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Alumni Winter 2012_Layout 1 1/6/12 10:30 AM Page 4 Around the Campus UMaine Students Receive Early Acceptance to Tufts Five University of Maine stud ents have received early acceptance to Tufts University School of Medicine through the Maine Track Early Assurance program. Honors College students India Stewart, a biology major from Verona Island, ME; Erica Hidu, a microbiology major from Hampden, ME; and Jenny MacDowell, a biochemistry major from Littleton, MA, were accepted to the program. Also receiving early acceptance were Leigh Johnson, a psychology major from Yarmouth, ME; and Margaret Varney, a biology major from Turner, ME. Induction of 2011 Sports Hall of Fame Seven former student athletes were inducted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame in Orono. The new members represented a range of sports at the September ceremony. Left to right are: Tim Tobin ’80 of the riflery team, football All-American Mark Coutts ’86, soccer great Linda Consolante-Hathorn ’06, basketball captain Dick Collins ’59, track and field star and coach Jim Ballinger ’66, ’69G, and William Hunnewell, who accepted the award for his late father, cross-country captain William Hunnewell ’37. All-American hockey goalie Jimmy Howard ‘06 was unable to attend the event. During Homecoming 2011, a celebration was held to thank those who helped the Campaign Maine capital fund exceed its goal of $150 million. As part of the program, several students who have received financial aid to follow their dreams addressed attendees on the impact of that support. Among those taking the podium were (l to r) Daniel Gerges ’12, Abraham Hamilton ’13 and Morgan Brockington ’12. Daniel and Morgan both plan careers in medicine and were previously accepted to the Tufts Medical School early acceptance program mentioned above. Both students emphasized in their remarks how the financial support they are receiving at UMaine, thanks in part to alumni contributions, will enable them to return to Maine to practice medicine. The typical mountain of student loan debt facing new doctors usually limits their options to more highly compensated urban centers to begin their practices. Three Class of 2010 Students Establish Competition Three graduates from the Class of 2010 have pooled their financial resources to start the UMaine Business Challenge Competition. The three students were inspired by the generosity of the legendary Class of 1944 and by an established business plan competition at Rice University. The trio wanted to “give collegiate entrepreneurs the support to transform their business dreams into a reality,” states Owen McCarthy, a Patten native who majored in biological engineering. McCarthy, along with biology major James Morin of Lewiston and financial economics major Matt Ciampa of York, have partnered with the Maine Business School and the Foster Center for Student Innovation to offer a $5,000 cash reward and $5,000 in consulting services to help finance the business goals of student entrepreneurs. “Matt, James, and I all feel very passion- Matt Ciampa, Owen McCarthy and James Morin at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. ate about both the State of Maine and the University of Maine,” says McCarthy. “We wanted to find a way to give back to our alma mater as soon as possible. The UMaine Business Challenge gives us this opening.” Prospective competitors are invited to email umainebusinesschallenge@gmail.com to participate and to learn more about the competition. 4 MAINE Alumni Magazine
Alumni Winter 2012_Layout 1 1/10/12 2:02 PM Page 5 Project Reach Helping Teachers Reduce Language Barriers The number of school children in Maine for whom English is a second language increased by more than 53 percent in the past year. At the same time, the number of students enrolled in kindergarten through high school declined by eight percent. To reduce the language barriers, UMaine’s Project Reach is helping teachers address the needs of these children. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the College of Education and Human Development have received $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue and expand efforts to better prepare current and future teachers of children who speak no English, limited English, as well as Franco-American or Native populations whose culture is embedded in language. Project Reach includes core courses on English as a Second Language methods in the classroom as well as testing and assessment, curriculum development, and multiculturalism. Amos Orcutt to Step Down University of Maine Foundation president Amos Orcutt ’64 has announced his plan to retire in 2012. “It’s the right time and I want to go out on top,” he told the Bangor Daily News. “The Foundation is doing well and it’s time for another person to take it to a higher level.” Orcutt joined the Foundation in 1990. During his 22-year tenure, the assets at the Foundation grew from $25 million to about $200 million and the staff increased from two to ten people. The Foundation, which shares Buchanan Alumni House with the University of Maine Alumni Association, has a second office in Falmouth. The Foundation solicits, administers, and invests endowment gifts to benefit the University of Maine. During the past decade it raised $98.9 million, added 685 endowed funds for a total of 1,365 funds, and paid over $54.3 million to the University in support of its students, faculty, and programs. “Amos has contributed in ways that will have a lasting impact on the University he has served so well,” said UMaine president Paul W. Ferguson. The Foundation board has formed a selection committee to conduct a national search for the organization’s next president. Maine Business School ranked “The BEST” The Maine Business School was ranked among the BEST business schools in the world for a fourth consecutive year. Eduniversal (www.eduniversal-ranking.com/), a Paris-based organization that provides global rankings for business schools, included the Maine Business School in their category of “excellent” business schools. A total of 154 U.S. schools were included among the 1,000 ranked worldwide in the various categories. PIKE Fraternity House Reopened The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity returned to their fraternity house in late Nov ember following ex tensive repairs to the structure. After town officials discovered a number of code violations, the 22 PIKE brothers in residence moved out so the house could be brought up to code. Workers repaired the fire alarm, exit signs, leaky bathroom floor, and eliminated other safety concerns, and the brothers were allowed to return to the fraternity house. “It’s a fresh start for us,” noted John Armstrong, PIKE’s president-elect. In retirement, UMaine Foundation president Amos Orcutt plans to spend more time at his blueberry farm in Orland. WINTER 2012 5
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