President Hunter

New director named for the Darling Marine Center

A leading conservation scientist has been hired to lead the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. Heather Leslie begins her tenure as director of UMaine’s coastal marine laboratory in Walpole on Aug. 1. Leslie comes to the center from Brown University, where she was the Peggy and Henry D. […]

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Bangor native honored with bequest to UMaine Foundation scholarship fund

University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter and University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills recently accepted a check for $300,000 from the Helen Skoufis estate. Skoufis and her husband, Peter, a member of the UMaine Class of 1941, were longtime UMaine supporters. In 1996, the Skoufises established the Helen M. and Peter J. Skoufis […]

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Longtime Nutrition Professor Katherine Musgrave Passes Away

Katherine Musgrave, a longtime University of Maine professor and nutritionist, passed away June 20, 2015 at the age of 95. Musgrave, an Orono resident, started teaching at UMaine as an assistant professor in 1969. She “retired” in the 1980s, but continued to work full time, according to a Bangor Daily News article on Musgrave. She […]

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President Hunter to Extend Leadership an Extra Year, Media Report

The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter has agreed to extend her two-year post for an extra year. University of Maine System Chancellor James Page and the system board of trustees requested that she continue her work through June 30, […]

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President Hunter to Stay at Post an Extra Year

Chancellor James H. Page and the University of Maine System Board of Trustees have asked University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter to extend her tenure for an additional year, through June 30, 2017. President Hunter has graciously agreed to do so. “President Hunter and her leadership team are doing important work on and off campus,” […]

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2015 Retirement Recognition Banquet May 20

The annual Retirement Recognition Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. May 20 at Wells Conference Center. President Susan J. Hunter and senior administrators, supervisors, friends, family and co-workers will honor retiring University of Maine faculty and staff with a reception and dinner. For more information, contact Rowena Clukey at rowenac@maine.edu or 581.1580. A list […]

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MPBN, WVII Report Student Leaders from Across System Gather at Summit

More than 80 student leaders gathered in Orono for a summit to discuss ways to improve student culture and involvement across all seven campuses of the University of Maine System, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and WVII (Channel 7) reported. During the conference, students were expected to hear talks by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter, […]

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