MES Foundation recently announced winners of the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship and the MES Foundation Scholarship, totaling $232,500 in awards to 26 Maine students, including several from central and western Maine. Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarships renewable for up to four years for $5,000 were awarded to 10 students; 15 one-time $1,500 Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarships were also awareded. Established in honor of MES founder Pierce, who died in 2011, the scholarship is awarded based on distinguished academic merit and financial need. The MES Board of Directors also selected one Maine resident to receive the MES Foundation Scholarship in the amount of $5,000, renewable for up to two years. “We hope to lessen the financial stress placed on our Maine students and their families, while they pursue a post-secondary education,” said MES Foundation Executive Director Kristie Hurlburt. “We are thrilled to invest in the future of these stand-out students as they enter the next chapter of their lives.”
RICHARD H. PIERCE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
$5,000 renewable scholarship
Maguire Anuszewski – Winthrop High School, Benjamin Butterfield – Mount Abram Regional High School, Eben Cooley – Piscataquis Community High School, Emma Cripps – Kennebunk High School, Rachel Jones – Robert W. Traip Academy, Emma Lunny – Sanford High School, Sarah MacDonald – Marshwood High School, Megan O’Connell – Sanford High School, Caroline Payne – Greely Hill School, Alan Thach – Deering High School.
$1,500 one-time scholarship
Megan Boulay – Fort Kent Community High School, Jason D’Amico – Freeport High School, Brooke Egan – Rangeley Lakes Regional School, Colby Ellis – Kennebunk High School. Avery Gosselin – Maine Central Institute, Francesca Houran – Casco Bay High School, Lillian Johnson – Carrabec High School, Harmoni Larrabee – Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, Syeira New – Massabesic High School, Gabriel Pasternak – Telstar High School, William Pearson – Cape Elizabeth High School, Abby Pomerleau – Thornton Academy, Jeffery Waters – Massabesic High School, Lily Webber – Westbrook High School, Andrew Young – Cheverus High School
MES FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNER:
$5,000 renewable scholarship: Taylor Davis – Cony High School.
MES will accept online scholarship applications beginning Jan. 1 through April 1 for the 2020/2021 academic year at www.mesfoundation.org.
