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Fort Kent State Normal SchoolClass NotesUniversity of Maine at FortMadawaska Training SchoolSusan Dubay with her family.Melanie (Burton) Cousins (’02 & ’03) andAnthony Cousins welcomed their secondson, Jack Alan Cousins, who was born inJason Bray weddingStephanie and her husband, Brian,at the gala.She now has a new grand-daughter whowill be a year old in September, and a new,one-month-old grandson. That makes fourgrandchildren – two boys and two girls. It’s awonderful life. Cathie gets out in the woods,as often as she can to keep brushed up on allBen & VanessaGagnon and familyshe learned at UMFK. She uses a lot of theknowledge from different forestry classes inher analyst job. She often thinks fondly of allthe people she was in contact with at UMFK.“Dave Hobbins, you are the best. Thank youfor all you taught me. UMFK is so fortunateto have you!”2000sMelissa Charette, PMH-NP (’00) graduatedfrom UMFK with a Bachelor of Sciencein Nursing and attended Husson University,earning a master’s degree in nursing. Melissais a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Melissaworked in Fort Kent for five years in ruralmental health services. Then she moved42 | The Bell Towerto Bangor and worked at Acadia Hospitalfor nearly three years as a senior psychiatricnurse practitioner of adult services. Mostrecently, Melissa started a private practice inBangor, seeing patients with mental illness.“I love what I do and my family is doing well(Audrey (13), Colby (8), and my husband,Steve). I also have been teaching nursing clinicalsfor UMFK since 2003 and love that too.”Carol Anne (Cassidy) Hauger (’00 & ‘02)graduated in May from Florida Gulf CoastUniversity in Fort Myers, Florida, with aMaster of Education. She and her husband,Matt Hauger (’02), will celebrate their ninthwedding anniversary this August. The couplelives in Lehigh Acres, just outside Fort Myers,and keeps busy over the summer months byspending time on the beach, hiking, and hostingan exchange student from Spain.Gail (Dubois) Desjardins (’01) earned aMaster in Education, last spring. After graduatingfrom high school, she worked for fiveyears and then stayed home with her childrenfor 15 years. She worked part-time duringevening and weekend hours. It’s funny howthis has occurred: she graduated high schoolfrom Fort Kent Community High Schoolin 1981; received a Bachelor of UniversityStudies with a major in education and minorin math at UMFK in 2001; and earned amaster’s of science degree in Education programwith the Curriculum and InstructionalStrategies concentration at the University ofNew England in 2011. She has been teachingfor ten years and currently works as asixth grade teacher at Fort Kent ElementarySchool, teaching language arts, math, and science.Born in the town of Fort Kent, Gail stillis a resident of the St. John Valley. She livesin Wallagrass, Maine with her husband, BruceDesjardins, and youngest son, Cory. Hersecond son, Troy, lives two miles away. Hereldest son, Chad, lives in Hampden, Maine,with his wife, Kelcey.October 2010. They reside in Chester, NovaScotia, Canada along with their first son, WillCousins (3), two dogs, and some chickens.Cristina de la Paz (’02) was very activein the theatre department at UMFK (justask Aaron). After graduation she returnedhome (the Philippines) for a few years,taught English and also dabbling in the stockmarket. But she missed her theatre days atUMFK and remembered Terry Wunder’sadvice to try going for more training in somedrama schools of the world. On a whim,she did that, and was accepted into theStage Management and Technical Theatrecourse at the London Academy of Music andDramatic Art. Since then, she has been livingin England, working as a freelance lightingMatthew and Deanna MacKeildesigner in small theatre productions aroundLondon, and working every now and then asa lighting technician in some of the biggerproductions in and around the West End.
Fort Kent State College of the University of MaineFort Kent State Teachers CollegeFort Kent State CollegeShe’s also still working on stacks and stacksof plays she’s written over the years. She hasyet to have one produced, but she’ll see whathappens.Jaclyn and Joshua JohnsonStephanie (Boucher) MacLeod (’03)was honored at the 2011 All Stars ProjectNational Gala held at the Lincoln Centerin New York City in April. Along with fourof her Ernst & Young colleagues, Stephaniewas recognized for the instrumental role sheplayed in expanding Ernst & Young’s partnershipwith the All Stars Project, a non-profitorganization dedicated to giving young peopledevelopmental experiences that acceleratetheir growth and shape their futures.Ben (’02) Gagnon and Vanessa (Hebert)Gagnon (’03) recently welcomed anotherbaby boy to their crew. Owen was bornthis past January, and he is well-loved by bigbrothers Brady (6), Carter (4), and Aiden (2).Ben works as a U.S. Customs and BorderProtection officer, and Vanessa works forCircle of Learning as a developmentaltherapist.Susan Dubay (’05) completed a Masterin Special Education from Grand CanyonRecently Deceased AlumniThe following alumni have passed awayin recent months. The UMFK campuscommunity extends our heartfelt sympathyto family and friends.Florina (Dufour) Spencer1931Hermel Daigle1939Ludger Ouellet1940Therese (Dufour) Albert1949 & 1969Rita Gardner1982Alan J. Albert1983We Wantto Hearfrom You!Have you recently changed jobs, weremarried, had a child, received an honoror award, furthered your education orjust want to let fellow alumni know whatyou are up to? We will include informationsent to us in the Class Notes sectionof the next edition of The Bell Tower.You can keep in touch with us by e-mail.Do not forget to send us photos.Baby Photo Policy: We love to receivephotos of your children, but our policy isthat an alumna/us need to be in the photoas well in order for it to be published inThe Bell Tower.Send your latest information to:umfknews@maine.eduor mail information/photos to:UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FORT KENTALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE23 University DriveFort Kent, Maine 04743In Memory OfROMA A. (DESJARDINS)MAJORRoma A. Major, 44, of Lewiston, Maine,passed away at The Hospice House ofAndroscoggin Home Care and Hospiceon April 5, 2011. She was born in FortKent, March 24, 1967, the daughter ofAlbert (Babe) and Linda (Dale) Desjardins.Following graduation from Fort KentCommunity High School in 1985, Romaattended the University of Maine at FortKent and graduated in 1989, receiving abachelor’s degree in Education. She moved toLewiston in 1989. Roma worked as an educator,most recently as a teacher at LewistonHigh School, until her illness made it nolonger possible for her to work. She loved hercareer as an educator and often was describedas being a teacher through and through. Theonly thing she loved more than teaching washer family, especially her two children, Sarah-Beth and Blake Edward. In her spare time,Roma enjoyed reading and continuing hereducation, earning a Master in Education, afew years ago. Roma’s family has set up theRoma A. Desjardins Memorial Scholarshipat UMFK, which will benefit a student fromthe St. John Valley / Lewiston High School,majoring in education. To contribute to theRoma A. Desjardins Memorial Scholarshipplease forward your contributions to: RomaA. Desjardins Memorial Scholarship, UMFKDevelopment Office, 23 University DriveFort Kent, ME, 04743The Bell Tower | 43
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