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Bangor kindergarten classes

BANGOR – Parents who have not registered their children for kindergarten in Bangor this fall are asked to notify the Bangor School Department right away at 992-4150.

Class groups are being formed for kindergarten in the Bangor schools, and Superintendent Sandy Irving said it was important that the school department plan properly for all the children entering school.

Children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 are eligible to start kindergarten.

Parents are asked to call the department number rather than individual schools.

History poster contest

BANGOR – Mitchell Wilson, a fifth-grade pupil at All Saints Catholic School, was one of four winners in the Maine’s Constitution Essay and Poster Contest for 2004-05. His essay, entered in the Maine history category for pupils in grades four and five, was titled “The History of Lumbering in Maine.”

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap sponsors the annual contest to promote Maine history and to emphasize the importance of democracy. Some 750 posters and 75 essays from throughout Maine were submitted for consideration.

Winning pupils earned the opportunity for their class to tour the Capitol Complex and to see the state’s original 1820 Constitution at the Maine State Archives in Augusta. Winning pupils also received a $100 savings bond.

Dunlap encourages teachers in grades K-12 to take part in the contest during the 2005-06 academic year. Contest guidelines are available by calling 626-8400 or by visiting www.maine.gov/sos/kids/fyigames/constessay05.htm.

Bangor Christian School

BANGOR – ChristianNetcast.com, an Internet technologies company based in Bangor, recently gave Jessica Daugherty of Hampden a $1,000 scholarship. Daugherty is a recent graduate of Bangor Christian School.

The scholarship was awarded to Daugherty because of her strong grade point average, involvement at school and her essay about business ethics. The essay was based on the life example of her father.

Glenburn School

GLENBURN – At a recent Glenburn school committee meeting, chairman Candace Atkinson presented a proclamation to individuals and organizations for their support and financial contributions toward installing safety lights in front of the school.

Terrence Pelkey was cited for his perseverance in shepherding the safety lights project through various local and state agencies.

Councilman Ray Tewhey was recognized for his ombudsman role, contacting organizations to solicit help for the project.

Organizations recognized for their contribution to the project were Boy Scout Pack 302, Abnaki Girl Scout Troop 274, Lakeside Riders, West Glenburn Community Club, Glenburn Parents, Teachers and Friends, Glenburn Town Council and the Glenburn school committee.

SAD 22

HAMPDEN – The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to SAD 22 to support initiatives which will enhance the district’s governance structure and strengthen school board and superintendent relations.

The three-year initiative aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the board and superintendent, strengthen the culture of the board and superintendent, review literature on effective teams, strengthen board leadership and support the framework articulated in the key work document of the National Boards Association.

Colleges

Clark University

WORCESTER, Mass. – Samuel Boyd of Brewer has been named to first honors on the Clark University dean’s list. To be eligible, a student must achieve a GPA of 3.8 or higher.

Matthew Holden of Bangor, Hilary Ohmart of Brewer and Maria Frati of Hampden were named to second honors on the university’s dean’s list. They achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – Diana Patterson of Dexter, a student at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, is one of five Maine Community College students to travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to participate in Vassar College’s Exploring Transfer program. The five-week program introduced community college students to the possibility of transfer to competitive four-year colleges through intensive interdisciplinary courses team-taught by Vassar and community college faculty.

Patterson received a full scholarship covering tuition, room and board, books and supplies to the program.

Participants had to apply and complete an autobiographical essay. Most are first-generation college students. Students must have a strong academic record to be accepted.

Patterson took part in the humanities-based Exploring Transfer program. The course carries one credit and is the equivalent of a 100-level course in the academic year. Of the 600-plus students who have participated in the program, roughly 80 percent have gone on to four-year colleges.

Patterson joined some 30 students from New York, California, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Vassar hosted a visiting team from Maine to see the program in action and discuss its potential for replication in Maine.

BANGOR – Registration for the fall term at Eastern Maine Community College opened on July 11. To obtain course guides, call 974-4680.

BANGOR – Stephen McGuire, a medical radiography student at Eastern Maine Community College, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

Greg Swett, dean of students, presented the award to McGuire on July 6.

“Stephen is an outstanding student and community member,” Swett said. “He’s a great example of a nontraditional student – with a degree already – who is making a change of careers work.”

Mount Holyoke College

SOUTH HADELY, Mass. -Sara Parent received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences during commencement ceremonies on May 22 at Mount Holyoke College. She will work as a biology teacher at the Grove School in Madison, Conn., and also will pursue a master’s degree.

Parent, a graduate of Brewer High School, is the daughter of Deborah and Guy Rolfe of Eddington, and Gary and Penny Parent of Bradley.

The Landing School

KENNEBUNKPORT – Alison Coladarci of Bangor graduated from The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design on June 25. She successfully completed the Yacht Design Program.

University of Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. – Kurt Grayson Bishop of Veazie, formerly of Dexter, recently received a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Arizona in Tuscon. The title of his dissertation was “In-Place Regeneration of GAC using Fenton’s Advanced Oxidation Reaction.”

Bishop is a 1998 graduate of Orono High School and the son of Stephen and Paula Bishop, formerly of Dexter.

UMaine Museum of Art

BANGOR – Bangor Savings Bank recently donated computers and related equipment to the University of Maine Museum of Art to improve the computer infrastructure in the University of Maine System. The computers are an improvement over the museum’s former computers, and the donation has postponed the museum’s pending computer infrastructure improvement expenses that would have been financed through the museum operating budget.

University College

BANGOR – Tracy R. Gran of Winterport, the dean of the campus for the University College of Bangor, retired on June 30. A 33-year employee of the institution, Gran began his tenure as dean July 1, 1999. Before his appointment, he served as the college’s campus director, associate dean, assistant dean, assistant to the dean and coordinator of advising.

Gran’s service in the general office of the dean began in 1976. Over the years, he served every campus dean in the college’s history – namely Constance Carlson, Charles MacRoy, Robert White and Richard Randall.

Gran was granted tenure as an associate professor in sociology in 1978.

While he was dean of the college, the campus experienced a growth in academic offerings from seven associate degrees and one certificate program to the present 34 programs – nine baccalaureates, 11 associates and 14 certificates. Student population increased by an average of 30 percent since 1997, and the campus invested nearly $9 million in modernizing its infrastructure.

A variety of key support services and advisory boards were added to assist in the development and retention of the student body and in the improvement of the facilities.

While Gran was dean, the campus received its only dedicated legislative appropriation of $1.5 million in 1999 and numerous older buildings were demolished and other structures were refurbished.

In 2003, Camden Hall, a former dormitory, was rededicated as a modern science and veterinary technology building. A campus master plan and strategic plan were developed in 2000-01. A central entryway to the campus was dedicated in 2001, and the institution’s admission office and ITV Center were moved adjacent to the new road, 1 University Drive, for more convenient access.

A retirement dinner for Gran, his wife, Janice, and their family was held in May at the UCB College Center. At the dinner, the ballroom at the College Center was re-dedicated as the Tracy R. Gran Ballroom in honor of “his dedication to students, exemplified through advocacy, teaching, integrity, leadership, support, humor and friendship.”

University of Maine

ORONO – Lt. Col. Kevin Harris will assume command of the University of Maine ROTC battalion in a ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, in Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall.

Harris will replace Lt. Col. Josef Hallatschek, who served as professor of military science and commander of the Black Bear Battalion since June 2003. He will move to Harrisburg, N.C.

Harris was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and is stationed in Rainier, Wash. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1984. He later transferred to the U.S. Army, accepting a direct commission in the Army Corps of Engineers.

Harris holds a degree in surveying technology from the State University of New York, a bachelor’s degree in surveying from Ferris State College in Michigan and a master’s degree in engineering management from St. Martin’s College in Washington.

ORONO – The Maine Space Grant Consortium, NASA in Maine, announced the recipients of the NASA internships under its Maine Aerospace Workforce Development Program competition. Four students from the University of Maine and three students from the University of Southern Maine were awarded a 10-week research experience at one of 10 NASA Field Centers located across the United States.

UMaine students are Matthew Wright, participating at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California; Amanda Hoover and Kristy Albee, at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama; and Jason McGann, participating at the Glenn Research Center in Ohio.

Students from USM are Heather Throckmorton, Samuel Frankel and Sarah Sandwick.

Students will be at the NASA installations for the duration of the summer working hands-on in viable research projects conducted by NASA scientists.

Upon their return to Maine and respective universities, students will present their experiences to Maine high school students across the state.

The Maine Space Grant Consortium’s program, now in its third ear, is providing promising Maine undergraduates the opportunity to work with the best and brightest in various NASA field centers. The consortium will announce another competition under this program in the fall for internships at NASA next summer. More information is available at www.msgc.org or (877) 397-7223.

University of New England

BIDDEFORD – Laura Roach graduated from the University of New England this spring and was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. Roach is the daughter of John and Mary Roach of Holden.

University of Southern Maine

PORTLAND – The following full-time students from the Bangor area have been named to the University of Southern Maine dean’s list:

Bangor: Stacy Allen, Ashley Chapman, Nicholas Cyr, Ashley Emerson, Cassandra Folmar, Nicole Hill, Trevor Lagrange and Marissa Spencer.

Brewer: Amy Fowler and Katie Frost.

Carmel: Megan Garland and Erin Lee.

Glenburn: Courtney Freeman and Colleen Halloran.

Hampden: Christa Hamor and Sean Tardif.

Hermon: Andrea Cyr.

Levant: Jason Ouellette.

Milford: Andrew Calhoun.

Orono: Lauren Onsrud and Samuel Walton.

University of Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – Karen Parlee, a pre-law student and the daughter of Lynn Lavell and Robert Parlee of Bangor, is spending the summer studying at Middlesex University in London.