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2 Maine ,4______J Spring/Summer 2000 The College / In in Action A Newsletter from the The College is working College of Education aboratively to address The Know & Human Development tor challenges in K-12 and UNIVERSITY OF MAINE her education, such as: About Education & Human Development
• "he transformation of Education in 2000 .caching as child develop ment and learning by Robert Cobb, Dean research constantly aine education enters mforrns us and as tech the new century with a nology changes the growing list of achieve (lynamics of instruction ments and as a leading force for I The collaboration change. The College is excited between higher educa- to play an active role in the .ion, the private sector educational policy and practice md public schools essen that results in top scores on tial to preparing the next national and international tests, generation of teachers the distinction of being the ind ensuring continuing leading state in meeting the professional development National Education Goals, and The growing teacher indeed, of being the best state shortage, particularly in John Pickering advises a student in the College’s new Advising Center. for raising children. This is the crucial fields of math incredibly good news, but only ematics, the physical sci Advising Center has Answers hints at the headway we must ences, technology, foreign make over the coming decade. languages and special he Colleges new and John Pickering. Maine is among the nation’s education Advising Center offers a The two-tier advising sys most highly regarded states in rhe economic reality of personal, accessible sup tem is designed to correspond terms of student achievement — inadequate teaching Tport system for first- and sec- with the requirements of the the ultimate indicator of salaries and almost non ond-year students. Located in teacher preparation program, teacher quality. But we must existent scholarship Shibles Hall and open daily, meet the various needs of work harder to raise the incentives for aspiring the Center is staffed by career Education majors and support achievement of all students, teachers educators and adjunct faculty their professional growth. strengthen the strategies, incen This newsletter focuses members Mary Ann McGarry continued on page 6 tives and professional develop some of the primary ment necessary to attract and aes in K-12 education retain the best teachers, and 1 teacher development - Starting Salary for Maine Teachers model strong, equitable reform. ruitment, retention, BA/BS=$22,513 ($1,876/month) As a College, we have ources and research, worked hard to merit our repu sources drive what we are Monthly minimum tation for leadership in tackling e to accomplish and living wage and promoting the toughest at we can invest in the Monthly student loan educational issues, such as the 'elopment of human cap- payment shaping and implementation of . Remarkably, we have the Maine Learning Results, lerated $4.4 million in Monthly remaining continued on page 3 ernal funding for income (pie-tax) 2000. These designated ds will help us continue The above figures are based on Maine average starting salaries of $22,513 for teachers with a bachelor's degree, average loan debt of Support professional $12,000 for undergraduates at public institutions and a minimum "getting development by" annual salary of $23,732 for a single parent with one child. For teachers with a master’s degree, beginning salary of $24,962 and aver continued on page 2 age loan of $18,250, the remaining monthly, pre-tax income is a deficit of $148. (Center for Research and Evaluation, University of Maine). College of Education & Human Development UNIVERSITY OF MAINE A New Role in an Exciting College by Herman Weller, Association Dean for Instruction
on targeted areas of teaching and state policymakers, and and learning, standards and employers and consumers — is assessment. essential to advance the innova While waves of items in the tion and reality that are defin local, state and national media ing and driving educational alternatively praised and reform. blamed educators for various perceived achievements and Here are a few examples of the problems in the American soci enterprising ways College ety and economy, I observed faculty are seeking and the PREP: PDN educators obtaining resources to help K- maintain an even keel. With 12 schools meet the challenges experience and expertise in all and opportunities of the new Students do some collaborative problem solving in the Herman Weller the issues, they steadily kept century: College’s Computer Lab. their sights on helping students (Herman Weller, associate profes • Plans are being finalized for a prepare for the teaching profes sor of Science Education, became Collaboratives in Excellence sion and practicing educators classroom in Shibles has the Colleges new associate dean in Teacher Preparation pro rience and to distribute to to improve their skills. been equipped with on fan. 3, 2000. He eat ned his ject, funded by a $4 million schools served by Upward The rapid societal and eco technology equipment that B S degree in physical science National Science Foundation Bound, a federally funded nomic changes of the early 21st represents and demonstrates from Stanford, M S. in bio giant The project involves academic and career develop century forecast the many chal future classroom use of physics and MAT in physics from the Maine Math and Science ment program for economi lenges and opportunities for computers and wireless Michigan State, and his Ed D Alliance, our College, the cally disadvantaged high our College. We will be asked technology. in curriculum and instruction University of Southern school students. UMaine's frequently to re-examine our • A $100,000 giant from the program, administered by from Virginia Tech He joined Maine and the University of roles in a country that looks to Bell Atlantic Foundation is the College, serves as the the UMaine faculty in 1993) Maine at Farmington in a its schools both as an agent of cooperative effort to support expanding the College’s software distributor for New change and a factor of stability and improve the recruitment capacity to model the best England The estimated fair For example, an important task use of technology in its own market value of the 2000 hile freezing winds and teacher preparation of will be to help Maine educators instruction and to prepare software donation, which brought snowstorm students with strong interests in urban and rural schools pre technologically competent UMaine Upward Bound will after snowstorm to in math, science and tech pare students for careers involv teachers. The giant is target Wcentral Maine this winter, I nology. The goals are to oversee, is $333,980. ing more and more informa ed at developing educator stayed indoors — in Shibles, inciease the number and • College faculty played a tion technology, while also expertise in distance learning Merrill and Lengyel Halls — quality of grade 7-12 math major collaborative role with accommodating the pressure to technology, particularly the the State Department of watching the College’s adminis and science teachers and to preserve the American ideal of broadband, interactive ATM Education’s successful $4 trators, faculty, staff and stu support novice, in-servicc providing an equitable educa network million Reading Excellence dents working together in their math and science teachers. tion for everyone. And, as the • The UMaine Upward Bound various campus locations. • A $166,000 U.S. Act Program grant. College scientific understanding of program and Microsoft have literacy faculty members Enterprising and creative, they Department of Education • ' • • nature and the h sical world e o os renewed their so I I I I I • 4 I
* IN THE KNOW About Education Education in 2000 KPE Faculty and Students Measure Up from page 1
he expertise of the the Hula-Hoop dance measures performance-based assessment College’s Kinesiology and agility. for students and teachers, and Physical Education faculty "This gives us an idea of rigorous, performance-based Tis as varied as the complex whether students understand certification standards. We have workings of the human body. and can match components helped spearhead Maine’s work Each area of specialty is essen and skills," says Reif. as a Partnership State in tial in understanding and pro Peer assessment is another responding to the National moting the physiological example of measuring perfor Commission on Teaching and processes of health and fitness mance. Students take turns America’s Future recommenda and in effective teaching and observing, evaluating and per tions for overhauling teacher coaching. The KPE faculty’s forming tasks. education and educational poli skills and scholarship are highly Six of eight students in Reif’s cy. We have redesigned our complementary, all taking a dif master’s cohort are also focus undergraduate teacher prepara ferent approach to the overall ing on the Learning Results in tion and Master of Arts in goal of educating about the their final projects. They are Teaching programs in conjunc designing curriculum for their tion with national standards importance of physical activity which provides individualized • Steve Butterfield and Glenn individual schools that center and in close collaboration with for everyone. instruction in motor and aquat Reif deliver physical education For instance, Glenn Reiff on the assessment issue. These area school systems. ics for area children and adults to children with severe emo works to increase the effective teachers and coaches have been On campus, we have stead with disabilities. They will be tional problems through a con ness of PE teachers in K-12 attending classes together one fastly advocated for a more cen glad to know that the lab is tract with Kid's Peace of New schools, while Nellie Orr looks night a week for four years. going strong and to date has England. tralized institutional role in the at how the K-12 experience They will graduate in May and served nearly 1,000 individuals. • Steve Butterfield, Robert University’s recruitment, prepa affects lifelong habits and cor represent the third master’s ration and retention of quality Lehnhard and Nellie Orr over porate fitness for adults. cohort to complete the pro Advocacy teachers and in its connections see a contract to deliver person Stephen Butterfield works with gram. to K-12 schools. As a result, • Nellie Orr doggedly tracks al training to the employees of special populations, examining the roots of chronic disease that the College of Liberal Arts and Grant Initiatives MBNA . This contract provides how activity can benefit people contribute to premature disabil Sciences now participates in • This year Steve Butterfield funding for two full-time grad with various disabilities; Eilene ity and death and takes her case our work with the Penobscot passed the $1 million mark in uate students majoring in exer Fox is the basic skills person, for change to the highest levels. River Educational Partnership, grant funding. Most notably is cise science. making sure students under Armed with research about the a professional development net the National Youth Sports • Walter Abbott calls on the stand the techniques of various work of K-12 schools and the increasing physical and eco rugged beauty and unpre sports and activities; Walter Program (NYSP) funded by the nomic toll of obesity and inac dictability of the Maine wilder University to collaboratively Abott is the recognized authori National Collegiate Athletic tivity, she advocates for more ness to prepare students for guide and improve teacher ty in Maine coaching education Association. Since its inception attention and resources for fit leadership and teaching roles development and student learn and the teaching of leadership at UMaine in 1993, this ness education and programs beyond the classroom setting. ing. Education majors do the for coaches; and Robert summer project has provided throughout the lifespan. Students journey with Abbott majority of their academic Lehnhard and Orr are the sports and academic instruction In testimony before the State in the northern Maine woods work in other UMaine colleges, physiologists who bridge the to nearly 2,000 low-income Legislature and professional and the whitewater rapids, which makes this expanded ap from theory to application. children, ages 10-16, from organizations around the coun- learn personal and group campus representation funda- SU .-m-...... t:...... • i iiuouaiun K K t M *
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approximately 220,000 K-12 hope we have been able to do." them. They will make you look students could make a major McIntire’s passion for data is good. Share the blame for their difference in the time researchers equaled only by the pleasure he mistakes, as well as credit for could spend working with prin takes in the ambition and suc their accomplishments. Then, cipals and teachers, collecting cess of his former students, they will dare to take risks and and analyzing information and advisees and research associates. make decisions." Data Master providing data and studies to Over the past 27 yeais, they McIntire indicates that he improve educational quality and have taught him a great lesson, will spend the first six months of Leaves Legacy experiences in Maine schools. which he passes on as sound, his retirement reflecting on how proven advice: "Hire bright he wants to continue to be and Challenge The Major Challenge young people, give them some active in the education policy The biggest single challenge latitude and support and protect research community. ■ Walter McIntire in educational research is that we’re just beginning to under work smarter, serve childien ome people like products. stand how people learn," says better, understand trends and Walter McIntire likes McIntire. " We know a lot forecast future needs and oppor “I have a strong caring relationship process. He views the about teaching, but what we tunities," says College Dean worldS from constantly shifting will learn about the human with at least one adult.” Robert Cobb. "He’s a constant points of inquiry and analysis. brain over the next 25 years will agent for positive change and His passion for data is legend totally reconstruct the teaching Agree or also a champion of Maine’s Males 80% and has changed the way educa and learning pieces of our Strongly rural tradition that defines the tional policy is perceived, i world." Agree state and its quality of life." Females 88% shaped and used in Maine. In teims of human learning, Beginning his career in the reflects Mclntne, we are at the Research and Resources Females are more likely to report that fervent wake of the sputnik era, point where medicine was at the The tremendous needs and they have a strong caring relationship Mclntne recognized eaily on turn of the centuiy "Doctors limited resources of the public that the future needs, expecta i could look at a peison and guess with at least one adult. schools create a challenge for tions and demands of American j what was going on inside," he colleges of education in Maine education would require much says. "We had only the most and acioss the country, McIntire more than intuition. primitive level of understanding and Cobb concur. With very 'siWWBWWWFStudent Views ‘ ' onFuture "Historically, a lot of educa of how the human body func limited resources themselves, fl aine students are optimistic, think hard work is essential tional policy is based on expert tioned, let alone how diseases j • l • colleges are pulled between to success and view their parents as strong, positive opinion about what’s happening and infection occurred." responding to the academic and S influences in their lives, according to a College-initiated in other places rather than eval Today, we know that theie are social crises of daily school survey of more than 40,000 sixth through 12th graders repre uating our own experiences to tremendous variations in how operation and finding time and senting 218 schools and every county in the state. The data also make decisions that affect our individual children learn, but resources for on-going systemat suggestOO that student 11perceptions or their schools, teachers, 1peers schools and communities," he until we have the tools to 1*1 • 1 •• 1 1 1 • ic inquiry, analyses, program and social experiences are less positive and that there is an says. understand why, we continue to i- -i iii development and assessment increasing disconnection between parents and schools as stu- fhe respected researcher and use strategies from which most Maine public education - K- ardent advocate of data to i kids will learn, McIntire points 12 and higher education — rep- The survey, "Students Speak: My Education and My Future," inform decisions and constantly out. When science better undei- lesents an annual investment of was designed as a diagnostic tool to help schools assess the con- raise new questions to explore stands the biochemistry of the ,. . Fl- ? • j l rr j more than $2 billion. For an ditions, behaviors and attitudes that afreet student aspirations II 1 1 • S' 1 1 brain and learning and educa- and rh/' £O£9! ’^?£H1HP Frr'vra rhzx cr-» irT• ••-- p LSi u Jruq iGSTmu^^STrcFGqTTrsr- IN THE KNOW About Education
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Lemont, I really did learn Alumni Keep Us something last year. It makes a All Connected big difference for me now. Thanks." By Brenda Power, Professor of Literacy I get re-energized when I Education Colin Lemont is a 1996graduate see students sitting there with 1999 Distinguished Maine Professor of the UMaine College of a puzzled look on their faces, University ofMaine General Alumni Education and Human then suddenly the light bulb Association Development. He shares his views, goes on and they start to write often make connections between my experience as a mom experiences and advice for begin frantically with that "I got it" and as a teacher. Each year, I take my six-year-old daugh ning teachers in the following letter grin. Believe it or not, these I ter in for a check-up with her pediatrician. The dialogue experiences outweigh all the is pleasant, but also intense. She is the expert on children's Dear Beginning Teacher: $45,000, and my first job paid ! reasons not to be a teacher by growth and health. I am the expert on my daughter. I tell I am in my fourth year of $19,000. I took the job that I leaps and bounds. They tip the stories from my daughters life and look for patterns. The teaching, and thought that I am in now primarily for the scales against so many reasons doctor links those stories to research and general insights might offer some insights into pay increase. Two years ago, I not to teach. Seeing students about child development. We respect each other, and value getting started and staying in traveled to Memphis, Tenn., to learn and grow as people each others ideas. Our time is short, so we make the most education. But first, I think it’s interview for a math teaching makes all the difference. The of it. important for you to know a position. Again, the opportu boost I need comes when a I try to imagine what the examination would be like if I little bit about me, so you can nity for more pay was the pri student having trouble finally weren’t allowed to speak, or even attend. What kinds of judg better understand my perspec mary draw. In the end I decid "gets it." This doesn’t make ments would the doctor make with only partial information? tives on education. ed to stay in Maine. the job easy, or even fun most What would I lose by not being able to ask questions about I think I am a typical There are other struggles of the time, but it is definitely her decisions? Though it’s difficult to imagine this scenario, teacher in an average position. new teachers face that are worth all of the junk that one thing is clear—my daughter would not get the full bene I have a wife, Joellen, who also more classroom related. No comes with being a teacher. fit of care she deserves. graduated from the University one ever tells you just how There are some things that I I think we’re in the midst of a similar situation with edu I of Maine in education, a two- draining, physically and men you can do to make things eas I I cation reform at the national level. Many policymakers have year-old daughter, Arianna, tally, it is to be a teacher. You ier and sustain your energy for decided that almost all schools are failing, and politicians use and another baby on the way. have to get on-the-job training the long haul. The first is to education reform as a battle cry to get elected. What worries I graduated with a degree in about what to do when you have good classroom manage me is that important voices aren’t being heard in these Elementary Education and a find out one of your eighth ment. You have to run your debates—those of the teachers who work with students every concentration in social studies. grade students is pregnant or classroom, not the students. day, and have the best sense of how complex the learning My first job was teaching that one of your students has We all want students to like process is. middle school mathematics at murdered someone, has been us, but that takes second seat We have the opportunity and obligation in Maine to be Whitefield Elementary School. murdered, or has been arrested to their learning. You’re not different. One of the reasons we have been so successful I taught math to all of the for molesting young children. their buddy, you’re their nationally in terms of academic achievement and support for sixth, seventh and eighth All of these things have teacher. Students will respect children is that professors and policymakers work hard to graders. After one year, I took happened in my short teaching you if you are consistent in I enlist teachers as full partners in reform efforts. Many of the nr rhe nositionj am in now. z i t'—*r fr- ' »* -• i rjjg lirfrr-r r--— career. What do vou do when this annroarh College ofEducation & H.iman Development UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
J Please Keep in Touch ! I I Professor Makes I I We want to hear from our graduates. Let us know where you are and what you are doing. Send this I I form and any other infoi mation and ideas you would like to provide to: * Lasting Impact * Communications Coordinator, College of Education and Human Development, 5766 Shibles Hall, * I J University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5766. [ erald Work, who joined UMaine’s I 0 I Name:______I counselor education faculty in 1967 [ Address:______J and shepherded the Student | Development in HigherG Education program, will retire in June. Occupation:______He is fondly recalled by students as a traditional, eccentric and I I very positive professor. I I Year Graduated:______I Work’s impeccable demeanor and sometime bombastic atti I Degree(s) Earned:______. tude effectively communicated the high standards he expected, ■ Home Town: I according to students. His academic demands were matched I I only by his support of students as he helped them explore them t ------— ------______-i selves as they probed theory, an exercise they now see as essential and document evidence of pro be assisted in improving class- to understanding how people develop, say current students Grant Carries gram quality, and provide for 100m instruction thiough the Tracey Reza and Tedd Cogar. ‘You definitely have a sense of Ambitious Goals mative and summative evalua training and on-going support accomplishment when you complete a course with Dr. Work," tion services on a legulai basis. of a professional development they say. I by Anna Lyon The Reading Excellence Act coordinatoi. The coordinator Work’s former graduate students can be found working University trainer for the focuses on the following goals: will teach in a primary class- throughout Maine and the nation at all levels of higher educa- Literacy Collaborative • Teach every child to read by 100m for approximately half Ition, from student affairs, to institutional research, to faculty the end of third grade the school day and spend the and all levels of administration, including the presidency. he College is playing a • Provide children in eaily remaining time modeling In addition to teaching, Work was active in campus political key role in the $4.7 mil childhood with the readiness lessons and coaching othei issues and academic activities, serving and holding leadership lion Reading Excellence skills and support to learn to teacheis. The coordinator will I positions including president of the Associated Faculties of the TAct grant awarded to the read once they enter school also provide a thiee-credit University of Maine System. He chaired the Martin Luther King Maine State Department of • Expand the number of high- course entitled "What does Memorial Committee in 1968-70, which called for a greater Educations Office of quality family literacy pro every K-3 teachei in Maine response to disadvantaged students and played a role in the ere- ' Compensatory Education and grams needs to know in order to ation of the Onward Program, which provides academic, person the University of Maine. Maine • Provide early intervention to teach comprehensive, research al support and networking services for students with special was one of 17 states to receive children at risk of being based reading instruction" to needs or who are returning to school later in their careers. the competitive federal grant inappropriately identified for the school faculty and staff. Examples of Work’s state and national level involvement In Maine, it will fund thiee special education School-based management include serving on the 113th Legislature’s special commission to two-yeai Reading Improvement • Base instruction, including teams will be foimed, and an study teacher training and on the Appeals Board of the National progiams in small rural tutoring, on scientifically intervention specialist will be Council for Accreditation of Teacher Accreditation. schools, and two in largei, based reading research hired to woik with children But Work describes teaching as "the core" of his enthusiasm more urban schools. An inde Funds from the giant will be experiencing difficulty. Tutors and vitality and as "the most stimulating and satisfying" of all pendent agency is evaluating used to expand or develop fam- and transitional kindergarten his professional activities. ... . - r. . — A* clIIu: U1C k^CilCci iui rYUCuT - - *“ — ** • - * < e • j J T-*- - ’TiZ " *X. f * —' _ J • • • eracy- — TT-1 ■ ■■■ i j’ / V'ii-nwTi‘V V|■,iotjTLjA — • Learning and Literacy at the time together and parent edu munities the opportunity to thrown off-balance to really learn and change, she says. Now, J WJw. College are coordinating pro cation programs, all in addition fund programs and positions see that it’s true. The biggest growth comes when you are the fessional development activities to the existing seven federal and to enhance classroom most challenged." She also recalls Work as a strong believer in to meet the goals of the grant. Even Start and 10 Maine instruction, family literacy ser people’s power to make their own decisions. "He was always A project evaluation will be Family Literacy projects. vices and intervention. The encouraging us to develop a strong sense of direction. He want conducted by the Colleges The Center for Early Literacy children of Maine deserve no ed us to tell him where we wanted to go." Center for Research and will deliver services to schools less. ■ Work’s advocacy of the higher education program for several Evaluation, which will collect receiving awards. Schools will decades has helped maintain its national visibility and assured consistency with national standards, according to Sue Estler, associate professor of Educational Leadership. "He cares about Back in the Classroom First, my confidence in the student learning before they students and their success,” she says. “ And, as a highly skilled from page 5 prospects for all students engage in detailed lesson plan furniture maker, he has served as a role model in demonstrating achieving the guiding principles ning. But I am well aware of the importance of both balance in our lives and a commitment of the Learning Results has the substantial amount of plan "relocation counselors," helping to excellence extending beyond the boundaries of the class increased, though it remains to ning time we have put into the families to decide which com- room." ■ be seen whether all the stan units we have done so far. To munity to move to. Given what dards are achievable. I have the extent that existing materi they had learned, and given seen third graders of very dif als, including textbooks, do not Such decision-making tasks are good deal about using comput some information about three ferent abilities processing infor support such teaching, I am a first step toward making ers for instruction. I have hypothetical families, the stu mation and using what they concerned about how much thoughtful decisions based on (re)learned what children are dents, including those receiving have learned to make decisions. planning time will be required. factual information as adoles capable of in third grade, espe special services in reading, were Second, I have concluded Third, I have gained some cents and adults. cially in relation to the kinds of able to make the correct match that the "Designing for confidence in the usefulness of In addition to giving me concepts included in the es of each family with the city Understanding" template asks performance tasks as one means • some still-tentative answers to Learning Results. And perhaps that would best meet that fami all the right questions, and of assessing student learning. the questions I began with, most importantly, I’ve revisited ly’s needs, and they could sup most importantly it asks them The tasks that Jim and I have these experiences have had the reasons why I got into port their choices with facts in the right sequence. It does developed have much more I some unintended consequences teaching and teacher education about each city. matter that teachers be clear on j similarity to real-world tasks I as well. My own planning skills in the first place—the joys of So what have I learned so their goals and assessments for ; than paper-and-pencil tests. have improved. I have learned a working with children! ■ far from these experiences?
Advisory Center After meeting academic from page 1 and professional development requirements and going Upward Bound Seeks "Friends" During the first two years, through a rigorous review new organization is being formed to reach former students, family members, staff and others students must successfully process, students are admitted who were involved in UMaine’s Classic Upward Bound and Upward Bound Regional Math- complete 60 credit hours, to Teacher Candidacy. At this Science Center programs. These College of Education and Human Development programs including University-wide time, they begin working with Ahave assisted over 1,000 youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and succeed in higher edu General Education Require faculty advisors in various cation. The intent of the new "Friends of Upward Bound" is to help those interested keep in touch ments, and self-initiated edu areas of specialization. Teacher and to provide much-needed mentoring and other kinds of support to current and future UB stu cational field experiences. Candidacy consists of upper dents. They must also compile a level education courses, inten You can learn more and sign in at the website: http://www.ume.maine.edu/classub/, then click portfolio documenting their sive school-based work with on Upward Bound Forums; or contact a member of "Friends," Alan Parks, at: academic and professional practicing teachers and [email protected]. ■ growth. University faculty, and student teaching. ■ u most crucial reforms in our teacher preparation program has strong math background. of an impact these things have to offer him or her. Talk to the been the movement of some of our courses to public school Now, 1 would like to share on teachers. people around you. My pnnci- sites. University faculty work side by side with veteran teach some of the reasons that being When you add these reali pal and colleagues have been ers to raise up the next generation of Maine teachers. a new teacher has been diffi ties to many of the other issues the cement that kept me I Professors are forced to make our course content more rele cult. Probably the biggest chal that we knew were coming like together when it seemed like vant to teachers, and teachers are pushed to see their curricu lenge for me as a new teacher laige class sizes, small budgets, things were crumbling For me lar decisions in broader theoretical and practical terms. It’s an has been the pay. My wife long hours, poor support fiom this was primarily Blayne energizing time for everyone involved. I realize more and stays home with our daughter, the community, vicious par Frost, the seventh grade team more that my own work stands on the shoulders of genera so we are living on my ents, new standards, etc., you leader, and Suzanne Olson mv tions of alums. They have generously given time and energy income. We all say, "teachers ask youiself why. Why in the building administrator. Be back to our program by mentoring university students who don’t do it for the money," but world did I decide to become enthusiastic about what you aspire to teach. this takes on a whole new a teacher, and now that I arc doing and it will be conta University-school connections are complicated. They meaning when you have to know what I do, why would I gious. When the students are vary enormously from class to class, school to school, as we find a second job to pay your continue teaching? That energized, you gain strength try to match university resources with individual school basic bills. I am not talking answer is actually quite simple fiom them Iveiyday I look needs. But I am certain in the long term that these relation about a summer job. I do that We do it for the students out at the faces of my students ships of mutual respect and need are what will transform our as well. I am talking about Something else my profes and I know I made the right profession. working in the evenings and sors failed to tell me about was choice. My point is this—teachers need a strong voice in develop on weekends just to make ends the feeling I would get when a Youi Colleague, ing any reform program. Real change will come from the meet. student came back to my class Colin Lemont, Teacher connections we can build between policymakers, universities, It is hard when my friends after moving on to eighth Hall-Dale Middle School public school teachers and kids. It is the plain, garden variety in other majors start out at grade and said, "Wow, Mr. approaches to school reform that are making a difference in our new Professional Development Network, the Penobscot Back in the What can I tell my teacher Jim and I have collaborated on River Educational Partnership. education students about what two social studies units using The alums I work with in the partnership are a daily Classroom they might encounter? this template. source of inspiration and insight. I invite you to get Since last September, I have At the Augusta workshops, involved—volunteer to woik with us in the network if you by John Maddaus team-taught social studies for Jim and I worked with Ruey are locally based, or call and write us if you have ideas for Associate Professor of Education 11 weeks with Jim Verrill, a Yehle, Orono cuiriculum improving the partnership beyond the local region. We share third-grade teacher at Asa coordinator. We developed a the same goal--to make a difference in the lives of Maine tate standards. Backward Adams School in Orono. I’ve unit plan with goals address children. ■ planning of units. also been a member of the ing Learning Results standards Perfoimance assessments. Orono K-12 social studies cur in geography, civics and eco SI’ve been a university-based riculum committee, on which nomics This unit leplaced the teacher educator for over 12 Jim is the Asa Adams lepre- "maps and globes" geography In years, and a doctoral student, sentative. Last fall, members of unit Jim had taught in the The Know legislative aide and researcher this committee attended three past. The children learned \bout Education & Human Dadopmtnt before that; it’s been a long Published by (he College of I ducation & Hum m Dcsclopmcnt Um\ersiiv of Maine workshops run by the Maine about three cities, including time since I was a classroom Dean Robert C obb Depaitment of Education, at information in each of these Publications Editor Ka> H\att teacher. I’ve begun using stan which curriculum teams have social studies fields. The per Deugned by \ale tie \X tiltan • dards and new forms of assess L Matnc Department of Marketing learned to use the "Designing formance task asked them to ment in higher education. But In complying with the letter ind spirit of applicable laws ind in pursuing its own gods of pluralism the for Understanding" curricu think of themselves as University of Munc shall not discriminate on the grounds of race color religion sex scxuil orientation I want to know, aie such nittonal origin or citizenship status ige disability or vctcrins st itus in employment education ind all lum unit planning template. continued on page 6 changes feasible in K-12? other areas of the University ' _...... t ■ Ti ; I * .-a
base for appropriate reviewers, keeps fight for the lowest of the low, you are authors apprised and everyone on dead going to help those higher on the chain line. Not only does she have the opportu she surmises nity to work directly with some of the top Inspired by her high school history researchers in the field, she is gaining valu- teacher, UMaine alumnus Michael C able first-hand experience about what to Haltizer entered UMaine as a second look for and avoid in her own research and education social studies major "I wante writing. "It’s a real learning experience to to be a history teacher just like Mr. see Professor Milardo’s red pencil marks all Carter," she savs "He was so good at ge I over the work of internationally known ting us to think " But her growing inter researchers," she says. in counseling and pet-assisted therapy, Chantelle Haltizer It’s also exciting to be reading an her greater level of comfort in working assigned book by a distinguished scholar one-on-one or with small groups rather and have a manuscript from the same per than a classroom full of students led her Student Makes Connections son cross your desk, she explains. "I’m a sociology major and history minor. really beginning to understand the scope However, she hopes to have the same on the Job of the people I study and of my field." inspiration and lasting impact on her A highlight of her job is seeing a journal hantelle Haltizer says she has the clients and society as outstanding teach I r-q perfect job for a graduate student - article picked up by rhe popular media. do. The greatest influence teachers can WLF one that challenges her academically, i "These authors are studying what people’s have is to make a connection with their lives are like. It’s wonderful to see their provides extraordinary piofessional net students, she says. "When you become working and resume-building opportuni research get out to the general population that person who really makes a differen ties and fits her personality. As assistant in newspapers or magazines or on news students will notice." editor of the Journal of Marriage and the talk shows," she says The journal, accord Haltizer’s academic and leadership Family, she works closely with Human ing to Haltizer, is one of the University’s record in high school and as an undergr many hidden gems. Development Professor Robert Milardo, uate offered her a choice of careers with her advisor and current editor of the quar While Haltizer is in the early stages of higher compensation than either teachi terly publication of the National Council shaping her own thesis, she is certain of or counseling, but she never considered on Family Relations (NCFR). her research and career direction She will other options. "You don't go into the he The 1995 Gorham High School honors enter the helping professions, and if she mg professions for the money. You do it graduate earned her bachelors degree at obtains her goal, she will work in the make a difference. The pay comes in o UMaine last year and immediately began growing field of animal-assisted therapy. forms of satisfaction," she says For working on her master’s in human devel She began studying the benefits of such Haltizer, that satisfaction is helping peo opment. At Milardo’s suggestion, she therapy for both humans and pets while in help themselves. "It’s the thought of hel applied for and landed the job with the high school and is fascinated by the results mg others that drives me and will keep journal, which she has enthusiastically and and potential. "Research has shown that in the profession," she says "My interest efficiently handled for the past year. The people with pets live longer, have lower too high to be lured away" ■ NCFR is headquartered in Minneapolis, blood pressure and tend to be happier in but its editorial office is currently located general," she says, adding that there’s at UMaine under Milardo’s editorship. growing evidence about the connection (More information about the Journal of Haltizer is involved in almost every stage between animal abuse and abuse of Marriage and the Family appears on of the editorial process. Manuscripts, sub humans. She would like for her work to page 4). mitted by researchers across the nation and also include rehabilitation for animals by other countries, receive her full attention. creating an environment where they are She reads the abstracts, searches her data received positively and appreciated "If you Special 125th Anniversary Issue Alumni on the move, making an impact
Volume 81z Number 1 Spring 2000
4 Campus News
On the Move, Making an Impact
7 Introduction
8 Arts and Literature • A. Manette Ansay '87 • Don Holder '80 • Christina DeHoff '95
12 Education Page 39 • Frank Hackett '89 • Kimberly Strom-Gottfried '80 • Nicole Kimball '94 4 • Kate Wynne '81G 16 Business • Linden McClure '89 • Richard Londraville '89G • Heather Blease '86 • Blair LaCorte '85 • John Coleman '85 32 Government • Andrew Frawley '84 • John Baldacci '86 • Kevin Mann '86 • Robert Tyrer '87 • John Brier '88 • Kathleen Stevens '93 • Matthew Kenney '88 I 36 Sports 24 Science and Technology • Paul Kariya '96 • Peter Brooks '88 • Jim Boylen '87 • Jeff Jackson '88 • Rick Carlisle '83 • David Nonis '88
Cover photograph of A. Manette Ansay by Devon Cass
Spring 2000 3 Campus News
Student was the opportunity to and associate provost for "Dr. Kennedy is a won learn more about invest graduate studies at Texas A derful fit for the University investment fund ments and the market," & M University since 1992, of Maine," Hoff says "He reaches new says Dean. "SPIFFY was has been named vice presi has impressive credentials milestone the chance to get some dent for academic affairs and has accomplished hands-on experience and and provost at the Univer much as Texas A & M's vice apply what was learned to sity of Maine. president for research " The market has been very real world situations " Within the UMaine ad Kennedy has held a va good to the Student Portfo Members of the group ministration, the vice presi riety of administrative, lio Investment Fund of the meet each week to discuss dent for academic affairs teaching, and research po University of Maine Foun the portfolio, which in and provost is second only sitions in an academic ca dation (SPIFFY). cludes companies such as to the president in the na reer which began at the The SPIFFY portfolio Pixar, Microsoft, and Via ture and breadth of author University of Iowa in 1974 reached a new high of com. At the meetings, each ity. Kennedy will oversee He has also taught at Wash $820,000, up from $650,000 member of the group is free all academic areas of the ington State University, the in February 1999. The stu to suggest a stock to add to university and will assume Ohio State University, and dent-run fund was started the portfolio. a leading role in the inte the University of Mary in the fall of 1993 with an gration of the university's land Kennedy's other ad initial investment of teaching, research, and out ministrative jobs included $200,000 from the Univer UMaine selects reach missions The ap serving as vice president sity of Maine Foundation. pointment was made by for research in the Mary An additional $150,000 was new provost UMaine president Peter S. land Institute for Agricul added two years later. Hoff following a national ture and Agricultural Ex Robert Strong, professor Robert A. Kennedy, a plant search. Kennedy will start periment Station, both at of finance at UMaine and scientist who has served as work at UMaine on July 1, the University of Mary SPIFFY's faculty advisor, vice president for research 2000. land He has also held says the current value of the portfolio reflects the overall growth of the stock Ad in student newspaper stirs debate market in recent years. Troy Dean, a senior busi On October 4, 1999, the Maine Campus, "To not run an advertisement be ness major in the UMaine the independent, student-operated cause its content might offend would Business School and newspaper, ran an ad questioning the be...irresponsible in a country where free SPIFFY's new chair, says truthfulness of Holocaust survivors. The speech must be protected to be pre the group hopes this decision to run the ad set off a campus served." growth will continue. debate that carried over to the spring se But many in the UMaine community "SPIFFY had a great mester. strongly disagreed. year and we look forward The ad was submitted by the Com "Journalists and editors make deci to the months and years mittee for Open Debate on the Holo sions all the time on what to include and ahead," says Dean. He says caust. It asserted that Holocaust survi what not to, and who's a credible source the group currently has vors "gave false testimony about gas and who isn't," assistant professor of po about 40 members, with chambers and a great many other mat litical science Amy Fried told the Bang weekly attendance at ap ters." or Daily News. She emphasized that the proximately 25 SPIFFY is At the center of the debate was the First Amendment does not provide the open to all students on question of free speech, and whether or right to print "malicious lies." campus not the student editors of the paper had Fried and other professors said they Dean says he has been a the obligation to present other view would have had less problem with the member of SPIFFY since points, even if those viewpoints are of ad if the Campus had expressed their his sophomore year at questionable validity. strong disagreement with its content. UMaine. In an editorial running four days af A forum discussing Holocaust deni "The thing that interest ter the advertisement appeared, the Cam al and free speech issues was held on ed me most about SPIFFY pus stated: campus in February.
4 Maine high-ranking posts at the have to be sensitive enough National Science Founda to detect that level." tion, Ohio State, and Wash Food processors face ington State. similar issues, he adds. As Kennedy earned a produce is held in storage, bachelor's degree from the peak ripeness occurs as University of Minnesota in ethylene concentrations 1968 and a Ph.D from the reach a maximum. For University of California- most purposes, that is the Berkeley in 1974 ideal time to begin process ing. "If processors wait too long, you get fermentation Sensors test and alcohols and other fruit ripeness compounds that are gener ally undesirable," says Vet elino. A new sensor research project at the University of Maine has students and faculty going bananas In Joanne Palombo their effort to develop a leaves Maine for fruit ripeness sensor that Michigan State could be useful for growers and food processors, they are monitoring bananas for After leading the Maine natural emissions of ethyl women's basketball team ene gas. Monty Rand photo to unprecedented success John Vetelmo, a profes UMaine student working on a fruit ripeness sensor. in the past eight years, sor in the department of head coach Joanne Palom- electrical and computer en grant from the U. S. De way. "The end result will bo-McCallie is leaving the gineering (ECE), says that partment of Agriculture. be better products for the program to take over the ethylene is an indicator of Vetelmo is working with Al consumer." reins at Michigan State. the ripening process in Bushway '68 of the UMaine A ripeness sensor could Palombo said that she many fruits and vegeta Department of Food Sci be a boon to growers by in felt she had taken the bles A sensor that detects ence and Human Nutri dicating when crops are UMaine program as far as minute quantities of the tion, Bruce Segee '85, Z89G ready to pick. Ideally, har she could and was looking tell-tale gas could save the of ECE, and three electrical vesting should be done at for a new challenge in what food products industry engineering students: Jere the peak of ripeness. How she expected to be a more money by providing pre my Thiele, a sophomore ever, large commercial competitive basketball en cise information about the from Hollis, Maine; Jie farms must often pick ear vironment. She also noted best time to pick, store, and Zhou, a master's student ly, just as produce begins to that her five-year contract process produce Vetelmo from Wuhan, People's Re ripen. There is a danger, with the Spartans is more is a pioneer of UMaine's public of China; and however. If they pick too lucrative than what she sensor program in the Lab Stephanie Pitcher, a junior early, the produce may not could expect at UMaine. oratory for Surface Science at the University of Colo ripen at all. At the University of and Technology (LASST). rado from Colorado "As fruits and vegeta Maine she compiled a 167- "This is a pilot project to Springs. bles start ripening, they 73 record which included determine if the technolo "The benefit to industry emit very small concentra six straight appearances in gy will work for this pur would be having a non-de- tions of ethylene, in the the NCAA Tournament pose," he says. The project structive way to monitor parts per million range," and four AMERICA EAST is funded by a $49,918 food quality," says Bush says Vetelino. "Our sensors titles.
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You sj n9$f*>a.- ' >u dt S1M.0 NCUA EQUAL HOUSING National C d t Un Ad r n t ton. LENDER a U.S. G * • nr • W*CoBu ANNIVERSARY On the Move, Making an Impact When the University of Maine celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 1991, MAINE magazine ran a special issue profiling 125 of its most outstanding graduates. Nine years later we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the University of Maine Alumni Association. For this occasion, and to welcome in the new century and millennium, we look to the present and the future. In this special issue we profile 25 post- 1980 UMaine alums who are currently making an impact, or who are poised to make an impact in their particular fields. This is by no means a definitive list. We know there are lots more "rising stars" among our alumni body. Those appearing in this issue are simply representative of the talent, vision, and commitment the University of Maine experience has helped to foster in the last two decades. The new century is full of both opportunity and challenge for humanity. As you will see in the following pages, UMaine gradu ates are taking advantage of the opportunities and facing the challenges. Spring 2000 7 Manette her novels. Now a lot of people are buying them. t was a phone call Manette Ansav '87 will never forget It came Iwhile she was eating dinner during her stay at the MacDowell Colony toi writers and artists in New Hampshire last year In order to keep the residents from being distract ed or disturbed, the colony keeps just one unlisted public telephone near the dining fa cilityJ "Someone came in and said I had a call and I thought it must be from my husband since he was the only one who had the numbei," Ansay re members "But when I picked up the phone, the voice on the other end said, 'Hello, this is Oprah Winfrey' She told me she had just read my novel and said that she wanted it to be ARTS AND LITERATURE an Oprah Book Club book and to ate interest in Vinegar Hill, her father ture and realized that being a writer feature it on her television show." began a personal distribution cam would be a career she could manage There was one catch. Ansay paign to bookstores. "sitting down." couldn't let anyone know for two Ansay says that the Oprah show Ansay finished her anthropology weeks. She returned to the dining was absolutely one of the best things degree, but right after graduation she hall full of emotion—wanting to that can happen for a writer. First, began developing her skills by writ blurt out the good news to her new because of all the attention you get ing three hours a day. She earned a friends. But as difficult as it was, she while it's happening. But more im scholarship to graduate school at kept her promise. portantly, because all the attention Cornell and soon after she complet "They all wanted to know what soon goes away. ed Vinegar Hill. happened," she says. "I told them I "As soon as the next Oprah book Ansay spent time teaching at sev had a fight with my husband." is announced, the pack chases that eral universities. Vinegar Hill went Now Ansay doesn't even own a writer," she says "I was a celebrity unpublished until she was chosen for TV, and although she certainly knew for two months, but then, it's all a National Endowment for the Arts about Oprah Winfrey, she wasn't gone and life is back to normal. grant. The day after receiving the very familiar with her show or with That's the best part. Your book keeps grant, Vinegar Hill was accepted by the Oprah Book Club She soon the momentum from being selected Viking Press and Ansay's profes found out, however, what an impact by the club, but the celebrity status sional writing career began. the popular television host has on goes away." Ansay's works since Vinegar Hill the book market. Ansay had certainly achieved her (River Angel, Sister, and Midnight The Ansay book that was chosen share of artistic success before Champagne) all reflect her interest in was her first novel, Vinegai Hill, the Oprah. She has earned favorable re family relationships as well as her story of a woman coming to terms views for all of her works, and was love of gothic literature. with dark family secrets. At the time recently nominated for the presti "I guess my novels arise out of Oprah called, Vinegar Hill had 18,000 gious National Book Critics Circle the tension between the stories we're copies in print. There are now over Award. She was called one of the top supposed to tell, and the ones that one million in print 10 "new faces of fiction—novelists we all know are true," she says. "That's the impact," Ansay says. who are changing the way we see Right now, Ansay is straying "I had no idea at the time. I remem the world" by the Utne Reader. from fiction and working on a mem ber saying to my husband, 'Do you What the Oprah selection did oir which will be titled Limbo. think maybe I'll sell 100,000 cop was give her marketability and "It's about how an atheist living ies?"' some financial security. That's im with a chronic long-term, undiag The appearance on the Oprah portant to Ansay because she suffers nosed illness, and all the uncertain show also made her something of an from a chronic, undiagnosed nerve ty that involves, still finds joy and instant celebrity. disorder which makes it difficult for mystery in life," Ansay says. "For a few months, I was recog her to both read and work at the A big part of the joy she has nized every time I went to an air computer. She now can afford to hire found has been through her writing. port," she says. "People came up to someone to read to her. "When you write, you bring me and said, 'Oh, you're an Oprah It was Ansay's illness, in part, about closure that perhaps isn't writer, can I have your autograph?"' which led her to writing as a career. there in real life," she says. "You can Even her father was getting rec Her childhood goal was to be a con make art out of broken pieces and I ognized. During the most touching cert pianist. That dream faded when, find that very satisfying." segment of the Oprah show, Ansay at 17, her hands began to ache. The She also enjoys a job where ev paid tribute to her dad. pain spread, but doctors were unable ery day is different and you never "That was really special," she to discover the cause. At the Univer stop learning. says. "I got to stand up on national sity of Maine her illness continued "I feel like the best thing about television and say, 'Thanks, Mom to worsen. She was forced to take a writing is that it's elusive—I'll nev and Dad year's medical leave and when she er reach a dead end," she says. "You Indeed, the thanks were heartfelt. returned to UMaine, she was in a keep walking further and further Her mother helped type transcripts. wheelchair. into the darkness and reaching out And when she was trying to gener- At that time she was an anthro saying, 'I've almost got it. I've al pology major, but after being in most got it.' But you really never spired by the poems of Alden Nowl- quite have it." Photograph by Devon Cass en, she discovered a love for litera Spring 2000 9 ARTS AND LITERATURE Donald Holder '80 by August Wilson, and a play that is being directed by his wife, Evan Yionouhs Oh yes, then there is the upcoming musical by composer/ Lighting songwriter Randy Newman set to open in California. If that isn't enough, Holder also it up on Broadway has his architectural and museum lighting business which is also do ing quite well, thank you Last yeai ighting designer Don derful, but what is most important he did new lighting for the TWA Holder's career can be di is knowing I could do work at that baggage claim facility at JFK Air Lvided into two distinct level and do it without making any port, the lighting for a new AT&T periods: before The Lion King and compromises,"af he said in a MAINE center in New Jersey, and the light ter The Lion King profile in 1998. "I'm very proud of ing for a new exhibition at the Jew Prior to being selected to light this work. It's one of those things ish Museum in New York the phenomenally successful musi that if I had to do all over again, I As Holder reflects on the phe cal, Holder '80 had nomenon that The Lion achieved recognition King has become, he some and accolades for his times thinks back on his work. But his work had days at UMaine, and in all been "uptown." He particular his mentor, the was not in that elite late Al Cyrus He credits group of designers who Cyrus with laying the get the call from Broad foundation for his basic way producers philosophy of lighting. Now, with a Tony "From Al Cyrus, I Award in hand for his learned about the sublimi ground-breaking light nal movement of light and ing design, Holder is in about the power of light great demand. Z M ing," he said > Jar ‘ 12F i \vW * "I feel very fortunate Holder, who also to be part of The Lion earned a master's degree King It's definitely from Yale, credits UMaine opened doors for me," with giving him the op Holder says. "I've been Michael C. Lisnet photo portunity to develop his in the business long creative abilities enough that people were aware of really wouldn't change anything." "I was interested in forestry (his the quality of my work. But now, I Holder also noted that his major), I was interested in music, think there is an acknowledgement achievement with The Lion King has and I was interested in theater," he that I can take on any kind of project brought him a level of peace said. "I was able to pursue all those people have for me There's a very "I always felt I had to get to the things at UMaine." limited number of people who next level, and I've achieved it Now Holder realizes that The Lion King would even get considered for a I'm more relaxed." he said may have been a once-in-a-lifetime multi-million dollar Broadway mu Maybe more relaxed, but his cur opportunity in terms of the unprec sical The success of The Lion King rent work schedule still seems ex edented technical challenges it pre has put me into that small group." hausting Holder is involved with sented and the level of artistic and Perhaps even more important to the lighting for all the many Lion commercial success it achieved But, Holder was the personal feeling of King productions around the world. ever the professional, he says that's accomplishment he has derived Japan, London, Los Angeles, and not a problem in terms of finding from taking on one of the most com Toronto. He's also working on the motivation plex lighting projects in the history theater adaptation of Thoroughly "I'm not trying to further my ca of theater. Modem Millie, another musical reer anymore," he says. "My goal is "The recognition has been won called The Boy Fiom Oz, a new play just to do very good work " 10 Maine Christina DeHoff '95 Making Art Accessible I hristina DeHoff '95 realizes that she was handed a Cdream opportunity on a sil ver platter When she was 25 and working in an upscale art gallery in Aspen, Colorado, some friends called from Maine to ask if she wanted to open and direct an art gallery at 357 Main Street in Photo courtesy of the Bangor Daily News Rockland, not far from her home town of Camden Those friends, welcoming An unintimidating ist, with Christina DeHoff, the busi Keith '65 and Carolyn May, would place where folks who didn't know nesswoman. provide financial backing. She could a lot about art would feel free to ask "That is a challenge," she says. fulfill her own vision for the gallery. questions "Sometimes I'm moved by a piece As excited as she was about the "That was a big goal for me," she or I want to show something that is opportunity, DeHoff knew that says. "I suppose that is the art edu a little bit 'out there.' But I just can't making a go of an art gallery would cation major in me. And so far, I've take that kind of financial risk right be a challenge. But she also knew had the response that I wanted. now. I do chose work based on the that her location, directly across People are comfortable asking me energy that I see in it, but the sale from the Farnsworth Museum, gave questions." ability has to be a factor I hate that, her a tremendous advantage. Another part of DeHoff's vision but it's the reality of it. What I'm After three years in operation, was to exhibit only Maine-based art hoping is that once we get more es she says the gallery is still evolving. ists, or at least artists who spend a tablished and develop a strong cli "My vision is to have a really ap significant part of the year in Maine. entele, I can start hanging pieces that proachable, accessible gallery for One thing that she did early on was might not be fantastic sells, but I people," she says. "I don't want to to exhibit some of the works of her think should be shown." have only works that certain people former UMaine professors— Having her own gallery also can afford. And, although there is a Michael Lewis, James Linehan, and gives DeHoff a chance to show her place for tourist-oriented art, I didn't Nina Jerome. own paintings. And the success of want to go that route either. So what All three were impressed with her first exhibit far exceeded her ex I've done is, in addition to paintings, DeHoff's gallery and her work on pectations. She sold 25 paintings. I have a lot of really fine pottery, and the exhibit. Linehan, who says Her goals are to keep developing things that are considered to be more DeHoff was one of his best students, as both an artist and as a gallery di in the craft world. Although they are thinks she is one of the real rising rector. She and her husband Scott very high level work, there are some stars of the UMaine art department McPherson, Class of '93, are also things that arc in more accessible In addition to the gallery respon committed to staying and becoming price ranges. A lot of fine art galler sibilities, DeHoff is a serious painter more involved in the community. As ies haven't made that crossover." in her own right. And she sees one part of that commitment, she spon DeHoff also wanted to create an of her biggest challenges as having sors an art exhibit by local high environment that was warm and to balance Christina DeHoff, the art school students every winter. Spring 2000 11 EDUCATION F rank Hackett ’89 On the Education Fast Track hen people first meet Frank Hackett '89, 93G, some are a bit ap prehensive about the ideaW of a school superintendent be ing so young. That apprehension quickly goes away, however, when they get to talk to him or see him in action. "Certainly the age question has come up occasionally," Hackett says. "It was probably somewhat of a con cern for the hiring committees in both my superintendent positions, first in East Millinocket and now Camden-Rockport. But it's funny, after a few months, I didn't really hear much about it. It really hasn't had any impact on me in terms of doing my job." Hackett, at age 33, already has more than three years experience as a superintendent, and another six years of experience as a school prin cipal. But it's more than an impressive resume that earns Frank Hackett re solidation plan, Hackett helped save port. spect—it's his leadership abilities on costs. He put those savings into All this from someone who, and his quiet but effective style of new reading programs and an in when he entered UMaine in the mid- working with all kinds of people. It's dustrial technology program. His 80s, had no thoughts about becom also a commitment to raising the efforts earned the praise of town ing a teacher, never mind a school educational aspirations of the stu leaders. superintendent. He had grown up dents and the communities he "He has raised the level of expec in a family of educators (including serves. tation and shown us we don't have another UMaine alum, father A1 His leadership abilities were very to accept a second-rate education," Hackett '53, '59G). He originally evident as superintendent in East Medway school board chairman decided on a business major with Millinocket. It was a time when jobs Steven Federico told the Bangor Dai the idea of becoming a banker. He were being cut at the paper mill and ly News when Hackett announced he was also a member of the Black Bear resources were tight. Through a con was moving on to Camden-Rock baseball team and it was the result 12 M aine in education in the first place— make to attract the number of peo working with students. ple we need to the profession " "I was pretty fortunate when I Another challenge is the ability was a principal to be able to main of schools to keep up with the tre tain pretty close contact with stu mendous change in the world that dents," he says. "But it's been a lot is being driven by new technologies. more difficult as a superintendent. Hackett thinks Maine has done very And I really don't like contact with well on that score so far, but the test students that is artificial or just cer for the future will be to integrate emonial. I like it to be for a purpose. technology into everything schools When I have the chance to get in do. That said, he won't go as far as volved with students, I want it to be to endorse the laptop for every sev in a meaningful way." enth grader plan being proposed by Part of the reason there isn't more Governor Angus King. He appreci time to be with students, of course, ates the spirit of the proposal, but are the demands on Hackett's time. thinks there are more important pri Although he deals with budgets, orities such as school repairs and curriculum issues, and now in Cam renovations. den-Rockport a new school build Still, he emphasizes, public edu ing, he says the most difficult deci cation must keep pace with a chang sions he has to make are those that ing world involve humans. "The biggest part of education to And Hackett says that one of the day is trying to keep up with all the biggest human issues public educa change, and realizing that it is an tion in Maine faces is the shortage ongoing process. It used to be that of teachers. something would come along and "There's no question that is the cause changes. You'd adjust, change biggest challenge we face," he says. with it, and that would be it. Now "We are already starting to feel the we're just continually looking at effect of a small pool of applicants ways that we can change and grow." in our teaching fields, especially in Change is likely to be part of specialty areas like math, science, Frank Hackett's career. Next year, and foreign languages. And within while staying in his Camden/Rock the next five to ten years, we're go port position, he'll start a UMaine ing to see significant numbers of Ph.D. program. In the longer term teachers and administrators retir- he has no definite goals, but folks who know him well expect him to Hackett says that salary is not the move on to even bigger things. only issue in attracting more teach "Frank has been on the fast track ers, but he thinks it is a significant in K to 12 education and for good Photograph by Nick Leadley one. reason," says UMaine education of a baseball injury that he eventu "People chose professions for a dean Robert Cobb. "He has out ally found his calling in education. lot of reasons besides money," he standing communication skills, clear "I hurt my shoulder and wasn't says. "But when I look right around goals, vision, integrity, and a genu able to play ball, so I started help here (Camden), it's hard to ignore ine understanding of Maine people. ing out the coaches at Orono High the fact that MBNA is starting peo And he's blessed with another true School," Hackett says "I found that ple out at $24,000-$25,000 a year leadership quality—a quick, self-ef I really liked working with the kids. with benefit packages we just can't facing wit that reflects his balanced Not long after that, I switched my match. It's a huge challenge. There perspective as well as his priorities. major to education." will always be people who go into Maybe most important, he has a Ironically, as his success has led teaching for a variety of other rea deep commitment to Maine youth him up the administrative ladder, he sons, but from a salary/benefits and to providing the high quality finds himself further removed from standpoint, it's going to be difficult education that will shape their fu the very thing that got him involved to make the strides we'll need to ture." Spring 2000 13 EDUCATION Kimberly Strom-Gottfried '80 search are in ethics and managed care. She re cently served on a na tional ethics committee for social workers. Last Always year she also complet ed a textbook for teach ing social work and has a Social several more textbooks planned Social workers are a Worker group that seem very underpaid for the level of education that is re quired and the heavy hen Kim Strom-Got caseloads they carry tfried '80 was a student Still, Strom-Gottfried Wat the University of says that enough dedi Maine, the social work school was cated, young people are not yet accredited But there was a entering the field lot of energy and enthusiasm being That's fortunate, she put into getting the program reor Health Center. She then took a po adds, because social workers are ganized and re-established That en sition with the Maine Department of doing more for society than ever be thusiasm caught her attention. Mental Health and Mental Retarda fore "I was a sociology major, and I tion in southern Maine Her abilities "It's really as much a calling as a hadn't really thought that much and hard work were recognized in career," she says "People are going about social work," she remembers 1990 when she was named Maine's to do it regardless of the financial re "I became interested, and I also had Social Worker of the Year wards." the opportunity to work on a crisis It was also about this time that But she worries about burnout hotline in Bangor That gave me a she got her first teaching experi due to a lack of resouices, an enor chance to apply what I was learn ence—a short-term position at the mous workload, and a lack of re ing in my classes—to see how mean University of Southern Maine. She spect and understanding for the ingful it is to help people in need " liked it so much that she decided to work i She says that UMaine faculty go on for a Ph D (Case Western Re "People are given complex cas members were major factors in rais serve) and to have an impact on the es, often with very poor resources to ing her aspirations world of social work through teach resolve them," Strom-Gottfried says. "They really helped me see that I ing. But though her career took a "Managed care is a problem—there could do something bigger," she new direction, her professional iden are all types of constraints today. says. "Their interest in me, their tification remained the same. 'Show us outcomes' is what we hear time, and their wisdom had a huge "I'm a social worker who teach all the time. But the people who impact on me." es," declares Strom-Gottfried come to us often have a long history Those first experiences at She honed her teaching skills at of difficulties that can't be resolved UMaine have turned into a lifelong Case Western Reserve where in 1993 quickly " commitment to social work—first as she was named Outstanding Teach She believes that if the public un a practitioner and now as a college er of the Year at the Mandel School derstood how diverse and wide professor teaching and mentoring of Applied Social Sciences Later, as spread social work is, it would get future social workers. an assistant professor at the Univer more of the support and the resourc Inspired by her UMaine profes sity of Minnesota, she won the Mc es it needs sors, Strom-Gottfried went right to Farland Creative Teaching Award "The perception changes when a master's of social work (MSW) Last year she moved to the Univer people are personally touched by program through Adelphi Universi sity of North Carolina, where in ad our work," she explains "Many ty. With her MSW in hand, she re dition to teaching, she is an associ people don't realize that we are the turned to Maine and worked for ate dean major provider of mental health ser four years at the Aroostook Mental Strom-Gottfried's areas of re vices in our society." 14 Maine UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ANNUAL ♦ ALUMNI ♦ FUND /• The Annual Alumni Fund Your Connection to the f University of Maine HE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION has an ambitious goal this year: Raise $2 million from T 12,000 alumni. We’re off to a good start, but we can’t make it r. ' ».Ml without your help. . Xi -.Ji Perry Hunter 52 Annual Alumni Fund Chan Here are some facts you should know about the Annual Alumni Fund: 1. It is run by the UMaine Alumni Association. 2. The Association’s Board of Directors decides how the undesignated dollars are allocated. 3. FY 99’s undesignated dollars supported: • Scholarships to students • Financial assistance to individual students and student groups • Programs and services for alumni ■■ • Advocacy for the University of Maine 4. 100 percent of the designated dollars received by the Alumni Association are given to the :■ >4. area of the university to which they are designated. Your personal commitment to the Annual Alumni Fund ensures the Alumni Association remains a strong, independent advocate for MAINE. Your personal commitment to MAINE helps to make it an even greater institution. If you have already made your annual gift, I thank you for supporting the University of Maine. If you haven’t yet made a gift, please consider doing so today. Your support will allow us to reach our goal and guarantee a strong University. University of Maine Annual Alumni Fund P.O. Box 550, Orono, Maine 04473-0550 800-934-ALUM I 207-581-2586 www.mainealumni.org I Heather Blease '86 Leading Maine's Emergence into the New Economy n 1995, Heather Deveau hadn't prepared her for the net Blease '86 was managing a working required for getting a new group of computer support business off the ground. Itechnicians at Digital Equip "I was very disconnected from ment's Augusta manufacturing fa the business environment in the cility when the company announced state. Though I'm from Maine, I plans to sell the plant. came in as an outsider," she said. "I wasn't sure what was going to So Blease attended the Chamber happen to my small group," she of Commerce breakfasts, she met said. with the bankers, and she made lots Blease had been researching oth of calls—working on what she refers er companies that contracted with to as her "on-the-job MBA " software and equipment manufac Fellow Brunswick resident Gov turers to provide technical support. ernor Angus King often leads the She saw a future in the business She cheers for EnvisioNet's achieve seized the opportunity ments. "I thought, if there was a time to "The story of what she's done is do it, it was now," she said. phenomenal, and it demonstrates And so EnvisioNet was born. To that we don't have to import our en day, with industry leaders like Mi trepreneurs," he told the Bangoi Dai crosoft Network, Prodigy Internet, ly News "She has the two things you Kmart E-Commerce, and Grolier In need as an entrepreneur vision and teractive on the client list, and a 300 Heather Blease with Maine Governor persistence " percent growth rate, it's not surpris Angus King. EnvisioNet was founded in Brun ing that the company has become swick with just three employees. something of a poster child for these grand plans," she said Blease added a couple of people at Maine's emergence into the new Her husband Dwight Blease '83, a time over the first year, as the com economy. EnvisioNet revenues are a podiatrist, took the risk in stride pany's service focus began to attract expected to reach $40 million in time "He would joke with me back then small clients for its fifth birthday. and say, 'This is an expensive hob Then, at the end of 1996, the Back in 1995 there was no assur by of yours,"' she said with a laugh fledgling company marked its entry ance that things would go so well. Blease's engineering background into the technical support world It was a big leap to take for some gave her courage. She had chosen when it landed an account with one with a successful career and a the field and pursued an electrical Prodigy, a national Internet service stable family life. When Blease quit engineering degree based on her fa provider her job and sold the family's home ther's advice. And her extensive ex EnvisioNet more than quadru to fund her new venture, she knew perience at Digital had boosted her pled in size to meet the new clients' the stakes were high. Her company confidence. expectations, investing thousands of would have to start small and grow "Solving problems for four years dollars in phone lines, hardware, exponentially, or it couldn't com gave me the confidence to tackle and software. "All of a sudden, we pete. whatever situation or problem that were going from a very little com "It felt strange sitting at my com came up," she said. pany to one that was very sophisti puter with nothing and making But Blease's technical career cated, and a player in the industry," 16 Maine Blease said. dent in the space-age plastic tempo EnvisioNet's offices in Brun Then in October 1999 came an rary structure that employees affec swick, Augusta, and Winthrop even bigger announcement. Envisio- tionately refer to as "the bubble." have expanded to full capacity. To Net signed a technical support con From conception to habitation, the meet the company's continued tract with software giant Microsoft Epcot-style expansion that houses growth, Blease recently announced To meet the workload, the compa dozens of work spaces took just a the construction of a new Orono ny began plans to ex few weeks to complete. EnvisioNet site. The 50,000 square- pand to more than 1,000 foot facility at the employees. Maine Technology Blease had down Park should be opera played the company's tional by fall, eventu Maine base at first, but ally employing more later realized that Envi than 1,000 additional sioNet's Maine location people. was a tremendous as The Orono location set With employees has Blease excited that serve as "the hu about the prospect of man face of the Inter visiting and working net," and a comprehen with her alma mater. sive training program, "We're interested EnvisioNet is drawing in using very innova the kings of informa tive tools to help us tion technology, such as provide support for Microsoft, to Maine. our customers. Being "We can do business at the doorstep of anywhere we choose UMaine, there's room We chose Maine," said for us to try to interest Greg Gilkeson of Mi areas of the university crosoft in a recent Bang in helping with that or Daily News story. development, as well The region's legend as providing opportu ary work ethic coupled nities for students in with an innovative em technical programs. I ployee training pro hope that we can de gram designed by Envi velop some real win sioNet and the Maine win relationships," Quality Centers built a she said. skilled and stable work It's likely that Envi force A technology sioNet will be making trade publication esti more big moves in the mated EnvisioNet's near future. rate of employee turn First, Blease ex over to be between 15 pects to be expanding and 20 percent—as out of state, possibly compared to a national even to Europe. turnover for call center Second, she will workers that can be 100 eventually be taking percent. the company public. Today, at Envisio And with Envisio Net's Brunswick head Net's amazing record quarters, the innova of growth, that pros tion required to accom pect has a lot of eager plish 300 percent investors excited. growth per year is evi- Photo by Nick Leadley Spring 2000 17 BUSINESS Blair LaCorte '85 don't have to pay a broker." The future of business to business Internet commerce is even more promising, LaCorte says, because The Master Strategist soon it will be moving into integrat ing delivery and financing of pur chased goods s Blair LaCorte '85 tells it, ness to business Internet stocks are As an ICG executive in residence, he got into the world of the hottest sector in the stock mar LaCorte was working on strategy Ahigh technology totally by ket right now and new opportunities, waiting to accident. And what a fortunate ac"We were the first out there, we find a company he wanted to go to cident it turned out to be created the sector," LaCorte says. "If He found that company in His career began on the hardware you look at what's happened since VerticalNet, which focuses exclu side of high tech with Sun then, there's been $500 billion worth sively on the needs of industrial cli Microsystems, where he eventually of wealth created in B to B " And he ents. He is now that company's se became the head of world wide field says that's just the beginning nior vice president of strategy and operations strategy. Then LaCorte Business to business is really all electronic commerce moved into the software world with about linking the old economy and Vei ticalNet has gone from $3 mil Autodesk. At Autodesk, he started the new economy lion in revenues, just before LaCorte up a geographic information joined the company, to a predic systems division based on the tion of $800 million in FY 2000 It company's highly successful has gone from 100 employees to AutoCad design program He 1200 employees in that same time also started up divisions in data frame management and electronic Last year VerticalNet was the publishing Looking for new number three initial public offer challenges, he later moved to a ing in the country The number position with CADIS In 1996, one IPO7 Internet Capital Group he was named one of America's LaCorte sees the current pe top 10 business marketers by riod of dramatic change eventu Advertising Age ally slowing down He compares LaCorte has continued to be it to 100 years ago when people on the leading edge of high realized how much money was technology, getting in on the going to be made in the oil indus start with the venture capital try After a wild flurry of activ company called Internet Capi ity, there was a period of merg tal Group (ICG), where he was ers and buyouts of companies as an executive in residence It was the dust settled the first venture company fo LaCorte is now in a position cusing exclusively on what is to pick and choose what he wants called business to business (B to to do. He says his career reflects B) Internet commerce to go pub changing attitudes in the world lic. Historically, such venture capi "We call it a hybrid," LaCorte of business. tal companies had been private says. "We believe you've got to put "People would judge stability in "It actually revolutionized the the physical industry with the elec the old world by how long you way that venture capital is being tronic. Here's an example. You have stayed with one company," he says done because in the past only a factory and you want to get rid of "The way people judge stability wealthy individuals got to invest," some old machines. You go to a bro these days is different It's not one he explains "You could only have a ker and ask him to sell it. The aver job but one career—the way you small number of investors By going age broker charges 50 to 60 percent treat people, what kind of deals you public, we opened it up, we allowed margin to find a buyer. But using make, the ability to win. What I do almost anyone to invest " the Internet you could put it on the today I couldn't have done 15 or 20 And that's good for smaller in market and all kinds of potential years ago." vestors, LaCorte says, because busi- buyers will see it instantly And you 18 Maine John Coleman '85 says. "And it was. At UMaine I had a great overall experience—I really learned a great deal. In addition to the engineering, I also had the op portunity to bring out my creative Guides for side by studying viola with Dan Rains." Coleman says he was able to nur the New ture both the analytical and creative abilities that he inherited from his Frontier parents Richard '53 and Jackie Knapp Coleman '55, both UMaine alums. With his UMaine degree in hand, P he Internet is rapidly Coleman began to think he was changing the world of com- more suited to marketing than en L merce. And John Coleman gineering. After working for a while, '85 is helping companies take ad he returned to school to earn an vantage of the opportunities this MBA. He then worked for the huge new technology affords them. His multinational corporation ABB for Portland-based company, ViA Mar several years, before deciding to keting and Design, works with huge strike out on his own—and return multinational corporations as well to Maine as with small emerging Internet "I always wanted to do some companies—re-engineering and re thing entrepreneurial," he says. tooling their businesses to be strong Photo b\ Diane Hudson "I've always had that passion and players in the new economy. ViA I've always felt that my favorite may be labeled as a marketing com ed by INC. magazine as the 287th challenges were creating something pany, but as Coleman explains, it's fastest growing private company in from nothing." really much more than that America From its modest beginning As his company continues to "We have programmers, web de in 1993 (10 employees), ViA has thrive and grow, Coleman wants to velopers, and interactive architects grown to 60 workers with offices in devote some of his time to helping who know how to build web sites Ohio, San Francisco, New York City, Maine's economic growth. He was and Internet infrastructure," he says. and Switzerland. And Coleman sees recently asked by Governor King to "We also have the ability to help cre no end to the growth, expecting the help with ideas to make Maine a vi ate brands and build market com company to triple in size in the next brant player in the new economy. munications programs—initiatives three years "The things that we've learned at that help companies communicate He founded ViA with Rich Rico ViA, dealing with fast change, com exactly what they are trying to do and fellow UMame alum David plex change in the world of business, and get people to react to it." Puelle '86. Puelle and Rico are the can help in the public sector and oth Coleman uses a colorful meta creative directors and Coleman er arenas," he says. "I want to be part phor to describe his company's mis serves as the company's president. of that. Those rewards are pretty sion. Coleman and Puelle go back a long special." "This is the Wild West today," he way—they were roommates and What we have to remember, says. "And we're the somewhat sav friends at UMaine. Coleman says, is that in the new vy guides who can help the pioneers Now, being president of a mar economy, the market is unforgiving. navigate through all the challenges keting company is not exactly what "With the evolving technology that will bring them to the new fron you might have expected from and the competitiveness of indus tier, with all its opportunity and someone with a mechanical engi tries, you have to be willing to promise " neering degree. But to Coleman, it change in order to thrive and grow. From the impressive growth that all makes perfect sense. The mantra of ViA is that we'll help ViA has enjoyed, it's obvious that "I thought that engineering you find ways to change most effec they are guiding their clients very would be a good general back tively. It's a requirement in today's well. In 1998, the company was list- ground for problem solving," he world." Spring 2000 19 Andrew Frawley '84 "Many of those established com panies are making the transition to click and mortar—integrating on line services," he says Rapid Growth Guru In a similar vein, Frawley sees the Internet companies integrating some good old bricks and mortar into their business And he thinks all of this s we enter the new centu the right time to start XChange, Inc. transition is the wave of the future ry, the key phrase in the back in 1995 And although he was "Our viewpoint on the new econ Acorporate world is rapid able to line up some big time clients omy versus the old economy is that growth. The stock market andsuch cor as Federal Express and Key in a couple of years there's going to porate boards seem intolerant of Bank early on, he also remembers be just one economy," he says "We anything less. That's why many experiencing growing pains see it now with companies like Mer major companies are enlisting the "There were days when it wasn't rill Lynch and Staples mo\ ing to the services of XChange, Inc , founded clear if it was going to work," he click and mortar environment But and led by Andy Frawley we also see the pure dot '84. coms going the other way " "We take the very sim In the long run, Frawley ple perspective that if you believes a company such as want to grow your busi Barnes and Noble is better ness, you have to grow positioned than your customers," Frawley Amazon com because most says "That means doing of us won't want to do more with the ones you business exclusivelv on the J have and aquirmg new web. ones. Our whole philoso "I think this is borne out phy revolves around creat by some of the facts you ing rapid growth in busi see, like Amazon.com's in ness." ability to actually become XChange, Inc has been profitable," he says "The doing just that for the past fact is, we as customers five years through what is want to talk to someone on referred to as customer re the phone sometimes—we lationship management. want to be able to go to a The focus of the company store and touch things from the beginning was to give large says. And so we see this convergence to Fortune 500 companies the ability to Unlike many start-up companies where the real winners are the com manage and optimize customers. It today, Frawley, who earned an MBA panies using the Internet effectively does that, Frawley says, by helping from Babson College, didn't look for but who also have an integrated companies figure out which custom venture capital to leverage his new strategy utilizing new and tradition ers are really valuable and which enterprise. al service and distribution channels. ones could be more valuable in the "We did it the old fashioned The ones who don't do that effective future. way," he says "We financed the ly won't survive." "We use direct mail, e-mail, company through bootstrapping Frawley was demonstrating his telemarketing, and web site con and by doing consulting. But the leadership skills back as a UMaine tent," he says. "We can drive all company went public very quickly, student He served as president of those communications and then, so we have been able to grow fast." the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and was very importantly, we have the abili XChange, Inc. has among its cli an officer in the Interfraternity ty to measure what works and what ents both new Internet companies, Council. He split his major between doesn't work." which he calls "click and mortar," computer science and business Emerging technologies—new and older established companies, which, he says, has worked very powerful software as well as the In which have traditionally been well for him. He also met his wife ternet—made Frawley think it was "bricks and mortar." Julie Hung '85 at the university 20 Maine A Place to MAINE’S Alumni House Campaign Spring 2000 A Home for the New Millennium Building Relationships - Key to a Strong Future for UMAINE Perhaps more than any building added to the success,” notes Amos E. Orcutt ’64, president of the campus in recent decades, the University of University of Maine Foundation, the Alumni Maine’s new Buchanan Alumni House will prepare Association’s partner in this project. “Private support the state’s flagship university for the educational for education is key to academic excellence, and strong challenges and opportunities ahead. Designed to relationships with alumni and friends are last well into the new millennium, Alumni critical to earning their support. Alumni House will be a state of the art facility with House will raise all of our aspirations, to the a mission to celebrate and promote the “Private support benefit of many generations of future world-class education offered by MAINE. students.” for education is “Alumni House will honor the success Thousands of MAINE alumni and friends and contributions of our alumni and inspire key to academic have already demonstrated their support for Maine’s young people as they contemplate excellence... ” the Buchanan Alumni House. Over 13,500 their future,” says Jeffery N. Mills ’83, have contributed to the project, making Ph.D., president of the Alumni “A Place to Call Home: MAINE’S Alumni Association. “It will strengthen the House Campaign” one of the University’s University’s ability to respond to the challenges and most successful fundraising initiatives ever. Over $6.4 opportunities of the 21st century.” million has been contributed to the campaign, including a “A high quality education is widely recognized generous endowment fund. as the best investment we can make for future continued on page 4 - see House In the following letter, Steven R. Harvey '79 shares A Gift in Their Honor... his family's close ties to UMAINE and his reasons for honoring his parents with a leadership gift to Alumni House. “The University of Maine has been an important part of my parents’ lives for the past 50 years. Their University of Maine degrees were the starting point for two successful and rewarding careers. Dad spent his entire career as a dedicated public servant in the Maine Department of Human Services. Mom made her public contribution in the education arena ending her career as a member of the University of Maine faculty. Both Mom and Dad used their University of Maine degrees as entry qualifications en route to future master’s degrees. “In addition to my parents, five of the six Harvey children graduated from the University of Maine system. Six for six Maine degrees would have been a certainty Jane S. and Harmon D. 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House - continued from page 1 Classically-designed to complement the University’s handsome 19th century architecture, Alumni House will look right at home on College Avenue. Its red brick facade, white cupola, Harvey - continued from page 1 courtyard, and landscaped gardens will warmly pharmacy program. These University of Maine welcome alumni and friends to our beautiful campus. degrees were springboards to two future Ph.D. Ground-breaking is scheduled for the spring of degrees, a Registered Nurse (R.N.) certification, a 2001. Licensed Social Worker (L.S.W.) certification, and a Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration. “In our immediate family, seven Harvey careers (two completed and five in progress) are traced directly back to a University of Maine degree. My —1 mother’s father, David H. Stevens ’28, and my father uncle, Roy G. Sands ’08, started the tradition of University of Maine attendance and graduation. “My parents have remained active in University of Maine alumni activities with Mom serving on several committees in the past. I am often unclear if a University of Maine sporting event like the recent women’s basketball game at the Augusta Civic Center is an alumni event or an opportunity for a Harvey famil reunion. It seems to me that the further my parents get from their University of Maine graduation date, the more important the University of Maine becomes. “Given the University’s presence in Harvey family life, a contribution to the Alumni House Campaign was a natural for me. The opportunity to honor my parents with a truly meaningful gift simply made a good decisioi better. * “The first rule of investing is to put your money where it will bring you the greatest return. Ultimately, il was this principle that led us to honor my parents with an investment in the future of the University of Maine. For more information on For us, the return is entirely intrinsic; but it has been immediate and gets better with time. A great cause, MAINE’S Alumni House Campaign please contact: giving back, and perpetuity are strong fundamentals for an investment in the University of Maine. What this investment brings you in return is intensely satisfying.” Jeffery N. Mills ’83, Ph.D., President University of Maine Alumni Association P.O. Box 550, Orono, Maine 04473-0550 Telephone: 207-581-2586 or 1-800-934-2586 Steven R. Harvey ’79 is a graduate of the Univer sity of Maine with a B.S. in Civil Amos E. Orcutt ’64, President Engineering. He has been employed at Contech University of Maine Foundation Construction Products Inc. for 21 years and is 80 Exchange Street, Fleet Center currently the Regional Manager. Steve has been married to Sandra L. Harvey for 16 years. They P.O. Box 2220, Bangor, Maine 04402-2220 have twin sons. Telephone: 207-947-5100 or 1-800-982-8503 A Kevin Mann '86 shops, and even concession stands. Mann says that complete service is especially appealing to communi ties that are thinking of taking over or building an ice rink. The "We can do everything for them," he says. "We're a total team We op erate it, staff it, everything. And our Ice Man management fees are based on a I f base fee—incentives are all based on I our performance. Our attitude is that Demand for skating we want to come in and make this thing profitable for all involved." rinks has Advanced With all his many responsibilities, one of the aspects of the business he Arenas in the growth likes best is that he still gets to coach mode. a youth hockey team. Coaching is what he thought he'd be doing when he left UMaine in 1986 (he captained the Black Bear hockey team during his senior year) and enrolled in a ost of us have heard the based in Barrington, Illinois Then in sports management master's pro hockey horror stories 1995, it expanded into ownership by gram at Bowling Green. from a friend. Getting up purchasing the Barrington Ice Are "1 never thought I'd be doing Min the wee hours to drive a son or na. Soon after, Mann was asked by a this," he says. "I thought I'd be daughter to an ice arena an hour group in Chicago to become in coaching hockey." away for a 5 a.m. practice. And those volved in helping to build a rink in Mann says that things are mov stories are likely to become more the city. He became a consultant on ing and growing so fast, that some common. The tremendous expan that project and when it was com times he just has to sit back, catch sion in the National Hockey League pleted, he was contracted to manage his breath, and try to figure out has caused a surge of interest in it. After that, the business just where he's headed. Ultimately, he youth hockey in America. And as seemed to take off. knows he wants to become one of evidenced from television ratings, "It started to have a life of its the strongest ice facility manage figure skating is more popular than own," Mann says. ment companies in the country. He ever. By 1997, Mann's company owned feels Advanced Arenas is just about All this has created a demand for an ice rink and managed three oth at that point now in Chicago. ice arenas, and UMaine alumnus ers. It was serving as a development When Mann is catching his Kevin Mann '86 has capitalized on consultant to several ice arenas, and breath, he sometimes reflects back that demand. His fast-growing com ran hockey clinics and camps, as on his days at UMaine. pany, Advanced Arenas, is trying to well as youth and adult hockey "The University of Maine was bring more communities their own leagues and tournaments. Realizing one of the best experiences of my well-managed ice facilities. he needed an infusion of capital to life—without a doubt," he says. "I Advanced Arenas was conceived expand the business any further, he think about the place an awful lot. I in 1992. It was originally known as sold 50 percent of the company to come back for the hockey reunions Kevin Mann Hockey, but Mann de his current partner, Leon Lekai and I follow the team's success. I cided to change the name for a very And expand it did. Advanced have great respect for Shawn practical reason. Arenas now operates eight separate (Walsh) and Jack Semler, who was "People would call the office and divisions. It has between 250 and 300 my first-year coach. I knew the want to talk to Kevin Mann," he employees in all its locations. Much minute Shawn walked into our first says. "If they couldn't talk to me, of the company's success stems from meeting in my sophomore year that they thought they were getting the its ability to offer soup to nuts ser he was the right guy. He's still a real level B guy. We didn't want that." vice—arena design consultation, mentor for me " The company started off as a complete management of programs, small instructional hockey business instruction, quality control, pro Spring 2000 21 John Brier '88 John Garabedian, host of the popu lar and nationally syndicated radio show, "John Garabedian Open House Party." The two men struck a Changing the Way We deal—Brier agreed to broadcast the show for free in exchange for on-air advertising and promotions Get Entertainment Brier now realized he had a tre mendous opportunity with Garabe- dian's program Internet technology t's the biggest game of the sea ally funded, comprehensive web site could allow the "Open House Par son. The UMaine ice hockey for a nationwide community justice ty" to greatly expand its listener team is facing rival New program. He then moved on to base. He proceeded to contract with IHampshire at Alfond Arena. All offound GlobalStore.com, an online some other Maine radio stations In a sudden, your boss says you have store selling goods and services the meantime, Lauchlan agreed to to travel to see a client in Virginia. Along the way he served a stmt in find investors for the new venture There's no way you're going to The partners opened their Con get to see or hear the game. You gress Street office in January probably won't even get the 1999 with $1 2 million in back score in the morning paper. ing and 100 contracts with radio Not to worry. Thanks to In stations around the country ternet entrepreneur and UMaine Now with the Dick Clark alumnus John Brier '88, you can connection and a recent agree now just turn on your laptop, ment with Citadel Communica log on to the Internet, and not tions, Brier and Lauchlan are miss a minute of Black Bear ac well on their way to achie\ ing tion their goal of becoming the Brier's new company, world's leading Internet enter BroadcastAmerica com, is help tainment network ing to change the way America Both men admit that part of gets its entertainment. In addi the thrill is exploring the un tion to sports, its fully integrat known territorv ahead—of ed channels are dedicated to talk making up the game plan as radio, music, news, film, TV, and they go along weather One of the biggest challeng Most recently, Broadcas es is getting people to think of tAmerica has teamed up with Nicholas Lead!e\ Photo the Internet as a deliverer of Dick Clark's United Stations Radio the Army and received his master's broadcast services Sur\ evs indicate * Network (the country's largest inde degree from Thomas College that only 30 percent of the public are pendent radio network) Under that The idea for the Internet compa aware of the service. But what Brier agreement, Brier's company will ny began when Brier was discussing finds encouraging is that of that 30 carry more than 30 USRN shows— the idea of starting an online record percent who are aware, 70 percent shows that reach 87 million listen shop with a friend in (appropriately are regular users As with the Inter ers per week enough) a web chat room It was that net world in general, it is potential BroadcastAmenca's rapid friend who introduced Brier to his that is driving the growth growth is reflective of the dot com future partner, Alex Lauchlan, a re "Everything has happened so world in general Just 15 months ago tired Scottish businessman. quickly, there's hardly time to stop the company had two employees. In October 1998, Brier began do and reflect," Brier said "I think the Today, the staff is approaching 70 ing some research into the radio in most rewarding aspect of my job is with offices in Minneapolis, Berlin, dustry with the idea of building an the knowledge that we are building and Glasgow, in addition to the mam online entertainment network to something that will be valued and office in Portland, Maine. complement his plan for an online enjoyed by millions of people Brier's first venture into cyber music store. While doing that re around the world." space involved developing a feder- search, he became aquamted with 22 Maine Matthew Kenney '88 So far, Kenney's keen in stincts have kept him a step ahead of what New York din ers are looking for Creating is "The success is a combina tion of very hard work and instincts for this industry," the Thing Kenney says. "I seem to have ideas that sell well. I'm lucky that way. I'm also lucky to have had very good people to hen MAINE magazine work with." did a feature article on It might seem odd that a shy kid from Searsport, who WMatthew Kenney '88 later studied prelaw at back in 1995 we were pretty im UMaine, would have devel pressed Only six years out of oped a flair for anticipating UMaine, Kenney had opened his the trends of the New York own gourmet restaurant in the City restaurant industry. Trump Plaza building on New In fact, when Kenney York's East Side Matthew's, special landed in New York, a culi izing in Mediterranean cuisine with nary career was not on his a "Casablanca" atmosphere, re As if all of this wasn't impressive mind That is, until he started eat ceived excellent reviews and quick enough, Kenney also has written his ing at some of the city's better res ly became a success. own cookbook, Matthew Kenney's taurants. At that time Kenney expressed a Meditenanean Cooking, and is work "The food here is just so great," desire to open several other restau ing on a second. he said. "I realized right away that I rants in the city in the coming years. Now Kenney is planning to ex eventually wanted my own restau He's exceeded his goals pand his enterprise into his native rant That vision was definitely in At last count, Kenney has opened state of Maine He recently pur spired by dining out in New York a total of six restaurants in New York chased the Nickerson Tavern in City." (he's sold two of those) since 1995. Searsport (his hometown) and he is Hard work, some good luck, and In addition to Matthew's, there is an looking for a location for a new res an education at the French Culinary other uptown eatery called Mezze taurant in Portland next year. Institute brought Kenney quickly which Kenney calls a retail takeout Why so much, so fast? into the forefront as a chef, then into and cafe. More recently he opened To understand that you have to a partnership at Matthew's. Canteen in Soho, specializing in sol understand how much Kenney loves Now Kenney's creative energy is id American fare with a spiced-up getting new ideas and ventures off driving an even broader vision. Kenney touch the ground. He says that kind of en- "I think it's pretty clear where And his latest venture is Com ergy can't be put into an existing we're going," he says. "We want to mune, which will feature a wine bar successful restaurant like Matthew's develop restaurants that are brands, with an extensive choice of cheeses, or he'd lose his customers. that can be developed and located spit roasting, and fresh produce "It "I like to create and change in other areas. These will be specific will be driven by the food of the sea things," he says. "I like the start-up concepts that can be placed in other son—a celebration of fresh pro aspect—the creativity and energy markets. That's our growth strategy. duce," he says. that goes into opening a restaurant." But we're not diversifying, we're In addition to the restaurants, Kenney is involved in every as staying only in the restaurant busi Kenney started his own catering pect of his new ventures—picking ness." business, Matthew Kenney Cater the location, the concept and design, It's a pretty good bet that Ken ing, and now has his own manage developing the menu, even choos ney's success on the competitive ment company just down the street ing the right music. New York City scene will transfer to from Matthew's. Despite the busy schedule, he still other parts of the country. How does "I had to build a management finds time to cook at his various res that song go: "If you can make it company to run all this chaos," he taurants on a regular basis. there, you can make it anywhere." says. Spring 2000 23 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Peter Brooks '88 In Search of the Ultimate Thrill ky diving, scuba diving, is abundant in proliferating blood branches to supply the tumor hang gliding—Peter vessels. Based on that research, the "It's still early in the clinical trial Cell article announced that an injec process, and I don't want to raise ex S tion of a synthetic protein or a mon pectations unnecessarily It will be a Brooks '88 seeks thrills in oclonal antibody destroyed newly long time before these therapies are life. But he hopes his big sprouting blood vessels and ap available to patients With the new gest thrill will be finding a cure for peared to be non-toxic to surround est approach, we've seen excellent cancer. The Bangor-born graduate of ing tissues. The authors described progress in animal trials, but it's a the Maine Central Institute in Pitts the results not as a cure but as po huge jump to go from animals to field made big news in the mid-90s tentially leading to a useful cancer humans." when his work on a technique for therapy. The new work targets the "scaf shrinking tumors made internation Brooks' research was based on folding" that tumors build around al headlines. Since then, Vitaxin, a concepts advanced by Judah Folk themselves out of collagen. "Type drug based on his work, has gone man, a scientist who first proposed one collagen makes up a huge pro through phase one clinical trials, and attacking a tumor's blood supply. portion of protein in the body," his research has expanded into an Stories appeared in popular and sci Brooks says "In their microenviron other promising anti-tumor strategy. entific media such as the Internation ment, tumors remodel collagen into After high school, Brooks briefly al Heiald Tribune, the Los Angeles another form. The molecule is like a pursued his passion for basketball at Times, Environmental Health Perspec three-stranded rope, and during the a small Massachusetts college and tives, and Genetic Engineering News. remodeling process, it unwinds At later attended Unity College before Despite his recent success, Brooks that step, we were able to withdraw enrolling at UMaine. After receiving emphasizes that drugs take a long information about the structure of his Ph D. in cellular and develop time to reach the market Although the molecule and find a key that mental biology from the State Uni Vitaxin appears to stop many kinds blocks the process." versity of New York at Stony Brook, of tumors in their tracks, it may pose In animal trials, the reduction in Brooks worked as a post-doctoral risks for pregnant women and peo tumor growth has been "dramatic," fellow and then as a senior research ple healing from wounds. he says The drug has no impact on associate at the Scripps Research In Vitaxin works by interrupting a healthy collagen. stitute in La Jolla, California. In 1997, process called angiogenesis, the de Brooks has been recognized with he became an assistant professor of velopment of new blood vessels. Al numerous awards including the biochemistry at the Norris Cancer though it is a necessary part of bio Stop Cancer Research Career Devel Center, University of Southern Cali logical development, uncontrolled opment Award and the Wilson S fornia in Los Angeles. angiogenesis can contribute to a va Stone Memorial Award presented at "Most therapies attack tumor riety of diseases including diabetic the 50th Annual Symposium on Fun cells directly," he says "Our ap retinopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, damental Cancer, where he shared proach is different. We target the mi tumor growth, and metastasis. Con the stage with Judah Folkman His croenvironment around the tumor trolling the process requires a deli work has been supported by the The work that was publicized in cate balance of growth factors and National Cancer Institute in the Na 1994 was directed at blood vessel de inhibitors. tional Institutes for Health, numer velopment." That drug has been li As they grow, tumors need to ous foundations, and businesses. censed to Medlmmune, a biotech build their own blood supply. With In addition to his research, nology company in Maryland, and out it, they die. Tumor cells take the Brooks conducts seminars for pri is now in phase two clinical trials. first step by secreting a protein that vate companies, gives frequent con In 1994, Brooks was the lead au sends a signal to cells that stimulate ference presentations, and manages thor on papers in two highly influ blood vessels. In response, blood a lab staffed by graduate students ential journals, Science and Cell. The vessel cells begin to build small and several post-doctoral scientists. article in Science described work on 24integrin, Maine a cell surface molecule that • ••. • .•■■ • • .•»*■ • i •> • , SB / t .' 5 ■tgBy/*vWCTWMn^MMWM 4 -i *'.i » .*.' vijrr.: '>• '•>K* <■ «■ •.’ •iiJ.zi !.s W sjHg£>$r ?' :-X/ * : A -?w?j< jawir j.5} J»Tr* ^BkX A ’ •i’ A1/ ‘ v i ** ■*' ,*-* ' FM. • - rl • .a- Ic/F'* V»*•"' ’’,'■ jj r ' ,%■ > Spring 2000 25 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Jeffrey Jackson '88 founder and president of ESRI, the world leader in GIS He had me on a plane to California two days later and I've been with the company Mapping Out a Vision ever since " The GIS field has experienced tre- mendous growth since Jackson joined ESRI almost 10 years ago As a computer-based tool for mapping hen Jeff Jackson '88, '90G (NCGIA). He decided to stay and and analyzing things that exist and began working for Cali earn his master's degree. events that happen on the earth, it fornia-based Environ It was the ideas in his master's is increasingly being used in local, W state, and federal governments for mental Systems Research Institutethesis that eventually landed him (ESRI), their flagship product was his position with ESRI. such purposes as managing land called Arcinfo It was the most wide- "The spring I got my master's records and managing and protect ly-used geographic information sys degree, I was asked to give a pre ing forests. It is also being used tems (GIS) software, but it was ex sentation to the NCGIA board of di widely by private industry to pensive and not very easy to rectors who were meeting at streamline customer service and re use duce land acquisition costs Jackson had a vision for a through better analysis new software that would open And geographic informa the door for a much broader use tion systems are sure to be an of GIS as a decision-making increasingly important tool in tool He collaborated with an dealing with world problems other ESRI employee, Michael such as overpopulation, pollu Waltuch, to design a product tion, global warming, defores called ArcView. tation, and natural disasters. There are now an estimated Right now, Jackson says 500,000 users of ArcView Its GIS is going in a lot of differ sales have surpassed Arcinfo ent directions at once sales Jackson likes to tell the "ESRI is really pushing to story of when he knew his vi make GIS very prevalent on sion for ArcView had been real the Internet," he says. "Anoth ized er thing that is coming on fast "I was taking a plane back to is the hand-held GIS—the Maine for a vacation," he says palmtop kind of thing. This (he grew up in Cape Elizabeth) will also expand GIS use a "It was maybe a year after we good deal " had released the first version of Jackson's own interest right ArcView I was walking down now is the Internet, specifical the aisle of the plane and noticed a UMaine," Jackson remembers "The ly in revising ArcView so that it will person running ArcView on a laptop. presentation was basically a sum be easy for users to connect to the I just stopped and had a good feel mary of my master's thesis This web and get GIS data. ing. It was kind of cool." guy came up to me afterward and "We have something on the way The vision that eventually became wanted to talk Now it was a beau called the Geography Network," he ArcView actually started to form tiful Friday afternoon and all I says "The basic idea is that people while Jackson was a student at the wanted to do was go to the beach who have invested in geographic University of Maine. When he was Anyway, he told me this was really databases can reference them in a finishing his undergraduate studies, interesting stuff and that he had centralized location and then make the program in spatial information friends in California who were do them available to all sorts of users sciences and engineering was emerg ing some similar things. He asked You'll just be able to go online and ing and the university was about to if I wanted to talk to them and I said find this stuff. That's pretty awe become the National Center for Geo 'sure, whatever' Well it turned out some, because when I started in GIS graphic Information and Analysis that it was Jack Dangermond, the it was impossible to find data." 26 Maine Nicole Kimball '94 a conservationist at heart, and I've learned to balance conservation with Managing the views of people who want to fully develop the re Our Fish source." Kimball be lieves that in the fu Resource ture we'll depend / more on market based measures, s a fisheries analyst for the and that fishermen North Pacific Fishery will be more in Management Council in volved in regulat AAnchorage, Alaska, Nicole Kimball ing themselves. '94 knows how difficult it is to find "Fishermen and fairness in natural resource manage other stakeholders, ment issues While she usually be such as processors gins a project with information from and the communi annual stock assessments and sur ties that depend on veys, she quickly finds herself im the resource, mersed in environmental concerns should be at the and the economic and social aspects center of the pro of fishing communities. cess, not on the out- "Our council meetings last eight plans on local coastal and native skirts," she explains. days at a time, five times a year. It's communities," she says. "The pro Kimball also thinks that fisheries a very public process—one estab cess starts with an estimate of the al management will move closer to fo lished by the Magnuson-Stevens lowable harvest reached by scien cusing on whole ecosystems rather Act," she says. "More than 150 peo tists. From that we need to deter than single species ple testified at the recent hearings on mine how to allocate those fish to "It's so difficult to manage that a halibut allocation issue As more different sectors. We take a percent way," she says, "but we recognize people become knowledgeable age right off the top for fish taken that the health of noncommercial about the issues and fight for their incidentally in other fisheries (by species is critical to maintaining a rights to these public resources, the catch), personal use, sportfishing, healthy commercial harvest." whole process gets more complex." and subsistence for native commu When she isn't studying fisher In the last year, Kimball, who nities. The rest is allocated to the dif ies models and working on environ earned a master's in environmental ferent gear sectors in the commer mental analyses, Kimball paints and policy from Tufts, has been involved cial fleet. And we have to do each draws. She exhibited her work at an in analyses to manage halibut, pol analysis within a short time frame, Anchorage art show for the first time lock (Alaska's largest fishery worth six to eight weeks, as opposed to in March. about $1 billion annually), and the more than a year that is typical for a "It keeps me in balance, and the Pacific cod The council is also be full cost-benefit analysis." show has encouraged me to get coming heavily involved with issues Among commercial fishers, Kim more involved in the art communi related to ecosystem management ball hears from people who special ty," she adds. and marine mammal interactions, ize in different types of gear such as Kimball is originally from Alas specifically the Steller sea lion, longlines, trawlers, gill netters, and ka. She chose to attend UMaine in which is endangered in part of its pot fishermen part to play soccer. She was captain range The sea lions feed on pollock "Most of the world's fisheries are of the soccer team in both her junior and thus compete with the growing overfished and overcapitalized," she and senior years and was also a commercial fishery. says. "Ending the race to fish would scholar athlete, achieving one of the "We are focusing more closely on allow fishermen to take fewer risks: highest grade point averages ever in the impacts of our management fish more safely, more efficiently. I'm the natural resources program. Spring 2000 27 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Kathleen Wynne ’81G are also at work. Casting the issue in terms of humans versus marine mammals doesn't do justice to what scientists know about the system or lead to productive dialogue among Helping to Protect interest groups. After she received her master's, Our Marine Mammals Wynne worked at the University of Maine on a study of the growing harbor seal population and marine mammal-fishery interactions along orking with marine Steller sea lions have declined by the Maine coast with James Gilbert, mammals can have its more than 80 percent in parts of professor of wildlife ecology. She Wmoments. As the marine Alaska for reasons that are still un was impressed with the knowledge mammal specialist for the Universiclear Although the fishing industry and dedication of fishers who work ty of Alaska Sea Grant Manne Ad targets fish species that are eaten by on the water every day and often visory Program, Kate Wynne (M.S. both species, it is unclear what role have practical solutions to marine '81, wildlife management) has cut humans may have played in the de resource conflicts She took that les open the bellies of dead killer clines. Marine systems are too com son to Alaska in 1987 when she went whales to examine their stomach plex for simple answers, says to work for Sea Grant. contents and flown high over Alas Wynne, and environmental factors She returned briefly to New En ka's spectacular coastline gland in 1997 to help de in a helicopter to study velop outreach materials sea lions and their diets. related to the right whale Most of her work is a lit take-reduction efforts tle more mundane She and to produce a new talks with fishing groups 1 WCL -.554:-? field guide to marine about marine mammal ’ll mammals and turtles in protection strategies and U S. Atlantic waters answers e-mail from stu In the future, Wynne dents who want to know hopes that scientists, the why the Steller sea lion is * 1 fishing industry, and endangered throughout J other groups will take a ■ ... much of its range more holistic perspective "About half of my in managing discrete ar time is spent on research, eas of the oceans. "Eco but I view myself as a system management has communicator, a bridge been talked about for between researchers who years, but it hasn't real are answering very spe ly happened. I think it's cific questions about ma because people don't rine science, and a pub communicate well or lic that also has questions collaborate We have to and some answers," she look at the whole sys says. "I know I've made tem, to connect things," a difference when people she says stop and say, 'I hadn't Outside the office and thought about that be her field work, Wynne is fore ' People have their an avid skater. She owns own views, and every a small skate and hock one gets on a track It ey shop, teaches in-line helps to step back and get skating, and plays ice a broader view " and in-line hockey Harbor seals and Photograph by Dave Brenner 28 Maine Ik Linden McClure '89 In Search of Faster I Computers he big news in the comput er world these days is speed. Faster technologies continue to push the edges of circuit design and material science. As a re search and development engineer at Hewlett-Packard Company in Col orado, Linden H. McClure '89, '90 is at the heart of that trend—design ing technical workstations as well as fectively they can do their jobs. Ben phones, microwave ovens, and oth chipsets for next generation micro efits for the general public include er commonly used machines. processors. more product features and better "I came back to an academic en "Our primary customers are designs at a lower cost." vironment because I enjoy teach those who buy computer systems In addition to working on the lat ing," McClure says. "I wanted to for mechanical and electrical com est microprocessors, McClure has bring what I had learned in indus puter-aided design and for digital also contributed expertise to space try to the students and to show them content creation," he says. missions for the National Aeronau why they need to learn the things "We're pushing the technology tics and Space Administration that are taught in electrical engineer into ultra-high frequencies that are (NASA). He was the lead engineer ing courses." at the edge of what's been explored. on embedded systems for a Space McClure says the use of embed The question we face is how fast can Shuttle payload and assisted the Jet ded systems has exploded in the last we make circuits run. Dissipating Propulsion Laboratory with a sim five years, and this trend is bound the heat is already a challenge and ulated mission operations system to continue as intelligence is added will become more of one." for the proposed Pluto Express to more and more devices used in Other challenges include reduc project. everyday life. ing the development time of prod After receiving bachelor's de "My hopes and expectations are ucts and designing systems with grees in both electrical and comput that the fields of communication and higher levels of chip complexity. er engineering from UMaine, Mc medicine will continue to benefit That means engineering chips with Clure earned his master's and Ph.D. greatly from advances in computer extremely small feature sizes and at the University of Colorado in technology, and that this will im large numbers of signals, and find Boulder. He recently re-entered the prove the quality of life for people ing ways to improve chip packag academic world as an adjunct pro all over the world," he says. ing technologies fessor at the university and teaches McClure returns to Maine two or "Faster speeds will benefit de a course he developed on "embed three times per year to work on the signers, engineers, and other people ded system design." family tree farm he still owns in his who handle large amounts of data Embedded systems are small, native Kingfield. When he isn't on a daily basis," McClure says. specialized computer systems that pruning trees or working on the lat "Our machines are used by Ford, reside within a larger system. A new est computer technology, he enjoys Boeing, Jaguar, Airbus, and other car may have more than 60 of them playing sports and music (piano, manufacturers. The faster we can for everything from anti-lock brakes guitar, and drums) as well as travel make this technology, the more ef to stereos. They're also in cell ing. Spring 2000 29 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Richard Londraville '89 ILL Ji- B3S 0011'1 | ft 1 ‘ ; I _ f-r • y. * 1 d Probing 1 . i A 7?- Some Basic Questions in Biology I > assion for fish fat and a hor- ies survive on the back of basic re "It's not as dangerous as it I mone has led Richard Lon- search The basic mechanisms that sounds," he says "I worked with J- draville (M.S. Zoology '89, control leptin are virtually unstud people who have a lot of experience Ph D. Zoology '94) to one of the fron ied We could answer a lot of im with great whites I had absolute tiers of biology. Currently an assis portant questions if we understood trust in them. It probably wasn't any tant professor of biology at the Uni how those mechanisms evolved " more dangerous than driving on a versity of Akron near Cleveland, As a graduate student at UMaine, back country Maine road during Ohio, Londraville studies the mech Londraville participated in ongoing mud season " anisms responsible for fat metabo studies led by Bruce Sidell, current In South Africa, Londraville lism with a special interest in how ly chair of the School of Marine Sci worked on the possibility that lep they have evolved from more prim ences, on the physiology of Antarc tin might provide clues to the itive organisms tic icefish. After graduation, he went sharks' reproductive cycle Great Research in this field may help on to a post-doctoral position at whites have never been held suc answer fundamental biological Stanford University before accept cessfully in captivity, and scientists questions ranging from how ani ing the Akron post in 1996 don't know when they reproduce in mals developed warm-blooded "Even if you're not interested in the wild. characteristics to how birds prepare obesity, studying leptin makes sense Ultimately, he did not find leptin to migrate Medical science may also for a lot of other reasons. It is in in the sharks. However, he did find benefit from a better understanding volved in reproductive develop several other reproductive hor of how humans store and use fat ment, immune defense, capillary mones in their blood and he is cur At the center of Londraville's growth, and bone density. If we rently seeking funding to complete search is leptin, a hormone identi learn the sequence of leptin from the study fied by other researchers as a poten lower vertebrates like fish, we may The study of fat metabolism in tial fat switch that affects appetite, be able to manipulate these vari fish has also attracted the attention reproduction, and other functions. ables. That leads to other issues in of the aquaculture industry. If scien "At one time, people thought that ecology and natural selection." tists could learn to monitor and reg leptin was the one key signal that Londraville teaches ichthyology, ulate fat content in fish, says Lon controls appetite and body fat," he introductory biology, and advanced draville, they could offer the indus says. "Now it turns out there are at cell biology For his research ani try a production and marketing tool least 20 key signals Which one is mals, he does what other local fish Fatty acids in fish are promoted for most important7 How do they relate ers do. He takes his boat and his fish reducing the risks of heart disease to each other? We don't know be ing pole to a lake in the university's and as a good source of vitamin E cause the most basic biology hasn't preserve. Common bluegill are his Londraville's research has been been worked out yet " usual target, but in 1998, he went to featured in Outride magazine, The "I'm a big proponent of basic re South Africa to collect blood sam Learning Channel, The Scientist, and search. 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Spring 2000 31 GOVERNMENT John Baldacci '86 E i Mr. Popularity Congressman John Baldacci's huge election victories have people talking about him as the next Maine governor. n an age of cynicism about our elected officials, it's hard to find anyone who questions Ithe motives or trustworthi ness of Maine's Second District con gressman John Baldacci '86. It would also be difficult to find a politician who is more popular In recent elec tions, Baldacci has overwhelmed op ponents by receiving over 70 percent of the vote The trust factor is a big part of Baldacci's tremendous popularity. And it all comes from family "I received my values from my parents," Baldacci says. "My father told me, 'John, just be yourself, tell the truth, and work hard ' It's Photo b\ Katin Rice ’83 simple, but I think that's good ad vice for anybody, anytime." all eight Baldacci children. affordable for us " Baldacci's father, Robert, was The Baldacci children have an Robert Baldacci also instilled a deeply committed to community other thing in common Seven of the sense of the purpose of politics that service and very active in Demo eight are University of Maine gradu has influenced his son's career cratic Party politics His restaurant, ates (so is John's wife, Karen Weston "It's a philosophy of reaching out Momma Baldacci's, became a gath '83) And they all worked at the res to the people you serve," he once ex ering place for local political figures, taurant to help save for college plained. "It doesn't matter if you're and an important stop for visiting "The University of Maine was an a Republican, a Democrat, or an In state and national leaders (including important factor in our family," he dependent, if you're in my district, 1960 presidential candidate John F says "It was important to Mom and then I owe you my service " Kennedy). There were daily discus Dad that each of us get an education That approach is also e\ ident in sions on the issues of the day and Having the University of Maine here Baldacci's working relations with the passion for politics rubbed off on made that education available and members of the other party He's 32 Maine n proud of the reputation he earned by somebody who was lamenting Baldacci. He's Maine through and for working with Republicans in the the fact that he was a hard-working through. When you talk to him Maine Senate. And as a student of person who wanted to be part of the about his job, the topic invariably history, he is well aware of the stan political process, but didn't have the comes back to what he can do for dard of independence set by former $100 or more to go to a fundraiser," his home state Second District congressmen such as Baldacci explains. "So I've tried to "The most rewarding part of the William Cohen and Olympia Snowe make everybody a part of the pro job is when you see some of the '69 cess—to give everyone the opportu things you've worked on come to "We work together in Maine," he nity to get involved." pass here at home," he says. "When says. "That's a feature I like and one He is a strong supporter of fi I came back and watched that Pan that you don't see enough in Wash nance reform in Washington—and Am jet pulling up to the gate at ington." he's pleased that the State of Maine Bangor Airport, signaling the begin Another part of the Baldacci ap has taken the lead with public fi ning of better jet service to the area. peal is his down-to-earth, unassum nancing of campaigns. He says that When I come home and see im ing manner. He's not a lawyer, he's people want assurance that their provements in the roads. When I not rich, and when he's in the capi elected officials are working for visit Maine schools and see more tal, he doesn't forget where he's them, not for special interests or big teachers and smaller classes which come from. Heck, on weekends in donors. Baldacci's record on that result in test scores going up. That's Bangor, you can still see him wash score seems solid. After he was first what's rewarding. I like seeing re ing dishes or waiting tables at the elected to Congress, he even re sults." family restaurant turned a congratulatory cake that And all that focus on Maine and "Whether as a city councilor, a was sent to him by a major corpora his extraordinary popularity have state legislator, or a congress tion. people throughout the state specu man, a big part of John's suc lating that John Baldacci cess is his unassuming ap could well be Maine's next proach to his job," says governor. When asked di former legislative majority "John sees himself as a rectly about his political am leader and current UMaine bitions, he doesn't avoid the public affairs director, John people's advocate in topic, but he does revert back Diamond '77, '89G, who has to some good common sense known Baldacci since junior Congress. He understands espoused by his parents. high school. "John sees him "Sure, I'd love to be gov self as a people's advocate in the importance of personal ernor," Baldacci says. "But Congress. He understands that election isn't until 2002. the importance of personal attention....He keeps the It's not in front of me right attention—prompt and focus on what's in it for now. The one I'm concerned strong constituency work, with is my reelection to the frequent personal appear Maine." House for a fourth term. The ances even at low key events, best advice my parents gave community service, and loy me was simply to do your job alty to his supporters. He well and you will have op keeps the focus on what's in it for Another thing Maine's Second portunities. So I will do my job well, Maine. And he's a very good lis District likes about its congressman representing the people of the Sec tener " is his frugality. He does not do the ond District and if I do, there will It was a result of listening to a usual self-promoting congressional be opportunities. The message is not constituent that he started his now newsletters and mass mailings. As to look too far down the road be famous spaghetti dinners around a result, in his six years in Congress, cause then you're not paying atten the district as fundraisers. In con he's returned almost $300,000 back tion to the job at hand." trast to the big money influence con to the treasury. Baldacci might not want to look cerning voters around the country, "We try to be frugal," he says. down the road too far, but just about John Baldacci took a low-key, "Maine is a frugal state. People don't every political speculator in the state grassroots approach. like waste, and I try to reflect that as does. And just about all of them "I started doing the spaghetti their congressman " agree that John Baldacci has a very dinners because I was approached And that's really the story of John bright future in the State of Maine. Spring 2000 33 GOVERNMENT Robert Tyrer '87 er in Kentucky in 1987, Tyrer has calls in Cohen's office Tom Daffron, always worked with Cohen, mirror Cohen's former chief of staff, still ing the Bangor politician's rise from jokes about Tyrer's amazing rise the House to the Senate to the De from "bun manager" at a Michigan Quiet fense Department Clinton admin McDonald's where he worked in istration officials say Tyrer has been high school to the Pentagon a critical player in a multitude of Daffron said that as an intern, Influence military and diplomatic crises. Tyrer spent about two days a week "He is sort of my alter ego," said in the office while still going to class Cohen "I'm almost like a father [to "I became gradually more inter ob Tyrer '87 had a recipe for him]. We are really close friends... ested in doing that and gradually success in his early days as couldn't get any closer " less interested in going to class," a congressional aide: choc U.S Senator Susan Collins, who Tyrer said After Tyrer helped Co Bolate doughnuts and Dr. Pepper metfor Tyrer when they worked for hen during his successful 1978 bid breakfast, plus a quick wit and a Cohen together in the 1970s, said his for the Senate, he was assigned to lion-sized work ethic. loyalty was evident even then As run Cohen's Bangor office While More than 20 years later, there, he finished college at the Tyrer says he has "evolved University of Maine. Tyrer nutritionally" But he still changed hats again in 1981 uses the other parts of the and became press secretary for recipe that helped take him then-Senator Cohen from a small U.S. Senate dis But when Cohen asked him trict office in Bangor all the in 1988 to come back to Wash way to the Pentagon ington to be his chief of staff As chief of staff to De to replace the departing Daf fense Secretary William S fron, Tyrer couldn't refuse. The Cohen, Tyrer is one of the two haven't parted, with Co most influential men in hen also taking Tyrer along Washington. He is one of with him to the Pentagon in those behind-the-scenes 1996 characters most people have He has traveled to more never heard of but whose than 40 countries and spends influence is felt from the a third of the year in foreign shipyards of Bath Iron countries Besides his love ot Works to Kosovo. reading, Tyrer is an avid, al "I think the central Rick Kozak photo most addicted golfer Cohen premise you have to focus claims Tyrer can hit a ball far on for my job to do a good job is was Tyrer's unusual diet. He had ther than Tiger Woods But Cohen making sure that [Cohen] is worry four food groups back then, she hasn't kept him around for his golf ing about the stuff he needs to be said. Chocolate doughnuts, ketch game. worrying about and not worrying up, liverwurst, and Dr Pepper Tyrer came to the aid of another about the other stuff," said the Or As a very young man, Tyrer had Mainer in 1996 He took oxer Col chard Lake, Michigan, native. been impressed with Cohen's cour lins' Senate campaign and helped That's enough work to keep Tyr age during the impeachment hear get his old triend from Cohen's ear er at the office about six and a half ing against Richard Nixon Several ly days elected Thurgood Marshall days a week 14 hours a day, he said months after first hearing about Jr said Tyrer would nexer employ "Through the wind and ram he Cohen, Tyrer enrolled as a student the political dirty tricks that a lot of delivers not only the mail but the at George Washington University in politicians do so quickly But "when office," said Cohen, who was in his Washington He was still a freshman it comes to a hard-fought political first term as a U S representative when he sent a letter requesting an battle I don't think he's sparing a when he hired Tyrer in 1974 as an internship in Cohen's office quarter " unpaid intern in his Washington of The young man from Michigan fice. got the position and soon was run By Jill Carroll, States News Service Except for a brief stint as a report ning errands and answering phone for the Bangor Daily News. 34 Maine Kathleen Stevens '93 of the committee, and that position has allowed her to help bring increased support for UMaine. All in the Stevens receives rave re views from folks on the in side for her political leader Family ship abilities. "She is hard working, in telligent, and she knows how hen Kassie Stevens '93, to get things done." says '98G walked into the first-term legislator Danny WMaine State House in Williams '91. "She is definite 1992 as a 22-year-old first term leg ly a rising star in the Demo islator, she had no problem finding cratic party—in fact, she's al her way around In fact, she knew ready a star." just about nook and cranny in the One roadblock in Stevens' place When Stevens was growing short-term political future is up, her mother, Patricia Mills the fact that she will be forced Stevens '65, who served 10 years in Perhaps more importantly, she out of office at the end of the year the Maine Legislature, often has ascended to increasingly impor by the state's term limit law—a law brought her young children to work tant and powerful positions in the which she strongly opposes. She is with her. House—positions which have al not sure what her next political "I used to go there all the time," lowed her to help bring greater sup move might be, but she says she will Stevens says. "As children we kind port for the University of Maine. be back in politics soon. of cut our teeth in the state house Stevens was fortunate enough to "I love politics," she says. "I en because my mother was a legislator get appointed to the education com joy everything about it Especially and a mom, and there were times mittee in her first term Education the feeling I get when I'm able to she had to bring us to work. We'd was and continues to be the issue come back from Augusta with sup run all around and hang out in the closest to her heart. Having been a port for the University of Maine." law library. 1 even served as a page " UMaine student in the early 1990s In the meantime, Stevens is fin Stevens attributes much of her when budgets were being slashed ishing her first year at the Universi interest and success in politics to her made her even more focused on the ty of Maine Law School. By the time mother and her father, Bangor law subject. she completes her law degree in yer Winfred Stevens '65 "In 1991 alone, UMaine's budget 2002, she might consider running "I had a lot of family help from was cut by $11 million," she remem again for her old seat. Or she might my parents and my sisters," Stevens bers. "I was an English major at the wait until 2004 when term limits says "My mom was especially in time and 1 couldn't even get in the will open the Orono area Senate seat strumental in my decision to run for classes I needed. When 1 got on the now held by Mary Cathcart. the legislature. She's my role mod education committee, I learned She definitely wants Orono to be el, she's my hero." about funding issues and I was able her home base, and a big part of that Stevens had always dreamed of to help the university as it came out is her feeling for her alma mater. The following in her mother's footsteps of those dark days. Things have re University of Maine is a Stevens and entering politics When her ally turned around now." family affair. In addition to her par friend John O'Dea '91 decided to One of the concrete accomplish ents, both of Stevens' sisters, Amy leave his House seat to run for the ments, early on, was to introduce a Stevens Brook '94 and Sara Stevens Maine Senate, Stevens seized the op bill for special University of Maine '96, '99G , are UMaine alums. Oh portunity. She entered the Demo plates that would raise money for yes, then there is the person who cratic primary and became that par student scholarships. started the legacy, Kassie's grand ty's candidate for the district that Stevens was able to wield even mother, Mittie Downs Stevens '63. represents UMaine. greater influence in her third term "UMaine is very important to my Since that time, Stevens has won when she was appointed to the all- family," she says. "We all went an unprecedented four straight elec important appropriations commit there. It's the best thing that ever tions. tee She is now the ranking member happened to me." Spring 2000 35 Paul Kariya '96 Growing Into Superstardom lthough people have started a UMaine family legacy that and 86 more than any other player been comparing him to has given the Black Bears top ath in the league. Wayne Gretzky for letes for a decade. Brother Steve '99 As Kariya has emerged into star Ayears, Anaheim Mighty (currently with the Vancouver dom and now superstardom, he has Ducks star Paul Kariya '96 makes it Canucks) helped lead the Bears to not always seemed comfortable with clear that he does not consider him their second national title, and the role self in the same league with "The youngest sibling Martin '03 is start "I've discussed that with him, Great One." Maybe not, but Kariya ing to make an impact on the cur and his agent has too," says is on most experts' list as one of the rent UMame hockey team In addi Standbrook. "We've tried to make top four or five hockey players in the tion, sister Nonko '01 is a leading Paul realize that he is more than just world today. scorer in UMame field hockey a great hockey player Being so ar Since he was a teenager, every The family ties keep Paul in close ticulate and intelligent, he can be a one who saw Paul Kariya knew he contact with the university. great ambassador for the game But was a natural on the ice—but most "Maine means a lot to him," he's been reluctant to take that role hockey people just thought he was Standbrook says "He follows the He's so focused on his game, he too darn small to compete at the team, he still lives Maine hockey In didn't want to hear about all the higher levels of the game. fact, prior to our quarterfinal NCAA other stuff But that's changing He's When UMaine assistant coach game, he sent us a beautiful letter realized the importance of his off-ice Grant Standbrook was recruiting the which we read to the team " responsibilities, and he's doing it. future Black Bear star, he too admits As he did in the college game, He's signing autographs and he's to fleeting concerns about size. At Kariya made an instant impact talking to the media." the time, Kariya weighed in at less when he left UMaine to go to the Standbrook thinks that Kariya is than 140 pounds Olympics, where he helped Canada so exceptionally intelligent and has But everything else Standbrook win the silver medal in 1994 And it such an in-depth understanding of saw made him forget about the took him no time to become a star contracts and player/management young man's physical stature. in the National Hockey League relations that he could very well "He may have weighed 140, but when he signed with the Mighty someday be the NHL players' asso his brain made him play like he Ducks. He led Anaheim in scoring ciation president weighed 200," Standbrook says. "He in his rookie season Since then, he And just how much better a had exceptional skills. He was intel has consistently been among the hockey player can Kariya become7 ligent, elusive, and poised He NHL's scoring leaders and an al Both Standbrook and Walsh sav that * played tough in his own way—noth most automatic selection to the all- his work ethic and intelligence can ing deterred him." star team carry him to greater heights. Standbrook and head coach Several severe injuries as well as "Paul plays the game at a cere Shawn Walsh both knew Kariya two contract disputes have kept bral level higher than any player I've would be a gifted college player. But Kariya from compiling even more ever coached," Walsh says "He also even they were surprised by just impressive statistics has the greatest desire to improve." how rapidly he became college Kariya's prowess as a goal scorer "Paul has an underlying base of hockey's most dominant player. might have come as a surprise for skill that could never be attained by Black Bear fans all know the story: fans who remember him more for 90 percent of players in the NHL," the 100-point season, the only fresh his dazzling passing ability and Standbrook says "But his work ethic man to ever win the Hobey Baker skating speed at Maine. But when is just as exceptional as his skill level Award, the laser sharp passes to Jim the Mighty Ducks asked him to He never lets down for one minute Montgomery '93 that resulted in the score goals, that's what he turned his He works out every single day. He's national championship focus toward. So much so that last possessed by being in top shape, And beyond that unforgettable year, Kariya had 429 shots-on-goal, doing the right thing, being the best 1992-1993 season, Paul Kariya the second highest in NHL history he can be at all times " 36 Maine J *•%«&£ '*.C-^ • -7. • • :i-.x. •<*.-.• . - 38 Maine Richard Carlisle '83 sistant coach Peter Gavett '73 give me the opportunity." It didn't take Car lisle long to prove Ready for Chappelle's instinct correct. He starred at Maine in his fresh The Next man and sophomore I I years before taking advantage of the op Level portunity to transfer to a higher profile program at the Uni hree years ago, highly re versity of Virginia. spected NBA assistant coach At Virginia, he co Rick Carlisle '83 was pon captained the Cava T lier's NCAA Final dering several attractive job offers. His former boss, Chuck Daly, want Four team in 1984. ed him to go to Orlando to help Although he coach the Magic. Meanwhile, Danny didn't graduate Ainge, a former teammate with the from UMaine, Carl Boston Celtics, wanted him to be his isle is grateful for his assistant with the Phoenix Suns. experiences as a But in the end it was another Black Bear. And he Celtics teammate, Larry Bird, who still stays somewhat won Carlisle's services. Soon after connected. Just last Bird became head coach of the Indi year he helped out ana Pacers, he gave his former team Rick Carlisle with Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Bird UMaine coach John mate a call and asked him to be his Giannini by talking assistant. Carlisle couldn't pass up mixture of veteran guys who know to one of his players the opportunity to work with an how to win and young talented guys about the value of finishing out his NBA legend, and a friend. who are eager to step in. And India college career rather than leaving Now after three years of success napolis is a terrific city. I'm hopeful early to play pro ball in Europe. with Bird's Pacers, and a total of 16 that things will work out—I'm opti "I told him not to be in a rush to years in professional basketball (five mistic about it." leave college and get out into the as a player), Carlisle is regarded as Carlisle's current basketball for real world," he says. "I told him one of basketball's top head coach tunes seem far removed from when these are fun years. I was in college ing prospects. And with Larry Bird's he was a senior in high school. He for five years because I transferred, announcement that this will be his knew he could play Division I col but I wish I could have been there last year, there is a good deal of spec lege basketball, but no schools made for seven or eight!" ulation that Carlisle might become a scholarship offer Then Black Bear Now, Carlisle is in the middle of Indiana's next head coach. coach Skip Chappelle '62 came the very real and demanding world Carlisle has withdrawn his name along. He saw something in the high of coaching NBA basketball. And from other head coaching searches, school student he liked. He present after working and "studying" under but the Pacers job appeals to him. ed Carlisle with his only college some of the best—Chuck Daly, Bill "This job is of great interest to scholarship offer. Fitch, P. J. Carlesimo, and now Lar me," he says "I have three years in "I was not an athletic player," ry Bird—Rick Carlisle seems poised vested in the team. It's appealing for Carlisle says. "But I had skill—I for the next big step. And if his past a lot of reasons. We have very strong could shoot the ball and I had a pas record of success is any indication, ownership here with the Simon sion for the game. I think Skip someday his own name might be Brothers and we have a president, looked at me and saw a player who added to that list of head coaching Donny Walsh, who's one of the best was a little similar to himself. I was greats. in the league. We also have a nice very fortunate to have Skip and as Spring 2000 39 David Nonis '88 A Front Office View ave Nonis '88, '93G was UMaine hockey coach Shawn Walsh's very first Drecruit in 1984. Walsh was looking for young leaders to try to build the fledgling Black Bear program and he knew he found one in Nonis. Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Vancoux er Canucks "I knew right away he was a quality guy," Walsh remembers. "I break in the league, Canucks presi their talent is the University of said to myself, 'This kid is a future dent Brian Burke. Maine. captain,' and he was " Nonis says that player contracts In addition to veteran goal ten And after four years with the present one of the biggest challeng der Garth Snow '92/94G, Vancouver UMaine program, the Black Bear es to his job. picked up two additional Black coach says he also knew that Nonis "Player contracts are obviously Bears, Alfie Michaud '00 and Steve would be successful in whatever he something that's come to the fore Kanya '99, last year. did in life. Once again, his assess front in professional hockey today "I was there. I know the type of ment was right on the mark because of the huge dollars in players that come to the University Nonis has steadily risen up the volved," he says "The challenge is of Maine," Nonis says. "I know that management ladder in the National to pay a player fairly, and make sure Shawn and Grant Standbrook bring Hockey League and now holds the that you're treating him with re in quality people—with character " position of senior vice president and spect. On the other side, you have Nonis says that his own years at director of hockey operations for the to be sure that you are not over UMaine were "the most important, Vancouver Canucks In that job he spending on a player—that you are personally and academically in my runs the entire hockey department, not putting your team or the league life " overseeing the scouting, the budget in financial jeopardy." Nonis' optimism for the Ca ing process, and the team's minor Scouting is also an ongoing chal nucks carries over to the NHL in league affiliate in Syracuse lenge, and although the Canucks are general He also has the important job of in a rebuilding mode right now, "The key to our growth is turn negotiating player contracts. That is Nonis is optimistic about the future ing around some of the markets— an area where he gained a lot of ex of the team generating interest in the new mar perience when he worked for the "The challenge is to restock the kets, particularly in the U.S ," he NHL front office in New York in the cupboard, so to speak, so that your says "That involves getting people mid-1990s While there, he devel team can remain competitive on an to see a game firsthand. Once you've oped a vast knowledge of the ongoing basis," he says "It's defi seen an NHL game, or even a minor league's collective bargaining agree nitely been a challenge for me, but league or college game, I think you ment and helped draft the latest edi it's also the most positive part of my get hooked. It's the fastest, most ex tion of that document in the 1994-95 job. I think we've put the team back citing sport, nothing's even close season. on an even playing field with some I'm very optimistic, but we do have In New York and now again in of the better teams in the league." to make changes to have things Vancouver, Nonis has oiked with Among the places from where work out financially." the man who gave him his first Nonis and the Canucks have drawn 40 Maine Show off your pride in Black Bear hockey mainehockey.com Find your officially licensed national championship merchandise online! Over 20 different items including autographed prints of “The Goal,” pint glasses, coffee cups, golf headcovers, golf balls, and lots of apparel and outerwear / including our new line with the striking new UMaine emblem. f To i T ggjj cm K \ \ \ NEW! J L fl \ r. NOCKTV ■mmii.hM I mainehockey.com If you’re in the Bangor area, stop into XL Golf, 1620 Hammond St., Bangor, ME 04401 or call 207-848-5850. 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