THE UNIVERSITY of Maine was the talk of the college hockey world in February 1993. Coach Shawn Walsh’s Black Bears were undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country for a key Hockey East home series against Boston University at Alfond Arena. For the Friday game, four students from Hart Hall wanted to do something…
A brilliant UMaine entomologist and community servant, and a highly accomplished educator, mentor and advocate in the field of social work in Maine lead an impressive class of honorees that will be recognized by the University of Maine Alumni Association at our Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner in April. Alumni Career Award From his twenty years of…
Hear from Dr. Paul Mayewski, director and professor of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine about our journey into understanding climate change.
Changing Lives Silvestre Guzmán ’13, ’17G helps students reach their potential By Nina Mahaleris ’20′ [To view story in the MAINE Alumni Magazine, click here] For many students, the path to higher education is straightforward. It often begins early — when parents enroll their child in kindergarten or prekindergarten, then continues for the next 12 or…
The University of Maine Alumni Association (UMAA) made a tribute to Suzanne Kay Hart ‘68 at the senior alumni reunion held in late September in Orono. The tribute was made to Hart, who passed away in 2020, in light of the gift she left to the University of Maine Foundation to create an endowment to…
A UMaine club’s planned event led to the most contentious public controversy in the university’s history [To view story in the MAINE Alumni Magazine, click here] In 1973, a week or so into his freshman year at the University of Maine, Dan MacNaughton spotted a flyer in the Hilltop Commons dining hall. U of Maine Gay…
Over 200 University of Maine Singers alumni, families and friends from across the U.S., Europe and Canada joined current University of Maine Singers in their spring 2023 concert celebrating longtime director emeritus Dennis Cox at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Hosted by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts,…
The iconic Fogler Library holds special meaning for so many. Most UMaine students remember fond walks along the mall to the library on their way to study and many carved out their own quiet spaces within its walls. A staffer who has fond memories of visiting Fogler as a grammar school student while his mom…
Orono, Maine — Conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere. Olson is a 1968 graduate of the university, where he was a Senior Skull and…
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An internationally recognized University of Maine civil engineering researcher known for his excellence in teaching and innovation in the use of composite materials for infrastructure applications has been named the 2023 Distinguished Maine Professor, the Alumni Association’s most prestigious faculty award. Roberto Lopez-Anido, the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering, will be honored…
Mark your calendars! Homecoming 2023 will take place October 13-14th and is open to all alumni. Homecoming activities will include campus tours, a “Welcome Home” reception, Alumni Village pre-game tailgate party, the Homecoming football game against Long Island University, and much more. Class Reunion activities will be held for the classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,…