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Class of 1972

Welcome to the Class of 1972. We’d love to hear from you. Please take a few moments and share your news with classmates.

For question or to get involved in class activities, please contact Ashley Nemer ’10, ’12G at (207) 581-1144.

Class Officers 2017-2022

President Vacant

Vice President/Class Agent Gregory D. Jamison

Secretary Kathryn Clukey Pierce

Treasurer Charles J. Carter, Jr.

Class Correspondent Anne Dearstyne Ketchen

Executive Committee Richard J. Staples, Cynthia McDonough

Reunion Committee Susan Gerrish Hynson, Nancy B. Prisk, Kathryn Clukey Pierce, Debbie Rice Staples, Gregory J. Doyon, Diane Sivertsen Inman, Gregory D. Jamison, Stephen M. Korth, Peter Bartley, Dianne Hall Lamb

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Class of 1972 News

Class of 1972 Summer 2021 Class Note

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen anneketchen@comcast.net facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1972/ I am saddened to open with the death of Russ Martin in late April. Russ was the longtime vice president and president of the Class of ’72 as well as president of the Kennebec Valley Alumni Chapter. He worked in the Augusta area for years before moving to Bath, where…

Class of 1972 Winter 2021 Class Note

I hope you are all healthy and doing as well as can be expected these days. One upside to the pandemic has been that I’ve participated in more lectures, concerts, and exercise classes than I would have found time to attend in person. Case in point, during the summer I participated in several of Nancy Greenblatt’s…

Class of 1972 Summer 2020 Class Note

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen I’m writing this during surreal times — socially distanced because of COVID-19. My husband and I have been taking long walks in the woods every day, and are getting used to using Zoom for virtual exercise classes, book group meetings, church services, happy hour, and dinner with friends. I hope by the…

Class of 1972 Winter 2020 Class Note

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Suzanne R. Roy G recently published The Enclave, a novel that tells the story of a French Canadian girl who attempts to keep her dreams alive as she grows into womanhood in the “Little Canada” enclave that her culture created in Lewiston to protect itself from the American melting pot. Her journey toward…

Class of 1972 Summer 2019 Class Note

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Last June, Paul Soucy ’01G of Brewer was inducted into the Maine Sports Legends’ Hall of Honors. He and the other six inductees were chosen by three regional committees to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to youth and sports in Maine. Congratulations, Paul! I was pleased to receive an email from John…