UMaine Alumni Association Announces 2005 Alumni Award Recipients

Contact: Bob Potts, Alumni Programs & Marketing, (207) 581-1149 / 1 (800) 934-2586, bob.potts@umit.maine.edu

ORONO–The University of Maine Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005 Alumni Awards. They are as follows:

Alumni Career Award (UMAA’s highest honor): John D. Buckley ’49, of Miami, FL. John is co-founder of PBS&J, an engineering, architecture, and planning firm of more than 3,600 employees based in Miami, Florida.

Bernard Lown ’42 Humanitarian Award (in recognition of graduates who distinguish themselves in humanitarian service): Richard A. ’48 and Mildred Cohen Giesberg ’47 of Los Angeles, CA

Fogler Legacy Award (presented to families with multi-generation graduates of the University of Maine): Higgins-Bodwell Family.

Pine Tree Emblem Alumni Service Award (alumni service award given in recognition and appreciation of outstanding service in promoting alumni work): Mark Cohen ’54 of Armonk, NY

Black Bear Award (presented in appreciation of outstanding service to the University):