Vaun Dole Born ’47 Memorial Scholarship Created Through the Foundation’s 90th Match Program
The Vaun Dole Born’47 Memorial Scholarship fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2023 for the benefit of the University of Maine, Orono, Maine with a gift from Vaun’s husband, James O. Born, son Douglas J. Born, and daughter Christine Born...
UMaine Foundation 90th Anniversary Match
University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills has announced a matching gift program in honor of the Foundation’s upcoming 90th anniversary on June 9, 2024. The 25% match will encourage the establishment of new scholarship endowments and gifts to existing...
$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...
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...
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...