Durham Native UMaine Salutatorian
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — David Lapointe of Durham is the Class of 2007 salutatorian at the University of Maine.
Lapointe will graduate from UMaine on Saturday May 12, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He plans to begin his engineering career with a job at Goss International, a manufacturing company that serves the printing industry, in Dover, N.H. The son of Richard and Carol Lapointe, Lapointe graduated from the Freeport High School in 2003.
There are approximately 1,950 graduates in the UMaine class.
Lapointe, who is graduating from UMaine’s Honors College, shares credit for his success with Prof. Donald Grant, the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering chair who is retiring this year after five decades on the UMaine faculty.
“Even though he has tremendous responsibilities taking care of the department, he always takes time to talk with the undergrads and listen to their opinions to help improve the program,” Lapointe says.
At UMaine, Lapointe is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and three honor societies: Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi.