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1985
Suzanne Lynch Guild
34 West Street
Manchester, ME 04351
(207) 623-9404
dsguild@roadrunner.com
So—did you go to your 30 th high school reunion?
I did, and I had a fabulous time!
The University of Maine Office of Student
Financial Aid has informed me that the Class of
1985 Scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic
year was awarded to Kaitlin Crockett from
South Paris, ME, daughter of Ann Marie Hardy
and Randolph Crockett, and to Paul Holyoke
from Brewer, ME, son of Glen Holyoke.
Cathy Porter Stoup and her husband,
Dennis, have opened Daybreak Bakery on Main
Street in Old Town, ME. It’s a true family affair
with their son and daughter-in-law also assisting
with the business. Whoopie pies and donuts are
their specialty!
Emily Ellis served on the search committee
to recommend the next UMaine women’s
basketball head coach. After graduation,
Emily played professional basketball in Finland
and Austria, was the first UMaine women’s
basketball player to have her uniform number
retired, and became a member of the UMaine
Sports Hall of Fame.
Harley Knowles ’87G has been selected
as the 20 th president of Tennessee Wesleyan
College in Athens, TN, after serving since 2007
as vice president for institutional advancement
at the University of New England in Biddeford
and Portland, ME.
Nurse practitioner Jean Bugbee has joined
the staff at Penobscot Pediatrics in Bangor,
ME, after relocating to the area from New
Hampshire.
Rep. Doug Damon serves in the Maine
House of Representatives representing Bangor.
Doug was recently awarded the Charles Sullivan
Community Service Award from the Breakfast
Kiwanis Club of Bangor recognizing his
fundraising work for the Bangor Senior League
World Series, the Fourth of July parade, the
University of Maine athletic board of advisors,
and work with the Bangor planning board.
So great to hear from Rob Bowerman! He
and Robin Hull Bowerman ’86 live in Falmouth,
MA, have two children, and have been married
for 25 years. Rob recently struck out on his own
and formed The Bowerman Group, an executive
search company, with clients all over the globe.
Rob says that his daughter has UMaine on her
list of potential schools—and so does my son!
Maybe they will paint those bear paws all over
campus in the middle of the night like we used
to!
Wishing you many blessings during the
holiday season and in 2012. Please zip me
an email, so we can know what you’re up to.
Happy New Year!
Express your UMaine pride by
supporting the Alumni Fund!
48 MAINE Alumni Magazine
1986
Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall
George Macdougall
1 Davis Road
Fairfield Center, ME 04937
GandDMac@roadrunner.com
Football All-American Mark Coutts was
inducted into the University’s Sports Hall of
Fame in September. Mark was captain of the
’85 team, a 1 st team All-Yankee Conference, All
New England, and All American.
Scott Tilton ’97G was sworn in as Chelsea,
ME, interim town manager. Scott will be
very busy as the position also includes the
responsibilities of treasurer, tax collector, clerk,
voter registrar, general assistance administrator,
and road commissioner.
Recently, Gov. John Baldacci was awarded
an honorary doctorate by Bowdoin College and
was appointed to the Department of Defense
position of director of military health reform. The
position will focus on ways to reform the health
care system used by military, military families,
and veterans. John served eight years as Maine’s
governor and previously served four terms in the
US House. His administration created the Dirigo
Health Program for uninsured Mainers and he
hopes to now focus on prevention, wellness,
and improving delivery of health services.
Brian Molloy has joined the law firm of
Lanham Blackwell PA in Bangor, ME.
Lisa Marlowe Branagan wrote for the online
“Bear Pairs” contest that she first met husband,
Patrick Branagan, in calculus when she was
upset to learn that she would have to repeat
Calculus II. Patrick wrapped his arms around
her and told her he would tutor her. They began
dating their sophomore year and married in York
in September ’90. They moved from Orono to
Boston to Dallas before returning to Boston in
’96. They have three beautiful children—Ashley
(13), Cole (11), and Michael (8 ½). Last year,
they celebrated their 20 th anniversary!
George Macdougall (your other class
correspondent) spent almost two weeks in
Central Vermont with a team of 150 engineers
and maintenance personnel from the Maine
Department of Transportation (DOT) to help with
road and bridge recovery after Hurricane Irene.
I went to visit and though I have seen natural
disaster pictures before, seeing them in real
life was terrible and awe inspiring! Maine and
Vermont workers pulled together and made a
huge difference in the area in only days. It was
amazing to see how the small communities
pulled together with shelters, public dinners/
entertainment, and public picnics. There was
much appreciation and support of victims and
for workers and for the out-of-state volunteers.
George also just celebrated 25 years with the
Maine DOT. And, we recently had our 23 rd
wedding anniversary!
Kathleen Neville ’91G wrote that she
recently completed her doctorate in higher
education administration at UMass Boston.
She received her master’s in ’91 at UMaine, and
is currently serving as special assistant to the
dean at Salem State University.
Lisa Clough Traub and husband, Jerry
’83, are the proud parents of Eric, Krista, and
Matt. All three kids are terrific swimmers like
their UMaine swim team captain parents. At
column time, Eric planned to attend and swim
for Columbia University.
The latest recipient of the Class of ’86
Scholarship is Conner McFarland, a senior in
international affairs. Connor is from Ashland,
ME, and is the son of Charles McFarland.
By the time you read this, I hope there
still won’t be any snow! I know, my skiing
and snowmobiling classmates won’t agree.
Homecoming and our 25 th Reunion (imagine!)
will have passed. We hope lots of you got there
and had a wonderful time!
George and I have decided to take a break
from being class correspondents. When I
started, the Alumni Association actually mailed
us sheets of paper with thick black margin
lines to type (and I mean type!) your news
between. Because the early columns are not in
our computer, I am only guessing, but I think
it’s been almost two decades of writing! If you
are interested in being class correspondent(s),
you only need write the column twice a year. It’s
easy and fun. Please let Abby Zelz at the Alumni
Association know.
We have really enjoyed it and all of you,
Donny
1987
Honored class at Homecoming
Andrew P. Nagelin
56 Gibson Street
Medford, MA 02155
Anagelin@verizon.net
Hello, Class of ’87. I recently attended a
meeting of the Boston Executive Club of
UMaine (BECUM) at the UMaine Club in
Boston. The Club is located at The UMass Club
at 225 Franklin Street in Boston. Any alum in the
Boston area should consider joining. It is a great
way to meet fellow alums.
The event was to hear a presentation by
our new UMaine president, Paul W. Ferguson. I
was very impressed with our new president and
his plans for the future. I was also impressed
with the current student body and their
achievements and the research that is going
on at our University. There is a lot of exciting,
cutting-edge research being done on campus.
I only have a few items of note to report this
time around. Susan Davies (G) was presented
the 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award
by the Society for Freshwater Science at their
annual meeting in June. Susan is a biologist
with the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection. The Society specifically cited her
collaboration with Susan Jackson of the EPA
to develop a model or “yardstick” of freshwater
condition called the biological condition gradient
that measures changes in freshwater habitats
that are damaged by disturbance. Helen Plourd
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