Click here to read a note from Jeff Mills, UMaine Foundation CEO regarding our Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund: https://www.umainealumni.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/p1-scaled.jpg Click here to read a thank you note from a recipient of our Class Scholarship Fund: https://www.umainealumni.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/p3-scaled.jpg Click here to read another thank you note from a different recipient of our Class Scholarship Fund: https://www.umainealumni.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/p4-scaled.jpg…

Dear classmates, As I put the finishing touches on this column, the state of Maine is in the throes of a major nor’easter. I write that fact only as a reminder of how unpredictable Maine weather can be. At the start of my last column, I wrote about how much fun our 60th Reunion was…

  Click below to review our Fund Account statements for two funds that we support that are held at the UMaine Foundation: The Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund and the Kenneth W. Allen Scholarship. Fund Account Statements 

Dear classmates, Our 60th Reunion was so much fun! As many of you are aware, we met at the Hilton Inn in Freeport on Wednesday, September 27 and moved on to Orono on Thursday for the next couple of days. The journey from Freeport to Orono included a stop at Curran Village in Orrington. Curran…

Dear classmates, As you first look at this column, if your reaction is that the column seems a little short, you are so right. While I have heard from several of you, the overwhelming comment was “looking forward to our Reunion and catching up with all who are there.” Yet, these classmates sent no information…

Save the Dates! September 26 & 27:Pre-reunion in Freeport, Maine September 28-30: On-campus Senior Alumni Reunion Activities Dear Classmates, After several years of Covid-aborted mini class reunions we are now looking at our 60th.  Our reunion committee has planned events in Freeport and Orono that will give us an opportunity to revisit old times, connect with…

Hello, classmates, When I wrote my last column, I started with the hope of being able to give you all “great detail” of the plans for our 60th reunion in 2023. By the time you read this column, you will have all the information you need to plan your attendance. Remember that the information is…

Hello, classmates, My hope was to give you “great detail” of the plans for our 60th Reunion in 2023! At the time this column was due “great detail” was just not available. However, by the time you read this column, that information will be on the UMaine Alumni Association website. If you have any questions,…

  Classmates, We have done interviews or profiles on three classmates – Dan Churchill, David Sklar, and Bernd Heinrich (all available on our Class Page on the Alumni Association’s website). The latest on Admiral Brian Estes by Dan Churchill ’63 is available here. When we asked Dan to undertake this profile, we were unaware that Brian was seriously…

March 16, 2021 – Class of 1963 Webinar Video Starring Dan Churchill ’63 Click HERE for a full screen version of the video or see below to watch the Class of 1963 Webinar featuring Dan Churchill ’63 July 15, 2021: The David Sklar ’63 Story Below is an interesting profile story about one of our…

In early April of 2022, Class President Dana Dolloff ’63 was inducted into the Umaine College of Engineering Francis Crowe Society as a Distinguished Engineer. Classmates Ron Brown, Dan Churchill, Brian Estes, Stanley Hill, Brian Schafer and Fred Stoddard have also received this honor. Click Here to Watch Dana Receive his Award.

Winter greetings to you all. As I wrote the summer column in the blustery days of March, I am writing this one on a colorful fall day where the leaves are beginning to turn and the promise of winter is still far away. I will always give due respect to Mother Nature and what she…