UMaine Student Academic Travel Award Winners Announced

Contact: Shannon Coiley, Travel Awards Coordinator, (207) 581-1143 / (800) 934-2586

ORONO–The University of Maine Alumni Association is pleased to announce the spring 2004 recipients for the Nancy Morse Dysart ’60 Academic Travel Awards.  Limited financial support is available to students who wish to participate in professional conferences, organized meetings, club competitions, research and other events of an academic nature. The selection committee of alumni representatives reviews applications for professional appearance and award funds based on the persuasiveness of the applicants’ essays in illustrating the potential benefits to the University of Maine and the State of Maine.

The spring semester recipients include the following individuals and groups:

Alternative Spring Break          

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Maine Animal Club      

Orono Student Nurses Association      

Tutor Program Area Coordinators

UMaine Energy Challenge Team          

UMaine Solar Vehicle Team    

UMaine Woodsmen Team       

Suzanne Arnold           

Peter P. Bosse 

Rebecca Chalmers       

Cecilia Clavet  

Shannon Corr

Melinda Diehl  

Megan Gahl     

Betsy Grannis  

Droozong Hon 

Emily Knight    

Arthur McCollum        

Konstatino Nedas        

Kimberlee Perez          

Boyan Peshlov 

Jessica Shaw   

Anne Simpson 

Elizabeth Stephenson   

Barbara Stewart          

Kari Wells

The Nancy Morse Dysart ’60 Academic Travel Awards are awarded each semester.  The Fall 2004 competition will be for travel during July 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004.  Applications will be posted on First Class and paper copies available at Buchanan Alumni House beginning in September of 2004.