Commencement

Brittany Kucera

Brittany Kucera: Outstanding Graduating International Student

Brittany Kucera, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  Kucera is double-majoring in anthropology with a concentration in archaeology, and history.  Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards:  Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Summer Fellowship Award 2019, reestablishing Anthropology Club as president […]

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Beate Naglestad

Beate Naglestad: Outstanding Graduating International Student 

Beate Naglestad, of Oppegård, Norway, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine Business School.  Naglestad is majoring in business administration in management, with a minor in international affairs with a focus on international security.   Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Academic Achievement in Management award, Outstanding Student Athlete in Business […]

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Sally Clark

Sally Clark: Outstanding Graduating Student

Sally Clark, of Hudson, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning.  Clark is majoring in university studies with leadership studies track, and a minor in Maine studies. She was born and raised in Lincoln, Maine.  Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Instrumental in creating a […]

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Jarod Webb

Jarod Webb: Outstanding Graduating Student

Jarod Webb, of Milo, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development.  Webb is double-majoring in secondary education and English, with a concentration in analytical writing and a minor in psychology.  Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards:  University of Maine Presidential Scholarship and the […]

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Sierra Yost

Sierra Yost: Chemical engineering major, student-athlete, valedictorian

Chemical engineering major and Honors College student Sierra Yost of Windham, Maine is the 2020 University of Maine valedictorian. Yost is a member of the UMaine cross-country, and track and field teams. Her honors thesis focuses on the application of cellulose nanofibers as an alternative to plastics in disposable utensils. As part of her UMaine […]

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Sierra Yost and Grace Smith

UMaine names 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian

Chemical engineering major Sierra Yost of Windham is the 2020 University of Maine valedictorian, and Grace Smith of Holden, a molecular and cellular biology major, is this year’s salutatorian. Both are students in the Honors College. “We congratulate Sierra and Grace on the strength, breadth and rigor of their academic achievements and overall University of […]

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Richard Powell

Powell named 2020 Distinguished Maine Professor

Richard Powell, a member of the University of Maine Political Science Department for nearly two decades, has been named the 2020 Distinguished Maine Professor, the university’s most prestigious faculty award. The annual Distinguished Maine Professor Award, administered by the University of Maine Alumni Association, honors a UMaine professor who exemplifies the highest qualities of teaching, […]

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Media cover UMaine’s 217th Commencement

The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine’s 217th Commencement ceremonies on May 11.  The event was Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s first commencement as UMaine president, the BDN reported. Bridget Ziegelaar, operations manager for NASA’s International Space Station Research Integration Office, Old Town native and UMaine alumna, gave the commencement […]

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AP reports on UMaine Machias commencement

The Associated Press reported the University of Maine at Machias was the last of the University of Maine system campuses to hold its commencement ceremony. The 108th UMaine Machias commencement May 12 was attended by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who attended UMaine commencement ceremonies May 11 in Orono. Dwayne Tomah, Passamaquoddy language teacher, […]

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