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Bailey West Sun, 05/23/2021 - 10:30pm The following is the commencement address of University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West of Stockton Springs: Dear class of 2021, congratulations! Our college years have been challenging to say the least, especially the past year. Graduating college is no small feat under any circumstances, let alone during a global pandemic. Senior year did not look how we expected it: Zoom classes, the lack of crowds at sports games and traditions we typically enjoy, even this virtual commencement format. But we were creative and resilient, as were our profe...

UMaine valedictorian Bailey West embarking on a journey to make a difference through research George Harvey University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West. (Courtesy University of Maine) ORONO — University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West is impassioned by scientific research. She has been, in fact, since her days as a student at Searsport District High School.  West has been involved in research since high school, first with scientists at the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory and Maine Medical Center, and then at UMaine with professor Dr. Julie Gosse.  At UMaine, West’s p...

Bailey West receives Heart and Soul Student Award Fri, 04/30/2021 - 2:00pm (Photo courtesy Maine Campus Compact) Stockton Springs grad, and University of Maine student Bailey West is among six Maine college students honored in 2021 for their civic engagement. On April 28, Maine Campus Compact celebrated its 20th Annual Awards Ceremony virtually to recognize outstanding work in public service and civic engagement by Maine faculty, students, and community and corporate partners. “During these unprecedented times, our award recipients' positive impacts on campuses and in communities ...

Thirteen undergraduates have been named 2021 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Bailey West, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and in the Honors College, and the 2021 valedictorian. Her profile story is online. Short biographies of the other UMaine Outstanding Graduating Students follow: Photo taken in adherence with health and safety guidelinesMelanie Berry Melanie Berry Melanie Berry of Morrill, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Lea...

VillageSoup talked with Bailey West, University of Maine valedictorian, about how a high school biology class motivated her interest in “the cellular and molecular underpinnings of human health and disease.”  West, a biochemistry major, will enter a doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the fall. Share this: