Summer/Fall 2011 - the University of Maine at Fort Kent
Summer/Fall 2011 - the University of Maine at Fort Kent
Summer/Fall 2011 - the University of Maine at Fort Kent
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One-hundred-ninety-fivestudents received diplomas<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> 129th commencementexercises <strong>the</strong> first weekend <strong>of</strong>May. UMFK President WilsonG. Hess presided over <strong>the</strong>ceremony th<strong>at</strong> conferred177 bachelor and 18 associ<strong>at</strong>edegrees.Prior to <strong>the</strong> awarding <strong>of</strong>degrees, President Hess wasformally invested as <strong>the</strong><strong>University</strong>’s 10th president ina brief ceremony <strong>of</strong>fici<strong>at</strong>ed byNorman Fournier, UMFK Class<strong>of</strong> 1967, and vice-chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> SystemBoard <strong>of</strong> Trustees.In addition to awarding diplomasto <strong>the</strong> class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2011</strong>,President Hess conferred anhonorary Doctor<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> HumaneLetters on noted United St<strong>at</strong>eshistorian, Douglas G. Brinkley.In his address to gradu<strong>at</strong>es,Brinkley told <strong>the</strong>m to be veryproud <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir localism <strong>of</strong> beingfrom <strong>Maine</strong> and <strong>of</strong> living where<strong>the</strong>y live. “Come back here<strong>of</strong>ten,” he urged <strong>the</strong>m. “Youare <strong>the</strong> custodians <strong>of</strong> thiscommunity and its future.”UMFK alumnus, BernardParadis (’67), <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Kent</strong> washonored with <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’sDistinguished Service Award.4| The Bell Tower
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