Class of 1980

Class of 1980 News

Class of 1980 Spring 2025 Class Note

Hi everyone, There’s no news to report this time. Please send your updates! Hope you’re having a great winter!

Class of 1980 Summer 2024 Class Note

Hi, everyone, I hope you’re having a great summer. Please reach out and tell us what’s happening in your life. Roy Teal wrote from his home in Columbia Falls, MT. “I retired to the mountains of northwest Montana several years ago after almost 30 years with the Tennessee Valley Authority where I was the senior…

Class of 1980 Winter 2024 Class Note

Happy winter, everyone! What’s new? Is retirement on the horizon? Have you moved? Do you have family news? A new pet, interest, or hobby? Please send your news to me or to the Alumni Association. We’d love to hear from you!

Class of 1980 Summer 2023 Class Note

Happy summer, everyone! Here’s wishing you some relaxing time with family and friends. Please send your news so we can share it and have an informative column next time. New address? New job? Retirement? Family news? We’d like to hear from you!

Class of 1980 Winter 2022 Class Note

Hello, classmates, Warm winter wishes to all! Class president, Rick Knowlton, retired as Maine Water Company’s president this past summer. Rick joined the company as vice president of operations in 1993. Rick, I hope your retirement brings you that perfect balance between new adventures and relaxation. Congratulations! A pledge from alumna Karen Boudreau and her…

Class of 1980 Summer 2022 Class Note

Hello, classmates! I hope you have been enjoying our summer weather. I have heard from some of you, so here is our latest news. Cindy Peacock Gaylord shares that she retired from teaching two years ago and has remained very busy. Cindy is chair of the Westfield (MA) Historical Commission. One of the main roles…

Class of 1980 Winter 2022 Class Note

Happy mid-winter, everyone! I hope this year brings you good health and a return to the normalcy of pre-COVID days. Please write and tell us how you’re doing!

Class of 1980 Summer 2021 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Merrimack, NH 03054 Rdougherty28@gmail.com Facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/ Hi everyone, I hope you were able to stay healthy and keep your sense of humor through the pandemic. Now that we are returning to some semblance of normal, I hope you are able to plan some summer fun and enjoy vacation time. Please take a moment…

Class of 1980 Winter 2021 Class Note

Hello, Class of 1980! As I sit here working on this column, I am amazed that we have been out of college 40 years! With the world that we are living in now, mass gatherings just are not happening; however I continue to hope that we will be able to have a reunion sometime soon.…

Class of 1980 Summer 2020 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Hi, Class of ’80 — I hope you are all well and have managed these strange times as well as possible. I haven’t received news to share with you, but I know that classmates must have something to report. Please contact either the Alumni Association or me at the above address to…

Class of 1980 Winter 2020 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Greetings, everyone — I hope your winter is going well. There’s not much news to report this time. Julie Norton Cashwell ’89G has retired from teaching in Winterport and has three grandchildren. Two of them live in Maine, and the other is in Baltimore. She is looking forward to seeing people at…

Class of 1980 Summer 2019 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Hello, classmates and friends, Have been thinking of you as we begin another glorious summer season! Cindy Louise Van de Workeen Allen writes that she continues to live in New Jersey, and is active with her job as office manager of a medical office. She also sings in a 30-member women’s chorus…

Class of 1980 Fall 2018 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty 246 Daniel Webster Highway Merrimack, NH 03054 Rdougherty28@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/ Hello, classmates, I hope you enjoyed your summer! Kim Randall McBride ’83G writes that she has started her second year as the assistant principal at Windham Middle School. Her son graduated from Columbia University last year, and lives and works in California.…

Class of 1980 Spring 2018 Class Note

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty PO Box 24 Windsor, VT 05089 rdougherty28@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/ George Burgess is chief operating officer at Becker & Poliakoff, a law firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He is a senior government relations consultant and also co-chairs the firm’s public private partnership practice team. Fellow UMaine grad Hugo Alvarez ’95 also works…

Class of ’80 Fall 2017 Class Notes

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty PO Box 24 Windsor, VT 05089 rdougherty28@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/ Dear Class of 1980, Enjoying this lovely autumn day, and fondly remembering college days. I continue my work as a nurse, while being very aware of how precious time is. Planning a trip this spring to celebrate a special birthday. George Burgess is…

35th Reunion at Homecoming 2015

The Class of 1980 had a great time celebrating their 35th Reunion at Homecoming 2015.

Class Officers 2020-2025

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