Janet P. Anderson ‘05 —Mrs. Anderson earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2005 while serving as a fourth grade teacher at the Falmouth School Department.

Katherine C. Anthoine ‘75
Maine Teacher of the Year, 2006

Katherine Anthoine received her Bachelor’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development. While serving as the special education teacher for the fifth grade class in the Sanford School Department, she was awarded Teacher of the Year by the Walmart Corporation.

Linda L. Baker ‘69 & ‘92 —Ms. Baker earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2001 while serving as a teacher at Mt. Ararat High School.

Linda J. Baldwin ‘86 & ‘91 —Mrs. Baldwin earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2001 while serving at the Miller School as a first grade teacher in reading recovery and literacy groups.

Karen G. Bean ’99 & ‘01 —Mrs. Bean earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 1995 as a seventh grade language arts teacher in M.S.A.D. #44.

Arthur O. Berry ’50
Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Maine (1955—1989)

Dr. Arthur Berry received his Bachelor’s from Gorham State Teacher’s College, his Master’s in Education from Penn State University, and a Doctorate from the University of Connecticut.
After a distinguished thirty-five year career at the University of Southern Maine as a professor, acting Dean at the School of Education, and Associate Dean at the School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (ASET), Dr. Berry retired with the honor of Professor Emeritus from the University of Southern Maine.

Donald R. Berthiaume ‘74 & ’80
National Educator Award, 1997

Donald Berthiaume received an Associate’s degree from Southern Maine Community College, a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the USM, and Master’s degree in Classroom Teaching from USM’s College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as a Biology-Biotechnology Technology teacher at Biddeford High School, he received the National Educator Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation.

Jane M. Blais ‘92 —Ms. Blais earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2005 as a sixth grade math teacher in the Sabattus school system.

Claudia L. Bonsey ‘76 —Lynn Bonsey earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 1995 and 2004. She serves the Surry Elementary school as a middle school language arts and social studies teacher.

Audrey A. Briggs ‘04 —Ms. Briggs earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2006 while serving the Falmouth School Department as a first grade teacher.

Becky A. Brink ‘97
National Distinguished Middle Level Principal of the Year, 2007

Becky Brink received her Bachelor’s from the University of Maine at Orono and her Master’s in Education at the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as Sanford Junior High School’s Principal, Brink was honored as the National Distinguished Middle Level Principal of the year by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Peggy A. Callahan ‘99 —Mrs. Callahan earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2003 while serving Mt. Ararat High School as an ESL and Spanish teacher.

Debra F. Choroszy ‘74 —Ms. Choroszy earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 1999 while a classroom teacher at the Fairfield School.

David H. Chute ‘65
Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2001

David Chute received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Portland-Gorham.
He taught math at Windham High School before entering a career in finance. He continued to teach first for the American Institute of Banking and later for the Northern New England Center for Financial Training, which awarded him the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award.

Melissa H. Dunn Costello ‘52
Professor Emerita, University of Southern Maine (1953—1990)

Melissa Hope Dunn Costello received her Bachelor’s from Gorham State Teacher’s College and her Master’s of Education and Certificate of Advanced Study at the University of Maine.
After a distinguished thirty-eight year career at the University of Southern Maine as a Professor of Education, Mrs. Dunn Costello retired with the honor of Professor Emerita from the University of Southern Maine.

Jeanne O. Crocker ‘79
Principal of the Year, 2003

Jeanne (O’Brien) Crocker received her Bachelor’s degree from Colby College and her Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as Principal of South Portland High School, she was awarded the Principal of the Year award by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Pamela E. Davis ‘93 —Ms. Davis earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2004 while serving

Barbara (Poeppelmeier) Eretzian ‘87
Superintendent of the Year, 2005

Barbara Eretzian received her Bachelor’s from the University of Maine, Master’s from USM’s College of Education and Human Development, and Doctorate from the University of Maine.
While employed as the Superintendent of the Auburn School Department, she received the 2005 Superintendent of the Year award, granted by the Maine School Superintendents’ Association.

Bonnie S. Esty ’90 & ‘05 —Ms. Esty earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2006 while serving as a reading interventionist for M.S.A.D. 6.

Todd L. Fields, ‘85 & ‘91
Maine Teacher of the Year, 2000

Todd Fields received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as a drafting instructor at the Westbrook Regional Vocation Center, he received the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Susan A. Gendron ‘73 & ‘84
Maine Superintendent of the Year, 2002
USM Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, 2006

Susan Gendron received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the Superintendent of Schools for the Windham School Department, she received the Maine Superintendent of the Year award granted by the Maine Superintendents’ Association.

Eva M. Giles ‘95
Outstanding Adult Education Teacher, 2005

Eva Giles received her Bachelor’s from Saint Joseph’s College and her Master’s in Adult Education from USM’s College of Education and Human Development.
While employed as the Workforce Education Coordinator in the Adult Education Department of the Windham School Department, she received the Outstanding Adult Education Teacheraward granted by the Maine Adult Education Society.

Gary Glick ‘97 —Mr. Glick earned his National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2002 while serving as an Earth and space science teacher at Falmouth High School.

Gregory Goodness ’79 & ‘93
Middle-Level Principal of the Year, 2003

Gregory Goodness received his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology from USM, and Master’s degree in Education Administration from USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the Principal of Shapleigh Middle School in Kittery, he was awarded the Middle-Level Principal of the Year award by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Katherine Grondin ‘86, ‘96, & ‘06
National Distinguished Principal of the Year, 2007

Katherine Grondin received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Master’s degree in Educational Administration, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as Principal of Sherwood Heights Elementary School, Grondin was honored as National Distinguished Principal of the Year by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Idella Harter ‘75
National Educator Award, 1994
National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), 2005

Idella Harter received her Bachelor’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development and a graduate degree from Temple University.
While working as a classroom teacher for grades two and three in the Auburn Schools, she was awarded the National Educator Award by the Milken Family Foundation.

Ms. Harter earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2005 while serving as a third grade teacher for the Auburn School Department.

Gwenda L. Hatch ‘00— Ms. Hatch earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2004 while serving as a teacher and Assistant Principal at the Marcia Buker School.

Allyn W. Hutton ‘77 & ‘94
National Distinguished High School Principal of the Year, 2007

Allyn Hutton received her Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from the University of Maine, Portland-Gorham and her Master’s in Education from the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as Principal of Falmouth High School, Hutton was honored with the National Distinguished High School Principal of the Year by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Daniel D. Hupp ‘72 & ‘81
Maine Department of Education Employee of the Year, 2006

Daniel Hupp received his Bachelor’s in elementary education and his Master’s in Education at the University of Southern Maine.
Hupp was honored by the State of Maine as the Employee of the Year for his work as the SAT Initiative Coordinator with the Maine Department of Education.

Jacqueline P. Kelly ‘73 & ‘83
National Distinguished Principal of the Year, 1993
National Educator Award, 1996

Jacqueline Kelly received her Bachelor’s in Education at the University of Maine, Portland-Gorham and her Master’s in Education at the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as Principal at the Turner Primary and Elementary Schools, Kelly was honored as Maine’s National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and with the National Educator Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation.

Lois E. Kilby-Chesley ‘96— Ms. Kilby-Chesley earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2000 while serving as Spring Hill Program teacher at the Freeport Public Schools.

Peter J. Lancia ‘96
Maine Teacher of the Year, 2002

Peter Lancia received his Bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College and his Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as a classroom teacher for grade two at Saccarappe Primary School in Westbrook, he received the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Elizabeth B. Lewis ‘99 —Ms. Lewis earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2002 while serving as an Earth and space science teacher at North Andover High School.

Gary MacDonald
Maine Principal of the Year, 1991

Gary MacDonald received his Bachelor’s degree from Marietta College and his Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the Principal of New Suncook School in Lovell, he received the Maine Principal of the Year award granted by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Mary A. (Small) Martin ‘74 & ‘79
Maine’s National Distinguished Principal, 2005

Mary Martin received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the Principal of the Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls, Martin was awarded the National Distinguished Principal of the Year award by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Vaughn A. Martin ‘86
National Educator Award, 2002

Vaughn Martin received his Bachelor’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as classroom teacher for grades four, five, and six in the Easton School Department, he received the National Educator Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation.

Josephine Frances Matthews ‘57
Associate Professor Emerita, University of Maine at Presque Isle (1957—1988)

Josephine Matthews received her Bachelor’s from Gorham State Teacher’s College, and her Master’s and Certificate of Advanced Study from the University of Maine at Orono.
After twenty-one years at the University of Maine at Presque Isle where she served as a Professor, Matthews retired with the honor of Associate Professor Emerita from the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Diane Gilmer Maurais ‘98
Special Education Teacher of the Year, 2005

Diane Gilmer Maurais received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine Farmington and her Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While teaching in the Life Skills program at Livermore Falls High School, she received the Special Education Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities.

Robert L. Maurais ‘76
Maine Teacher of the Year, 1996

Robert Maurais received his Bachelor’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.While serving as an Industrial Arts Instructor with the Yarmouth School Department, he received the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Larinda L. Meade ‘89 & ‘02
Gerald LeVasseur Award, 1995

Larinda Meade received her Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam and a Master’s degree and Certificate of Advanced Study from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While she was co-director of the Portland Adult Education, the adult learning division of Portland Public Schools, she received the Gerald LeVasseur Award granted by the Maine Adult Education Association.

Jennifer L. Merrifield ‘05 —Ms. Merrifield earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2005 while serving as a fourth grade teacher at the Falmouth School Department.

Marjorie C. Miller ‘82
National Educator Award, 1991

Marjorie Miller received her Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and her Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as a Kindergarten teacher at the Longfellow School in Portland, she received the National Educational Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation.

Suzan J. Nelson ‘01 —Mrs. Nelson earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2006 while serving as a librarian for the Falmouth School System.

Cynthia J. O’Shea ‘72 & ‘89
Maine Principal of the Year, 1992
National Educator Award, 1993

Cynthia O’Shea received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the principal of Narragansett School, she received the Maine Principal of the Year award granted by the Maine Principals’ Association and the National Educator Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation.

Irving Richardson ‘89
Maine Teacher of the Year, 1987
National Educator Award, 1993

Irving Richardson received his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and Master’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While working as a teaching principal in Freeport Public Schools, he received the National Educator Award granted by the Milken Family Foundation and the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Constance B. Russell ‘96 —Ms. Russell earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2003 while serving as a kindergarten teacher at the Mabel I. Wilson School.

Mary C. Lou Shuster ‘82 & ‘06 —Ms. Schuster earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2001 while serving as a kindergarten teacher at the Hollis Elementary School.

Jo Anne Sizemore ‘82
Maine Principal of the Year, 2005

Jo Anne Sizemore received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and her Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as the principal of the Scarborough Middle School, she received the Maine Principal of the Year award granted by the Maine Principals’ Association.

Kellie V. Smith ‘98 —Ms. Smith earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2005 while serving as a literacy teacher leader for M.S.A.D. #51.

Robert Sprankle ‘01
ACTEM Technology Educator of the Year, 2005

Bob Sprankle received his Bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State College and his Master’s in Teaching and Learning from the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as a teacher at Wells Elementary School, Sprankle was honored as the Technology Educator of the Year granted by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM).

Joe D. Spurlock ‘85
Cincinnati Area Chemistry Teacher of the Year, 1996

Joe Spurlock received his Bachelor’s in Education at The Ohio State University, Master’s in Natural Science at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and his Master’s in Educational Administration at the University of Southern Maine.
While serving as a teacher in Chemistry at Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Spurlock was honored as the Cincinnati Area Chemistry Teacher of the Year granted by the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society.

John M. Sutton, Jr. ‘72
Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Maine (1978—2004)

John “Jack” Sutton received his A.B. in Math from Boston College, his M.S. in Education from the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham in 1972, and his doctorate in Education from the University of Maine in 1976. After a distinguished twenty-six year career in counseling, Dr. Sutton retired from USM with the honor of Professor Emeritus.

Kathleen D. Swan ‘91 —Mrs. Swan earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2003 while serving as a classroom teacher for the Miller School.

Richard M. Sykes ’71
National Educator Award, 1993
Principal of the Year, 1994

The Honorable Richard Sykes received his Bachelor’s from UNH and Master’s from USM’s College of Education and Human Development.
While employed as the Principal of Lewiston High School, he received the 1993 National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation and the 1994 Principal of the Year award from the Maine Principals’ Association.

Cynthia Downing Tanous ‘74
Gerald LeVasseur Award, 1993

Cynthia Tanous received her Bachelor’s at the University of Maine at Orono, her Master’s in Adult Education at the University of Southern Maine, and her Certificate of Advanced Study at the University of Maine at Orono.
While serving as the Director of Adult Education at the Northern Oxford Vocational Program, she was honored with the Gerald LeVasseur Award by the Maine Adult Education Association.

Donna Lynn (Bergeron) Tardif ‘04
Maine Teacher of the Year, 2006

Donna Lynn Tardif received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Farmington, her Master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her Certificate of Advanced Study from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While working as a Kindergarten teacher at the Montello School in Lewiston, she received the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Betsy Ann Wandishin ‘98
Maine Teacher of the Year, 2003

Betsy Ann Wandishin received her Bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College and her Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While serving as a self-contained classroom teacher for grade five in Maine School Administrative District (M.S.A.D.) 61 in Casco, she received the Maine Teacher of the Year award granted by the Maine Department of Education.

Frederick G. Welch ‘56
Maine’s Outstanding Young Educator, 1966-67

Dr. Frederick Welch received his Bachelor’s from Gorham State Teachers College, Master’s in Education from the University of Maine, and a Doctorate in Education from Pennsylvania State University.
While serving as the Cooperative Vocational Education Coordinator at Portland High School, Welch was honored as Maine’s Outstanding Young Educator, an award sponsored by the Jaycees and World Book Encyclopedia.

Bonnie Lee Wetmore ‘89 —Mrs. Wetmore earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2004 while serving as a third grade teacher at the Songo Locks School.

Jeremy S. Willette ‘05 —Mr. Willette earned his National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2004 while serving as a sixth grade foreign language teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School.

Susan V. Williams ‘00 —Mrs. Williams earned her National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) certification in 2004 while serving as a first and second grade looping teacher for M.S.A.D. #51.

Robert L. Wood ‘80
Gerald LeVasseur Award, 2005

Robert Wood has a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College and a Master’s degree from the USM College of Education and Human Development.
While he was co-director of the Portland Adult Education, the adult learning division of Portland Public Schools, he received the Gerald LeVasseur Award granted by the Maine Adult Education Association.