Renowned Inventor Hall to Speak at UMaine Convocation
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — When the University of Maine Class of 2008 gathers for fall convocation, its first official event to attend as a class, it will hear from a man who has invented dozens of familiar products and advertising slogans.
Doug Hall, a 1981 UMaine graduate, is the founder of and chief inventor at the Eureka! Ranch think tank, which has offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and Oxford, England. According to a national survey, the average household uses 18 products or services that Hall and his team have played a part in developing.
Hall earned a chemical engineering degree from UMaine, then worked for a decade at Proctor & Gamble, rising to the rank of Master Marketing Inventor. At Proctor & Gamble, Hall set a corporate record by developing and introducing nine new business initiatives in a twelve-month period.
He is also known for his work as a public speaker, author and radio program host.
Hall’s talk is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Hutchins Concert Hall, Maine Center for the Arts.