University of Maine Foundation Elects Officers
Contact: Amos Orcutt, (207) 581-5100
ORONO — At its 2010 annual meeting, the University of Maine Foundation Board of Directors elected Ellen Stinson chair of the board for 2010-2011.
A Standish resident, Stinson is a 1968 graduate of the University of Maine and is senior associate in charge of finance and administration at Sebago Technics, a consulting engineering firm founded by her husband, Walter Stinson, in 1981.
“I am honored to be elected as chair of the foundation and look forward to serving the donors and friends who so generously support the University of Maine,” Stinson said following her election.
The following officers also were elected by the directors: Gregg M. Piasio of Falmouth, vice chair; John I. Simpson of Bangor, treasurer; Amos E. Orcutt of Bangor, assistant treasurer/president; Patricia M. Dunn of Scarborough, secretary; and Brent Slater of Bangor, clerk.
More than 240 people attended the annual meeting, held Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine campus in Orono.
Mary Rumpho Kennedy, professor of biochemistry in the Department of Molecular and Biological Sciences, was the keynote speaker. She discussed her research and the many benefits of undergraduate research to students, faculty members, the university and the state. She introduced two students, Geoffry Davis, sophomore biochemistry major from Las Vegas, Nev. and Bradie Manion, junior biochemistry major from Old Town, Maine. Both students shared what it meant to them to be able to conduct research so early in their academic careers.
The University of Maine Foundation is an independent, non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. Established in 1934, the foundation exists to encourage gifts and bequests that nurture academic achievement, foster research and elevate intellectual pursuit at the University of Maine.