EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Constituent universities:

• University of Maine at Augusta
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine at Fort Kent
• University of Maine at Machias
• University of Maine at Orono (main campus)
• University of Maine at Presque Isle
• University of Maine School of Law

Location:
Maine

Founding Date:
1968

Team:
Black Bears

Enrollment:
34,400

Official Website:
http://www.umaine.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lawrence Bender	Film/TV Producer	17-Oct-1957		A Band Apart
Rick Carlisle	Basketball	27-Oct-1959		Head Coach, Dallas Mavericks
Robert F. Chandler	Educator	22-Jun-1907	23-Mar-1999	International Rice Research Institute
Mary Ellen Chase	Scholar	24-Feb-1887	28-Jul-1973	Silas Crockett
Peter Cianchette	Business	c. 1961		US Ambassador to Costa Rica
Alston D. Correll	Business	28-Apr-1941		CEO of Georgia-Pacific, 1993-2005
Jessica Delfino	Comic	8-Jun-1976		Dirty Folk Rock
E. James Ferland	Business	19-Mar-1942		CEO of PSEG, 1986-2007
Raymond A. Jean	Business	23-Aug-1942		CEO of Quanex
Paul Kariya	Hockey	16-Oct-1974		St. Louis Blues
Paul LePage	Politician	9-Oct-1948		Governor of Maine
Bernard Lown	Doctor	7-Jun-1921		Inventor of defibrillator, peace activist
Seymour Papert	Computer Programmer	29-Feb-1928	31-Jul-2016	Programming language LOGO
John H. Reed	Politician	5-Jan-1921	31-Oct-2012	Governor of Maine, 1959-67
Paul Theroux	Novelist	10-Apr-1941		The Mosquito Coast
Marcus L. Urann	Business	2-Oct-1873	1-Apr-1963	Cranberry magnate
Rudy Vallee	Actor	28-Jul-1901	3-Jul-1986	Singer, actor, bandleader
John K. Veroneau	Government	c. 1961		Deputy US Trade Representative

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alston D. Correll	Business	28-Apr-1941		CEO of Georgia-Pacific, 1993-2005
William H. Pease	Historian	31-Aug-1924	20-Jun-2013	The Web of Progress

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kirk Ferentz	Football	1-Aug-1955		Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach
Steve Spagnuolo	Football	21-Dec-1959		Head Coach, St. Louis Rams

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