Scholarship
The University of Maine Retirees Harold “Brownie” Brown Scholarship Fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2013 by the President’s Council of Retired Employees. In 2018 the fund was named in honor of Harold “Brownie” Brown for his outstanding volunteer service after retirement, being the first chair of the President’s Council of Retired Employees, and for playing an important role in establishing the scholarship. The fund provides financial assistance to students in good academic standing attending the University of Maine in Orono who are relatives of University of Maine retirees.
The 2026 recipient of the scholarship is Isaac Webber, grandson of Donna Oakes, who worked in our admissions office for over 25 years and passed away in 2009. Isaac received his undergraduate degree from UMaine in Mechanical Engineering, and now is pursuing a graduate degree in composite materials and advanced manufacturing. He played the trumpet in the Screamin’ Black Bears Pep Band for four years and was part of a UMaine team that participated in an international competition sponsored by The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), designing, building, and flying mission-tailored electric radio-controlled aircraft. He is currently interning at a defense contractor.
Previous Recipients
2026: Isaac Webber
2025: Heath Kennedy
2024: Deanna Oakes
2022-2023: Logan Doucette
2020-2021: Carter Verrengia
2019-2020: Emma Turlo
2018-2019: Juliana Southworth Acheson
2017-2018: Stacy Meister
2016-2017: Kasha Serekyo
2015-2016: Samuel Favreau
2014-2015: Hannah Chavis
Support this Fund
If you would like to support this fund, donations can be made online.
Or send your donation to:
University of Maine Foundation
Two Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-5792
207.581.5100 or 800.982.8503
umainefoundation@maine.edu
Please designate the University of Maine Retirees Scholarship Fund.