{"id":10,"date":"2009-07-13T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umaine.edu\/provost\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:13:02","slug":"awards-recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/awards-recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards &amp; Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nomination Forms and Award Criteria (links to documents):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xZlPgFOp5worN23Et4veF--PTLbpp4vA\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101222198588824247399&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ZwdoGBzME5n35Pakryh0j1VL66dO2qtk\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101222198588824247399&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Public Engagement Achievement Award (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eU64eE2u9vP6cklNe9LxBGBE9E8fJuw5\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101222198588824247399&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14_giXZDJMk_DBdVfPPMVoO5V5hyzOmUY\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101222198588824247399&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Innovation Award (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1x0Y4Ig-GrUGjqarh7t9Y7BoJtChvMgW9\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101222198588824247399&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Bear Award for Extraordinary Impact (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umainealumni.com\/distinguished-maine-professor\/\">Class of 1942\u00a0Distinguished\u00a0MAINE Professor Award (administered by the Alumni Association)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);min-height:365px;}.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10_954f66-17 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10_0cafd8-a5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melissa Maginnis<\/span><br>2025 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gayle Kraus<\/span><br>2024 Lindsay Seward<br>2023 Sally Molloy<br>2022 Karl Kreutz<br>2021 Judith Josiah-Martin<br>2020 Sara Lindsay<br>2019 Jennifer Tyne<br>2018 Senthil Vel<br>2017 Harvey Kail<br>2016 Howard &#8216;Mac&#8217; Gray<br>2015 Kirsten E. Jacobson<br>2014 J. Malcolm Shick<br>2013 Richard H. Borgman<br>2012 Mary Rumpho-Kennedy<br>2011 Douglas W. Nangle<br>2010 Judith R. Pearse<br>2009 Leonard J. Kass<br>2008 Gail Werrbach<br>2007 Irving Kornfield<br>2006 Mary S. Tyler<br>2005 Patricia Burnes<br>2004 Kim K. McKeage<br>2003 Robert Franzosa<br>2002 Eric N. Landis<br>2001 Constance M. Perry<br>2000 Owen F. Smith<br>1999 Keith W. Hutchison<br>1998 Sandra L. Caron<br>1997 Fred H. Irons<br>1996 Paul B. Roscoe<br>1995 Barbara J. W. Cole<br>1994 William E. Glanz<br>1993 Saundra L. Gardner<br>1992 Christina L. Baker<br>1991 Kristin M. Langellier<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10_827249-60{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10_827249-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10_827249-60\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Presidential Public Engagement Achievement Award Recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 Ryder Scott<br>2024 Robert Glover<br>2023 Catharine Biddle<br>2022 Kelley Strout<br>2021 James Dill<br>2020 Jean MacRae<br>2019 Susan McKay<br>2018 Ivan Fernandez<br>2017 Marcella Sorg<br>2016 Amy Fried<br>2015 Laura A. Lindenfeld<br>2014 Bruce E. Segee<br>2013 George Markowsky<br>2012 Karen Horton<br>2011 Kathleen March<br>2010 Thomas E. Christensen<br>2009 Kathryn J. Olmstead<br>2008 Alan Cobo-Lewis<br>2007 Herbert Crosby<br>2006 Carol Gilmore<br>2005 David Lambert<br>2004 Todd M. Gabe<br>2003 Harlan Onsrud<br>2002 Sandra L. Caron<br>2001 Ann Schonberger<br>2000 Walter G. McIntire<br>1999 George Jacobson, Jr.<br>1998 Dana N. Humphrey<br>1997 Sheila J. Pechinski<br>1996 Alfred A. Bushway<br>1995 James H. Breece<br>1994 Ray B. Owen<br>1993 Edward &#8216;Sandy&#8217; Ives<br>1992 Lucille A. Zeph<br>1991 William H. Whitaker<br>1990 Herbert Hidu<br>1989 David F. Wihry<br>1988 Robert C. Bayer<br>1987 James A. Wilson<br>1986 Vaughn H. Holyoke<br>1985 Barbara A. Barton<br>1984 Richard J. Campana<br>1983 Patricia M. Pierson<br>1982 Richard C. Hill<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10_e247e6-95{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10_e247e6-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10_e247e6-95\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award Recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholas Giudice<\/span><br>2024 Brian McGill<br>2023 Ali Abedi<br>2022 Xudong Zheng<br>2021 Elizabeth Allan<br>2020 Robert Steneck<br>2019 Jasmine Saros<br>2018 Yong Chen<br>2017 Daniel Sandweiss<br>2016 Neil R. Pettigrew<br>2015 Richard W. Judd<br>2014 M. Kate Beard-Tisdale<br>2013 Francis A. Drummond<br>2012 Hemant Pendse<br>2011 John F. Mahon<br>2010 Paul B. Roscoe<br>2009 Owen F. Smith<br>2008 Mary Ellen Camire<br>2007 Elizabeth Depoy<br>2006 Kyriacos Markides<br>2005 James Acheson<br>2004 Robert J. Lad<br>2003 Habib J. Dagher<br>2002 Max J. Egenhofer<br>2001 Kevin Boyle<br>2000 Janice V. Kristo,<br>Rosemary A. Bamford<br>1999 Charles T. Hess<br>1998 Douglas M. Allen<br>1997 Gary M. King<br>1996 Burton N. Hatlen<br>1995 Erdogan Kiran<br>1994 C. Stewart Doty<br>1993 William N. Unertl<br>1992 J. Malcolm Shick<br>1991 Merrill F. Elias<br>1990 Stephen A. Norton<br>1989 William J. Baker<br>1988 Michael D. Bentley<br>1987 John H. Dearborn<br>1986 Colin E. Martindale<br>1985 Richard D. Blake<br>1984 Harold W. Borns,<br>David C. Smith<br>1983 No Award<br>1982 Bruce L. Nicholson<br>1981 Carroll F. Terrell<br>1980 John F. Vetelino<br>1979 James D. McCleave<br>1978 Peter Csavinszky<br>1977 William Pease,<br>Jane Pease<br>1976 Robert J. Jensen|<br>1975 George H. Denton<br>1974 Geddes Simpson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10_e33a2e-cb\"><div 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