UMA awards Presidential Scholarships to incoming students

AUGUSTA — Fourteen students who will begin their academic careers at the University of Maine at Augusta this fall will receive Presidential Scholarships, demonstrating outstanding academic achievement in high school. To be eligible, students must be enrolled full-time in a UMA bachelor’s degree program.

“I extend my congratulations to these students,” said UMA President Rebecca Wyke. “We are pleased to provide Maine students access to a college degree. This scholarship program removes a financial barrier for these students,” she continued, “and our 11 locations throughout the state allow students to take courses where they are, offering classes onsite, online, through video conference, Interactive Television, and at UMA Centers.”
The average in-state scholarship is $3,000 and covers 24 credit hours over a full academic year. The student must maintain a 2.5 GPA to continue receiving the scholarship.
A limited number of scholarships are still available for qualified students who enroll by September 2018.
This year’s recipients, including their major and high school, are:
Tabitha Bell, Vet Technology, Old Town High School
Emily Buzzell, Computer Information Systems, Carrabec High School, North Anson
Kara Chandler, Art, Messalonskee High School, Oakland
Alexis Eldridge, Art, Gardiner High School
Kayla Glidden, Liberal Studies, Cony High School, Augusta
Hunter Hoague, Pre-Dental Hygiene, Erskine Academy, South China
Duncan John Picher, Computer Information Systems, Cony High School, Augusta
McKenna Porter, Vet Technology, Brewer High School
Kathryn Ross, Justice Studies, Winthrop High School
Jordan Roux, Pre-Aviation, Mount View High School, Thorndike
Ciarrah Roy, Liberal Studies, Lawrence High School, Fairfield
Melissa Sehic, Architecture, Manchester (N.H.) Memorial High School
Mackenzie Small, Mental Health & Human Services, Winslow High School
David Young, Pre-Aviation, Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield