Contact: Theresa McMannus, 581-2441 ORONO – The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has recognized the work of the following students and faculty members with 2010 excellence awards. Jenna Ouellette, a scholar-athlete from Winnipeg, Manitoba, graduated with a degree in kinesiology and physical education, was named Outstanding International Student. Kathryn Blynn, a […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics recently inducted new members into the mathematical honor society Pi Mu Epsilon, and recognized outstanding mathematics graduate students and undergraduate research assistants during its annual Mathematics Award and Recognition ceremony. The department also awarded more than $17,000 in scholarships to […]
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Contact: Barbara Harrity, 581- 3211 ORONO – The University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture has made the following 2010 excellence awards to undergraduate, graduate and faculty members. Anjelica Hodgson, a scholar-athlete from Ontario, Canada, graduated with a degree in biochemistry, was named the Outstanding International Student. Robin Arnold of Orono, a […]
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Contact: Roberta Laverty, (207) 581-2110 or Paul Williamson, Maine Composites Alliance, (207) 242-3521 ORONO – High schools and vocational centers across Maine are set to participate on May 14 in the second Maine Wind Blade Challenge hosted by the University of Maine AEWC Advanced Structures & Composites Center in partnership with the Maine Composites Alliance […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine governor John Baldacci challenged University of Maine graduates to “stand up for what is right” during his commencement address at Alfond Arena today. Recalling the “turmoil” of the 1960s and the progress society has made since then, Baldacci pointed out that injustice remains and he urged […]
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ORONO — Four highly accomplished 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 before commencement. Today’s event was […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Amy Smith of Lincolnville, Maine, is the valedictorian of the Class of 2010 at the University of Maine. She will graduate May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Matthew Bouchard of Lewiston, Maine, is the class salutatorian. Smith is a 1988 Camden-Rockport High School graduate […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy unveiled “UMaine 150,” an eight-point plan that he says “will both improve UMaine and make it more financially sustainable.” Kennedy made the announcement during a Tuesday morning presentation at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts. Some 250 members of the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Laura Wood of Scarborough, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. She will graduate May 8 with honors and a bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental sciences. She concentrated in natural resource management and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Kathryn “Katie” Blynn of Fryeburg, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Blynn majored in elementary education with a concentration in English. She transferred to UMaine as a sophomore and changed her major from broadcast […]
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