Over 200 University of Maine Singers alumni, families and friends from across the U.S., Europe and Canada joined current University of Maine Singers in their spring 2023 concert celebrating longtime director emeritus Dennis Cox at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Hosted by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts,…
Yellow postcards with requests for data verification are sent by Publishing Concepts and are connected to this project. The University of Maine Alumni Association welcomes all alumni to participate in the UMaine Memories – Oral History Project, a publication that will unite alumni across generations. We have collaborated with industry-leader PCI to collect stories from alumni…
The iconic Fogler Library holds special meaning for so many. Most UMaine students remember fond walks along the mall to the library on their way to study and many carved out their own quiet spaces within its walls. A staffer who has fond memories of visiting Fogler as a grammar school student while his mom…
The annual Black Bear Road Trip made two stops in Florida. Alumni and friends gathered first in The Villages, FL for a tailgate, lunch and polo match. Photos can be viewed here. Shortly after UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Alumni Association President Tom Peaco ’88 traveled to Fort Myers, FL for a Red Sox Spring…
Orono, Maine — Conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere. Olson is a 1968 graduate of the university, where he was a Senior Skull and…
This February UMaine launched its month long ‘Women in Sports’ celebration to honor female students past and present, and to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, the amendment which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs and services, including athletics, that receive federal financial assistance. Commemorate the month and celebrate former female…
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An internationally recognized University of Maine civil engineering researcher known for his excellence in teaching and innovation in the use of composite materials for infrastructure applications has been named the 2023 Distinguished Maine Professor, the Alumni Association’s most prestigious faculty award. Roberto Lopez-Anido, the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering, will be honored…
AUGUSTA, Maine (Friday, February 10, 2023) – The Maine State Chamber of Commerce today announced that Julia Munsey ’02 has been named President of the Maine State Chamber. Munsey, who currently is Membership & Corporate Development Director for the Maine International Trade Center (MITC), officially starts with the Chamber on Monday, March 6, 2023. She…
ORONO, Maine – University of Maine alum Jackie Malvin ’21 is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I…
“BioHome3D: A Sustainable Approach to Affordable Housing” with Dr. Habib Dagher\ The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. BioHome3D was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hub and Spoke program between the UMaine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.…
An internationally recognized researcher, a selfless advocate for those in need, and a business-savvy financial expert are among the honorees being recognized as part of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s 2023 Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony. Prof. D. Allan Butterfield ’68, ’02 D.Sc. (Hon.), University of Kentucky Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry, has…