Steve Fletcher Wins 2009 Dunham Prize

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.

February 4, 2011 News & Events, Scholarships

EES Senior Steve Fletcher was awarded the Dunham Prize, one of the top awards in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Steve was graduated in May with a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Concentration in Soil and Water Sciences. Steve’s advisor was Dr. Sue Erich in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences.

The Wallace C. and Janet S. Dunham Prize was established in the University of Maine Foundation for the benefit of The University of Maine with a gift from Wallace C. Dunham, Dean Emeritus, and Janet S. Dunham, MEd ’77. …The scholarship winner(s) shall be the undergraduate student(s) in the college who have overcome adversity to achieve personal growth and academic success, who have a positive outlook on life, and who show the potential for further accomplishment.

The Dunhams also endowed a scholarship specifically for the EES program. We thank them for their continued generosity to the University of Maine.