UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Donald Harkins

Don has worked in virtually every capacity in a nonprofit organization— service provider, program manager, division director, CEO, consultant, and Board member. Across his career, Don’s experience includes 37 years in managerial roles and 24 years of senior management experience. He spent the last 15 years of his career as the CEO of a nonprofit provider of rehabilitation services, the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City (RIKC). Each year, RIKC worked with over 2,500 children, adults, and seniors with disabilities through programming in six western Missouri and eastern Kansas locations. Early in his career, Don was a frequent peer reviewer of federal grant applications. Currently, Don is a semi-retired nonprofit executive search consultant with the Moran Company in Leawood, KS.

During his 15-year tenure as CEO of RIKC, Don was actively involved in state-wide trade and professional associations and provided legislative advocacy on behalf of the agency’s services and clientele. In 2015 Don was recognized as one of Kansas City’s “Heroes in Healthcare” for RIKC’s outpatient services leadership. Don has had extensive experience in working with a broad cross-section of human service agencies and leaders. He is a past President of both the Missouri Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (a state-wide trade association with over 80 members) and the Association of United Way Agency Executives (which represented 100 United Way funded agencies).

Education

M.A., Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Missouri – Columbia (1986)
B.S., Psychology, Centre College, Kentucky (1977)

Teaching Area

Nonprofit management

Research Interests

Employment outcomes of persons with disabilities
Strategic planning in the nonprofit environment

Service Work / Board Affiliation

Strategic planning for both the University of Kansas Medical Center’s MS Achievement Center and Disability Inc., Greater Kansas City
Board of Directors for The Whole Person, Inc. Kansas City, MO

Professional Memberships

Past Board Member of the United Way of Greater Kansas City
Past Member of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
Past Board member and President of the Missouri Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

Awards / Professional Accomplishments

Missouri Rehabilitation Association Stevinson Career Achievement Award
Kansas City Heroes in Healthcare Award