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Another Scholarship Record Set

- $100,000+ Presented!

By Nancy Ketch ’82, President

The support of our alums and contributors continues
to grow and again allowed us to break a new record for
scholarship giving with $100,000 presented to our 2022
graduates. Of that, $75,000 was in traditional one-year
scholarships. And, in honor of the Alumni Association’s
25th anniversary, we gave out $25,000 representing year-
one of ten renewable scholarships that will total $10,000
each … $2,500 per year for four years.

Included in the scholarship awards were over $25,000 from
the Henry, Elizabeth & Janet White Scholarship Fund and
nearly $21,000 form the Hamilton & Maxine Giberson
Scholarship Fund. First time awards were presented from
three scholarship funds. Over $10,000 was presented from
the Roger M. Rines Scholarship Fund from a bequest of
his entire estate to the Alumni Association. Roger Rines 2022 Grads Celebrating
was a former teacher at Houlton High School. We also Alexander Dunn received one of the inaugural Roger M.
received a bequest from Judith Maines Taton and the first Rines Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 for his studies
scholarship from that fund was presented. The children of at Husson.
Arthur & Mary Greaney established the Arthur & Mary
Greaney Family Scholarship Fund and the first award from Garrett Harvey received a total of $5,000 in scholarships
that fund was made this year, as well. Arthur Greaney was including the inaugural Judith Maines Taton Scholarship
a former Assistant Principal at HHS.
which totaled $3,900, $1,000 from the Class of 1962
Fund and $100 from the Alumni Association. Garret is
In total, scholarships from 16 of our sub-funds were studying at the University of Southern Maine (USM).
combined with monies from the Annual Fund and the
Alumni Endowment Fund to award this unprecedented $5,000 in scholarships was presented to Samantha Johnson
level of giving.
who is studying at the University of Maine Orono (UMO).
The award includes a $2,650 scholarship from the James
The scholarship recipients are as follows:
F. McPartland Fund, $1,000 in Memory of Alison G.
Wiggin by David Wiggin and $1,350 from the Alumni
Eden Davis was awarded a $2,500 Houlton Water Association.
Company scholarship. She is attending North Georgia.
Caleb Solomon also received a total of $5,000 in
Hope Royal received the $2,500 Ruth & Hutchinson scholarships including the first award from the Arthur &
Family Scholarship.
Mary Greaney Family Scholarship Fund, a $1,000 from
the Aaron A. & Maria Putnam Family Trust Scholarship
A $5,000 scholarship from the Henry, Elizabeth & Janet Fund and $1,770 from the Alumni Association. Caleb is
White Fund for her studies at Bowdoin. Gage Bartlett also at Husson University.
received $5,000 from the White Fund and is attending
Northern Maine Community College (NMCC).
A $5,000 scholarship from the Roger M. Rines Fund was
presented to Damien Sullivan who is also a student at
Isabela Ardell was presented a Hamilton & Maxine Husson.
Giberson Scholarship for $5,000. She is attending
Bowdoin. Another $5,000 Giberson Scholarship was Mia Henderson received a renewable scholarship worth a
awarded to Skylie Bartlett. She is enrolled at Husson total of $10,000 with $2,500 being paid each year for 4
University.
years. The first year’s award is from the White Scholarship

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