Alumna Heather Perry ‘20 Named National Finalist for Superintendent of the Year
University of Southern Maine alumna Heather Perry has been named one of four national finalists for the AASA National Superintendent of the Year Award, … Read More
Alumna Heather Perry ’20 Named Maine’s Superintendent of the Year
The Maine School Superintendents Association named USM alumna Heather Perry Maine’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year, in recognition of her commitment to expand student … Read More
Q & A with Elizabeth McLellan ’86G
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Elizabeth McLellan ’86G, RN, MSN, MPH – Founder of Partners for World Health What brought you to USM? Initially, I went to nursing school … Read More
USM, ETEP alum Amanda Ripa is the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year for 2025
MAITC is excited to announce the 2025 Teacher of the Year, Amanda Ripa from Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland. Since 2015, Amanda has been … Read More
Amberlynn Esperanza ’16 – A changemaker who’s lifting up Maine communities
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Amberlynn is an amazing alum who is leading in so many ways – both professionally and in her community. She’s been in the Maine … Read More
Jacob Curtis ’24 – Promise opened up my world
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Q & A with Jacob Curtis ’24 Jacob Curtis is pursuing his Masters in Data Science at the Roux Institute, while working as a … Read More
Jan Chapman and Bruce Moore – Living their values
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Recently, we talked with Bruce Moore ’76 and his wife Jan Chapman, reflecting on Bruce’s experiences as a student at the University of Southern … Read More
Gigi Beninati ’24 – Staying the course
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Gigi Beninati ’24 is a registered nurse with a great job at a family medicine outpatient clinic. But there was a time when Gigi … Read More
Josh Newton ’10, ’13G – Composing a legacy
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In the mid-nineties, when Josh Newton ’10, ’13G first started as a music undergraduate, majoring in composition wasn’t possible at USM…and it wouldn’t be … Read More
Rick Tracy ’24 – Grit, growth, and giving back
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For Rick Tracy, graduating from the University of Southern Maine wasn’t just a milestone—it was the closing of a loop more than four decades … Read More