reported that he played most well as that moment when a player is de­ explain why he might of the finals before the Stevens hit, with a fined in the pressure cooker of hockey's "slightly" separated shoulder. His only brightest lights. not have been at his best response was, "I don't want to talk about They both shone brightly. it." Carney solidified his position as one of in the series. He said to Kariya does not look for excuses, or in the game's premier defensive defensemen. this case, even valid reasons, to explain He drew the tough assignments against the me after game seven, why he might not have been at his best in New Jersey Devils and won the battles. He the series. He said to me after game seven, drew those assignments against the best "I'm all right." "I'm all right." offensive players throughout the playoffs. Was he ever. That meant the likes of Steve Yzerman

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Efram Potelle '94 and Kyle Rankin '94 got the break of a lifetime when they earned the Project Greenlight award last winter at the Sundance Film

Festival. Their $1.7 million feature will be released in August. In the meantime you can watch the making of the film on HBO.

A Greenlight to

By Jim Frick Hollywood

18 Maine Summer 2003 hey sometimes refer to their we're talking to "E!" and "Entertainment their tapes. The dog killing on their film­ filmmaking partnership as Tonight," and "Extra." maker video was a real highlight." being like "an old married The thing that helped give these By winning, Rankin and Potelle were couple." Indeed, Kyle UMaine alumni an edge in the competition given a $1.7 million budget to direct a fea­ Rankin and Efram Potelle was their self-produced video biography, ture film, The Battle of Shaker Heights, for Thave been working togeth­ required of all contestants. As the Topanga Miramax. That kind of budget, plus all the er for over 10 years now—since they were Messenger describes it: "Kyle and Efram attention took some getting used to. No students at the University of Maine. It was took a playful, irreverent attitude toward more scrambling for resources and actors. at the university that they made their first the assignment, inventing a back-stabbing Now they would have an office at the Mira­ film, a murder-mystery called Dorm, on a competition between themselves and dem­ max studio, a top notch crew, and nation­ $500 budget. onstrating their seamless low-budget spe­ ally known actors like Kathleen Quinlan, Following UMaine they moved to Port­ cial effects skills." William Sadler, Ray Wise, and the young land and started an independent film com­ The video ended with Potelle pretend­ star of Disney's Even Stevens Shia LeBeouf pany called Newborn Pictures. Subsequent ing to run over Rankin and his dog. in the lead role. works achieved some critical acclaim, but Affleck and Damon were so impressed And there was another thing that took little financial success. There was a psycho­ some getting used to—four HBO cameras logical drama called Reindeer Games, the capturing their every move and conversa­ first full-length film made in Maine, by tion—the flaws as well as the strengths. Mainers. It was, by their own accounts, a The HBO "Project Greenlight" series very dark movie. So they decided to documents the young filmmakers' strug­ change direction and made two short com­ gles and triumphs in their attempts to edies, They Came to Attack Us and Penny­ make their first feature length Hollywood weight. Both films were shown on the Sci- studio movie. The concept is entertaining Fi cable channel and Pennyweight went out and engaging for the viewer. For example, on the film festival circuit where it gar­ in one of the early episodes, Rankin and nered five Best Short Film awards and sev­ Potelle have a fiery debate with Moore and eral audience choice honors. the powers-that-be about who will edit the Still, Rankin and Potelle hadn't gotten film. It's reality TV at its best. the breakthrough they needed to establish Actor friend Dale Simonton '83, who a foothold in the film industry. spent four days on location of The Battle of All that changed last winter when they Shaker Heights and who has a small part in won the Project Greenlight director's com­ Kyle Rankin (left) and Efram Potelle. the film, says the HBO cameras were one petition from over 7,200 entrants. This was part of the experience that Rankin and Po­ more than just a breakthrough. This was "Kyle and Efram were telle didn't look forward to. an opportunity of a lifetime. "No, they were never crazy about the For those who are not familiar with it, fully in control. They whole HBO documentary part of the deal," Project Greenlight is an on-line competi­ Simonton noted. "Those cameras were in tion for young screenwriters and directors. were calling the shots their faces 12-16 hours a day—even when It has the backing of big-time Hollywood the shooting for the day was over. But they personalities Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, giving orders—and knew it was a necessary evil, and that it and Chris Moore as well as Miramax, brought tremendous attention to the film." Blockbuster Video, and HBO. The finalists people were responding." Simonton also observed that the people are judged as part of the prestigious Sun­ working on the film seemed impressed by dance Film Festival. with the short video that they personally Rankin and Potelle's filmmaking knowl­ Kyle Rankin remembers the thrill and called the filmmakers to tell them how edge and skill. intensity of having his and Efram's names much they liked it. "Chris Moore glowed over Kyle and called as the winners. And in his column on the Project Green­ Efram," he says. "I think everyone was "That was intense," he told the Topanga light web site, Chris Moore noted that all pretty relieved by their competence and Messenger. "The announcement, then we the judges were excited about Rankin and their personalities." stumble up there and say a few unintelli­ Potelle's work. It was helpful too, that both directors gible things I don't remember, and all of a "Kyle and Efram had been the panel's understood the long hours and patience it sudden Affleck has his arms around us, favorites for many rounds, as we all loved takes to make a film.

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Simonton was also impressed by the control and confidence Rankin and Potelle Hooking up With exhibited. "I thought maybe Miramax would say Newborn Pictures Was 'Come on, two young guys from Maine a Break for Actor making our movie? You just stay out of the way, let us make the decisions.' But it Dale Simonton '83 wasn't that way at all. Kyle and Efram were fully in control. They were calling the In 1998 Maine actor Dale Simonton '83 shots—giving orders—and people were re­ was part of a public reading of screen­ sponding." plays in Portland. One of the works he Of course the true test will come when was asked to read was an underworld sci- The Battle for Shaker Heights opens at the­ fi thriller by Kyle Rankin '94, cofounder aters around the country on August 15. of Newborn Pictures. Rankin was im­ This will be the first time that Rankin pressed with Simonton's reading and Photo by Paul Kerwock and Potelle have directed a movie that was asked him to audition for a new short film he and his partner Efram Potelle '94 were not their own screenplay. That, Simonton making called Pennyweight. says, affected the comfort level and cre­ "That's how it all started," Simonton remembers. "I was cast in a small support­ ative options for the filmmakers. ing role in Pennyweight and Kyle, Efram, and I became good friends." The Battle for Shaker Heights was written That friendship brought Simonton to Hollywood this spring for a small part in by the other Project Greenlight winner, Rankin and Efram's Project Greenlight feature film, The Battle of Shaker Heights. writer Erica Beeney. The screenplay, which "They really pulled for me," Simonton says appreciatively. "I didn't know how represents her feature film debut, is a com- much control they would have over the kind of role I had, a small day-player role. ing-of-age story about a teenage World War After all, it's a pretty small part for someone 3,500 miles away. Kyle called on Febru­ II buff and battle re-enactor, living in the ary 28 to tell me he got me in—one scene but a speaking role." By getting a day- Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights. player part, Simonton is now eligible to join the Screen Actors Guild. "It's a quiet film," Simonton says. "It's His scene only took one day to shoot, but he stayed on location in California for not an action picture. But it's a nice tale four days. Because of his friendship with the film's directors, he became a favorite and it has good actors and of course, good subject for the television crews who were documenting the making of the film for directors. These guys don't make bad the HBO Project Greenlight series. films." He's hopeful it could all open some doors for him. But he's not ready to get an Now that the shooting and all the last agent and move to Los Angeles. He is, however, confident that his association with minute editing is completed, Rankin and Rankin and Potelle will bring more opportunities. "Efram and Kyle have told me Potelle anxiously await the reviews and the that they want me to be part of their filmmaking future," he says. "They really like audience reaction to The Battle of Shaker my work. I'm lucky to have become associated with them." Heights. They know there is a lot riding on the results— for their own careers as well as their careers. They're determined to move light film in Maine, but the climate pre­ for the future of Project Greenlight. forward. Even if Shaker Heights doesn't do vented it. "Yeah, they put a lot of pressure on that well at the box office, Rankin and Po­ Most folks are betting that Rankin and themselves," Simonton noted. "They know telle have made valuable contacts and re­ Potelle will make that film in Maine—that the first go round (last year's Project ceived exposure you just can't buy. in fact they are going to make a good Greenlight movie) did not go that well. And although they have both moved to many major films in their careers. But They feel that they really want to make this California to pursue their careers, they still right now they are just taking in the whirl­ happen for the good of Project Greenlight. have a commitment to their native state. wind of excitement that is currently sur­ Of course they also realize that this is a tre­ "Both Efram and I feel strongly that we rounding them. And they realize it's a real mendously big break for themselves and wouldn't be here now if it weren't for the bonus to have a partner to share it with. they want to make the most of it." support we got in Maine," Rankin said in a "I'm glad I'm sharing it with a friend It's clear from everyone who knows the recent interview with the Kennebec Journal. I've known for 15 years," Rankin told the Maine filmmakers that they don't want The filmmakers still have a goal of making Topanga Messenger, "because we can have Project Greenlight to be the one and only a major film in their home state. In fact, they those 'Do you believe this sh—?' mo­ big thing they ever did—the highlight of said they wanted to make the Project Green­ ments, which are really fun."

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