List of University of Maine people

The list of University of Maine people includes notable graduates, former students, faculty, and presidents of the University of Maine.

Arts, literature, humanities, and entertainment

• Doris Twitchell Allen, Children's International Summer Villages founder
• Lawrence Bender, film producer (Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting)
• Will Bonsall, author, seed saver and veganic farmer
• Mary Ellen Chase, Class of 1909, educator, teacher, scholar, and author
• Donald DePoy, Classes of 1994/1996, bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer
• Nick Di Paolo, Class of 1984, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster
• Biff Elliot, actor and sportscaster
• Chad Finn, sportswriter
• Clarine Coffin Grenfell, Class of 1932, author and poet
• Rick Hautala, Class of 1970, author
• Donald Holder, Class of 1980, Tony-winning Broadway lighting designer (The Lion King)
• Stephen King, Class of 1970, author
• Tabitha King, Class of 1971, author
• Bruce McMillan, Class of 1969, author, photo-illustrator, poet, watercolor painter
• Judy Pancoast, Class of 1997, children's music singer and songwriter
• Tina Passman, classical scholar
• Mildred Brown Schrumpf, Class of 1925, Maine food educator and columnist
• Timothy Simons, Class of 2001, actor and comedian best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep
• Brad Sullivan, actor
• Paul Theroux, author
• Rudy Vallée, attended 1921–1922, jazz singer and pop star of the 1920s

Politics

• Albert E. Anderson, Class of 1909, state legislator (1917–1918) and attorney
• John Baldacci, Class of 1986, governor of Maine (2003–2011)
• Janet Bewley, member of the Wisconsin Legislature
• Joseph E. Brennan, governor of Maine (1979–1987), member of the United States House of Representatives (1987–1991)
• Styles Bridges, governor of New Hampshire (1935–1937), U.S. senator (1937–1961)
• Emily Cain, Class of 2002, state legislator (2005–2014)
• Ben Chipman, state representative from Portland
• Patricia M. Collins, two-term mayor of Caribou, Maine, and civic leader
• Samuel Collins, Jr., state senator (1974–1984) and Maine Supreme Court associate justice (1988–1994)
• W. Edward Crockett, bachelor's 1983, member of the Maine House of Representatives
• Matthew Dunlap, secretary of state of Maine (2005–2011; 2013–present)
• Linda Smith Dyer, J.D. 1980, lawyer, lobbyist, women's rights activist, co-founder of the Maine Women's Lobby
• Peter Edgecomb, state representative from Caribou (2004–2012)
• Keith Farnham, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2009–2014)
• Wallace Rider Farrington, Class of 1891, governor of Hawai'i (1921–1929), founder of University of HawaiÊ»i
• Roger Fuller, Maine House of Representatives (2016–2018)
• David Haggan, Class of 1989, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2016–)
• Charles Harlow, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2004–2010)
• Debra Lee Hovey, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
• Edwin F. Ladd, U.S. senator from North Dakota (1921–1925)
• Paul LePage, governor of Maine (2011–2019)
• Kenneth P. MacLeod, Class of 1940, president of the Maine Senate
• Ann Matlack, member of the Maine House of Representatives
• John R. McKernan, Jr., governor of Maine (1987–1995), member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1987)
• Anne C. Perry, member of the Maine House of Representatives
• Ambureen Rana, member of the Maine House of Representatives
• Leigh Saufley, Class of 1976, Maine Supreme Court chief justice (2001–2020)
• Tom Saviello, member of the Maine Senate (2011–2018)
• David Slagger, member of the Maine House of Representatives representing the Maliseet people (2012)
• Olympia Snowe, Class of 1969, U.S. senator from Maine (1995–2013)
• C. Donald Stritch, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• Gregory Swallow, Class of 1981, member of the Maine House of Representatives

Military

• Dana T. Merrill, United States Army brigadier general
• Alfred A. Starbird, US Army brigadier general

Business, construction, and service

• Colby Chandler, Class of 1950, former CEO, Eastman Kodak
• Francis Clergue, businessman, industrialist
• Harold Allen Fernald, Class of 1954, publishing executive and philanthropist
• Maurice K. Goddard, former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, a driving force in the creation of 45 Pennsylvania state parks during his 24 years in office
• Chandler C. Harvey, Classes of 1890/1893, newspaper publisher
• Frank Knight, arborist
• Patrice Oppliger, assistant professor of Communication, Boston University College of Communication
• Robert A. Rushworth, Class of 1951, Air Force test pilot

Science and engineering

• Paul André Albert, Class of 1950, engineer and inventor, IBM and founder of ACI Alloys
• Harold Beverage, Class of 1915, inventor, vice president of R&D at RCA Communications
• Pearce Paul Creasman, Class of 2003, Egyptologist and archaeologist; director, University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition
• Francis T. Crowe, Class of 1905, civil engineer, chief engineer of the Hoover Dam, namesake of the Francis Crowe Society
• Elizabeth DeLong, Class of 1969 and 1970, biostatistician
• Hugh Hamilton DeWitt, faculty 1969–1995, ichthyologist, marine biologist and oceanographer
• Leslie Holdridge, Class of 1931, botanist
• Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Class of 1979, professor at IIT Madras and Padma Shri recipient
• Louis LaPierre, Class of 1974, former professor of ecology who resigned from the Order of Canada after it was discovered that he had misrepresented his academic credentials
• Bernard Lown, Class of 1942, Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Richard Lutz, Class of 1975, deep sea vent researcher, director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
• Francis T. McAndrew, Ph.D. 1981, Psychologist/Professor/Author
• Chuck Peddle, Engineering Physics 1959, main developer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor
• Lore Alford Rogers, Class of 1896, USDA dairy scientist and bacteriologist
• Ronald A. Roy, Engineering Physics 1981, 65th George Eastman Chaired Professor, head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
• Robert Slocum, botanist and biologist

Sports

• Bob Beers, NHL player, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders; color commentator on Bruins radio broadcasts
• Jovan Belcher, former linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Ben Bishop, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Cindy Blodgett, basketball player in the WNBA and former women's basketball program head coach at the University of Maine
• Mike Bordick, former Major League Baseball shortstop
• Jim Boylen, head coach, Chicago Bulls
• D'Lo Brown (born Accie Conner), professional wrestler
• Mike Buck, former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
• Jack Capuano, NHL defenseman; coach of the New York Islanders
• Rick Carlisle, NBA player, Indiana Pacers coach (transferred to University of Virginia)
• Dave Cloutier, former American Football League safety for the Boston Patriots
• Stephen Cooper, former linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
• Scott Darling, Goalie, won the 2014–15 Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks
• Mike DeVito, former defensive end for the New York Jets
• Niko Dimitrakos, professional ice hockey player
• Mike Dunham, former NHL player and Olympian (2002)
• Mike Flynn, center, Baltimore Ravens
• Brian Gaine, NFL executive
• Barrett Heisten, ECHL player, Alaska Aces
• Jimmy Howard, NHL goalie, Detroit Red Wings
• Ben Hutton, defenseman Vancouver Canucks
• Martin John, professional soccer player, full back, Cardiff City
• Joe Johnson, baseball player for Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays
• Paul Kariya, NHL player for St. Louis Blues, eldest Kariya brother
• Martin Kariya, KHL player, Dinamo Riga, younger brother of Paul and Steve
• Steve Kariya, SEL player, Frölunda HC, middle brother of Paul and Martin
• Noam Laish (born 1993), Israeli basketball player
• Jack Leggett, baseball head coach, Clemson University
• Ryan Lomberg, NHL Left Winger, Florida Panthers
• Mike Lundin, NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Riley Masters, mid-distance runner
• Brandon McGowan, defensive back, New England Patriots
• Kevin McMahan, wide receiver, 2006 Mr. Irrelevant
• Carl "Stump" Merrill, former manager of the New York Yankees
• Jim Montgomery, Head Coach, Boston Bruins
• Greg Moore, AHL player, Hartford Wolfpack
• Matthew Mulligan, tight end, Detroit Lions
• Gustav Nyquist, NHL player, Detroit Red Wings
• Montell Owens, former fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Bill Patrick (aka Gerard Monteux), NBC, Versus Network announcer and columnist
• Sam Pelletier, distance runner
• Jeremy Peña, MLB player, Houston Astros
• Dustin Penner, NHL player, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
• Jeff Plympton, MLB, Boston Red Sox
• Teddy Purcell, NHL winger, Edmonton Oilers
• Irv Ray, MLB player, Boston Beaneaters, Baltimore Orioles
• Patrick Ricard, American football player for the Baltimore Ravens
• Viktoriya Rybalko, track-and-field long jumper
• Devin Shore, Anaheim Ducks
• Garth Snow, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders; general manager of Islanders
• Daren Stone, safety, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens
• Justin Strzelczyk, former offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jeremy Swayman, NHL goaltender, Boston Bruins
• Mark Sweeney, Major League Baseball outfielder
• Bill Swift, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Lofa Tatupu, former NFL player and Pro Bowl linebacker, Seattle Seahawks (transferred to University of Southern California)
• Larry Thomas, former Major League Baseball player
• Gary Thorne ESPN sports analyst and play-by-play announcer
• John Tortorella, NHL head coach, Philadelphia Flyers
• Eric Weinrich, NHL player and 1988 USA Olympic hockey team member

Faculty and administration

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the University of Maine.

History

• Robert H. Babcock
• Caroline Colvin
• Clark G. Reynolds, professor of History (1968–1976)
• David C. Smith

Philosophy

• Douglas Allen

Other

• Steven Barkan, sociologist
• Alvin C. Eurich, first president of the State University of New York
• Eileen Farrell, opera singer
• Edward D. Ives, folklorist
• Kyriacos C. Markides, sociologist
• Colin Martindale, psychologist and author
• Joanne P. McCallie, coach
• Charles L. Phillips, professor of military science and tactics, U.S. Army brigadier general
• H. A. Pogorzelski, mathematician
• Richard M. Ryckman, psychologist and author
• Alan Shulman, composer and cellist
• Joseph W. Westphal, administrator
• John Franklin Witter, veterinarian specialzsing in avian medicine

References

• https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/ Digital archive of Maine Alumnus Magazine