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THE
ALUMNI & FRIENDS MAGAZINE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FORT KENT
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UMFK PRESIDENT
Wilson G. Hess
EDITORIAL
Susan Tardie ‘99 Andrew Birden Garth Banton ‘18 Hanna Turgeon ‘18
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Heidi Carter, Heidesign
4 133rd Commencement
6 46 Years
Where Did it Go?
10 Adventurous Professor 14 UMFK Foundation Dinner 18 Bengals in Action
22 Cultural Events
26 Class Notes
THE
ALUMNI & FRIENDS MAGAZINE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FORT KENT
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2 President Wilson G. Hess to Retire
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Lloyd Soucie ‘66
PHOTOGRAPHY
Editorial Staff Dr. Peter Nelson Gerard Prins
PRINTING
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ON THE COVER
UMFK retiree Naomi Nicolas reflects on her years at the University. It has been stated, she was both the calm in the midst of the storm and the one spirit willing to raise a storm and speak on behalf of what was right and fair. Read the full story on pages 6-7.
Summer 2015