A Message From Your Alumni Association Executive Board
Dear Alums,
As new members of the Alumni Association Executive Board, we are excited about building relationships within our alumni community and finding the best ways to support our alma mater, The University of Maine at Machias. We would love to hear from you! Please contact any or all of us via email with suggestions regarding how we can best serve you. You'll find our contact information in the biographies below.
Please mark your calendars--the annual Alumni Association Business Meeting will be at 3:00 pm in Kimball Hall's Portside, August 21, 2010. We hope you can attend the meeting. It's scheduled as part of the Mac Sennett Lobster Feed and Reunion. Also scheduled that day are the Alumni Reception and the Lobster Feed. The Alumni Auction will be held during the Reception this year. Please contact Mary McFadden if you have items you'd like to donate to the Alumni Auction, or call the President's Office, 207-255-1210 for more information. Suggested donation items include: antiques, jewelry, trips, gift baskets, afghans, home-baked foods, items for grandchildren, etc. All proceeds from the Auction go to the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Howard McFadden has agreed to again act as auctioneer for the event so we know it'll be loads of fun and will raise lots of money for scholarships! We hope to see you on August 21. Let's make the Mac Sennett Lobster Feed and Reunion 2010 one to remember!
Sincerely,
The UMM Alumni Association Executive Board
Alumni Association Executive Board Members:
Top, left to right: Mardi Byers Gay, Jerry White, Jessica Libby, Mary McFadden, and Laurel Carroll. Bottom, left to right: Evan Dodge and Mary Beth Gaddis.
Mary McFadden '65
Mary graduated in 1965, majoring in Junior High Education. She loved her four years at UMM, 1961 to 1965, when it was Washington State Teacher's College. Her education prepared her for a 35-year career of teaching in Maine's public schools, and for her present time of enjoying retirement. Mary and her husband, State Representative Howard McFadden, have one son and a daughter-in-law, Chuck and Gail, and four grandchildren, Howie, Samantha, Mallorie, and Matt.
Contact Mary at: mmcfadden@roadrunner.com
Jerry White '67
Jerry earned his BS in Business Education and graduated in 1967. He and his wife Jean, a graduate of UMFK, live on North Haven Island. Jerry is Superintendent of Schools at MSAD #31. He was Maine's Superintendent of the Year in 1989, the recipient of the AASA/Apple President's Technology Innovator Award in 2003, and is a rural education advocate. Jerry thoroughly enjoyed his time as an undergraduate at UMM.
Contact Jerry at: super90210@aol.com
Mary Beth Gaddis '75
Mary Beth earned her Associate's Degree in Business from UMM in 1975 and then went on to beautician school for nine months. She began her employment at the University of Maine at Machias in 1976 and has been working for UMM ever since. She worked approximately thirteen years in the Business Office and then moved on to her current position in the Financial Aid Office. Mary Beth is married to George Gaddis and has one stepdaughter, Gillian.
Laurel Carroll '84
Laurel majored in Business Administration at UMM and graduated in 1984. She is an elementary school teacher and this is her 21st year teaching at Milbridge Elementary School. To date, she has taught 4th through 8th grades. Laurel has two sons, Everett Carroll, who graduated from UMM in 2008, and Colby Carroll, who will graduate from high school in spring 2009.
Contact Laurel at: laurelrc@hotmail.com
Mardi (Marjorie) Byers Gay '01
After completing her Associate's Degree in Human Services and working at Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Mardi was one of the first students to enter UMM's Bachelor of Behavioral Sciences External Degree Program (BEX), designed for non-traditional students. She completed her BEX degree in 2001. In 2002 Mardi accepted a position as an administrative coordinator responsible for implementation and oversight of a substance abuse treatment program designed for addicted people involved in the criminal justice program; this position also included implementation and coordination of the state-wide adult drug treatment court program. Mardi served as a consultant in the development of the Hancock County Deferred Sentence Project (now Hancock County Adult Drug Treatment Court), is a member of its steering committee, and was recently appointed to the Maine State Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.
Contact Mardi at: mardi_byersgay1@yahoo.com
Evan Dodge '08
History major and 2008 graduate, Evan Dodge, is presently working toward the Master of Divinity degree at Drew Theological School in Madison, New Jersey. His goal is to become ordained in the United Methodist Church. Evan was born and raised in Downeast Maine and looks forward to maintaining close ties with UMM.
Contact Evan at: evanwdodge@gmail.com
Jessica Libby '08
Jessica majored in History and graduated in May of 2008. She is employed as Regional Parent Involvement Coordinator for the Maine Parent Federation's Parent Information and Resource Project (PIRC). In an effort to increase the academic success of students, the Center coordinates with schools to boost parent involvement through the use of workshops, parent resource centers, Title IA policy, compact technical assistance, and information dissemination. Jessica serves an area that covers Aroostook, Washington, Hancock, Waldo, and Knox Counties.
Contact Jessica at: jlibby@mpf.org