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Moore School for 23 years. The Alumni Association has to raise 52 percent of its operating budget. Through its ALUMNI FUND, it supports areas such as scholarships, student travel and research, and new program development. It also ensures you will receive the alumni magazine twice a year. If you wish to financially support the Alumni Association, you need to designate gifts to the ALUMNI FUND. 1966 Dan Hillard P. O. Box 138 Chandler Farms Wilder, VT 05088 (802) 295-9044 micmac43@myfairpoint.net Jerry Ellis (left) on a 2011 Pacific Coast bike tour with his son and son’s girlfriend. Jerry Ellis ’64: Retired but Hardly Resting When you meet volunteer Jerry Ellis ’64 at the front desk of Buchanan Alumni House, don’t assume that he is content to sit still. In fact, a bicycle seat might suit him better. The former director of UMaine’s College Success Programs is an avid bicyclist who rode across the country four years ago to raise money for UMaine scholarships. Jerry’s weekly shift at the front desk puts him in contact with prospective students and their families, members of the UMaine community, and the general public. For his dedication and contributions to the Alumni Association and UMaine, Jerry received the Block “M” Award. In high school, Jerry was president of his class and Maine state cross-country champion. A college education was not a topic of discussion at home, but his high school principal encouraged him to apply to the University of Maine. On campus, Jerry thrived. He ran track and cross-country, joined Phi Eta Kappa fraternity, and became a Senior Skull. After graduating with a degree in education, he received his commission in the Army and served as an infantry officer in Vietnam. He later received his master’s in counseling. Returning to Orono, he joined the Onward program (now the College Success Programs) where his personal and professional background made him ideally suited to counseling first-generation and academically under-prepared students. During his career, he mentored hundreds of students. “I felt I understood what the students were going through,” he notes. He remained with the program for 34 years, becoming Onward’s director. The summer after he retired (2007), Jerry and John Hwalek, professor of chemical engineering, both cycling enthusiasts, embarked on a cross-country trip from Anacortes, Washington, to Sand Beach in Acadia National Park. Jerry also used the opportunity to raise more than $6,000 for a UMaine scholarship fund. Although a heart attack and by-pass surgery in November 2010 sidelined him temporarily, he took another bike trip, purely for fun, the following summer. In 2011, at age 69, he pedaled the West Coast from Vancouver to the Mexican border with his son and son’s girlfriend. Jerry’s wife, Ronny Delano-Ellis ’72, ’76G, followed in a car with food, camping gear, and supplies, and made arrangements for overnight accommodations. When biking locally, Jerry’s favorite ride is a 28-mile loop that follows both sides of the Penobscot River. From his Bangor home, he bikes to Brewer and continues north, crosses the river at Milford, and heads south, returning to Bangor along Route 2. The UMAA is looking for volunteers to assist with alumni chapters, class activities, at Buchanan Alumni House, and other ways. If you would like to help, contact Chris Corro at christine.corro@umit.maine.edu or call 1.800.934.2586. Carol Jesraly Josel lives in the Philadelphia area and is now supervising student teachers from both Gwynedd-Mercy and Ursinus colleges, while continuing to write for examiner.com. She occasionally makes presentations for CBS Philly “Top Spots” and does some consulting. Her website is www.schoolwisebooks.com. Arthur Ray earned his degree in electrical engineering and recently retired from Central Maine Power in Augusta after 35 years. Art, who lives in Sidney, ME, and is involved with UMaine Augusta Senior College, recommends the Senior College experience for retirees to keep your mind sharp. His hobby is local history and he puts together PowerPoint slide shows that he has presented to historical societies and at the college. He keeps physically fit by hiking, biking, and skiing. Mayor Joseph Ferris easily won a 10 th consecutive term on the Brewer city council last November. Joe was not able to attend our Reunion last June as he was traveling to be with the Black Bears baseball team in playoff action. Maj. Gen. John “Bill” Libby ’67G received the Honored Patriot Award from the Selective Service. He retired earlier this year after 44 years of service. Darryl Brown ’69G resigned as the state planning office director with plans to create an Office of Management and Policy for the state of Maine. Rick Small, who served as president and chief executive officer of Good Shepard Food Bank in Auburn, the state’s largest hunger relief network, stepped down last fall. During his sixyear tenure, the amount of food that the food bank acquired and distributed to 600 partner agencies throughout Maine grew from nearly 9 million pounds a year to 13 million pounds. David Bergquist ’69G’s curiosity about Bangor history led him to write a book based on the life of another UMaine grad, Lt. Austin Keith ’44, a B-29 Superfortress pilot lost with his crew after a mid-air collision in 1945. Both the author and subject are Bangor boys. Bergquist, through his research and readings, found out that Keith had written a one-act play 40 MAINE Alumni Magazine
titled “Prelude to Courage.” After many hours in the Special Collections department at UMaine’s Fogler Library going through 95 boxes filled with material, he finally found letters from Austin and other UMaine students who had gone off to war. If you enjoy a great read, check out Prelude to Courage: An Air Warrior’s Journey of Faith by David H. Bergquist. In recent years there have been many questions about the difference between the ALUMNI FUND and the FUND for the University of Maine. For many years, the Alumni Association was contracted to fundraise on behalf of the University of Maine, so there were not competitive fund drives. A few years ago, the University began fundraising again, so now both it and the nonprofit Alumni Association are engaged in raising money for University-related activities and projects. I have a more detailed breakdown of the two funds that might give you more insight as to why and how this happened. In any case, whenever you receive a request for support, I hope you’ll consider directing some of your gifts to the Class of ’66 Scholarship Fund. Finally, alumni awards are presented both during class reunions and at Homecoming. If you know of an alum from any class who you believe deserves recognition, log on to www. umainealumni.com, go to “Get Involved,” and click on the drop-down “Alumni Awards.” 1967 Gathering at the Bear’s Den for lunch as part of their 45th Reunion were Class of ’67 members, seated, left to right: Edie McVay King, Cheryl Ashe Kugel, Carol Snyder Drummond, and Patricia Cochrane ’81 C.A.S. Back row, left to right: Dave Ames ’68G, Patty McKay Kelly, Pam Vaccaro, and Asimiyu Oyetunji. Karen Wessell Hull 5 Outlook Lane Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-0094 Kwess17@comcast.net We had a great time at our 45 th Reunion! Wonderful to see everyone and we hope more will attend our 50 th . Plan to get involved! It will come sooner than we think! We need you! Congratulations to Dave Ames ’68G, who was inducted into the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame. He was a four-sport athlete at Camden High School, played baseball for the Black Bears, and is one of the top basketball officials in Maine. Best wishes to Gervaise and Bob Lapierre, who recently celebrated their 40 th anniversary. 1968 Betty Loew White ’68 1849 Ludlow Road Ludlow, ME 04730 bejuwi@aol.com A warm “Maine Hello” to my 1968 classmates! There is a lot to tell you about our class. A November 2011 article in The Ellsworth American announced that John Moore ’90G was re-elected to the Ellsworth City Council. Class of ’67 member Sim Oyetunji, of Lagos, Nigeria, returned to Orono in early June to attend Reunion 2012. At the Class of ’67 picnic, Sim enjoyed his very first lobster. He was in the United States in anticipation of the birth of a grandchild to his daughter in Kentucky. Attending UMaine is something of a family tradition for the Oyetunji family—two of Sim’s daughters are also University of Maine graduates. Last fall, the Kennebec Journal reported the confirmation of six Governor LePage ’75G nominees. Among these nominees was Clark Granger (Ph.D.) of Woolwich. Clark was appointed to the Board of Pesticides Control. A late-October college report in the Bangor Daily News announced the acceptance of a $500,000 donation to the University of Maine from Tom and Sally Savage. The donation will be used to help fund improvements to the Alfond Arena, home to the UMaine ice hockey and basketball programs, and the Memorial Gymnasium and Field House. Tom is a retired attorney. He and his wife, Sally, reside in Key Largo, FL, and Searsport. In 2007, Tom and Sally were recognized with UMaine’s Stillwater Society Presidential Award for extraordinary professional and personal endeavors. On a personal note, for the past 10 years, I have been serving the Michigan Department of Education, most recently as a test item writer for the English Language Proficiency Assessments. In addition to writing, I have been designing and developing clothing, accessories, and household items for Creativerinds.com, an ecofriendly “green business” founded in 2007. Feel free to send news, updated email addresses, and photos to me. I will be happy to include your information in our class column for the fall alumni magazine. Homecoming 2012 October 19-21 Summer 2012 41
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