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Harvey Kail |
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Paul Roscoe |
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Abigail Davis |
• Liberal Arts Faculty Win
Achievement Awards
Faculty members in English, Anthropology and Modern Languages and
Classics Departments, and a teaching assistant in history are the
recipients of 2008 awards presented by the University of Maine
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Harvey Kail, professor of English
and a founding director of the University of Maine Writing Center,
received the award for outstanding teaching and advising.
Paul (Jim) Roscoe, professor of
anthropology, received the award for outstanding research and
creative achievement, and Kathleen March, professor of Spanish,
received the outstanding service and outreach award.
Abigail Davis, a graduate student
in history, received the teaching assistant award.
Awardees are nominated by their
colleagues and students to recognize achievement and strengths in
teaching, research and service.
The outstanding teaching assistant is recognized jointly by the
Graduate School.
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Kathleen March |
• March Receives Service-Learning Award
The Maine Campus Compact, a
consortium of 18 Maine colleges and universities that promotes
community service, civic engagement and service-learning, has
recognized Kathleen March, professor of Spanish, for her commitment
to service-learning.
The organization presented March
with its seventh annual Harward Award for Service Learning
Excellence in April.
March was cited for developing
collaborations between UMaine and two Honduran communities, through
which UMaine students work on service projects in areas that include
health, education, physical infrastructure and artistic expression.
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Carol Gilmore |
• Gilmore Remains on State Board
Carol Gilmore, a management
professor in the Maine Business School, has been nominated by Gov.
John Baldacci and confirmed by the Maine Legislature to serve a
third term on the Maine Labor Relations Board.
Gilmore, a labor relations
specialist first named to the board in 1996, will serve through
2009.
A UMaine faculty member for 39
years, Gilmore received the 2006 University of Maine Presidential
Public Service Achievement Award.
In addition to her teaching and
public service, Gilmore also is a member of the State Board of
Pharmacists. She is known for her work in support of important
community organizations, such as Wellspring Inc., which provides
rehabilitation facilities for people recovering from alcoholism.
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Paulette Ferland |
• Ferland, Jackson Named Outstanding Employees
Paulette Ferland, administrative
assistant for the UMaine Army ROTC, and Orman Jackson, custodian IV
at Estabrooke Hall, have been selected as the Classified Employees
Advisory Council's 2008 Outstanding Classified Employees of the
Year.
Ferland has worked at UMaine for
16 years, the last six with ROTC. She also has worked for the
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the
Department of Modern Languages and Classics.
She was nominated by commanding
officer Lt. Col. Kevin Harris and colleagues.
In his letter of recommendation,
Harris says he knows of no one on campus who is friendlier and more
enthusiastic about student service than Ferland.
"Often challenged by the natural
professional and operational difference between academic and
military, she works as a translator between the two philosophies,
grasping the intent and objectives of both while guiding the cadre
through university life," he says.
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Orman Jackson |
Jackson came to work as a
custodian for Auxiliary Services when he was 21 years old. He will
retire in October after more than 42 years on campus.
He was nominated for an
Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year Award by Lynn
Dexter-Cassidy, assistant director of operations at Property
Management in Auxiliary Services.
"Orman is very well liked on this
campus and has a lot of information and knowledge," she says.
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Daniel Sandweiss |
• Sandweiss, Rademaker Receive National Awards
Daniel Sandweiss, dean and
associate provost for graduate studies and professor of anthropology
and Quaternary studies, recently received a Presidential Recognition
Award from the Society for American Archaeology during its annual
meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Also at the conference, Kurt Rademaker, a UMaine Ph.D. candidate in Quaternary archaeology,
received the Kellogg Award for geoarchaeological research.
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Kurt Rademaker |
The Society for American
Archaeology is a 7,000-member international organization dedicated
to the research, interpretation and protection of the archaeological
heritage of the Americas. The society represents professional,
student and avocational archaeologists working in multiple settings,
such as government agencies, colleges and universities, museums and
the private sector.
• Calendar
For a full listing of UMaine activities and calendar events, check
the Web at:
http://calendar.umaine.edu
Save the Date!
GO BLUE!
May 9
Commencement
May 10
10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Harold Alfond Sports Arena
Campus-wide Coffee Break
May 13
9-11 a.m. & 9-10:30 p.m.
Wells Conference Center
• MCA Events
Borromeo String Quartet
3 p.m., May 11, Minsky Recital Hall
