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AUGUSTA — The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame 31st and 32nd annual induction ceremonies will be held in one virtual even into one virtual event at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20.
The program will include opening remarks from President of the Business and Professional Women/Maine Futurama Foundation Myra Chaloult and University of Maine at Augusta President Rebecca Wyke.
The event is open to the public, but registtration is required at www.uma.edu/about/community/mwhof/”>uma.edu/mwhof.
2020 inductees are:
Joanne D’Arcangelo – Feminist activist and political strategist, policy advocate and lobbyist, State House staffer and non-profit leader.
Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader – Retired fashion merchandising/retail management and marketing professor at Thomas College, former state president of the American Association of University Women of Maine and the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, advocate for women’s rights and life skills, community volunteer, patron of the arts and film, and devoted family member and friend.
2021 inductiees are:
Joyce Gibson – A “drum major for justice,” leveraging educational expertise and community resources to promote positive leadership and equitable treatment of women and girls across Maine, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Southern Maine and former Dean of Lewiston-Auburn College.
Leigh Saufley – Maine native, first female chief justice, current dean of Maine Law, lifelong supporter of justice for children and youth.
For full biographies, visit uma.edu/about/community/mwhof. [1]
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to women whose achievements have had a significant statewide impact, have significantly improved the lives of women and whose contributions provided enduring value for women.
The induction ceremony is usually held at the University of Maine at Augusta on the third Saturday of March, in observance of Women’s History Month. UMA maintains a permanent Maine Women’s Hall of Fame display of photographs and citations for all honoree in the Bennett D. Katz Library.
