The University of Maine Foundation will be receiving the largest single gift from an individual to support Black Bear athletics in the University of Maine’s 159-year history: a $16 million donation from the estates of Black Bear alumnus Pierre “Pete” Labat and his wife, Catherine Clair Labat. “This transformational gift will establish the Pierre D. […]
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Kristy Hamilton’s path to her undergraduate degree took a few twists and turns. After working in various fields for over two decades, the mom of two finally got her opportunity when she started working at the University of Maine Foundation. By taking classes through her employee tuition waiver, Hamilton is on the precipice of completing […]
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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 […]
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The University of Maine Foundation has received a $1 million gift from the estate of Agnes Ann Walsh to establish the Agnes Ann Walsh Chair in the University of Maine’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics. The inaugural Walsh Chair is Frédéric Rondeau, joined the UMaine faculty in 2013 and has served as director of […]
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The University of Maine Wrestling team, part of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) since 2013, qualified for the 2024 NCWA National Championships. The UMaine Foundation is currently fundraising to support the team’s upcoming trip to Louisiana for the championships. In addition to travel expenses, funds can help buy new team equipment for the next […]
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The University of Maine and Maine Athletics have released plans for major renovations to Harold Alfond Sports Arena and the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center. The project is made possible by a transformational $320 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System, which includes a $170 million investment in UMaine Athletics […]
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The University of Maine, in partnership with The University of Maine Foundation, is soliciting nominations for the 2024 Geddes W. Simpson Lecture. This endowed lecture series facilitates campus visits and presentations by prominent speakers with expertise at the interface of science and history. In the past, the series has hosted a broad range of speakers […]
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County Folks interviewed Alicyn Smart, plant pathologist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Lab, and one of her laboratory technicians, Ruby Bonilla, about several new plant diseases discovered in Maine last year. The research team’s goals are to complete various tests on the plant samples to narrow down what […]
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The University of Maine Foundation has received a partial distribution of $15.5 million from a UMaine alum to create two new senior faculty roles that will bolster engineering and mathematics instruction and research at their alma mater. The estate gift from this donor, who chose to remain anonymous, is the largest single gift from an […]
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The Harold Alfond Foundation is providing an $80 million supplement in financial support for athletic facility improvements at the University of Maine, which will benefit all 17 varsity programs at Maine’s only Division I athletic program. The gift increases the Alfond Foundation’s total commitment to UMaine Athletics to $170 million, representing one of the largest […]
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