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1987
Honored class at Homecoming
October 19-21, 2012
Andrew P. Nagelin
56 Gibson Street
Medford, MA 02155
Anagelin@verizon.net
Hello, Class of ’87. Here is all of our latest class
news for this summer article.
In November Lynn Hearty Coutts was
named the women’s softball coach at UMaine.
While most of us were at UMaine she was a
standout pitcher for the women’s softball team
and was known as a fiery competitor who
despised losing. In 1993 Lynn was inducted into
the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame. She spent the
first few months of her tenure getting to know
the players and putting them through their
paces. Thus far it has been a challenging year
for the team.
In December, Becky Hobbs was named
executive director of The Next Step Domestic
Violence Project in Ellsworth. Becky is a certified
public accountant and has been involved in the
domestic violence prevention and response
movement for 20 years. Her solid financial
background and experience in domestic
violence will help advance the mission of Next
Step.
In November, Amy Everett Cotton led
the World Congress Leadership Summit on
Innovative Care Delivery Models for the Aging
Population. Over her 24-year career, Amy has
devoted much of her time to improving the quality
of senior health services. Nationally certified in
gerontological nursing, she is the director of
operations and senior service quality for EMHS
Continuum of Care. She is also president of the
National Gerontology Nursing Association. Also
in November, Joe Baldacci was elected to the
Bangor City Council. Previously Joe was a twoterm
city councilor and mayor.
Linda Boyington McLeod ’01G was elected
to the Old Town city council. Linda is the principal
at Indian Island School. Barbara McCleave has
been keeping busy as a volunteer, trustee, and
secretary-treasurer for the Dorcas Library in
Gouldsboro. A scientist, Barbara taught in the
zoology department at UMaine and then went
into social work for a decade before retiring.
Nathan Saunders has been playing violin
with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra for the
past few years. He handcrafted the violin that
he plays, “Cordelia” while studying the fine art
of violin making at The Chimneys Violin Shop.
Nate is a field services manager for the state
drinking water program.
Kelly Tingley launched Hardcore Hoops
so that she could share the joy of fitness
hooping. She makes and sells weighted hoops
that are designed so that anyone can hoop
and get fit. Fitness hooping is a fun, full-body
cardiovascular exercise. She teaches classes in
the Bangor area and offers wellness programs
to local businesses. Kelly says that exercise
should be fun! For more info, see her Website:
www.hardcorehoop.com.
Kimberly Dagher (G) is the owner of Savour
Chocolatier in Veazie. She has re-introduced
what she calls the “original” Bangor taffy. She
uses a recipe that dates back to 1913 and that
she believes to be the original recipe used to
make Bangor taffy back in the days when it was
sold on the Maine Central Railroad by porters.
She also makes other confections using
Maine flavors such as blueberries, maple, and
blackberries.
As I mentioned in the winter 2012 article, our
25 th Reunion is this year. We have a Class of ’87
Scholarship Fund with just over $4,000 in it. We
need a balance of $20,000 in order to award a
scholarship. It would be great if we could make
that happen this year. Let’s just say it’s been a
few years since anyone made a contribution to
the fund.
There are two ways that you can help out by
making a contribution. You can send a check
payable to the University of Maine Foundation
with Class of ’87 Scholarship written in the
memo. The address is:
University of Maine Foundation
Two Alumni Place
Orono, ME
04469-5792
Or you can give online at www.
umainefoundation.org. When you make your
online contribution please designate the money
for the Class of ’87.
I did receive a few emails from classmates
with their email addresses. The Alumni
Association only has about 20 percent of our
current email addresses, so please send them
in.
Let us know if you’ve invented something
or opened a business or landed your dream
job. Have a great summer and see you at the
Reunion in October!
1988
Deborah Carll Curtis
56 Green Ridge Drive
Buxton, ME 04093
dcurtis@blackbearpc.com
Hello—I hope you are having a chance to enjoy
some of the season’s fine weather. News for the
Class of 1988 is a bit sparse this time, and I
hope to have more to share next winter. If you
have any news that could be included, drop me
a line. I’d like to include you in the next MAINE
Alumni Magazine.
First up, news about careers: Congratulations
go out to Jay Fortier of Orono, ME, on his
promotion to assistant vice president of
member business services at the University
Credit Union.
Congratulations are also sent to Janet Boyle
Hope who was honored in 2011 by the American
College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
with the 2011 Facility Leadership Award. Janet
is the director at the Brewer Rehabilitation
and Living Center, a 111-bed nursing and
rehabilitation center, and the ACHCA award
“recognizes administrators of nursing homes
who have met superior health care standards.”
Steve Crane of Exeter, ME, deserves
recognition for becoming the president of the
National Potato Council for 2012. As a thirdgeneration
farmer and co-owner of Crane
Brothers, Steve not only is dedicated to helping
the potato industry nationally but also has
served on the Maine Potato Seed Board, the
Maine Potato Growers board of directors, and
has been a member of his local school board.
Moving on to celebrity chef Matthew Kenney
who, after graduating from college, moved to
New York City and became interested in the
culinary world. Today, Matthew is a leader in the
raw food movement and the author of several
cookbooks including Everyday Raw Express,
which came out in 2011. While still maintaining
a residence in Maine, traveling takes up much
of his time, and his focus is often outside of
Maine on the Matthew Kenney Academy in
Oklahoma City and on his restaurant, Matthew
Kenney OKC. “Both celebrate artfully prepared
raw cuisine,” reports the Portland Press Herald.
After reading the October 12, 2011, article in
the Portland Press Herald titled “Celebrity chef
looks to open minds, palates to raw food,” I
realized that this is an area of cooking about
which I know little. Thank you, Matthew, for
broadening my horizons. I may have to check
out your latest cookbook.
While some of us have career news to share,
another Class of ’88 graduate has made the news
with his philanthropic work. Doug DeAngelis,
the individual who “invented a computerized
timing system that is used world wide,” donated
a scoreboard for the Brewer High School track
that is valued at over $100,000. Thank you,
Doug, for your generosity.
And to all the rest of the Class of ’88 who
don’t make the papers but who do their part to
make the world a little better, thanks. Have a
good summer and fall, everyone.
1989
Kim White Silsby
32 Colony Road
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 623-6395
ksilsby@gwi.net
Greetings, fellow UMainers! I hope the last few
months have been treating you well. I am looking
forward to enjoying a beautiful Maine summer.
Here are a few tidbits about our classmates.
Please send along updates to me at ksilsby@
gwi.net. Thanks!
Bill Reed served as the Veazie town
manager for 19 years and is moving on to
other opportunities. The late Judy Kellogg
Markowsky (G) ’89 Ph.D. served as the director
of the Maine Audubon Society’s Fields Pond
Nature Center in Holden and was honored by
the Maine Audubon Society.
Scott Haskell was honored by the Bangor
Daily News after a 33-year career as a
photojournalist and photo editor. He retired last
August.
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