The Alumni Association was incorporated on October 16, 1947 at Lowell Textile Institute. On March 13, 1976 Lowell State College and Lowell Technological Institute merged to become the University of Lowell. On September 1, 1991 legislation was enacted to merge the University of Lowell into the expanded University of Massachusetts system. The University of Lowell merged with four other campuses (Amherst, Boston, Worcester, Dartmouth) to become the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The Alumni Association is located at 54 University Avenue in the Alumni Memorial Library, North Campus, Lowell, Massachusetts.

The Alumni Association is an independent non-profit organization. The purpose of the Association is to advance the interest and prestige of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, to foster cooperation and understanding among students, faculty, administration, trustees, and alumni of the University thereby resulting in a unified University Community.

The Lowell Alumni Association is governed by the IUAAL Board of Directors which includes four (4) Officers, the Past President, 14 Directors and 5 members of the Nominating Committee. Five Officers are elected biennially for a period of two (2) years with no officer succeeding himself or herself in office after two (2) consecutive terms or four (4) consecutive years in office.

The Board of Directors consists of fouteen (14) persons, elected by and from the members of the Association who are entitled to vote. Eight (8) Directors are elected annually for a period of three (3) years, with no Director succeeding himself or herself in office after six (6) consecutive years. Two members of the Nominating Committee are elected annually for a period of three (3) years.

Any graduate who makes a yearly financial contribution of $35.00 to the Association becomes a member. The Alumni Association fiscal year begins on July 1st and runs through June 30th. This entitles one to the full privileges of membership, including the right to vote and hold office.

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

I can think of no better way to begin this, my final letter as the President of your Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell (IUAAL), than by lifting up all that you have done during my six years in this office. Your support has meant so much to me, our Board, and all the UMass Lowell students and departments that have benefited from scholarships and grants. Your generosity (with on-going membership, supporting our fundraising events, and taking advantage of your IUAAL membership benefits) has provided us with even stronger resolve of the necessity to preserve and grow the active, professional volunteerism of our Independent University Alumni Association.

Over the past two years, the UMass Lowell administration’s friendship has made it easier for our Alumni volunteer association to reach out to even more Lowell campus’ students. They have offered resources to support not only the daily labors of our two-person office staff and Board of Directors, but the transformation of our relationship. Today, we work aside them in our common missions to help support as many students as possible seeking scholarships through their college years.

And during this transition in our working relationships, you continued to enable us to engage in work such as; the administrational duties of IUAAL ‘s volunteer Corporation, the Board meetings, the IUAAL Scholarship & Awards Night, the excellent management of the Endowment Fund, and the development of yet two more scholarships. One in memory of Queena Flomp Traggis (1936–2007) and another in memory of Professor Ernest P. James (1919–2009).

Twice now, we have had the privilege of joining Chancellor Meehan at the Allen House to attend the Commencement Eve Celebration for UMass Lowell. This annual University fundraising event is a wonderful time; and especially nice for us to enjoy mingling with department heads whom we have helped over the years through our Grants Program benefitting their students. 

Our 2008-2009 IUAAL Scholarship & Awards Night was held January 29, 2009. We again celebrated terrific hard-working student’s and parent’s accomplishments with a dinner and scholarship presentations. We were joined by our Distinguished Alumni Award winner and college Department Heads to whom we had awarded this year’s grants for their department projects. This is the second year; we were honored by the attendance of the university’s Chancellor Martin Meehan, who is a past Distinguished Alumni Award winner.

Our Endowment Fund portfolio performance continues to be impressive. The considerable care with managing and dispensing income from the portfolio continues to serve UMass Lowell students extremely well.

For a complete list of the 12 donor funds participating in the endowment and the 83 recipients of the 2009 scholarships, go to www.IUAAL.org and click on Scholarships in the menu at left.

As a member of IUAAL, you can help us continue our vital work in various ways. Are you using our “IUAAL affinity” credit card and auto insurance programs? Can you reference our program to other university graduates who may not realize our distinction as a non-profit corporation made up of alums from: Mass State Normal School, Lowell Textile, State Teachers School, Lowell Textile Institute, Mass State College, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell State College, University of Lowell and University of Massachusetts Lowell?

Members are entitled to:

• Bank of America MasterCard through IUAAL. Make your purchases in style while receiving top quality benefits and service with no annual fee!
• Discounts on Auto, Home or Renters Insurance. Liberty Mutual offers competitive insurance rates through their Group Savings Plus plan.
• Recognition in the Annual Report on Giving.

• All alumni receive The Spanner, published annually.

We enjoy social events together. Our most recent event was the Spinners baseball game in July.

• Save the date for our upcoming fall (October 14, 2009) day trip to Mohegan Sun. This is a popular event, so email or call for your tickets early!
• Coming soon to our website for November 2009 - an upcoming holiday Dinner Theater date. We hope you’ll join us for this delicious and entertaining event.

And don’t forget to check the website for additional future events!

 In closing, I would like to thank you for your support, optimism and friendship; and for joining us in keeping professional volunteerism alive and well. The more we continue to receive your support on various levels, the more we can give opportunities to our Lowell Alumni, and Scholarships and Grants benefiting Lowell Campus’ Students.

If you have questions about any of the above, please contact us through our website or by contacting Marianthe Dabekis at 999-999-9999

In sincere appreciation,

Mary Ann Kitrosser, President, IUAAL

P.S. We continue to need your collaboration as well as the Board’s individual skills.
We continue to need your views as well as your support. And, mostly we continue to need YOU to be sure that our non-profit organization continues to be a strong business plan for benefiting UMass Lowell students.

P.S. We need your collaboration as well as the Board’s individual skills.

We need your views as well as your support. And, mostly we need YOU to be sure that our non-profit organization continues to be a strong business plan for benefiting UMass Lowell students.

View 2009 President's Letter
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