Schools

John Bapst Memorial High School

BANGOR – The United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently that Brenda LoPotro of John Bapst Memorial High School has been awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange grant to teach in Mexico.

A graduate of the University of Georgia and Georgia State University, LoPotro has more than 38 years of teaching experience. She has taught Latin and Spanish at John Bapst and has served as the school’s adviser to the Junior Classical League. Through the Fulbright Exchange, Hugo Fernando Alcantar of Mexico City will teach Spanish at Bapst this year.

LoPotro is one of approximately 170 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2007-2008 academic year through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Program’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.

School supplies

BANGOR – Radio Station Z107.3-FM, Penquis CAP, Cyr Bus Lines and Brewer Super Wal-Mart want those who have a child heading off to school this fall in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties to know that help with school supplies is available.

Supplies are available on a first come-first served basis.

Call Penquis CAP at 800-215-4942 to request school supplies for your child. Supplies will be available for pick up after Aug. 20 for those who have requested them.

Colleges

Bryant University

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Kelly Donahue of Winterport was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bryant University. She is majoring in history, with a minor in business and legal studies.

Donahue participated in the Sophomore International Experience-Cultural Studies Program, spending three weeks touring Russia, Ukraine and France.

Daemen College

AMHERST, N.Y. – Chelsea Foss of Holden was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Daemen College. She is studying natural science and physical therapy.

Johnson & Wales University

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kelly Kearns of Eddington graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a bachelor’s degree in culinary science.

Northern Maine Community College

PRESQUE ISLE – These area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Northern Maine Community College:

. Cody Wilson, Bucksport.

. Scott McLaughlin, Carmel.

. Jared Goody, Old Town.

Rhode Island School of Design

PROVIDENCE – Jesse Shamus Lynch graduated with honors on June 2, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design.

He has accepted a position as a graphic designer with Target Corp. at the headquarters in Minneapolis. A 2003 graduate of John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Lynch is the son of James and Rachel Lynch of Brewer.

Roger Williams University

BRISTOL, R.I. – Roger Williams University has named Zel Bowman-Laberge of Bangor to the dean’s list for the spring semester. He is a sophomore majoring in architecture.

University of Maine at Farmington

FARMINGTON – The University of Maine at Farmington has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester. Area students honored were:

Alton: Elizabeth Lutz.

Bangor: Phillip Crawford, Catherine Hall, Erin Porter.

Brewer: Kiley McCloskey, Samantha Shepard.

Bucksport: Audra Whitney.

Castine: Alethea Johnson.

Corinth: Ryan Nickerson, Renee Trafton.

Eddington: Charity Campbell.

Exeter: Miranda Cote, Stephanie Fogler.

Hampden: Cherie-Lynn Curtis, Shannon Field, Alyssa Forrest, Tyler Kirk, Benjamin Wells.

Hermon: Scott Harriman.

Holden: Kristen Schlapp, Mallory Wilson.

Hudson: Elizabeth Ellis.

Milford: Michael Bergeron.

Newburgh: Patrick Deighan, April Brown.

Orland: Erin Blair.

Orono: Andrew Major.

Orrington: Melissa Greenlaw.

Stetson: Shannon Clukey.

Winterport: Sara Kingsbury, Wesley McFarlin.

University of Massachusetts, Boston

BOSTON – Sara Stephens of Hampden was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dean’s list students must maintain a grade point average of 3.5.

Hospitality Scholarships

FREEPORT – The Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation, affiliated with the Maine Innkeepers Association, announced the names of the 10 recipients of its 2007 Hospitality Scholarship Awards.

The awards were given recently at a dinner as part of the association’s third annual Tees & Textbooks in Rockport. Sponsors of the event included Daigle Commercial Group, Turner Barker Insurance and New England Coffee Co. Entertainment was provided by comedian Michael McDonald.

The scholarship program, designed to meet the partial needs of Maine students pursuing a career in the hospitality industry, has awarded more than $115,500 in scholarship money to 199 recipients since its inception 23 years ago. This year scholarships totaling $8,500 were given to the following recipients:

. Stephanie Whitman, Machias, a student at University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., Women in Hospitality Award of $2,000, sponsored by Nancy Gray, Maureen McQuade, Kathryn Weare and Jean Ginn Marvin.

. John Costello IV, Jackman, a student at Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor, Charles Samelson Award of $1,000, sponsored by Dirigo Stitching.

. Abigayle Churchill, Rome, a student at Providence College, Providence, R.I., Dennis Johnston Award of $500, sponsored by Colonial Surveying.

. John “Sam” LoBosco, Cape Elizabeth, a student at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., Larry Mahaney Award of $500, sponsored by the Holiday Inn Waterville.

. Kyle Matthews, Owls Head, a student at the University of Maine Farmington, Marcel LaCasse Award of $500, sponsored by Fisherman’s Wharf.

. Elizabeth Faulkner, Bridgton, a student at Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Harold T. Nelson and Irving E. Small Award of $500, sponsored by Nelson & Small Inc.

. Elizabeth McFarland, Rockland, a student at Husson College, Bangor, Ed Langlois Award of $1,000, sponsored anonymously.

. Kelly-Jane Arsenault, Gray, a student at Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Charlie Keegan Award of $500, sponsored by Turkish Towels.

. Beth Beach, Eustis, a student at Monroe College, New Rochelle, N.Y., Ed and Fay Carpenter Award of $1,000, sponsored by her friends and family members and Carrabasset Coffee.

. Kristin Jones, Farmington, a student at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., Jedediah Scott Award of $500, sponsored by Peter Daigle of Lafayette Hotels.

Students who apply for the scholarships are judged by a selection committee that looks at many different criteria including scholastic record, financial data, extracurricular activities, employment record and a desire for a career in the hospitality industry.

Scholarship awards are given only to students who have been accepted to fully accredited schools with specialties in hotel administration and culinary arts. These schools include, but are not limited to: all hospitality schools within state university systems, all private universities and colleges, and Maine Community College System.

A Non-Hospitality Scholarship Award also is available to employees and family members of innkeepers who are pursuing education in a non-hospitality field, allowing an opportunity for a scholarship in any career of their choice.

“As always it is thrilling for our education committee, sponsors and friend to be able to participate in such a way in these students lives by helping to give them well earned scholarships,” said Greg Dugal, executive director of the association. “We are really proud of these recipients, they are truly outstanding individuals, and we hope they continue their dreams for pursuing careers in hospitality.”

Book by UM professors

ORONO – University of Maine social work and disability studies professors Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen Gilson recently published their seventh book, the textbook “The Human Experience: Description, Explanation, and Judgment.”

The book is geared to a social work audience, including college students studying human behavior and the social environment, according to Gilson and DePoy, but the text also could be appropriate for classes in human diversity, philosophy, research and sociology. It was published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

The text, according to one reviewer, Elizabeth Cramer of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, “will revolutionize the way instructors think about and teach their human behavior courses and will challenge students to examine how values influence which human behaviors are considered legitimate for social work services and which types of professional responses should be provided. The text includes numerous interesting case examples and thinking points, which encourage the students to engage in critical reflection about the material.”

DePoy and Gilson co-coordinate the UMaine Interdisciplinary Disability Studies program at the UMaine Center for Community Inclusion. DePoy recently received the University of Maine 2007 President’s Research and Creative Achievement Award.

University of Maine

ORONO – The University of Maine has received a grant for $6,000 from the Johnson Controls Educational Giving Program to pay a Green Campus Initiative student-employee to more than double the number of buildings to be assessed for improvements in UMaine’s recycling efforts.

A student coordinator will review sustainability initiatives now in academic buildings, in addition to residential buildings. Previously, initiative staff member and co-coordinator Josh Parda canvassed residence halls, but not the larger number of buildings housing offices and classrooms.

“It is our hope the position will uncover simple ways in which the university can reduce carbon emissions, improve recycling and reduce waste,” Parda said. “There is definitely room for improvement. A lot of it is simple. It could mean having recycling bins next to copiers.”

Parda said the biggest source of waste on campus is paper waste, which is highly recyclable.

Receiving the check from Johnson Controls representatives John DiModica and Brad Parsons were Gordon Nelson, director of property management for auxiliary services; Mike Parker, a student employee and co-coordinator of the initiative; Parda; and Janet Waldron, vice president for administration and financial.

Information about UMaine’s Green Campus Initiative program is available by calling Parda at 581-3322 or visiting the Department of Facilities Management’s Sustainability Web site at www.umaine.edu/ofm/sustainability/.

Johnson Controls is a Milwaukee-based corporation that donates $250,000 annually to schools, colleges and universities through its Educational Achievement Giving Program. Examples of programs and initiatives that its grants support include science and math materials, engineering scholarships, energy and environmental education, mentoring programs and solar boat or car competitions.

Johnson Controls Inc. specializes in automotive systems and facilities management and control technology, including thermostats.