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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...
A Brief History of the Industry
The pulp and paper industry was cool before many of us were ever born. Yes, it’s that old. Not only was it cool by providing Mainers and immigrants a means to provide for themselves and their families, but it was also high-tech, forward-thinking and environmentally...
Student Questionnaire: Jad Al-Assaad
Q: How did you discover the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation and what attracted you to it? A: I heard about it during my freshman year of college from friends who were in it. The opportunity that it offered such as the co-op and a confirmed job as well as...
Industry Professional Questionnaire: Dale Wibberly
Q: What are the biggest challenges you face in recruitment? A: One of our biggest challenges has been to recruit skilled electrical engineers (EE). Because EEs are in such high demand, and they don’t make up a large portion of pulp and paper scholarship recipients, we...
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