UMaine to Honor David Veverka
Contact: Frederic Beaudry, UMaine Dept. of Wildlife Ecology,(207) 581-2895; Joe Carr, Dept. of University Relations, (207) 581-3571
ORONO — A Sunday May 6 University of Maine ceremony will honor the memory of former UMaine student David Veverka, killed in Iraq last year while serving in the Army National Guard. The May 6 event, scheduled for 10 a.m. between Nutting Hall and Hitchner Hall, will include a tree planting and the unveiling of a memorial.
“David left a lasting impression on all who knew him,” says Frederic Beaudry, a UMaine student and friend of Veverka’s. “He was a determined and successful student who inspired students and faculty alike.”
Veverka was a senior studying wildlife ecology when he was deployed to fight in the war as part of Bravo Company 3-172nd Infantry (Mountain). At UMaine, he was president of the student chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology, vice-president of The Wildlife Society student chapter, a NSF GK-12 Teaching Fellow, and a recipient of a College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture undergraduate research grant.
He was awarded a posthumous UMaine degree at the university’s May 2006 commencement.