Class of 1979

Class of 1979 News

Class of 1979 Spring 2025 Class Note

I am writing just after our class got together at Homecoming to celebrate 45 years since our graduation. It was a wonderful time! It was so nice to see so many classmates and to enjoy a really beautiful day on campus. I want to remind the folks who attended to send me news and the…

Class of 1979 Summer 2024 Class Note

It is hard to believe that 2024 marks 45 years since we graduated from the University of Maine. How time has flown! I do hope that many of you will head back to Orono for Homecoming weekend October 18-19. Come to our class breakfast or our tailgate space. Our class gives a scholarship to a…

Class of 1979 Winter 2024 Class Note

Hope everyone is having a good winter! Thank you to everyone who sent news. Tim Bishop has published his first novel, The Persistent Road. This book tells the story of a man who suffers loss and embarks on a bicycling odyssey to find out if life is still worth living. The subject of this book…

Class of 1979 Summer 2023 Class Note

Happy summer, everyone! Peter Sutherland wrote: “Here is my Class of ’79 news. I received my associates in EET in ’79 and my bachelor’s in EE in ’83. After a long career in the electrical power industry, I have retired from both GE and ABB. I will always remember Professor Crosby for introducing me to…

Class of 1979 Winter 2022 Class Notes

I am sitting here writing this on a lovely end-of-summer day. Hopefully you are reading this during a not-too winter-y winter. Here’s some news — Dan Warren has just published a booklet of 50 interviews that he did with fellow Maine lawyers. He says it was “Lots of fun. Good way for me to bring…

Class of 1979 Summer 2022 Class Note

Here I am sitting on my couch and enjoying a March school snow day and hoping that you too have had some good surprises since the last column! Also hope that you and yours have stayed healthy and Covid-free. Thank you, John Cruz, Jr., for sending this news: “I officially retired in 2019 after 40…

Class of 1979 Winter 2022 Class Note

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Bob Cowdrick (forest engineering) recently retired after working for American Software for 32 years selling supply chain software to multinational accounts. His next career will focus on helping nonprofits with their missions of helping others. His work will include being the Georgia director of trail maintenance for the…

Class of 1979 Summer 2021 Class Note

Regina C. McCombs 229 Enfield Road Lincoln, ME 04457 (207) 794-2897 regm35@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1979/ Happy summer! Hope you are all healthy and happy enjoying some fun in the sun! Dan Warren writes: “My daughter, Sophie Warren, age 25, just got elected to the Maine House of Representatives. It was her first try at political office. She…

Class of 1979 Winter 2021 Class Note

I am writing this on a lovely September day. Here’s hoping that everyone is healthy and happy and that we see an end to this COVID nightmare soon. On to positive news! Dale T. Phillips, who took writing classes from Stephen King ’70, ’87 L.H.D. during his tenure at the University of Maine, has three…

Class of 1979 Summer 2020 Class Notes

Regina C. McCombs Hope you all are having a good summer and that winter wasn’t too awful in your neck of the woods. I am writing this during a nasty snowstorm, so this column is helping me think warm and sunny! On to the news: Nancy McCallum writes: “I just finished my first year as…

Class of 1979 Winter 2020 Class Note

Regina C. McCombs A great time was had by those of us who attended our 40th Reunion at Homecoming. It was especially fun to meet with all of you who attended our class breakfast. Thank you to everyone who helped plan the celebration. If you took any photos or want to share your experiences please…

Class of 1979 Summer 2019 Class Note

Regina C. McCombs Welcome summer! I don’t know about you but I am really enjoying the warmer weather. Before getting into the class news I just wanted to remind you that our 40th Reunion will be here before you know it. The Reunion will be October 25-27, 2019. Your class officers and the Alumni Association…

Class of 1979 Fall 2018 Class Note

Regina C. McCombs 229 Enfield Road Lincoln, ME 04457 (207) 794-2897 regm35@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1979/ I tried to think of some interesting way to start this article. No luck! So here goes the news, which is more interesting than anything I could come up with — Wheels of Wisdom: Life Lessons for the Restless Spirit by…

Class of 1979 Spring 2018 Class Note

Regina C. McCombs 229 Enfield Road Lincoln, ME 04457 (207) 794-2897 regm35@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1979/ Hopefully spring has sprung in your neck of the woods! The older I get the longer winter seems! Just a reminder — These are your class officers: president, James R. Lafond; vice president, Michael Booth; secretary, Wendy Emerson; treasurer, Rick Dodge;…

Class of ’79 Fall 2017 Class Notes

Regina C. McCombs 229 Enfield Road Lincoln, ME 04457 (207) 794-2897 regm35@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1979/ Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life. Please feel free to send me news about your happy moments—I would love to share them! Tim and Debbie Bishop’s latest book, Wheels of Wisdom: Life Lessons for the Restless Spirit, was selected…

Stephen D. Krasinski has joined MDI Biological Laboratory as vice president of administration. He previously worked at Boston Children’s Hospital.

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