University of Maine Foundation

Private memorial service for Gordon Hamilton set for Nov. 3

A private memorial service for University of Maine Professor Gordon S. Hamilton will be held Nov. 3, 3–5 p.m., at Buchanan Alumni House. At the request of the family, the service is by invitation only. A video tribute to Dr. Hamilton is expected to be released later in November. A memorial fund in Dr. Hamilton’s […]

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Painting studio dedication, sporting events to mark Homecoming Oct. 14–16

The University of Maine’s Homecoming 2016 will be celebrated with several events on campus Friday through Sunday, Oct. 14–16. A special highlight this year will be the dedication of the Professor Michael H. Lewis Painting Studio in the Wyeth Family Studio Art Center on campus. The dedication event begins at noon Saturday, Oct. 15 in […]

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Alumnus David Sklar joins Legacy Society with $1M planned gift, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine Foundation news release announcing entrepreneur David Sklar ’63 has joined the Charles F. Allen Legacy Society with a $1 million planned gift. UMaine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills and UMaine President Susan J. Hunter recently presented Sklar with a certificate recognizing him as a new member […]

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University of Maine Foundation treasurer Darryl Brown passes away

University of Maine Foundation treasurer and former board chair Darryl Brown passed away June 18. He was 71. Brown received two degrees from UMaine, and the Darryl and Penny Brown Scholarship Fund is held at the University of Maine Foundation. A University of Maine Foundation announcement on his passing is online.

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Maine Day of Giving May 4

The University of Maine Annual Fund office will be conducting the institution’s first Maine Day of Giving May 4, 2016. The 24-hour-long event will take place during the University’s annual Maine Day – traditionally a day of service for University students, faculty and staff, also on May 4. In this way, alumni and friends of […]

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BDN publishes op-ed by Cowan, Howard

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “What the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature will bring to UMaine,” by Laura Cowan, an associate professor and chair of the English department at the University of Maine; and Gregory Howard, assistant professor and graduate coordinator of the master’s program in English at UMaine. “The million […]

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Media report on new faculty position to honor Stephen King

The Associated Press, Reuters, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Portland Press Herald reported an endowed chaired professorship in literature named in honor of best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King will be established at the University of Maine with the help of a $1 million award from the Harold Alfond […]

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