Alumni

Media report on UMaine alum being first rookie to win World Series MVP

The Associated Press, WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston), 92.9 The Ticket, WJBQ-FM, WCYY-FM and other outlets reported that Jeremy Peña, former baseball player for the University of Maine and current player for the Houston Astros, became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP award. The Bangor […]

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Media report on UMaine alum’s Milken Educator Award

The Bangor Daily News, WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor), News Center Maine and Maine Department of Education shared the news that University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumna Sarah Collins (’08, ’14G) received a 2022 Milken Educator Award. Collins, a fourth-grade science teacher at Patricia A. Duran School in Hermon, will get […]

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UMaine Outdoor Leadership to host discussion with runner, activist and alum Jordan Daniel Nov. 3

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Outdoor Leadership Program will host an evening discussion with runner and Indigenous activist Jordan Daniel (’11), “Running with Purpose,” on Thursday, Nov. 3, 6:30-8 p.m., in the McIntire Room of the Buchanan Alumni House. Daniel will discuss her experience as a fourth-generation runner, professional athlete […]

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Media report on UMaine alum Peña named American League Championship Series MVP 

The Associated Press, USA Today, CBS Sports, Portland Press Herald, Houston Chronicle, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), WLNE (ABC 6 in Providence, Rhode Island), WBLM-FM (Portland, Maine), WCYY-FM (Portland, Maine), WJBQ-FM (Portland, Maine) and other outlets reported that Jeremy Peña, former baseball player for the University of Maine and current […]

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Media report on UMaine athletic facility naming gift

The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that University of Maine alumni Phillip and Susan Morse have committed $10 million for naming rights to the new basketball arena planned for the campus in Orono. Phillip and Susan Morse, 1964 graduates of the school, have been significant donors to […]

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UMaine alumni Phillip and Susan Morse donate $10M for new athletics arena

University of Maine alumni donors Phillip and Susan Morse have committed $10 million for naming rights to the multipurpose arena that is part of the UMaine Athletics Master Facilities Plan. The contribution is part of the private fundraising campaign underway to meet the $90 million challenge grant for UMaine athletics as part of UMS TRANSFORMS, […]

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Renowned UMaine alum Bernard Lown may be featured on a dollar coin 

University of Maine alumnus Bernard Lown — a pioneering cardiologist, author and peace activist who invented the direct-current heart-defibrillator — may be featured on a U.S. dollar coin in 2024.  Officials from the U.S. Mint have presented a design featuring the 2024 American Innovation $1 coin for Maine. The design must ultimately be approved by […]

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