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...
Wheatland Lab Assists Chestnut Tree Foundation
In an effort to reach out to the community, the Barbara Wheatland Geospatial and Remote Sensing Analysis Laboratory in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources has become the hub of the UMaine Mapping and GIS Student Club, has provided trail maps...
$1 Million Savage Challenge Fund Announced
A $1 million donation to the University of Maine by alumnus Tom Savage and his wife, Sally, of Key Largo, Florida, will launch the Savage Challenge, a five-year endowment drive for the men’s ice hockey program. The donation will be used to match up to $1 million in...
From UMaine to Tufts Medical School
Remarks by Kimberly Dao '14 at the University of Maine Foundation Scholarship Recognition Reception on August 20, 2014. Kimberly was President, All Maine Women Class of 2014; President, Class Council 2014; UMaine Mitchell Scholar; and is currently a medical student at...
Former Professor Gifts Over $2M for Scholarships, Professorship
An endowed scholarship fund and political science professorship have been established at the University of Maine Foundation with more than $2 million in gifts from John Nickerson, a University of Maine alumnus and professor emeritus at the University of Maine at...
Excellence in Civil Engineering
This past summer, funding from the Frank M. Taylor Distinguished Professorship in Civil Engineering provided students with extra financial support and educational opportunities. Eric Landis, Ph.D. is the Frank M. Taylor Distinguished Professor in Civil...