Alumni President's Message
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Capt. Leroy Fournier '72
James Proulx '85
280 Randal Rd
5 Coach Road
Lewiston, ME 04240
Stratham, NH 03885
lfournier@alionscience.com
Alumni President
B: 603-659-7011
Capt. William S Ful '76
JAMES PROULX '85
H: 603-772-6576
3 Balsam Dr
jimproulx@proulxoilandpropane.com
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
bill@ecys.com
Dear Fellow MMA Alumni,
Vice President
John Gillis '72
Joseph Cote '82
15813 NE 164th St
32 Locksley Lane
Woodinvil e, WA 98072
Brewer, ME 04412
jdgglobalenergy@comcast.net
March21,1941isthedaymanyofuswereborn;notliteraly,but
figuratively. We were born into the future because of the courage of
a group of people and the hard work of those that have come since.
jcote@cianbro.com
Dr. Marc Edward Gousse '82
It is the date the State of Maine appropriated the funding to establish Maine
PO Box 1037
Maritime Academy.
Treasurer
Westbrook, ME 04098
Consider the significance that date has played in al of our lives as alumni.
goussem@westbrookschools.org
Consider the challenge the founders faced and those we al faced in our
Charles (Cal)Lechman '65
days at Castine. And wonder with me if it doesn't feel 75 years later that the
6 Sweet Haven Lane
Rylee Knox
courage the founders of MMA displayed leading up to that day in 1941 is the
Harpswell, ME 04079
204 South Livermore Rd
same courage that stil runs deep in the veins of MMA students and alumni
H: 207-729-6644
Turner, ME 04282
as wel .
cal echman@comcast.net
rylee.knox@mma.edu
Choosing to spend four (more or less) of the best years of your life at
M. Shawn Longfel ow '86
MMA is a show of courage. We know MMA is not for everyone and cer-
Clerk
1008 Rosea Court
tainly not those faint of heart in the courage department. Our students and
Michael X. Savasuk, Esq. '74
Leland, NC 28451
graduates display significant courage in their chosen careers -- with can-do
Troubh Heisler, PA
shawn.longfel ow@gmail.com
attitude, work ethic and respect gleaned from being affiliated with and
26 Stony Ridge Rd
Chet T. Manuel '67
trained at MMA.
Cumberland, ME 04110
With passing years, we al change. We have evolved, prospered and main-
51 Crescent St
B: 207-780-6789
tained our health as best we could, and so has the Academy. MMA continues
Skowhegan, ME 04976
msavasuk@troubhheisler.com
to produce the most highly sought graduates in al disciplines of study by
cxcmanuel@gmail.com
many industries. The fact that MMA is considered the top public college in
Megan Perkins
the U.S. says al we need to know about where the academy stands today and
Past President
60 Murray Rd
the alumni who join our ranks yearly.
Earle Cianchet e '77
Dedham. ME 04429
Your Alumni Board of Directors holds uppermost the responsibility of
33 Scrimshaw Lane
megan.perkins@mma.edu
maintaining MMA traditions and considering future needs, and we are
Saco, ME 04072
Stephen E Sprat '93
honored to be entrusted with your support for the work we do.
ecianch@cianbro.com
577 Castine Rd
We welcome Jeff Wright as our new Director of Alumni Relations. Jeff
Castine, ME 04421
brings more than 30 years of experience in the MMA regiment and admis-
sespratt@aol.com
sions office. We are encouraged he wil help lead col aborative efforts for a
Capt. Michael Bal '65
strong and prosperous future for our alumni and those to come after us.
23 Hunting Ridge Farms Rd
Capt. Ralph Staples '71
As we mark the 75th Anniversary of MMA, we invite you to come back
Branford, CT 06405
7312 Arroyo Grande Rd
this year to help us celebrate the past and to share with those studying here
Seapilot4@comcast.net
San Diego, CA 92129
now your perspective on the responsibilities they wil carry on into the
Capt. Donald R Fiske '62
rstaples@epsilonsystems.com
future.
33 Webber Rd
Timothy C. Winters '86
Georgetown, ME 04548
29 Fieldstone Dr
Fair winds and following seas,
drufiske@gmail.com
Dover, NH 03820
tcwints@comcast.net
Jim Proulx '85
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