Editor’s note: Story updated Aug. 1. A more than 150-year-old American elm tree at the University of Maine that was saved by pioneering research on Dutch elm disease and that inspired the establishment of a campus natural heritage fund has succumbed to rot in its trunk and will be removed from the Hitchner Hall landscape […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Daily Bulldog, Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com reported that the Maine Outing Club’s cabin in Carrabassett Valley near Sugarloaf Mountain has been selected for renovation by the Magnolia Network’s “Maine Cabin Masters.” The University of Maine club is fundraising for the $20,000 needed to complete the renovation before Sept. 1. To donate, […]
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A pledge from University of Maine alumna Karen Boudreau and her husband, Thomas Jensen, M.D. will rename North Stevens Hall on campus in honor of the former Brewer, Maine resident and now San Diego-based attorney. Karen L. Boudreau, Esq. Hall will be dedicated on July 14. Expected to participate in the ceremony are UMaine President […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine celebrated three of its top advocates at the Stillwater Society Dinner May 21. The annual event in Orono honors UMaine’s most generous philanthropists. Currently, there are 1,541 members in the society, including 270 new members inducted and 197 members who advanced in their membership level at the event. […]
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Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine Fogler Library has received an $800,000 gift from the estate of Lee Gagnon, a Waterville native and a member of the class of 1959, to support an endowed memorial fund in honor of his parents. The Lionel J. Gagnon and Germaine Fortin Gagnon Memorial Fund will provide resources […]
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University of Maine Fogler Library has received an $800,000 gift from the estate of Lee Gagnon, a member of the Class of 1959, to support an endowed memorial fund in honor of his parents, according to University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills. The Lionel J. Gagnon and Germaine Fortin Gagnon Memorial Fund will provide […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a letter to the editor co-authored by John Diamond, president and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association, and Jeffery Mills, president and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, that highlights the legacy of civic service and philanthropy of alumnus Lenoard Minsky, who passed away on Feb. 21 […]
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The President and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation is one of two leaders being honored with the national 2022 CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award. Jeffery Mills, Ph.D., President and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, will be recognized for his contributions at the 2022 CASE Conference for College and University […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a news release about John Diamond, president and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association, announcing his plans to retire at the end of June.
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The University of Maine has received a transformational gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation to support the efforts and initiatives of the Clinical Psychology Program to help meet the increasing demand for high-quality, evidence-based mental health providers in Maine. The gift, made through the University of Maine Foundation, will allow UMaine’s accredited doctoral training […]
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