“I hate to write. I love to have written.” This thought, often attributed to American writer Dorothy Parker, may actually be traced back to the turn of the century and repeated several times by others. I am a great fan of this thought. Back in my newspaper days I wrote stupid, ridiculous, sarcastic stuff for…

When I received the contact list for our class from the alumni office, there were several college friends I had never kept in touch with. One was Julia Nutting from Castine. I had the clearest memory of us walking across the old part of the campus, carrying our books, and laughing about something as we…

College friendships may last only a few years, or, in the case of six fraternity brothers, over 40 years. In the early years after graduation, Dr. Paul Auclair, George Clark, “Mac” MacBride ’68, Kermit “Kerry” McCormack, Geoff Titherington ’69, and Stan Wentzell, all in the same Phi Eta Kappa pledge class, got together often to…

Many, many thanks to Karen Wessell Hull for serving as correspondent for our class of ’67 since 2006. Seventeen years is a long time to keep up with over 1,000 classmates who headed in thousands of different directions after graduation. I would be more than happy to help you connect with classmates you haven’t heard…

Greetings, Class of ’67 —  A big thank you goes to Karen Wessell Hull for serving as the ’67 class correspondent and writing the news for the magazine since 2006. Karen helped keep people informed about their classmates and the university. She has notified the class that she will no longer be continuing as class…

Greetings, Class of ’67. I hope you are all well and having a good summer. Please send news for future columns — tell us what you’re doing and how you and your families managed during the pandemic. We want to hear from you. I was pleased to hear from two classmates, who sent their updates.…

Happy 2022, everyone. News has been a bit sparse recently, so please communicate and let your classmates know what’s happening. I am sorry to report that my husband, Dick, passed away November 14th after a period of declining health. We are planning a celebration of life memorial service, with the date unknown at this time.…

Karen Wessell Hull 1014 Heron Run Drive Leland, NC 28451 (910) 769-0080 karenh44@twc.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1967/ Greetings to all. There wasn’t much news this time. Please communicate so your classmates know how you’re doing. Stanley Koski lives in Augusta, ME. He joined Central Maine Power Company shortly after graduating from the University of Maine, and spent more…

Happy 2021, Class of ’67. Here’s hoping that everyone is well and making the best of these unprecedented times with all the restrictions in our lives. There was no news shared recently, so we have nothing to report for this column. Please remember that you don’t need to be a best-selling author or summit Mount…

Karen Wessell Hull Maine wreaths placed on veterans’ graves in France Wayne Hanson participated in a distinct honor: helping place more than 9,300 Maine balsam wreaths on markers of American soldiers buried at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. These wreaths were made by the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, ME, owned by University of…

Karen Wessell Hull Bob Poulsen retired in 2013 from the San Diego Superior Court, where he’d been a staff attorney. He works as a volunteer temporary judge in the San Diego Traffic Court; as a volunteer with the San Diego Holiday Bowl football game; as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and as a…

Karen Wessell Hull Greetings, Class of ’67, and happy summer! Unfortunately, there was no news for the column this time. Surely someone has something to report —fun with a hobby, a trip, family news, or a visit with a fellow University of Maine classmate or friend. Please send your news so it can be shared…