Utilizing the Flexible Endowment Program at the University of Maine Foundation to Create a Family Legacy that Celebrates Education and Travel with Multiple Scholarships Honoring Admirable Women
Steve Norton and Abigail Daley When Doris “Dot” Berry Norton died in 1995, her four children—Steve Norton (a member of the UMaine faculty since 1968), Abigail Norton Daley, David Norton, and Robert Norton—wanted to do something special to honor her memory. Dot had...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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