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...
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,...
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...
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...