South Part of Campus
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South Part of Campus
(Narrated by Emily Cain)
This
tour begins behind Fogler Library, at Hitchner Hall. This section
of the tour includes most of the campus buildings named for women.
As you head to Hitchner Hall, you pass Rogers Hall on your left....
1.)
Rogers Hall - MP3 audio tour (126 Kb)
The
coordinator of UMaine's aquaculture program is Linda Kling,
whose office is in Rogers Hall. Kling is an associate professor of
aquaculture nutrition, researching the best feeding formulas for
fish species such as cod. Cathy Billings is
assistant director for communications and development with the
Lobster Institute. She has done a number of oral history
interviews with Maine women who lobster. Jean Day is
the administrative assistant who has been at the university for
over 30 years.
As you cross Sebego Street you can look to your left and see the
Child Study Center down the street where the road curves.
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2.)
Child Study Center - MP3 audio tour (87 Kb)
The
Child Study Center, operated by the Department of Psychology, is
available for children ages 2½ to 5. Here research on children's
development is routinely conducted by psychology faculty and
students. Karen Belnap is the assistant head
teacher. Lillian Brush was the founder and first
director.
On the corner of Sebego and Grove Street Extension is:
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3.)
Hitchner Hall - MP3 audio tour (1.31 Mb)
Hitchner Hall is home to two major UMaine departments: the
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology,
and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
The
state's first and largest zebrafish facility is here, directed by
researcher Carol Kim, a microbiologist studying the
host's response to pathogen infection using the zebrafish as the
model system. She is working toward obtaining a better
understanding of the immune system and how it can be boosted to
fight bacteria and viruses, and clear infection from the host.
Also working on zebrafish research is Assistant Professor of
Biological Sciences Clarissa Henry, whose research
deals with the use of zebrafish as a model system for muscular
dystrophy. Assistant Research Professor of Chemical and Biological
Engineering Sharon Ashworth is studying actin
cytoskeletal dynamics in the kidney to better understand cellular
changes that occur during kidney failure.
Associate Scientist Patricia Singer is with the
Marine Molecular Biology Core Facility and is working on DNA
sequencing.
For
more than two decades, UMaine Biochemistry professor Dorothy
Croall has studied a critically important family of
enzymes known as calpains. The enzymes are thought to be important
contributors to basic cellular functions, as well as to the
pathology of cancer and several neurodegenerative and muscle
diseases.
This
is where you also find Cathy Hopper and Ann
Hanson, both instructors in Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Molecular Biology and responsible for lab instruction.
Jody Jellison is professor of molecular plant pathology
and interim associate director of the Maine Agricultural and
Forest Experiment Station. Her research focuses on the
biodegradation of woody plant cell walls by brown- and white-rot
fungi.
Research Assistant Professor in the School of Marine Sciences
Laurie Connell was part of an international team of
scientists studying saxitoxin, the primary culprit in paralytic
shellfish poisoning.
Here
you also find the research laboratories of marine biologist Susan Brawley, and biochemist and molecular biologist
Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, the wife of the UMaine president.
Brawley spearheaded the initiative to
bring the National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows
program to the University of Maine, and directed the project from
1999-2006. The NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows program, co-directed
with Barbara Cole and Susan Hunter, provided scholarships to 60
outstanding university science and engineering students while
improving K-12 science education and strengthening the bonds
between the University and Maine schools/communities. The project
was awarded the 2005 Regional Award for Excellence by the New
England Board of Higher Education. Brawley also was the 2005
Distinguished Lecturer for the Geddes W. Simpson Memorial Lecture
Series.
Rumpho-Kennedy's research focuses on a marine mollusc or sea slug.
Scientists are keenly interested in studying these organisms for
production of such things as anti-cancer/tumor compounds, and
immunotherapy and drug delivery; her lab is in the formative
stages of commercializing the production of these animals and
developing educational tools. Seanna Annis,
assistant professor of mycology, researches fungi that are
pathogens of plants or animals, particularly insects. One of her
major areas of research is fungal pathogens of lowbush blueberry,
particularly the fungus that causes mummy berry disease.
Among the distinguished emeriti faculty in biochemistry is Sally Jacobs, who has been actively involved in the
community with the Orono Land Trust, Bog Walk and the UMaine bike
path. Outstanding graduates include Geraldine Seydoux,
who is pursuing pioneering research on reproductive cells at John
Hopkins University — research that has already earned her a
reputation as one of America's most promising young geneticists.
In
the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, we find
several other amazing women. Mary Ellen Camire's
research includes studies to evaluate the health benefits of
blueberries, cranberries and raisins. Denise Skonberg
is the principal investigator for the Seafood Research Lab. Human
nutritionist Dorothy Klimis, who divides her time
between Greece and Maine, found evidence that the trace
element may be important to the biochemical processes involved in
the blood vessels. Adrienne White's research
includes factors that affect food choice behavior, and obesity
prevention in young adults. The late Ann Johnson was
responsible for the creation of many educational posters and
programs in the resident dining halls, and was instrumental in
establishing the Orono Farmers' Market. Susan Sullivan
is an expert in vitamin D.
Among the distinguished emeriti faculty of the Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition are Elizabeth Murphy,
whose method of evaluation of potato quality became a world
standard, and has been applied to fruits, vegetables, poultry and
seafood. Katherine Musgrave who was hired in 1969
and continues to teach nutrition today, was instrumental in
rejuvenating the Maine Nutritional Council and in having the
university provide rooms for women to breastfeed their infants.
Among Musgrave's many honors: In 1984, she was selected as one of
the 10 Outstanding Women in Northern and Central Maine, and
received a UMaine 2006 honorary degree. She is the only woman
whose name appears in the stain glass window in Hitchner.
Behind Hitcher is a building you may want to check out later:
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4.)
Page Farm and Home Museum - MP3 audio tour (79 Kb)
The
Page Farm and Home Museum, directed by Patricia Henner,
contains many educational exhibits about women, including
"Brownie's Kitchen," a tribute to the late alumna Mildred
"Brownie" Schrumpf, the first name in cooking for readers
of the Bangor Daily News for more than four decades.
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5.)
Nutting Hall - MP3 audio tour (187 Kb)
Nutting Hall is the home of UMaine's forestry programs, in which
Katherine Carter became the first female faculty
member in 1981. Her research interests are in population genetics
of forest trees, including their ability to adapt to changing
climates and their potential for increased forest productivity
through selection and propagation of superior parent trees. Also
in Nutting is Associate Extension Professor Cathy Elliot,
the first woman to receive a Ph.D. from UMaine's College of Forest
Resources in 1987, and that year became the first woman wildlife
specialist in the nation. It has been said that, years ago, the
Forestry Department did not accept women as majors because they
would have to go out in the field with men – and there was only
one bathroom.
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6.)
Libby Hall - MP3 audio tour (372 Kb)
Libby Hall is the home of University of Maine Cooperative
Extension, formerly directed by Lavon Bartel.
Extension is the major educational outreach program of the
University of Maine, with offices statewide, providing Maine
people with research-based educational programs to help them live
fuller, more productive lives. Extension specialists cover a wide
range of topics related to sustainable agriculture, natural
resources, families and youth development. Many of the programs
are focused on women and families, including parent education,
nutrition and gender projects like Turn Beauty Inside Out.
Administrative support staff includes such women as Deborah
Seekins and Joan Day, who previously worked
in the Provost's office and was the first person, first voice
contact for the Vice President's office. Other women working in
Extension throughout the state include Esperanza Stancioff,
a water quality biologist and the director of the Clean Water
Program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. She
oversaw the organizational and technical development of water
quality, phytoplankton and marine habitat programs in northern New
England, and has authored and produced numerous documentaries,
field guides, and training materials to promote understanding and
concern for the marine environment.
A
number of School of Marine Sciences faculty also call Libby Hall
home, including ocean modeler Huijie Xue and alumna
Gayle Zydlewski, whose research assesses the
behavioral and physiological challenges associated with moving
between fresh and salt water.
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7.)
Social Work Building (South Annex C) - MP3 audio tour (349 Kb)
The
School of Social Work includes a number of women faculty members,
including Director Robin Russel. The Coordinator of
the Master's in Social Work is Sandra Butler, whose
research focuses on the financial security of women across the
lifespan. Butler also co-chairs UMaine's President's Council on
Women. Gail Werrbach previously served as director
of the school. Her work has included a health-related project with
the Passamaquoddy. Nancy Kelly, the school's field
coordinator, received the University Outstanding Employee award in
1999, and the Outstanding Social Worker of the Year in 2000 for
her coordination of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Diane
Haslett is the baccalaureate social work coordinator.
Victoria Kane, the administrative assistant, received
an Outstanding Classified Employee award.
Longtime UMaine employee Robin Arnold is the
school's financial overseer.
Many
Master of Social Work graduates go on to take leadership positions
in the state's social service system. For example, Kathy
Walker was the director of Rape Response Services in
Bangor for 10 years before retiring last May. Erlene Paul
is the director of human services for the Penobscot Nation. Betsy Tannian is the Indian child welfare coordinator for
the Houlton Band of Maliseets. Kate Roberts was the
president of the Maine Chapter of the National Association of
Social Workers.
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8.)
Sawyer Environmental Research Center - MP3 audio tour (109 Kb)
The
internationally renowned Climate Change Institute is located in
Sawyer Environmental Research Center. Faculty working there
include Ann Deiffenbacher-Krall, an associate
research scientist. The research and administrative coordinator
for the Climate Change Institute is Ann Zielinski. A
new hire is Jasmine Saros, a paleoecologist jointly
appointed to the Climate Change Institute and the Department of
Biological Sciences.
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9.)
Bryand Global Sciences Center - MP3 audio tour (166 Kb)
Bryand Global Sciences Center is the home of the Department of
Earth Sciences. A number of the faculty also have appointments in
the Climate Change Institute, including alumna Brenda Hall,
whose research takes her to Antarctica, and Molly Schauffler,
who works with K-12 teachers to help them incorporate
cross-disciplinary environmental monitoring projects into their
science curricula. The administrative office of the Climate Change
Institute is headed by staff members Deborah Seymour
and financial manager Betty Lee. Among the longtime
staff members in the Department of Earth Sciences is Dianne
Perro, the sole support person who does all the clerical
duties, including registering of students.
Walk
in front of Deering – with the greenhouses on right.
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10.)
Deering Hall and Clapp Greenhouses - MP3 audio tour (628 Kb)
The
Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences makes its
home in Deering Hall. The department is chaired by soil chemist
Susan Erich, who also
directs the Maine Soil Testing Service Laboratory. The lab
performs a wide scope of inorganic analyses on samples that
include soil, plant tissue, water, sludge, wood ash, compost and
fish waste. Suzanne Perron is the lab's assistant
chemist. Among the faculty members are a number of women,
including wetlands ecologist and amphibian expert Aram
Calhoun, who has been actively involved in both the
education of the public of the role of vernal pools as
bioindicators of ecosystem health in Maine, and the conservation
of reptiles and amphibians. Soil and water quality specialist
Laurie Osher investigates
the impact of land use in coastal watersheds on estuary
ecosystems. Osher is one of four research scientist in the U.S.
working in the emerging discipline of subaqueous soil science. The
coordinator of the Sustainable Agriculture Program is Marianne Sarrantonio, a
specialist in using cover crops to maintain and enhance soil
quality, and author of books on the subject. A leader in
sustainable agriculture research and education, Sarrantonio also
advises the Black Bear Food Guild, UMaine's student-run community
supported organic agriculture cooperative.
Other women from the Biological Sciences who have labs in Deering
include Christa Schwintzer, professor of botany,
whose main research focuses on the interface between physiology of
plants and the kinds of environments in which they occur.
Internationally known chytrid expert Joyce Longcore
discovered a fungus which was named after her. In addition,
Longcore isolated and identified the fungus that has threatened to
destroy species of frogs worldwide. Here on campus, she has
established a culture collection that contains more than 200
species of aquatic fungi, many of which are not available
elsewhere.
Horticultural Scientist Stephanie
Burnett specializes in greenhouse management and
sustainable horticulture. Forest Soils Research Scientist Cheryl Spencer has been assisting with teaching and
research for about 20 years. Student Services Coordinator Mary Fernandez also mentors the Horticulture Club.
Administrative Assistants are Barbara Guay and
Kate Flanagan.
In
the adjacent Clapp Greenhouses, research is conducted by adjunct
faculty members like Lois Stack, a horticulturalist
with Cooperative Extension.
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11.)
Colvin Hall - MP3 audio tour (272 Kb)
Colvin Hall is named for Professor Caroline Colvin,
one of the first women in the country to earn a Ph.D. and to chair
a History Department in the United States. She served as UMaine's
first dean of women. Today, Colvin Hall is the home of the Honors
College, where longtime UMaine employee Barbara Ouellette
is coordinator of student academic services and budget. As a
nontraditional student in Women's Studies, Ouellette focused her
senior project on the campus buildings named for women.
One
of the many amazing graduates of the Honor's College is Emily Cain, elected to the Maine House of Representatives
in 2004 at age 24. In the legislature, Cain has focused on policy
issues facing higher education, early childhood education,
tenants' rights and civil rights. She also is determined to
increase the number of women and young people serving in the Maine
Legislature.
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12.)
Estabrooke Hall - MP3 audio tour (77 Kb)
Estabrooke Hall is named for Kate Clark Estabrooke,
a UMaine house mother at the turn of the century who was so well
respected, she was awarded an honorary degree in 1926. The hall
serves as the primary on-campus residence for graduate students,
of whom more than half are women.
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13.)
Lengyel Hall
- MP3 audio tour (329 Kb)
Lengyel Hall was constructed in the 1970s and served as the home
of women's athletics until it merged with men's sports and moved
to the Memorial Gym in the 1980s. The move came about because
members of women's teams felt that men's teams had better
accommodations, such as athletic training facilities, more space
for equipment. The women athletes felt isolated from athletics on
the north side of campus and wanted to be part of the "big
picture," so to speak. This building is named after Helen
Lengyel, UMaine's first women's athletics director in the
1920s, who was later inducted into the University of Maine's
Sports Hall of Fame. She was the first of many women who dedicated
decades in the support of women's physical education. Among others
was Marion Rogers, who succeeded Lengyel and also
taught physical education at the university from the early 1930s
to the early 1960s. More recently, Eilene Fox was a
lecturer in physical education for 30 years. Other current faculty
in kinesiology and physical education in Lengyel include
nationally recognized expert Nellie Cyr, whose
research focuses on exercise epidemiology and the efficacy of
health promotion programs. Karen Brown directs the
Maine Center for Sport and Coaching, and is involved with a new
initiative, Sports Done Right. Sherri Weeks directs
the Athletic Training Program. Diane LeGrande is the
administrative assistant in Lengyel.
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14.)
Buchanan Alumni House - MP3 audio tour (624 Kb)
Buchanan Alumni House is the place UMaine alumni call home. The
facility houses the University of Maine Alumni Association and the
University of Maine Foundation. The Alumni Association sponsors a
number of initiatives that honor the achievements of students,
faculty and alumni. They include All Maine Women Honor Society,
founded in 1925 by UMaine President Clarence Little. Among the
women influential in launching All Maine Women were Dean of Women
Caroline Colvin and her successor, Achsa Bean.
The group's co-advisors have been Nonni Hilchy Daley
and Nancy Dysart; Nancy is the former vice president
of alumni activities who now raises funds for the Children's
Miracle Network for Eastern Maine Healthcare. New advisors are
Emily Cain and Samantha Lott; both are
from the Class of 2002. Members of All Maine Women are
distinguished leaders, scholars and outstanding female role models
who are active in community service, display MAINE spirit, and
have the potential for continued service to UMaine. A similar
group is the Sophomore Eagles, which started a year later in 1926.
It recognizes 12 of the top first-year women students who
represent scholarship, leadership, character, dignity, and
friendship.
Valerie Michell serves as Reunion Giving Coordinator
for the Alumni Association. She curated an educational exhibit on
the history of UMaine women in conjunction with the UMaine Campus
Heritage Project. Examples of other important women in Buchanan
include: Paula Paradis, Director of Alumni Programs
and Presidential Events, Diane Richardson, Assistant
to the President of the Alumni Association, Shannon Coiley,
Director of the Annual Fund and Membership, Kathy Hill,
Buchanan Alumni House Coordinator, and Christine Corro,
Events Coordinator.
The
Alumni Association offers many awards to its members, including
one named for a woman: the Hilda Sterling '55 Class Correspondent
Award, which recognizes exemplary service. The University of
Maine's most prestigious annual faculty award, the Distinguished
Maine Professor, has been awarded to five women since its
inception in 1963. Those women named Distinguished Maine
Professors were Constance Carlson, Melda
Brandt Newman, Mary Tyler, Anne
Sherblom Clark and Brenda Power. Longtime
UMaine employee Judy Round is assistant to the
president of the University of Maine Foundation, and Sarah
McPartland-Good is a Planned Giving Officer.
Further down College Avenue are a few other notable buildings:
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15.)
Wilson Center/Maine Christian Association -
MP3 audio tour (393 Kb)
(down College Avenue)
Dorothy Clarke Wilson, a writer, lecturer and
humanitarian, authored more than 70 religious plays and pageants,
26 novels and biographies, and numerous articles and short
stories. Her book, The Prince of Egypt, was the basis for
the film, The Ten Commandments. Her books champion the
cause of women by depicting them as individuals who make
significant contributions to our world. Works such as Take My
Hands, Lone Woman, Queen Dolley, and Stranger
and Traveler portray the power of women to effect positive
social change. Her books Bright Eyes, Ten Fingers for
God, Hillary, and Handicap Race explore the
problems men and women encounter as they fight social injustice,
and reflect Wilson's interest in travel and India. Her only book
set in Maine, The Big Little World of Doc Pritham, traces
the life of a doctor who practiced in Greenville for 65 years.
Wilson taught, conducted workshops, and lectured on writing across
the United States and the world. The recipient of many awards,
including the Distinguished Achievement Award from the University
of Maine in 1977, Wilson died in March 2003. The Dorothy Clarke
Wilson Peace Essay award is given each year in her honor.
Rev. Elizabeth Morris, the former minister of the
Wilson Center in the early 1990s, died in a tragic accident. In
her honor, a memorial peace garden was created and the Elizabeth
Morris Peacemaker Award was established as an annual recognition
for students.
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16.)
Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs - MP3 audio tour (81 Kb)
(down College Avenue)
UMaine's Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs are
headquartered on College Avenue. The longtime director is Polly Moutevelis-Burgess, a licensed counselor and
therapist, and trained mediator. She is the first president of the
International Association of Employee Assistance Programs in
Education. Jean Ann Sturrup is the contact person
for EAP.
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17.)
Heritage House- MP3 audio tour (74 Kb)
Barbara Beers
is vice president for development. University
Development assists University of Maine donors, faculty and staff
by providing fundraising. Among the other women in the unit are
Senior Development Officers Pat Cummings, Lynda Rohman and Judy Collier, director of
development.
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18.)
Chadbourne Hall- MP3 audio tour (562 Kb)
In
1954, Chadbourne Hall was named for alumnus and educator Ava
Chadbourne. Chadbourne earned a bachelor's degree from
UMaine in 1915 and a Ph.D. from Columbia. She trained generations
of students in the history of education.
The
New Media Department is headquartered in Chadbourne Hall. Its
faculty includes Joline Blais, the cofounder of
Still Water, devoted to network art and culture. A Lewiston native
with both French-Canadian and Abenaki roots, Blais returned to
Maine to work on "glocal" explorations of New Media relevant to
her native communities. Verma Figgins is the
administrative assistant who is the "go to" person for questions
regarding the New Media Department.
Also
in Chadbourne is the Admissions Office, directed by Sharon
Oliver. Judith Sasso Mason is assistant
director of admissions. Elizabeth Downing is an
acclaimed flutist in the School of Performing Arts who performs
with the Bangor Symphony. Downing coordinates the Visitors'
Center, and is the senior associate director of New Student
Programs, overseeing orientation and working to ensure that the
transition to college goes smoothly for all new students.
Also
housed in Chadbourne is the Continuing Education Division, with
Assistant Director Marlene Charron, records
technician Debra Wright, who is writing a history
book on the first 75 years of UMaine, and Regina Marquis,
administrative assistant to the Dean of Lifelong Learning. For
decades before this, Marquis was in the Office Student Records and
responsible for scheduling all classrooms and final exams.
Upward Bound, a federally funded program to help high school
students of low-income families and/or first-generation college
students, of whom two-thirds are girls. It is lead by Linda
Ives.
The
Division of Lifelong Learning is located in Chadbourne, where the
assistant to the dean and founder of the UMaine Diversity
Leadership Institute is longtime employee Devon Storman,
who started working at the university right out of high school and
was in the first group of Women's Studies Certificate recipients.
Maine Studies, part of Lifelong Learning, is directed by Carol Toner, a pioneer in ITV and online teaching. Toner
is a member of the Feminist Oral History Project, currently
working on the history of Spruce Run. Barbara Howard
is director of the Bachelor of University Studies degree, and also
oversees student academic services for distance and continuing
education.
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19.)
Balentine Hall- MP3 audio tour (155 Kb)
For
the first 20 years, a woman could come to college only if she
lived with a family on campus or in a home within walking
distance. Conditions improved considerably with the opening of
Mount Vernon House in 1898. A still larger gain was made by the
building of Balentine Hall in 1914. It is named in honor of Elizabeth Balentine, who served the university for two
decades as a secretary to the president, treasurer and registrar.
She was the wife of one of UMaine's first professors, Walter Balentine. Up until 2003, Balentine Hall was an all-women's
residence hall; today it is the Honor's College housing.
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20.)
Merrill Hall- MP3 audio tour (897 Kb)
For
decades, Merrill Hall was where women studying home economics took
all their classes in such topics as sewing, cooking, and
childcare. Home economics evolved into the academic disciplines of
Human Development and Food Science and Nutrition. Marion
Sweetman, a longtime member of the Home Economics
Department, became the head in the 1950s and wrote one of the
premier textbooks on food and nutrition. Margaret Thornbury
served as director for the School of Human Development, followed
by Barbara Csavinszky, associate professor of human
development, who directed the School of Human Development for
nearly a decade.
Several scholarships are named for outstanding women in this
field. The Mary Snow Scholarship is named for the
one-time superintendent of schools in Bangor who became a leader
in home economics education. She was the first woman awarded an
honorary degree, the Master of Philosophy, in 1896. Mary Snow
Elementary School in Bangor is named for her. Other longtime
faculty of home economics who now have scholarships established in
their names include Merna Monroe, former associate
professor of housing, and Peggy Schomaker, one of
the longest serving faculty members in UMaine history who left
more than $1 million to the university.
One
of the oldest campus-based nursery schools in the country is still
operating in Merrill Hall, thanks in part to a recent donation by
Professor Emerita of Child Development Katherine Miles Durst,
who began her career teaching child development in 1945. Longtime
UMaine employees, Professor Shirley Oliver and
Director Jeanne Soule, led the Child Development
Learning Center for years. It is now directed by Margo
Brown.
Today, the human development faculty from the College of Education
and Human Development call Merrill Hall home. Among them is
popular human sexuality researcher Sandra Caron, who
became one of the youngest women full-professors. Caron has
received both the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award and the
Presidential Outstanding Achievement Award. Assistant Professors
Julie Dellamattera and Mary Ellin Logue
coordinate the Early Childhood Education Program, where students
who desire to work with children K-3 earn their degrees.
Researcher Shihfen Tu has been instrumental in
helping Maine develop comprehensive, confidential databases of
information on the state's newborns.
Among the many outstanding alumni in human development is Mary MacDonald, a 1972 graduate. MacDonald was infected
with the HIV virus in 1982, but was not diagnosed until she had
AIDS seven years later. Determined to help others protect
themselves from the disease, she donated her time to AIDS
organizing, activism and education until her death in 1994.
On
the second floor is the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy,
directed by Evelyn Beaulieau, with project
coordinator Shannon Cox, assisted by Rosanna
Libby.
On
the third floor is the college's educational leadership faculty,
including Elizabeth Allan, who has won many awards
for her research related to gender equity policy in higher
education. Allan also is nationally recognized for her work on
hazing. Dianne Hoff prepares public school leaders
and conducts research on women in school leadership roles. She
also is the first spouse of a University of Maine president to
hold a faculty appointment. Suzanne Estler, former
UMaine director of equal opportunity, is the author of a new book
on collegiate sports and university leadership, culture and
decision making.
There are a number of trees dedicated to students and staff found
around campus. One example is the oak tree located behind Merrill,
which is dedicated to Brenda Titcomb, a 1979
graduate of education and child development who was killed in an
accident in 1981.
Across the street from Merrill Hall is a small white building:
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21.)
The Maples- MP3 audio tour (175 Kb)
The
Maples is home to the Philosophy department. There you find Jessica Miller, associate Professor of Philosophy. She
specializes in ethical theory, biomedical ethics, and feminist
ethics. She is also an ethicist at Eastern Maine Medical Center,
and on the board of directors of the Maine Bioethics Network.
Kirsten Jacobson, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
teaches 19th and 20th century
Continental Philosophy and Philosophy of Art. Her research focuses
on the way we actually experience space, and also investigates
what it really means for us to have a home and to 'be at home'.
Longtime UMaine employee Brenda Collamore is the
department's administrative assistant.
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Buildings not mentioned in South tour:
Aroostook Hall
Canadian-American Center
Carnegie Hall
Kennebec Hall
Penobscot Hall
Perkins
Hall,
Stodder Hall and Commons, York Hall and
Commons
