Fifteen UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

March 28, 2017 News

Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service.

“The excellence and leadership demonstrated by these faculty members are reflected in their work with students in and out of the classroom, their highly regarded achievements in their academic disciplines, and the difference their contributions make in Maine and beyond,” says Hunter.

Promoted to Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mitchell Bruce, Chemistry
Jack Burt, Music
David Hiebeler, Mathematics

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Jessica Leahy, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
College of Education and Human Development

Jonathan Shemwell, Science Education

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Robert Glover, Political Science and Honors
Sarah Harlan-Haughey, English and Honors
Gregory Howard, English
Jordan LaBouff, Psychology and Honors
Mackenzie Stetzer, Physics

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Heather Hamlin, Marine Sciences
Sean Smith, Watershed Modeling

Granted Tenure at Current Rank of Associate Professor
College of Education and Human Development

Janet Fairman, Education

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Lee Karp-Boss, School of Marine Sciences

Maine Business School

Grant Miles, Management

Contact: Margaret Nagle, 207.581.3745