Class of 1977 | UMaine Alumni Association

Welcome to the Class of 1977. 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 Mckenzie Evans ’24 (207) 581-1143.

Click here to view the Class of 1977 photo album.

Class Officers 2017-2022

President Elizabeth Downing

Vice President Mark Chase

Secretary Donna Drake Heathcote

Treasurer Beverly Homich

Class Agent Mary Jane Shanahan Lenhardt

Class Correspondent Pearl Turcotte Gapp

Reunion Committee Jacqueline Murphy Luciano, Jill Pelletier Allen, Jean-Marie Caterina, Douglas W. Curtis, Jr., Jean Anderson Graunke, Marlene Angelosante Day, Elizabeth Downing, Patricia Morin Lyons

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Class of 1977 News

Class of 1977 Spring Class Notes

Hello, classmates. Not much on my desk in the way of news for this column, unfortunately. I did, though, receive the following note from Bud Newell: “A group of former residents of Gannett Hall 2 North spanning graduating classes from 1976 to 1985 are establishing the Gannett Hall 2 North Alumni Scholarship through the UMaine…

Class of 1977 Fall Class Notes

Hello, classmates. I hope this finds you well and having a terrific summer. For those of us living in Maine, this felt like the winter that would never end! It’s so good to finally feel the warm rays of the sun while watching spring flowers blossom and the trees returning to life. I have just…

Class of 1977 Spring 2025 Class Note

Happy winter, classmates! I hope this finds you well and looking forward to a year filled with many new and wonderful adventures. Rajendra Singh G, ’24 Hon L.H.D. and his wife, Neera Singh ’24 Hon L.H.D., received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the UMaine commencement ceremony in May 2024. Since 2008 the Singhs…

Class of 1977 Summer 2024 Class Note

Hello, classmates — I hope this finds you well and having a terrific summer. Personally, this time of year I relish both the hustle and bustle of Bar Harbor along with the quieter side of MDI and, especially, the beauty of Acadia National Park! The alumni office has shared the news that, come December 2024,…

Class of 1977 Winter 2024 Class Note

Hello, all! As I write it’s a beautiful autumn day, but by the time you read this the holidays will be well behind us and some of us, including yours truly, will be hunkering down for winter. I have only a couple of items to report on for this column. Stephan Bunker G has been…

Class of 1977 Summer 2023 Class Note

Hello everyone. Here is the latest news from our classmates. Mike Pinkham, of Sullivan, has been appointed harbormaster for the town of Gouldsboro. Previously he worked as a Maine Marine Patrol officer in Rockland, Machias, and eastern Hancock County for 33 years before retiring in 2013. Penobscot Nation voters have elected Patricia Knox-Nicola to a…

Class of 1977 Winter 2022 Class Note

Hello, everyone. As I write, it’s a cool fall day here in Maine. When you read this, it’ll be the middle of winter! Our class president, Elizabeth Downing ‘44H, is a faculty member at UMaine. She teaches flute and coaches chamber music. Additionally, she is advisor to the UMaine Tennis Club, Mainely Voices, and the…

Class of 1977 Summer 2022 Class Note

Greetings, everyone, and happy summer! Barry Somes, of Yarmouth, writes that he has published a novel, Beware of the Banker, a Maine crime fiction story that takes place in Portland. It was inspired by the true story of Bonnie and Clyde. The book is based on Barry’s experience working in a bank and also from…

Class of 1977 Winter 2022 Class Note

Hello, classmates. Welcome to 2022! I have just a few short notes to share with you this time around. Gary Lamb ’83G has been appointed city manager of Hallowell. Over the years he has served as town manager of Greenville, director of planning and community development in Old Orchard Beach, and more recently was city…

Class of 1977 Summer 2021 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 6 Cromwell Harbor Road Bar Harbor, ME 04609 (207) 801-9216 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/ Greetings, classmates! Welcome to summer 2021. I hope you are enjoying the nice summer weather, as we all ponder and muddle our way through post-vaccination “COVID normal.” Here’s the latest news from our classmates: I received a very nice email…

Class of 1977 Winter 2021 Class Note

Hello, everyone! When I wrote our last column back in March I never imagined what the next few months would bring. Yet, here we are with masks, distancing, gallons of hand sanitizer, and now planning Zoom holiday dinners with family. I sincerely hope each of you is well, both physically and emotionally. Thanks to Jacqueline…

Class of 1977 Summer 2020 Class Notes

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Hello, classmates! I am writing this column in March during the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020. All is feeling quite surreal with schools closing, sports seasons being canceled, the absence of March Madness, and nary a roll of toilet paper or hand sanitizer to be found for miles! I certainly hope that…

Class of 1977 Winter 2020 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Greetings once again, classmates, and welcome to winter! I received just a couple of notes since the last column so here goes with the news. Tom Jordan shared that he retired in December 2018 after a 40-year career in the medical diagnostics industry. He writes, “I spent the last 30 years of my…

Class of 1977 Summer 2019 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Greetings, classmates, and welcome to spring! In recognition of his “outstanding positive impact” on the greater Belfast, ME, community, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce named attorney Lee Woodward Citizen of the Year. Lee started Belfast Rotary’s fund and was the longest-serving Waldo County General Hospital board member in the hospital’s history.…

Class of 1977 Fall 2018 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 (315) 853-6851 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/ Hi everyone! Hard to believe, I know, but just two items of news from classmates made it to my desk for this column. Last spring Neal Wykes received an Exemplary Service Award from the Maine Warden Service. Congratulations to Neal and all University…

Class of 1977 Spring 2018 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 (315) 853-6851 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/ It was wonderful seeing those of you who attended our 40th Reunion in October. Whether or not you were able to make it, I hope you got a chance to see photos. Check out our Facebook group at the above address.…

Class of ’77 Fall 2017 Class Note

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 (315) 853-6851 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/ By the time you receive this issue hopefully I will have seen some of you at Reunion. Happy 40th, Class of ’77! A lifelong love of wildlife brought David Smus to the University of Maine. After graduation he moved to Tennessee, where he worked…