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Maine, Volume 82, Number 3, Fall 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 2001

Maine, Volume 82, Number 3, Fall 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Special Report: UMaine alumni and campus affected by September 11 --- Breath Test Research Takes on New Relevance --- UMaine scientists are working on a test that could work as a triage device in a bioterrorist attack --- A Day Fit For a King: UMaine celebrates its most famous graduate --- Toward a More Holistic Approach to the Middle East: UMaine political science professor Bahman Baktiari looks to foreign policy changes after the war on terrorism --- A Tribute to Coach Shawn Walsh --- Walking in Space: Twenty-seven-year-old alumna Bridget Ziegelaar Johnson '96 coordinates NASA's extra vehicular activities for …


Maine, Volume 82, Number 2, Summer 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jul 2001

Maine, Volume 82, Number 2, Summer 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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The Maine Campus Survives a Financial Crisis: Editor Penny Morton '01 and her staff worked hard to get the paper out of the red --- 'An Amazing Teacher': A profile of 2001 Distinguished Maine Professor Keith Hutchinson --- A Drummer's Journey: After overcoming drug and alcohol problems, percussion master Mike Bennett '93 is making the most of his abilities and opportunities --- He Quietly Paved the Way for Black Men at UMaine: Herbert Heughan '40 overcame racial barriers at UMaine to become a highly respected college professor --- Wherever the Wind Blows: Dan Pease '82 is owner and captain …


Maine, Volume 82, Number 1, Spring 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 2001

Maine, Volume 82, Number 1, Spring 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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When Humans Pressure the Environment: UMaine researchers try to understand human dimensions of environmental change --- Inspirational Maestro: Director of UMaine's University Singers, Dennis Cox --- When Students Give Up Hope: UMaine and colleges around the country see an increasing awareness of student suicide --- Work Meets Play at Resort Sports Network: Entrepreneur Rory Strunk '85 combines his passions of skiing and the media --- Linking Retirees to a University Community: Dirigo Pines comes to Orono --- A Long and Distinguished Record of Service: Retired Ambassador Chester Norris '51


Maine, Volume 81, Number 3, Fall 2000, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Oct 2000

Maine, Volume 81, Number 3, Fall 2000, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Facing His Toughest Opponent [Shawn Walsh's fight against cancer] --- Helping to Understand Climate Change, UMaine Researchers Collect Environmental Data at a 2,000-acre Site in Howland --- Maine Coast High, Telford Aviation Pilot Brud Folger --- Witness to the World's Madness, Journalist Janine de Giovanni --- Man of the World, A Profile of the Career Foreign Service Worker Peter Skoufis --- It's All in the Game, Joan Moravick is Creating Her Own Board Games


Maine, Volume 81, Number 2, Summer 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jul 2000

Maine, Volume 81, Number 2, Summer 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Creating the Right Chemistry: A profile of UMaine's energetic new baseball coach Sharon Versyp --- Policy-Relevant Research: Director of UMaine's Water Research Institute, Steve Kahl '77, believes in being accountable --- Moving into the Future with a Sense of the Past: A look at the changes on the UMaine campus --- No Place Like Home: Old Town native Cathra Chappelle '92, MD looks forward to becoming a traditional town doctor --- Bringing the Games to Disney's Wide World of Sports: Jeff Sturgeon '89 gets the chance to combine his interests in business and sports


Maine, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 2000

Maine, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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A special 125th Anniversary Issue providing profiles of Alumni On the Move, Making an Impact.

Those selected were: A. Manette Ansay '87 --- Don Holder '80 --- Christina DeHoff '95 --- Frank Hackett '89 --- Kimberly Strom-Gottfried '80 --- Heather Blease '86 --- Blair LaCorte '85 --- John Coleman '85 --- Andrew Frawley '84 --- Kevin Mann '86 --- John Brier '88 --- Matthew Kenney '88 --- Peter Brooks '88 --- Jeff Jackson '88 --- Nicole Kimball '94 --- Kate Wynne '81G --- Linden McClure '89 --- Richard Londraville '89G --- John Baldacci '86 --- Robert Tyrer '87 --- Kathleen …


Maine, Volume 80, Number 3, Fall 1999, University Of Maine General Alumni Association Oct 1999

Maine, Volume 80, Number 3, Fall 1999, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

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Contnents:

Science Meets Philosophy: Genetic Modification Holds Great Promise but also Provokes Some Serious Questions --- Interning with the 'I' Man: Senior Danny Cashman Wants to be a Big-Time Talk Show Host (interning with Don Imus) --- Natural Preservation: What's It Worth To Us? UMaine Researcher Kevin Boyle '78 Spends a Lot of His Life Trying to Find Out --- On the Road with Wynton Marsalis: Jazz Devotee Nathan George '93 Lands a Job as Production Assistant for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra --- Bringing New Life to Old Glory: Marilyn Amelia Zoidis '71 Puts Together the Star-Spangled Banner Exhibition …


Maine, Volume 80, Number 2, Summer 1999, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jul 1999

Maine, Volume 80, Number 2, Summer 1999, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Getting To the Truth About Fiber: UMaine Researcher Mary Ellen Camire Is In the Forefront of Defining What Fiber Is --- Avoiding the Spotlight: A Profile of '99 Nursing School Graduate Chris Irish --- A Collector's Passion: William Palmer's ('58) Dazzling Collection of Pre-Columbian Artifacts is on Display at the Hudson Museum --- The Man They Still Call 'Coach': UMaine Honors Longtime Basketball Coach, John Winkin --- A Miracle Start to a Perfectly Normal Life: America's First In Vitro Baby, the Daughter of Judy and Roger Carr '73, Is Now 17 --- Going to the Ends of the Earth …


Maine, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 1999, University Of Maine General Alumni Association Apr 1999

Maine, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 1999, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

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The Melody of Speech: UMaine Researcher Judy Walker Is Trying to Gauge How a Stroke Can Affect the Spoken Word --- Amazing Abilities: Bill Picard '98 Serves as an Inspiration to Many --- UMaine Courses From the Comfort of Your Own Home: Continuing Education Expands Its Offerings via the Internet --- Let's Get Stephen King Into the College Classroom: Professor Welch Everman Believes Maine's Master of the Macabre Belongs in the Curriculum --- Alumni Migration: Why Almost 50 Percent of UMaine Grads Leave the State for Jobs. And Are They Likely To Return? --- Lincoln County's Crack Reporter: Kris …


Maine, Volume 77, Number 1, Winter 1996, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Jan 1996

Maine, Volume 77, Number 1, Winter 1996, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Maine's Master Jazzman, A Profile of Professor Karel Lidral and His UMaine Jazz Ensemble --- Hautala's Horror: A Look at Class of '70 Horror Writer Rick Hautala --- What Are Grades Worth? It's Up in the Air --- In the Penalty Box, Will UMaine's Self-Imposed Sanctions Be Enough to Satisfy the NCAA?


Maine, Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1992, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1992

Maine, Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1992, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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"Yes Sir: I'm Gay": A student's revelation that he is a homosexual challenges ROTC policy and raises awareness --- Exuberance with Experience: Those are qualities Jim Varner '57 brings to his new job as assistant director of admissions for minority recruitment --- KIicking the Waste Habit: UMaine takes the lead in recycling --- Maine's Master Editor: John Willey's intelligence and love of the written word led him to a career as one of America's best editors --- Tough Choices for Hard Times: Jane Sheehan '79 is the first woman commissioner of the Maine Department of Human Services


Maine, Volume 72, Number 3, 125th Anniversary Issue, 125 Alumni Who Have Made A Difference, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1991

Maine, Volume 72, Number 3, 125th Anniversary Issue, 125 Alumni Who Have Made A Difference, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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A special edition prepared for the 125th anniversary of the university highlighting the accomplishments of 125 alumni contributing to a wide range of fields -- engineers, physicians, novelists, Olympians, mountain climbers, photographers, politicians, foresters, farmers, economists, educators, and soldiers. Selections were made by a committee of alumni in an effort to represent the spirit of the university -- one of innovation, vision, and service.


Maine, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1990

Maine, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Activist for the Aging: An Interview with Mary Crowley Mulvey '30 --- Need a New Career? UMaine's Full-Service Career Center Wants to Help --- Mr. Exuberance (Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh) --- The Grand Illusionist: Magician Bruce Johnson '88 --- Alumni Profile: William Treat '40


Maine, Volume 71, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 1990

Maine, Volume 71, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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'No Human Can Do It All': An Interview with UM President Dale W. Lick --- Ouch! The Budget Cuts Hurt, but UM Leaders Are Still Optimistic --- Frozen Secrets: UMaine Researchers Test a New Theory That Could Greatly Improve Climate Prediction --- Are We Any Closer To the Goal? (equality in men's and women's athletics) --- Freed at Last! After 44 Months of Captivity, UMaine Graduate Frank Reed Comes Home --- King of the Elves: Inventor, Entrepreneur Doug Hall Thinks Fun and Success Go Hand In Hand --- The Power of Roots: The First Native American Graduate from Maine …


Maine, Volume 71, Number 1, Winter 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jan 1990

Maine, Volume 71, Number 1, Winter 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Keeping the Black Bears Out of the Circus: An Interview with UM Athletic Director, Kevin White --- Eloquence Has the Edge: UM Women in a New Maine Writers Anthology --- She's Bringing Peace to the UMaine Campus: Emily Markides '82 Heads Up a New Peace Studies Program --- Determination and a Dream: N.Y.C. Basketball Star Donald Taylor Has Earned a Chance for a College Education --- Greeks on Campus: Can They Clean Up Their Act? --- Democracy in the Classroom: a Profile of Brunswick Teacher Craig Beaulieu '75


Maine, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1989

Maine, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Mr. Speaker, An interview with John Martin '63 --- Phuong! A Vietnam requiem --- Breaking Away, Susan Elias '83 in the Tour de France --- The Student King, A look back at Stephen King '70 as a student at the University of Maine --- "Under No Condition will the University Close," President Emeritus Winthrop Libby '32 remembers the difficult 60's at Maine


Maine, Volume 70, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 1989

Maine, Volume 70, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Providing Safe Passage: Two UM Students Have Started an Escort Service for Women Walking Through Campus at Night --- Mr. Maine Sports: A Friend and Colleague Remembers Sam Sezak '31 --- Going Global: International Developments at the University of Maine --- The Loran/Omega Man John Alvin Pierce '28 --- Palm Beach Style-Setters --- It's All Happening at the Zoo: the Kansas City Zoo, That Is, the Place Where Zoo Curator Betsey Burke '67 Stopped on Her Journey to Become a Cowboy Out West


Maine, Volume 70, Number 1, Winter 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jan 1989

Maine, Volume 70, Number 1, Winter 1989, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Taking a Hard Look at Fraternity Life at Maine --- Bringing Research and Industry Together: A Look at the Maine Lobster Institute --- Embryo Transfer Brings 'Supercows' to UMaine --- The Excitement of Changing the World: A Profile of World Food Prize Winner Robert Chandler '29 --- Do Students Need the Humanities?


Maine, Volume 69, Number 3, Fall 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1988

Maine, Volume 69, Number 3, Fall 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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How the Bond Issue Would Help UMaine --- Maine's Obsessed Mathematician Henry Pogorzelski --- Setting Priorities: Athletic Success and Academic Quality at Maine --- The 'Survivor': Miro Czapowskj '58 --- Preserving Maine's Landscape (the work of Patrick Chassé)


Maine, Volume 69, Number 2, Spring 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 1988

Maine, Volume 69, Number 2, Spring 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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UM Starts Planning Against AIDS --- New Carnegie Director Sets High Standards for UM Museum --- Hockey Comes of Age at Maine --- Sandra Bartolini Lawrence '71, the First Woman VP at Gillette --- The Balancing Act: Married Maine Alumnae Look at the Choices Open to Women Regarding Careers and Family --- Radon: Mother Nature's Hidden Health Hazard


Maine, Volume 69, Number 1, Winter 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jan 1988

Maine, Volume 69, Number 1, Winter 1988, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Only Pat's Pizza Hasn't Changed (Sandy Phippen's refelections on campus) --- UM Nursing Graduates Find It Easy to Get Jobs, But Will They Stay? --- Acid Rain: It's Only Part of the Problem --- Being Black at Maine --- Teaching Teachers to be Human Ecologists --- What Maine High School Students Think of UM


Maine, Volume 68, Number 3, Fall 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association Oct 1987

Maine, Volume 68, Number 3, Fall 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Bernard Lown '42: A Frank Discussion with the Internationally Renowned Physician and Man of Peace --- Weinrich Makes Olympic Team --- The Canadian Connection: UMaine's Canadian-American Center Celebrates its 20th Anniversary --- Close Call in the Arctic (Walter Staples and the 1937 expedition of the Gertrude L. Thebaud) --- After a War, It Seemed Like Heaven: The Old South Apartments Hold Fond Memories For a Lot of WWII Veterans and Their Families --- The Good Life at Nicatous Lake


Maine, Volume 68, Number 2, Spring 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association Apr 1987

Maine, Volume 68, Number 2, Spring 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Gary Thorne '70: An Interview with the Voice of UMaine Hockey and the World Champion Mets --- The Rising Sea (research of UM Professor Kenneth Fink) --- Oscar Whalen '19, At 92, Maine's Oldest Practicing Attorney --- Spring Fashion '87 --- Maine Alumni and the Vietnam War --- Living in the 50's of His Mind (songwriter Larry Jonh McNally)


Maine, Volume 68, Number 1, Winter 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association Jan 1987

Maine, Volume 68, Number 1, Winter 1987, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Chancellor Robert Woodbury --- Master of the Game: UM Teacher and World Chessmaster Danny Kopec --- The Hudson Museum Opens to the Public --- Swimming in Success: Maine's Women's Swim Coach Jeff Wren --- Unraveling the Mysteries of the Gene: Maine Alumni at Jackson Laboratory --- The Price of Speaking Out: UM Teacher Ngo Vinh Long's Views on Vietnam


Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 4, Fall 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Oct 1986

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 4, Fall 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Setting the Right Tone: New President Dale Lick Talks About Taking the Helm --- 'Surprised, Shocked, and Disappointed': Reactions to Ex-Chancellor Jack E. Freeman's Sudden Departure After Just Two Weeks --- Edward DeCourcy '34: Alumni Career Award Winner --- Fish Contest Catches National Attention --- The Doors Open: Isaac Stern and Yo Yo Ma Highlight a Gala Opening for the Exciting New Maine Center for the Arts


Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 3, Summer 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Jul 1986

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 3, Summer 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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It's Official: We're Now the University of Maine - It was a long, hard road, but UM finally has some much needed money and a new name --- Jack McLaughlin-Gray '67 Returns to Hauck Stage - A standing ovation for the Guthrie Theater Company and for a Maine graduate who has fulfilled "Great Expectations" --- Good Maine Food Without the Fat - Susan Davis '73G and Anne-Marie Davee '78 offer some nutritious suggestions that you can live with --- Building Boats that Last - That's the reputation of Southwest Harbor's Lee Wilbur '70 --- David Lamb '62 - Observations …


Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 2, Spring 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Apr 1986

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 2, Spring 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Contents:

Restoring Orono to Eminence - A special report on the Visiting Committee's recommendations for the University of Maine --- Eat those Carrots - UMO's vitamin A research is helping nutritionists plan healthier diets --- Professors and Patents - The second of a two-part series on the creativity of campus inventors --- The President's House - Photographer Brian Vanden Brink explores the architecture and decor of the house that has been a campus landmark since the beginning


Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 1, December 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Dec 1985

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 1, December 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Fantaisie-Impromptu --- Professors and Patents --- Owen Wells: Move and Shakes --- Hard Times Ahead --- Maine's Own Hall of Fame


Maine Alumnus, Volume 66, Number 4, September 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Sep 1985

Maine Alumnus, Volume 66, Number 4, September 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Acid rain research --- New Alumni Association President Hank Schmelzer --- Alumni on staff at Down East magazine --- Orono Research and Development Park


Maine Alumnus, Volume 66, Number 3, June 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine Jun 1985

Maine Alumnus, Volume 66, Number 3, June 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Contents:

The Tele-Connection --- Sister Stations --- The Voice of the Bears --- Mark Cohen '54: ABC Chief --- Marge Lipton '67: TV Producer Extraordinaire --- UMO Sports: a Video Toast