The Maine Community Foundation has awarded more than $217,000 to Aroostook County students through the Wendell S. Doody Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Sally Stetson Tongren Fund for Aroostook County.
Chelsea Hobbs of Perham and Noah Willette of Presque Isle received the Wendell S. Doody Scholarship and will attend Northern Maine Community College. The scholarship supports graduating seniors from Washburn District High School or Presque Isle High School attending a technical school or community college in Maine to pursue a trade such as electrician, plumber, welder or carpenter.
Sally Stetson Tongren Fund scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors and current college students who graduated from a high school in Aroostook County. The scholarship supports students pursuing undergraduate and graduate education, trade and technical education and post-secondary remedial education.
This year, 54 students were awarded scholarships totaling $216,750. Scholarship recipients include:
Kayley Bell, Caribou: Saint Michaels College; Lydia Byron, Houlton: Cedarville University; Micah Calhoun, Ashland: Maine Maritime Academy; Eva Callioras, Easton, Thomas College: Nickie Deschaine, Blaine: Cornell University; Grace Ellis, Easton: Colby-Sawyer College; Maggie Harthorne, Dyer Brook: Atlantic Veterinary College; Marissa Keiser, Limestone: Springfield College.
Kristen Butler, Mars Hill; and Carter Quist, Caribou; and Logan Stedt, Fort Kent: Eastern Maine Community College; Hailee Cunningham, Ashland; and Austin Jean, Fort Kent: University of Maine at Fort Kent; Madison Nadeau, Madawaska; and Aaron Skinner, Washburn: University of Maine at Farmington; Taylor Pelletier, St. Agatha; and Emilia Wilkins, Houlton: University of New England.
Jennah Brooks, Island Falls; Callie Junkins, Presque Isle; and Caroline Woods, Biddeford: University of Southern Maine; Logan Bernier, Easton; Ayden Mulder, Washburn; Madison Seely, Easton; Mason Taggett, Fort Kent; and Noah Willette, Presque Isle: Northern Maine Community College.
Jacob Beaulieu, Limestone; Joel Cormier, Fort Fairfield; Maggie McQuade, Mars Hill; Annabelle Reardon, New Canada; Makayla Stevens, Frenchville; and Drew Warman, Houlton: Husson University.
Lillian Bray, Woodland; Maggie Landeen, Ashland; Allyson Martin, Saint David; Logan Tapley, Monticello; and Hannah White, Washburn: University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Amelia Bate, Easton; Ian Beaulieu, Madawaska; Kayley Bell, Caribou; Lillian Bray, Woodland; Jennah Brooks, Island Falls; Austin Clark, Ashland; Emily Crandall, Mars Hill; Hailee Cunningham, Ashland; Nickie Deschaine, Blaime; Samuel Dufresne, Saint David; Sierra Farley, Washburn; Sierra Galipeau, Presque Isle; Ellie Grant, Houlton; Max Graves, Presque Isle; Samantha Johnson, Houlton; Brooke Henderson, Caribou; Christopher Martin, Madawaska; Olivia Ouelette, St. Agatha; Justus Scott, Houlton; Lars Spooner, New Sweden; Ella Suitter, Hodgdon; Jordan Thompson, Caswell; and Wyatt Young, Mapleton: University of Maine at Orono.
For more information about MaineCF’s scholarship program and for 2025 application information, visit www.mainecf.org/scholarships.
MaineCF has worked with donors and educators since 1983 to provide Maine students access to educational opportunities. The community foundation manages more than 700 scholarship funds.
