August 31, 2021: Mini-Reunion Postponed

    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…

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Class of 1963 Summer 2021 Class Note

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…

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August 3, 2021: 1963 Mini Reunion Registration Open Now!

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…

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July 15, 2021: The David Sklar ’63 Story

    Dear Classmates, Below is an interesting profile story about one of our great classmates. Enjoy! The David Sklar Story In 2016 David Sklar ’63 worked with the UMaine Foundation to develop a provision in his will to provide one million dollars to establish an endowed scholarship to support any UMaine student on a…

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1963 Mini Reunion in Portland Tentative Attendee List

  Responses re Sept. 22, 2021 Below are the folks who we have heard from and their intentions as of July 28 Bunny Thibodeau Andrews Barbara Allen Lee Bingham – Ron Brown’s house only Gail BrownRon Brown plus 1 Elaine Burnham Perry Clough plus 1 Dave Cox plus 1 Dana Dolloff plus 1 Gary Dorsey…

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June 10, 2021: Dr. Aaron Weiskittel Presentation to Class of 1963

Some class members attended a Zoom call with Aaron on June 10 to learn about forestry in Maine today and what is ahead. Aaron has three jobs at UMaine, Center for Research on Sustainable Forestry Director, Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modeling and holds the Irving Chair for Forest Ecosystems Management. Full disclosure, he is…

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April 27, 2021 – Class Updates

Greetings ’63 Class Members, The webinar interview with Dan Churchill ’63 on March 16 was well received and is available on our Class Page on the Alumni Association website. Betty Churchill was presented with honorary UMaine Alumna status by Alumni Association President,  John Diamond, during the webinar and our Executive Committee has also made Betty an…

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Class of 1963 Winter 2021 Class Note

Hello, classmates, As I wrote my first column, I certainly did not expect the ensuing months to unfold as they have. I’m sure we share the hope that by the time you read this column, life is once again more settled. I find myself often thinking of Jerry Garcia and his ”What a long strange…

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Authors from the Class of 1963

Dana Dolloff Dear Classmates, Thanks for the compliments on the John Diamond video that was sent to you in early September.  I can also recommend the three videos that are available and appear at the very end of our presentation. The one featuring Dr. Mayewski in particular focuses on his role as the leader of…

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Class of 1963 Summer 2020 Class Note

Elaine Murphy Burnham Hello, classmates! Please note that our class has a correspondent. A heartfelt THANK YOU and huge kudos are sent to Barbara Fowles Allen, who wrote this column from 1988 until recently. Your new correspondent has lived in York since 1968. Several years ago I downsized to a retirement community. Somebody else mows;…

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