Marlowe Gardner ’22 is an Earth and Climate Sciences major from Ambler, PA. She was recently awarded support to participate in a field experience in Death Valley from the Edward Sturgis Grew Earth Sciences Endowment Fund. We asked her to tell us about her experience. Why did you choose this major? I have always been…
University of Maine Fogler Library has received an $800,000 gift from the estate of Lee Gagnon, a member of the Class of 1959, to support an endowed memorial fund in honor of his parents, according to University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills. The Lionel J. Gagnon and Germaine Fortin Gagnon Memorial Fund will provide…
Nick and Garrett Bernardo (Class of 2014 and 2015, respectively) are co-owners of NOVUS, a clothing company that offers sportswear and apparel to teams and corporations. Garrett is the CEO/Creative Director, Nick is the COO/Director of Sales, and Scott is the CSO/Director of Outside Sales. “UMaine was always on my radar due to my parents,” Nick…
UPDATE: University of Maine of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills received his national CASE award on April 21. The President and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation is one of two leaders being honored with the national 2022 CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award. Jeffery Mills, Ph.D., President and CEO of the University…
Kassidy Plante is a 2021-2022 recipient of the Arthur B. Otis scholarship. She grew up with big dreams for college and wanted to go somewhere far away. As she started to understand the cost of college her options seemed limited. Now enrolled at the University of Maine, she is currently on track to graduate in…
The University of Maine has received a transformational gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation to support the efforts and initiatives of the Clinical Psychology Program to help meet the increasing demand for high-quality, evidence-based mental health providers in Maine. The gift, made through the University of Maine Foundation, will allow UMaine’s accredited doctoral training…
Orono, Maine – UMaine Athletics has received a gift of $1 million to support the Athletics Facilities Master Plan, part of the University of Maine System Transforms campaign. The generous gift was made by Rod Sparrow (’71) and will support the football program’s capital improvements including new coaches and team offices, meeting rooms, and provide…
University of Maine benefactor and artist Dr. Cheryl Coffin has donated nine of her works of art, with proceeds from their sale to benefit UMaine’s Fogler Library. The Surry resident is professor emeritus of pathology, microbiology, and immunology at Vanderbilt University and recent graduate of UMaine’s studio art program. Coffin, who received a medical degree from…
“Because of my desire to fit an internship, an Honors Thesis, and a minor on top of my already rigorous major, I plan to continue my college career an extra year. I have often worried about the financial aspect of taking an extra year, but this scholarship has played a huge part in making that…
“The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is the physical manifestation of intellectual support for the bright minds on this campus. Luckily for me, this support means I can explore the problems I see in the world and uncover how we, as academics, can affect social change and help others.” – Luke Miller, History and Economics double majorMcGillicuddy…
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