Houdlette awarded George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship, reports KJ

The Kennebec Journal ran a University of Maine media release announcing junior Taylor Michele Houdlette was awarded the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship. The junior English major from Dresden will study abroad in Ireland during the 2018 fall semester as part of the student exchange program. The competitive merit-based scholarship honors the 1998 Northern Ireland peace accord brokered by Sen. Mitchell between Ireland and the United Kingdom. Houdlette was salutatorian of Richmond High School’s class of 2016.