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…

  Below is another interesting profile story, written by Bruce Wentworth ’63, about one of our great classmates. Enjoy! BERND HEINRICH, Ph.D. Bernd Heinrich was born in Poland of a landed gentry family. His father, an amateur biologist, often traveled overseas on bird collecting expeditions for various U.S. museums. In 1944, when Bernd was 4…

Class of 1963 Sept. 22 Zoom Cancelled Dear Class of 1963 Members, Due to low turnout and a few anti-Zoom comments, we are canceling the planned Zoom class meeting on Sept. 22. Yes, we have had a lot of Zoom. The new plan is to hold the lunch part of the original in-person agenda without…

    Dear Class of 1963 Members, Due to the increase in Covid-19 cases in Maine and out of an abundance of caution, the Reunion Committee has decided to cancel the Portland event for September and postpone it to as early as COVID will permit.  We will meet for lunch at DiMillo’s as soon as…

Elaine Murphy Burnham 1 Orin Lane York, ME 03909 (207) 363-3001 elaine.burnham@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1963/ Hello, classmates, I am looking out my sliding glass door watching two cardinals and a bluebird at the feeder. It is blustery and cold, a typical March day. Yet, the odds are pretty favorable that when you read this, the day will…

Class of 1963 Mini-Reunion Dear Class of 1963 Members, September 22, 2021! That’s the day for you to catch up with your 1963 classmates on the coast of southern Maine! Join us for lunch on the deck of a converted ferry boat at the famed DiMillo’s Restaurant on the Portland waterfront. Then enjoy a delightful…