Softball Complex Grand Opening March 31
The University of Maine officially unveiled its new softball complex at a grand opening ceremony on March 31. "This is an important day for Black Bear Nation and a proud day for Maine," says Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine. "This...
New Fund created by Steve Evans and Jennifer Moxley
Passionate supporters of UMaine’s lively and long-standing literature programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, Steve Evans and Jennifer Moxley joined the UMaine faculty in 1999, drawn by the international reputation of and strong institutional support for the...
Employee Giving: Gus De Siervo
August “Gus” De Siervo is a donor with a big heart, whose generosity spreads to his family, loved ones, and the University of Maine. Starting in 1969, Gus was a professor in the Biochemistry and Microbiology department for 30 years during which he shared his passion...
Ross Sousa
While working part-time on farms and in greenhouses, University of Maine senior Ross Sousa of Somerset, Massachusetts learned firsthand how disease can ruin crops. Memories of farmers’ plight, combined with a passion for plant pathology and finding more sustainable...
$2 million planned gifts from UMaine alumnus will enhance Fogler Library digital resources and Maine Business School scholarships.
Two planned gifts from a University of Maine alumnus totaling $2 million will greatly enhance the digital resources of Raymond H. Fogler Library and provide additional scholarship assistance to University of Maine business majors. The University of Maine Foundation...
Ken Olson Donates his Papers Alongside Estate Gift to Fund their Curation
Conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere. He...
UMaine Professor created Student Essentials Fund
Professor Pankaj “Pank” Agrrawal, Ph.D. has proven his deep care and commitment to the success of UMaine students. Pank created the Student Essentials Fund here at the Foundation in 2019 and continues to contribute to its value as a way to support students with...
Foundation Funded SPIFFY Finding Success in Competition
For Ethan Howe, investing is about more than the money: it’s about the challenge, the thrill of taking risks, and the community that he has built around it. Aside from his involvement with student investment funds on campus, he has used his knowledge of the market to...
Alumni create fund to honor mentor and take advantage of tax savings by using their IRA to make the gift
Karen and Tom Guter met over fifty years ago while both were students at UMaine. They later worked together in Fogler Library, as students, for Dr. James C. MacCampbell (Dr. Mac). Dr. Mac served as the Head Librarian at UMaine from 1962-1982. He saw the library...
Foundation Facilitated Gift From the Goos Family Expands UMaine’s Ceramics Curriculum
As far as art goes, ceramics are exceptionally bulky. Ceramics classes need space for clay, drying shelves, kilns and a variety of glazes. For university art programs, the equipment-heavy ceramics can often fall by the wayside, even if interest is high. Thanks to a...
Libra Professorship Program Highlights
Since established in 1989, the ten Libra Professorships at the University of Maine have been transformational in attracting and supporting outstanding faculty. Libra Professors, among the best and brightest in their fields of study, have provided exceptional...
Crispin Kamundala
Our student gratitude story this week features Crispin Kamundala, a 4th-year political science student with a double minor in legal studies and foreign affairs. He received the John M. Nickerson scholarship. The John Mitchell Nickerson University of Maine Memorial...
Chanthu Millay
Chanthu Millay’s art is raw and intimate: a technicolor self-portrait in painstaking detail, a metal sculpture comprised of pieces of her old prosthetic leg, a ceramic sculpture depicting the emotions she experienced as her family’s lone survivor of the violent Khmer...
Makaila Bailey – Class of 2023
Makaila Bailey, a student in the Environmental Horticulture Program, has had a significant impact on our campus. This past summer, she started working to propagate the Campana elm tree, which lived next to Hitchner Hall for over 150 years. Before it had to be removed...
UMaine alumni Phillip and Susan Morse donate $10M for new athletics arena
Orono, Maine — University of Maine alumni donors Phillip and Susan Morse have committed $10 million for naming rights to the multipurpose arena that is part of the UMaine Athletics Master Facilities Plan. The contribution is part of the private fundraising campaign...
Anonymous Gift Helps to Fund New Position
Anonymous donors’ $55,000 gift to create the Native American Cultural Sustainability Fund at the University of Maine Foundation provided the seed funding to assist a collaborative hire between Native American Programs and UMaine Extension. Tony Sutton began the fall...
Louis Rosenthall – Class of 2025
Louis Rosenthall has possessed a desire to help other people since he was young. He comes from a family of nurses, and has seen how hard nurses work to make a positive difference. By the time Louis was a freshman in high school, he knew that he wanted to be a part of...
Andrew Gustafson
Andrew is not your typical student at the University of Maine, but he is a hardworking one. While working full-time as a father and husband, Andrew completed a four-year degree in Survey Engineering Technology entirely online. Andrew was the 2021-2022 recipient of the...
Guy Vegas
When Guy Vegas received a scholarship from the William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service, he knew exactly what he would use it for: the 2022 Washington Leadership Course. With this award's help, he was able to go to the nation's capital and learn...
Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center opens at UMaine to address student demand, employer needs
The Ferland’s gift in 2018 was an important catalyst for the center funding, said University of Maine Foundation President Jeff Mills. “Their generosity and vision inspired others which led us to the finish line for completing this state-of-the-art center,” Jeff Mills...
MBA Graduate Gives Back
Jord Thomas proudly wears his UMaine philanthropy cord at commencement in May. Jord participated in Senior Class Giving and was awarded the cord to recognize his philanthropy. He and his family also attended the annual True Blue Toast at Buchanan Alumni House. The...
Charitable Gift Annuity Rates on the Rise—Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Make a Difference
There is exciting news if you would like to boost your retirement income and support the University of Maine Foundation. Effective July 1, 2022, charitable gift annuity rates will increase. How It Works The concept is simple. You make a donation using cash,...
Professor Nickerson Scholarships Increase With Endowment Growth
A TRUE LEGACY. Thanks to the generosity of Professor John M. Nickerson ’59, for the 2022-2023 academic year, Nickerson scholarships are expected to cover the full cost of in-state tuition at the University of Maine for 22 students, with an additional 6...
Three of UMaine’s best advocates honored at Stillwater Society Dinner
The University of Maine celebrated three of its top advocates at the Stillwater Society Dinner May 21. The annual event in Orono honors UMaine’s most generous philanthropists. Currently, there are 1,541 members in the society, including 270 new members inducted and 197 members who advanced in their membership level at the event.
Maine Day of Giving celebrates philanthropy as service on April 27
Maine Day of Giving on April 27, the time when University of Maine alumni and friends near and far unite in support of the College of Our Hearts Always as a way to participate in the traditional annual Maine Day of service, is setting fundraising records. More than...
Field Experience Enriches Education
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....
Fogler Library Receives Legacy Gift from Alumnus Lee Gagnon ’59
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...
Claim Your Crown Fund Created by Alumni
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...
University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeff Mills to be recognized with national award for foundation leadership
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...
Scholarships Open Doors
By not having to focus on finances, she has been able to have a smooth first semester with good grades and is motivated to continue her education. “I am beyond grateful to have received this scholarship which has changed my life and future path,” says Plante.
Rod Sparrow (’71) Pledges $1 Million Gift to Support UMaine Athletics Facilities Master Plan
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...
UMaine Clinical Psychology Program receives transformational gift from Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation
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...
Art Auction to Benefit University of Maine Fogler Library
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...
Jordyn Judkins makes the most of her UMaine experience
"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...
Luke Miller, McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow
"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...
Helen Klocko makes real estate gift
With her children grown, Helen Klocko rarely visited her lakefront property. After considering her options, she chose to donate her property outright to the University of Maine Foundation—a gift that brought her tax and financial benefits and fulfilled her desire to...
Cade Lapachelle, finding a major he enjoys
“Without a doubt, this scholarship is a big help and the push I need to reach my goals. Thanks to your generosity, I am one step closer to finding a major I enjoy. I hope that one day I can help future students achieve their goals just like you have helped me reach...
Abby Logan – Class of 2022
The financial burden of a college education consistently loomed in the back of my mind as a barrier that I would have to maneuver around to accomplish my goals and aspirations. Going into my senior year, I can’t help but reflect on all of the generosity that I’ve been...
Sandy Blitz: Passionate about Maine’s Economic Development
Sandy Blitz has been passionate about economic development and dedicated his career to this purpose. Now, by using a life insurance policy, Sandy will be carrying on this legacy by creating a permanent endowed fund to support fellowships for University of Maine...
Scholarships Allow Focus on School
The Hutchinson Center scholarship program is wonderful! Receiving a scholarship enabled me to let go of some of my extra jobs so I could focus more on school. The scholarships gave me and my family significant relief from trying to figure out how to juggle the cost of...
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