Jade Darragh – Class of 2018
Coming from a small town in rural Maine, Jade’s dream of going to college was made possible through the generosity of donors who helped lessen the financial burden of attending college. Now Jade is able to focus completely on her studies, which brings her one step...
Benjamin Bucklin – Master’s Candidate 2018
Currently finishing up his first year of graduate school where he is pursuing a Masters in Higher Education and Student Development, Ben is a very active member of the Black Bear community. He is involved in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Kappa Phi...
Transformational change for athletic fundraising
A $1.5 million, three-year award from the Harold Alfond Foundation has established the Alfond Fund in the University of Maine Foundation, focused on creating a centralized fundraising structure for UMaine Athletics and continuing support of the football program....
Foundation annual meeting and luncheon
Over 240 guests were greeted by student ambassadors at the 2016 Foundation Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which was held in Wells Conference Center on October 14. Representatives from the Sophomore Eagles, Sophomore Owls and Senior Skulls volunteered to be part of the...
Professor Dick Hill remembered UMaine
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Richard C. Hill, who passed away in July, left an indelible mark on the University of Maine. His work as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dean of the College of Technology and Director of the Department of Industrial...
David Sklar’s $1M planned gift to the University of Maine Foundation
David Sklar, a product of this time, grew into a survivor after life handed him a trying hand of cards. “The two biggest things I’ve tried for in life are fighting anti-Semitism and, now, supporting students –- giving them a chance to go on to UMaine, whether it's for...
Foundation Announces Death of Board Treasurer, Former Board Chair
Sadly we announce the passing of our Board Treasurer, the Honorable Darryl N. Brown ’66, ’69G. “Darryl was an outstanding leader who understood the importance of philanthropy to the University of Maine’s future,” said Foundation President Jeffery Mills. “He was a...
Skoufis Nephews Deliver Additional Gift
On the road again. Recently cousins George Predaris of Rye, NH, and John Rozos of Poland Spring, ME made a special delivery of a check for $271,671.80 to the University of Maine Foundation. Foundation President Jeff Mills and Collins Center for the Arts Director Danny...
The University of Maine Foundation Celebrates 82 Years!
Eighty-two years ago some very forward thinking people created the University of Maine Foundation with a check for $1,000 from the Class of 1909. In this short 82 years, the Foundation endowment now exceeds $186M with the total UMaine endowment at $287M. Those totals...
University of Maine Political Science Department announces first class of Nickerson Scholarship recipients
The University of Maine Department of Political Science has announced the first awardees of the John M. Nickerson University of Maine Scholarship. The five selected students will each receive close to one year of in-state tuition for the 2016–17 academic year. Each of...
Maine Day of Giving student contest winners
As a result of their use of the #mainedayofgiving hashtag during Maine Day, the University Singers have won $500 from the University of Maine Annual Fund. Christina Caron, Director of the University of Maine Annual Fund presented the $500 check to Molly Abrams,...
Foundation Member Meets Scholarship Recipients
Pictured: (left-right), Laura Horowitz '17, Edie McVay King '67, Alexis Bowman '16, Mason Crocker '16 University of Maine Foundation Member Edie McVay King '67 had the chance to meet current recipients of her Edie McVay King Scholarship at a recent scholarship...
UMaine’s 2016 Valedictorian is Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Nicholas Fried of Millerstown, Pennsylvania, is the 2016 University of Maine valedictorian. Fried majored in animal and veterinary sciences, with a minor in chemistry. This fall, he will be an MD/Ph.D. student at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center,...
Joseph Garcia, Class of 2016
In his senior year of high school at Nokomis Regional High School, Joseph Garcia grew to enjoy learning about physics. Now, at the University of Maine, Joseph has continued to learn about and love physics enough to make it his major of study, and join two research...
Jaime Roy, Class of 2017
Jaime Roy is a member of the Class of 2017 at the University of Maine. She is a Communication Sciences and Disorders major and Disability Studies minor from Orringon, ME. She has a passion for tenor saxophone, and plays in the pep band and marching band at UMaine. Her...
Alan Miller Fund Helps Sponsor Pulitzer Week Celebration
This is an example of a Foundation fund at work. The Alan Miller Fund for Excellence in Communication and Journalism is being used to help sponsor Pulitzer Week. This effort allows the Department of Communication and Journalism to increase the number of visiting...
Gavin Higgins, Class of 2016
Gavin Higgins is a native of Lincoln, ME., and is a Business Marketing major and Graphic Design minor at the University of Maine. This is his fourth year at the University, and he hopes to earn his degree this spring. After graduation, Gavin is would like to obtain a...
James Gayton
James Gayton is from Sabattus, Me., and has been studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maine. This year, James received the Daniel Williams Smilgys ’84 Memorial Scholarship and the Robert W. and Brenda M. Daigle Scholarship. James is the fourth in a...
Tallest American chestnut tree in North America discovered on Foundation property
Foresters with the Maine Forest Service and the University of Maine have measured what is believed to be the tallest American chestnut (Castanea dentata) tree in North America, exceeding the next tallest known tree by 20 feet in height. The 115-foot-tall tree is...
The Stephen E. King Chair in Literature Endowment Fund is Established at the University of Maine Foundation by the Alfond Foundation
An endowed chaired professorship in literature named in honor of best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King will be established at his alma mater with the help of a $1 million award from the Harold Alfond Foundation. The Stephen E. King Chair in...
Sarah Holbrook, Class of 2017
Sarah Holbrook is a biology major and neuroscience minor at the University of Maine, and is the recipient of the Smith & Charlene McIntire Scholarship for the 2015/16 academic year. Sarah is from Fort Fairfield, Me., and is a first-generation college student. She...
Julia White, Class of 2017
Julia White attended high school in Belmont, Nh., and began her academic career at the University of Maine in fall 2013. She is the fourth generation in her family to attend UMaine, and she is currently in her third year as a journalism major. She has received the...
Lincoln David Michaud Memorial Scholarship Fund recognized at Bridgton Academy
*Editor's Note: this story was originally published in the December publication of Bridgton Academy Today, and the University of Maine Foundation has been given special permission to re-publish this story on our website. Memory of Class of '60 Alumnus Honored...
Special Tax-Free IRA Gifts
For those aged 70½ or older, it is once again possible to make tax-favored charitable gifts from traditional and Roth IRA accounts. On December 18 Congress passed legislation retroactively extending the charitable IRA (Individual Retirement Account) rollover for 2015...
A Thank You from the Dean of Students
"As dean of students, I witness how the quality of a UMaine experience can change dramatically when someone has his/her financial burdens eased with scholarship support. These dollars allow students to participate fully in the many engaging programs we offer beyond...
Jack Cosgrove to Transfer into Senior Associate Director of Athletics Role
University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove has announced that he will transition from his college coaching role into a senior associate director of athletics position at his alma mater. A national search for a head football coach will begin...
Black Bear Veteran Gives Back
In October 2015, University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills and Director of Planned Giving Sarah McPartland-Good recognized Frances Robinson Mitchell for her recent donation of a Royal Sarouk rug, (pictured above) which now resides in the Treat Room at the...
Estate bequest of over $2 million to fund UMaine scholarship
The University of Maine Foundation has received more than $2 million from the Veronica Pendleton estate to fund the Raymond K. and Veronica Pendleton Fund at the University of Maine. Mrs. Pendleton created the fund several years ago with a plan to provide an eventual...
UMaine Black Bear license plates program raises more than $1 million for scholarships
The University of Maine Black Bear license plate program has raised more than $1 million for scholarships to support UMaine students, according to University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills. Mills made the announcement at the University of Maine...
Westbrook Businessman Honors Son with University of Maine Endowed Professorship
University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills has announced that Westbrook businessman Henry Saunders has created the Kenneth W. Saunders and Henry W. Saunders Professorship in Engineering Leadership and Management at the University of Maine to honor the...
Bequest to Increase Skoufis Scholarship Fund
Left to right: University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills, UMaine President Susan Hunter, George Predaris, John Rozos University of Maine President Susan Hunter and University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills recently accepted a...
The Spring/Summer 2015 Issue of UMaine Today is Available Online
We are sure you will be impressed with all that is happening with the students and faculty in the UMaine classrooms and laboratories that you so generously support. Read about it in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of UMaine Today. Highlights include: • 50th anniversary...
Creating Your Legacy – Planned and Deferred Gifts
Sarah McPartland-Good Director of Planned Giving University of Maine Foundation I recently received a copy of a University of Maine student’s thank you letter to the family of the donor who had created a scholarship fund through her will. The letter states, in part:...
New Scholarship Honors Retiring Director of Student Financial Aid
To celebrate her retirement after 29 years of service to the University of Maine, friends and colleagues of University of Maine Office of Student Financial Aid Director Gianna Marrs worked with the Foundation to create a scholarship in her name. Foundation...
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture 2015 Scholarship Recognition Banquet
On April 22, we joined nearly 500 people for the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture 2015 Scholarship Recognition Banquet in Alfond Arena. Many scholarship recipients were able to meet and thank their scholarship donors. It was truly a night of...
Support for UMaine Research & Development
A Republican and Democrat agree: Strong UMaine strengthens state’s future By Richard A. Bennett and Mary Cathcart This year we celebrate the University of Maine’s 150th birthday. At the end of the Civil War, our state, like many others, received support from the...
President Susan J. Hunter Fund
In honor of Dr. Susan J. Hunter’s installation as the 20th president of the University of Maine, the University of Maine Foundation has established the President Susan J. Hunter Fund. “I am particularly proud to be named as the University’s first woman...
Black Bears of the Future Scholarship Awarded
L-R: Mila Tappan, FAME; Sarah McPartland-Good, University of Maine Foundation; Karlton Creech, University of Maine Athletics and the 2015 Black Bears of the Future Scholarship recipients Three Bananas Cub Club members received $1,000 Black Bears of the Future...
Actor Tim Simons Makes Appeal to Fellow Theatre Alumni
Timothy C. Simons University of Maine Theatre, Class of 2001 ‘Jonah’ on HBO’s VEEP ‘Marx’ in Draft Day ‘Malcolm’ in The Interview ‘Agent Borderline’ in Inherent Vice Dear Fellow University of Maine Theatre Alum: Yes, this is a fundraising appeal, but...
Professor Ed Grew Establishes Funds to Benefit School of Earth and Climate Sciences
Professor Ed Grew has invested in his discipline in many ways. Grew has been at the University of Maine since 1984 as a research scientist and an educator and mentor to both undergraduate and graduate students. In November 2014, he established two funds for the...
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