Abiding Presence

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

As a career teacher of sixth graders to twelfth graders, I can say that I learned the truth of what the main character declared in the movie The Man Without a Face, “All teaching is an act of grace” in helping students to live well in developing a sturdiness and keenness of mind, as well as emotional, physical, and spiritual balance, and a range of intuitive and reasoning skills, with the hope that students will be able to step out into the world open, poised, steady, even-handed, loving, tolerant, and purposeful so that they can place their hands on the plow and begin turning a long furrow with an attitude of confidence in building the fiber of their individual lives, and, in doing so, adding to the commonweal, with an underlying sense of hope in the power of humanity. Good teaching is always pragmatic and idealistic, and we have had many Omega Mu brothers who understood that good teaching is an act of grace in embodying both principles.
 
The chief pillar and cardinal virtue for any college or university is the strength and devotion of the teachers, professors, instructors, administration, and support staff. They have a profound influence on so many people in clarifying and shaping the trajectory of life choices and career callings. We are proud of the efforts and accomplishments of the following brothers for the strong presence of their devoted service to the students at the University of Maine and other colleges and universities across the United States. They stayed abreast of the new academic developments, pedagogical techniques, and sustained a strong willingness to expand the knowledge base of their subject material. In many instances, they spearheaded salutary developments in their respective subject areas that would have evolutionary repercussions. Consequently, with true Omega Mu character, hardly surprising, they each exhibited passion, commitment and, most of all, the desire to instill a love for the life of the mind in varied academic disciplines as faculty members, instructors, university presidents, administrators, and support staff. That is true civic leadership and well-deserved Omega Mu character because “there is no wealth but life.”
 
In large and small ways, it is a continuing tradition of excellence and service to this day, with many present Omega Mu brothers serving on various college and university boards and committees. For their sustained love, demonstrated commitment, dedication to ideals, and diligent energy in supporting the unique mission and identity of their respective academic institutions and students on a daily basis, we say thank you. Within our tightly-knit Omega Mu brotherhood, we owe our deepest affection and gratitude and admiration for their good work in the field of education. Thank you.  

Edson F. Hitchings

​1875

• Edson F. Hitchings was professor of horticulture at the University of Maine
• Whitman H. Jordan was director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, and he was a professor of Animal Nutrition at Cornell University
• Albert E. Mitchell was one of the founders of the Passaic Collegiate School, Passaic, New Jersey
• Louis C. Southward was professor of medical-legal relations

Whitman H. Jordan

Jordan Hall at Cornell University

George P. Merrill

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1879

• Wilbur F. Decker was an instructor in engineering at the University of Minnesota
• George P. Merrill was professor of geology and mineralogy at George Washington University.
• Head Curator from 1917 to 1929 of the Department of Geology of the Natural History Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

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James M. Bartlett

Walter Flint

1880

• James M. Bartlett was chief chemist in the University of Maine Experiment Station.

1882

• Walter Flint was professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine.

1883

• Lucius H. Merrill was professor in biological chemistry at the University of Maine.

1884

• Edwin F. Ladd was dean of the school of chemistry and pharmacy North Dakota Agricultural Colleges.
• President of North Dakota State University.
• Served in the United States Senate for twenty years.

Flint- Top Row, second left; Keith- Bottom Row, second right

Freemont L. Russell

Howard S. Webb

Perley Walker

1885

• Freemont L. Russell was professor in bacteriology and veterinary science at the University of Maine.

1887

• Howard S. Webb was professor in electrical engineering at the University of Maine.
  
  

1888

• John W. Hatch was the president of Montpelier Seminary in Montpelier, Vermont.
• Charles L. Phillips was professor of military science and tactics at the Maine State College and Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
• Nathaniel E. Wilson taught chemistry at the University of Nevada
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1896

• Perley Walker was an instructor in mechanical engineering at the University of Maine.​
• Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas; head of the mid-continent section of the American Society of Mechanical.
• He authored papers on “Properties of Methane Gas”, “Efficiency of Universal Joints”, “Industrial Research in the Mid-Continent Field”
•  Author of Management Engineering

1897

• William T. Brastow was an assistant instructor in physics at the University of Maine.
• Allen Rogers was an assistant instructor in chemistry at the University of Maine.

Mark L. Hersey

1899

• Mark L. Hersey was professor in military science at the University of  Maine.
• Fred P. Briggs was an assistant botanist and entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Maine.

1900

• Frank H. Mitchell was an assistant instructor in chemistry at the University of Maine.​

1901

• Garnett Ryland was an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Maine.​
• Leroy H. Harvey, professor of biology at Yankton College; professor of biology at Western State Normal College.
• Clifford D. Harvey, professor of surgery at Boston University medical school.

Alpheus C. Lyon

1902

• Alpheus C. Lyon was professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine.​

1903

• Henry M. Soper was and assistant in chemistry at the University of Maine.
• Guy A. Thompson was professor of English at the University of Maine.

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William D. Hurd

Windsor P. Daggett

Howe W. Hall

1904

• William D. Hurd was professor of agriculture at the University of Maine.
• Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Maine.
  
  

1908

• Robert K. Steward taught engineering at the University of Illinois.
• Taught for 25 years at Michigan State University, and he became the head of the Department of Drawing and design
  
  

1909

• Henry L. Sweet was an instructor in mathematics at the University of Maine.
  
  

1911

• Windsor P. Daggett was professor of public speaking at the University of Maine.
• Clayton Ulrey was an instructor in physics at the University of Maine.

1912

• Victor G. Aubrey was an instructor in animal husbandry at the University of Maine.​
• Carl B. Estabrooke was a professor of English at the University of Kyoto.
• Julius E. Kaulfuss was an assistant professor in civil engineering at the University of Maine.

1914

• Howe W. Hall was an assistant professor in animal husbandry at the University of Maine.
• Edward M. Hodgkins was a clinical professor of surgery and lecturer at Tufts Medical School.
• He received the Tufts Medical School Distinguished Service Award.
• Dr. Glover was the chief surgeon at Glover Memorial Hospital in Needham, Massachusetts.

1917

• Bryant L. Hopkins was an instructor in civil engineering at the University of Maine.​

1918

• Allen Sherman was an instructor at the University of Maine Law School

1921

• William S. Murray was administrative director of Jackson Memorial Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine
• Raymond C. Wass was president of Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts, from 1947-1959. He was vice president of the American Association of Junior Colleges, and he was president of the New England Junior College Council. He helped establish the Nursing curriculum with the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. The Wass Science Building was dedicated to him. 
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1922

• O. Spurgeon English was one of the leading psychotherapists of the 20th century.
• Head of the Psychiatry Department at Temple University.

Theodore S. Curtis

Cecil J. Cutts

1923

• Theodore S. Curtis served as the faculty manager of athletics at the University of Maine, and he coached many teams.
  
• Cecil J. Cutts was associate director of student aid and advisor to foreign students at the University of Maine.
  

1925

• Vaughan B. Everett was instructor in civil engineering at the University of Maine.

1926

• Howard T. Engstrom was an instructor in mathematics at the University of Maine.
  
• Clarence E. Hart was an instructor in civil engineering at the University of Maine.
  

Donnell B. Young

William L. Irvine

1933

• Donnell B. Young graduated from Amherst College and then taught at Amherst College and then the College of William and Mary. After serving in the US Army in World War I, Young obtained a PhD in zoology from Columbia University. He was a professor at Dalhousie College, Carleton College, the University of Arizona, the University of Maine, and the George Washington University. He also competed in the 200 and 400 hundred meter races in the 1912 Olympic Games.

1939

• Jonathan E. Adams, Jr. was an associate professor or mathematics at Harrisburg Area Community College

1942

• William L. Irvine was dean at the University of Maine in Portland; acting president of Wheelock College; president of University of Vermont.

Merrill D. Bartlett

William A. Oliver

David M. Rand

1952

• Merrill D. Bartlett was an associate professor of business at the University of Maine, and he was an assistant Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Maine.
• K. Roger Simmons was an associate professor of endocrinology at the University of Vermont.

1954

• George K. Hutchinson was an associate professor of industrial engineering at Texas Technological College.
• Director, Computer Center and associate professor of management at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

1955

• William A. Oliver was associate director of the Continuing Education Department at the University of Maine.

1957

• John B. Edgar, Jr. was associate professor of physical education at Wesleyan University.

1958

• David M. Rand was the Director of the Memorial Union at the University of Maine.

Michael J. McInnis

1968

• Michael J. McInnis was a long serving president of the Maine Football Boosters, and he was a past officer of the University of Maine Alumni Association.

1970​

• George P. Dulac was a football coach at Colby College.

1972

• Robert W. Doyle is a professor in the School of Emergency Services at Daytona State College.
• John Zinno serves on the advisory board for the business school at the University of Maine.

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Doug Banks

Stephen Swan

1982

• Doug Banks serves on the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board at the University of Maine. 
• Stephen W. Swan serves on College of Engineering board of advisers at the University of   Maine. Steve was awarded the “Black Bear” award in 2016 in recognition of his role on the advisory board and as representative of Texas Instruments, and as an advocate for the University of Maine to industry. 

1983

• Joel P. Gardiner serves on the advisory board for the business school at the University of Maine. 
  
  

1984

• Brett Varnum serves on the Foundation Board for the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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2016

• Tom Beutler served with the NROTC program as a faculty member for about six months in 2017.

Fraternally,
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Chip Chapman, ‘82

Perge!