September 2014 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 11. Waterfront News The Landing School Names Dr. Richard J. Schuhmann as New President


ARUNDEL – The Landing School’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that it has named the 4th President of the Landing School. Richard J. Schuhmann, Ph.D., a former student at The Landing School and currently a Senior Lecturer and Program Manager at MIT, will begin as The Landing School’s next President on September 1, 2014. After an exhaustive search, Dr. Schuhmann was appointed on the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Trustees. He will succeed Bob DeColfmacker, who intends to retire while continuing to advise the school on strategy and major projects. Dr. Schuhmann, 54, joined MIT in


September 2012 as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering and in the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program where he also served as the Program Manager of Engineering Leadership Programs for Early and Mid-Career Professionals. He supervised graduate hydrologic research at MIT, assisting the Red Cross in the de-


SEARSPORT – Penobscot Marine Mu- seum’s historic photography exhibit Hancock County Through Eastern’s Eye is now at the Island Heritage Trust barn, in Deer Isle. The photographs in Hancock County Through Eastern’s Eye are of places people loved a century ago, when the owner of Eastern Illus- trating sent his crews with their box cameras into tiny towns telling them to ask local citizens what they should photograph, what was important to them about their town. This exhibit is hosted by the Deer-Isle-Stonington


Historical Society, and will be at the Island Heritage Trust barn, 420 Sunset Rd., Deer Isle, through August 31st


. An online exhibit on Penobscot Ma-


rine Museum’s website www.penobscot- marinemuseum.org includes many addi- tional Hancock County images. The Eastern collection is the largest single photographic collection in Maine, consisting of nearly 50,000 images of Maine and the rest of New England and upstate New York. Most of the photos are on glass-plate negatives. The Penobscot Marine Museum is raising funds to acquire more of Eastern’s negatives, and has recently added a searchable database online to their website which includes near- ly 30,000 Eastern Illustrating photographs. Photo prints are available from the museum, with proceeds from their sale going to ex- pand the collection. The exhibit was funded in part by a grant from the National Endow- ment of the Arts and is part of four county exhibits the Penobscot Marine Museum will produce.


Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday and


23rd Annual Meeting of the Downeast Lobstermen's Association


Thursday, September 4th at 6:00 p.m. Fishermen's Friend Restaurant Stonington, Maine


Guest: Commissioner Patrick Keliher with an update and question & answers


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Contact Executive Director, Shiela Dassett for further information: 207-332-1406 207-322-1924


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Sunday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The exhibit is free. For more information go to www. penobscotmarinemuseum.org or www. dis-historicalsociety.org.


Penobscot Marine Museum is in Searsport, Maine and has seven new exhibits and over fi fty programs and events during the 2014 season. Its three acre, ten building campus is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm, through Sunday, October 19.


velopment of a fl ood early warning system for residents in the Manafwa River Basin in Uganda. Outside of MIT, Dr. Schuhmann has been active as a consultant for the US State Department, promoting innovation and engineering enterprise development in North Africa. Before his appointment


at MIT, he


spent 15 years at Penn State Universi- ty, where he was a faculty member in Civil and Environmental


Engineering,


Science-Technology-and-Society, and Engineering Design, and Director of En- gineering Leadership from 2005-2012. “The time I spent at The Landing


School as a student, almost 30 years ago, prepared me not only to be a boat builder, but to think critically and creatively and be- come an effective engineer and teacher. At The Landing School I learned about disci- pline and hard work, but more importantly, I learned about the quest for excellence in craftsmanship and the meaning of commu- nity. My time at The Landing School was transformative and I am honored to return


PMM's Historic Photograph Exhibit at Deer Isle


and once again become a working part of this remarkable community.” “We are excited by Dr. Schuhmann’s


capability, energy, enthusiasm, and deep love and respect for the School,” said Board Chairman Haven Ladd. “Of partic- ular note, Schuhmann has been appointed as a professor of Engineering Design, and thus will offi cially become a member of the faculty in addition to his role as President. While teaching will not be his day job, this appointment will continue to strengthen the bonds between faculty, staff, and administration. Dr. Schuhmann has a proven track record as an educator, researcher, administrator, and an interna- tional collaborator.


It is clear that as an


alumnus he is not only familiar with our School, but he also possesses the knowl- edge and experience to lead us forward into a new era.” At Penn State Dr. Schuhmann was


recognized in 2002 with a GE Learning Excellence Award for “Promoting learn- ing across the traditional college bound- aries.” In 2009 he received the W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award for “Extraordinary


contributions Engineering to the


advancement of the international mission of the University.” While leading Penn State’s


leadership Program,


he directed the Program’s rise to being ranked as a global exemplar by an MIT Report. “My vision for the School’s future begins with preserving the structures and philosophy that defi ne the core values of the School, which are responsible for the strong sense of curricular pragmatism and student-teacher community; this includes maintaining strong ties with the marine and local communities. We will continue to refi ne the exciting current curricular initiatives taking place at the School such that degree offerings continue to add value and are World Class; we intend to be the


innovation leader in this academic space. The Landing School will continue to ded- icate itself to preparing men and women for careers in the marine industry as in- novative designers, builders and systems technicians who work professionally on today’s vessels and imagine tomorrow’s. We intend to develop industry leaders who push the boundaries of the industry’s evolving technology while maintaining a deep appreciation for the traditions of the past.”


Born in Winchester, Massachusetts


and a global citizen, Dr. Schuhmann received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of New Hampshire, a Master’s degree from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D., from Penn State University, both in environmen- tal engineering. The president-elect and his wife, Col-


leen, an environmental engineer, currently live in Littleton, Massachusetts, but plan to move to Maine as soon as possible.


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