Maine, Volume 68, Number 1, Winter 1987
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications Winter 1987 Maine, Volume 68, Number 1, Winter 1987 University of Maine Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation University of Maine Alumni Association, "Maine, Volume 68, Number 1, Winter 1987" (1987). University of Maine Alumni Magazines. 364. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/364 This publication is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Maine Alumni Magazines by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Holmes, Jr. ’70G 4 Chancellor Robert Woodbury Editor and Art Director Jim Frick An interview with the new chief J / administrator of the UM System. Assistant Editors Faith Hutchins Webster ’60 Jean Hoskinson Leach 10 Master of the Game Contributing Photographers UM teacher and world chessmaster Jack Walas, Al Pelletier, and Keith Dresser Danny Kopec is inspiring a new interest in chess at Maine. Advertising Manager By Jean Leach Todd Ketchum \ Alumni Association Officers 16 The Hudson Museum Henry L.P. Schmelzer ’65, President Fred P. Tarr ’53, First Vice President Opens to the Public page 4 Chairman, Annual Alumni Fund James H. Goff ’63, Second Vice President Mainers now have a window to Dana C. Devoe ’56, Treasurer many past cultures. Robert J Holmes, Jr 70G, Executive By Margaret Nagle Director William D. Johnson ’56, Former GAA President 18 Swimming in Success Alumni Council Maine’s women’s swim coach, Bunny Thibodeau Andrews ’63 Deborah Scott Aseltine ’80 Jeff Wren 74G, taught himself how Ronald E Bishop *53 to coach swimming, and with a Owen H Bridgham ’68G Dana E Bunker ’45 101-32 record, he did a good job. Meredith Strang Burgess 78 By Alan Miller Nonnne Hilchey Daly *59 Arthur F Dentrcmont ’51 Karla Harns Downs 71 Carrie L Dunbar ’82 Dorothy Brewer Erikson ’42 20 Unraveling the Mysteries Willard C Farnham *59 H Allen Fernaid *54 of the Gene Peter T Gammons, Jr *61 Edward C Hall ’48 The Jackson Laboratory has an page 12 Steven Harth ’69 international reputation for Margaret Thompson Homans *54 Francis S McGuire *31 biomedical, genetic research and Robert F McKown ’58 Maine alumni are making an Jeffry W Raynes 76 Karen Wessell Reis *67 important contribution. David W Simard *65 William S Skoohcas *80 Stephen M Towle 73 Sally Grindell Vamvakias 63 Ex Officio Members 26 The Price of Speaking Out Dale Lick, President, UM UM teacher Ngo Vinh Long’s Christopher Hutchins, President views are widely respected in University of Maine Foundation Alvin S McNeilly *44, Chairman, academia but provoke hostility UM Development Council among many fellow Vietnamese. Maine Alumnus is published four times a year By Jim Frick by the General Alumni Association of the University of Maine I he magazine’s editorial office is located at the Crossland Alumni Center, UM, Orono, MF 04469 page 26 Telephone (207) 581 1132 A voluntary gift of $10 to the Annual Alumni Fund is a subscription I bird class postage is paid at Burlington, Departments Vermont 05401 Editor’s Notebook 2 Alumni Newsmakers 29 Circulation is 1 50,000 issues yearly Interview 4 Review 31 Campus 8 Cover illustration by John Gallagher, Blue Hill, Maine. I WINTER, 1987 I f Maine 1986: make a strong showing in the College The World Series (despite that heart-breaking 9th inning loss to Arizona). It Was A Very Good Maine also was impressive in swimming, IBM PC Year soccer, and field hockey. But perhaps the biggest sports story of the year was Maine football. It’s back and it’s back in a big or the IBM way. Two winning seasons in a row, in cluding impressive vistories over some of N ineteen eighty-six may not go down as the toughest teams in the east. one of the great years in recent world And if you think UM might be putting small history. Starting with the space shuttle too much emphasis on sports, you’ll be tragedy in January, through the Chernoby 1 glad to know that it was also a historic year accident, the southern drought, failed arms for the arts. The big story, of course, was business talks, American foreign policy blunders, the completion and grand opening of the acts of terrorism, and the pollution of the Maine Center for the Arts on campus. Rhine, it was a year a lot of people were And a grand opening it was, with world computer? glad to put behind them. renow ned musicians Isaac Stern and Yo- But for the smaller world of the U niver- Yo Ma performing with the Bangor Sym sity of Maine, it was a very good year phony Orchestra. It is hard to describe indeed. A year that is likely to be remem the excitement that surrounded this mem bered as a turning point in the university's orable event. Everyone in attendance knew history. that it was the beginning of a new era for Our The stage was set in January with the the arts at the Unversity of Maine. release of the Governor's Visiting Com On the academic front there is more mittee Report on the University of Maine good news. SAT scores of entering fresh men Executive System. The report backed up just about are up (give a lot of credit to former UM everything folks at Orono had been say ing president Arthur Johnson) and professors for a decade, including the fact that Oro are indicating that the quality of academ Briefing no was being drastically underfunded, that ic work is reflecting the higher scores. its eminence in the system should be re Yes it was quite a year. Of course every stored, and that it should go back to its thing didn’t come up roses. Most notably original name of the University of Maine. there was a fiasco of chancellor (or should can help Through the spring the recommenda wesay nonchancellor) Jack Freeman. The tions in the Visitors’ Report were adopted baseball team could have won the College by the Trustees, the legislature, and the World Series. The footballI team could you decide. governor. The acceptance of the report have beaten UMass at the Ballpark in Old set the stage for the entireyear —The Uni Orchard Beach. And despite the new versity of Maine was on its way. funding, there are still buildings that are Let's unconfuse things. It was to a large extent the content of run down, equipment that is obsolete, Whether you head up a small the Visitors’ Report that lured new and faculty members that are underpaid, and enthusiastic leadership to the university business - or a department in a students in need of scholarships. this year. UM President Dale Lick has But no one could deny that 1986 w-as big one - let us show you w hich kindled a new optimism on campus, and the most successful for the university in a IBM computer can help you do has everyone from athletics to academics long time. And it was just the turning setting new standards and goals. your job better. point—just the beginning of what prom And with the appointment of Robert ises to be an upbeat era for UM. After a Come to IBM's free Executive Woodbury as UM System chancellor (see decade of underfunding and decline, we Briefing, see what the interview page 4) a new spirit of coopera deserve it. differences are, then decide tion among the various campuses, the for yourself. Trustees, the chancellor's office and the J legislature is emerging. The people of Maine gave a vote of confidence to that new spirit of cooperation by passing an Publication Changes important system-wide bond issue in November (see campus news section, page "You will notice that there are no longer 8). In sports, the success of Maine teams class notes in the alumni magazine. They For further information, was notable. The women’s basketball team have been moved to a new' newspaper call the IBM Customer Center started things off in the winter with a publication, Mainely People, which you in Portland, Maine. record-breaking 18 consecutive victories should have received in November. The and a national ranking. The baseball team new' format allows for more class notes, 871-9604 started slowly, but won the respect of New more photos, and more alumni associa Englanders with their ECAC champion tion news—all presented in larger, more ship victory out of the loser’s bracket in readable type.