Honor Roll of University of Maine Researchers for FY 2003

A. Top ten generators of external indirect funds during the five-year period 1999 through 2003 based on percentage of project responsibility (alphabetical order)

1. Vincent Caccese, Mechanical Engineering
2. Habib Dagher, Civil and Environmental Engineering (01, 02)
3. Max Egenhofer, Spatial Information Science and Engineering (01, 02)
4. Peter Jumars, Marine Sciences and Oceanography
5. Robert Lad, Physics (01, 02)
6. Lawrence Mayer, Oceanography (01, 02)
7. Paul Mayewski, Geology
8. Neal Pettigrew, Marine Sciences (01, 02)
9. David Townsend, Marine Sciences (01, 02)
10. Lucille Zeph, Center for Community Inclusion (02)

(01) or (02) - indicates the individual was on the top ten list also in the indicated year(s)


How many people can you name that have given the University of Maine anywhere from $400,000 to $1.5 million dollars during the past five years with no strings attached on how the university can spend those funds? That is what each of the above named individuals has accomplished. In addition to the direct research funds they have generated, the above listed individuals have each generated very substantial unencumbered income streams for the general UMS and UMaine budgets. Such funds are an important source of general revenue that benefit the entire university community.

B. Top twenty-five generators of external indirect funds during the fiscal year 2003 based on percentage of project responsibility (alphabetical order)

1. Paul Anderson, Sea Grant (02)
2. Kate Beard-Tisdale, Spatial Information Science and Engineering (01, 02)
3. Vincent Caccese, Mechanical Engineering (01, 02)
4. Habib Dagher, Civil and Environmental Engineering (01, 02)
5. Max Egenhofer, Spatial Information Science and Engineering (01, 02)
6. Gordon Hamilton, Climate Studies
7. Peter Jumars, Marine Sciences and Oceanography (02)
8. Jeffrey Kahl, George Mitchell Center (01, 02)
9. Robert Kennedy, Provost
10. Karl Kreutz, Geological Sciences and Quaternary Studies
11. Wanda Lincoln, Nutrition Education Extension
12. Sara Lindsay, Marine Sciences
13. Deirdre Mageean, Resource Economics, Margaret Chase Smith Center
14. Lawrence Mayer, Oceanography (02)
15. Paul Mayewski, Geology (01, 02)
16. David Megquier, TSEO Center Program, Education
17. Mauricio Pereira da Cunha, Electrical and Computer Engineering (02)
18. Mary Perry, Marine Sciences (01, 02)
19. Neal Pettigrew, Marine Sciences (01)
20. Paul Rawson, Marine Sciences
21. David Townsend, Marine Sciences (01)
22. Rebecca Van Beneden, Marine Sciences
23. Mark Wells, Marine Sciences
24. Huijie Xue, Marine Sciences
25. Lucille Zeph, Center for Community Inclusion, EDHD (01, 02)

(01) or (02) - indicates the individual was on the top twenty-five list also in the indicated year(s)

How many people can you name that have given the University of Maine anywhere from $80,000 to $336,000 dollars during the past year with no strings attached on how the university can spend those funds? That is what each of the above named individuals has accomplished. In addition to the direct research funds they have generated, the above listed individuals have each generated very substantial unencumbered income streams for the general UMS and UMaine budgets. Such funds are an important source of general revenue that benefit the entire university community.