Media highlight UMaine’s $1M gift from alumna for language education
The Bangor Daily News and WABI highlighted the $1 million estate gift from Agnes Ann Walsh to the University of Maine Foundation to establish the Agnes Ann Walsh Chair in Modern Languages and Classics. The inaugural chair Frédéric Rondeau, director of the UMaine Modern Languages & Classics department and associate professor of French, aims to enhance international learning opportunities for students and continue Walsh’s legacy as a dedicated UMaine alumna and former high school Latin teacher.