Year: 2009

Information for Reporters Covering UMaine Commencement

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s 207th commencement is scheduled for Saturday May 9, inside at Alfond Arena.  As always, the event consists of two ceremonies, one at 10 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m.  Each will last approximately 2 hours. Northbound I-95 traffic and traffic between the Interstate […]

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UMaine Names Winners of Annual Employee Awards

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine has recognized four employees, two from its classified staff and two from its professional staff, as winners of annual outstanding employee awards.  These awards recognize outstanding professional accomplishment and dedicated service.  Formal presentation of the awards is scheduled for the Employee Recognition and […]

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Four UMaine Professors Honored at Convocation

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Four esteemed University of Maine professors, each with long and distinguished records of service to the university and its students, were announced this afternoon as the winners of UMaine’s annual top faculty awards. The awards are part of the annual Academic Honors Convocation, traditionally held the day […]

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UMaine Professor Named Fellow for Contributions to Food Science

Contact: Alfred Bushway, (207) 581-1629; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine Professor Alfred Bushway has been selected as an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow for 2009 for his contributions to the industry in the areas of food processing and food safety for fruits, vegetables, seafood, meat and poultry. Founded in 1939, […]

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UMaine Cooperative Extension to Offer Cheese-making Safety Session

Contact: Melissa Potts, (800) 287-7170 or (207) 581-2788; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Recognizing that it’s crucial to be aware of proper sanitation practices and ensuring the safety of Maine artisan cheese, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping the Maine Cheese Guild by promoting food safety awareness, proper sanitation practices and an […]

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Peter Vigue Receives Maine Business School ‘Achievement in Business’ Award

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Photo available upon request ORONO – The Maine Business School recently named one of Maine’s top business advocates, Cianbro president, chair and CEO Peter Vigue, as the recipient of its 2009 Achievement in Business Award. Vigue, a member of the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation board of directors […]

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UMaine Student Places in International Photo Competition

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Part time University of Maine student Kevin Wellenius has placed third in an international photojournalism competition with a feature audio slideshow of a Belgrade Lakes man coming to terms with a violent temper and rebuilding a marriage. More than 3,700 journalists from 147 counties submitted 53,000 still images, video […]

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Business Professor Strong Cited for Teaching Excellence

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 Photo available upon request ORONO — UMaine professor of finance Bob Strong has received the Maine Business School’s 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, bestowed annually upon a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and accomplishment in teaching. Strong, also the University of Maine Foundation Professor of Investment Education […]

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UMaine Extension Offers Trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass.

Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, June 5, 2009.  Mount Auburn Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most beautiful landscapes in America. Participants will be leD on a guided tour of the 175- acre […]

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