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Dr. Hemant Pendse, PhD., Receives Alumni Award
Congratulations are in order for Dr. Pendse, Chair of the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department, who was honored with the Distinguished Maine Professor award by the Alumni Association. This award has rigorous criteria to meet and was presented to Dr. Pendse...
Best Practices to Build Your Resume
Your resume is the first impression to potential employers, reflects your past and present experiences and achievements, and has the power to impact your future. It may seem overwhelming to write, but don’t be stressed! We’ve helped hundreds of students with their...
Industry Professional Questionnaire: Heather DuBois
Q: Are you an alumna of the University of Maine? A: Yes, I am a proud alumna of the University of Maine! Q: What was your course of study? Were you a UMPPF scholarship recipient? A: Chemical Engineering. Yes, I was honored to be a UMPPF scholarship recipient. Q: How...
Discussing All Maine Women with Jenny Desmond
Three UMPPF scholarship recipients invited to join the prestigious UMaine organization. At University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation, we value community, connection, and commitment—to our students, campus, and the industry. But we’re certainly not the only campus...
Top Alumni A-ha Moments
There are a lot of myths, rumors and hearsay swirling out there about the pulp and paper industry. Oftentimes, once our scholarship recipients return from a co-op or a graduate enters the workforce, they come back to us shocked about how misperceptions they had about...
Opportunity at UMaine: Endowed Chair Professorship in Chemical Engineering
The University of Maine, the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, invites applications for the position of an Endowed Chair Professorship in Chemical Engineering. The Chair was established in 1989 by a bequest from J. Larcom Ober, B.S. 1913. The purpose...
UMPPF President Carrie Enos, Award Winner
There’s a lot of excitement around the UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation family these days. Our very own President, Carrie Enos, was recently announced by The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) as a 2021 TAPPI Fellow! TAPPI Fellows are awarded...
Student Questionnaire: Zach Nash
Q: How did you discover the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation and what attracted you to it? A: I first discovered the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation during sophomore year in college. I had heard mentions of it earlier than that, but it truly...
Consider Engineering Q&A with Carrie Enos, UMPPF President
Q: How long have you been involved with UMPPF and what do you do there? A: I attended Consider Engineering as a high school junior in 1994 and then applied for a Foundation full tuition scholarship to study Chemical Engineering. Now I’m the President of the...
Student Questionnaire: Andrew Arsenault
Q: How did you discover the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation and what attracted you to it? A: I discovered the Pulp and Paper Foundation during my junior year of high school. What attracted me to the foundation was the opportunities that they provide...
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