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Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 87, Number 2, Spring 2006

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Innovation with compassion Ashok Jhunjhunwala ’79 Ph.D New vodka reflects commitment to Maine Meet the new UMAA president Le Fracais, je I’chante par “coeur” Franco-American singer/educator Josee Vachon ’84 The Charles F. Allen Society is Changing Students’ Lives

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

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

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

Where there's a will, there's a way for UMaine students.

For further information on planned gifts or how to remember the University of Maine in your will or trust through the University of Maine Foundation, please Jessica Paul '06 contact Amos Chemical Engineering Orcutt, President/CEO.

Two Alumni Place 100 Foden Road, Suite 303, W. Building Orono, Maine 04469-5792 South Portland, Maine 04106 www.umainefoundation.org ___ 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629___ CELEBRATING 1OO YEARS A CENTURY OF ACHIEVEMENT AND INFLUENCE

The new "21st Century" Phi Eta Kappa at UMaine features a newly renovated chapter house, an alumni mentoring program, adult non-PEK supervision, and a minimum GPA requirement.

The Phi Eta Kappa Fraternity will assemble at our home on the University of Maine campus to renew our bonds of friendship, character, and beauty at our centennial conclave! Brothers from around the globe are planning to attend.

August 18, 19, and 20, 2006 For more information log on to: www.phietakappa.com

Ad courtesy of Grindle Insurance Agency, Brewer and Bucksport Editor Jim Frick Editorial Assistants Abigail Zelz Betty-Jo Watt Design Jim Frick Design Consultant Mike Mardosa '73

Alumni Association Officers Bion A. Foster '68, '70G, Chair Sandford Blitz '92G, Vice Chair Stephanie Barry Brown '65, Vice Chair Catherine Cleale '86, Vice Chair Barbara Brown Dalton '81, Vice Chair Suzanne K. Hart '68, Treasurer M. Perry Hunter '52 , Vice Chair Gregory D. Jamison '72, '98G, Vice Chair Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Vice Chair Nancy Prisk '72, Vice Chair Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G, President

UMAA Board of Directors Stanley C. Allain '61 Peter T. Berry '61 Dwight S. Blease '83 Rachel L. Bouchard '91 Elizabeth Cleale '00 Perry R. Clough '63 Candace A. Guerette '83, '86G A. Jeffrey Harris '72, '87G Alton M. Hopkins '50 Dione Williams Hutchinson '54, '71G Jonathan P. LaBonte '02 James M. Leger '00 Kurt R. Marston '74, '79G John M. Rohman '68 Dianne McLaughlin Tilton '81 Brooke D. Wagner '86 Jeffrey M. Wright '73 UMaine Summer Publications Committee The University of Maine 2006 Kristen Andresen '97 Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 Nancy Morse Dysart '60 The University of Maine's 2006 Summer Session offers more than 600 H. Allen Fernaid '54 courses designed to meet the diverse needs of lifelong learners Douglas E. Kneeland '53, Chair including those offered on-campus and at selected off-campus sites, Steve Riley '50 including The University of Maine's Hutchinson Center. Over 100 courses are offered online worldwide and through interactive Jeff Tuttle '91 televised technologies.

Visit our website at http://dll.umaine.edu/summer or call the Summer Session Office at 207-581-3143 MAINE Alumni Magazine is published four times per year by the University of Maine Alumni Association for dues paying members of the Association. Membership dues are $40 per year. The editorial 1865 the university of office is located at One Alumni Place, P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473-0550. Telephone: (207) 581-1137. Postage paid at Burlington, MAINE VT 05401. A Member of the University of Maine System

2 Maine Spring 2006 Volume 87, Number 2 Spring 2006 Alumni Magazine

Around the Campus 4 News from the University of Maine. The "People-Person" Accountant 9 Meet the alumni association's new president.

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10 Finding a Second Home in Maine Senior Svetlana Miljkovic doesn't let a war-related disability keep her from achieving her academic goals.

Innovation with Compassion Technology guru Ashok Jhunjhunwala '79 Ph.D. is helping to bring a better life to India's villages.

16 A Brand New Maine "Spirit" Two UMaine alumni are among the partners in Freeport's Cold River Vodka.

Page 12 Le Francais, Je l'chante Par "Coeur." Josee Vachon '84 sings French by "heart."

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

Cover photograph by Jeff Unger Page 16 Spring 2006 Maine 3 Around The Campus

Students likely to ormer senator and vice mal and veterinary sciences. face tuition presidential candidate At the ceremony, well- increases John Edwards addressed known nutritionist Katherine Fmore than 2,000 University of Musgrave '74G was presented Maine graduates at ceremo­ with an honorary doctor of University of Maine System nies on May 13. It was the larg­ science degree. Musgrave is a Chancellor Joseph Westphal est graduating class in the retired UMaine professor who has proposed an increase in tu­ University's history. continues to teach and work ition for all of the System cam­ It wasn't Edwards's first with local medical profession­ puses. The increases would visit to UMaine; he made a als, advising patients on average 8.7 percent across the campaign appearance on cam­ proper nutrition. campuses and would range pus in September 2004. He A second honorary degree from a $399 increase at Fort currently serves as director of was awarded to James Knott, Kent to a $584 increase at the the Center on Poverty, Work, Sr., the inventor of the wire University of Maine. The pro­ and Opportunity at the Uni­ lobster trap. posal also calls for an increase John Edwards versity of North Carolina at The university also recog­ in room and board at all cam­ Chapel Hill. Addresses 2,050 nized the contributions of the puses. The valedictorian of the late Herbert Sargent '29, It was anticipated that the 2006 class was Susan Eileen UMaine Grads founder and longtime head of System Board of Trustees Scott of Ellsworth, a psychology major. Saluta- H.E. Sargent. He was also very involved in would approve the increases at torian was Alison Marie Pease of Saco, who re­ community service and was a strong supporter their meeting in late May. ceived her University of Maine degree in ani­ of UMaine's College of Engineering.

Tuition increases won't erase budget shortfall Westphal noted that even with Campus mourns the tuition increases, the Sys­ UMaine's loss of UMaine tem will still be facing a bud­ get shortfall in the coming fis­ Distinguished senior in Iraq cal year. While budget discus­ Professor sions were still underway Fighting in Iraq claimed the when this magazine went to This year's Distinguished life of UMaine senior, Staff Ser­ press, it seemed likely the Sys­ Maine Professor is David geant David Michael Veverka tem would receive significantly Townsend '74, '81 Ph.D., a in early May. He was the first less than the $5 million increase highly respected researcher UMaine student to die in the it had asked for. and popular teacher, who cur­ conflict. That means a likely multi­ rently heads the university's Veverka was a member of million dollar shortfall and an­ school of marine sciences. the Army National Guard's 3rd other round of belt tightening The award is presented an­ Battalion of the 172nd Infantry at the UMaine campus. nually by the UMaine Alumni Association and recognizes out­ regiment based in Brewer. A "At this point, we're standing achievement in teaching, research, and public service. native of Jamestown, Pennsyl­ squeezing water out of a rock," Accompanying the award is $4,200, a blazer, and a pewter vania, he joined the Guard to Janet Waldron, vice president medallion, all funded by the Class of 1942. help pay expenses at UMaine for finance and administration, Townsend's Introduction to Ocean Science course is the larg­ where he was a top academic told The Maine Campus. "The est lecture class offered on campus by a single professor. Stu­ wildlife ecology major. deficit is more challenging this dents consistently give him top ratings, noting his passion for "David was well-liked and year than previous years be­ his subject, his communication skills, and his dedication. highly regarded by faculty and cause we have exhausted many As a researcher, Townsend has an international reputation fellow students, and his death cost-cutting options through as an authority on biological oceanography, particularly in the has hit the UMaine community past reductions and improve­ Gulf of Maine. He has published close to 75 papers since re­ very hard," noted university ments in operations." ceiving his Ph.D. from UMaine. president Robert Kennedy.

4 Maine Spring 2006 Grad students inspiring kids to pursue science

With the loss of jobs that has occurred Vetelino, who is well in Maine's paper, fishing, and shoe in­ known for his work on dustries, the future economic well-be­ developing sensor tech­ ing of the state could well reside in get­ nology, oversees the pro­ ting more young people excited about gram. science and engineering. Trained scien­ Each graduate student tists and engineers will be essential in spends up to 10 hours per incubating new enterprises and attract­ week working with the UMaine graduate student Wade Pinkham '04 works with ing new industries to the state. Cecil Shorey at the Central Middle School. (Photo by Gabor same group of youngsters Since 2002, a grant from the National Degre, courtesy of the Bangor Daily News.) throughout the year. Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a One of the graduate program that sends some of UMaine's The GK-12 Sensors! Program allows 10 students in the program, Judith Walker, top science and engineering graduate UMaine graduate students to work with has helped Bangor High students to cre­ students to Maine middle and high youngsters from 20 area schools. The stu­ ate electronic maps using a global posi­ schools to teach and inspire young po­ dents get to learn about and work with tioning system. The maps are helping the tential scientists. Recently the NSF pro­ state-of-the art sensor devices being devel­ Bangor Fire Department plan for how it vided $2 million to allow the program oped by university researchers. Electrical would respond in a possible biological to continue for another five years. and computer engineering professor John attack in the area.

$6.9 million grant will develop sustainable forest bioproducts

A $6.9 million National Science Founda­ be sold as new feedstocks or used on-site to tion Grant will help the University of manufacture materials such as fuel ethanol, Maine conduct forest bioproduct research plastics, and specialty chemicals such as and development. It's hoped that the re­ coatings currently made with oil. search will enable Maine's private sector The grant will create immediate openings to build an integrated forest biorefinery— for over 40 people, including three new fac­ one that allows mills to create new, high- ulty positions. margin revenue streams while maintain­ UMaine will work with the University of ing their traditional production. The fuel, Southern Maine and other colleges in state, and other possible products made from as well as with Maine land owners and in­ forest bioproducts, would have the dustries. added benefit of being more environmen­ "By taking this holistic approach, Maine tally friendly. has the opportunity to build on our current UMaine is investing an additional knowledge and history in forest-based in­ $3.45 million for the project, which could dustries," says Hemant Pendse, chair of the become the first integrated forest department of chemical and biological en­ biorefinery in the country, through the gineering and manager of the NSF grant. Maine Economic Improvement Fund. "We have momentum to build a vibrant, The method of biorefining entails extracting chemicals from globally competitive, brand new industry that's more efficient, wood chips or shavings before the wood is further processed high-valued, and also environmentally cleaner." into pulp or oriented strad board, preserving the quality of Discussions are already underway regarding the feasibility the wood for further processing. The chemicals extracted could of establishing a forest bioproducts research institute at UMaine.

Spring 2006 Maine 5 Around The Campus

Softball team Harris Award finishes first, sets niversity of Maine Sys­ tem Chancellor Joseph nominations school record Westphal will be leaving his sought Uposition as of June 20 to as­ The UMaine softball team set sume a professorship in the a record for wins during the System. In his new role he will Nominations for the 2006 Presi­ 2006 season, shattering the old teach and conduct research on dent Abram W. Harris Award record of 32 victories. The team national security and environ­ are now being accepted by the ended the regular season with mental policy. University of Maine Founda­ 36 victories and a first-place During his four-year ten­ tion. Nominees should be finish in the America East Con­ ure, Westphal put forth bold people whose work and ac­ ference. ideas, including a major reor­ tions have left the institution By finishing first, the team ganization plan for the System "stronger and in every respect was set to host the conference and moving the System offices better fitted to do its work," as tournament beginning on May to downtown Bangor. He also was once said of the former 11. helped to achieve greater co­ Chancellor Westphal UMaine president. operation between the System steps down The award will be presented and the state's community at the Foundation's annual Barbara Beers '74 colleges and also worked to increase federal funding for uni­ meeting in October and carries is new VP for versity research and development. with it a $5,000 cash prize. "Joe has been a strong and visionary leader as chancellor," Nominations can be sent to development said Charles L. Johnson III, the current System chair. the University of Maine Foun­ Former chancellor Terrence MacTaggart will take over as UMaine dation, Two Alumni Place, interim on July 1. The trustees expect to complete their search alumna Bar­ Orono, Maine 04469-8503. For for a permanent chancellor by next spring. bara Manuel more information call 207-581- Beers '74 was 5100. recently ap­ pointed vice president for A call for investment in research and development development at her alma mater. In her new Some University Such a significant increase said. He added that the Uni­ role, Beers will oversee of Maine fac­ in funds would have a major versity has been very suc­ UMaine's development activi­ ulty and ad­ payoff for the state—a $210 cessful at bringing in research ties which include private ministrators million boost to the economy. grants and is in a position to fundraising, donor relations, have devel­ It would also generate more grow. and corporate support. oped a plan than $120 million in federal The MEIF was created in Beers brings more than 20 that could and private grants and con­ 1996 to help provide match­ years of fundraising experience mean a much tracts and more than 1,000 jobs, ing money for university re­ to her new job, including 10 $ brighter future 100 patents, and nearly 60 search and development. The years as development director for the state's economy. spinoff businesses. fund currently contains $12 at Maine Public Broadcasting. The five-year plan calls for "This is about the future of million, which Dagher and Since 1992, she has been presi­ the state to invest $30 million the state—about our kids hav­ others say is lower than what dent of Beers Associates, a in the Maine Economic Im­ ing jobs five and 10 years from other states are investing. Bangor-based firm that pro­ provement Fund (MEIF). now," Professor Habib Dagher, "Other states are out-in­ vided development services to That fund supports the devel­ director of the Advanced Engi­ vesting us," Dagher told the Maine non-profit organiza­ opment of new products, neered Wood Composites Cen­ BDN. "If we don't catch up tions, including the campaign technologies, and businesses. ter, told the Bangor Daily News. we'll be left in the dust. We'll for the UMaine alumni asso­ It also calls for an additional "The university has a re­ keep falling behind and our ciation's Buchanan Alumni $30 million to go toward re­ sponsibility to help chart the kids will have to go to Mas­ House. search and development. course of the future," Dagher sachusetts to get jobs."

6 Maine Spring 2006 Detecting the sitive enough to reveal even a single cancer tiniest tumors cell. The new technique could allow more pre­ They are notoriously difficult to detect. cise and rapid cancer But small tumors, rogue groups of can­ screenings and could cerous cells, and tiny pieces of larger ex­ also dramatically re­ cised tumors are a serious and poten­ duce surgery times. It tially lethal threat to cancer patients could prove particu­ even after surgery has been performed. larly useful in treating UMaine researchers are perfecting an abdominal tumors amazingly tiny new technology that UMaine researcher Michael Mason. (Photo by William Drake.) such as those found in may soon help doctors pinpoint the lo­ the pancreas and liver, cation of even the most minuscule surgeons to identify cancerous tissue more which often look similar to healthy tis­ masses of cancerous tissue while the pa­ quickly and efficiently. In the procedure, sue. tient is still on the operating table. attached biomolecules are attracted to spe­ Mason and his team will provide the Chemical and biological engineering cific molecules found on the surface of can­ foundation for cellular tissue trials that professor Michael Mason is developing cer cells. The metallic nanoparticles are will be conducted later this year at Me­ an improved screening technique in capable of pointing out minuscule particles morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. which nanometer-sized metal particles of cancer using microscopes available in The cancer center provided Mason with are used to "tag" cancer cells, allowing nearly every hospital. The technique is sen­ the initial funding for the research.

New plan calls for replacing ash trees on the mall

Members of the UMaine Campus Arboretum and Beautifica­ tion Committee are proposing to improve the university mall by replacing the existing ash trees with bicolor oaks. The oaks eventually would develop stately, elegant canopies appropriate for UMaine's largest formal green space, says com­ mittee chair Chris Campbell, professor of plant systematics and arboretum director. Campbell says he understands that many people oppose cut­ ting down growing trees. But, he explains, the mall trees have been damaged, most recently in the 1998 ice storm. He and the other committee members believe that replacing the damaged trees with bicolor oaks would ensure a more at­ tractive display of shade trees with taller, broader canopies that would frame the mall and visual approaches to the Fogler Li­ brary and the Memorial Gym. Planted in the 1970s under the shadow of elms that previ­ ously lined the mall and were dying of Dutch elm disease, many volunteered to purchase one of the bicolored oaks, which are of the ash developed imperfect trunks and branches, which native to Maine, grow to 70 feet, and live for 300-350 years with arborists have not been able to correct. minimal maintenance. Each tree will cost about $3,000. For more If ultimately approved, the proposal would be paid for en­ information about the mall proposal contact: tirely by private funds. Already more than eight people have [email protected].

Spring 2006 Maine 7 Around the Campus

The Bodwells are recognized for lake James, who has commissioner of served as interim the America East support of the arts BUMaine athletic director for Conference. the past year, will now take Prior to coming Longtime University of Maine over that position on a perma­ to UMaine, James benefactors Russell '44 and nent basis. worked in various Barbara Higgins Bodwell '45 President Robert Kennedy positions in the ath­ were the recipients of the 2006 made the selection of James letic departments Vincent A. Hartgen Award in from three finalists following of the University of April. The award is presented a national search. Nebraska, the Uni­ annually by the Patrons of the "It is clear to me that Blake versity of Miami, Arts to individuals who distin­ presents all the attributes we and Providence guish themselves in advancing are looking for in a Maine ath­ College. the arts on campus. letic director," Kennedy said. "Interim" As the Univer­ The Bodwells are among the "Blake faced several tests dur­ sity of Maine's permanent most generous and active sup­ ing his tenure as interim AD. Removed for AD, he sees one of his pri­ porters of the arts at UMaine. In each case he passed with mary roles as "providing our Most notable was their contri­ flying colors." Blake James student athletes with the re­ bution of the Bodwell Lounge Among the tests that sources needed to achieve at the Maine Center for the Arts Kennedy referred to were the James came to the univer­ academic and athletic excel­ and their support and leader­ searches for coaches in base­ sity in 2003 as senior associate lence." ship in the building of Class of ball and softball and a disci­ AD. Kennedy appointed him James currently lives in '44 Hall. plinary incident involving interim AD following Patrick Veazie with his wife Kelly men's ice hockey. Nero's departure to become and their two children.

Wingate bell mystery is solved Hockey team gets back to Frozen Four For six years college of engi­ neering associate dean, Chet After seeming to be out of the Rock, has been looking for the national playoff picture in Feb­ old Wingate Hall bell. He fi­ ruary, the UMaine hockey team nally discovered it on top of the went on an impressive late sea­ Fogler Library, where it had son run, and completed yet an­ been sitting for 55 years. other highly successful season. Though it was moved to the Not only did they make it to library in 1951, none of today's the NCAA playoffs, they won UMaine employees had any their NCAA regional in Albany knowledge of the bell. and earned their third trip to On Maine Day, May 3, the Senior alumni president Jayne Hanson Bartley '49 (center) with Top the Frozen Four in the last five bell was lowered from the li­ Scholar Sandra Klausmeyer and Taverner Scholar Nelson Jewell. years. Unfortunately, they lost brary cupola and was wheeled Senior Alumni Award Scholarships to a red hot Wisconsin team in to a safe site where students the opening round in Milwau­ will begin to clean the century- The Senior Alumni awarded nearly $80,000 in scholarships to more kee. Wisconsin went on to de­ old bronze bell. than 45 UMaine students at its annual scholarship award cer­ feat Boston College for the na­ From 1894 until a fire de­ emony on April 23. This year 38 nontraditional students received tional championship. stroyed the Wingate Tower in Donald V. Taverner Awards. The Senior Alumni also gave schol­ Maine finished with a 28-12- 1943, the bell was a signature arships to outstanding UMaine students in the Top Scholars and 2 record and a fourth-place icon on campus. Distinguished Scholars categories. ranking in the national polls.

8 Maine Spring 2006 The "People-Person" Accountant Todd Saucier '93, '97G takes over as the new UMaine alumni association president

t may be an undeserved stereotype, for Monmouth University, but accountants are not generally Donna Keirstead Thornton thought of as extroverted, party­ '78, '79G took over as interim Iloving types. The popular image is that president. She also served as of a quiet, serious, efficient profes­ a mentor for Saucier and gave sional—someone who feels more com­ him even greater responsibili­ fortable in an office crunching numbers ties at the Association. than at a social gathering. This past January, when Well, the University of Maine Alumni Thornton left to take a job at Association's new president, Todd Rutgers University, Saucier Saucier '93, '97G, does his best to shat­ was asked to step in as acting ter that stereotype. Whether he is exu­ president. berantly leading the cheers at a UMaine Because of his commit­ hockey game, joyfully greeting attend­ ment to maintain a balanced ees at a reunion dinner, or serving as MC life between his job and his for an alumni event, it's evident that this family, Saucier did not apply accountant is very much a "people per­ for the very time-demanding son." role as alumni association Saucier has worked as an accountant president. for more than 13 years, including seven But as the search pro­ years at the alumni association, but his ceeded, Association leaders interpersonal skills are unquestionably recognized that the best per­ equal to his ability to keep the son for the job was already in Association's books in order. tant and at the same time began to work it. They asked him to consider applying "I feed off being with people," he says. on his MBA at UMaine. He completed his for the position. "I think it comes from growing up in a graduate degree in 1997 and also changed "Todd has done a super job as acting large Franco-American family. My jobs, going to work for Medical Financial president," noted Association chair, Bion mother loved having lots of people at our Services. Foster '68, TOG. "He knows the alumni home—and there always were!" In 1999, former alumni association association operation from top to bottom The Sauciers didn't really need com­ president Jeff Mills '82 hired Saucier to be­ and he is very well liked by the Associa­ pany to fill up their Ashland home. Todd come financial director of the Association. tion staff, board members, alumni vol­ is the seventh of eight children. And in In the years that followed, Mills steadily unteers, and the university administra­ addition, two of his mother's nieces grew increased the young accountant's respon­ tion. He was clearly the right person at up in the family home. sibilities. Saucier also credits his former the right time for the job." Four of the Saucier children ended up boss with teaching him how to treat em­ Saucier says he will keep to his com­ graduating from UMaine (a fifth gradu­ ployees. mitment of maintaining a balanced life. ated from Presque Isle), so by the time "Jeff would regularly walk through the That includes spending lots of time with Todd entered the University, the family building and ask people, maintenance his wife, Danielle "Dee" Daigle Saucier resources were stretched pretty thin. He people to directors, how they were doing," '93, '96G, a literacy specialist at the Dr. worked 30-40 hours per week (including Saucier says. "He treated everyone with Lewis S. Libby School in Milford, and summers at the Ashland mill) for four humanity, openness, and respect. People their two daughters Haley, 9 and years to pay the college expenses. on the staff really liked his approach, and Corinne, 6. It will also include time for Following graduation, he went to that made a big impression on me." two of his favorite pastimes, hockey and work for Coles Express as a staff accoun­ When Mills left the alumni association snowmobiling.

Spring 2006 Maine 9 Student Profile Finding a Second Home in Maine

he year was 1991 and Yugosla­ (Milosevic) that had caused all the wars. via was unraveling along eth­ It was a very closed society, a xenophobic nic lines. The newly formed re­ society. I wanted to go to a university, but Tgion of Serbia under the lead­ I knew I couldn't do it in Serbia." ership of the notorious Svetlana thought of Maine. She spoke Slobodon Milosevic, was leading military English and had made many friends dur­ interventions in the region to unite ethnic ing her year in Lewiston. Serbs, creating hostility and instability in She got in touch with folks she had the region. known in Maine—they offered support But there was little actual fighting in and advice. One of the families offered to Serbia, and eleven-year-old Svetlana pay for half of her college expenses. She Miljkovic wasn't directly affected by the was accepted to UMaine and arrived on violence her country was instigating. campus alone in 2001. "At that point, I still had no idea what There were lots of adjustments. She war was about," she recalls. "didn't have a clue" about the American That all dramatically changed one day higher education system—credits, require­ in 1992. Svetlana was traveling with her ments, and all of that. And there was the father when they stopped at a restaurant culture shock of living in a dorm with near the border with Croatia, one of the some 400 American teenagers. countries toward which Serbia was being "Socially, it was a big adjustment," an aggressor. Suddenly, an ethnic Serb ap­ A gunman's bullet on the Svetlana says. "It was so much more free- proached the restaurant with a gun and spirited than what I was used to." shot Svetlana, causing an injury that meant war-tom Serbian-Croatian One thing that was not a problem, how­ the loss of the use of her legs. ever was getting around in her wheelchair. She underwent surgery in her home­ border left 11-year-old "I never had any problems here with land, but due to a U.N. embargo medical access," she says. "I never had a class at care in Serbia was minimal. In 1993 she Svetlana Miljkovic UMaine in a building that wasn't wheel­ learned that there might be a possibility of without the use of her legs. chair accessible, although I know others getting more medical treatment some­ who have. I can say that I never felt differ­ where in the United States. But it didn't keep the ent from any able-bodied student." In a program sponsored by Veterans for She also had good friends who would Peace and a Lewiston hospital, Svetlana UMaine senior from fulfill­ help her around campus when needed and was able to come to Maine with her mother she has made good use of the university to receive additional surgery and rehabili­ ing her academic dreams. van that transports disabled students. tation. She ended up staying for a year, And when the university's old van be­ making many friends and developing a gan having problems and some disabled fondness for the state. family members helped her get through students couldn't get to classes, Svetlana When it was time to go back home in the difficulty of living with her disability took the initiative and brought the prob­ 1994, she found her country in a dismal in the midst of scarcity and violence. lem to the attention of the UMaine admin­ state. In 2000, when Svetlana was thinking istration. As a result, the campus has a new "There was even more ethnic fighting," about college, things took a turn for the $50,000 van for disabled students. Svetlana notes. "And with the sanctions, worse when NATO began its bombing Svetlana took part in graduation on there was no power, no heat, and very little campaign on Serbia. May 13, but she still needs to take one class food. What makes me sad is that my own "We basically had another war," she in the fall to complete her requirements for country was the aggressor." says. "The bombings caused so much de­ her molecular biology degree. She also Even in such a challenging situation, struction. And there were few places in majored in German. She is hoping to con­ Svetlana was able to continue attending Serbia that were wheelchair accessible. In tinue her molecular biology studies in grad school. She says her childhood friends and addition, we still had the same regime school somewhere in the United States.

10 Maine Spring 2006 1906-2006 Senior Skulls Celebrate 100 Years ALSO INSIDE Classnotes Alumni Events Calendar Obituaries Weddings Alumni News and Events

Calendar of Events

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, June 2, 3, & 4, 2006 Reunion Weekend at the University of Maine Honored classes are: 1936, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1961, & 1966 plus Senior Alumni and the Golden Reunion Class of 1956!

Sunday, June 11,2006—12 noon New Jersey Alumni Chapter Summer Picnic in the Park Monmouth Park Raceway, Oceanport, New Jersey For more information please contact Baron Hicken '63 at: 732-650-0699 or email [email protected].

Thursday, August 3, 2006—10:00 a.m. Portland Alumnae Summer Coffee At the home of Faith Wixson Varney, 69 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, Maine Hostesses: Faith Wixson Varney '56, ’65G & Carolyn Bull Dahlgren '56

Monday, August 14, 2006—8:00 a.m. 7th Annual Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine Golf Tournament 2006 Senior Skulls at Buchanan Alumni Spring Meadows Golf Course, Gray, Maine—check mainealumni.com for informa­ House. Top row (left to right): Stefan Scarks and Matthew Fortin. Third Row: tion as the date draws closer, or call the Southern Maine office at: 207-828-2327. Brandon Berce and Roger Blanchette. Second row: Seth Robertson and John Friday, September 1,2006 DeAngelis. Bottom: Devon Gaudet and Zachary Richards. Maine Hello day on campus—welcoming and assisting all first-year students

Senior Skulls Saturday, September 16, 2006 On the cover is the very first group of Gala at the Maine Center for the Arts Senior Skulls. The Senior Skull Society was founded on December 14, 1906. Sunday, September 24, 2006—12 noon Ten UMaine men, representing eight of 20th Annual New Jersey Alumni Chapter Lobster Maine-ia, Valley Road Picnic Are the fraternities, met to “recognize dedi­ Mercer County Park Commission, Hopewell Township, New Jersey cated service to the University of Maine, For more information contact Margaret Wilde Jiuliano '67 at: 908-725-1669 or to promote campus spirit, to keep an [email protected]. eye on the fraternities, and to discipline freshmen.” October 20-22, 2006 Although the group long ago dropped Homecoming on the UMaine campus with Black Bear football, craft fair, reunions, its mission of disciplining freshmen, the and much more. Honored classes are: 1971, 1976, and 1981. Senior Skulls continue to serve the university in many ways, ranging from freshman orientation, various Home- coming activities—including the selec­ tion of Homecoming royalty—and vari­ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ous other duties as assigned by the alumni association. Attention Alumni The group celebrated its 100th anni­ The University of Maine Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, June 4 versary at a luncheon at Buchanan at 10:45 a.m. in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. All Alumni House on May 6. University of Maine alumni are welcome to attend.

2 Mainely People Spring 2006 2006 alumni awards to be Fogler Legacy Award The Edwin Haskell Family presented at Reunion 2006 Black Bear Award One of the highlights of every UMaine re­ Irv Kagan (posthumously) union is the Sunday morning awards break­ fast (this year on June 4). At this annual Block “M” Award event, the alumni association recognizes Ralph M. Higgins ’41 outstanding individual achievement as well Richard L. McNeary ’65 as service and loyalty to the University of Richard W. Sprague ’50 Maine and its alumni. This year’s award Dick ’56 and Betty Brockway Nevers ’56 recipients are: Hilda Sterling Class Correspondent Award Frances P. Caswell ’51 Alumni Career Award Cynthia Nelson ’55 Frances Caroline Lubanda Hartgen ’53G, ’69G Sadly, Cynthia passed away this past Febru­ Next MAINE Magazine will was one of the Dirigo Pines residents who got ary (see page 46). The career award will be be in the fall into the spirit of the Mad Hatter Tea Party at presented posthumously to members of her the Orono retirement community in February. family The alumni association will not be pub­ The event was cosponsored by the UMaine Alumni Association. Frances was featured at lishing a summer 2006 alumni maga­ another recent Dirigo Pines event, a book Bernard Lown ’42 Humanitarian Award zine this year. We regret the disruption signing for her recently published memoirs, A Tabitha Spruce King ’71 in our publications schedule and we Maine Passage. The memoirs recall her life foresee returning to four issues in 2007. with her late husband, UMaine pioneering art professor Vincent Hartgen, as well as her own Pine Tree Emblem Alumni Service Award We thank all our alumni association creative life as a teacher, mother, and librarian. Gregory D. Jamison ’72, ’98G members for your understanding.

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169 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 207-729-3375 Nearly 20 people gathered in Ft. Pierce on March 9 for one of the many UMaine Spring Swing events in Florida and South Carolina.

Spring 2006 Mainely People 3 Looking Back

Remembering a February Climb up Mt. Katahdin

By Joseph Mawson ’55 holes where nature put one and it was Anyway, the beginning was uneventful. painful to sit. I had been playing football so was in rea­ hy not? It seemed like a great We decided on a winter trek because sonably good physical shape. The others idea. We did it the previous fall the views from the top were so great. When were in better shape and much lighter and had a great trip. This time, you are young—and sometimes foolish, the than my 220 pounds. All had climbed Whowever, we would have an danger of any adventure seems minimal. before. additional challenge. After all, most of us were foresters (budding Oh yes, one more small detail. I had The idea, discussed by my “brothers” in at least) and we weren’t too foolish, as we never walked on snowshoes, at least for Phi Gamma Delta in the fall of 1952, was a did know what equipment to take. At least any distance with a 60-70 pound pack on hike up Mt. Katahdin during the second the others did—I was clueless but willing to my back. week in February 1953. learn. The plane trip went OK until we had to From Chimney Pond, well up on the The plan was straightforward and not land. Then the pilot, Gene Lagassey, re­ north side of Katahdin, the summit is usual­ complex. Drive to Millinocket Lake, take a marked, “I hope there are no pulp sticks ly reached by one of three trails; Saddle, ski plane to Katahdin Lake; land and walk frozen up in the lake.” We would land on Cathedral, or Dudley/Knife Edge. The Sad­ (snowshoe) the seven or so miles to Chim­ about two feet of powder snow and if we dle Trail is the easiest. The other two are a ney Pond; climb the next day; come down hit one it was all over—they would remove rather steep jumble of rocks that the chest and sleep in the cabin at Chimney Pond; our frozen bodies in the spring, maybe, if pounders go up in the summer. walk and take the plane out. A neat week­ we didn’t sink. (The pilot didn’t say that but Fifty-three years ago there was little end. at that point it was on my mind.) strict regulation about climbing this grand We planned well—had ropes, crampons Well nothing happened and everyone mountain, either in the summer or in the (those picks you strap on your boots to walk sort of chuckled as we hit the powdered winter. Actually the winter climb is much on ice); food—lots of food; winter sleeping snow—except me, I was petrified. easier (except for the weather and the tem­ bags, Navy foul weather gear, jackets with The walk, as anticipated, was about perature) since the snow packs in about 50’ hooks, layers of clothes, extra socks, and seven miles to base camp (as I called it). I deep in places and the climb is gentle and snowshoes. Mine were called “beavers,” don’t know about the others but I discov­ long—if you like walking on the tops of halfway between “bear paws” (wide) and ered muscles I didn’t know I had. trees. “pickerel” (long, narrow, and turned up at The night was fine, the cabin warm with At first there were five of us going: Bud the front), canteens, plus other personal a good supply of wood cut by someone in Weiland, Walt Rule, Pete Wilson, Ralph gear. the fall. We all looked forward to the next Keef, and myself. Unfortunately Ralph got The leader of the group was Bud day’s climb. The first hint that everything shot in the backside by a nearsighted, Weiland, the fraternity house president and might not be perfect came with the snow­ dumb, old (60+) hunter. Fortunately it was a senior. Walt Rule, Pete Wilson, and my­ storm sometime after midnight and the not a serious wound but he now had five self made up the rest of the group. (Continued on page 42)

4 Mainely People Spring 2006 Classnotes

reports that he is in pretty good homestead each summer. She she still lives alone on Pemaquid shape for age 90. He also had an moved into the house after retiring Point with a view of the ocean. Ruth opportunity to see his 100-year-old from Chatham College. was married to the Reverend home in Old Town. John said his old Kenneth Brookes ’38 and they homestead was still standing and in produced four children, two boys pretty good condition. He also and two girls. Two of her children visited Bucksport where he spent became college professors. One is a summers on his grandparents’ farm. 1935 school librarian, and one is a “The farm was in bad shape.” Sorry minister. Ruth has seven to hear that, John. grandchildren and seven great­ Basil G. Staples There was a great article in the grandchildren with more expected. 275 Colwick Road Ellsworth American published She and Kenneth enjoyed traveling Rochester, NY 14624 September 8, 2005, regarding and made one trip around the world. (585) 247-6509 veterans of World War II, “The Kenneth died in 1986. Since then, Senior Uniformed Branch of The Greatest she has traveled extensively with Generation.” Dear Classmates, her sister Helen Harding Brookes The article featured Mary I have been advised that our ’38, who spends summers with Ruth Alumni McGuire’s ’28 tour of duty in the endowment fund, now known as the in Maine. Ruth enjoys swimming Navy’s WAVES program. She Class of 1935 Warren W. Flagg and still drives her car. She does Senior Alumni enlisted in 1943 and spent her time Scholarship Fund, recently provided volunteer work at the Miles in Washington, D.C., where she was $2,158 to three needy students. We Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta Reunion assigned to naval intelligence can be justly proud that our past and is on several boards of June 2-4, 2006 working behind the scenes in naval donations are making it possible for directors. operations. She continued in the deserving students to attend our Since we graduated 70 years Navy Reserves and achieved the great university. ago, it is safe to assume that most William D. Currie ’52 rank of commander. After the war, George Carlisle advises that he of the 60 now on our current mailing 6 Blueberry Cove Road she enrolled in Columbia University still plays golf twice a week and list are 90 years old or older. Yarmouth, ME 04096-6524 and eventually earned her doctorate goes dancing with friend Barbara Presumably, we are all retired or (207) 846-3993 in English. She spent most of her Mackenzie Giddings ’37. His winter semi-retired. This would indicate [email protected] teaching career at Chatham College address is: 116 Whispering Sands that we should have lots of free in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34242. time. I ask that you take a few The Senior Alumni activities retiring in the early 1970s. A native Ruth Harding Brookes, our minutes of that spare time to write to committee continues to be a busy of Stonington, Mary never lost touch valedictorian and the only girl to me telling what you are doing and group. The committee arranged to with her roots, returning to the family attend our 70th Reunion, writes that have done. Facts about your family have a luncheon in the Buchanan are always welcome. Your Alumni House on December 10th classmates would like to hear from prior to the UMaine/Boston you and I will be anxiously waiting University men’s basketball game. for those letters. The game was again played in “The Pit.” About 70 Senior Alums and guests attended the luncheon. The interim athletic director gave some remarks on various aspects of the 1936 UMaine athletic program. The committee welcomes all thoughts Kenneth L. Ireland regarding future events. The group 1100 North Abrego Drive is looking ahead to another activity Green Valley, AZ 85614 this spring. We’ll keep you posted. (520) 625-1421 Some of the activities behind the [email protected] scene include: several members of the alumni staff met in November with Bill Currie ’52, chair, Gerry Beverage sent me a Christ­ scholarship committee; Ruth Fogler mas card stating that his wife, Viola, Goff ’48, cochair; and Gianna Marrs had died on 10 October 2005. They of the office of student aid to review had been married for more than 63 the process that the scholarship years. She leaves a daughter, Clare, committee will be using this spring her husband, Tim, and grandchil­ when they review applications for dren, Anne and Daniel, all from the Donald V. Taverner Non- California. Traditional Scholarship Awards. Margaret Warren Thurlow ’36 Some news about some of our sent in a delightful note with her seniors: John Hooper ’38 made the Henry McCusker ’34 with Nancy Roberts Munson ’59 during the March 7 news: trip from his home on St. Simons alumni gathering at the home of Allan ’65 and Susan Lawlor Arch in Ft. “It seems a long way back to Island, Georgia, to the campus. He Lauderdale. 1936 when we were graduated from

Spring 2006 Mainely People 5 II. of M. I have just celebrated my erbee ’40. She and husband, 94th birthday! George ’37, are happy and healthy “My most enjoyable work years at their advanced age. were spent with W. Atlee Burpee in I still have the company of two various parts of the U.S. helping to dogs as well as one grandson still produce hybrid seed. here and one at college, and also “Since retiring from Burpee’s my daughter who now writes com­ and, later from Down East magazine munications for St. John’s College. in Camden, Maine, I live in my Recently, going back in time, I ancestral home in Lincolnville with a remembered crossing paths with cocker spaniel dog—the fifth since some very interesting people during 1952. 1939-40 in New York City, while in “I still plant a small vegetable school there. First of all, meeting garden, mow the lawn with a Deere Jimmy Durante as he was coming riding mower, and drive my own car out of the elevator at the Astor Hotel short distances. Two and three with a very large Irish setter was years ago heart surgery was done at one. Another was being in an eleva­ Maine Medical Center in Portland tor with the real Elizabeth Arden, Maine; these slowed me down only who, in her 80s, was quite elegant a little. with a peach colored veil over her “During winter months, cardiac face. Then, having Abbot and Cos­ rehab exercises at our local hospital George Carlisle ’35 enjoys the alumni luncheon in Sarasota, Florida, on tello living upstairs in the apartment keep me active; reading, chair March 4. With George are Barbara MacKenzie Giddings ’37 (right) and over mine and occasionally meeting caning, and church are other hob­ her daughter, Jane Fox. (Photo by Lola Orcutt.) them in the elevator, as well, was a bies. big thrill as they had top billing in “I’m glad to read in alumni notes tise now comes in handy for her. those days. It is fun to remember for 1935 that Basil Staples is cutting 1937 She plays with a marathon group another time and place, but we must his own firewood. Wonder if any of and also with the AAUW members always come right back to where we as well. Also, she mentions reading our class is still working hard? University of Maine Alumni are today! as her “daily dose of euphoria,” “I burn expensive oil for warmth Association Please do communicate, class­ finishing many, many books in her and hot water; recently had installed P.O. Box 550 mates and friends, and do give me spare time. Charlotte also writes for an electric generator to supply Orono, ME 04473-0550 some of your good memories of the activities bulletin for the retire­ power when Central Maine Power (207) 581-2586 days gone by, or of special events in may be interrupted by bad weather.” ment community at the request of your life today. their chaplain. It sounds as though A postal card from Robert Hall, We were saddened to learn that All for now, Charlotte has kept her “get up and Class of 1945, informed me that his class correspondent George McLel ELD go” better than most persons our sister, Margaret Hall Hook, of Ian died in early February. George age. Charlotte’s son Warren had South Thomaston had died at age became the class correspondent heart surgery some months ago 90 on 6 July 2005. After graduation about five years ago. Although his including the insertion of five stents she obtained a library science de­ North Carolina home was far from on his arteries, so all in all, there gree from Simmons College. She Maine, he enjoyed hearing from 1940 has been much going on in Char­ was employed as a librarian at classmates, and reading about and Madison Heights Library in Michi­ lotte’s life during these past months. rooting for his alma mater. Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier gan. Upon retiring to South Thomas­ An original quote form Charlotte 41 Rollins Lane ton, she volunteered with the public best describes what some of us are Kennebunk, ME 04043-6687 library, the Owls Head Transporta­ thinking, She writes, “Getting old for (207) 985-2667 tion Museum, and the Island Insti­ me is like a penance. Awful!” No [email protected] tute. Her life-long passion was way, Charlotte! genealogy. She was a member of 1939 Again, Charlotte mentions the the Maine Genealogy Society where beautiful ball gowns that Ellie With snow on the ground and Christ­ she served for many years as vice Edna Louise Harrison “Squeeze” Crockett Hutchinson’s mother mas approaching I am writing a few made for her so many years ago. president and corresponding secre­ Dempsey not-so-new items that you will be tary. She made several research 2526 Carrollton Road How lovely they were! reading in the spring! Lots of nice visits to genealogical archives in Annapolis, MD 21403-4203 Coincidentally, I had a welcome things happened for me last sum­ phone call from Ellie recently. She is Salt Lake City and Great Britain. (410) 268-1888 mer. There was a mini reunion with She is survived by four children, six [email protected] now alone in a very large home on Polly Jellison Weatherbee and grandchildren, two great-grandchil­ Cape Cod and is on a waiting list to Barbara Welch Wilson when we dren, and her brother, Robert Hall. get into the Heritage Retirement went to meet Vivian and Bill Treat My own wife, Leona, died at 89 Greetings one and all! It seems like Community nearby. She has kept up for lunch in Ogunquit. Then Doc on 4 October 2005. In the early a very long time since we were back with her bridge and other activities, Gerrish’s son Hal and his wife 1950s she became a real estate in touch. Much has happened although admits to slowing down a came to visit me and take me to agent, and for the next 10 years she weather-wise and in every way bit from time to time (Welcome to lunch. They were in Maine looking at ran her own thriving agency in the really on this old planet of ours. the club, Ellie). their roots and had been to Lisbon Nichols section of Trumbull, Con­ I recently received a long letter A cheery call from Lucille Bell Falls where Doc grew up and Buck­ necticut. Often, when her baby-sitter from Charlotte King Pierce. This Grange mentions her fabulous sport where Martha lived. They are did not show up, she would bundle past year saw her lose her husband annual family reunion on the Outer a delightful couple and I had a really our four children into her station and move to a retirement community Banks with 27 of 30 members able nice time with them. wagon and go out to make a sale. as well. She likes her suite very to attend, and also describing her Ginny Pease Dogherty wrote She is survived by four children and much and also enjoys activities daily monthly luncheons, on the second that she had heard from Betty Bar­ seven grandchildren. with new friends. Her bridge exper­ Tuesday, with Polly Jellison Weath­ rell that Dwight died in October.

6 Mainely People Spring 2006 Dwight’s sister, Barbara, lived in Maryland shore, where the wild in the Page Farm and Home Muse­ Recreation and Parks board, and a Seven Lakes, North Carolina, where horses live, with Nathan’s family last um, just as it was five years ago. A member and officer of numerous I lived for 18 years and was a tennis summer. special effort was made so we could other organizations in Presque Isle. friend of mine. I knew that Dwight “In October, Dorothy came from hold it there. Our deepest sympathy to his wife of was not well but am sorry to hear Austin to escort me to our cabin in About 170 members of our class, 62 years, Pauline, and his daughter that he has left us. Also, Polly Maine. Jill met us in Boston and from a total of about 500, are on the and son and their families. Weatherbee said that Ed Ross had then we went to Maine. We went to mailing list of the university. (Only Dottie Wing Nystrom died on died. see the Maine fall colors but what about 10 have returned their most November 29. After graduating from Myron Gartley wrote that at 87 we got instead was steady rain and recent forms telling us what they are the University of Maine with high and 86 he and Pauline Gillen Gart­ muddy roads. We did manage to doing, however.) Agnes and I don’t honors, Dottie taught school in ley ’72 felt they were doing well to have two meals of lobsters and always hear of the demise of class­ Connecticut. She later received her be up and around each day. They do clams. I also got to see my brother mates, but if you hear of one, please M.A. degree from Penn State Col­ volunteer work at church and hospi­ Stan, his wife Joan, my sister Annie let us know so we can mention it in lege and was very active in church tal and community. They have three and her husband Chester, and our column. and community affairs. Our deepest children. The oldest, Sue, is in San Phyllis’s cousin Fran. We were also Recently we have lost three loyal sympathy goes to her husband, Francisco working for Folk Art Inter­ able to spend two nights with Pam members of our class, George Ellis, George, and her three sons and national. Her project is Resources and John in Rockland, Massachu­ Charles Parsons, and Dorothy their families. for Education. She is a Harvard setts. I hope we can see my sister Wing Nystrom. All of them usually Lib Peaslee Cain, who served in graduate but did a summer session Blanche soon. came back for reunions and they will the Waves during the second World at UMaine. Their second daughter is “Now that snow has come and be greatly missed. War, had a special part in a special married and lives in Stockton roads and sidewalks are slippery, George had a very busy life. He service in Washington, D.C., to Springs. She works part-time and I’ve had to cut down on my outdoor was the president of the Federal commemorate the 60th anniversary volunteers at WERU and at the walking so I am going to shopping Reserve Bank of Boston. He re­ of the end of World War II. The library. She has her master’s degree malls and the grocery store for ceived his bachelor of arts degree event featured a choral evensong, in mathematics from UMaine. Their exercise. from the University of Maine as and ambassadors from the British son, George ’77, ’86 is married and “I spend a lot of time reading the valedictorian. After serving over Commonwealth Nations as well as has four children. He has a B.S. in New York Times and The Econo­ three years in the U.S. Army in the the Honorable Celia Sandys, grand­ wildlife management and a B.S. in mist. Sometimes I think I’m back in Pacific during World War II and daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, nursing, both from UMaine. He school again when I listen to the rising to the rank of major, he got his attended. works for the County Dialysis Center excellent programs on the state doctorate in economics from Har­ “At the reception afterward I was in Presque Isle. Myron is a retired radio. vard University and returned to able to meet her. She was a very farmer and Pauline is a retired R.N. “I’m supervised mostly by two teach economics at the University of friendly and warm person who Thank you, Myron, for the great yellow dogs; they sleep in my room Maine campus in Orono. From there seemed to enjoy meeting people,” newsy letter. A good example for and tell me when it is time to get up he was called to the Federal Re­ writes Lib, who termed the event some other classmates to follow. in the morning. serve Bank of Boston, first serving “exciting.” Wally Beardsell writes that last “Needless to say, I’m delighted in the bank’s research department Walter Gosline is living in Fort December he married Ruth De­ with any notes or letters that come and then as its director of research. Myers, Florida. He retired as an Haven, formerly of Lincoln, Massa­ my way.” At the age of 41, he became agent for Northwestern Mutual Life chusetts, and also widowed. They Ginny Pease Dogherty will be president of the Federal Reserve Insurance Company in 1983. He had met in their school days when doing the next column. Please send Bank of Boston, serving for seven also had served in the Gardiner he was a lifeguard at Walden Pond her a nice resume like Myron’s for years. He was also on the Federal’s Savings Bank until 1991 and Gos­ in Concord, Massachusetts, and had us all to enjoy. Ginny’s address is: Open Market Committee, responsi­ line Murchie Agency until 1993. He been in touch for several years. 16 Walnut Drive, Granite Hills Es­ ble for determining U.S. monetary is playing golf and enjoys reading They are enjoying a pleasant life on tates, Augusta, Maine 04330 and policy. He later became president during his retirement years. Married the West Coast at Pacific Palisades, her email is: [email protected]. and CEO of Keystone Mutual funds for 64 years, Walter has two sons, California. and then president of Home Savings five grandchildren, eight great­ Camilla Doak Hurt ord is in an Bank of Boston. He also served as grandchildren, and two great-great assisted living facility in Bangor. Her chairman of the board of Central grandsons. address is: 758 Broadway, Laurel Maine Power. Mary Catir Clancy is living in Court Room 104, Bangor, Maine 1941 George was the recipient of Harrisburg, Virginia. She has one 04401. many awards, including the Univer­ child, three grandchildren, and two Ed Young sent along a nice 65th Reunion sity of Maine Lifetime Career great-grandchildren. Mary was a note. “Season’s Greetings! I’m Achievement Award. We extend our teacher at Old Town High and also dictating this note to my daughter June 2-4, 2006 deepest sympathy to his two sons Edward Little High School in Auburn. Dorothy who is visiting us from and two daughters and their fami­ She retired in 1981 as the secretary Austin, Texas. lies. and bookkeeper of the Blessed Alma Hansen Langlois “Since my stroke last February, I Charles Parsons also had a busy Sacrament Church in Harrisburg. 543 Hanover Street Will Alford, whose construction haven’t been able to write but I’m Manchester, NH 03104 life. During World War II he served happy to report I have made a pretty with the U.S. Army Corps of Engi­ firm is now operated by his son and good recovery from this second neers, attaining the rank of captain. grandson since his retirement in stroke and all the Young children Happy New Year to all of you ’41ers. He saw action with the 20th Bomber 1990, spends his retirement years have been able to visit with me (Although it will be well past the Command in India and Okinawa. “playing golf and swimming.” His during the year. Fortunately, my New Year when you read this, it was After the war he was a copartner wife, Frances Sawyer Alford, also daughter Barbara and her family are written before the New Year began.) in a potato seed farm in Masardis, of ’41, is deceased. living here and looking out for me. Hope this column finds you all well superintendent of a fertilizer plant in Bruce MacKay spent three “For my 88th birthday in May and already making plans to attend Presque Isle, and an officer with years in the U.S. Navy during World family and friends visited and we our 65th Reunion coming up June 2, Casco Northern Bank until his retire­ War II as a physical instructor. had a good party. 3, and 4, 2006. Please try very hard ment in 1981. He was past president Married for 59 years, he retired as “I am still able to do some travel­ to come back to meet old friends. of the Aroostook Bankers Associa­ an electronics engineer from the ing—I went to Chincoteague off the Our class luncheon will be held tion, chairman of the Presque Isle FAA in June 1975, after 30 years of

Spring 2006 Mainely People 7 service. He then served as town While Sandy was in the service, manager for Winter Harbor, East­ Mary Helen had her marching or­ port, Gouldsboro, and Buckfield. ders to find a good place for an Now living in Winter Harbor, Maine, apple orchard farm. This she did he is a member of the planning with the help of her dad as they board, comprehensive planning traveled around Maine. She was committee, revitalization committee, captivated by the big white house and president of Chaning Chapel, a and red barn on a 50+ acre site in non-profit organization. In addition, Union. Upon his return from military he is restoring an old house, work­ service, 1st Lieutenant Hardie was ing in his garden, playing golf, anxious to get going with his apple attending meetings of town affairs, orchard—yet much work needed to and visiting with friends. be done on both house and barn. Retired for 20 years from the Apple trees were planted across the Portsmouth school department, street where there was ample room. Frances Horne Miliner is a resident Unfortunately the Hardies couldn’t of Old English Village in Manches­ always keep an eye on the fledgling ter, New Hampshire. She, too, has a orchard or the deer who enjoyed very busy retirement, working as a munching there. The first planting hospice volunteer, serving as a was declared a complete failure. member of several church commit­ Life was not dull during those tees and social groups, and being a early years. A chicken business class secretary for Westbrook Col­ comprising 1,500 chickens came lege. Her grandchildren range in Dorothy Brewer Erikson ’42 with Jack Quirk (center) and her husband along with the property, but it didn’t age from two to 22. “It’s quite lovely Gordon ’43 at the Naples alumni gathering on March 5. (Photo by Lola last long. There were also two little being retired and in good health,” Orcutt.) girls, Mary and Carol. They regularly she writes. went walking with their mother, with Well, folks, that’s all until next Carol in a buggy. One day they met time. Don’t forget to plan to come asked to oversee its operation. Most a neighbor’s billy goat in the road back for our reunion in June. In the 1943 families who stay at Gary’s House who tried to butt Mary Helen! Her meantime please write Agnes or me come from greater than 25 miles hands were tied until their doctor from Portland so the $15 lodging fee and tell us what YOU have been Helena Jensen drove by and offered to help. She per night is most helpful—or fees doing. 12 Frost Street asked the doctor to hold the horns may be waived. Families can use Portland, ME 04102 of the billy goat until she could get the kitchen with its stocked pantry. away. Thus disaster was avoided Local churches and schools donate and years later both girls matriculat­ Contrasts! Today marks the first to the food pantry. Sometimes guest ed from the University of Maine in 1942 snowfall of the season; when you families pool resources and cook for the classes of 1968 and 1969 re­ read the ’43 notes, maybe you will each other. There is also free laun­ spectively. also be looking for the next crocus dry, a dining room, family room, and Marion Libby Broaddus To get on with the orchard— to bloom. Indeed! play room for children. There are Sandy became active in the soil and 40 Oakland Avenue On December 1,2005, the nine bedrooms which can accom­ Westbrook, ME 04092 water conservation district and he Greater Portland University of Maine modate a total of 30 guests. It really ordered most of his trees through (207) 854-4648 Alumnae met for a luncheon meet­ is a home away from home. [email protected] them. Eleven hundred trees were ing at Newick’s Seafood Restaurant, Alexander “Sandy” Hardie planted over the years including South Portland, and yes, the Class always wanted to be a farmer and to Northern Spy, Red Delicious, Yellow Priscilla Thurlow Anderson is in a of ’43 was represented. Alumnae own an apple orchard. This goal Transparent, Macintosh, and Ma- rehab facility in Phoenix, Arizona, as came laden with paper products, became a reality. He grew up in coun. Planting was a joint effort with a result of a bad fall earlier in the toilet articles, sheets, towels, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then Mary Helen standing by the road year. If any of you are knitters and canned goods instead of bringing enrolled in the Class of 1943 at the and looking through a forked stick, are interested in a different project, presents to exchange. The articles University of Maine where he ma­ telling Sandy where to plant each try contacting your local schools and were destined for Gary’s House. jored in horticulture. At a horticulture tree. The orchard was planted next find out if they need mittens, Executive director of Gary’s House, department picnic he met Mary to the house and there has been no scarves, or socks. I found out about Regina Ketcheson, explained the Helen Raye ’38 (she was on the more munching by the deer. Sandy the school needs in a conversation purpose and operation of the home. faculty at the university where she took care of the orchard himself, with a local teacher—so many Gary’s House is located on State taught anatomy to the student nurs­ carefully mowing so that apples children come to school without Street, Portland, across from Mercy es from Eastern Maine Medical wouldn’t fall into the tall grass at suitable warm clothing. I started a Hospital and it is named for Gary Center). As luck would have it she harvest. He pruned carefully so that knitting program for just that in Pike who died in 2001. Due to the boarded at the home of the head of one limb would not rest on another Westbrook and it has been a great financial burden of extended treat­ the horticulture department. or prevent the sun and air from success. Lots of ladies told me they ment for cancer and travel to Port­ Upon matriculation from the reaching all fruit; “fruit needs to be used to knit but did not have anyone land, his family became destitute. university, he and fellow ROTC able to dry after a rain and not be to knit for now. Over 300 knitted They resolved to help other families classmates were immediately off to crowded.” He sprayed to meet articles were made last year. It has saddled with similar financial hard­ military training. A two-week leave in specific needs and he dug a farm been a great success. Do write with ships. Therefore, they and their November allowed him to come pond so there would be no worrying some tidbits of any kind. friends engaged in a series of mon­ back to Maine to marry Mary Helen about watering. “Trees will live and ey-making projects over a period of on November 6, 1943. He was then bear as long as they are healthy and seven years, and then Gary’s House assigned to the 8th Division with cared for.” Sandy gave a good deal Go Blue! became a reality. It was opened to combat at Omaha Beach and on to of credit to fellow orchardist, Ray the public and Mercy Hospital was Hurtgen Forest. Thurston, whom he declared a

8 Mainely People Spring 2006 “father advisor” to him. Sandy de­ doing pretty well. We hope that by third period team this year. His each night! We enjoy the comfort of clared picking to be an important now her recovery has continued in a advice that we hang in to the end of one another. She’s what they call a job. People were not allowed to pick very positive way and we all wish the game was right on! We were “money cat”—a plethora of various their own apples. Instead, he had a you both the very best. there with the Stickneys. Charlie colors including black, orange, and crew of friends and neighbors who Al Ehrenfried forwarded a letter said that he saw and talked with tan, and has four double paws (all were careful not to bruise or pick that he had received from Fran Russ Bodwell. We also saw and the more claws to “love” me with!) any unripe fruit. Sandy would go Sheehey Brown. Fran wrote about visited with Pat Cummings ’89, For these I’ve named her Mitzie. over each apple and decide which her visit to the university with her ’44H. A great evening for all who Most everyone here is Christmas were for sale or which were to be daughter, Suzanne, and her grand­ were cheering for Maine. shopping and wrapping these days used for cider. His cider was known son, Patrick. They were “wined, Joe and I are very happy here in and tomorrow the postal department as the sweetest cider around. Ap­ dined, and feted” with a campus Yarmouth with daughter, Jane, her is setting up facilities to mail packag­ ples were bagged for sale. If the tour, dinner at the Chocolate Grille, husband, Joe, and Annie and Billy es and purchase Christmas stamps family was to be away for a lengthy and a truly grand concert and recep­ also here in Yarmouth. Our son, in our lobby: a great service for us as part of the day, he left a wooden tion by the music faculty. The visit Terry, and Susan are in Portland the Portland post office is in a very money box with the apple display. was planned to show appreciation and granddaughter, Abby, lives just busy traffic area. They truly decorate He was never cheated. for the gifts of pianos, restored and down the street from them. We had this place beautifully for each holi­ Mary Helen thought about return­ given, by Fran and her husband. our usual family gathering this day. ing to teaching when the children Fran hopes that any of our class summer at Boyden Lake in Perry. All There’s a beautiful staircase were in school all day, so when the who go to Orono will seek out and of the gang was there over a period going up from the foyer and they tell Union School superintendent told see the Steinway and the Yamaha of two weeks. We went to San me they hang a Christmas stocking her he needed a science teacher, practice piano in Minsky Hall. She Francisco again this year in October up for each resident—180+! I’ve she accepted the offer and taught says, “no one has had more plea­ to visit Rob and Karen who now live heard it’s a beautiful sight with the for the next 20 years and became sure and satisfaction from a gift in Tiburon. Daughter Gini and her tree lit, the tiny stockings filled by head of the math department. given than we have from this.” Rob are in Lenox, Massachusetts, “Santa”—and wreaths. I’m looking Sandy had often welcomed A Christmas card from Rhoda so we see them quite often. Their forward to it all! I plan to put my children on field trips to his orchard. Tolford Stone—she has had a full Carolyn is in her second year at Christmas tree up this week—how­ So one day the Augusta superinten­ and happy year. Rhoda was in San Connecticut College and Bobby ever, I feel I’ll have to put a shield dent of schools stopped by to ask if Diego last April with family. In June enters Methodist College in the around it or Mitzie will rejoice in he would take the position of botany she spent two weeks on Peaks Carolinas next fall. playing with all the pretty ornaments! and science teacher at Cony High Island. Joe and I spent a fun day All for now—but please drop me My great-grandies have been School, which he did. with her there having a leisurely a line with your news for the next arriving regularly in recent years— Sandy has sold the orchard lunch at the Peaks Island Inn fol­ column! number seven in October and num­ which he operated for almost 40 lowed by a grand tour of the island. ber eight in the New Year. I can years and has built a smaller house Many of her family also visited with hardly believe that there is only one across the street. Ironically he her while she was at Peaks. A high­ girl among seven boys! I understand became allergic to apples after he light of her time in Maine was her that this ratio is quite normal during retired. Even then he felt most 65th Deering High School class 1945 wartime! I find it very difficult to fortunate to have chosen the work of reunion which was hosted by Char­ realize that my family has grown to the huge number of 45! They’re all an orchardist! lie and Anita Stickney at Cutter Carolyn Chaplin Grant House in Yarmouth. We (Class of the joy of my life! And now that I’m The Union Historical Society has 257 Canco Road “back home” again, they are shower­ prepared a brochure: “The Hardie ’44) have been there, done that, and Apt. 123 know what fun it can be. Rhoda and ing me with love and attention. I had Apple Orchard, Sandy and Mary Portland, ME 04103 no idea I was so missed! Helen Hardie, Union, Maine.” her daughter, Meg, evacuated to a (207) 761-1827 A fitting tribute, wouldn’t you friend’s home in Annapolis to es­ Just last evening I spoke with agree? cape hurricane Wilma, which in the Elliott “Bud” and Pat Ludwig Hale. end bypassed Sarasota. Happy spring, classmates, from They just moved from Pat’s family Another Christmas greeting and “Charlie” who’s back in Maine! home in Washington, Maine, to nice note from Ernie and Midi Thanksgiving came and went and Plymouth, New Hampshire, in a Wooster Roberts. They too men­ I saw my first snow again—the first condo community and are so happy tioned the Florida hurricane in Octo­ time in 15 years! Indeed it is pretty to be in an exciting new environment 1944 ber that kept them on their toes for and transforms the landscape gently and much easier to care for. Espe­ four days of darkness. They es­ into a winter wonderland. Therefore, cially since there they have two sons caped with little damage but next I’m delighted to have L.L. Bean just nearby! For Christmas they flew to Joyce Iveney Ingalls year plan to stay in Maine until after “up the road a piece!” I had no idea California to spend the holidays. On 7 Seabury Lane the hurricane season (November). A that winter coat styles had changed! I their return, they both were looking Yarmouth, ME 04096 highlight of their year was the felt I was in my mother’s coat of forward to the ski slopes in their Fourth of July when all of their kids 1918! No, I never wore it—but I do area. Obviously, Bud has recuperat­ With very little class news in hand joined them in Franklin, Maine. For recall the pictures of her in it. Fortu­ ed very well from his extensive it’s time to start our column which is the holiday festivities, Ernie men­ nately, Beans had a shorter coat with bypass surgery last May (the reason due December 19. There may be a tions something about “more doctor a fuzzy lining in a beautiful burgundy they missed our 60th Reunion)— few cards or notes that come to us appointments than tee times nowa­ shade. Since then I’ve completed a Both are in high spirits now and between now and then that will give days.” Join the crowd! Maine wardrobe and am thankful for stimulated by their new lifestyle. us a little more to work with. There was a great hockey game the warmth and coziness from top to However, their lovely home they left Bob and Pearlee Buchanan at the Civic Center in Portland this bottom—hat to boots—things I is still on the market! They had have a new address: 4751 Eagle past week when the UMaine Black haven’t even seen for 20 years! modernized it as a comfy home in a Ridge Circle #108, Pueblo, Colo­ Bears beat the Brown University Life here in my small apartment is true Maine setting. Anyone interest­ rado 81008. They apparently have squad, 2-1, in the last period. Coach finally settled down and cozy. My ed? been at that address since Septem­ Tim Whitehead ’92G told the alums, new kitty is so lovable and insists on They also told me of Ben Warn­ ber. Bob writes that Pearlee has had gathered for a reception before the sleeping snuggled up beside me, er’s dreadful continuing pain from serious carotid artery surgery but is game, that the Black Bears were a often purring the both of us to sleep his bout with shingles. He’s off to

Spring 2006 Mainely People 9 Duke University Hospital in Durham, to see 18 month-old Hunter! They have something for your classmates North Carolina, and hopes to get also have a nice new home—I am to read. some relief there. They have an especially happy as Hunter became Have a great spring and sum­ outstanding research division that a big brother soon after the holi­ mer! tackles many of these unusual days! Never in all my wildest problems. We do wish you success, dreams did I expect to have a family Ben! of our 40 members! But every single I’m spending holidays and hav­ one is an individual unto him/herself ing wonderful times with all of my and as precious as life itself to me. 1948 children again! I spent Thanksgiving Since I arrived here at Canco Woods I’ve attended two UMaine with my children and their families in Laney Carter Bradshaw alumni activities and am enjoying Saco. There were 14 of us gathered 16 Birchwood Terrace them—I keep in touch with them by around the “groaning board.” My Pittsfield, ME 04967 phone, short visits, or correspon­ contributions were small as I have [email protected] no real kitchen but I did manage a dence so I can keep up with as mince pie and cranberry relish. many as possible! Barbara Sullivan Knowlton Daughter Cindy decorated her Which reminds me of Bev Knud­ 16 Lloyd Road sen, Dick’s widow—for the first time home and it always is like a “Holi­ Waterville, ME 04901 day House” plus a yummy dinner in her life she has time to herself and gifts under the tree. Twenty- (though her children and grandchil­ month-old Rylan kept us hopping— dren keep her in the hop). She Hi, classmates of Maine 1948. I am what a happy, fun child he is. I plans to remain in their home on in the throes of Christmas prepara­ bought a little chair for him for Casco Bay in Falmouth Foreside— tions as I write this appeal—please Christmas so he’d have his own it’s a lovely home with a magnificent Senior Alumni treasurer Thelma send us some news! It is impossible place to sit. Kara painted it for me. I view. She spent Christmas with Crossland Robie ’49 was among to be a class correspondent if no­ took her to dinner and to see Dick­ their daughter Kim and family at the attendees at the Mad Hatter body sends us any notes, letters, ens’ Christmas Carol tor her 20th their hideaway in Hilton Head, Tea Party at Dirigo Pines in emails, or even a telegram. When birthday. She’s still “Mimi’s girl!” South Carolina. Orono in February. The event was you read this, it will be spring and Grandson Robb and a friend I also had another classmate, cosponsored by the alumni asso­ then you will all have excuses— have ventured forth and have start­ John Wilbur, visit recently. We ciation. about your gardens, your visitors ed their own business and can just went to lunch and then he drove me from away who are coming or have barely keep up with it! They do through his childhood neighborhood been, the long winter which we’ve building, remodeling, painting, in Cape Cottage woods, a part of 1946 just survived, etc. Your lives can’t be roofing—anything to do with home Cape Elizabeth. He showed me the so dull that you have nothing to upkeep or remodeling. Whatever homes of his friends—Bob Chase 60th Reunion convey. Please, I beg of you all, Just happened to those adorable gran- and Bob Ludwig They actually a short note to one of us, and we’ll dies? They’re most all grown—or went to school together from gram­ June 2-4, 2006 put it in print. will be in 2006. Missy and Mike’s mar school straight through college! Sadly, the only bit of news to wedding is planned for July 1st and And Bob Chase and John went Mary Spangler Eddy report is the loss of Catherine Brad and Sandy are planning a fall through World War II together along 10 Bryant Park Drive McCann Foley. We extend our ceremony—that means two major with Peter Calott. Amazing—and Camden, ME 04843 sympathy to her family and friends. trips to New York in three months! they’re still the closest of friends (207) 230-6624 A very belated wish for a Happy (So nice to look forward to.) They all and in touch regularly. It’s a cozy [email protected] New Year to all of you, and write us. live in New York state 70 miles north neighborhood and he suddenly of New York City. stopped and said, “Look, Charlie” I flew up to Alex’s graduation and in the front yard of an occupied Happy spring, everyone! Now that from the University of Maine last home were two fawns grazing in the you’ve come out of hibernation, how May—a joyous day for all and I was yard with “Mom” close by—keeping about dropping me a line? Surely 1949 so proud as I was the one who her eye on them! Amazing—right in there’s some event during the last six decades since our graduation convinced him to choose the Uni­ a busy neighborhood! A delight Dorothy Averill Hawkes that is worth reporting. versity of Maine in Orono—his son many of us see on occasion here in 296 Mount Hope Avenue I hope to see you at Reunion! Dawson is six years old now! He Maine but a rare sight elsewhere! Bangor, ME 04401 was the baby I was holding when I A call to Gerry Keenan Oakes (207) 942-8348 received the Black Bear Award in in Presque Isle to check on her [email protected] 2000—my first great-grandchild! condition following her hip surgery— Grandson and wife, Scott and Roger said she was being moved to Candy, came to visit me in Florida physical therapy. That’s the best 1947 At the annual meeting of the Univer­ just days before I moved. I’d never thing she can do—if we don’t follow sity of Maine Foundation on October seen Nathan before and he’s an up bone surgery with extensive Mary “Chickie” Sawyer Jordan 6, 2005, Donald F. Collins was adorable big brother to Andrew, physical therapy, you just don’t 6 Sea Street elected as board chair of the foun­ born in October. Linda and Wayne mend well! Jim Donovan reminded P. O. Box 223 dation. Don is the retired president are rejoicing in grandparenting— me of this when I had my knees Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 of S. W. Collins Company of Cari­ both are retired now and this is their replaced several years ago, and I (207) 276-5362 bou. The foundation plays a very favorite hobby! They do spend the stuck to it and am so grateful! important role, encouraging gifts summer in Maine—so I did see her Keep the letters, phone calls, and bequests that nurture academic most every week last summer. and visits coming so we can all No news is not good news for the achievement, foster research, and On the way home from Reunion remain as close as we always Class of ’47. I know there’s news elevate intellectual pursuit at the Connie Carter Lamprell and I have—’45 is the best class ever, out there, but it isn’t reaching me for University of Maine. stopped to see grandson Josh and right? My telephone number is (207) this column. Please, everyone, let I received a welcome note from Katie Treat and it was my first time 761-1827 for any special news! me know what you’re doing so I can Nancy Carter Bishop Hoople in

10 Mainely People Spring 2006 October. She wrote, “Recently I received the alumni magazine and 1950 decided to send something to you. In the middle of September, Lexey Ruth Holland Walsh Carter, Barbara Haney McKay, and 186 Jerry Browne Road I went to the Cape for four days. We Apartment #1112 have been getting together for Mystic CT 06355 several days for three or four years (860) 536-6265 now. Each year we rotate on who [email protected] decides when and where to go. This year was my turn to decide. We went to Cape Cod and Nantucket. Can you imagine that it is 2006— We had great weather and toured particularly when it was just 1950 a much of the Cape and spent a day few moments ago?! I hope that this on Nantucket (took an interesting new year is a healthy and happy one tour of the island). We always have for you—one that is filled with a grand time and share fond memo­ adventures and new experiences ries of the University of Maine and galore. By now, am sure we have catch up on what each of us has come to realize that each new day is been doing for the past years. Bill a gift to us—and how vital it is that Hoople and I have had a busy we live each one of those 24 hours summer and fall—lots of company, to the absolute MAX! Christmas at which we enjoy. Bill plays lots of golf StoneRidge was very joyous—with and bridge. I play golf, but not any so many activities available that our way close to the amount he does. heads fairly swam with all, and our We will leave the end of December Enjoying an alumni reception prior to the UMaine baseball game on decision-making abilities were put to for my home in Estero, Florida (west March 8 in Boca Raton are (left to right): Norma Berg, Howard Berg ’50, the fore! I did spend one superb coast between Fort Myers and and Liz Hitchcock Locke ’77. afternoon threading cranberries and Naples). We stay there for four popcorn strings—which eventually months and then head for our be­ Coates was my house guest for the at the University of Illinois. They made their way to the bare tree loved home in New London, New weekend and we always have a then headed east to Clinton, Con­ branches around the complex; it was Hampshire.” great time at Homecoming. On necticut, for a visit with daughter, a delight to just relax, chat, thread, The Class of ’49 Ladies Lun­ Friday we attended the third annual Sue, head physical therapist at and sip hot cocoa—and then after cheon Group held their fall gather­ Senior Alumni Homecoming lun­ Connecticut Valley Hospital. They the strings were placed on the trees, ing on October 11,2005, at the cheon in the McIntire Room at the made it back to Maine for April we were treated to a dividend as we home of Barbara Thompson York, Buchanan Alumni House. After Fool’s Day, traveling 13,884 miles watched the birds flitting through the 30 Wildwood Boulevard, Cumber­ lunch Sparky played the piano and and visiting 109 new counties. woods outside, while snacking away land Foreside, Maine. Members of all sang a rousing rendition of the There are a total of 3,140 counties to their hearts’ content! the classes of ’50 and ’51 also “Maine Stein Song.” In the afternoon in the United States and they have I did have even an extra joined us. We socialized at Barb’s we attended the Celebration of Jazz 420 more to go before having visit­ December bonus in that my home from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Music in the Memorial Union. On ed them all. granddaughter, Alison, (a performing and then drove to the Downeast Saturday we attended the Phi Mu It is with great sadness that I arts graduate of Ithaca College in Restaurant in Yarmouth where we Homecoming Brunch in the Chapter report the death of Beverly Green May) secured a job on the enjoyed lunch together. Those Room in Knox Hall where we met McGary, Ganneston Drive, Augusta, Norwegian Cruise Line Jewe/for a attending were: Mary Wiswell with other alumnae, current sisters, Maine. Bev was my roommate at four + month stint in their Libby, Polly Cheney Howard, and their families. In the afternoon Estabrooke Hall in 1947-48. She entertainment division. Though the Barbara Haney McKay, Lexey we watched the UMaine Black graduated from Farmington High trip meant that she would miss Carter, Barbara Thompson York, Bears play football against UMass. School, Class of 1944, and attended Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dorothy Averill Hawkes, Louise Our day ended with a visit to Pat’s the University of Maine in both home, we were delighted for her and Litchfield McIntire ’50, Verna Wal­ Pizza in Orono. Orono and Farmington. She en­ tried to figure out how to make the lace Andrews, Thelma Crossland I received a Christmas letter joyed gardening and was a member supreme sacrifice by taking one of Robie, Kay Kennedy Nickless, from classmates and travelers, of the Kennebec Valley Garden the cruises so that we could support Marian Stanley Burns, Colleen Vance and Evelyn Ellsworth Dear­ Club, where she held several offic­ her by clapping and cheering, while Richardson Coates, Mary-Abbie born. In February they were in es, and also held offices with the enjoying the cruise and its interesting Pulsifer Kilgore, Priscilla Thomas Texas and took a nature tour with a Maine State Garden Club. She was port calls. Jan Page, a long time Rines, Frances Foster Addor, birder as their director. They saw 77 active in community affairs and Alpha Delta Kappa friend from Elizabeth Tufts Goodrich, Caroline species, including a flock of golden fund-raisers. Bev took pride in her Illinois, and I decided to go for it, by Strong ’50, Ginny Stickney Cooper looking wild turkeys, Rio Grande home and enjoyed traveling. She cruising on the ship’s Western ’50, Shirley Jackson Hilton ’50, Edie subspecies. In March they visited was predeceased by her husband, Caribbean run out of Miami—leaving Hayford Grant ’50, Joan Wiswell their daughter and son-in-law in Carlton D. McGary ’48. Two sons the 11th of December. Though I shall Beach ’51, Thelma Lord Dombkows- Oklahoma City. Daughter Shirley is and a daughter, three brothers, and have to bring you details in my next ki ’51, Ginny Merchant Hoy ’46, administrative director for graduate five grandchildren survive her. Our column, we anticipate (as of this Frances Pratt Caswell ’51, Margaret education with Integris Health Care heartfelt sympathy is extended to writing) a wonderful time of it! (Hope Mollison McIntosh ’50, Penny Guptill System and Randy is senior political her family. we can get to Miami safely while Higgins ’51, and Polly Robbins science professor at the University As I write this, Christmas is just dodging snow and sleet that seems Gosse ’51. of Central Oklahoma. They went on around the corner and it is hard to to have arrived in New England after The 130th Homecoming celebra­ to Champaign, Illinois, for a visit imagine that it will be spring when a very mild fall.) tion was held at the University of with their daughter, Lynne, and you read my column—so have a There was a mini executive board Maine on October 21-23, 2005. granddaughters, Sunita and Mishy. great spring and summer and re­ meeting of our class in November at Colleen “Sparky” Richardson Lynne is on the architecture faculty member to send me your news. Maggie Mollison McIntosh’s time­

Spring 2006 Mainely People 11 share condo at the Samoset in piano. The evening’s program, Rockland. The setting there is just showcasing the Steinway “D” and outstanding “cradled between lush featuring the talents of faculty and green hills and the blue waters of student pianists, included works by Penobscot Bay.” Her particular unit Chopin, Debussy, Dvorak, and overlooks a gorgeous manicured others. Many thanks, Renee and golf course, the expansive breakwa­ Len, for your generous contribution ter with a wee lighthouse at its end, to the piano “which sounds fabulous and across the way we saw (and and plays wonderfully” and is, in heard in the foggy morning!) Owls essence, a new Steinway grand Head Light. The view was serene piano inside the box of an old one. and tranquil! And at night, with no Chester and Patricia Kennedy lights to obscure the brilliance of the celebrated their 55th wedding anni­ heavens, we were privileged to look versary in October. They are retired up and see millions of stars spar­ and living in Brewster, Massachu­ kling away! Dick and Flo Mad- setts, nestled on very scenic Cape docks Fairfield, and Alton “Hop­ Cod. Rudy Violette is living in py” and Dottie Lord Hopkins Scarborough, Maine. He noted that ventured up from Rhode Island and he retired from his building restora­ New Hampshire; we conference- tion contracting business 10 years called veep George Gray and class ago—and that his business partner agent Henry Saunders—both of was classmate Edwin Smith. Al­ whom were in Florida for the win­ though Rudy spends winters in ter—and so were able to cover Marco Island in Florida, he still business items on the agenda. In thoroughly enjoys summers in addition we were pleased to wel­ Scarborough where he plays golf come Donna Keirstead Thornton and just enjoys the beauty and 78, 79G, Paula Sheehan Paradis wonder of Maine. There was a 71, Danny Williams ’91, ’94G, and fascinating newspaper article in the Todd Saucier ’93, ’97G—all of Barre-Montpelier Times in Barre, whom drove down from Orono to be Vermont, about Dave Clark from St. with us. We talked away, snacked Johnsbury who divides his time on good food, and proceeded to between the Vermont State House matters at hand. Reunion 2006 will and his apple orchard known as be held in Orono on June 2-4. One Crow Hill Orchard. He served as St. of our main orders of business will WOODY BEACH ’51 has enhanced UMaine events for many Johnsbury’s town manager from be the presentation of the Greatest years with his bagpipe playing. Every June he plays the pipes 1960-1996, and then was elected to Generation Awards to classmates at at the 50th Class Reunion memorial service. the Vermont House of Representa­ the 1950 Flag Plaza on the 3rd; the tives in 1996- at which post he Now, thanks to the alumni association and the UMaine award is designed to honor class­ works from January until May or mates for distinguished service to Foundation, Woody will be donning a brand new kilt when he June. He then works the orchard, our country during World War II, performs. growing such tasty apples as Macs, Korea, and Vietnam. Classmates Duchess, Cortlands, and Ida Reds. are invited to request an application Not only does he sell wholesale to for consideration from GGA chair­ the fundraising efforts associated and urge that you continue to con­ local supermarkets, but he also man Dick Fairfield, 36 Walnut with our 55th, we would have a tribute monies to help us attain our maintains a rustic stand where one Street, Barrington, Rhode Island greater amount of money to distrib­ reasonable goal of $50,000; remem­ can buy single apples, a bushel of 02806. If you have any questions, ute to our applicants. The goal was ber also that it is up to the potential apples, or even a gallon or two of please give him a ring at: 1-401- a total principle value of $50,000, recipients to make the office of freshly pressed cider. Was interest­ 248-1065-or contact him by email but alas, we fell short with funding financial assistance aware of their ed to read that the Vermont Legisla­ at: [email protected]. You will currently valued at only $42,944. It relationship to a member of the ture recently voted the state pie to receive details regarding the re­ is that amount that we will have to Class of 1950. be the apple pie, thanks to a push union activities, but I know that we base the 2006-2007 awards to Our late summer meeting in by local growers in Northwestern are staying at Doris Twitchell Allen candidates for scholarships. (The 2006 will be at 10 a.m. on the third Vermont. Such a tasty treat! Village right on campus, and will award for academic year 2005-2006 of August at the Cumberland Club in Last fall, the Ellsworth American have easy access to all of the re­ was a meager $246 for the 10 Portland. Though we shall endeavor ran a series of articles about veter­ union venues in addition to being recipients—not even enough to to keep you informed as we get ans of World War II. Featured in the able to walk to nearby gardens purchase books!) It was determined closer to the date, please give series were several classmates. while surveying “our campus.” We that the guidelines be changed to Maggie a call for further details and Baxter Walker of Hancock served will have a social room in the Village reflect the fact that the scholar­ all. Her phone number is: 1-207- as a medic in the 10th Medical where one and all can gather to get ship^) will be for $500 or more, 363-5510. Battalion of the 10th Mountain caught up on all. Mark your calen­ depending upon the number of Renee and Len Minsky have Division. He trained in Leadville, dars now for the early June dates students selected, and that the been longtime benefactors and Colorado, and taught many of his and watch for information coming scholarships be awarded based on supporters of the arts in the Bangor fellow soldiers to ski. After months from the alumni association. financial need as well as academic area as well as the university. Last of training, the division left for Na­ We thoroughly discussed the merit with a GPA of at least 2.5. fall they were awarded a handsome ples, Italy, where their first battle Class of 1950 Scholarship that is Determination of need and academ­ plaque which was mounted in the was on Mount Belvedere. The designed to offer financial assis­ ic merit will be evaluated by the Minsky Recital Hall during a concert article I read noted that medics tance to descendants of class­ office of financial assistance. We marking the debut of a newly refur­ wore helmets with three crosses mates. Our hope was that through shall keep you posted on the fund bished Steinway concert grand painted on them to identify them as

12 Mainely People Spring 2006 medics, and were theoretically Also in October, a group of ’51 protected by the Geneva Conven­ classmates joined members of the tion. However, it didn’t take long for Class of ’49 at a coffee at the home the medic helmets to be painted of Barbara York ’49 in Cumberland olive drab after several were killed Foreside. At noon we went to lunch by the enemy who used those at the Downeast Restaurant in crosses as a target. His division’s Yarmouth. Attending were Polly missions involved the Battle of the “Boo” Robbins Gosse, Thelma Po Valley in the northern Italian Lord Dombkowski, Joan Wiswell Alps, getting Yugoslavian guerrilla Beach, Penny Guptill Higgins, and leader Marshall Tito out of the Frances Pratt Caswell. mountains, and expelling Germans In September ground was broken from those mountains. Baxter re­ for the University of Maine’s ceived the Bronze Star for “volun­ Mahaney Dome. Kevin Mahaney teering to drive an ambulance for­ donated $1,000,000 for the project in ward of the battalion aid station to honor of his father, Bangor business­ speed evacuation of wounded man and longtime UMaine athletics personnel....he drove his ambu­ benefactor, classmate Larry lance through a mine field and also Mahaney. The pressurized dome will further imperiled his life by weather­ be used for baseball, football, ing the artillery and mortar shells softball, soccer, field hockey, and falling in the area.” He was respon­ other university programs. Larry sible for saving many lives by his began advocating for such a project prompt and brave actions under fire. five years ago, but failed to get While the division was en route to administration support. Larry passed Among the attendees at the Sarasota alumni luncheon on March 4 were Burma to join the action in the Far away this winter, and we extend our (left to right): Ken Dickey ’51, Amos Orcutt ’64 (University of Maine East, the Japanese surrendered. He deep sympathy to his family. He will Foundation president), Prudie Dickey, and Barbara Manuel Beers ’74 was discharged, joined our class, be remembered for his devoted (vice president for University of Maine Development). and was a forestry major. Baxter support of the University of Maine. has served in the color guards of In November ’05 Robert Wright American Legion and VFW posts in stocking feet!) came under attack by of East Machias found the body of a Ellsworth for the past 15 or so some 50 German fighters; the 1951 family friend, Gardiner Cole, who years. Baxter, we are mighty proud aircraft’s engines were hit and the had been missing over a year. Bob of your courage and deep devotion crew had to bail out into the freezing 55th Reunion had been away when the original to the humanitarian duties you were night. The landing was a hard one, June 2-4, 2006 search was conducted. The Bangor charged with! Was interested to and after two cold hours, he and the Daily News quoted him as saying, read about Allison G. Catheron II crew were marched to a German “It’s not psychic, and it’s not intuition; who, though he could not join the unit (still in his stocking feet). Ulti­ Frances Pratt Caswell I’m just a person of the woods, and I regular military because of diabetes, mately they were taken to the Sta- 36 Sumac Drive know those logging roads real well.” joined the Civil Air Patrol and began lag 17-B prisoner of war camp Brunswick, ME 04011 Bob works as an appraiser, real the rigorous training program right where the days were long and (207) 725-6084 estate broker, and logger in Machias. after the beginning of World War II. dreary. After about 15 months, they fcaswel [email protected] We extend our sympathy to the He was based in New York on anti­ were marched north—inasmuch as family of Richard Dwelley, who died sub patrol duty and then was as­ the word was that the Russians It’s hard to believe that five years on May 28, 2005, in Reedsport, signed to a CAP Tow Target Squad­ were coming. One early morning have gone by since our great 50th Oregon. He had worked as a ron in Maryland and Delaware to while on the march, the prisoners Reunion. Over the last five years we precious metal exploration geologist, assist in the training of gunners woke up and the Germans were have kept the spirit going with traveling throughout the world. He manning coastal antiaircraft batter­ gone! That was two days before the summer picnics, and now it is time belonged to the American Institute of ies and aircraft spotters using end of the war in Europe—VE Day! for us to gather once more for our Professional Geologists, the Society searchlights. He was discharged George returned to the U.S. aboard 55th Reunion in Orono. During of Mining Engineers, and the from the CAP in June of 1945, a Liberty ship and truly savored the Homecoming last October the Class American Institute of Mining, completed requirements for high taste of blueberry pie and eggnog of ’51 fund raising committee met Metallurgical, and Petroleum school graduation, and then joined upon his return to Maine! He makes with class agent Woody Beach to Engineers. our class in 1946 where he was in his home in Richmond, Virginia. plan for our 55th Reunion. Attending Leo Leclerc writes that he the ROTC program and a forestry Irv and Dottie Butler Marsden with Woody were Dick Noyes, Russ spends his summers in Springvale, major. He is retired in Franklin. One have moved into a new home in an Meade, Clair Shirley, and Frances Maine, and winters in Hudson, other classmate featured in the independent-living community: 512 Pratt Caswell, along with Jack Florida. Leo says life is good; series was George H. Bragdon, a Garden Club Drive, DeLand, Flori­ Ryder by conference phone. It was bowling is so-so; and golf is member of the Army Air Corps. He da, 32724. Their new phone is 386- decided to set a class goal of practically non-existent. He wonders enlisted at age 19, trained to be a 734-8864. $250,000. A set of armchairs for the if anyone in his area is up for bocce. waist gunner on a B-17, and That is about it for news of honors program at Colvin Hall will be Marjorie Merchant has recently manned a machine gun which classmates. I hope that there may purchased from the unspecified established a scholarship fund with poked through the fuselage halfway be a few Christmas cards in my Class of ‘51 fund. Other funds raised the University of Maine Foundation between the cockpit and the tail mailbox with news about your com­ will be distributed according to the in honor of her parents, Dr. Charles section of the aircraft. He was ings and goings. Our column can wishes of the donors. It was decided H. and Katherine C. Merchant. Dr. stationed in England, flying into only “be” if we have news of one to have a pre-reunion event at Merchant was professor and head of France and Germany making bomb­ another. Drop me a quick note and Moosehead Lake in Greenville, the department of agricultural eco­ ing runs. In early January 1944 his let me know how you are and what featuring a cruise on the Katahdin nomics and farm management at the plane, Sunnie’s Big Stoop, (and he you are doing! Looking forward to and a cocktail party at the home of University of Maine from 1924-62. was standing by his machine gun in seeing you in Orono in June! Bill Robertson. Marjorie received a master’s degree

Spring 2006 Mainely People 13 from Penn State and taught for 30 Association. She is also correspond­ and MADD. Phyllis and Art have years. years in the home economics and ing secretary of the Sunshine Club enjoyed travels to Costa Rica, the 1995-96: Glenn Brown, second­ consumer science department at the for Children. Galapagos Islands, and Alaska. ary education and James J. Evans, University of Massachusetts at William and Barbara Foster Dorothy Patten Curtis, who health, physical education. Amherst. Duplisea live at: 287 Verde Hills, lives in Rockland, Maine, retired 1997- 98: Christopher Atwood, The following are excerpts from Center Point, Texas 78010. William from teaching in 1989. Dot is active business administration, and some of the replies to question­ is a retired engineer, having been in her church and serves as necrolo­ Meredith Atwood, animal veterinary naires sent with the advance infor­ employed by Kodak Colorado. gy reporter for the Knox County science, nephew and niece of the mation about our 55th Reunion. Rita Conti Murdock lives at: 10 Retired Teachers Association. late Charles Sawyer. George Paradis writes that he is Trinity Lane, Windsor Locks, Con­ Warren “Bucky” Alieff retired Jennifer Johnson, chemical retired after 35 years with Eastern necticut 06096. She continues after 34 years as a civil engineer engineering, and Karen Johnson, Industries/Fluid Control Division, substitute teaching in elementary with the Illinois Department of chemical engineering, granddaugh­ where he held the positions of R and school. Transportation. Early in his career ters of the late Arnold Cliff; Char­ D manager, engineering services Roy Farmer, of Roy Farmer he was a resident engineer on the lotte Martin, anthropology, grand­ manager, and sales manager for the Associates in Wiscasset, continues interstate highway system. Currently daughter of the late George Crab­ eastern U.S. He is now senior part­ a long career in insurance and real Bucky is active in the American tree. ner of Paradis Family LTD Partners, estate. He has served as represen­ Legion and volunteers at the Red 1998- 1999: Christopher and which owns and operates multi­ tative to the Maine Legislature, Cross blood bank. He enjoys trout Meredith Atwood; Jennifer and family residential apartments. He register of probate, and county fishing and raising exotic cattle. Karen Johnson; Charlotte Martin. lives in North Haven, Connecticut, treasurer. In Wiscasset he has Pauline Davis Lorfano contin­ 1999- 00: Peter Victor, aquacul­ where he chaired the building com­ served as selectman, school district ues to paint, exhibit, and enter ture, son of Milton Victor. mittee for St. Frances Cabrini Ro­ trustee, and member of the budget competitions. She serves as art 2001- 02: Kimberly Stowers, man Catholic Church and served on committee. board chair for the National League education, and Jonathan Stowers, the North Haven board of finance for Ronald Noyes retired from the of American Penwomen and as a computer science, grandchildren of 19 years. He is a retired commander U.S. Postal Service in 1987 and board member of the Washington the late Joseph Bowden; Gerald of the U.S. Naval Reserve. from substituting as a fifth grade (D.C.) Watercolor Society. In 2000 Johnson III, business administration, Robert Nason, who is retired teacher in 1993. He served as she was awarded an honorary grandson of the late Arnold Cliff. from a steel fabrication business, scoutmaster for 11 years and pro­ degree by Maine College of Art. 2002- 03: Kimberly and Jonathan writes about a favorite memory: duced 13 Eagle Scouts, one of Bernice Sutton Horton lives in Stowers; Gerald Johnson. “After drinking beer at Pat’s one whom was his son, Gary. He re­ Poughkeepsie, New York, and has 2003- 04: Kimberly and Jonathan afternoon during summer school ceived the Silver Beaver Award from retired after teaching special ed for Stowers; Gerald Johnson; Brian with Neil Lane and the late Joe Katahdin Council. He has been 22 years. Previously “Bunny” was a Fernaid, construction management Bowden, we took Neil’s father’s car, active in Orono civic affairs and has nursery school teacher and director. technology, and Michelle Fernaid, drove to Mechanic Falls, picked up been a member of Mainely Music, a She currently serves as board chair secondary education, grandchildren my then-girlfriend, went to the Way­ barbershop chorus, for 30 years. He for Meals on Wheels and enjoys of Arthur Fernald. side Inn in South Poland, dropped recalls the University of Maine playing bridge, traveling, and read­ 2004- 05: Brian Fernald and her off in Mechanic Falls about 1:00 mayoral campaign of his friend ing. She remembers attending Michelle Fernald. a.m., took Joe home to Castine, “Tiny” Fletcher with his harem of Graduation Ball with a fever and the 2005- 06: Michelle Fernald; Jo­ then drove back to Orono for an dancing girls. worst sunburn of her life, obtained seph Shepard, mass communica­ 8:00 a.m. class.” Richard Page is a retired educa­ the day before at Sand Beach on tion, grandson of Bill Robertson; Eleanor “Skeeb” Murray Small tor, having taught in the Enfield, Mt. Desert. Caroline Seastrom, food science recalls her uncle, dean of the Col­ Connecticut, school system. He Elwood “Woody” Beach, our and nutrition, granddaughter of lege of Arts and Sciences, Joseph remains active in Masonic bodies class agent, continues to work as a James Elliott; Nicholas Mooney, Murray, told her to stop cutting and summers in Winthrop, Maine. supplier consultant in the paper computer science, grandson of Spanish oral recitation every Mon­ Edwin Grove continues to work industry. As an avocation, Woody is James Mooney. day. Her father told her to get good as a blacksmith at Grove Forge in a bagpiper, and his Celtic airs can The total amount awarded from enough marks to stay there and to Brownfield, Maine. Ed has traveled be heard wafting on the breezes at the Class of ’51 Scholarship Fund behave. She says she did the latter. extensively around the country UMaine alumni activities. since 1997-98 is $11,011. Be sure to She is the widow of Charles H. teaching and demonstrating the Amo Kimball lives in Fryeburg, remind your grandchildren of this Small ’51 and lives in Hampton, trade and is now working on a book Maine, summers and spends the resource. New Hampshire, with her son Eric. about blacksmithing. He was an winters in Sarasota, Florida. She is Make plans to be with your George Ayres retired from the EMT I with the Fryeburg Rescue for retired from the Massachusetts classmates for our 55th Reunion in University of Southern Maine in 22 years and has served on the Department of Public Health. Fol­ June 2006. 1991. He serves on the board of Brownfield board of selectmen, fire lowing graduation she was em­ directors of the Newfield Historical department, and planning board. He ployed at the Clarke School for the Society and volunteers at the Tues­ recalls living in the trailer colony on Deaf in Northampton. In 1958 she day Food Ministry in Gorham. campus as, “An experience not to received an M.Ed. from Smith Col­ Barbara Attner Higgins taught be compared to any other.” lege. She taught the oral deaf for 20 1952 nursing at Eastern Maine Medical Phyllis Osgood Boutilier writes years and then became a social Center School of Nursing from that eight years after the death of worker. She is a past matron of Frances Smart Trefts her first husband, Dave Boutilier, Bethlehem Chapter OES of 1968-1985. She retired from Eastern 40 Harbor View Drive Maine Technical College as director she married Art Weaver. They make Northampton and Pythagorean Hancock, ME 04640 of the nursing program in 1990. their home in Houghton, Michigan. Chapter OES of Fryeburg. She [email protected] From 1990 to 2002 she taught part- Phyllis is retired from Michigan enjoys crafts of various kinds, espe­ time in the nursing assistant pro­ Technical University, where she cially quilling. gram at EMTC. Currently she serves taught for 30 years in the math Kathy Boutilier, assistant director News from the cupola: And speaking as scholarship chair for the Veazie department. She is active in the for scholarships, has compiled the of the cupola, the Class of ’52 gift to Garden Club and program and League of Women Voters, Habitat following information about Class of the Buchanan Alumni House is the publicity chair for the EMGH-EMMC for Humanity, Little Brothers, Friends ’51 scholarships awarded to descen­ first campus marker on the right Husson College Nursing Alumni of the Elderly, Planned Parenthood, dants of our class over the last ten driving north on College Avenue.

14 Mainely People Spring 2006 The day of the ribbon cutting on May 31,2002, one of the speakers said that we wanted to show-case our best, so current and prospective students will be inspired by what these alumni have done. When you drive by that exquisite architectural design, slow your vehicle, look right, observe, and enjoy. A recent Christmas letter from Mary Snyder Dow and Stewart Coffin told of their Caribbean cruise last January along with news of their (perhaps) best Elderhostel bike trip yet from Dessau, Germany, to Prague in the Czech Republic. They also say staying closer to home; enjoying their own beautiful sur­ roundings in each other’s company becomes an increasingly attractive option to continual travel. They enclosed this puzzle from the 1970 Farmer’s Almanac that will also be included in Stewart’s book Tall Trees and Wild Bees: “A man rows upstream for one hour and then jumps overboard and swims back Class of ’53 correspondent Nancy Schott Plaisted received this photo from the Maine State Museum downstream to his starting point. in Augusta. It shows a glider designed and built around 1911 by Class of ’53 member Fred Tarr’s Meanwhile his boat drifts back with uncle, Harold Cooper ’15, just prior to his entering UMaine. Assisting in the project was Fred’s father, the current and arrives two hours after the swimmer. In still water, the Omar Tarr, Class of 1916. The glider was piloted by another of Fred’s uncles, Philip Tarr (he was 11 man can row twice as fast as he can at the time), who reportedly soared 30 feet in the air above Auburn. (Photo courtesy of the Maine swim. How much time could he State Museum.) have saved by rowing back instead of swimming?” By the time you read Stewart’s book, you will certainly have figured out the answer, and if try, but somewhere along the line he Bangkok hospital in Thailand. Sam High School and graduated with the not perhaps Mary will send it to us must have transferred to Northeast­ graduated from Maine’s Science class of ’46. With help from the Gl next year. They convey wishes of ern School of Accounting. The and Math High School in Limestone. Bill, Paul earned his degree from the peace and tranquillity to each of us obituary states that he graduated A third grandson, Joe, the son of University of Maine at Machias in during these troubled times through from there in 1953. Our sincere Captain Daniel Pease ’82, is a junior 1952. After teaching 28 years in an amazing photomontage of their condolences go out to the family of at Camden Hills High School. His elementary and middle schools in beautiful backyard flower gardens John Harmon. younger brother, Bill, is being home Avon, Connecticut, he retired and surrounding an oval snow scene Al and Alice Cole were back at schooled during his freshman year. returned to Maine with his wife, exhibiting a brightly lighted Christ­ their Carrabassett Valley winter Marnie and Al spent two weeks in Angela. They now live where they mas tree. On the reverse side of the home, looking forward to great April riding the rail trails in northern enjoy their seven children, seven photo sheet they have managed to skiing at Sugarloaf where they Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania grandchildren, and seven great­ snap pictures of 25 birds at their volunteer at all ski races. Bring on with friends. grandchildren. At the age of 80, Paul feeders or on the wing. Those pics the snow-filled skies over Sugarloaf. The alumni office sent a piece Garland thinks it’s been a good life. are Audubon quality! Thanks so Alan and Margaret “Marnie” from the November 10th issue of the Thanks for serving your country, much. Between Mary volunteering Murray Pease’s Christmas mes­ Ellsworth American written by Paul. at the Charter School in Lawrence sage told of them both volunteering Stephen Fay about Paul Garland. I spent a few days in Reno with and at the local YMCA (where they at the local library in Camden. Al Paul was a member of Ellsworth Ruth Drysdale Frazier in January. swim every other day), freezing also works on web sites for non­ High School’s class of ’42. He left We then went on to L.A. where their garden produce, propagating profit organizations. They keep their school his junior year to join the Adelaide “Gump” Grant Ruby blueberry bushes, and planting minds agile by doing New York Navy in ’41. His first tour of duty was boarded the flight. Destination was more fruit trees, I understand why Times and Los Angeles Times aboard the USS Sierra, a destroyer Ruthie’s time-share in Puerto Vallar- they need to stay at home and enjoy crossword puzzles and muscles in tender with a crew of 1,500 on its ta for the following week. We re­ local surroundings. shape biking and playing tennis. maiden voyage. As a member of its turned to Reno, leaving Gump en Class co-president Alton Cole Their granddaughter, Kate, is at­ first crew, Paul was a plank owner. route. I stayed another week with wrote that Fred Littlefield had tending the University of Richmond. The crew spent three months clean­ Ruth and Kathy Mueller Kimball who passed away on July 26 in Olm­ They went down to Family Weekend ing and repairing at Pearl Harbor came from Seattle. Kathy used to be stead Falls, Ohio. May Fred’s family in September with Kate’s mother, before heading to Japan. Paul saw director of special education in accept the sympathy of his class­ Kathryn Pease Foss ’79, to find action throughout the South Pacific Greenville before she was elemen­ mates of 1952. Al also emailed on many similarities with their own including the Battle of Midway. He tary principal there. Now she teach­ November 20 to tell of the death of college experiences along with also participated in the liberation of es principals and superintendents at John A. Harmon, a classmate of many differences. Another grand­ the Philippines. After the war, Paul UW. his at Thornton Academy and in our son, Sam, also Kathryn’s son, is recalled that while gliding under the Gump moved from her New class at the university. Al said that going to Worcester Poly Tech, and Golden Gate Bridge he got the thrill Jersey home in July to be near her John is still listed in our class regis- will be taking his winter term at a of his life. He returned to Ellsworth daughter Kathy Ruby Lunde. She is

Spring 2006 Mainely People 15 now at: 1116 Sterling Street, War­ and further information, which I wick, Pennsylvania. For Christmas, promptly received. Also, in the Gump was with her son Stephen photo, but not identified, was anoth­ and his family in Colorado. In Janu­ er uncle of Fred’s, Lawrence Coo­ ary she went to daughter Anne’s per. family in Oxnard, California. The following material was Carolyn Harmon Coco sent a gleaned from the museum’s winter recent note saying she and husband 1999 issue of its publication, Broad­ Sam were doing fine. Also, Gump side. It said: “Harold Cooper, a spoke on the phone with Marilyn graduate from Edward Little High Harmon Saydah, and she and Bill School, created a glider that would are both well. successfully soar some 30 feet in Even though you have already the air with an 11-year-old boy, had a bit of a start on 2006, may its Philip Tarr, from Auburn, as the remainder be most enjoyable. glider’s pilot.” Cooper was too large Thanks to everyone for the news, for the glider to get off the ground. and let’s hear from some others of Fred said Philip and Omar were you one of these months. brothers. “The plane was a 20-foot glider made of pine stock, music wire, and linen, all held together with 1953 classmates (left to right): Claire Filliettaz, Nancy Schott Plaisted, carpet tacks and carriage bolts,” and Lida Maxim Muench at a get-together last year in Auburn. stated Broadside. 1953 The article said: “Harold died in have to be looking at plywood, as “Have a good winter and I hope Auburn in 1953 and Charles Kerr of to see you and others come sum­ Auburn acquired the glider and Nancy Schott Plaisted lots of the condos are not yet re­ mer!” wrote an article about it in the maga­ 7 Ledgewater Drive paired. Looking forward to having This classmate in Westborough, zine, Soaring, which described how Kennebunk, ME 04043 the annual alumni picnic in Fort Pierce.” Thanks, Lloyd. Massachusetts, said, “I’m doing Harold Cooper constructed it. Con­ (207) 967-1380 well,” and his wife (on another nie Cooper Landers, Harold’s [email protected] This one from Ray Robbins of Pittsford, New York, and West Trem­ phone) said, “He’s doing beautifully. daughter, gave Kerr a photo and ont, Maine, summers, dated Decem­ His creative mind is wonderful—it’s blueprint of the glider which along Another year in our lives has begun. ber 26: “Merry Christmas a day late, developing again.” So I think Fred with the glider are now at the Maine Let’s hope it’s a good one. I’m quite but I’m in time to wish you a happy Tarr (and Jackie) are faring quite State Museum.” short-term memoried (Is that a and healthy New Year! No more well, don’t you? Fred is now focus­ I talked with the museum’s art word? I doubt it, but let’s use it.), but health problems. Light and wet snow ing on reading, with a cataract director, Donald Bassett, and he I guess that means I can remember out here today. The roads are bare, operation in the near future. (Fred said the glider, hanging some 10 things in the long run. How was last thank goodness. In a couple hours said one eye is already 20/20, so feet off the floor, was an exact repli­ year for you? (I have to look at my or so Mary and I will be tackling the this will bring both to 20/20.) Parents ca and was in the museum’s perma­ calendar to see what happened to leftover turkey, etc. with her grand­ of six and grandparents of 15, Jack­ nent exhibit, so it would probably be me): doctors, dentists, haircuts, daughter and her boyfriend. I have ie said Fred’s appetite is “excellent, hanging in the museum for some taxes, births/birthdays, baby-sitting, to get more heavy cream to whip for he’s in good shape, and loves his time. The museum does have the Vegas, California, brunches, lunch­ the pumpkin pie. No Cool Whip for sweets.” Good! original glider, in storage, with the es, dinners, movies, gatherings, me! Jackie said they had a fun time tailpiece intact, he said. Bassett reunions, camp, holidays, and that “Last spring I finished another at a family reunion last summer in spoke of the museum’s shop crew, sad event, death. However, one Tremont family genealogy (Dawes/ Westminster, with about 60 attend­ located right there on the premises. bright spot (and there were many): Daws) and presented it at the Trem­ ing. Speaking of reunions, Fred said The crew does everything except for The announcement that I’ll be a ont Historical Society meeting last that if there were any alumni associ­ large structural welding. grandmother once again this year. August. Now I’m well along on ation meetings or class gatherings Thanks, Fred and Jackie—truly My 15th. I think this might be my another, the Pomroy family. Those close to Framingham, he’d try to be an interesting piece of family, city, last? folks have been prolific enough over there. He said he just can’t make and state history. However, it’s classmate time. the years to keep me busy! long trips. And then Jackie told of I’m also looking at another photo, And this is your space. “In my Christmas card from our making a trip to the Maine State a Christmas card from the “wilds of Emails brighten my screen— classmate Pete Douglas, he men­ Museum in Augusta recently to see Maine” with a black bear and a those of Zeke Mavodones, Lloyd tioned how much they enjoyed our a replica of the glider that Harold fallen bird feeder, which classmates Oakes, Ray Robbins, Hank and lunch at The Seafood Ketch back in Cooper, Fred’s uncle, of Auburn, Dawn and Hank Woodbrey of Orono Dawn Miller Woodbrey, and occa­ August and hopes we can do it Maine, designed and built, probably sent. It said: “I (Dawn) was home sionally others. Thanks so much. I again in 2006. Any idea where to in 1911. She said the glider was alone and managed to get a whole want more! (P.S. I can’t open attach­ meet in 2006? I hope it can be in hanging in the museum’s atrium. roll of film on him. I had to prove to ments most of the time. “Unsafe,” August again. We did have a good Fred told how his father, Omar Tarr, all the doubters that after living in they say.) Here’s a “safe” one from time and shouldn’t let it stop there. a chemical engineer who graduated the woods for 30 years—we had Lloyd, of East Longmeadow, Massa­ We’ll only be able to do it for another from UMaine in 1916, assisted finally acquired a bear! I started chusetts, dated December 7, a short 20 years or so! Harold, who graduated with a me­ taking pictures of him through the one (he always gets to the point “Right now I’m listening to a tape chanical engineering degree in window but after watching him for fast): “Well—finally we are going to of ‘The Memphis Belles’ that I got 1915. (Note: since that time Omar’s two hours and getting fairly well be snowbirds for 2006. Last year from Pat Cummings ’89, ’44H of the son and three daughters graduated acquainted, I moved to the front was a disaster due to the blow-out University of Maine. She gave me from UMaine. Also, three of Fred door—being very careful to leave of the condo we had been renting that and I sent her my two books on and Jackie’s six children are UMaine the door open behind me!” for the last few years on Hutchinson the History of the West Tremont grads.) And to catch up on their family: Island, Fort Pierce, Florida. Hopeful­ Houses tor the Buchanan Alumni Of course, I had to call the muse­ “Kevin is technology specialist ly, all is repaired, and we will not House. um with hopes of getting a photo for the town of Raymond, and I

16 Mainely People Spring 2006 guarantee you that no town in the said Pat. “You can now see from United States has such advanced one end of the building to the other.” technology! He is now installing a She said there’s an art history wing, digital broadcast studio. He also an art education wing, a design works at installing computer sys­ wing, a digital art wing, and the tems at airports around the country, student gallery on the first floor; and as well as building an addition onto the Vincent Hartgen classroom. his house. Vicki is a software devel- Thanks, Pat, for filling me in. Let’s oper/designer at Wright Express. all try and get up to Orono at re­ The boys are growing fast. Kyle is a union time and see the new Lord sophomore in high school. He loves Hall. Latin and is an all-A student. Erik is This English major, and another in sixth grade and is for sure going AOPi, who does a lot of church to be an engineer—the way he loves work, has “slipped into happy retire­ to build! They and their parents are ment.” Her name? Noni Dinsmore very involved in scouting and camp­ Mills of Kittery, Maine. She’s both ing. mother and grandmother of three “Kim and her family have just and a 1949 graduate of Rumford recently moved to Colorado. Kim High. Noni left the university at the works out of Denver for First Data end of her sophomore year to go on Corp and does a lot of traveling. We This handsome fellow must have found out that Hank ’53 and Dawn tour. However, she did return one visited them this past summer in Miller Woodbrey ’53 are big Black Bear fans! The bear visited the summer and that’s when she met Nebraska and flew from there to Woodbreys’ yard in Orono to enjoy the leftovers from this fallen bird her husband, Ron ’55, editor of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, where feeder. Dawn says that after watching him for two hours, she ventured Bangor Daily News. They’ve been we spent a week at the Youth Na­ out the front door for some closer photos—“being very careful to leave married 41 years. The secret? tional Arabian Horse Show. Our the door open behind me!” Meeting late. Noni taught dance granddaughter, Sarah, once again, (ballet and tap) in New York City. (It won the National Championship in at the Portsmouth Naval Base, for 50 years and in the house about runs in the family. Her mother had a English Pleasure. It was so special Portsmouth, New Hampshire.” 40, Peggy said she’s a “terrible dance studio in Rumford.) to be there! Also included in that column of packrat.” Grandmother of five, she Noni, who called herself a late “David and Heidi, along with Helen’s: “We’re proud to announce quilts and crafts—“you have to have bloomer, and a senior in every way, Ben, have moved to Cherryfield, that Phil ’50 and Peggy Given stuff,” she said. This year she made spoke of her children and said she Maine. They have opened The White of 10 Fairmont Road, Read­ an artificial feather tree, made with feels “very lucky, very blessed—all Hungry Bear Cafe. David has his ing, Massachusetts, now have four feathers like in the Victorian days, my chicks are married, and all are own cell phone business. Heather is income tax deductions. Paul Chris­ with antique ornaments. “A.C. very spiritual—Protestant, Jewish, living with us so she can finish up at ten joined them on May 20, only a Moore is my best friend,” she said. “I and Catholic marriages.” Her oldest, Orono High. She is a junior, an day after his pa, ma, and sister had keep myself amused.” A Brunswick Wallace “Wally” (41), a medic, and honor roll student, and very involved attended the spring Boston alumnae High grad, a math major who taught his wife, Theresa, live in South in varsity sports. In the spring she family picnic at M. Eleanor Jack­ briefly, and an AOP sorority mem­ Berwick and have two girls, Kimber­ plays softball. We are enjoying all son’s ’20 home in Stoneham, Mas­ ber, Peggy said she and Dee ly and Danielle. Her daughter, Deir- the fun of having a teenager in the sachusetts.” (Phil “Rocco,” a math roomed together in East and Es- dre (38), lives in Essex, Massachu­ house once again. major who went on to law school, tabrooke halls. setts, with her husband, Kevin “At the end of February, we died in 1988. The three other chil­ Peggy spoke of acquiring one of Goldenbogen. He’s going to become drove to Naples, visiting friends dren are Susan, Thomas, and Vincent Hartgen’s paintings, a wa­ a minister and they have a son, along the way, some of whom we Jane.) Peggy, thanks for all those tercolor of the ’47 fire: “a fire-black­ Owen. Raymond (32), converted to had not seen for years! We spent past issues! ened forest with smoke still rising Judaism and recently married Rach­ five weeks in Naples and had four I did call Peggy yesterday be­ from the dust,” she said. She con­ el in a huge wedding in New York weeks of company! Kim and Ralph cause I wanted to see how her “off- siders it realism, but said her family City. were able to visit us for a week and and-on-for-years” gathering at her thinks it’s abstract. (Peggy worked Her New Year’s resolution? “To we had two sets of friends from cottage on Peabody Pond in Seba- as an instructor for Hartgen her enjoy life, enjoy grandchildren, that’s Massachusetts. What fun! Hank go went last summer (really Sep­ junior and senior years and that all.” That’s the spirit! golfed and went to Red Sox spring tember, but had it turned fall yet?). leads me to Lord Hall where a lec­ This classmate’s line was busy, training games, while I enjoyed the We had a nice talk. She said Dee ture hall has been named in his and I was busy re-dialing it. I won, company and the pool.” Draper Weidemeyer of Clearwater, honor.) he answered, and we talked for a Thanks, both of you, and watch Florida, came, as did her sister I called Pat Cummings ’89, ’44H, while. He’s Richard Hefler, a history out for that bear! He’ll be bigger this Chris and their mother, Jean Draper, senior development officer for the major from Annapolis, Maryland, year! of Cundys Harbor. (Chris spends her University of Maine, and she filled now of Sebago, who sounds so Helen Strong Hamilton, now summers with their mother, whose me in on Lord Hall’s renovation for young over the phone. Richard our class president (it was Miss 98th birthday was January 17.) Also the art department. She said it’s transferred to UMaine and dormed (I Helen Strong of Easthampton, coming for meatballs, salads, and almost complete and that faculty know, that’s not a good word) with Massachusetts, at that time) used to more were Noni Dinsmore Mills expects to move in this spring. the Class of ’54, so he said he write this column in 1957. Here’s and her husband, Ron ’55, of Kittery Some formal celebration or open knows more from that class than something she wrote back then: “A and Hank and Dawn Woodbrey of house will take place at reunion, she those from ’53. He said he skis a lot November wedding is planned for Orono. Dave and Marcia Beppler, said. I asked her what Lord Hall, at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton, walks, Marlene Pierce and Peter Douglas. of Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, came with its three floors, was originally. and does a little volunteer work in a Marlene graduated from Carnegie earlier with a couple of granddaugh­ She said the electrical engineering nursing home in Bridgton. An Army Institute of Technology in Cleveland ters. building. Prior to this life and most veteran, his 2006 resolution: “Exer­ in 1955 and is on the staff of the Mt. The same old Peggy still lives “in recently, Pat said it was the depart­ cise more.” And if we do get togeth­ Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor. the same old house,” she said, and I ments of journalism and music. er this summer or fall (Peggy also Peter is employed as an electrician know she was smiling. In Reading “The renovation is beautiful,” offered her place in Sebago), Rich-

Spring 2006 Mainely People 17 ard would like to know. I bet he’d tle, New Hampshire, and at a hotel come. We could have a few outings, in York, and played the piano (clas­ in different places, so different sical music) in the yacht room of people could go. Why not? Call another hotel (since demolished). Helen Strong Hamilton, our class “That paid for much of my educa­ president, in Bow, New Hampshire, tion,” she said. And she spoke of with any ideas you might have: family vacations in Bar Harbor, and (603) 224-4893 or email her at: her father’s hunting and fishing trips [email protected]. up that way. She said while at Oron< “Other than a turkey neck, I’m a she took geology trips along the very handsome woman.” This is cove there: “Spelunkers, cave what classmate Phyllis Webster searchers, we were.” Jamison of Hudson, Florida, was Phyllis still drives. “I don’t know told by one woman. Phyllis laughed. what I’d do if I didn’t,” she said. She I told her I was looking at her picture still hears from two elementary in our yearbook and I described how school classmates and one from she looked and what she wore and high school, but said she’d love to she said, “My hair is medium/light hear from University of Maine class­ brown and that was my last piece of mates, so here’s her address and expensive clothing.” A Delta Zeta phone; Phyllis Webster Jamison, Sidney ’54 and Eleanor Newhook Butler ’53 sorority gal from Eliot and Kittery 8508 Lincolnshire Drive, Hudson, Point, Maine, with a major in history Florida 34667. Telephone: (727) Remembering a Mentor and a Friend and government, she said she 863-6298. Thanks, Phyllis. worked for about 10 years and Philip Turner, a freshman wing- taught everything except her major. back on the football team, was It was 1950 and Sid Butler ’54 had just flunked out of the Univer­ She spoke of Orono and Janet another person in Florida who I sity of Maryland. His self-confidence was low. Like a lot of young Hanna Leblanc, her roommate called. An agricultural economics people he had a lot of unanswered questions about his future. freshman year. (Janet died in 1989.) major from Fort Fairfield, Phil now Then because her courses required Sid was familiar with the state of Maine from frequent family lives in Longwood with his wife, a lot of reading and extra hours, she Muriel, of 45 years. She answered summer vacations at Branch Pond. He also knew about the Uni­ roomed by herself. She also spoke the phone and said Phil’s hearing versity of Maine and decided to see if that school would give him of Jane Bellamy Young of Massa­ wasn’t all that good, but he was another chance. chusetts, Anne Dutille Ryan, now doing fine, so she and I ended up of Kennebunk, Avis Leahy Wright, It did, and the influence of one caring and dedicated UMaine talking. (You could hear him in the who died in 2001, and her husband, background as she was asking him physics professor turned Sid’s college career into a success. Larry, who died in 2000. She also questions.) Muriel was so nice and Such a success that he would go on to earn a Ph.D. from Penn spoke of her brother, William Robert her French accent was so pleasant State and become a university professor himself (including 22 Webster ’50, a civil engineer major to hear. She said it was a beautiful who died six months after gradua­ years at Lehigh University). 81 degrees and that they had sur­ tion. vived four hurricanes last year. She That UMaine professor was George C. Krueger, who earned Phyllis went to Eliot High, then spoke of Phil’s first job in Caribou, in his Ph.D. from Brown and went on to teach at UMaine for 47 Traip Academy in Kittery, William the lab department, and his last at years. When Sid started out as a freshman, Professor Krueger and Mary, University of Virginia, and Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida. somewhere in there came Orono. Where did they meet? Of course! In was one of his first teachers. Also, Phyllis got her commission in the freezer department at Bird’s Eye “George was an absolutely selfless and unassuming person,” the Navy, and received her M.S. at in Caribou where they both worked. Sid recalls. “He told me if I needed help to come around his of­ Old Dominion University business She laughed and promptly cleared fice. I did—so much so that I’m sure he was sick to death of me. I school in Virginia, a master’s in that up and said he worked in the education with an emphasis on lab! practically lived there. He helped me get my feet under myself as guidance and counseling. She went Phil and Muriel have three mar­ a student. More than that he also befriended me and built up my there in 1967. She’s mother of two: ried children who all live in Florida self-confidence.” Robert of Morgonton, North Caroli­ close by: Bruce (42) has two sons; And it was in Krueger’s class that Sid met his wife of more na, a single parent with a son, Gregory (40) has a daughter; and Nicholas; and David and his wife, than 50 years, Marion Eleanor “Ellie” Newhook ’53. She shares Lori is 38. Muriel (maiden name Jennifer, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, Plourde) said she grew up in St. Sid’s great admiration of their former physics professor. with two children, Nolan and Caitlin. Agatha, Maine, (12 miles from Fort When Professor Krueger died in 2004, Sid and Ellie wanted to Phyllis said her husband, Wayne, Kent) and bowls three times a week do something to recognize his dedication to undergraduate who was in the Navy 20 years and with the big ball, little pins, tenpins. went to college in Virginia Beach, teaching and keep his memory alive. They contributed $50,000 to And she quilts. Phil, who attended died in 2001. He became ill one year reunions a long time ago, is now begin a memorial fund which will be used to purchase equipment prior to her mother’s death in 1988. retired. He used to love to play golf, in the physics major laboratory courses and provide small grants (She had been taking care of her she said, and at one time was a to physics undergraduates. They also are planning an additional mother for six years, and then she volunteer at Florida North in Altmon- took care of him.) Life wasn’t easy, te Springs. Her 2006 resolution: “Try bequest to support the memorial fund. she said. (She also had a stroke at to push yourself away from the To join the Butlers in remembering George Krueger and also age 41.) table!” to help UMaine physics undergraduates, go to the University of To get back to her college days, I’m alive after my open-heart Maine Foundation website at: www.umainefoundation.org or call Phyllis said she used to work sum­ surgery in October, and as one of mers as a waitress at both the the instructors in cardiac rehab said: 207-581-5100. Wentworth By The Sea in Newcas­ “You’re vigorous for someone your

18 Mainely People Spring 2006 age.” I can’t shovel for a year, but receive this copy of the MAINE that’s OK. It’s nice to hear someone Alumni Magazine winter will be else out there in the snow shoveling! behind us and spring will be upon And Tom Laskey. I was watching us. TV the other night and kept wonder­ Did you read in the November ing who this actor reminded me of. It 2005 issue of Legacies, the Univer­ was you, Tom! sity of Maine Foundation newsletter, I’m having lunch with Anne about new members of the Universi­ LaRochelle tomorrow. She’s married ty of Maine Foundation who were to Don LaRochelle, our classmate elected at its annual meeting in from Wells. He’s fine and working October? If you did, you must have part-time as clerk of the works/ recognized that Sally Carroll Fer­ inspector at Southern Maine Medical naid was selected to serve on that Center in Biddeford, which has been board. Congratulations, Sally. We expanding. hope you enjoy your tenure in that And from the John Tesh radio capacity. show, I found out that if you stand Betsy Pullen Leitch and her on one foot for 30 seconds, you’ll husband, Bill, who have made sleep better. I haven’t tried that one significant contributions to the Hon­ out yet. Another thing is to eat ice ors College and its campus home in cream, with all that calcium, before renovated Colvin Hall, received a you go to bed. That should do it. I’ve copy of a photo that hangs in the done that, not knowing about the All Maine Women Loyalty Honors College Commons Room. good benefits, but did I sleep better? This photo was delivered personally I don’t know. I wasn’t testing. I am Class of 1955 correspondent Janet Bishop Butler sent us these by a busload of college students going to try and eat/drink better: two photos of the 1955 All Maine Women—in their senior year at who were on their way to Washing­ ton, D.C., and who stopped at their Pomegranate juice, fish minus UMaine (above), and one taken last June, when every member of crumbs, shredded wheat minus home in Newtonville, Massachu­ sugar, bread with “wheat flour” listed the original group of 10 showed up at their 50th Reunion. In both setts, to present it to Betsy and Bill. first, and peanut butter with oil photos are, back row (left to right): Connie Lewis Calkin, Mary What a pleasant surprise this must floating on top. The list goes on. Atkinson Johnson, Mary-Alice Hastings Bancroft, Nancy Caton have been. This photo was taken during the blizzard of 1954 when the I went to Disneyworld February Dean, Norma Cumming Russell, and Nancy Collins Adams. Front 2-6, compliments of my daughter snow was so bad that all classes and husband, to hear my oldest row, left to right are: Betty Forss Philbrook, Liz Pierce Cross, Cyn were canceled. Betsy said that for grandson, Alex (17), sing with some Nelson, and Janet Bishop Butler. the first time, she had planned to cut of his Deerfield classmates. That a class as it was really snowing but broke up the snow scene. found out that there were no classes And last of all, my nephew Wade anyway. Betsy and Bill like to travel Zahares, who attended UMaine from now, but Betsy still finds time to be 1978-80, has illustrated his fifth involved in several volunteer organi­ children’s book, Liberty Rising: The zations and both are very active in Story of the Statue of Liberty, by their church. Henry Holt and Company, Books for It was a real delight to see Betsy Young Readers, which came out in Parker Enstrom at Reunion. She September. See www.zahares.com. I hasn’t changed a bit and looks bought one of the prints. He’s work­ wonderful. She and her husband, ing on his sixth, something about Ivan, live in Rochester, New York, Jake the pig. where Betsy enjoys her four wonder­ I know postage has gone up, but ful grandchildren and enjoys making you people out there can still write, a contribution in volunteering her call, or get on the computer. Even time to the Rochester Museum & once a year. It’s a chore, I know. It Science Center. She says, “I work takes time. But communication is with so many good people who care what life is all about. Be happy. about making the quality of life in the That’s the best. area better for everyone.” Would love to see you again at our 55th Re­ union, Betsy. looking for someone to take on the Chip Moody lives in New Hamp­ role of class correspondent. If you 1955 shire but spends six months of the 1954 enjoy writing and getting news of year in Ft. Myers, Florida. He and your classmates, please contact the his wife do a considerable amount of Janet B. Butler alumni association at the above travel in the United States and 116 Oakhurst Road Alumni Publications address. You can make your literary abroad. He is a United Way volun­ Buchanan Alumni House Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 debut in the next issue. Enjoy the teer, plays golf quite a few times a P.O. Box 550 (207) 799-1550 warmer temperatures! week, does woodworking and land­ [email protected] Orono, ME 04473 scaping, and enjoys fishing trips. (207) 581-1137 Sounds like a wonderful way to [email protected] For Black Bear sports, alumni events, and more Doesn’t seem possible that it is once enjoy retirement. again time to send my column in for A favorite memory of Nancy Greetings, Class of ’54. We’re go to: mainealumni.com the next issue. By the time you Littlefield Greenier’s university

Spring 2006 Mainely People 19 days was when she was tapped as on campus. There are rooms set a Sophomore Eagle. She cherished aside at the Bangor Motor Inn and friendships—new ones every day— the Black Bear Inn, so get your and just loved her college years. reservations in early so as not to Nancy continues to be very busy miss out. You can see that your with attending summer theater, committee has really been hard at going to museums, taking tours, work—please support them by Maine Senior College classes, visits being there to celebrate our BIG 50. to kids and grandkids, and loves to I mentioned in my last column entertain house guests. I feel that about the scholarship support avail­ Nancy really enjoys life, and I think able for our family members who that’s great. want to attend college at Orono. I remember Bob Biette, a Dick Nevers had a wonderful letter French major, as I was in a couple from Megan Tapley, who is one of of classes with Bob when my major the recipients of our help. She is the was in French. Bob retired in 1992 granddaughter of the late Haynes after being with the Raytheon Com­ Hussey. She will be graduating in pany in Andover, Massachusetts. He June, and says she could not have and his wife retired to Brunswick done it without our help. and built a house on land that had Jay Hoar is still pursuing his been in his family. They enjoy their love of the Civil War. That love ocean setting and the “great life that began in his teens. Jay went into the Maine offers.” Frank Gooch ’58 (left) and Wes English ’57 showed up for the Maine/ Navy after graduation, taught high Muriel Bennett McAlister has Minnesota-Duluth game at the Florida College Hockey Classic wearing school level in Solon in the early been to many of our class reunions, identical Black Bear sweaters. Frank makes his home in Sarasota. Wes ’60s, earned his master’s in English and it is always a pleasure to see lives on Marco Island (just south of Naples). Wes has retired from his at Middlebury College, taught at Muriel. She volunteers at a hospital medical practice but continues to enjoy performing music. Maine Maritime Academy, and then once a week, likes to play bridge, taught English at the University of and “tries” to play golf. Isn’t it fun illustrious classmate Dr. Cynthia Maine at Farmington for 33 years. “trying”? She and Art live in York, Nelson will be receiving the 2006 1956 He now teaches individuals over 50 Pennsylvania. University of Maine Alumni Career at the Senior College at UMF. He I very much missed not talking Award posthumously. Cyn had an 50th Reunion began this after retirement. His with Gordon Batson at Reunion outstanding four years as an under­ latest book about the Civil War is and especially so, as he was a high graduate academically, athletically, June 2-4, 2006 about the young boys who went to school classmate of mine. Gordon is and as a campus leader. She re­ war for their country. a retired professor emeritus at ceived her Ph.D. and was dean of Joanne Owen Bingham By the time you read this I hope Clarkson University but still has an the College of Humanities and 9 Acorn Lane you will have made the necessary office and teaches a class once a Social Sciences at the American Scarborough, ME 04074 arrangements to join us all at Orono. year. I do hope, Gordon, you will be University in Cairo, Egypt, for many [email protected] Oh yes, we had a great time on able to return in August of 2006 for years. It was great seeing Cyn in our Lewis and Clark trek; we were our 55th high school reunion. June, and wouldn’t it be wonderful if gone for three weeks and got as far John Kelley spent 28 years in we could have a large contingency Classmates: as Astoria, Washington; visited Fort the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and at the All Alumni Reunion Breakfast I am repeating what the commit­ Clatsup there, and saw the Pacific. was a consultant to the U.S. Air and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, tee told me to remind you all. The We came home through Oregon, Force for 20 1/2 years. He retired in June 4, 2006. If you contact the first of June many of us will be Idaho, (visited a boyhood pal of 2005 and planned to move back to alumni association, I am sure they descending on our beloved campus Bing’s ’54 from Portland) Utah, Maine from Springfield, Virginia. He would be more than glad to make a to make merry! Colorado, (where we actually saw was looking forward to boating, reservation for you. If it would be Please plan on being there to cowboys herding cattle, although fishing, and traveling. I do not have simpler, just get in touch with me, share all the fun. In the last column I one of the cowboys did have a your new address in Maine, John, and I will call the alumni association mentioned the Memory Book which baseball cap on). We had only one and would appreciate your calling, for you. is being coordinated by Faith Wix- night that we couldn’t find a motel mailing, or emailing me your chang­ We were so sorry to learn that son Varney and Betty Brockway room, in Pierre, South Dakota, but I es. Cynthia died in February at the Nevers. So far they have had 73 had noticed a campground on the Each year the University of California home of her brother replies, many with pictures. Keep up way into town, so we went back, Maine Alumni Association acknowl­ Roger. Roger and his wife are plan­ the good work—I hope by the time and they had one small cabin free. edges the accomplishments of its ning to travel to Orono in June to you read this you will have sent in a Luckily we had brought our camping distinguished alumni. Those who accept the award that honors Cyn. brief resume of your life the past 50 equipment along. Bing also visited are recognized are chosen from a That’s about all the happenings years. Rick Starbird has put togeth­ his sole remaining aunt who at 93 is pool of nominees whose nomina­ for now from points north. Do re­ er a good time for you all at Bar still driving herself around Denver, tions are submitted to the alumni member me by sending some news Harbor. A block of rooms will be although she did admit to getting association and are reviewed by a via whatever communication is most available at the Bar Harbor Inn. That lost the last time she went to the committee of University of Maine convenient for you. gathering will begin on Wednesday, dentist. We saw the house we built alumni. The Alumni Career Award is May 31st. There will be a bus to in Naperville, Illinois, in 1964. The the highest honor bestowed upon an Show your UMaine take us on tours around Acadia, with house looked the same, but the alum of the University of Maine and a lunch at the Jordan Pond House, trees that we planted were huge. is presented annually to a University Pride! then back to Rick’s for a cocktail Came home through upstate New of Maine graduate “whose life’s Consider a lifetime party, and then out to a lobster York and Vermont. We ended up work is marked by outstanding bake. writing 20 pages of notes, and saw achievement and dedication.” At membership in the alumni We will have a hospitality room natural beauty I will never forget. Reunion in June 2006, our very association. at the Doris Twitchell Allen complex See you on campus.

20 Mainely People Spring 2006 1957

Elisabeth (Liz) A. Hibbard Smith P.O. Box 143 Phippsburg, ME 04562 (207) 389-1816 [email protected]

Alden Small and his wife, Priscilla, celebrated their 50th wedding anni­ versary at the Augusta Country Club in September with friends and their X children—Galen and his wife, 8 Tel Christy; Scott and his wife, Jennifer; J1h daughter Heidi Crossman, and six grandchildren. Alden was with the Maine Department of Transportation for many years and Priscilla taught in the Winthrop Grade School and Wonder Awhile Nursery School. Currently serving as cochairman of the Augusta YMCA fundraising effort, John Bridge received the Northern New England Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Having a good time at the Sarasota alumni luncheon on March 4 are (left to right): Bob ’54 and Barbara Buck Professionals’ Maine Philanthropist Grover ’54, Natalie Earley Desmond ’55, Peggy Thompson Homans ’54, ’70G, Harrison Homans ’52, and Paul of the Year Award in November. Desmond ’59. Previous recipients include Harold Alfond. Bridge was once urged by picked up Sandy Daley Denman ’58 same, as I have not received much Baltic Sea with stops in Tallin, Esto­ his accountant to “save every pen­ on her way. Lois Whitcomb shared news from anyone this time around. nia, where they visited with a col­ ny” for his retirement just in case he a ride with Jean Partridge Mason I know that most of you are comput­ league of Tom’s; St. Petersburg, needed it. He quickly informed the ’56. Midge Grispi ’60 and Ginnie er literate with regards to email, so Helsinki, Stockholm, Berlin, Pots­ accountant that was not going to Freeman ’58 were there, as were drop me a line at: [email protected] dam, and Copenhagen. Barb said happen. “At some point, we all have Judy Demerchant Cohen ’58 and unless you want our column to that “the most sobering experience to establish what is a reasonable Carole Thomas Fryover. Ann disappear from the magazine. was viewing the World War II Me­ standard of living for us—now and in Dingwell Knowles, Janet Malcolm Sandra Daley Denman writes morial where the Nazis burned the the future. If you have any additional Buck, Claudie Halle Higgins, Dru that Barbara Porter Wolfert and books of all the thinkers.” They were assets and means, set some aside Nesbit Pedro, and the McCann David ’57 vacationed last summer in hosts during the summer for a group for your children and some for your sisters, Margaretmary and Dottie Bar Harbor. A group of classmates of “tanker jocks and Jills” from the community.” John also agreed to ’52, filled out the greater Portland met with them at Moose Point State old Dow Air Force days, and took vacate the 15-year-old Chester G. contingent. Marty Pineau ’58 Park for a picnic and to catch up on some continuing education courses Bridge Tennis Complex named after brought Barbara Swann Pineau, all the goings-on for the past forty­ in Longboat Key near their place in his father to pave the way for the after an early appointment in Port­ seven years. The Wolferts are now Bradenton, Florida, last winter. She new Mahaney Dome. The courts will land and then joined Les Smith ’63 retired and have moved to Idaho says the family is all fine including be relocated. for lunch, before they clustered with near Coeur d’Alene from Ohio. grandchildren except for Tom who is The “Late Fifties UM Ladies” Ken Fryover ’60 and were discov­ Sandy said that they had a great having some problems with his doubled their attendance at the ered and brought in to the sun day and a really fun get-together. back. Their Winnebago home was holiday season luncheon at the porch. Pat Wade Fraker capably Larry and Helen Thurrell write taken over by a large colony of bats Captain Daniel Stone Inn. We all handled the arrangements and that they are the proud grandpar­ (250 to be exact). Since the law agree that it is relaxing to gather reminded us all that “Fifty-Seven’s ents of 12 grandchildren—seven says you can’t kill them, they had to midway between Christmas and 50th is only two years away.” grandsons, with the seventh arriving have a pest control expert who built New Years with visiting college last March, and five granddaugh­ a bat condo for them until they friends as THE major focus. ters. While they are not baby-sitting migrate north this spring. Barb says, The driving conditions were this crew, they are traveling. This “they are harmless to humans” and good. Coming for the first time from year they went to the Outer Banks she suggest getting some of your right in Brunswick were Charlotte 1958 of North Carolina, Hollywood Beach own to deal with mosquitoes in your Bourret Hart, Rosalie Chase Ober in Maryland, Rehoboth Beach for yards this summer. ’58, and Lois Blanchard Widmer ’58. Sea Witch Weekend, and took a The McKowns (Bob and Lois Mrs. Leo M. Lazo (Jane Ledyard) Marilyn Graffam Clark ’58 has a tour of Michigan by bus. They met in Danzig McKown) write that they 49 Martin Street daughter closer than Presque Isle July in New Hampshire for the welcomed their ninth grandchild last West Roxbury, MA 02132 and stopped on her way back home. biennial reunion of the clan. Their July and helped their oldest daugh­ [email protected] Jane Barker has relatives closer biggest trip was in August when they ter battle and conquer cancer this than Bar Harbor and admitted that traveled to the Canadian Rockies, past year. she really has retired now. Ann As I am writing this, I am looking out starting in Vancouver, seeing Jas­ The Lazos are all healthy and Dunne Snow ’58 hopped into her the window at a gray, rainy, sleety, per, Banff, rafting on the Fraser busy traveling to Maine, the eastern car and picked up Alice Osier snowy day, just right for hibernating River, and ending in Calgary. Caribbean, and Ohio. The kids Depatsy on the way—nice to see with a good book or movie. I think Tom and Barbara Hasey An­ (Valerie, Michael, and Christina) them both. Cyn Rockwell Wright ’58 most of you have been doing the drews took a “glorious” tour of the threw a 40th wedding anniversary

Spring 2006 Mainely People 21 party for us on Labor Day weekend ing all the events. The campus 2005 and a fantastic time was had welcomed us with open arms and by all. We will be going to Rome in we enjoyed our gatherings in the May for the 500th anniversary of the Alumni House, which is just beauti­ founding of the Swiss Guard, and ful, and the new Bear’s Den pub. hopefully a meeting with the Pope. Please keep the news coming for Keep your cards and letters future columns, and those of you coming—either to me or to the who almost came but did not should alumni office. You must be doing be the first for me to hear from. Ace something—even if it is lazing Conro, where are you? around with a good book or working Donald Treworgy left the univer­ as a volunteer—that your class­ sity in 1965 after working at the mates would be interested in read­ student observatory and running the ing about. planetarium. He has been at Mystic Remember this column is only as Seaport as their planetarium director good as the letters and clippings I ever since. He connects people with receive about you. Remember that both the sky and ships, teaching our 50th Reunion is fast approach­ students celestial navigation. ing and your class officers are look­ Donald, my favorite constellation is ing for ideas to attract the largest Orion, the hunter. and best group of alumni to return to Forrest Meader, or Foe, as most UMaine. Let us know what you Celebrating UMaine in Hilton Head people know him, and his brother would like to do—two years is not Abbott, who recently retired as an Alumni association board chair Bion Foster ’68, ’70G and his that far away. Hope your holidays art professor at Colby, had an art were healthy and happy and that wife, Dorain ’68H, hosted an alumni reception at their Hilton exhibit at the Inki Urpi Gallery in 2006 has been treating you well so Head residence on March 16. Enjoying the event are (above): Damariscotta, Maine, last June. The far. Laurie Baldwin Liscomb ’61 (left) and Virginia Norton Beach theme of the exhibit was Flora, Fauna/Brother Brother, with art ’52. Below, left to right are: Donna Fritz Brunstad ’60, Bion and pieces showing real and imagined Dorain Foster, and Eilleen Keane. animals showing their strong con­ nection to nature. 1959 John Andrews worked in Con­ necticut for some time and then in several other electronic jobs before Nancy Roberts Munson he came to Maine to work for Fair­ 106 Coventry Place child Semiconductor for 13 more Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 years. He helped start Saco Bay (561) 694-9984 Trails, and since retirement has [email protected] become involved in a coalition called Healthy Trails for Maine. He is also Hi ’59ers! Don’t know if this is the working on trails at the Scarborough first publication after the New Year Marsh and a trail from Casco Bay to but I hope 2006 will be a wonderful, Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, happy, and healthy New Year for all New Hampshire. All these trails are of you. part of the Eastern Trail which will Two of our classmates were cost about $14 million to finish. honored recently. Robert Kelley Among other pursuits he bikes, was inducted into the Maine Sports cross-country skis, and scuba dives Legends Hall of Honors. He was in St. Martins. He has nine patents honored for his contributions to for computer chip designs. Like Maine athletics and youth. During many of us people who move here, his career he taught physical educa­ stay here, and love the outdoors, tion for 28 of the 40 years that he college, he served in the U.S. Army John advocates for the outdoors. was at Fifth Street School in Bangor. as an artillery officer and helicopter 1960 Patty Grant Zarkower is at: He was coach of Bangor High pilot. After the service he worked for 1442 West Park Hills Avenue, State School’s baseball team for 32 years. the Keyes Fiber Company in Fair- Gail Rae Carter College, Pennsylvania 16803. She During that time his teams won eight field. He then returned to academic Baxter Place 502 is now retired as a research technol­ state titles, 15 Eastern Maine titles, work as an agricultural engineer for ogist in medicine. Her husband, 305 Commercial Street and compiled a record of 479-89. He Arian, graduated from the University the Cooperative Extension Service Portland, ME 04101 was also a well-respected junior at UM in Orono. In 1969 he received of Toronto, and earned a Ph.D. in high basketball coach and high his M.A. degree in agricultural engi­ immunology from Cornell in 1965. school basketball official. Certainly neering and then accepted a posi­ Hello, classmates of 1960! Greet­ He was on the faculty at Penn State this is a well deserved honor! tion as research engineer in the ings for spring are sent your way University until his retirement as Roger Pellerin was honored by department of agricultural and bio­ from me, and from Diane Faucher professor emeritus in 1995. the Lawrence High School Alumni logical engineering at Cornell Uni­ Roderick, who has done this col­ Joanne Keith Sullivan retired Association as a 2005 Bulldog versity. umn for many years. We have a lot and moved to Maine in October of Award winner. He graduated from of news for you from our spectacular 2004. For many years Joanne had a Lawrence High School in 1955 and 45th Reunion at Buchanan Alumni property management company in retired after a 32-year career as an House. Nancy Morse Dysart and Duxbury, Massachusetts. She is agricultural research engineer. After Go Blue! the staff outdid themselves organiz­ living in Harrison, Maine, and is

22 Mainely People Spring 2006 active in community activities. have four children and one grand­ Robert S. Sterritt has retired child. from chemical engineering and lives Phyllis Warren-Briggs and in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in husband, Tom, are not ready to the summer and Tucson, Arizona, in retire. She is director of develop­ the winter. ment for Sister Cities International. Phyllis Hay Ayoob resides in They live in Fairfax, Virginia, but Florida and comes to Fort Fairfield lived in Hungary for four years in the in the summer. She has 14 grand­ ’90s, returning to the Washington children and is considering moving area in 1999. They have two chil­ back to Maine. dren and two grandchildren. Ralph Pilsbury has retired from Leo G. Martin and wife, Priscilla, his flooring contracting business of (USM) have two children and three 19 years and lives in Damariscotta, grandchildren. Leo received a M.Ed. Maine. He and his wife, Susan, have from the University of Maine. The three children and five grandchil­ name of his business is Leo G. dren. Martin Associates in Kennebunkport, Prescott “Mike” Cheney has Maine. His proudest accomplish­ retired to Pemaquid, Maine, from his ment was being Maine State Com­ medical practice in Concord, Massa­ missioner of Education. chusetts. He is on John River Drive As for me, I am a history teacher and has a small cottage rental at Greely High School in Cumber­ John ’64 and Carol Wescott Peters ’61 were among the attendees at the business. Mike has four children and land Center, Maine. Before that, I Naples alumni gathering on March 5. Carol is a retired teacher and John four grandchildren. liked community service in Gardiner, a retired banker. (Photograph by Lola Orcutt.) Robert E. Keane and wife, Maine, where I lived from 1960- Elizabeth, are in Old Town, enjoying She suffered a broken neck and in Hampden, Maine. He retired in 1987. I was chairman of the restora­ retirement. They have five children several ribs, and other internal 2002. He received an advanced tion of the downtown in the late 70s and 13 grandchildren! Bob is doing injuries. Both she and Bill, who will degree in chemical engineering. and served as a commissioner of “everything he likes to do.” retire likely in the spring, will be in David Morton and Anne Hast­ the Maine State Museum in Augusta Eliot H. Rich and wife, Judy, Maine next summer. ings Morton both received master’s for 25 years, my last year as chair­ reside in Potsdam, New York. They Marcia Patterson Lathrop is degrees and both are retired from man of the commission. I have two have two children and one grand­ also retired and living in Manches­ M.S.A.D. 43, Mexico, Maine, where children; Sarah, working for her child. Eliot ran a bagel bakery and ter, New Hampshire. Marcia is David was a teacher and coach, and father at Harvey’s Hardware in restaurant for 17 years. He received retired from Lucent Technologies. Anne a teacher and counselor. Gardiner, and a son, Mark, who lives a master’s in English from Boston She has three children and one Debbie Arnold Parlin and Arthur in Evanstown, Illinois, and is an University, and is putting his knowl­ grandchild. Parlin ’61 are in North Grafton, economist. Also, I have two grand­ edge to good use as a substitute Robert Norberg and spouse, Massachusetts. Debbie and Art children in Illinois. I have no inten­ teacher in the area high school and Katrina Lawrence Norberg ’59, live enjoy cruises and community work. tion of not working and live in an old middle school. in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and Debbie is chairman of the board of warehouse on the Portland, Maine, Robert F. Wood resides in Florida. trustees at Evangelical Congrega­ waterfront in the Old Port. I have Vancouver, Washington. He and Gerhardt P. Kraske is retired tional Church of Grafton and worked collected books and antiques and wife, Ingeborg, have two children from Northrop Grummer Corpora­ on the historical restoration of the got Maine historian Bob York hon­ and four grandchildren. He is work­ tion. He received an advanced church, which was built in 1833. ored by the Maine State Legislature ing “solo” now, but worked in Ger­ degree from Loyola University in Joan Canacaris Simones lives before he died over a year ago. Like many and Switzerland before return­ management. The Kraskes have in Waterford, Connecticut, and has all of you, we have fond memories ing to the U.S. three children and five grandchil­ retired as the secretary of the music of classes, football games, jam Sharon Ward Fuehrer and dren. department at Connecticut College sessions, and Louis Armstrong. For husband, Bob ’57, are living in Thomas W. Moore and wife, in New London. She is presently all of us it has been and is a “won­ Peacham, Vermont. They have four Shirley, are in Westerville, Ohio. working in her son’s law office in derful world.” children, six grandchildren, and are They have three children and six Waterford. world travelers. grandchildren. He has worked as a Donald Small and his spouse, Robert Haight, Sr. and wife, sales rep in four states in children’s Shelly, live in Castine, Maine. He Betty, live in Newton, New Jersey. wear. He enjoys hunting and fishing. retired in 1996 from Maine Maritime They have three children. He re­ Donald E. DeGolyer and wife, Academy as professor of engineer­ 1961 ceived his master’s in forestry at Anne, reside in Southwest Harbor, ing emeritus. He and Shelly enjoy William Paterson University and is Maine, and Northport, Florida. He is boating, traveling, and he drives an 45th Reunion retired. retired from Down-East Pharmaceu­ ambulance for Bagaduce Ambu­ Donna Fritz Brunstad and tical Services, and also enjoys lance. June 2-4, 2006 husband, Bill Sweeney, reside in fishing and hunting. David L. Sirois and wife, Mary, Portland and summer in Harpswell. S. Clifton Ives and wife, Jane reside in Ithaca, New York. They Judy Ohr Meader They spent the winter in Hilton Petherbridge Ives ’61, live in Port­ have two children and two grandchil­ 19332 Hempstone Avenue Head, South Carolina. Donna is land, Maine, and Winthrop in the dren. David received a Ph.D. from Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 retired after a 33-year career in summer. Cliff has a doctorate in Iowa State and is retired from Boyce [email protected] marketing. Donna and Bill have five ministry from Boston University and Thompson Institute. children between them, and several has retired after 43 years as a Meth­ C. Neal Trask is also retired and Big plans in the works for reunion grandchildren. Donna was critically odist minister. For the last 12 years, lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. this summer. Do plan to come. Don’t injured on August 16 in Scarborough he served as bishop in West Virgin­ Constance Atherton Martin say to yourself, “I won’t know any­ when her Saab airbags suddenly ia. The Iveses have seven grand­ lives in Scarborough, Maine, and one” because that’s wrong. You’ll deployed and she miraculously children. works at Scarborough Floral. Connie know me! Plus after 30 minutes in survived and was not paralyzed. David Trefethen and Janice are and her late husband, Alphege ’58,

Spring 2006 Mainely People 23 the class lounge you’ll know every­ near Saco. The family raises beef building was damaged by Hurricane one else, too. Staying in the dorm 1962 cattle, grows vegetables, and sells Katrina. and meeting your new best friends dairy products in their country store. “Last May we dedicated a 4,000- at 3:00 a.m. tromping down the hall Super sweet corn, which Bill calls foot educational addition to our to the communal bathroom is great Diane Ingalls Zito “addictive,” is the farm specialty. To building—southwest adobe style. In fun. So set that weekend aside and 24 South Hill Drive make a go of farming today, one has 2004 I enjoyed a sabbatical, funded be there or be square. Bedford, NH 03110 to be creative and find ways to make by a Lilly Foundation Grant, and Here’s an update on our class [email protected] a living during all four seasons. traveled to Ireland, Scotland, and scholarship fund. Our scholarship is About 16 years ago, the family England. My two children are grown, one of the best endowed of all class Hello, everyone, started to offer cross-country skiing married, and both live in the Denver scholarships, which is nice to know. You may be reading this as your and now has 26 miles of groomed area. I have one grandchild and one For the academic year of ’05-’06, we tulips are poking their heads up trails on their 440 acres. Above the on the way. I enjoy getting together gave our scholarships to Erin Wilkin­ through your garden, but I am writ­ store is a small ski lodge and rentals with Nancy Buckminster Lane of son, a sophomore majoring in ma­ ing the column while watching the are available for skiing and snow­ Santa Fe every month or so.” rine science. Erin is from Dayton. first major snowstorm of the season. shoeing. There is also a public Alton Hadley III had retired, but Crystal Fitts-Shorey, a junior major­ The front yard is piled high with skating pond and sledding hill on the was selected to be Arundel superin­ ing in social work, received the snow and the neighborhood Christ­ property. During the fall, a pumpkin tendent for the next three years. second scholarship. Crystal is from mas lights are shining brightly. It is patch is open for visitors and school Gerry Dube has retired as head of Carmel. beautiful. groups. As Bill and his wife, Dixie, the UMaine System’s Network for Had an email from Malcolm Don Ouellette sent me a nice look forward to retirement they are Educational and Technology Servic­ Hamilton telling me that he has email to say that after a wonderful glad that son, Clint ’89 and his wife, es. He has been there for over 40 been elected to a two-year term as summer filled with visits from family Rachel ’89, are beginning to take years. president of the Harvard University and friends, he and wife, Betty, left over some of the operations. While Robert “Bob” White of Caribou Retirees Association which has on October 8th for a 21-day grand we can all appreciate the hard work is the newest inductee into the more than 1,000 active members tour of China. The trip began in involved in farming, I must say that Maine Sports Legends Hall of Hon­ and serves a total retiree population Beijing. Then they traveled to Xian, the Harris family farm does paint a ors. He has been an outstanding of 4,300 former faculty and staff. spent five days on the Yangtze nice Norman Rockwell image. physical education teacher for 38 Malcolm writes that as with all of his River, four days in Tibet, and on to This summer, the Maine Senate years. past Harvard positions, he enjoys Guilin before ending in Shanghai. confirmed Justice Carl Bradford of Reverend Barbara Clarke is working with bright and creative The highlights of this vacation were Yarmouth for another term on the settling in with her new congregation people. He’s living in Arlington, diverse—from the Great Wall to the Superior Court. Governor John at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Massachusetts. Three Mile Gorge Dam; from the Baldacci ’86 nominated Carl to Ellsworth. Dick Dawson spent a lot of the vast expanse of the Yangtze to the serve as an active retired justice. Tom Austin is back at Bridgton summer in Maine visiting friends and cosmopolitan city of Shanghai. Don That is all the news for now. Academy where he began his ca­ family before returning to Thailand said it was amazing to look at antiq­ Keep in touch. Enjoy the spring reer over 40 years ago. He went on where he currently makes his home. uities that dated from 750 B.C. while weather. to be Colby College’s head football Artie Zalkan now calls Davis, Cali­ seeing the major modern develop­ coach. He is now an assistant to the fornia, his hometown. He moved ments that met them everywhere head coach and he and his wife, west to be near his daughter. His they went. Beijing is preparing for Faye, are living back in Edwards boys are in Seattle and Florida. Meg the 2008 Olympics, young people Hall as dorm parents. Thompson Villarreal is on the are migrating from the farms to the 1963 international board of directors for cities, and young students studying the World Congress of History English are anxious to engage Barbara Fowles Allen Producers which met in Rome in visitors in conversation. All the 2690 Falls Road December. She is also working with people that they met were warm and Marcellus, NY 13108 1964 the Banff World Television Festival friendly. It was a wonderful vacation [email protected] as a member of their international that will remain with them for a long Ginny Bellinger Ollis programming committee. Meg is This has been a difficult month for time. 4022 Front Street director of her own company, U.S. Another classmate who had a me, so this column is not me at the San Diego, CA 92103 Independents. She moved from memorable trip this fall was Gale “top” of my game. I had colon re­ (619) 574-5138 Virginia back to Brunswick, Maine, Brewer. She and her sister, Joyce, section surgery November 11th and [email protected] last fall. traveled to Greece with AHI Interna­ have had several set-backs along Etta Libby Davenport’s holiday tional Campus Aboard sponsored by the way. I was in the hospital for 10 note was filled with news of her trips the University of Maine Alumni long days—that’s longer than most Good news for our classmate, to New York City for theater and her Association. They started their people get to stay! Richard Harris, who has been adventures cross-country skiing. experience with a few days in Ath­ In a letter from Jane Parmalee inducted into the Maine Golf Hall of Etta continues to enjoy retirement. ens and then traveled to the island Harmes: “I have been serving as Fame. One of the premier golf Saw in the news that Inez Kolonel of Poros. From this base the group pastor of Las Placitas Presbyterian businessmen in Maine, Richard Rudman’s husband, former Maine took day trips to Hydra, Mycenae, Church in Placitas, New Mexico, for owns three golf courses (Boothbay, Supreme Judicial Court Justice Paul Epidauros, and Aegina. While it was nine years. We are located 20 miles Sunday River in Newry, and Bath), Rudman, was honored by having his her first trip through AHI, Gale can­ north of Albuquerque. I have been leases a fourth (Freeport), and is portrait unveiled at the Penobscot not say enough good things about an ordained Presbyterian minister planning a fifth in Wells. Makes you County Courthouse. The portrait the tour. She met many people who for 22 years and am looking at wonder what he will do when he hangs next to the portrait of his late had taken several tours and they all retirement in a few more. My con­ retires? father, Abraham Rudman, who also felt the same way. Gale urges class­ gregation has 160 members and It is amazing to think that 42 served on the state’s highest court. mates to check it out. was originally a Spanish mission years ago we were getting ready for You know the drill. There’s the William W. Harris owns one of church. We are involved with Habitat our commencement. Some of us email address at the top of the the oldest working farms in Maine. for Humanity and have established a had jobs and lives for which we had column. Let me hear your news. Bill grew up on the farm he now sister church relationship with a already mentally left the academic Your classmates are interested. operates in Dayton, a little town congregation in New Orleans whose cocoon, and some of us were

24 Mainely People Spring 2006 clinging to the last days of a fantastic college experience. But 1966 probably few of us saw where we would be 42 years later. And we 40th Reunion would all like to know what you are doing. The news is very slow June 2-4, 2006 coming in. Please take a moment and write, call, or email. Let’s not let Carol Jesraly Josel our class be the least interested! 227 Canterbury Court Blue Bell, PA 19422 (610) 277-2711 [email protected] 1965 It’s early Thanksgiving morning— cold, blustery, a bit of snow on the Sylvia A. Tapley ground. My contribution to the meal, 21 Durrell Drive sweet potato pie, is now ready and Fairfield, CT 06824-5062 waiting to be taken to my daughter’s (203) 259-3292 in-laws for dinner, so here I am fax (203)259-1305 getting caught up on “homework.” [email protected] As you read this, of course, the cold will be a thing of the past, trees and Happy 2006! Enjoying the March 7 alumni gathering in Ft. Lauderdale are (left to flowers will be budding. And with all While the attendance by our right): Allan ’65 and Susan Arch and Priscilla Easter Missita ’65. Allan is that greening going on, I’m hoping class at the fall reunion was very president of Southern Gear & Machine in Miami. Priscilla manages the that you, like me, will be making small, I have heard that everyone bridal registry at Saks Fifth Avenue in Boca Raton. plans to return to Maine in June— had a good time reconnecting with this time for our 40th Reunion. UMaine classmates. pilot with his own float plane, Rocky social worker, spent years as a Definitely not to be missed. God, will Sally Day Brown wrote that she owns a camp in Canada that he flies supervisor, and then became chief we even recognize each other? Be had a nice reunion at her home in to each summer. financial officer. She is now enjoying there and find out! Please. Florida with her college roommate, Annie Rhodes Ross, who grad­ a second career at Saks Fifth Ave­ Meanwhile, making the news is Bev Watson Sharp, and her sister uated from Castine Normal School nue in Boca Raton as manager of Mayor Joe Ferris, who earned Judy Watson. It was a good chance in 1935, proudly received her de­ their bridal registry, and a consultant another three-year term on the to be nostalgic about their wonderful gree with us in 1965, and continued for special gifts such as glass, Brewer city council. Joe practices years at UMaine. Sally and Roger teaching until 1975. She celebrated crystal, dome, and art pieces. Pris is law in Brewer, his life-long home­ have been traveling: a Caribbean her 89th birthday on December 15. a Junior League sustainer who town. Kudos! I’ve also heard from cruise that included Aruba and Best wishes to you, Annie. presently chairs the committee that Gary Vincent who wrote to say that Grand Cayman, and a get-away Christmas greetings from Art and provides free training to non-profit he and his wife, Kathy, are now week this summer at the Sebasco Roberta Roak-Foltz came from the agencies for grant writing. safely back in their condo in Jeffer­ Harbor Resort in Maine. They made Rogue River valley in the beautiful On January 1st, my college son Parish, outside of New Orleans. a very special visit to Connecticut in Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. They roommate and dear friend, Caroline Fortunately for them, when hurri­ October to have “Grandma” baptize have decided to build a “barn house” Fuller Hutchinson, officially retired canes Katrina and Rita struck, the their grandson Christopher and on the five acres where they have from the Maine Children’s Home area where their condo is located celebrate his first birthday. been camping in their motor home, after 18 years. She was an adoption was not flooded, and their home The big news from Roberta off and on for the past five years. In worker, an adoption supervisor for suffered only minor roof damage Jones Mulazzi was that as of De­ the meantime, they are moving into many years, and she plans to con­ with many shingles blown off but no cember 1 she and her husband, the house on their investment prop­ tinue doing some contracted adop­ leaks. Thank goodness. Robert, have moved back to erty just three miles from the site. tion work there. In June, Caroline’s I recently also heard from my Maine—“the way life should be”— Art wrote that, “Ro is happy as a mother, Betty, celebrated her 90th dear friend and sorority sister, Car­ and reside permanently in Scarbor­ clam painting and faux finishing the birthday with all five Fuller siblings ole Spruce, who, at the time, was in ough. They had been living in Glas­ place, finally making use of all the together for the first time since their the process of selling her Massa­ tonbury, Connecticut, where they hours she has spent watching father died. Betty still has a delight­ chusetts home and moving to a brought up two daughters, HGTV design shows.” ful sense of humor. condo in Naples. Needless to say, Stephanie (30) and Allison (28). Joseph Murray ’66 emailed that Last fall, the alumni association she’s anxious to get back to Maine Roberta retired from teaching sec­ his Sigma Chi fraternity brother and sent out complimentary copies of and plans to take plenty of trips ond grade and ESOL sixth. our classmate, Larry Hower, com­ the MAINE Alumni Magazine. If you, around the state. In fact, she had A recent Kennebec Journal pleted a long career as a 747 pilot or someone you know, would like to just returned from a few days in article “Veteran professor reflects on with Continental Airlines and JAL. continue receiving this benefit of such places as Machias, Jonesport, growth” featured Rochid “Rocky” He is now “retired” and living on membership, consider joining the and Eastport, and reports that it is Elias. Since receiving his master’s Narragansett Bay where he owns UMAA by calling 1-800-934-2586 or beautiful there, with few people and degree from UMO in 1965, Rocky and runs Red Dog Fly Fishing. Joe logging on to their secure website: plenty of blueberries. I’m so jealous. has been teaching at UMaine Au­ recently visited with him and several www.mainealumni.com. I’ve also heard again from Joe gusta. Over 40 years he has wit­ other UMaine alumni, and Larry is I am especially enjoying the Murray, who now has a “little retire­ nessed the school’s evolution from a really enjoying life. emails I have received. ment gig.” Head to Pearl Harbor for fledgling, shaky beginning to the Pris Easter Missita has retired Hope to hear from YOU soon. a tour of the battleship Missouri, place for older students to pursue from the Department of Children and which is permanently berthed there, two-year and four degrees. Rocky is Families which covers Broward and and, if you’re lucky, Joe will be your one of the longest serving teachers Palm Beach counties in Florida, guide. He gives these tours a couple anywhere in Maine. A registered after 33 years. Pris began there as a Go Blue! of days a week and says, “I’m very

Spring 2006 Mainely People 25 much enjoying it and finally discov­ here in western Massa­ ering that there IS something a chusetts. I’m finally 1969 history major can actually do with making some headway that major.” It doesn’t get any better on my home ‘office’ and Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott than that, and I can’t wait to see him came across the fall 11 Bayberry Drive again come Reunion time. issue of the MAINE Eliot, ME 03903 And finally, this time around, I Alumni Magazine with [email protected] must end on a very sad note. Al­ the class notes. Carol though Katie Marquez Low ’67 did and I are remaining here not graduate in ’66, she was a dear in Shutesbury in retire­ As I’m writing this column we have friend to many of us—and for me, ment, but try to visit just experienced our second snow­ also a Phi Mu sister. She reportedly Maine as much as we storm for the month of December. passed away in May; she was only can. Our son lives and By publication time, we will be en­ 59. We’ve lost two other classmates, works in Portland and we joying spring. There was not much as well. Fred Everett Blanche died enjoy getting to Maine as news sent to the alumni office, so in April, and Raymond Dennis much as we can. In fact, we are hoping you will send your Foley in May. To all their family and we’re heading to Orono latest news now. friends, please know that we share tomorrow as I’m going to David Gautschi has left his in your loss and keep you in our be giving a seminar in position as executive director of the prayers and hearts. the wildlife ecology Bagaduce Music Lending Library in department on research Blue Hill to pursue his goal of estab­ that we did at my lab.” lishing a technical laboratory. This Jane Huard Rich­ laboratory will be at Rensselaer ards sent me some news Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, 1967 about her college room­ New York. There, Dave will be dean mate, Eveleen Severn of RPI’s Lally School of Manage­ Sass. They were recent­ ment and Technology. Michael Carol Heber Lane ly in Reston, Virginia, McGuire is principal of K-6 South­ 77 Dirigo Drive and had a chance to see port Central School. Since gradua­ Bangor, ME 04401 some of Eveleen’s pho­ tion in 1969, Mike has been a teach­ (207) 942-7321 tography at The Grace er, coach, and administrator in every Gallery in Reston. grade from kindergarten through Aaah the spring rebirth. The campus Susan Stinchfield of high school post-graduate. In their buzz is all about the new sports Southport has been November news to the alumni office, dome. The project got underway last elected Maine state Bill and Priscilla “Patti” Thomas fall. It’s long been felt that UMaine second vice president for Harding wrote they are moving to was often at a disadvantage in Paula Sheehan Paradis ’71, director of alumni Delta Kappa Gamma San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in sports with our weather. The 38,000 programs (left), enjoys the UMaine alumni Society International, an April. They have lived and worked in square foot sports area and pressur­ reception in Hilton Head on March 16 with honorary society for the Silicon Valley of California and ized dome should facilitate the Nancy Cook McDonald ’68, ’86G. Nancy now distinguished women have looked carefully for a place to baseball, football, soccer, and field lives in Hilton Head with her husband, educators. She received retire, reinvent themselves, and hockey programs. The dome is Richard. a B.S. degree from continue to see their travel business located at the 15-year-old former Maine in 1968 and a evolve. Chester Bridge Tennis complex. M.Ed. from Maine in grandboys, and preparing for first Former UMaine Little All-American 1977. She taught middle school great-grandchild, Annemarie, any line backer John Huard stepped up science in Belfast from 1968-1980 minute. It’s been a pleasure sharing to the plate with $20,000 in extras and Lake Region Middle School in endless good news, recognition, and his artificial FieldTurf. The Naples from 1980-2000. She cur­ 1970 awards, degrees, and accomplish­ project was completed in January rently teaches grades nine and ten ments with countless numbers of and UMaine sports teams began science at Rockland High School. you for several decades. I’m proud Jean Willard Young using the facility for practices. She is married to Reverend Robert of all of you. Farewell, ’67. 70 Robin Hood Drive Susan Chadbourne received Plaisted, rector of the Southport Brewer, ME 04412 holiday news that Margie Furman United Methodist Church, and has (207) 989-5340 Perry has moved back to Maine— two sons, Chad and Tyler King. [email protected] an undisclosed island? Probably Dr. Thomas Farrell serves as Patty Cochrane is thinking of re­ 1968 superintendent of S.A.D. 71 in turning to Bangor from Florida Kennebunk. He has been a school We made it through another winter where she’s been living retirement administrator for over 28 years—12 and now spring is springing! I’m sure to the max! Karen Wessell Hull has Penny Robinson Blaisdell as a high school principal and 15 as our classmates are busy with moved back to Kennebunk.She has Two Harding Lane a superintendent. He has three important and wonderful things but agreed to become the next class Marblehead, MA 01945 sons; the youngest attends Colby unfortunately most of them are not correspondennnt. Watch for her (781)631-0085 College. letting me in on their doings! column in the next issue. [email protected] The Bangor Daily News recently Fortunately, Gary Thorne is I am moving on. Picked up this had a write-up about Haley Con­ easy to keep up with just by turning news column in the early ’70s when struction Company in Sangerville. Steve Rideout writes, “I have re­ on ESPN. This past summer he was most of you were entrenched in Rob Haley is vice president and cently retired from 30 years with the broadcasting the Little League children and careers. I’m now doing general manager. Haley Construc­ federal government, most with the World Series and one of the teams different things with my life: engag­ tion is celebrating the 70th anniver­ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and was from Westbrook, Maine! In his ing with the 20 grandchildren and sary of being in business. Rob has most recently as lab director of a usual professional manner, Gary their activities, archery with the been with the company for 33 years. U.S. Geological Survey research lab

26 Mainely People Spring 2006 was fair to both teams even though his Maine roots were cheering for 1971 Westbrook. Linda Kirkpatrick Norton was named chair of the Reunion at English department at Brewer (Maine) High School. Homecoming ’06 In last fall’s elections, Gerry Palmer was returned to the Bangor Barbara McCarthy Allen city council after taking a year off 103 Rutland Court because of the city’s term limits rule. La Plata, MD 20646-3501 Northeast COMBAT (a consumer [email protected] mediation, advocacy, and educational agency) board of directors has selected Gerry as It has been some time, and I sin­ executive director of the agency. cerely apologize for having gone Margaret Ludwig Volock is missing for a while. I have changed teaching chemistry at Bangor High my e-mail address, please note, and School. I have been unwell, surgically re­ Joyce Benson has run the paired, and now should be good for Village Green Farm in Maine’s another 3,000 miles or 36 months, Waldo County for more than 30 whichever comes first. years and at the same time I’m teaching, traveling, and analyzes data for the Maine State enjoying myself and my family. My Bruce McMillan ’69 Earns Multiple Planning Office. She is a proponent hope for all of you is that you are of small Maine farms and especially doing the same. For those of you Honors for His Latest Children’s Book recommends farming for women. who have retired, get back to work! If I don’t get to play full-time, neither She provides produce to Hannaford Honors and accolades are nothing supermarkets and also to area do you! I will let you know when it’s new for photographer/children’s book farmers markets. time, but it’s not now! Reverend Linda Campbell- So now it’s spring that we smell author Bruce McMillan ’69. But last Marshall was awarded the 25th in the air, and I have old news from year was something special—his latest annual Wilbur C. Ziegler Award last old news clippings and a few new work, The Problem With Chickens, summer. It is given to pastors who ones, but truly hardly anything made the New York Times Top 10 Best reflect excellence in preaching the personal from any of you. Perhaps, since it has been a year, you were Illustrated Books and Publishers whole gospel for persons and for Weekly’s Best Children’s Book list for society within the United Methodist going to address me something at 2005. Only three other books made Church. She is the pastor of the my old email address? Is that it? John Street United Methodist Well, now you know better! Jacques both lists. Church in Camden, Maine. After and Beau are my lovely little French The year 2005 also saw the release of another highly ac­ graduating from UMaine, she bichons frises. Knowing that, you claimed children’s book by Bruce, Gone Fishing, which like The will never forget my email address, attended Bangor Theological Problem with Chickens, is set in Iceland. His love of the people Seminary and also studied for a and they will be in the front window, waiting for your letter to land in my and rugged landscape of Iceland comes through in all seven of his year at King’s College, University of books set in that country. London. mailbox, electronic or U.S. Post “If I can find an excuse to go to Iceland, I do,” he writes on his Stephen King auctioned off the Office approved. Both work, and I naming rights to a character in his promise to be timelier with my re­ web site. “I feel at home there.” new novel, Cell, and was able to sponses. The Problem With Chickens, Bruce’s 44th book, marks a de­ raise $25,100 for the First To prove my sincerity, I would parture for the UMaine biology graduate turned photographer. like to hide, right here in this col­ Amendment Project, a nonprofit that “Until now, I have not illustrated my own work with anything but defends the free-speech rights of umn, an enticement of sorts. The first four classmates from 1971 who my own photos,” he explains. writers and artists. The character will The change came with the opportunity to collaborate with one be named after Ray Huizenga send me really newsy notes, some­ whose sister was the high bidder. thing that will be of interest to your of Iceland’s premier artists, Gunnella. He says he was struck by I had an email from Bob friends from the days of yesteryear, I the narrative quality in the artist’s work. “People always smile Scribner who lives in Charleston, will send you an honest-to-goodness when viewing her art,” he notes. South Carolina, with his wife, Lucy Washington, D.C., souvenir. Sorry Gunnella’s illustrations and Bruce’s words tell a humorous story folks, you want something from Levesque ’71. They operate of a group of ladies in a small Icelandic village who have no eggs Baltimore, you have to go there Charleston Harbor Tours which is a for cooking and so decide they will get some chickens. But when 300-passenger tour boat doing daily yourself! Send T-shirt size, please. the chickens stop laying eggs, the ladies have to hatch a very history tours in Charleston Harbor. There will only be four this time Bob also is president of ActionEmco around, so you better hurry up and clever plan to solve the problem with the chickens. in New Jersey, a wholesale get in touch! Bruce is already working on a follow-up to The Problem With distribution business. He also finds Okay, old news first. As those of Chickens. He’s also working on a new photographic book, for time to follow his passion for sailing you who are still in Maine know, we which he spent all of last June alone on a small island off Iceland lost “loyal” Jane Muskie in Decem­ and competing in offshore sailing ber of 2004. She was still living in with no electricity or running water. events. They have two grown When Bruce isn’t traveling he makes his home in Shapleigh, children, Daniel (26) and Elizabeth Washington, D.C. Mother of our classmate Steve Muskie and Ed­ Maine. He also teaches a course in writing, illustrating, and pub­ (29). mund Muskie, Jr., she was known lishing children’s books at the University of New Hampshire and is for her loyalty to her husband, Ed­ often asked to speak at schools and conferences.

Spring 2006 Mainely People 27 mund Muskie, throughout his long 2001 the price of a barrel of cranber­ political career. They stood by each ries dropped from $58 to $8. I had 12£ other when the press heated up acres of bogs and wasn’t making any attacks on Mrs. Muskie and Senator money. In 1995 I built five holes on the Muskie heated up his own attacks on Souther’s Marsh property for fun and those journalists who attempted to the family would play there and have harm his wife. They are buried to­ fun. We had a family meeting to de­ gether here in Arlington National cide what to do. Everyone was to Cemetery. Belated condolences to come back in a week with five ideas. A the family. week later we convened and everyone Hey, a personal card from Tom had on his or her list— build a golf Bausher! He is retired (dirty word!) course. I had all the machinery from from teaching history and coaching the irrigation business so we gave it a at Conrad Weiser School District shot.” Will attributes the success of near Reading, Pennsylvania. He the course’s three growing leagues to wants to continue to be active at “the camaraderie, the food is excel­ Albright College and Reading Area lent, and you can play 18 holes after Community College nearby, working work.” in athletics and in continuing educa­ On a beautiful October afternoon, I tion activities until his wife, Carol, was delighted to receive the following retires. Then they will try to spend email from John LeShane. “I thought more time in New England. Sounds I would send you my recent life cir­ to me like somebody’s still homesick cumstances for the MAINE Alumni for Maine, like the rest of us are. Magazine. I retired in 2003 from 29 Tom, send me your address and you years working for the State of Con­ get a Washington, D.C., something necticut as a mental health worker. As for your efforts which came B.E. Lance ’71, ’73G and Martha Rice Weddell ’91 in Thailand. They traveled a graduate of UMaine’s school of (before the enticement!) to Thailand to attend the Back to Southeast Asia military reunion and forestry, I never pursued a career in Local highlights—John Stetser, also spent a week sight-seeing. During the Vietnam War, Lance was the environment but always volun­ now of Keene, New Hampshire, is assigned to the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group. After leaving teered or advocated for the earth the town manager of Keene. He Bangkok they spent another two weeks visiting Rome and Paris. Lance through town commissions, non-profit started about a year ago. Before that, will be running for the Maine House of Representatives seat for District organizations (land trust), and other he worked as a log and timber pro­ 41 next November. He and Martha currently live in Frankfort, Maine. volunteer activities. In 1998, I started curement manager, with 20 years of the Meshomasic Hiking Club which experience in the timber industry. currently has 300 members. Money Leslie Wight Grenier, owner of the serves in Tanzania and was hostess be rewarded with a surprise from from the club goes towards land Mt. Vernon Country Store, was to First Lady Laura Bush in July. Washington, D.C. Also, think about acquisition and open space preserva­ awakened last December ’04 to the Pamela’s accomplishments with the visiting the nation’s capital, which tion. This year, at the tender age of news that a dump truck had slid foreign service are far too vast to list hosts some fascinating things to do. 55, I got married and I now have a through the front of the store while here, but let it be said that she has a Check out the museums, too numer­ three-month-old daughter, my first trying to sand the ice-covered roads. career of tremendous distinction. ous to mention, or special activities child! I hope you are doing well and I Well, whoops—hope the repairs went State Senator John Nutting of such as the National Book Fair, just hope to see some of my PKS fraterni­ smoothly! Maine has the most color­ Leeds, who raises cows at An­ one of the many one-of-a-kind ty cohorts respond and write in to you! ful news. Gary Grady, who retired droscoggin Holsteins, hosted nearly wonderful things to do! Let me know Take good care.” Anybody going to from coaching cross-country at 300 buyers representing farms from if you’re coming to visit and we respond to John’s challenge? It’s so Gardiner Area High for 15 years, is all across the United States as well could possibly guide you around. easy with email! now an assistant indoor women’s as Holland, Japan, Brazil, and China Friends from Maine are a very track coach at the University of who were in Maine for the Holstein special breed indeed! Southern Maine in Gorham. Ron Association U.S.A, convention, held Lebel is the 2005 recipient of the in Maine for the first time. John has Ray Geiger Award, presented by the raised the cows to impressive stan­ 1973 Androscoggin County Chamber of dards, by focusing on breeding and Commerce in Auburn. genetics, taking 10 generations to 1972 Rachel Davenport Dutch Sadly, last June, Bob Bell and reach some production levels, and it 2202 Spyglass Hill Circle his wife, Jane Bailey Bell ’72, of Tide has paid off tremendously. Kudos, Anne Dearstyne Ketchen John! I remember you as a good Valrico, FL 33594 Mill Farm in Edmunds were shocked 446 Brook Street [email protected] to find that a bolt of lightning during friend who was always determined Carlisle, MA 01741 a freak storm had killed 14 of their to succeed at farming, which I knew [email protected] 26 cows that had been grazing in a nothing about. Now, reading about I hope the New Year brought happi­ pasture. The Bell family has been you, I understand a bit more, but ness and good health to you all. We working the Washington County can’t imagine the years of hard If you are a golfer and find yourself have just a tiny bit in our in-basket this farm since 1765. We all wish them work, study, and stress that you near Plymouth, Massachusetts, stop time. Congratulations to Phyllis well with their rebuilding. Pamela farmers go through. We’re all the at Souther’s Marsh and visit the Katzenstein Guerette on retaining Murphy White, who served as a richer for having smart farmers like owner, our classmate William her seat on the Bangor school com­ State Department foreign service John. Stearns. After graduating from the mittee. Phyllis also serves on the officer in Mali, West Africa, was I have more, because I haven’t University of Maine, Will went into board of the Southern Penobscot decorated by the Malian government done the column for such a long the cranberry and irrigation busi­ Regional Program for Children with with the Knight of the National Order time, but I will include the rest of the ness. In a newspaper interview, Will Exceptionalities. Rusty Atwood has of Merit, one of the highest awards news in the next issue. Again, send told how he made the switch from been named the new director of major ever given to an American. She now me an e-mail or a note and you will cranberries to golf. “Just prior to and planned gifts at USM.

28 Mainely People Spring 2006 Please indulge the English Maine alumnus John Fitzgerald. teacher in me; below is the poem Jim Dowe ’72 is New CEO of MPBN He has both a bachelor’s and mas­ “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins. ter’s degree from UMaine and has “Forgetfulness” from Questions over 22 years of teaching experi­ About Angels, by Billy Collins, © Jim Dowe ’72, former president ence. 1991. Reprinted by permission of and CEO of Bangor Savings Andy Mellow was recently the University of Pittsburgh Press Bank, began his new position interviewed by the Sunday Valley and Billy Collins. News (White River Junction, Ver­ as president and CEO of I believe it will ring true to many mont) as the new principal at the of us. Maine Public Broadcasting Hanover Street School in Lebanon, Network in April. Jim had actu­ Vermont. He spent the previous six Forgetfulness ally planned to retire in June years at Plainfield Elementary School. Although he started out with but the opportunity to lead The name of the author is the first to a major in forestry, he turned to go MPBN was just too appealing education and received a graduate followed obediently by the title, the to him. degree in 1979. He and his wife live plot, “I’ve been in banking for 30 in Grantham, New Hampshire. Best the heartbreaking conclusion, the wishes on your new assignment. years, and I’ve loved every entire novel I’ll also be a bit busier this com­ which suddenly becomes one you minute of it, but I wanted to do ing year. I will be president of the have never read, something different, something Jacksonville Regional Chamber of never heard of, that stimulated another area of Commerce Downtown Council for 2006. That and $2.50 will get you a interest,” he told the Bangor as if, one by one, the memories you cup of Starbucks. Have a great used to harbor Daily News. spring and don’t forget to send me decided to retire to the southern Jim had been serving on the board of trustees for MPBN updates for the next issue. hemisphere of the brain, (including a term as vice chair) and so is familiar with the net­ to a little fishing village where there work’s operation and mission. are no phones. “This is an organization that I have been dedicated to for Long ago you kissed the names of some time,” he said. “I value the public radio and television pro­ 1975 the nine Muses goodbye gramming and services that MPBN provides to people through­ and watched the quadratic equation out this state.” Nancy Pistaki Chard pack its bag, Jim was president and CEO of Bangor Savings for 10 years. 35 Candlewyck Terrace and even now as you memorize the Portland, ME 04102-1515 order of the planets, He’s also served on Governor John Baldacci’s ’86 Creative [email protected] Economy Council and as treasurer to the Nature Conservancy something else is slipping away, a and University of Maine System boards of trustees. state flower perhaps, Paul R. LePage is in his second the address of an uncle, the capital term as mayor of Waterville. Richard of Paraguay. Lyons, superintendent of S.A.D. 22 physical education major! Salud! in Hampden, Maine, spent three Whatever it is you are struggling to 1974 Cheers! weeks in Japan studying how that remember, Congratulations to Elizabeth country creates and assesses cur­ Nesin Bickford, a teacher at Mat- riculum. He also was named Maine’s it is not poised on the tip of your Diantha Hawkes Grant tongue, tanawcook Junior High School. She 2004 Superintendent of the Year. 3945 Octave Drive received the Maine Association for Jessica Bailey Harrington is not even lurking in some obscure Jacksonville, FL 32277 corner of your spleen. Middle Level Education’s Janet teaching biology at Bangor High (904) 743-4696 Nesin Reynolds Outstanding Middle School. Michael Grondin was [email protected] It has floated away down a dark Level Educator Award. What makes recently named the new business mythological river the award truly special is that it is and cooperative services programs whose name begins with an L as far Springtime in Maine—has the ice named after her sister, Janet ’76, director for the U. S. Department of as your can recall, gone out on Moosehead? We are ’91, also a middle level educator Agriculture Rural Development well on your own way to oblivion enjoying the azaleas here in Florida who passed away a few years ago. Office based in Bangor. Fred where you will join those and hopefully everyone in the Coun­ Elizabeth is a veteran educator with Greenwood joined the RE/MAX who have even forgotten how to ty is thawing out from the winter. more than 26 years to her credit River Cities team of real estate swim and how to ride a bicycle. A couple of issues ago, we shaping the lives of Maine children. experts in Auburn. Edward Dox of brought you news of Bob Harkins Paul Weston is the new town Poland, Maine, has joined Union No wonder you rise in the middle of and his associates planning to administrator in Farmington, New Trust Company in Rockland as the night produce potato vodka. Well, it has Hampshire. Previously, Paul held assistant vice president and com­ to look up the date of a famous come to fruition. Cold River Vodka is administrative positions in Holder- mercial lender. Most recently, Ed battle in a book on war. alive and well in Freeport. They ness, Laconia, and worked in the was an asset manager at AEW No wonder the moon in the window have a fantastic website: Maine towns of Newport, Rockport, Capital Management in Boston. seems to have drifted coldrivervodka.com. Bob partnered Gorham, and Camden. He and Tami Rawcliffe Campbell out of a love poem that you used to with Lee and Donnie Thibodeau, Bonnie Wolcott Weston ’76 live in earned a regional award from the know by heart. who grew up in Aroostook County. Meredith, New Hampshire, where National Federation of State High Lee is a neurosurgeon in Portland she teaches first grade. Their chil­ School Associations Spirit Commit­ and Donnie owns Green Thumb dren are Adam ( 24) and Amy ( 20). tee, which governs cheerleading Farm in Fryeburg. Hey, Bob, not a The special education depart­ competitions in many states, includ­ Go Blue! bad twist of fate for a skier and ment at Scarborough High hired ing Maine. Glenn Prescott recently

Spring 2006 Mainely People 29 received his doctor of ministry de­ gree from Gordon-Conwell Theologi­ Judith Fletcher 1977 cal Seminary in Hamilton, Massa­ chusetts. He is pastor of the Imman­ Woodbury ’76 uel Baptist Church in Ipswich, Mas­ Pearl Turcotte Gapp sachusetts, where his wife serves as joins Friends of 7468 Dugway Road the director of the music program. Clinton, NY 13323 They have two children: Jamie and Casco Bay board (315) 853-6851 Abbie. Fax: (315) 859-4807 Judith Fletcher Woodbury ’76 Dr. Joel Evans, choirmaster of [email protected] the choir of St. Gregory’s Orthodox was recently elected to the Church of Wappingers Falls, New board of Friends of Casco Bay. Hi again, everybody! I’m pleased to York, conducted the 40th anniversa­ The South Portland-based pass along word that Gillian ry concert of liturgical music in the nonprofit is the leading envi­ Manlove Jordan is now several beautifully decorated sanctuary of months into her new job as dean of ronmental organization work­ the Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church the University College of Bangor. And in Poughkeepsie, New York. Paul ing to improve and protect that’s all the news I have for now. Coulombe, CEO of White Rock Casco Bay. Hope to hear from more of you soon. Distilleries, along with his company, Judith is an attorney and a has created a high-end vodka, Three Olives. partner at Pierce Atwood LLP, Dale Duval Redmond has been the largest law firm based in northern New England. A graduate a very busy lady. She lived in Weld of the University of Maine School of Law, she was recently made 1978 for 10 years, worked in Portland at a Maine Bar Fellow by the Maine Bar Foundation. UNUM, and then returned to college at UM Presque Isle, where she She currently lives on Orrs Island. Linda Card LeBlond earned a lab technician degree. She 380 Spurwink Avenue Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 then went to Greenville and worked (207) 799-0545 at the Goodwill Veterinary Clinic Connell, president and CEO of [email protected] until she became ill and moved back Oxford Homes, was appointed to 1976 to Jackman. In August 1991, she serve a two-year term on the Citizen Reunion at received a liver transplant at New Trade Policy Commission. Dennis Dear Classmates, England Medical Center in Boston. Gallagher is a Spanish teacher at Homecoming ’06 Here’s the scoop—You need to send She returned to Jackman in 1995, Greely Middle School in Cumber­ me your life stories! No kidding! No land. Martha Witham is the superin­ stories—no column. Just please let and then moved to Solon and has David Theoharides been with Dana Hall ever since. tendent of schools in Bath. Sherrill me know what you’ve been up to. Cantwell Parks teaches seventh 18 Transalpine Road To break the ice, I will tell you what I Dale loves to cook and has done a Lincoln, ME 04457 grade at Princeton Elementary have been up to. I have turned 50, lot of catering. She now works at (207) 794-6258 School in Calais. Sherrill has been just had my left hip replaced, and Williams General Store in Bingham. [email protected] She is active in the Solon Congrega­ in education for 30 years. She en­ am wondering how long you high­ tional Church and serves as treasur­ joys reading, creating her own light your hair before it looks unnatu­ er. She is a past Hospice worker clothes, and following stock car Hello, fellow ’76ers. I hope you had a ral and you just let it go all gray. I and enjoys oil painting, gardening, racing. Sherrill and her husband, great winter and are enjoying spring. have retired from my first career, reading, and cooking. Wayne, have two children: Jesse Please take a moment to drop me a want a new career, and have abso­ After 18 years in the gardening and Steven. quick email letting me know what lutely no clue what I want to do business, Bill and Fran Cyr Mack- It was good to hear from all. you’ve been up to. Your classmates when I grow up. My youngest son is owski ’73 hung up their hoes and Keep the news coming. As for me, will appreciate the update. seven and I can’t give up the idea of pruning shears and sold their green­ this is my 29th year teaching in Robert McDaniel has been adopting a child because I am houses by selling Dawn ‘til Done just Portland and my 15th year as the appointed as superintendent of scared to death of what it will be like across the bridge on French Island. yearbook advisor. I just love taking schools of School Administrative to be an empty nester. I feel incredi­ They opened the shop in 1985 as an all those pictures! District 70 in Hodgdon, Maine. bly lucky that I still have both of my extension of the vegetable stand Jeffry Raynes has been selected parents; as a matter of fact they they had run on their 100-acre farm. as the new executive director of The have been living at my house taking Elizabeth Timm Greenstein is Your Classmates Would Institute of Electrical and Electronics care of things while I learn to walk president of Fleet Maine. Mark Engineers in Piscataway, New with my new hip. Johnston served as chairman of Love to Hear From You! Jersey. Artist Jean “Jeannie” OK, I’ve told you how utterly the 2005 annual fund-raising cam­ Mooney was featured in the Bangor mundane my life is, so anything you paign of the United Way of Ken­ Daily News for her unique artistic have to send me has to be more exciting than this. So write to me— nebec Valley. Mark is president of New job? New residence? creations. You can see images of Kennebec Savings Bank and re­ Jeannie’s work at: please! sides in East Winthrop with his wife, Kids going off to www.jeanniemooney.com. Judy Martin Johnston ’76, and their The Old Town school board has daughter, Elizabeth. Peter Williams, college? Lunch with an old selected David Walker as their new For UMaine news, Black a native of Mechanic Falls, was classmate? Why not email superintendent of schools. David promoted to rear admiral (lower half) lives in Milo where he previously Bear sports, alumni in the United States Navy. He is the your class correspondent served as superintendent. assistant commander for aviation That’s all the news for now. It’s events, and more, go to: depots within the Naval Air Systems and share your news with up to all of us to keep the ’76 col­ mainealumni.com Command (NAVAIR) headquartered classmates? umn interesting and up-to-date. I at Patuxent River, Maryland. Peter look forward to hearing from you.

30 Mainely People Spring 2006 1979 Deb ’78 and Ken Holmes ’78

Kim Marchegiani 33 Pride Street Everything You Want to Know About Old Houses Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected] In their senior year at UMaine, Ken and Deb Strumello Hi, everyone—happy spring! Now Holmes were college sweet­ that the days are long again, please hearts and fellow journalism take some of that extra time to send me a message. You needn’t master majors. They decided to apply any amazing new skills, walk on together for the position of water, or achieve best-selling author coeditors of the Maine Cam­ status to write. We’d love to hear pus. Although it was the only your news—about your ancient car that managed to pass inspection, application for the job, they the skunk living under your porch, or were turned down. your thoughts on approaching the “Yes, the selection commit­ big 5-0. tee rejected us, in part be­ cause of the intervention of then UMaine president, Howard Neville,” Ken remem­ 1980 bers. “Howard didn’t really know Deb, but he knew me Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty and pretty much wished he 31 Black Oak Drive Hollis, NH 03049 didn’t.” [email protected] When no other applicants (603) 566-8352 came forward, the selection Paul Kerwock photo committee reconsidered and Hi, Class of 1980! lam still filled gave Ken and Deb the job. combine their love of writing with of subjects including gardening with fabulous memories of our 25th They’ve been a team ever their love of old houses and and how to research the histo­ Reunion last fall! My sidekick was ry of your house. There are UMaine roommate, Barbara Brown since—working on newspa­ perhaps most importantly, they Dalton ’81. What a time we had! It pers together, restoring old could come back home to also helpful hints on repairing was just great catching up with Rick homes, and raising two sons. Maine. and restoring every part of an Knowlton and his wife, Leslie, and They recently celebrated their In fact, Ken and Deb now live old house. son, Jay. Rick and Leslie have One thing that Ken and Deb another son currently attending 28th anniversary. (As Ken put it: in the same Gardiner home UMaine. At the president’s recep­ “We’ve raised a couple of they left when Ken took a job are especially pleased with is tion, I visited with: Anne Gosselin sons, run a couple of busi­ running the Washington, D.C., the site’s bulletin board, where and Tina Fournier (using maiden nesses, and generally had a bureau for what was, at the people working on old houses names here). What a nice surprise! can share tips and ideas. The Also spotted at the president’s blast!”) time, the Guy Gannett papers. reception were: Cynthia Peacock Since 1999 the couple Since 1999, bulletin board has generated Gaylord, Ellen Augusta, Kim teamed up to create oldhouseweb.com has grown more than 40,000 messages. Randall McBride, and so many oldhouseweb.com, an Internet significantly, now reaching an “When you work on old other happy classmates! Thank you houses as a contractor or to all who attended and who sup­ site offering a wealth of resto­ audience estimated at 25,000 to ported the University of Maine ration advice for old home 30,000 people. home owner—you know some­ through your attendance and finan­ owners, lovers, and profes­ “That makes us, as near as body’s already done what cial gift giving! If you were not at sionals. we can figure, the second most you’re doing,” Ken explains. Reunion, please email me to let me “Now we have this wonderful know what you are up to! Last fall Deb and Ken were heavily visited Maine-based I’d like to say a brief word about featured in a Maine Sunday site,” Ken notes. opportunity to share tips.” our UMaine President Bob Kennedy. Telegram article. In that story For the first three years after When there’s snow and The hospitality and warmth so gen­ they discussed the opportunity starting their web site Ken main­ they aren’t involved with erously shared by President oldhouseweb.com, Ken and Kennedy and his lovely wife certain­ the Internet offered to provide tained another full-time job. In ly made our Reunion weekend most and share information to an the past few years, ad revenues Deb are usually skiing the enjoyable! A grateful thank you to enormous number of people, have grown to the point where Maine mountains with their you, President and Mrs. Kennedy! worldwide. that is no longer necessary. sons. Deb is also a classically And now, some class news! trained French chef. Reverend Dr. John Danner recently The enterprise also had Oldhouseweb.com offers observed the 25th anniversary of his other benefits. They could feature stories on a wide variety ordination. After graduating from

Spring 2006 Mainely People 31 UMaine, John obtained a master’s office of Northern Trust Bank since degree in divinity from St. John’s Doug Hall 81 brings 1999, has relocated to their San Theological Seminary and his doc­ ’ Francisco office and is now region torate from Boston University. Con­ judgement to president. Dennis and his wife, gratulations and blessings, John! Linda, make Mill Valley their home From Rockland, we have news that “American Inventor” and enjoy the bay area weather! Dr. Denis Howard was recently The clipping service reports that hired as interim superintendent in Doug Hall ’81, “America’s Kendall Sprague is now an internal School Administrative District 5. The auditor for Damariscotta Bank and Number 1 idea man” has made Lake Hebron Artisans of Monson Trust Company. Ken resides in recently sponsored an exhibit featur­ it to television. Doug is one of North Yarmouth with his wife and ing Maine artist Dan Fait. At the four judges on ABC’s new two children. Blair Folts of Effing­ UMaine, Dan majored in business reality show, “American Inven­ ham, New Hampshire, has been and mechanical engineering. He painting, printmaking, and sculpting tor.” began his career as a Wall Street since college. Last summer, she had floor trader in New York. His career On the show, would-be a Twenty Year Retrospective show as a sculptor began in 1986 as a inventors pitch their idea to the at the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery way to produce presents for family judges. Those who are select­ in Center Sandwich. To the pro and friends. Dan has an impressive hockey circles we go and find the ed become part of a team list of people who wish to buy his Tampa Bay Lightning have signed art. guided by one of the judges in coach John Tortorella to a long­ Please send us your news. What an effort to develop and enhance their idea. In the live finale of term contract extension through the you are doing is so important to your the show the public will vote on which inventor receives the $1 2008-09 season. And finally, it’s classmates! Keep in touch. great to see a couple of my fellow million prize. Sophomore Eagles around the You won’t have any trouble spotting Doug on the show—he’s Alfond these days. Kathy Littlefield the barefoot guy with the casual shirt. He’s also the one who will Reynolds joined me on the Black bring overly enthusiastic inventors back down to earth. “They Bear board this year and Peggy 1981 Seymour Kimball can be seen needed somebody that, when the tears are flowing and there’s a cheering for the cheerleaders in the deep sob story, can still tell the truth,” Doug explained. stands, as her daughter is now on Barb Brown Dalton the Maine cheering squad! Peggy 21 Black Bear Drive still looks like she could be out there Veazie, ME 04401-6929 anyone knew what the other one were the days! You done good, Mike doing those stunts! (207) 947-4827 was up to these days. Well, Io and and Bill! Okay, gang! Let’s start that email [email protected] behold, Michael A. Welch showed An email from the west coast campaign right now for our 25th up in my inbox not long afterward. informs me that Dennis Mitchell, Reunion! Send me yours, along with Twenty-five years! Can you believe Mike is the town manager in St. who was president of the Seattle the addresses of any other class­ it? Seems like just yesterday, Johnsbury, Vermont, and has been mates that you have. Note that I doesn’t it? I’d go back in a minute— since 2000. He and wife, De-Ann, have a new home email address how ’bout you? Actually, you can have two children—Michelle is a above, along with a change in my come back! And you can act just the sophomore at Fitchburg State Col­ street address. I write this column way you did back in 1981! Home- lege (Massachusetts) and Stan is a well in advance of the print date, but coming 2006 is a time to relive those sophomore at St. Johnsbury Acade­ I’m confident that Bill and I will be in UMaine memories, rekindle friend­ my. They are also currently host our new home by spring! Have a ships, and resolve to stay in touch a parents for an international student, great summer and I’ll plan on seeing little better over the next 25 years! Akie Hashimoto. Mike worked for you at Homecoming 2006! You’ll be hearing more about our several years with Bill “The Czar” 25th Reunion through snail mail, but Fraser, who continues as city man­ I strongly encourage all of you to ager in Vermont’s capital, Montpe­ drop me an email so that we can get lier. Bill had the honor of presenting the reunion message spread more Mike with the Vermont League of 1982 quickly and make more personal Cities and Towns Municipal Person contacts. We need input on what of the Year Award in 2005. When Scott Mower you’d like to do for class activities at Mike emailed me, he copied Bill 231 Main Street Homecoming and I’m hoping that and, the next thing I knew, up Ellsworth, ME 04605-1613 some of you in the area will volun­ popped a message from Bill! Love teer to get together this spring to that email! Bill’s been in Montpelier Dennis Mitchell ’81 has relo­ for 11 years with wife, Anne, and brainstorm a bit more. Traditionally, cated to the San Francisco Greetings, Class of ’82. Spring has the 25th Reunion class has a post­ four kids! Can’t imagine four little sprung and it’s a time of new begin­ game reception at the President’s Frasers running around! He’s play­ Bay area where he is region nings. How about beginning some­ House. Beyond that, it’s up to you! A ing some music on the side and his president of the Northern thing new by sending in some Friday night social? A family affair? group was finishing up their first Trust Bank. Dennis had news? We’d love to have more news album last fall. (Anyone spotted it on Tailgating? Send your suggestions previously served as presi­ for this column, but without your and mark your calendars! The great the charts yet?) I can still see Bill contributions, this could be blank. Class of ’81 is returning and you clad in his DU jacket strolling down dent of the bank’s Seattle Come on— pick up a pen and jot don’t want to be left out! the mall, or, better yet, Bill in his DU office. He and his wife, Lin­ down a line or email the alumni You might recall in my fall col­ shirt pouring some of that lethal da, make their home in Mill association at punch at the DU bar while Disco umn I reported on one of the Micha­ Valley, California. [email protected]. ! Your el Welches in our class and asked if Inferno blared on the stereo! Those classmates want to hear from you.

32 Mainely People Spring 2006 The Reverend Dr. Tracy 1983 Reeves is the new pastor of the congregation at the North Brewer- Eddington (Maine) United Methodist Mary Ellen Matava Hackett Church. She earned her doctorate 2401 Randolf Terrace degree at Bangor Theological Semi­ Frederick, MD 21702 nary in 2003. She taught art educa­ (301)631-0110 tion prior to entering the seminary. [email protected] I read a wonderful article about Beth Hamilton Murphy who coach­ Molly Larson joined the Rockport es the girls’ varsity field hockey Public Library as its director last team at Westbrook High School. November. Molly worked at the Both of her daughters, Meaghan, Bangor Public Library for 20 years. who is 17, and Erin, who is 14, play She began in the circulation on the team. Athletics seem to run in department the year after graduation the family. Beth’s husband, Mike, and later moved to the reference coaches the Westbrook girls’ bas­ department. She was also a ketball team. Their son Sean played supervisor for the Americorps for the Westbrook Little League contingent at the library from 1999 team that went to the World Series to 2002. in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, last P. Joseph Shumaker, Jr., who summer. In addition to field hockey, lives in Biddeford, invents games. Dr. Peter Caradonna ’84 brings much Beth coaches track at the high He has invented hundreds of them, school. Wow! and eight are on the market. Most of needed care to Maine’s farm animals Charlie Tryder is a new high his games are geared for children school English teacher in Gorham. ages six and up. Recently, Joseph Peter Caradonna ’84 is part of a vanishing breed—a veterinari­ From 1984 to 1986 he taught Eng­ approached the Northern York lish at Massabesic High School. an whose practice is exclusive to what are called food-animals. YMCA and offered to have proceeds From 1986 to 2005 he taught Eng­ from several games benefit a In fact he is the last veterinarian in Maine with such a practice. lish at Fryeburg Academy and also children’s program at the Y. A recent article in the Bangor Daily News featured Caradon- served as their athletic director. Peter Webb will be inducted into na’s work and brought attention to the shortage of veterinarians The Charles C. Knowlton School the Maine Sports Hall of Fame on has a new principal—Amy Peter­ who work with large animals. June 3 in Bangor. Peter received his son-Roper. Amy’s background graduate degree with our class and Caradonna, who received his DVM from Cornell, works 12-15 includes experience at the Montes­ served as Maine’s basketball hour days (with calls in the middle of the night) and is responsi­ sori School of Bangor, literacy expe­ commissioner for 16 years. He has ble for 350 herds—over 5,000 of Maine’s dairy cows. And he’s rience, and community involvement. been a certified basketball official for Steven Phillip Bullard was on call 365 days a year. 42 years and has officiated more promoted to full colonel in the Ken­ than 2,000 high school, college, and Despite the long hard days, he told the BDN he “wouldn’t be tucky Air National Guard. He was a professional games. He also doing anything else for the world.” (Photo courtesy of the Ban­ journalism major at UMaine and umpired baseball for 44 years. gor Daily News.) went into the Air Force after gradua­ Congratulations! tion. His military career includes a Deborah Ergas Schoepke has Combat Ribbon from the 1980s and joined the board of the Stowe service in two conflicts. Education Fund in Stowe, Vermont. BDMP since we graduated almost Lots of exciting news! Send me Deb moved to Stowe in 2004 with 1984 22 years ago! He is married to Amy an email and share your news with husband, Phil, and children Sandra, Smith ’85. They have two cats and your classmates. I’m certain they Emmy, and Sam. Deb has worked in live in Hampden. Tracy serves as a would love to know what you have Louise Soucy commercial banking for more than UMaine mentor. been doing. In the meantime, enjoy 190 Main Street 20 years. Kenneth Libbey, Jr. ran uncon­ the spring and summer! Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 David Moyse has opened an tested for a seat on the water district [email protected] office of Moyse Environmental board of trustees in Hampden. His Services in Presque Isle. He also term is for five years. (That’s quite a has an office in Bangor. His services Hello, everybody! I hope you all commitment!) include wetland delineation, GPS made it through the winter okay. I S.A.D. 41 has hired Shirley 1985 mapping, wildlife management, and am excited about spring and am Nason Wright as its new superin­ soil surveys. eager to plant my garden. I have tendent. S.A.D. 41 consists of the Suzanne Lynch Guild That’s all for now—have a great been planning it since January. (I towns of Brownville, Milo, Lagrange, 34 West Street spring and summer! actually received my favorite seed and Atkinson. Shirley has spent 21 Manchester, ME 04351 catalogues before Christmas!) I do years in education, including teach­ (207) 623-9404 not have much news to report but ing at Central High School in Corinth [email protected] hope that you will all be inspired this and working as adult education Express your loyalty to year to send me an email with news director for S.A.D. 68 and 41. She your alma mater! of your lives. most recently served in S.A.D. 41 as As I write this, it’s snowing. As you part-time kindergarten through read this, you’re probably looking Become a Lifetime I ran into Tracy Harding at a seminar in Bangor in November. grade 12 curriculum coordinator, forward to your summer vacation. Member of the Alumni Tracy is a principal at the accounting part-time elementary school princi­ Please drop me an email. Our news is getting pretty scarce. Association. firm of Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker pal for Brownville and Lagrange (BDMP) in Bangor. He has been at schools, and Title I coordinator. Tamela Glenn has opened the

Spring 2006 Mainely People 33 Snow Lotus Thai Yoga Massage practice in Bangor, Maine. She is atalie Michelle- family members. Word of the first in Maine to be certified as a Rapp ’85, ’99G Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage the products eventually practitioner after studying with Kam has found a niche spread and in 2001 she Thye Chow in Montreal. Her email Nby combining the knowl­ began selling her line of is: [email protected]. edge and training she skin-care balms, creams, Deena Mayo-Bruns is a literacy received in nursing and specialist in South Portland, Maine, infused oils, and teas. All after teaching seventh grade lan­ kinesiology at the Univer­ of her products are free guage arts at Falmouth Middle sity of Maine with the from chemical additives. School. Deena also earned a mas­ wisdom and traditions of Her most popular ter’s degree in education from the her Native American University of Maine. product is an aromatic Richard Roderick is senior vice heritage. muscle rub made with president and chief financial officer Natalie’s natural heal­ birch arnica and yarrow for Dead River Oil. He also serves ing products, Uhkomee flowers in an infused on the board of directors for Gorham Botanicals & Springmoon Savings Bank. He and his wife, olive oil base. Patti, live in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Extracts, also reflect her Natalie is also a per­ Todd Lyford is the police chief personal philosophy. sonal trainer and has for Brownville, Maine, after serving “Wellness is not a extensive experience in 15 years as the chief of police for magic bullet,” she said in Wellness as a neighboring Milo. fitness and wellness While holiday shopping I ran into a recent Bangor Daily Way of Life promotion. Her 1999 Rob and Robin Hull Bowerman ’86 News story. “It’s a way of UMaine master’s thesis, and their beautiful children from life.” “Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Dia­ Falmouth, Massachusetts. They That way of life was lived by her Indian an­ were in Maine visiting Rob’s family betic and Non-Diabetic Native American Women and were looking forward to spend­ cestors. It honored the whole person—mind, at Indian Township, Maine,” is used as a plan­ ing some time at Sugarloaf over the body, and spirit. ning tool for preventive health care programs in winter. Natalie, whose native name, Siqon, means Native American communities. All for now! Would love to hear Springmoon, grew up on the Penobscot Reser­ from you! For more information or to order any of Na­ vation on Indian Island, the 13th of 14 children. talie’s botanical healing products log on to: As a young child, she remembers roaming the www.uhkomeebotanicals.com. They are also island’s woods examining plants. available at Hampden Natural Food, the Bruns­ 1986 Her interest in plants and her education in wick Green Store, and Maine Indian Basket­ nursing led her to create medical remedies for makers Alliance in Old Town. Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall George Macdougall 1 Davis Road Fairfield Center, ME 04937 ed from nearly 1,150 educators. The center had been put up for sale and classmates know about it. Remem­ [email protected] program that the Surry team used was not going to open. ber, please put “Class of ’86” or was called “Freaky Friday/Mentor- Governor John Baldacci was “Univ./UMO Notes” or such in the ing, Physical and Health Aware­ dishing out spaghetti along with subject line, just in case. Hi! By the time you read this, we’ll ness.” The program partners two Stephen King ’70 at a public supper George be entering spring and getting ready middle school teachers with a nurse to raise money for the American Red to throw out the first fly of fishing to provide a health and fitness Cross to assist hurricane Katrina season. I can’t wait—last year I curriculum for sixth, seventh, and evacuees. The supper took place at caught one fish! At least it was on eighth graders. The students in the the Augusta Armory with over 500 1987 the fly that my supervisor, Joyce program present nutrition and fit­ tickets sold. Noel Taylor, gave me! Well, right ness lessons and complete hikes at Gary Groves has returned to his Andrew P. Nagelin now we just got the first snowstorm Acadia National Park. Good work, high school alma mater in West­ 56 Gibson Street of the season so spring is looking a gang, and good luck at winning the brook. Gary was a star athlete for Medford, MA 02155 ways off. top prize! the Blue Blazes and now returns as [email protected] In classmates’ news— Wesley Williams’s family is into the athletic and activities director for Peter Loiselle, a Surry elemen­ hockey in a big way. The family mini them. He has been the athletic tary school teacher, has been recog­ van has a license plate that reads director for Portland High School for Hey, Class of ’87, I had absolutely nized by the global financial institu­ “LOV HKY.” Wesley and his stepson, the last five years. He lives in West­ zero news from you this time around! tion, ING Group, as an innovative Robbie Snow, and their friend, Lee brook with his wife, Laura, and Now I know that you’re out there educator in its 2005 Unsung Heroes Miller, are certified class five hockey daughter, Britney, who will be a working, raising kids, walking the program. The award comes with coaches which means they are sophomore at Westbrook. He also dog, watching movies—living—but I $2,000 for the educators to use in qualified to coach Olympic level serves on the city council. Prior to have nothing to report. their classrooms. The Surry team teams. The three of them also just the Portland High position, Gary was Please, I need your notes and will now vie against other winners signed a year lease on the T.J. Ryan event manager at Anaheim Stadium emails! for the top three prizes of an addi­ center in Brewer to keep it open for in Anaheim, California. tional $5,000, $10,000, or $25,000. the upcoming season. The trio are Snail/email us with your class The 2005 winners have been select- leasing with the intent to buy. The news so we can let your “old” Go Blue!

34 Mainely People Spring 2006 ny at Women in the Military Memori­ Syracuse University. Waldo County) superintendent the 1988 al at Arlington National Cemetery. Lt. In June 2005, the North past three years, and before that he Col. Law is the chief of public affairs American Association for the was an elementary school adminis­ for the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Diaconate recognized Peggy Gorrill trator in the Bangor system for 19 Kristin R. Dane DiCroce Force Base, Delaware. She as­ Day, an ordained deacon in the years. Dan said that one of his goals 219 Cairn Ridge Road sumed her present duty in June Episcopal Church. She was is to understand the new type of E. Falmouth, MA 02536-7927 2004, and was named Air Mobility recognized for her service, students, the Millennial Generation, (508) 457-4918 Command’s Field Grade Public mentoring, and outreach as a and help schools evolve to better [email protected] Affairs Officer of the Year in 2004. deacon and especially for her focus serve them and future generations. Congratulations, Cheryl! on women’s issues. She also works Janice McManus has joined White is the absence of color, and Catherine Reid has written a as a clinician at the Acadia Hospital. Island Nursing Home and Care blank is the absence of news. As you new book, Coyote: Seeking the In September 2005, Bruce Center as the new director of social can see, blank is not interesting to Hunter in Our Midst, which is about Crowder was named an assistant services. As part of an interdiscipli­ read, so please, folks, send your the survival skill of the species, as coach for the Portland Pirates of the nary team, she will coordinate ad­ news to me or to the alumni well as its elusive origin and outcast American Hockey League. missions and discharges and build association! Even if you’ve had the identity. Reid was recently featured Previously he was the head coach and expand the support system for same job, same address, and same in an article in The Boston Globe, at Northeastern University for nine the area communities. Previously, family status since graduation day, and lives in Shelburne Falls, Massa­ seasons. Janice was a supervisor for the state we still want to know! I look forward chusetts. Rich Cleary has his own law firm of Maine and worked for the Depart­ to hearing from you. Former All Maine Woman Kim­ and recently moved to a new ment of Health and Human Services berly White Silsby returned to an downtown location in Houlton, the as an investigator of abuse, neglect, at-large seat on the Augusta board former First National Bank. He and exploitation of the elderly. of education. She has held this provides legal services including James Nute and Kim Fulhan ’93 position for five years. Congratula­ real estate, civil and corporate law, were married on October 8 in Cape 1989 tions, Kim! and serves as the Chapter 7 Elizabeth, Maine. They reside in Follow the lead of these class­ bankruptcy trustee for Aroostook Dover, New Hampshire. Kim is the mates and don’t be shy! Keep us County. China program director for MAPS Janis Broadbent Moriarty posted on what’s going on in your Air Force Major Brian Roy was International, an adoption agency 279 Clifton Street world—wherever that may be! decorated with the Bronze Star based in Portland. Jim is the execu­ Malden, MA 02148 Medal for performing a heroic act in tive director of New Hampshire’s (781) 324-2554 Operation Iraqi Freedom. He Mayhew Program, dedicated to [email protected] initiated an emergency evacuation helping at-risk boys. He received the of 30 Air Force members from inside 2005 Citizens Bank/WMUR-TV Happy spring to all! 1990 his duty section building when a Champion in Action for Youth Sup­ News is very sparse this time rocket landed unexploded four port, a prestigious statewide award. around—what happened to those meters from the building. Brian, his The UMaine men’s and women’s Melissa Brancely Burns New Year’s resolutions to keep us wife, Barbara Quine Roy, and their hockey programs have a husband 63 Rocky Hill Road all informed of your news? Here’s daughter, Jessica, live in Yorktown, and wife coaching team. Campbell Saco, ME 04072 another try from your ever-optimistic Virginia. Blair is in his fifth season as an (207) 283-1860 class correspondent: Start the new assistant for the men’s program and [email protected] season by sharing your news! his new wife, Kate Fennessey, has Whether you’ve been at the same become the new assistant for the job or address for years, it’s news to Happy spring! My daughter, Kayla, women’s program. Campbell and our class if you haven’t let us know! just turned four years old and my 1991 Kate were married June 1 at his I did hear from six classmates: son, Michael, turned two in home in Orono. Former Senior Skull John Kachmar February. It is amazing what they In August, Brian Martin, his wife, is president of Wilbur Yachts in can do! Lori Schlenker Krista, and their two children, Tim Southwest Harbor, Maine, and also Svyla Karageorge is a seventh 229 Deerfield Lane and Elizabeth, moved from West­ serves on the board of directors of and eighth grade Spanish teacher at Lawrence, KS 66049 brook to Ocala, Florida. Brian start­ Maine Built Boats, a new non-profit Scarborough Middle School. In [email protected] ed a new job with Jones Edmunds, company whose goal is to build on addition to receiving her bachelor’s (785) 312-7384 Florida’s oldest engineering firm. Maine’s boat-building heritage and degree at the University of Maine, During the 10 years the family lived reputation and to market Maine-built she earned a certificate of Hispanic What’s new in your corner of the in Westbrook, they spent many boats as a brand, both in state and studies from the University of world? hours organizing Westbrook’s To­ nationally. John, take my word for it, Santiago de Compostela. She has A number of classmates have gether Days, rebuilding homes, I’d love to support your company! six years of teaching experience. new positions in education. George volunteering in schools, and many Clinton and Rachel Blanchard Lisa Foley-Pellicani and Jones was hired as a social studies other service activities. Their com­ Harris are in the process of taking husband, Jeffrey ’89, became proud teacher at Scarborough High mitment to community service was over Clinton’s father, Bill’s ’62 farm parents of baby boy Max in July School. Melissa Kent Michaud is a highlighted in a nice article in the in Dayton, Maine. In addition to 2005. Thanks for writing, Lisa and new kindergarten through grade 2 Westbrook American Journal. cattle, dairy, and vegetables, Harris congratulations! literacy teacher for the Gorham With the help of Linda Williams’ Farm also offers cross-country Judy Thorne Magnuson is school system. Prior to this position, family, the T.J. Ryan Center ice rink skiing on 26 miles of trails across working as a speech/language she taught kindergarten/grade one in Brewer will be open this year for their 440 acres of land. Super-sweet therapist in the South Portland in Rumford and first grade in another season of skating. They corn is their specialty so if you’re in School Department. Previously she Harpswell. Before that Melissa had have signed a one-year lease to the area later this summer, make it a was a speech/language pathologist been employed by S.A.D. 51 as a K/ manage the facility. Hockey plays a stop! at Northeast Hearing and Speech grade one teacher and as a literacy big role in the activities of the family; Air Force Major Cheryl Eyber- Center in Portland. She earned her teacher. Daniel Lee has been her husband and son are certified gen Law was recently promoted to master’s degree in communication named as Brewer’s school superin­ Class 5 hockey coaches and will be lieutenant colonel during a ceremo­ sciences and disorders from tendent. He had been S.A.D. 3 (in partners in the operation of the rink.

Spring 2006 Mainely People 35 Are you near your computer? Robert Sypitkowski ’90, ’94G Now that you have finished reading about your classmates, why not send a quick message to me telling us what you've been doing so I can Helping Tsunami Victims Rebuild in Indonesia share it in the next column? Consider it your good deed for the For Robert Sypitkowski ’90, day. See you next time! ’94G, the chance to travel to Indonesia last year to help communities devastated by the December 2004 tsunami 1992 fulfilled a lifelong desire. Back in the 1960s and Michelle Bouchard early ’70s, Robert wanted to 25 Hardwick Road Boothbay, ME 04537 join the Peace Corps to help (207) 633-0655 people in less fortunate areas [email protected] of the world. But he had to set aside that desire when he and It’s time for another update on how his wife learned they were all your UMaine classmates are having a baby. doing. I hope everyone is having a wonderful spring! Steve Marquis Robert, an engineer with and brother Tim ’99 report that they the Maine Department of both ran in the New York Marathon Environmental Protection, this past fall. Steve was on the track received his opportunity team when he attended Maine. They both were able to complete the race, through Doctors Without Bor­ Steve at four hours and three min­ ders. His assignment was to utes and Tim in four hours and 21 improve access to safe drink­ minutes. Congratulations, guys! ing water as well as sanitation Debra Fotter Pronovost repre­ sented the state of Maine this fall in on the island of Simeulue. the Mrs. America pageant. She won That island was the closest the Mrs. Maine title in May ’05 land mass to the epicenter of against 11 other married Mainers in the earthquake which caused their early 20s. Don DePoy and his wife, Martha the tsunami. Amazingly, the Hills, have been inducted into Ameri­ island had relatively few casu­ ca’s Old Time Country Hall of Fame. alties—primarily, Robert says, because the people of the island recognized the signs of impending Don is an accomplished bluegrass danger and fled to inland hills. banjoist and traditional thumb­ picking guitar player. But the island’s infrastructure was heavily damaged and later all but destroyed in the subsequent In other news, Kathryn Charest March 2005 earthquake which hit the region. Water treatment and distribution systems were gone, will fill the principal position at Sac- and the government water utility had very little technical capacity and no material resources. carappa School in Westbrook after Robert notes that the only bright spot in the situation was the fact that the Simeulue people had a the long-time principal retired. Be­ sides taking on duties as the princi­ cultural history of boiling all drinking water and of fastidious personal hygiene. pal, she will continue to serve as the In spite of the limited resources, high water tables, and extremely difficult travel conditions district’s affirmative action director. (washed-out bridges and poor roads), Robert and his team of workers were able to build numerous Phil Richardson is also taking on a small dams, dig wells, develop wash areas and latrines, and upgrade or improve several water treat­ new position as superintendent of the Rangeley Lakes Regional ment and distribution systems in four different island communities. Schools and RLRS principal for In a recent Bangor Daily News story, Robert said that while he was in Indonesia he missed his grades nine-12. In other teaching wife, his friends, music, quiet, a sense of order, and beer. news, Karl Cousins is the new high “I appreciate more, now, how lucky we are to be here,” he told the News. He added that he has a school social studies teacher at Lubec Consolidated School. He has renewed appreciation for amenities such as traffic lights, zoning setbacks, and noise ordinances. previously taught at Millinocket and But Robert adds that he made many good friends in Simeulue, both native Indonesians and fellow Dexter. Lastly, Jason Simcock has relief workers from around the world. He has even established a scholarship fund for two young Indo­ resigned his position as town man­ nesians he became close to during his stay. The good will and respect he earned in Simeulue is ager in Monmouth to accept a posi­ tion as Gardiner’s director of plan­ reflected in the fact that one of them, his first assistant Roni Bintang, asked Robert to be his best ning and development. man at his wedding. (To find out more about the scholarship fund that Robert has established, you That’s it for news this time can email him at: sypitl @ gwi.net.) around. Please keep the notes coming and happy spring!

36 Mainely People Spring 2006 Center Theater for the Performing 1993 Arts in Dover-Foxcroft. The Center Documenting the Theater is a historic movie house that had been abandoned before a Pamela LePage Greb Flora of New 5 group of concerned citizens took 3630 N. Magnolia ft’ 'Illi % jPfc” over the building to bring it back to Chicago, IL 60613 England life as a performing arts center. [email protected] JI Jennifer Whitney-Dudley has started her own business. Her com­ Botanist Arthur Haines ’92 was pany is called Water’s Edge Gift Hello, Class of ’93! I recently took Maine Sunday Baskets and is run from her home in over as class correspondent and I’d featured in a Old Town. Terri Hewett has been love to hear from you! Drop me an Telegram article last January. hired as a part-time substance email at: [email protected] Arthur is working on a detailed abuse counselor at Yarmouth High with your news. I’ve been way out of book for the New England Wild School. Terri was most recently touch with so many of you since we employed as an outpatient therapist graduated. Hard to believe it’s been Flower Society, which will iden­ for Bucknam Road Behavioral almost 13 years! I would love to tify any plant growing in New Health in Falmouth. Brian Beal is hear from those I knew (my Pi Phi England. researching how to better raise sisters, classmates in engineering, In describing Arthur’s pursuit juvenile lobsters in a hatchery. cheerleaders, and football fans) and Cindy Charland was featured in those I didn’t know. So come on, of flora, the Times noted that he an advertisement for Eastern Maine drop me a quick email! I am current­ sometimes needs to travel to Medical Center. Cindy works as a ly living in Chicago with my hus­ out-of-the-way places where his experience and skill as a rock registered nurse in the palliative band, Peter, and two sons, Nikolaus climber comes in handy. The project is expected to be finished in care program. Deb Smith has been (3 years) and Alex (1-1/2 years). I’ve hired as head softball coach at the lived in numerous places over the another three years. University of Rhode Island. past 10 years (Nashua, New Hamp­ In addition to working on the book at the wild flower society, shire; Birmingham, Michigan; Seat­ Arthur curates herbariums, leads field trips, and teaches. tle, Washington; and now Chicago, When he’s not engaged in botanical work, Arthur likes to pur­ Illinois). I’ve put my engineering management career on hold for a sue his interest in native or primitive arts such as making his own while to stay home with my boys. I bows and knives. He also competes as an amateur in a type of 1995 look forward to hearing from you! wrestling called Brazilian jujitsu. Let’s start with the wedding Keri Sewell Seitz news—James Hassard and Tania 6 Algonquin Lane Gardiner were married on October 2 Dixfield, Maine. She lives in Auburn Brunswick, ME 04011 in Searsport. Kim Fulhan and Jim with her eight-year old daughter, 1994 [email protected] Nute ’91 were married on October 8 Ally. in Cape Elizabeth. They reside in Brian Wilson served with the Beth Watson Calhoun Dover, New Hampshire. Kim is a Army National Guard’s 133rd Engi­ Hello all, glad to be writing this for 3021 W. Queen Lane China program director for MAPS neer Battalion in Iraq. While he was spring review; it’s early January and Philadelphia, PA 19129 International, an adoption agency away on duty, he was fortunate to cold! I hope some sunny weather based in Portland, Maine. receive a Maine moose permit, and [email protected] has found you, wherever you are Pamela Feeney has taken a his wife worked with officials at the reading this. I am so happy to report position as a guidance counselor at Maine Department of Inland Fisher­ Stacey Stump that several UM alumni have con­ 13 Ellery Street #4 Lubec Consolidated School. Jenni­ ies and Wildlife to defer the license tacted me directly. Keep up the good Cambridge, MA 02138 fer Cochrane Field, a science until he returned. Brian got his 500- work of keeping us informed! [email protected] teacher at Nipmuc Regional High pound bull moose just a few days I have heard from Bonnie Foye School in Upton, Massachusetts, is before he left with his Guard unit to McKay via email. Bonnie and I were classmates in the natural resources one of 43 educators around the help with the hurricane relief effort in Greetings, fellow classmates! We program and she contacted me after world who received a private grant Louisiana. Congrats, Brian! hope you’ve survived the winter and my return to Maine. Bonnie is a to study glacier melting, deposits, That’s all I have for now. In case are finally thawed out. special ed teacher at Boothbay and flooding of Iceland’s massive you didn’t know, most of the news Mary Colleen “Colley” Regional High School and she and ice sheets. In July, she spent two for this column is provided by the Johnson Ward writes that she and her husband, Steve, who built a weeks in Reykjavik, Iceland, con­ alumni association staff. They for­ her husband, Andy, welcomed their house in Woolwich, were expecting ducting the research. After gradua­ ward me newspaper articles and first child, a son, on May 26, 2005. their first daughter at the end of tion, Jennifer spent two years in clippings from around the state His name is Christopher Michael January. Another fellow natural Senegal in West Africa with the mentioning your news and events. Ward. Colley and Andy live in the resources alum I got news on was Peace Corps. She resides in Marl­ But I’d like to hear from you all Washington, D.C., area, where she Marla Zando. Marla has recently borough, Massachusetts. Terry personally. So send me your baby, is director of marketing for NetScan. been hired as the stewardship Towne is the mid-coast steward for career, and wedding news, or any­ Michael Taylor also emailed us. director for the Scarborough Land Maine Coast Heritage Trust. He thing else you’d like to share! Have He’s living in Portland and is gearing Conservation Trust, which is the first oversees and maintains close to a great spring! up to work on next year’s governor’s position the trust has hired. Since 3,000 acres of the Topsham-based race. (For which candidate, we do graduating from UMaine, Marla has land conservation group’s holdings. not know!) He’s been keeping up been busy. She volunteered for He rides to work on a 22-foot boat. with UMaine alumni events and AmeriCorps, and then worked at the Terry lives in Lamoine. Celena Email your class correspon­ sends his regards. Museum of Science in Boston be­ Ranger is the new principal at T.W. dent and let her/him know Patrick Myers has been hired as fore heading to the University of Kelly Dirigo Middle School in what's happening in your life. the first executive director of the Vermont to pursue her master’s

Spring 2006 Mainely People 37 degree in botany. Her most recent adjunct faculty member at Metropoli­ position was an internship with the Andrea Cole ’97: tan College and Brandeis University. Lake Champlain Land Trust. Marla’s Khalil received his master’s degree position primarily focuses on making helping UMaine from the University of Toronto and a the land of the Trust more accessi­ Ph.D. from Boston University. He ble but also entails management of students stay now lives in Wickford, Rhode Island. those properties. Trisha Smith is the state of Maine’s Alison Gwyther is finishing up focused recipient of the No Child Left Behind her first year as a Spanish teacher 2005 American Star of Teaching. at Cape Elizabeth High School. After She is the eighth grade language As coordinator for academic completing her master’s degree at arts teacher at Holbrook Middle UMaine, Alison taught Spanish at advising and support services School in Holden. This is a great UMaine and at Belfast Area High at UMaine’s College of Educa­ honor. Congratulations, Trisha! School. Thanh Hue Thai, a regis­ tion and Human Development, Robin Bennett is the city man­ tered nurse at Massachusetts Gen­ ager of Barre, Vermont. Andrea Poole Cole ’97, ’04G eral Hospital in Boston, is engaged That’s all for now. Please let us to Paul Huibers, a financial analyst helps students consider their know what you’ve been up to. And at Delphi Financial Group. Tracey choices and keep on track. She remember, 2006 marks 10 years Cook is engaged to Mark Sardella; currently advises more than since we graduated! both are of Old Orchard Beach. 300 education majors on aca­ Tracey is employed by MNet Mort­ gage and Mark is employed by L.L. demic expectations and proce­ Bean. dures, as well as with personal I got an email from Jason problems. 1997 Wright telling us how much fun he “I see the potential in all students and want them to realize that had as part of the Alumni Marching Band at Homecoming 2005. Though they can do great things,” Andrea says. “When we spend time Yolanda Sly the reminiscing was fun, Jason also talking with and listening to students, they are usually able to 9 Snover Road really enjoyed performing with his discuss their passions and concerns and find their niche on cam­ Wantage, New Jersey 07461 sister, Elizabeth Wright, who is a (973) 875-8738 pus.” member of the Class of 2006. Jason (202) 253-3083 cell Andrea also trains student peer mentors within the UMaine lives in Howland with his wife, Carla [email protected] Sylvia Wright ’97, and works at chapter of Kappa Delta Pi and serves as cocounselor to that Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln. honor society. Anyone interested in participating in Greetings, Class of 1997. Hopefully, She notes that she has gained a good deal of insight and next year’s alumni band should this finds you all well and thawing contact Yvonne Byther Mumme ’93 perspective from her own mentors, including her late husband, out from winter. Things are pretty at: [email protected]. Jeff Cole, a teacher and popular assistant Black Bear football status quo in New Jersey. However, On to the babies! My friend and coach who died in 2004. I heard from my old friend Monique our classmate Brett Wolfgram, and Gibouleau, who recently got en­ his wife, Pam, of Scarborough, gaged to Andrew Bouchard and is welcomed a daughter, Madeline Eve now living in Old Town. Don’t forget Wolfgram, on October 18. Lastly, I ed from the Air Force Noncommis­ with Paula’s generous and thought­ to keep us posted with what you’ve heard from Lynne Boothby of sioned Officer Academy at Tyndall ful actions that they nominated her been up to by dropping a line at: Bethel, who reports that she and her Air Force Base in Panama City, for a Splash Award, EMMC’s highest [email protected] or con­ husband, Chris Darling ’96, wel­ Florida. She is an information man­ recognition for employees who tact the alumni office! comed a son on July 30, Jack agement specialist with the 53rd exceed expectations while caring for Ricky Jones won the Maine Boothby Darling. Congratulations! Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air patients, families, communities, and Mid-Amateur Championship tourna­ That’s all I’ve got for now. I hope Force Base in Fayetteville, North one another. Way to go, Paula! ment for the third year straight, this finds you well and don’t forget to Carolina. Beth has served in the Christine Nealley is a family reports the Bangor Daily News. His drop us a line and keep us up to military for 17 years. John McKen­ nurse practitioner at Katahdin Valley one-shot victory made him the first date on goings-on in your neck of ney has been promoted to colonel in Health Center in Millinocket. She player in the 15-year history of the the woods! the Maine Army National Guard. He graduated from the family nurse tournament to win three years in a served in Operation Enduring Free­ practitioner program in 2003 at row. Ricky lives in Thomaston. dom in Afghanistan. John lives in Husson College in Bangor. Christine Kimberly Kissinger Feeney has Portland with his wife, Cathy. He has two adult daughters and one been named a speech/language enjoys swimming, running, climbing, grandchild. therapist at the South Portland music, and photography. Robert “Bob” McDaniel was school department, reports the The 1996 Paula Spacco is an R.N. in the unanimously chosen as the superin­ Forecaster. Previously, Kimberly post anesthesia care unit at Eastern tendent of S.A.D. 70 in Hodgdon. was in private practice in Windham Leah McBreairty Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Prior to that, Bob taught for 24 years and South Portland. She has her 1011 Pullman Street # 1 She spent about 18 hours painting and was principal for 10 years at master’s in communication disorders from UMaine and a bachelor’s Missoula, MT 59802 ceiling tiles that were installed in the Jefferson Village School. Bob and UMainel [email protected] operating rooms. The tiles are deco­ his wife, Peggy, have two sons. degree in speech correction and rated with loons, dolphins, sunsets, Khalil Habib joined the faculty in elementary education from the and a lighthouse, among others, and the philosophy department at New­ University of Maine at Farmington. Greetings, classmates! Here’s what are Paula’s way of giving patients a port, Rhode Island-based Salve Tara Piasecki has been named we’ve heard from some of you nice image to look at to help them Regina University. He also served a second grade teacher in the Cape lately— relax before undergoing surgery. as a lecturer in the writing program Elizabeth school department, ac­ Beth Reynolds-Beutel graduat- Her coworkers were so impressed at Boston University and was an cording to The Forecaster of Fal­

38 Mainely People Spring 2006 mouth. Previously, Tara was teach­ officer, and a battle captain for the High School (1999-2000), Orono everyone, with your recent career ing primary special education at the SFOR 8 rotation to Bosnia. He was High School (2000-2004), and moves! Lyseth School in Portland. She promoted to captain on 1 December Northfield High School in Vermont Amy Hamilton graduated from holds a bachelor’s degree in educa­ 2001 and transitioned to military (2004-2005). He also coached Middlebury College’s Breadloaf tion from UMaine and a master’s in intelligence with the Army’s branch baseball at Hampden Academy. School of English program in August education from Virginia Tech’s detail program. He completed the Matt Haney accepted the posi­ with her master of arts in English. Northern Virginia Center in Falls military intelligence officer career tion as assistant principal at Mount Congratulations, Amy! Church, Virginia. (MIOCC) and signal intelligence Desert Island High School. He had Tim Marquis of Orono ran the Congratulations to Dorene Tor­ (SIGINT) courses at Fort Huachuca, been the School Union 96 athletic New York Marathon this year with rance and Timothy Paradis on their Arizona, and the combined arms director since August 2003. Matt, as his brother, Steve ’92. Tim finished engagement. Dorene is employed and services staff school (CAS3) at one of two assistant principals, in four hours, 21 minutes. They also as a sales person at Atlantic Awards Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was works directly with juniors and se­ ran the Boston Marathon last spring in Bangor. Timothy is an accountant next assigned to V Corps Germany niors at the high school, which has with their older brother, Roger. Tim for Bangor Savings Bank. where he served as a G2 (intelli­ an enrollment of 675 students. is a member of the Maine Air Nation­ gence) operations battle captain Some of Matt’s responsibilities al Guard and is employed by the with the main and tactical command include overseeing discipline and school of engineering technology at posts, the latter position he held attendance and serving as chairman UMaine. during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and of the school’s computer technology I only receive a handful of up­ 1998 a G2 planner until taking his current committee. dates each quarter from the alumni position in May 2005. While at Fort Last October, Andrew Howard association. If you have anything to Huachuca he met his wife, Ramzan, married Sara Hardiman at Oliver share, please send it to me via email CPT Robert E. Brewer and they were married on 29 No­ Lodge in Meredith, New Hampshire. or snail mail. Your classmates would CMR 452 Box 2225 vember 2002. Steve writes, “Ram­ Andrew is employed in biotechnolo­ like to hear your news about mar­ APO, AE 09045-2225 zan and I like to travel and have gy at Lonza Biologies in Portsmouth. riages, family, new homes, recent umainel [email protected] been to at least 12 countries togeth­ This winter I was able to fly vacations, a special accomplish­ er.” home to the states to see family and ment, or a new job. It’s been nearly Hearty Maine Hello! I hope everyone Navy seaman Tricia M. Schnare friends over the holidays. I will seven years since we graduated, so had a happy holiday season and recently completed U.S. Navy basic deploy early this year with the 1st I’m sure some of you have updates! good winter wherever you were. training at recruit training command Brigade of the 1st Armored Division Now let’s catch up with what every­ in Great Lakes, Illinois. During the on my second tour to Iraq. one has been up to— eight-week program, Tricia complet­ Continue to send in tidbits about Captain Rob Jones is back at ed a variety of training which includ­ what is going on in your and our the University of Maine working on ed classroom study and practical classmates’ lives and enjoy your 2000 his master’s, and completed his first instruction on naval customs, first spring! semester this fall. He was selected aid, fire fighting, water safety and Heidi Dombrock to participate in the Army’s Ad­ survival, and shipboard and aircraft 2519 Cool Spring Road vanced Civil Schooling program safety. An emphasis was also Bel Air, MD 21015 following 14 months of command at placed on physical fitness. hdommyl @comcast.net Fort Hood, Texas. Rob writes, “If Belle Ryder moved back to 1999 anyone makes it back this way in Maine after working in the paper the next couple years, look me up I hope you all survived the craziness industry in New York and is working Andrea Downs Quenneville and we’ll get a cold frothy bever­ of the holiday season and are look­ as the operations manager for her 2675 Windmill Parkway, Apt. 1412 age.” Be careful Rob, we may take ing forward to the warmer weather family’s business, Union River Boat, Henderson, NV 89074 you up on the offer! of spring. I know I am. It has already in Bucksport. Her responsibilities (702) 614-1945 I heard from Captain Ed Sleeper been six years since we walked include everything from computer- [email protected] recently. Although Ed went to Hus- aided design drawings to payroll. across the stage at Alfond Arena. son, he attended the ROTC program Her training in engineering comes in Time really flies. at UMaine. Ed is currently deployed handy with projects of all sizes at Hello, Class of 1999! I hope all of Classmate Valerie Paradise was to Iraq for a second time with the the company. you had a wonderful winter and are hired as a math teacher at Scarbor­ 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. This fall, Midcoast Recreation enjoying 2006. Here is some news ough High School for the 2005-2006 He writes, “I am enjoying it most of Department in Rockport welcomed from a few of our fellow graduates. school year. Julie Morrison is now the time—command is a challenge Seth Meyer as tennis director. He Paris Calor is teaching physical a speech therapist for Union 107 of but I am in the groove. All is well spent the last six years managing education and health classes at the Woodland school system in here and the elections are the big and teaching tennis at the Tualatin Lubec Consolidated School. He Maine. She was married in October story.” Stay safe, Ed! Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, previously taught in Jonesport/Beals and is now Mrs. McPhee. She will This fall I bumped into Captain Oregon. and Edmunds. John McKechnie is also finish up her master’s in speech Steve Miskinis at Hohenfels Train­ Peter Gallace is the new grade 3 teaching fifth grade at Sedgwick from Western Kentucky University in ing Area in Germany and again in teacher at Jefferson Village School Elementary School. He previously the spring. Amanda Dieckmann Heidelberg. We also got to see each in Damariscota, Maine. He previous­ taught in elementary schools in Olsen was awarded a master of fine other at the 1st Armored Division ly taught for several years in a Veazie and Old Town. Mary Beth arts degree at Southampton Col­ Artillery’s St. Barbara’s Day Ball at middle school on a Navajo reserva­ Coughlin is teaching special educa­ lege’s commencement ceremony on Ramstein Air Base. Steve is current­ tion in Chinle, Arizona, and grade 5 tion in Yarmouth. Amy Luce was May 22, 2005. In order for her to ly assigned as the S2 (intelligence in S.A.D. 11. Peter is also a regis­ recently appointed the head coach complete the program, she wrote a officer) for the 1st Armored Division tered Maine Guide in kayaking. of the varsity boys’ soccer team at 200-page novel that is currently Artillery in Baumholder, Germany. Yarmouth High School’s new Hermon High School. Amy teaches being circulated for publication. As a lieutenant, Steve completed social studies teacher and hockey Spanish, English, and civics in Look for Amanda as author on your the armor officer basic course and coach is Marc Halsted. He started Hermon. She’s also the assistant favorite bookstore’s bookshelf soon. was assigned to the 3rd Infantry as a long-term substitute teacher at indoor track and field coach and the Amanda now lives in Middle Island, Division where he served as a Hampden Academy in 1999, and head coach of Hermon’s outdoor New York. platoon leader, company executive has taught social studies at Central track and field team. Best of luck, Lance Boucher is head of the

Spring 2006 Mainely People 39 base redevelopment effort to keep Club. Maine’s military bases open. Lance Leigh Phillips was hired as a has played a significant role in biology teacher at Scarborough High helping Maine’s state government to School. William Bell was hired as fight the proposed military base the orchestra and strings teacher at closings. Lance lives in a farmhouse Bangor High School. Marcia Laro- in Manchester with his wife, Racha­ chelle Diamond, the principal of All el. We wish him luck in his endeav­ Saints Catholic School in Bangor, ors to help the state of Maine. with Dianne Hoff, University of Former UMaine hockey player Maine assistant professor, released Ben Guite has been signed by the a second edition of Legal Issues for Boston Bruins. During his time at Maine Educators. The expanded UMaine he scored 47 goals and 49 new edition of the book, first pub­ assists. He was also part of the lished in 2002, covers more than 90 1999 National Championship team. topics with new sections on discrimi­ The wedding bells will be ringing nation, use of school facilities, the for classmate and former Black Bear federal No Child Left Behind Act, the hockey player, Edward Washuk III, 2004 reauthorization of the Individu­ as he weds Josephine Lauer later als with Disabilities Act, and even this year. Eddie is a stock market regulations and policy in transition trader at the Chicago Board of or development, such as certification Trade. Best of luck to them! and assessment systems. As our six-year anniversary If you have any news to share, I approaches, it is a good time to would love to hear from you! reconnect with classmates and share the news that is happening in University of Maine president Robert Kennedy (right) visits with Adam your life. Feel free to drop me an ’01 and Laura Middleton Henckler ’00 at a reception at SeaWorld in email or just a note to add to this Orlando on March 11. Adam is an engineer and Laura is a social worker. 2003 column. They live in Oviedo, Florida.

position this past September. and becoming more accomplished Sara Green Indiana State University has a with their careers. 134 4th Street 2001 new tight-end coach. Chris Binder, Joseph Irace and Julia Heard Bangor, ME 04401 who spent the last two years in ’03 are planning a September 2006 [email protected] wedding. Joseph is currently em­ Bonnie Joy Dewkett Toledo as a graduate student, will 160 Shelter Rock Road #2 join the football coaching staff at ployed by FairPoint Communica­ This is a very short column this Danbury, CT 06810 Indiana. He has previously worked tions. month as the news that is coming in Navy Airman Andrew Bessette (203) 794-1165 as a kicking coach for the University is getting lighter and lighter! If you blkbearl [email protected] of Maine. departed on a scheduled deploy­ have any information please send it Jason Inman will wed on May ment in support of the global war on my way so that we can get it into the 20, 2006, at St. Bernard’s Catholic terrorism while assigned to Strike column! Once again the holidays have come Church in Rockland, Maine. Jason Fighter Squadron 87. He embarked Let’s start out with engagements and gone and now the promise of creatively proposed during the fourth on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore first. Brandi Redding was recently spring is here. For many of us, that inning of a Red Sox baseball game Roosevelt, home ported in Norfolk, engaged to Christopher Chase. means warmer weather. With at Fenway Park. Jason currently Virginia. Brandi is working at Glenburn Ele­ UMaine grads all over the country, works as a revenue agent for the Jacquelyn Ritchey Flynn start­ mentary School and is planning a and even the world, it’s important to state of Maine Revenue Service. ed Flynn Home Inspections about a June 17th wedding. Shane Ashe keep in touch. Here is what a few of These are just a few of the life year ago. The inspection includes has proposed to Meredith Hill. our classmates have been up to changes that our classmates have structural, heating and ventilation, Shane graduated from UMaine with over the past few months. had over the past few months. and electrical systems. She made a B.A. in child and human develop­ Meredith Sullivan joined the Please take a moment and forward the choice so that she could remain ment. An August 19th wedding is Center for Communication as a us your news! close to family. Brandon Portwine planned in Brunswick. And finally, speech language pathologist and works with his mother, Carla, at the Will Bingaman will soon be marry­ reading specialist. She will work with family business, Portwine of Maine, ing Kristan Tracewski. Will graduat­ children and adults on speech and making cheese spreads and granola ed from UMaine with a degree in language challenges. snacks in Millinocket, Maine. business administration. The couple Roxanne Miller was recently 2002 Adam Meyer was born in Port­ is living in Portland and is planning a accepted to a conservation leaders land but spent much of his youth in September 2nd wedding. Congratu­ program. She and 19 other leaders Katie Braggins Beddington, the smallest town in lations! in her field traveled to Florida to 82 Second Street Maine. After earning a master’s The rest of the news I have to design an international conservation Bangor, ME 04401 degree in civil engineering, he re­ share has to do with the new jobs program. The program is designed [email protected] turned to the Washington County that people in our class are taking. to assist new conservationists with town and started his own electrical Megan Brown is the new earth their careers and goals. engineering company, Engineering science teacher at Stowe High School Administrative District 47 Greetings. With the holidays and Technologies. Cindy Violette Ault School in Vermont. She graduated just hired Jennifer Haney Hanley winter over, it’s time to turn a new has been welcomed to the March of from UMaine with a degree in biolo­ petal in spring. Over the winter, our as Belgrade Central School’s new­ Dimes Northern Maine Division. She gy and is currently working on a classmates have been busy plan­ est principal. She was unanimously planned a fall dinner auction on master’s degree in teaching at voted upon and began her new ning weddings, starting businesses, October 18th at the Bangor Elks Johnson State College. James

40 Mainely People Spring 2006 Francis is helping to teach fifth flying out of the Naval Air Station in graders at Old Town Elementary Brunswick. The wedding is set for School about Wabanaki history as this May in Sebasco, Maine. Your Classmates Would Like part of a new law requiring schools Stephanie Morin is now en­ to teach about the state’s American gaged to Chad Wright ’05. to Hear From You! Indians. James created the new Stephanie received a degree in curriculum and is currently field English with a minor in business. We know you enjoy reading news from your UMaine friends testing it. Vanessa Smith has She is currently employed by High- opened her own business, Alpha moor Farm, an agricultural research and classmates. Well they’d love to hear from you too! Why not Tutoring Services. Through her station of UMaine. Chad received his take a few minutes and send in your news to your class corre­ business she offers one-on-one and degree in elementary education, and group tutoring sessions in most is currently employed with Pollard’s spondent or the alumni office (address information at bottom of subjects at any level. Vanessa also Construction. works as an algebra teacher for the A few of our classmates began page). Or just email your correspondent at the address at the M.S.A.D. 5 adult education program. teaching careers this past fall at top of your class column. schools around Maine. Corinne Sewall is now a sixth and seventh grade teacher at Sedgwick Name: Elementary School. Corinne is also a 2004 Sunday school teacher, a member of the Seamark Community Arts board, Place of residence: Dylan Mooney and a volunteer at the Island Arts c/o Greek Life Office Camp. Leah Cummings is now a teacher at the Blue Point School. University of Maine Occupation: Orono, ME 04469 Aaron Webster has joined the (207) 581-4162 Cape Elizabeth Police Department. [email protected] After graduating with a degree in business administration, Aaron Spouse and children’s names: worked with F.W. Webb before Well this year certainly seems to be attending the Maine Criminal Justice flying by! Before you know it sum­ Academy. Cayce Lord has also Other degrees: mer will be rolling around and it’ll be recently joined the staff of Golden time for beaches and barbecues. Pond Wealth Management in I’ve received pretty light info from Waterville as an administrative Your news: the Class of ’04 these past few assistant. The Belgrade native months, so keep sending those currently resides in Portland. updates! Please let me know if you would While last year’s hurricanes in like anything included in the next and around the Gulf Coast affected column, and enjoy the weather! a tremendous number of Americans, one Black Bear had an especially harrowing experience. Twenty-eight­ year-old Blanka Peridot barely escaped New Orleans the day before Hurricane Katrina struck. The 2005 University of Maine graduate turned New Orleans resident hastily packed Abigail E. Zelz a few bags, corralled her seven­ Buchanan Alumni House year-old daughter, and hit the road. P. O. Box 550 Ten days and hundreds of miles Orono, ME 0447-0550 later, her ordeal was largely over (207) 581-1137 when she arrived at the Old Town [email protected] airport. The flight was organized by Angel Flight, a group of volunteer pilots who provide free transporta­ The alumni publications office is i tion in times of emergency. Blanka seeking a class correspondent for i overcame many hurdles in various the Class of 2005. The only qualifi­ i disaster shelters on her way back to cations are a 2005 degree from the Maine, and doubts if she will ever go University of Maine, willingness to back to New Orleans. Now she has write a quarterly column, and the settled for the time being in Old ability to meet deadlines. Any mem­ Town. ber of the class interested in this Veronica Merrill is now engaged position may contact the alumni to Harry Feigel III. She received a publications office at the above B.S. in microbiology, and is currently address. The successful candidate employed with AlerCHEK Corpora­ receives a free subscription to the tion in Portland. Harry is a 2002 MAINE Alumni Magazine. graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy Send to your class correspondent or to Alumni Publications, with a degree in mechanical engi­ P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473. Email address: neering, and he is a naval aviator Go Blue [email protected].

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drop in the temperature to 20-30 said, “We will get to the top in a We had no choice. It was (canned) off the stove and below zero. few more minutes. Anyway, you getting late and if we didn’t want placed it next to me on the Although there were no strin­ will know the top because you to spend the night camped out bench. I had a few more mouth­ gent requirements put on people will start to go down.” The others in the snow we would have to go fuls of the other food and dis­ who wanted to climb the moun­ laughed and I got up and went back over the mountain and covered the corn had frozen in tain in the winter, we did have to on. Hell, if they weren’t worried then down the Saddle Trail. Up that short time. notify park supervisor, Helon why should I be? Well it was we went. The Saddle Trail was The wind was still blowing Taylor, that we would be at the three more hours (or so it west of the summit as I recall. hard as I went to sleep in my cabins. He had to be there pre­ seemed) before we reached the This time we used the compass mummy down-filled sleeping sumably to notify our next of kin top. and the maps. When we hit the bag. I woke up at about 4:00 and remove the bodies if we We fussed around and finally top we rested. a.m. with a real bad earache. didn’t come down off the moun­ found the rock cairn with the box The lead man took one step Luckily, it went away by the time tain. on top with the book to sign in to start down when we all heard we had breakfast. No, I did not tell my parents I with the time and date. I don’t a loud “crack” as the loose snow We were supposed to meet was going. They would find out remember who had signed the split across the slope in front of the plane where we were left off only after a successful trip on us. In the center of the trail, and we did. But...the pilot said Monday or Tuesday. I guess I The temperature was which was about 100’ wide, he could only take two of us thought they would not give me there was brush sticking out. because the weather was clos­ permission to go if I told them now 32 degrees below Inch by yard we walked down ing in and he would not be able beforehand. zero, or some such still tied together. My panic was to come back. After a good breakfast and a coming back, but I said nothing I volunteered to stay and double check on the equipment ridiculously low and just kept walking. It was a walk out with one other (Walt we were off. Looking back I was number. After all it much shorter trip down but hard­ Rule, I think). I wanted my feet really apprehensive—no, really er on my knees and legs. on solid ground, even if it did scared. But being young and still was February 14th in When we finally reached our mean a 13-mile walk down a flat macho, I could not show this to northern Maine. snowshoes, which we had stuck road. The others took the plane my “brothers.” They seemed so in the snow when we put on our and when they got back would confident. crampons, we noticed a small start back to meet us. The weather was still bad book last but it was in the fall. (several inches deep) snow The story got around that we (snowing) and the temperature The view should have been slide had just missed them. got lost on the top of the moun­ was now 32 degrees below spectacular but was only a few It was getting dark now but tain so we got our pictures taken zero, or some such ridiculously hundred feet with the blowing the gentle walk to the cabin took by some newspaperman before low number. After all it was Feb­ snow. only a few minutes, it seemed. we returned to Orono. ruary 14th in northern Maine. Now I felt better. We made it. The stove was almost in the No big deal in the scheme of We were warm in our winter It was so simple now, just middle of the cabin. There were things, but for me, a hell of an gear, however, and as we ap­ follow our tracks down. Well it two small side rooms with slant­ adventure. proached the Saddle Trail we wasn’t. We walked back follow­ ed roofs where the bunk beds The next year in the winter, took off our snowshoes, put on ing, we thought, the way we were located. As I recall there the others plus Ralph Keef went our crampons, and tied our­ came up, and started down. were springs but no mattresses. again. Not me. I should have selves together with ropes for After we had gone a while we The chimney went straight up though—the weather was beau­ the walk up. got below the clouds and looked from the stove. The off rooms tiful; sun, no snowstorm, and I About two hours later and for the cabins which should where we had slept the night was told a truly spectacular view only halfway up, the wind picked have been visible from where before were filled with a very from the top. up, and I bet the wind chill was we were. What’? No pond, no fine powder snow that was like Fifty plus years later from about 50 below, and visibility cabin. We huddled together and ice. This night we would have to warm Massachusetts—20 de­ was only a few hundred feet. examined our maps and using sleep next to the stove although grees today—I still remember I was still warm but starting to the compass discovered we we did manage to get the bunks the mountain. That place where panic. I hit my knees and de­ must have gone down the front out to use. I learned it’s OK to be scared clared I wasn’t going another side not the backside where we The food we cooked tasted but keep going and don’t let it inch. Bud commented in his came up. The front side was the incredibly good to me. I know it paralyze you. That and other usual calm way, “Why not, we south side as I recall. Anyway it was colder than the night before crazy wonderful days when I haven’t reached the top yet.” He was a long way to any road. because I took the corn was young and stupid.

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1979 and lives in Kent, Maine. They live in Fort Wendy Ellen Emerson to Timo­ Lewiston, Maine. Kent. thy H. Martens on September 1997 Jonathan Thomas to Kimberly 17, 2005, in Putnam, Massachu­ Jeffrey A. Cary Francis on September 10, 2005, setts. They honeymooned in to Aimee M. in Scarborough, Maine. They Aruba and reside in Peabody, Turcotte ’00 on spent their honeymoon on a Massachusetts. July 16, 2005, on cruise in the Mexican Riviera 1986 Pond Island, and live in New York City. Troy Frost to Stephanie Joslyn Maine. They live Benjamin John Wasson to on October 15, 2005, in Hinck­ in Danvers, Mas­ Michele Kristen Blaney on Sep­ ley, Maine. They honeymooned sachusetts. tember 10, 2005, on Ironbound in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 1998 Island, Maine. The couple hon­ and live in Fairfield, Maine. Stacey O’Brien eymooned on Ironbound and 1990 to Eric Whitting­ Vancouver islands and resides Stacy Lynn Jensen to Scott ton on August 13, in Ferndale, Washington. Coyne on December 26, 2005, 2005, in Poland Chuck Pace and Julie Doll on in Acapulco, Mexico. They re­ Spring, Maine. June 25, 2005, in Orrington, side on Little Sebago Lake, The couple re­ Maine. They spent their honey­ Maine. sides in Lewiston, moon on a Caribbean cruise and 1992 Maine. in Florida and reside in Glen- Carmelle J. Cote to John E. Lisa Fleury to burn, Maine. Terborgh on October 8, 2005. Christopher Leav­ Heidi Lynn Kelley to Robert W. They reside in Sterling, Virginia. itt on August 27, Lanigan-Potter 01 on October 1993 2005, in Hinckley, 9, 2006, in Hallowell, Maine. Paula Vaznis to James M. Gra­ Maine. They took They took a wedding trip to ham on June 25, 2005, in Ban­ a honeymoon trip Stowe, Vermont, and live in gor. They spent their honey­ Kimberly Fulhan ’93 and James D. Nute ’91 were to Niagara Falls Gardiner, Maine. moon on Cape Cod and live in married on October 8 in Cape Elizabeth. and live in West 2000 Brewer, Maine. Gardiner, Maine. Cortney Laura Nicholson to Kimberly A. Fulhan to James on August 27, 2005. They spent S. Andrew Smith to Anne K. John Dean Klemperer on Octo­ D. Nute ’91 on October 8, 2005, their honeymoon aboard their MacLeod on August 13, 2005, in ber 8, 2005, in Northeast Har­ in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They lobster boat along mid-coast Falmouth, Maine. They honey­ bor, Maine. They honeymooned honeymooned in Costa Rica and Maine, and reside in Bath. mooned in Bermuda and reside in Maui and reside in Hampden, live in Dover, New Hampshire. Gary Camire to Irene Mathieu in North Yarmouth, Maine. Maine. 1994 on October 23, 2005, in Gard­ 1999 Susan Flagg to Ronald Troy Brown to Allison Davis on ner, Massachusetts. The couple Scott Pelletier to Andrea Charette on June 25, 2005, in October 8, 2005, in Ellsworth, honeymooned at Disney World Cathey on July 22, 2005, in Fort Orland, Maine. The couple spent Maine. The couple honey­ their honeymoon at Niagara mooned at Pemaquid Point and Falls and resides in Orrington, resides in Ellsworth. Maine. 1995 Recently Married? Marc Andrew Pantazis to Anna Deena Albert to Barrett Parks Gaynor Jean in Manchester, ’01 on September 3, 2005. They Why not share your happy news with your New Hampshire. They live in honeymooned on Prince Ed­ UMaine friends and classmates? Lincoln, Rhode Island. ward Island and live in Sidney, Michael D. Dwelley to Tara C. Maine. Send your information (date and location, honeymoon, LaPlant on September 3, 2005, 1996 place of residence, etc.), and if possible, a in Baileyville, Maine. They spent Allison Dall to Edwin Hall. wedding photo to: their honeymoon in Europe and Following a wedding trip to reside in Unity, Maine. Mexico, the couple resides in [email protected] or mail to: Alumni Laura Roberts to William Mor­ Winthrop, Maine. Publications, P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473. rison on January 14, 2006, in Mari Huotari to Daniel Eosco Salem, Massachusetts. They

Spring 2006 Mainely People 43 Weddings honeymooned in the Cayman mouth, Massachusetts. Joshua Johnston to Jaclyn Neil Islands and reside in the Salem 2003 on July 2, 2005, in Farmington, area. Jane McKinney to Samuel Maine. They honeymooned in Abigail S. Ring to Douglas Kaier on October 29, 2005, in the Poconos and live in Colo­ DiPasquale, on October 8, 2005, Southport, Maine. They honey­ rado Springs, Colorado. in Bethel, Maine. They traveled mooned in Vieques and live on Amanda Smith to Darby Hig­ to Aruba for their honeymoon Squirrel Island, Maine. gins on September 10, 2005, in and reside in Maine. Lyndsey Melvin to Robert Orland, Maine. The couple spent 2001 Patton ’04 on September 9, their honeymoon at Foxwoods Kelsie Ouellette to Jeffrey Lee 2005, in Dedham, Maine. They and resides in Ellsworth. ’03 on September 24, 2005. The reside in Fairborn, Ohio. Renee Sanfacon to Bradley couple lives in Belgrade, Maine. Abbey Hodgman to Brian Hardy on October 8, 2005, in Kristen Roy to Nathan De- Lafrance on September 17, York, Maine. The couple leault on August 6, 2005, in 2005, in Jackson, New Hamp­ planned a honeymoon in Rome. Allenstown, New Hampshire. shire. The couple honeymooned Kati Richards to Wayne Sawyer They honeymooned in Durango, in Jamaica and lives in Tops­ on July 3, 2005, in Bar Harbor, Colorado, and live in Lyme, New ham, Maine. Maine. After a honeymooned in Hampshire. Rebecca Palmer to Shawn Hawaii they live in Trenton, Erin Chavarie to Charles In­ Bugbee on September 1,2005, Carmelle J. Cote ’92 was married Maine. to John E.Terborgh on October 8, galls on November 8, 2005, in in Mapleton, Maine. They live in Jessica Monroe Bulloch to 2005, in Shelburne, Vermont. Jamaica. They reside in Machi­ Mapleton. Matthew Page Damon on Sep­ as, Maine. Andrea Kane to Andrew Ashton Andrea M. Surette to Shaun tember 10, 2005, in Boothbay, Aaron John Economou to Kari on October 29, 2005, in Ackerly on June 3, 2005, in Maine. They honeymooned in Anne Siviski on October 1, Ellsworth. They honeymooned in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They Mexico and live in Brewer, 2005, in Ocean Point, Maine. New York City and reside in reside in Portland, Maine. Maine. They honeymooned in Antigua Stoke-on-Trent, England. 2004 Adam Fish to Kassandra Tew- and live in Kittery, Maine. hey on July 23, 2005, in Acadia Kathryn Marie Hamm to Marc National Park on Sand Beach. A. Sawyer ’99 on August 13, The couple resides in Portland. 2005, in Portland, Maine. They 2005 honeymooned in Aruba and Elizabeth Ann Gillespie to reside in Limerick, Maine. Jonathan A. Bilodeau ’03 on 2002 May 28, 2005, in Fairfield, Christin Taylor to Ricky Maine. They spent their honey­ Dubois ’97 on October 22, moon in New Hampshire and 2005, in Orrington, Maine. The reside in Baltimore, Maryland. couple resides in Bucksport, Robert Lightbody to Meghan Maine. Collins on July 23, 2005, in Kevin Jarvis to Lindsay Hogle Hinckley, Maine. They spent their on October 8, 2005, in Highgate, honeymoon at White Point Vermont. They reside in Essex, Beach, Nova Scotia, and live in Vermont. Orrington, Maine. Alexandra Henderson to Eric Stephanie Lewis to Dean Nick­ O’Brien on November 11,2005, les, on October 14, 2005, in Ded­ in Atkinson, New Hampshire. ham, Maine. They took a honey­ They spent their honeymoon in moon in the Bahamas and reside St. Lucia and reside in in Oakland, Maine. Manchester, New Hampshire. Amy Lee Hanscom to Christo­ Maryann Morin to Nathan Keith Aimee Turcotte ’00 and Jeffrey Austin Cary ’97 (top step) were married pher Paul Warren on October 9, on October 7, 2005, in Newcas­ on July 16 on Pond Island, Maine. In front of the wedding couple are 2005, in Hinckley, Maine. They tle, Maine. They honeymooned fellow UMaine alumni (left to right): Leeanne Warner Parks ’97, Jill Fla­ honeymooned in southern Cali­ in Costa Rica and live in Fal­ herty ’99, Travis Jacques ’98, and Charles Allen ’97. fornia and live in Fairfield, Maine.

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1926 1937 1941 Ethel Maude Andrews, 101, from Wendall “Czar” Swanton Kenneth “Ken” Deane Bell, 84, Old Town, on March 19, 2006. Brewster, 90, from Dunnellon, from Stratford, Connecticut, on Helen Natalie Mayo, 100, from Florida, on January 1,2006. June 22, 2004. Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, Louise Eliza Hastings Eldridge, Winnifred Blanchard Oliver 2006. 91, from Canaan and Salisbury, Dingley, 84, from Farmington, 1929 Connecticut, on December 19, Maine, on December 17, 2003. Herbert Eugene Sargent, 100, 2005. Arthur “Art” Louis Kelley, 89, from Stillwater, Maine, on April 9, Elizabeth “Lib” Marion Story from Allagash, Maine, on March 2006. Hoyt, 89, from Easton, Maine, on 19, 2006. 1932 January 20, 2006. Carroll “Morsie” Edwin Morse, Roscoe “Ross” Chaney George “Mac” William McLellan, 88, from Brunswick and Woolwich, Masterman, 94, from Glens Falls, 89, from Durham, North Carolina, Maine, on February 3, 2006. New York, and San Antonio, on February 9, 2006. Dorothy “Dottie” Hopkins Wing Texas, on November 27, 2005. Lawrence McLellan Noddin, 91, Nystrom, 85, from Philip “Doc” Manson Williams, from Topsham and Lamoine, Herbert Eugene Sargent Hendersonville, North Carolina, on 95, from Oakland, Maine, on Maine, on February 8, 2006. Class of 1929 November 29, 2005. January 4, 2006. Paula Mercedes Vallely Stott, Elsie Leilla Kierstead Paul, 98, 1933 89, from Portland, on October 31, Herbert Sargent died on April from Port Charlotte, Florida, on Pauline “Polly” Anna Cohen, 2005. November 14, 2005. 9, 2006, at his home in Stillwa­ from Bangor, on January 15, 1938 Frank “Franco” Price Shearer, ter. He was 100. 2006. Nelson “Nels” Bradford Carter, 85, from Daphine, Alabama, on After attending the Univer­ Mildred Corinne Brawn 89, from Pittsford, New York, on July 17, 2005. sity of Maine, Herb bought a Cookson, 95, from Dover, December 28, 2005. William “Saint” Albert St. gravel truck with his father and Delaware, and Bangor, on Rose Frances Whitmore Germain, 88, from Redmond, uncle and began his success­ February 19, 2006. Germick, 91, from Champions, Washington, on February 27, ful career in the construction Doris “Dot” Alberta Hutchinson Texas, on January 7, 2006. 2006. Wiggett, 93, from Northfield Falls, Ruth Alice Robinson Grant, 88, business. Over the next 80 Frederick “Ding” Foster Tracy, Vermont, on February 13, 2006. from Hampden and Stillwater, years, the company he found­ 87, from Fort Worth, Texas, on 1934 Maine, on December 12, 2005. ed, H.E. Sargent, Inc., grew December 7, 2005. Frank Rodwell Blaisdell, 93, Ida Mae Hart Harding, 88, from into one of the prominent con­ 1942 from Charlottesville, Virginia, on Rockland, Maine, on December struction companies on the William “Bill” Richard January 31,2006. 27, 2005. East Coast. Beckmann, 83, from Oregon, on 1935 1939 May 15, 2003. Janet Brown Hobbie, 90, from Louis “Louie” Joseph Alton “Al” Grover Bonney, Jr., Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Bourgoin, 88, from Peabody, George “Tuddy” Roberts 85, from Ringwood, New Jersey, November 2003. Massachusetts, on January 14, Sawyer, 88, from Merrill, Maine, on February 25, 2006. Sidney Silverman, 92, from West 2006. on December 8, 2005. Lois Mabel Southard Chute, 89, Palm Beach on July 24, 2005. Edwin “Ed” Byer, M.D., 86, from 1940 from Portland on March 7, 2006. 1936 Oakland, California, on October 2, Marcia Jannette Finks Bell, 87, Carrol “Dav” Dwight Davis, 85, Selvin “Hershey” Hirshon, 2004. from Portland, on January 4, from Fort Myers, Florida, on D.D.S., 91, from Portland, on James “Jim” W. Cunningham, 2006. February 23, 2006. February 5, 2006. 88, from Old Town, on February 6, William “Cookie” Sherwood Ralph William Haney, 87, from Donald “Don” Goodwin 2006. Cook, 86, from St. George, West Palm Beach, Florida, and Johnson, M.D., 90, from Bar Benjamin “Ugh” Walter Ela, Jr., Maine, on February 13, 2006. Warren, Indiana, on November 3, Mills, Maine, on December 11, 88, from Lemon Grove, California, Mary Esther Page Grindell, 87, 2001. 2005. on November 28, 2005. from Lincoln, Maine, on December Harris Linwood McLean, Jr., 86, Alice “Al” Gammon Crowell Kendrick “Ken” Yale Hodgdon, 26, 2005. from Sullivan Harbor, Maine, on Lord, 91, from Falmouth, Maine, 88, from La Vale, Maryland, on Emil Franklin Hawes, 88, from March 13, 2006. on January 3, 2006. December 13, 2004. Albany, New York, on March 2, 1943 Robert “Bob” Waldo Simpson, Richard “Ike” Holmes, 89, from 2006. Robert Hartson Day, 86, from 91, from Corinna, Maine, and Presque Isle and Northeast George Coakley Swanton, 90, Woodstock, Maine, on March 5, Colonial Beach, Virginia, on Harbor, Maine, on January 16, from Dexter and Rockland, Maine, 2006. October 15, 2005. 2006. on December 22, 2005. Gordon Pearce Smith, 87, from

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Bangor, on December 11,2005. 2006. Stowe, Vermont, on January 29, Wendell “Stick” Hayward Arthur LaFond Geary, 81, from 2006. Stickney, 85, from Ligonier, Westford, Massachusetts, on Galen “Gay” Helstrom Peary, 68, Pennsylvania, on December 8, November 17, 2005. from Stuart, Florida, on May 3, 2005. Donald “Bull” Chester Kinney, 1999. 1944 80, from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, on Theodore Malcolm Stackhouse, Albert Clarence Brewer, Jr., 82, January 29, 2006. 77, from Portland, on January 19, from Presque Isle, Maine, January Daniel “Rip” Elwood Sylvester, 2006. 14, 2006. 83, from South Portland, on March 1952 Alan Dodge Crockett, 85, from 5, 2006. Wilber Alvin Cooper, 90, from Addison, Maine, on March 6, Joseph Spencer White, Jr., 81, Topsham, Maine, on January 16, 2006. from Stanhope, New Jersey, on 2006. Richard “Dick” Henry Fuller, 86, December 27, 2005. 1953 from Cumberland, Maine, on 1950 Vincent “Russ” Russell February 22, 2006. Cynthia Nelson William Francis Carrigan, Jr., 84, DeCourcy, 85, from Largo, Florida Harvey David Hillson, 82, from from Lewiston, Maine, on February on December 4, 2005. Class of 1955 Glastonbury, Connecticut, and Old 27, 2006. Patrick “Pat” Henry Dionne, 77, Town, on January 12, 2006. Cynthia “Cyn” Nelson died on Jean Dennison Conley, 82, from from Severna Park, Maryland, on Frederick “Boxcar” Sawtelle Bremen, Maine, on March 2, 2006. January 13, 2006. February 14, 2006. She was Jones, Jr., 83, from Honolulu, Robert “Bob” Henry Elliott, 83, Christine “Chris” Elizabeth Hurd 72. In addition to her UMaine Hawaii, on May 17, 2005. from Bucksport, Maine, on LaFlamme, 75, from Old Town, on degree, she received a mas­ 1945 February 14, 2006. December 29, 2005. ter’s degree from the Universi­ Clifford Warren Davis, 81, from James “Jim” William Harris, 84, George Lewis Mayne, 75, from ty of Chicago and a Ph.D. Springvale, Maine, on December from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Sandia Park, New Mexico, on from the University of Califor­ 17, 2005. on December 21,2005. December 15, 2005. Richard “Dick” Carter Lord, 81, nia. She went on to become a Donald “Bud” Hiram Hathorn, Robert “Bob” Edward from Malden, Massachusetts, on professor at the American Jr., 81, from Bangor, on March 9, Ostreicher, 75, from Westport, November 24, 2005. University in Cairo. She will be 2006. Massachusetts, on November 24, Raymond Elwood Neal, Jr., 82, posthumously awarded the James “J.P.” Palmer Libby, 77, 2005. from Marblehead, Massachusetts, 2006 Alumni Career Award at from Bangor and Brewer, on Richard William Pitman, 74, from on August 23, 2005. the University of Maine re­ December 22, 2005. Portland, on December 2, 2005. Ethel “Evvie” Ann Tarr Smyth, union in June. Robert Evan Marston, 83, from Merton “Mert” Edward Poore, 82, from Amherst, Massachusetts, Dover, New Hampshire, on 83, from Wells, Maine, on January on March 4, 2006. November 28, 2005. 23, 2006. Robert “Sam” Nelson Varnum, Clyde Robert Jones, 79, from Harry Milton Masters, 92, from 1954 83, from Edmonds, Washington, Bangor, on February 27, 2006. Bristol Mills, Maine, on January 7, Charles “Chuck” Knowlton on December 19, 2005. Freeland Jones, 82, from Veazie, 2006. Hewins, Jr., 73, from South 1946 Maine, on January 13, 2006. William “Bill” Reed Miller, 76, Bristol, Maine, on February 12, Fred Almon Basford, 81, from Lucian “Doc” Odel Savage, 90, from Waldoboro, Maine, on March 2006. Stockton Springs, Maine, on from Palmyra and Stetson, Maine, 3, 2006. Leonard Donald McGinnis, 73, March 4, 2006. on January 10, 2006. Ralph Antonio Piscopo, 82, from from Wells, Maine, on December Richard Merry Haggett, 80, from Joanne “Jo” Ruth Chellis Oxford, Massachusetts, on March 7, 2005. Stuart, Florida, and Boothbay Wilson, 79, from Falmouth 9, 2006. Herbert Frank Morang, Jr., 81, Harbor, Maine, on January 5, Foreside, Maine, on February 12, Vinal John Welch, 79, from from Bolivar, Tennessee, on 2006. 2006. Veazie, Maine, on February 12, December 12, 2005. Charles “Hal” Harold Jack, Jr., 1949 2006. Robert “Bob” Coffin White, 74, 81, from Lakewood, New Jersey, Myer “Mike” Byer, 74, from Palm 1951 from Danvers, Massachusetts, and on November 6, 2004. Beach, Florida, and Bangor, on John “Polock” Raymond Bangor, on March 14, 2006. 1948 December 4, 1997. Conroy, 84, from Portland, on 1955 Chester “Chet” Allen Darling, Albert “Al” Percy Cox, M.D., 81, March 12, 2006. Alvin Jay Axley, 68, from 87, from Denver, Colorado, on from Los Alamitos, California, on Larry “Boleo” Knight Mahaney, Teaneck, New Jersey, on February 7, 2006. January 25, 2006. 76, from West Palm Beach, September 28, 2001. Merle Francis Goff, 82, from Joseph Wesley Dale, 81, from Florida, on February 12, 2006. Cynthia Nelson, 72, from Cairo, Bangor, on March 17, 2006. Rockmart, Georgia, on January 10, William Burdett Moore, 78, from Egypt, on February 14, 2006.

46 Mainely People Spring 2006 Timothy Robert O’Donnell, 81, from Manchester, New Hampshire, Remembering Lawrence “Larry” Mahaney ’51, ’55G on January 7, 2006. James “Jim” George Sucy, 75, A Life of Achievement and Generosity from Hilton, New York, on January 14, 2006. niversity of Maine sports gasoline stations and had more 1956 Carl Russell Blake, 74, from Old lost one of its most loyal than 70,000 heating fuel cus­ Orchard Beach, Maine, on and generous support­ tomers. Larry was also a partner February 20, 2006. Uers in February with the pass­ in a business that owned sever­ Jessie “Jess” Eugenia Sargent ing of businessman and philan­ al hotels and restaurants in Boivin, 71, from Hampden and thropist Larry Mahaney ’51, Maine. Old Town, on February 6, 2006. ’55G. Larry died from a mas­ Larry was well known as a Harold “Buz” Rushton Gerry, 73, sive stroke while in Florida to civic leader. Among his many from Medway, Maine, on January celebrate his 76th birthday with volunteer activities, he served 24, 2006. his family. as a director of the Bangor George Francis Tillson, 77, from Larry was born in Easton, Chamber of Commerce and as Gilbertsville, Kentucky, on Maine, and grew up in Fort chair of the local March of February 24, 2006. Fairfield. He was an outstand­ Dimes. 1957 ing athlete in high school and But nowhere was Larry’s Bruce Redlon Burden, 71, from college, serving as captain of spirit of giving and service more Scarborough, Maine, on March 4, the UMaine basketball team in evident than at his alma mater. 2006. his senior year while earning a In 1962, Larry brought that His involvement at UMaine William “Bill” Myron Earle, 70, degree in education. He would confident coaching approach to included serving as chair of the from Damariscotta, Maine, on later receive a master’s degree the world of business when he Development Council, chair of December 9, 2005. in education from UMaine. joined Webber Oil Company. In the Black Bear Association, and Kenneth “Hutch” Carlton just seven years he became that president of the “M” Club. He Hutchinson, 76, from Owl’s Head, After getting his undergrad­ company’s third president. was also an important contribu­ Maine, on December 31,2005. uate degree Larry served for Under Larry’s leadership and tor and fundraiser for the Maine Robert Hartley McLellan, 74, two years in the Air Force, Center for the Arts and the Al- from Portland, on February 21, stationed in North Africa. After innovative thinking, Webber 2006. his discharge he taught and grew and diversified into real fond Arena. He was the major James “Jim” Roy Nicklas, 73, coached high school football estate, insurance, retail gasoline contributor and supporter for the from Abilene, Texas, on April 19, and basketball. He achieved stations, and convenience Mahaney Clubhouse, the base­ 2004. success as a coach and his stores. At the time of his retire­ ball team, and just recently, with Clifford “Tiff” Philip Tiffany, Jr., 1957 Brewer High football ment in 2004, Webber owned 40 his son Kevin, provided $1 mil­ 67, from Brooklyn, Connecticut, on team won the Maine State lion for the new February 17, 2003. Championship. UMaine practice 1958 One of the many young men dome. The universi­ David “Dave” Windsor Jones, who Larry had a big influence ty’s baseball facility is 68, from Sunrise Skypark, Idaho, on at Brewer was Joe Ferris named The Mahaney on June 28, 2005. ’66, who went on to star for the Diamond in his honor. Albert “Roge” Roger Legare, 75, Black Bears in the 1964 Col­ Larry was award­ from Fairfield, Connecticut, on lege World Series. ed honorary degrees February 22, 2006. “He was a smart guy, a from both UMaine Allan Leroy Smallidge, 73, from tough guy who was demanding and Thomas College. Winter Harbor, Maine, on March 4, and confident,” Ferris said of He also received the 2006. Larry in a Bangor Daily News alumni association’s William “Bill”Tarazewich, 69, story. Ferris added that Larry Back Bear Award and from Morgan’s Point, Texas, on became a mentor and inspira­ the 1995 Harold December 28, 2005. tion for many, in his commit­ Alfond Award for David “Dave” Arthur Waite, 69, Athletic Philanthropy. from Calais, Maine, on February 4, ment and support of athletics for young people. Larry Mahaney as captain of the basketball 2006. team in his senior year at UMaine.

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1959 Dexter, Maine, on January 4, 2006. Patricia “Trish” Molly Towle Dow 2006. William Russell Currier, 67, from Turner Dexter Gregoire, 96, from McCue, 57, from Scarborough, 1978 Putnam, Connecticut, on January Wiscasset, Maine, on March 15, Maine, on December 12, 2005. Robert Edward Dinsmore, 78, 3, 3006. 2006. Arthur Cecil Woodward, 83, from from Eastport, Maine, on Ray Stevens Edwards, 72, from Barbara Lewis Hermes, 82, from Gray, Maine, on December 16, September 7, 1999. Hampton, New Hampshire, on Essex Junction, Vermont, and 2005. Clyde W. Sproul, 54, from February 18, 2006. Stillwater, Maine, on December 15, 1972 Waterville, Maine, on February 15, Garfield Cyrus King, 77, from 2005. Karl Burke Colbath, 55, from 2006. Fort Kent, on January 20, 2005. Philip Hilton Soule, 64, from Augusta, on January 16, 2006. 1979 Rupert Franklin Stafford, 75, Sutton, Vermont, on January 15, Margaret Rideout Hoyt, 83, from Leroy Stanley Day, 49, from from Stillwater, Maine, on January 2006. Houlton, Maine, on March 21, Sullivan, Maine, on February 16, 8, 2006. 1965 2006. 2006. David Littlefield Wells, 68, on Marshall “Marsh” Edward Hall, Linda Faye Beckerman Lohman, William Joe Lopez, 64, from October 3, 2005. 62, from Portland, on January 8, 55, from Winslow, Maine, on Tucumcari, New Mexico, on 1960 2006. February 21,2006. August 1,2003. Jane “Janie” Carol Small Lord, Eleanor Gray MacLaughlin, 90, 1973 Randolph Brian Parker, 49, from 68, from Brunswick, Maine, on from Orono, on February 12, 2006. Olive Rae White Gibson, 87, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on December 12, 2005. Elizabeth “Betty” M. Rea, 83, Surry, Maine, on December 12, December 16, 2005. 1961 from Southwest Harbor, Maine, on 2005. 1980 Michael William Evans, 68, from February 14, 2006. Geneva Frost Laaka, 86, from Cynthia Ann Holmes-Hoefel, 47, East Hartford, Connecticut, on Charles “Charlie” Francis Venice, Florida, and Cushing, from Columbia, South Carolina, on December 26, 2005. Washburn, 61, from Perry, Maine, Maine, on February 15, 2001. December 28, 2005. Rena Wheeler French Lowell, 97, on December 14, 2005. Donna Marie Wilson Rogers, 60, Martha Muskie, 47, from from Veazie, on February 25, 1966 from Bangor, on December 31, Washington, D.C., on January 2, 2006. Mary Margaret Slavic, 60, from 2005. 2006. Robert Ruel Shaw, 66, from Lexington, Massachusetts, on 1974 1981 Punta Gorda, Florida, on February October 31,2004. Garth Maynard Gooding, 75, Jacqueline Smith Edgren, 82, 13, 2006. 1967 from Houlton, Maine, on January from Bangor, and Syracuse, New 1962 Robert Richard McGillicuddy, 61, 6, 2006. York, on August 3, 2005. Joan Lee Guse Probert, 65, from from Scituate, Massachusetts, on Robert Johnson Smith, Sr., 67, 1983 Searsport, Maine, on February 17, February 14, 2006. from Greenville, Maine, on March Laurel Jean Dana, 43, from Victor, 2006. Reginald Herbert McKenney, 75, 7, 2002. Idaho, on January 5, 2006. Timothy Marshall Rush, 66, from from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Judy Verna Nickerson Yori, 53, Denise Liane Messier, 52, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, on February 13, 2006. from Searsport, Maine, on Warren, Maine, on January 2, August 20, 2005. Hazel Coffin Springer, 91, from November 22, 2005. 2006. Joy Keene McMore Smith, 65, Bangor, on December 8, 2005. 1975 1986 from Wells, Maine, on December Norman Gerald Tardiff, Jr., 61, Gail Reeves Darlington, 52, from Mildred Jean Gass Spearin, 74, 30, 2005. from Middleboro, Massachusetts, Saco, Maine, on February 13, from Baileyville, Maine, on January Lucy “Lucifer” Lee Smith Trial, on January 25, 2006. 2006. 29, 2006. 66, from Waldoboro, Maine, on 1968 Alan D. Johnson, 52, from 1988 December 26, 2005. Sharon Laura Littlefield Lewiston, on March 4, 2006. Tamara Kay Thurston, 47, from 1963 Kittredge, 58, from Freeport, 1976 Bucksport, Maine, and Tucson, Susan “Sue” Clare Edel Chase, Maine, on February 1,2006. Daniel Steven Chasse, 52, from Arizona, on January 6, 2006. 64, from Willbrook Plantation, 1969 Houston, Texas, on December 23, 1989 South Carolina, on December 2, Arlueen Carman Clark, 88, from 2005. Diana McCurdy Russ, 70, from 2005. Camden, Maine, on November 28, John Edwin Houghton, 53, from Sun City Center, Florida, on Merton Adelbert Nickerson, 64, 2005. Deltona, Florida, on December 11, December 13, 2005. from Scarborough, Maine, on Rose Paterson Brogan Ricker, 2005. 1995 January 12, 2006. 84, from Buckfield, Maine, on 1977 Leila Munson Dadmun, 33, from David Edward Wilson, 66, from September 24, 2005. Mary Francis Simcock Lynch, Somerville, Massachusetts, on Poland, Maine, on February 13, 1971 51, from Waterville, Maine, on December 21,2005. 2006. Judith Esther Klain Haskell, 72, January 16, 2006. 1964 from Bethel, Maine, on December Richard Ken Roy, O.D. 51, from Complete obits online at: Blanche Violette Daigle, 82, from 23, 2005. Fort Kent, Maine, on February 6, mainealumni.com

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By Douglas Allen

Photograph by R. Ranganathan

Engineer Ashok Jhunjhunwala '77G, '79 Ph.D. may be little-known in Maine, but he is considered a national treasure in his native India. One of UMaine's most distin­ guished graduates, Ashok integrates an exceptional level of innovative scientific creativity and accomplishment with a pro­ found sense of moral conscience and com­ mitment to serving the well-being of oth­ ers. Not concerned with personal wealth, power, and privilege, he is motivated to use science and technology to serve the needs of the most disadvantaged, suffer­ ing human beings. With a Gandhian sense of simplifying one's needs, he lives simply with his family in a modest apartment on his university campus, has few posses­ sions and little wealth, but still enjoys a very high quality of life. In an emerging powerful nation of over one billion Indians and full of remarkable scientists and engineers, Ashok Jhunjhun- wala's career stands out as a hopeful mod-

the United States, and the rest of humanity. To give only a brief overview of Ashok's accomplishments, he was hon­ ored with the Padma Shri Award in 2002 for distinguished service in science, tech­ nology, and telecommunications. In India, the Padma Shri Award is considered one of the highest national honors. Each year one

Douglas Allen is professor of philosophy at the University of Maine and was the 2000 Distinguished Maine Professor.

12 Maine Spring 2006 or two scientists are included in this very He never regretted his decision. first Ph.D. student. He finished his M.S. select group of about thirty distinguished UMaine was an overwhelmingly posi­ and Ph.D. in just four years. Indians. In addition, Ashok received the tive experience for Ashok Jhunjhunwala. While at UMaine, Ashok emerged as a Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 1998 As he describes it, he found Maine to be an leader in the peace and justice movement. for outstanding contributions in the field incredibly beautiful place, and he fell in In my 32 years at the University, I have of engineering sciences. One award is giv­ love with it. At the department of electrical never observed any other international stu­ en each year, and this is often considered engineering, Vetelino was his major guide, dent who was as involved or as effective as the most prestigious science award in In­ but professor John Field and other faculty a peace and justice educator and activist. dia. Ashok now serves as a member of the also were of great assistance to him. As a When he came to Maine, Ashok already Scientific Advisory Committee of the prime graduate student, he appreciated the fact had a very sophisticated analysis of eco­ minister of India. Only eight scientists from that he got a lot of individual time interact­ nomic and political issues of oppression all of India serve on this influential body ing with the faculty. UMaine only had a and exploitation. However, as he describes that meets regularly to help shape India's master's degree in electrical engineering, it, Maine really broadened him and science, technology, and economic future. and Ashok's original idea was to go on to a changed his life. Mainly working through While Ashok was at UMaine, from 1975 larger science university for his Ph.D. the Maine Peace Action Committee to 1979,1 worked very closely with him on However, because of his positive experi­ (MPAC), he was exposed to Scott Nearing local, national, and international issues and ences, he decided to stay. The university of Maine, the singer Holly Near, Russ struggles. We also worked with other Indi­ then created a new program in physics and Johnson of the American Friends Service ans on issues of democracy and human electrical engineering, and Ashok was its Committee, and other dedicated individu- rights in India during the crisis of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's "Emergency" rule. During the past two decades, Ashok Bringing Telecommunications to Rural India and I have maintained a close relationship. I have visited him often at the Indian Insti­ Ashok Jhunjhunwala had long known tute of Technology-Madras and have fre­ that the key to a better life for poor rural quently observed and marveled at his Indians was affordable telecommunica­ growing accomplishments. tions. The problem was that traditional telephone systems use expensive copper THE MAINE DIFFERENCE wires. For India to go from one percent Born in 1953 and raised in Calcutta, Ashok of homes having telephones to 15 or 20 was an undergraduate student at the pres­ percent would be prohibitively costly. tigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) The only solution would be to find a way Kanpur. I always wondered why this bril­ to eliminate the copper wires. And with liant student, with friends attending the the creation of corDECT, a wireless loop Massachusetts Institute of Technology and system, that's just what Jhunjhunwala other elite science institutions, enrolled at and his colleagues did. the University of Maine. The story is in­ "Wireless, in loop technology, is basi­ structive of Ashok's character. cally replacing the wires or copper in the Ashok had an Indian friend who was a local loop with a wireless system," he ex­ graduate student at UMaine and encour­ plained in a 1997 interview. "We have our own exchange, a 'compact base station' aged him to apply. Professor John Vetelino which can be mounted either on the rooftop of a building or poles in the street. Each of the department of electrical engineering of these base stations transmits on a wireless medium to offices or houses. At homes saw Ashok's resume and wrote him a very or offices, you have a subscriber access unit consisting of either a portable subscriber warm, personal letter in which he invited unit known as a handset or the fixed subscriber access unit known as a wallset. From him to join the graduate program. Ashok here you can connect to a regular telephone, fax, or modem. Each of these base sta­ immediately accepted. Later he got offers tions can serve up to 150 subscribers." from other universities. Against the advice The new system costs just a fraction of traditional wire technology and one-third of others, he decided to honor his commit­ of existing wireless technology. The goal of providing telephone service to India's ment to UMaine. As Ashok told me, he was 700,000 villages was achieved, as was the goal of providing 100 million telephone touched by Professor Vetelino's kind offer, connections. Now Ashok Jhunjhunwala and his colleagues are involved in various and for him integrity and personal com­ projects that are going beyond minimal telecommunications to providing such things mitment are values to uphold in one's life. as internet services, medical technology services, ATM services, and more.

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als. Through MP AC he was challenged to respect and cooperation." plying science and technology for social develop his analysis of issues of violence, Indeed, Ashok states that the best thing good. war, and imperialism. And while in Maine, that has happened in India in recent years he became aware of environmental issues. is a growing self-confidence, mainly in the A REMARKABLE ATTITUDE As an Indian, he personally encoun­ urban areas—he hopes that confidence will Ashok Jhunjhunwala is professor and tered racism for the first time. He was also spread to rural India. former chair of the department of electrical exposed for the first time to others focus­ In Maine Ashok also discovered that he engineering at the Indian Institute of Tech­ ing on gender oppression and feminism. is a natural leader. Among the interna­ nology Madras in Chennai, India. He joined One of his closest friends was a lesbian and tional students and in the department of the faculty at IIT Madras in 1981, shortly a student leader on campus. She and oth­ electrical engineering, he became a leader, after he returned permanently to India. ers continually challenged his preconceived mentoring and helping other students to Ashok leads the Telecommunications and ideas and judgments. succeed. In MPAC and his other peace and Computer Network Group (TeNet) at IIT In short, Maine made a huge difference justice work, he was recognized as a leader Madras. TeNet has a vision of "World­ in the kind of person Ashok would be­ who cared deeply about others, had bril­ class Technology at an Affordable Price." come. When he left Maine in 1979, Dr. liant analysis, and exhibited a strong will, It has developed a number of telecommu­ Ashok Jhunjhunwala was very different courage, and perseverance. nications and computer network systems from the young student who had entered Today, in India, Ashok Jhunjhunwala is and has incubated a number of technology the graduate program. widely recognized as the leader and cata­ companies aimed at the betterment of ru­ lyst for numerous innovative science and ral areas and emerging markets. LESSONS FROM MAINE technology projects. For some years, TeNet had the ambi­ Many lessons emerged from Ashok's ex­ In addition, he believes that Maine re­ tious goal of enabling 100 million tele­ periences in Maine and the U.S.A. It was in ally expanded his views. Ashok grew up phone and Internet connections in India. Maine that he developed his remarkable with a strong commitment to the Indian Having now achieved this, present goals self-confidence. The elite IITs provide a concept of dharma that involves social and include doubling the rural per capita gross level of unsurpassed scientific and tech­ moral obligation and duty. In Calcutta, he domestic product of over 700 million Indi­ nologypreparation. However, partially re­ understood this sense of social and moral ans; enabling 50 million broadband con­ sulting from the history of colonial domi­ service in terms of obligations to the large, nections; developing one or two billion- nation and status of India as an underde­ extended, joint family. As a student in IIT dollar socially-conscious product compa­ veloped "Third World" country, there was Kanpur, this came to include service to the nies in India, and driving the next genera­ a general assumption that the West is al­ nation. And at UMaine, his new experi­ tion of international wireless standards spe­ ways best. Even talented IIT professors felt ences broadened his consciousness so that cifically for India. the need to have Western scientists ac­ it included service internationally. In this Ashok tells a remarkably revealing story knowledge and confirm the value of their regard, Ashok's start-up projects involv­ about a conversation with his grandfather, work, as if this were a necessary scientific ing scientists and companies are directed who was a dedicated follower of Mahatma method of verification. at improving India, especially the most Gandhi. When Ashok first decided to go to What Ashok and numerous other In­ disadvantaged villages. the elite IIT Kanpur, he visited his grandfa­ dian students found when they came to the He also works internationally on joint ther in his village. He was told a story with U.S. is that they compared favorably with ventures with other dedicated scientists this advice: "Never ask, 'but what can I American students and that they were ca­ and companies. He is even willing to share do?"' Ashok had no idea what this meant. pable of doing excellent work. Ashok his technology with scientists in other coun­ A decade later, after returning to India, he handled his graduate studies with relative tries who are dedicated to improving the once again visited his grandfather and ease and his work was at the very highest lives of their own citizens. asked him about his earlier advice. level. While in Maine, Ashok also came to His grandfather retold the story. In the This lesson has had a profound effect. realize the need for tolerance, diversity, 1950s, when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Ashok developed self-confidence that he and complexity. They were important val­ Nehru decided to establish the elite and and other Indian scientists can do work at ues for him when he returned to India. expensive Indian Institute of Technologies Ashok recognized the necessity for toler­ around India, the Gandhians did not know There is no need to feel inferior or be in­ ance of diverse approaches and viewpoints how to respond. How could egalitarian timidated by the West. and for humility when struggling with the Gandhians support such costly education "We do not want the United States to complexity of contemporary India. Such for the few? After nine months of debate, dictate to us or dominate us," Ashok ex­ values have been essential in allowing him they concluded that such elite institutions plains. "We want equal relations of mutual to be so successful in formulating and ap­ were not necessarily in conflict with an

14 Maine Spring 2006 egalitarian society. Going back to ancient Repeatedly I've observed the tremen­ times, India had always supported the dous motivation and excitement among Nalandas and other institutions with the these Indians and their impressive techno­ best teachers, students, and resources, even logical breakthroughs. Ashok has created in the most difficult of times. The key point an atmosphere in which they feel that their was the justification for such institutions work is significant. They are working for a in turning out the best-educated and most greater purpose, and their special knowl­ capable leaders. Such institutions would edge and skill will contribute to the well­ be judged solely on whether the society being of India. flourished. This attitude is also reflected in another Therefore, Ashok's grandfather repeat­ of Ashok's innovative and inspiring con­ ed that Ashok, in receiving such a privi­ ceptions of science and technology. leged education made possible by the sup­ For Ashok, most of science has the po­ port of society, could never ask: "but what tential to become destructive and danger­ can I do?" If you could not do it, who else ous because it can involve a one-way ap­ could? Do not look for excuses. Giving up plication of knowledge. This scientific is not an option. model often involves control, domination, "We scientists have many answers, and and exploitation of nature and other hu­ most of them are wrong," Ashok says. man beings. "This does not matter. What matters is that By way of contrast, Ashok emphasizes you keep trying until you succeed and that each of us sees only part of the picture, contribute to the well-being of society." and when we work together, complement­ For Ashok, this is his dharma, his social ing what each has to offer, we have a fuller, obligation, using his privileged education "What matters is that more adequate, scientific understanding. and special scientific knowledge for the While scientists have specialized scientific benefit of others. you keep trying until knowledge, Indian villagers also have This attitude of service is reflected knowledge of local agriculture, traditional through Ashok's impressive work, espe­ you succeed and practices, and other important informa­ cially in his commitment to rural India. In tion from which scientists can learn. When each of his innovative, challenging, and contribute to the scientists ignore such information, as well exciting projects, he evaluates success not as the need for villagers to become in­ in terms of the usual standards of maxi­ well-being of society." volved and take responsibility for scientif­ mizing profits from investments or obtain­ ic developments, their technological ing greater technological control and dom­ projects can result in failure. ination. projects. For Ashok, successful science is a two- By his standard, a successful science Ashok is a no-nonsense leader, who can way process that involves humility, toler­ and technology project is one in which the be very blunt and does not accept excuses ance, interaction, and mutual learning and livelihood and well-being of rural Indians for failure. His demanding style can be development. is improved; the villagers become more very intimidating until you realize what a In conclusion, even without describing self-confident, more empowered, and more caring and compassionate person he is. Ashok Jhunjhunwala's remarkable science in control of their lives; the usual flow of Young Indians are given tremendous free­ and technology projects that are having wealth and resources is reversed, not from dom to work on challenging projects. such a profound effect in India, it should cheap labor and resources in villages to the Ashok instills in them a confidence that be clear that he is a brilliant innovative wealthy and powerful, but instead from they are very capable of finding solutions scientist with a deep conscience. Those of those with privilege and power to those in and that they must succeed. They will usu­ us in Maine can feel pride in the fact that villages in greatest need. ally fail, but that is not a problem. Learning the University of Maine played an impor­ I have also observed how this attitude is from the failures and working together tant part in the development of such an reflected in the remarkably effective rela- cooperatively with maximum freedom, you exceptional scientist.* I would like to thank will eventually be successful. There is quick Alankar Bandyopadhyay, associate of the Indian scientists. Typically, Ashok sets up verification and gratification, since the tech­ Telecommunications and Computer Net­ numerous groups of young Indians work­ nological innovations are rapidly applied work Group (TeNet) at IIT Madras, for her ing on specific science and technology to determine their value. assistance.

Spring 2006 Maine 15 Alumni Enterprises

Two UMaine alums are among the partners in Freeport's Cold River Vodka A Brand New Maine "Spirit"

By Jim Frick

A neurosurgeon, a ski were very limited. Then he brought up initial sales exceeded expectations. coach, a farmer, and a Dad's old vision of a potato vodka. I said, "Basically, we're a bunch of Maine boys brewer—there's no 'Donnie, that's a great idea!"' trying our best to do something to create question about it, it's a Lee encouraged Donnie to pursue the some job opportunities in the state and at strange combination for possibility of a potato vodka. It just so hap­ the same time maybe do a little something a business partnership. pened that at the time, a good friend, and to preserve what we love about the state," What they all have in Lee's fraternity brother at UMaine, Bob Lee Thibodeau says. "We're off to a good common is a commit­ Harkins '74 (the ski coach) had just left his start. But in a start-up situation like this, ment to develop a value- position as a vice president at Sunday the first year is critical. If you aren't suc­ added product using all River Resort. Donnie gave Harkins a call. cessful, you run out of opportunity very Maine resources that in "Donnie told me the potato industry in fast. But we're very hopeful—we have a some small way can Maine was struggling," Harkins recalls. great team and a great product." help the state economy "He explained his idea of potato vodka At $32 a bottle, Cold River Vodka is and at the same time and asked if I was willing to do some re­ what Thibodeau calls "an affordable preserve Maine's open search and maybe enter into a partnership. luxury" He explains that everything in­ spaces. I had just left my job and had some time volved in the product is of the highest The result of their so I agreed." quality. The potatoes are cultivated on commitment is Cold Harkins's research led him to the con­ Donnie's Green Thumb Farm in Fryeburg. River Vodka, a Freeport­ clusion that there was a "real niche oppor­ And, true to its name, the water for the based operation that produces a high-end tunity" for a high-end potato vodka. vodka comes from the pure aquifer of vodka using Maine potatoes, Maine wa­ "It was clear that vodka was growing Maine's Cold River. ter, and Maine workers. in popularity and there was only one other At the Freeport plant, the distillation is Why vodka? The seed for the idea was potato vodka maker in the U.S.," he notes. closely monitored by Dowe and the three actually planted by the father of two of the So the ski coach, the neurosurgeon, and other brewers. This, along with the fact partners, Donnie and Lee Thibodeau '74. the potato farmer started getting together that Cold River uses an all-copper distill­ The brothers grew up on the family potato to talk about how they could make the con­ ing system, is part of what separates this farm in Presque Isle. Their father, who cept a reality. They quickly realized that vodka from the bigger name, high volume worked closely with the agriculture de­ they needed to know much more about the varieties. partment at UMaine and was a close friend distilling process that would be involved. "Most vodka distilling systems are of former president Win Libby, used to tell Lee, as it happens, works with a woman stainless steel, which are less expensive," the boys about the potato alcohol plant that at the hospital whose husband, Chris Harkins explains. "What copper does is re­ operated during World War II. Do we, was a consultant to microbreweries. move unpleasant flavor characteristics." "He used to talk about the idea of mak­ Do we joined the partnership and after two Of course, the fact that Cold River uses ing a special vodka from potatoes," Lee more years of research and preparation the potatoes for its vodka is its major distinc­ Thibodeau (the neurosurgeon) remembers. distillery opened. The first bottle of Cold tion. Ninety-eight percent of vodkas con­ "About three and a half years ago my River Vodka was sold in November 2005. sumed in the United States are grain-based brother Donnie (the farmer) and I were Because it made for an interesting story, products. And Lee Thibodeau says that driving out to see Dad and Mom and he and the fact that they were introducing an folks who haven't tried a fine potato vodka was talking to me about how, as a potato all-Maine product, Cold River Vodka re­ don't know what they're missing. farmer, his value-added opportunities ceived a good amount of publicity and "Grain vodkas give you much more of

16 Maine Spring 2006 a bite," he says. "There are some unpleas­ fraternity life than his studies. ("I got a The four Cold River partners, front to back: ant tastes involved, which is why people 'complete' education," he says, adding that Chris Dowe, Donnie Thibodeau, Lee Thibodeau, and Bob Harkins. generally freeze them before serving. A he loved his time at the university.) Accord­ fine potato vodka, on the other hand, has ing to Phi Eta Kappa roommate Harkins, him to a place with which he was very fa­ a subtle sweetness and is much smoother. Thibodeau was a gifted athlete. In fact, he miliar and comfortable, the ski slopes of The taste is delightful—and because of left the university in 1975 to join the U.S. western Maine. He had worked at Sunday that, people generally prefer to serve it at Equestrian Team and was actually chosen River Resort all through high school and room temperature." to be first alternate at the 1976 Olympics. college. When he graduated, the ski resort It's clear that Lee Thibodeau knows a When he returned to UMaine, he was offered him a full-time job. Harkins thus lot about vodka, but as chair of the com­ set on becoming a veterinarian, in particu­ embarked on a coaching career that cul­ pany, he isn't involved in the day-to-day lar, an equine doctor. UMaine's agriculture minated in his working with the U.S. Ski operations. And of course, how could he dean advised him that he might be better Team for eight years. be—he has a very demanding schedule as off transferring to Cornell to pursue that Now the two good friends, along with a surgeon. career and assisted him in contacting the their partners, are putting their impressive Thibodeau has been practicing in Maine right people at that university. After backgrounds to work to make Cold River since 1988 when he finished the six years Cornell, Thibodeau went on to veterinary Vodka a success. of study and training necessary to enter his school at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently Cold River can be purchased field of medicine. But after two years of study, he realized at Maine and New Hampshire liquor The decision to pursue neurosurgery that there would be little call for a horse stores as well as at fine restaurants in those came somewhat late. At UMaine, doctor in Maine (where he was determined two states. To find out more about the Thibodeau was in the agriculture college, to return) and so refocussed his career on product, the philosophy, and the people but he says he might have put more time neurosurgery. involved in Cold River Vodka you can log into the ski team, horseback riding, and Bob Harkins's career after UMaine took on to: coldrivervodka.com.

Spring 2006 Maine 17 Alumni Profile

French, I sing it by "heart." Le Frangais, Je l'chante Par "Coeur."

At UMaine's Franco-American Center, Quebec-born Josee Vachon '84 found "her voice" and a sense of belonging. Now she uses her musical talent to help keep her language and culture alive.

By Jennifer Hoyt Huerth '01, '03G

ttending college can be a life altering experience. Whether you're there for one semester, or continue on to earn a doctoral degree, it's generally a time of uncertainty, of self-discovery, and most of all, a time of growth. Just ask singer, songwriter, activist, and educator Josee Vachon '84. Her four and a half years at the University of Maine, and her connection with the university's Franco-American Center, had a profound impact on her life, including coming to understand that she could be a full-fledged American while maintaining and celebrating her heritage and its traditions. Josee was born in a small, French-speaking town just south of Quebec, Canada. The eldest child of a railroad worker and aA homemaker, she and her family became first generation American immigrants when they moved to Brownville Junction, Maine, so her father could be closer to thought of being called on in class," she Out of curiosity, she decided to take his work. It was a difficult transition for seven- said. It was in a speech communication advice, and she stopped by the Center after year-old Josee, who didn't know any class in her first year at UMaine that things class the next day. "It was like coming English. began to change for Josee. A young man in home," she says, "to a place filled with "My brother and I were the only French- class saw her name on the cover of a people like me." Josee finally felt as though speaking kids in town," she says. But it textbook and asked her, in French, if she she belonged. didn't take her long to learn the new spoke the language. "Oui!" she exclaimed, It was at the Center one night around language. She recalls one particular and then she asked him if he was from the holidays when Josee's talent as a morning, only a few months following their Quebec. When he replied that he was from musician was exposed. Growing up, she move, when she ran down the stairs to tell Van Buren, a town in northern Maine, she often sang for family members at small her mother that she had dreamt in English. couldn't understand how he could possibly gatherings, and she even won a talent "I remember that school was easier from know French. contest as a senior in high school, but she that day forward. It was as if the dream "Having grown up in a small railroad never even considered music as a possible released something inside of me." town, we had no way of knowing that career choice. Unbeknownst to her, after Even so, Josee never truly felt as though there were other French-speaking people hearing Josee play the guitar that evening, she fit in. Living in a small rural town, she in Maine," she explains. At the end of class a friend signed her up to sing folksongs at found it difficult to make friends. An that day, her classmate told her that she several Franco-American festivals around exceptionally shy girl, she lacked should visit the Franco-American Center, Maine. confidence and avoided drawing any kind a department on campus devoted to the "I was going to be a French teacher but of attention to herself. education of the Franco-American student I began to sing because of the people at the "My heart would pound at the very population. Franco-American Center," she says. "They

18 Maine Spring 2006 knew my strengths and pushed me to try even though I didn't believe I could do it. They brought out the best in me." During her first few performances, Josee could easily fit in 15 to 20 songs during the first set. Now she is lucky to squeeze in 10. "Back then," she explains "I would just sing with my head down and barely look at the crowd. I never spoke to the audience, I just sang the songs that I knew from childhood." But she could feel the response from the audience. She remembers older Franco-Americans approaching her with tears in their eyes and telling her that the songs she sang brought back so many memories. They laughed with her, and exclaimed how refreshing it was to see a young person carrying on their tradition through music. "I was able to see the emotion that could be elicited by being on stage," she says. "That was it for me. I knew what I was supposed to do." Her debut album, Josee, was released in 1983, with the assistance of a music producer who happened to be in the audience at one of her performances. While the release did very well, selling over 1,000 copies at local festivals that year, Josee was ready to try something different. "I couldn't say anything new by singing the traditional songs of Quebec people," she explains. "I decided to try writing my own songs, and I found that it released so much from within me." Much of her original material addresses feelings she has about her identity. "It is best to write about what you know," she says. "For so many years, I was unsure of where I fit in. I did not feel at home in Quebec, because I left when I was so young, but I did not feel Franco- American either, because I was not born here." But there was one thing that Josee was sure of, and that was how to make her audiences feel connected to her music. "I am not the best poet," she admitted with a laugh, "but if I choose music that I know my audience will relate to and love, they will listen to the lyrics more closely, and understand what I am trying to say." Josee Vachon is keeping her culture alive through her music. She loves to perform at

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assemblies, educating students about her "I have tried to keep my language alive culture. "These are issues that everyone Franco-American heritage. Many times, in my home," she explains, "but as they can relate to," Josee explained. "People children will not have any knowledge of grow older, it gets increasingly more identify with the things I write about— their background, and during the course difficult to keep up with it. I find myself there are similarities in every culture." of the show, they will remember that they searching for words to explain science or Presently, Josee has recorded 11 albums. have a grandmother or grandfather who is politics that are not within my mainstream Her latest is a Christmas recording that French-speaking, or that their last name is vocabulary." was released in 2005. She also sings with French. Many people feel that when their her band, Chanterelle. Josee credits her "I am often surprised to see how many language is lost, their culture is lost as well. success to her years at UMaine, and to the children raise their hands when I ask how "We talk a lot about the loss of people at the Franco-American Center who many of them know of or are related to a language," Josee says. "Language is a part encouraged her and supported her. She person of Franco-American descent," she of us, and without it something is missing, still keeps in touch with them, to stay said. but at the same time, maybe when language current on issues in the Franco-American Josee loves to share stories from her is lost, people are able to see their culture in community. She now lives in Pennsylvania own life. During a recent assembly, the ways that we don't." with her husband, Javier Cevallos, the theme was immigration, and she was able In a song Josee wrote called "French in president of Kutztown University, whom to share her personal childhood experiences America," the English words say, "The she met while attending UMaine. of coming to the United States from Canada. borders...we have crossed / Now, we must "I love living in a college town," she She also speaks about the fact that her be taught the language I That our mothers says. "It keeps me young. My house is on husband is Spanish, and how she has raised lost." Living in Pennsylvania, she finds the main street in town and students walk her two children, ages 10 and 13, to be that many people are fourth and fifth by all the time. It feels a lot like being back trilingual and to be proud of their generation Pennsylvania Dutch, and are in Orono. It feels a lot like home." multicultural heritage. struggling to maintain their language and

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