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Scholarship reception recognizes donors and students

A record attendance of more than 250 people gathered on campus in late September to celebrate the generosity of scholarship donors and the achievements of student recipients. Donors represented both established scholarship funds that have been in existence for decades, as well as new scholarships that have just begun to touch the lives of students at Saint Joseph’s College.

While the weather for the afternoon event started out showery and the reception was driven indoors, the sun began to stream through the windows as a record 125 students were recognized for academic excellence in front of their parents and the individuals whose gifts to the College made the awards possible.

Attorney Dan M. Snow of the Portland law firm Pierce Atwood, a longtime donor to the scholarship program and former scholarship recipient during his college years, told the gathering how the generosity of a past donor had helped him to succeed and to carry on the legacy of giving – and how that initial gift made to his college over a century ago was being multiplied through his own gifts today. “When we try to serve others with our resources, our gift is multiplied, sometimes in wholly unforeseen and magnificent ways,” he said. He urged students to show gratitude to their benefactors by continuing this practice of giving in the future: “And, perhaps, when you do, your gift will be multiplied, in wholly unforeseen and magnificent ways.”

Saint Joseph’s College provides scholarships from two kinds of funds given by generous donors. Endowed scholarship funds generate annual interest, part of which is used for scholarships in perpetuity. Annual gifts – including the Corporate Alliance Program for Scholarships – provide scholarships in the year that the gifts are given. In all, 61 endowed and annual scholarships made possible 125 awards in 2006.

Corporate Alliance Scholarship Program

Berry Dunn Mcneil and Parker Scholarship
Berry Dunn McNeil and Parker is marking its 10th consecutive year of support for the Corporate Alliance Scholarship program.

Homewood Benefits Scholarship
Homewood Benefits, an independent brokerage and consulting firm located in Yarmouth, Maine, is a longtime supporter of Saint Joseph’s and five-time donor of a Corporate Alliance Program Scholarship.

HP Hood Scholarship
HP Hood is a first-time supporter of the Corporate Alliance Program for Scholarships.

Endowment Scholarships

McSween Scholarship
Four students were awarded an inaugural McSween Scholarship, established by the generosity of the late Andrew and Helen McSween through a charitable trust. The McSweens, longtime friends and benefactors of the College, established the scholarships in memory of each other and Andrew’s three siblings.

Justin & Doris Williams Nursing Scholarship
Williams Scholarship as established by the generous bequest of Justin L. Williams, and enriched by his daughter, Sharon. The scholarship gives preference to nursing majors from the counties of Aroostook, Androscoggin and Cumberland in Maine.

Ray Geiger Scholarship
Three students were awarded the Ray Geiger Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship gives preference to communications students and was established by the late Ray Geiger (Hon. ’88) of Lewiston, Maine, former member of the Board of Trustees, and then enriched by his wife Anna and son Peter.

Dussault Scholarship
The Dussault Scholarship was established by the Dussault family and friends upon the death of Flo Dussault ’96. The scholarship is awarded to a nursing student who shares Flo’s strong commitment to community service.

If you or a loved one would like to discuss a scholarship gift or endowment at the College, please contact Sean Ireland, Director of Planned Giving and Leadership Gifts, in the Institutional Advancement Office at 207-893-7899 or 877-752-2586, x7899.

We thank all our alumni and friends for their continued support of Saint Joseph’s College.