New scholarship will support those with the greatest financial need
ORONO, MAINE: Financial hardship remains a significant roadblock to higher education for many in the state of Maine. Philanthropic investment in future learners can make all the difference. Brent West and Kristina "Tina" Christensen West have sought to counter the...
Cohen Emerging Leaders Summer High School Program receives grant from Amazon
Cohen Emerging Leaders students hiking as part of the high school program made possible by UMaine donors, and now, Amazon.ORONO, MAINE: The University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has...
UMaine Athletics Receives Record-Setting Estate Gift
From left to right: Foundation President Jeffery Mills, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Labat Estate Executrix Joanne Bruno, Esq., and UMaine Athletics Director Jude Killy, at the gift announcement held on October 18, 2024.ORONO, MAINE: The University of Maine...
$1 Million gift will ensure more engineering scholarships for Skowhegan Area High School Students
2015 Ferland Engineering Excellence Scholarship recipient Eben Lenfest (Above).Orono, Maine - With a gift of $1 million, E. James "Jim" Ferland '64 and Eileen P. Ferland have boosted the scholarship support available to Skowhegan Area High School (SAHS) students who...
UMaine Foundation receives $1 Million for Agnes Ann Walsh ’41 Chair
Orono, ME - The University of Maine Foundation recently received a $1 million gift from the Agnes Ann Walsh estate to establish a new named chair in the University's Department of Modern Languages and Classics. In addition, Agnes Ann funded the Agnes Ann Walsh '41...
University of Maine Foundation announces $7 Million gift to support electrical engineering scholarships
Orono, ME - Jeffery Mills, president and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, has announced a generous bequest of more than $7 million from Black Bear alumnus Norman B. Stetson '62. The gift will significantly enhance the Norman B. Stetson '62 Scholarhsip to...