Prominent Alumns, Friends of UMaine to be Recognized with Stillwater Society Presidentail Awards

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

ORONO — Four prestigious Stillwater Society Presidential Awards for Achievement will be presented Friday, May 5 to six preeminent University of Maine alumni and friends who are leaders in the fields of telecommunications, marketing, publishing and community stewardship.

The six — Allen and Sally Fernald of Rockport, Maine; Douglas Hall of Newtown, Ohio; Rajendra and Neera Singh of Alexandria, Va.; Elsie Viles of Augusta, Maine — will be honored at the annual meeting of the Stillwater Society, formed in 2000 to recognize people who have made significant contributions to UMaine.

The 2006 awards are four of 23 that have been presented since the group