University of Maine

The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is located in Orono, Maine just outside of Bangor, one of Maine's largest cities. The school has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is known as UMaine for short, especially in athletics and with its Internet DNS address (http://www.umaine.edu). The school's sports teams are called the Black Bears and the school colors are blue & white.

Notable alumni

• Doris Allen, Children's International Summer Villages founder
• John Baldacci Class of 1986, Maine Governor
• Cindy Blodgett, WNBA player
• Joseph E. Brennan, U.S. politician
• Styles Bridges, governor of New Hampshire, senator
• Rick Carlisle, NBA player, Indiana Pacers coach (did not graduate)
• Colby Chandler Class of 1950, former CEO, Eastman Kodak
• Francis Clergue, businessman, industrialist
• Don Holder, Tony Award winner-lighting design, The Lion King
• François Fillon, French politician
• Raymond Fogler Class of 1915, president, Montgomery Ward Co. and W.T. Grant
• Paul Kariya, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche (attended through sophomore year, then left for professional hockey)
• Steve Kariya, AHL player, Albany River Rats, brother of Paul
• Stephen King Class of 1970, author
• Tabitha King Class of 1971, author, wife of Stephen King
• Bernard Lown Class of 1942, Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Jill McGowan, fashion designer
• John R. McKernan, Jr., governor of Maine, U.S. politician
• Robert A. Rushworth Class of 1951, Air Force test pilot
• Olympia Snowe Class of 1969, U.S. Senator
• John Henry Williams, only son of baseball legend Ted Williams
• Francis T. Crowe Class of 1905, Civil Engineer, chief engineer of the Hoover Dam namesake of the Francis Crowe Society