ELLSWORTH — The scholarship subcommittee of the Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee recently announced students from the Lewiston-Auburn area who have been awarded Annette M. Brown scholarships for 2020, as well as those whose scholarships were renewed.
A total of $13,000 was awarded to area students.
New scholarship recipients are:
From Lewiston, Habso A. Abdirizak, Julianna Crockett and Jeanine Nshimirimana:
From Leeds, Michela Beaulier;
From Minot, Logan Lajoie;
From Greene, Kayla Leclerc;
From Auburn, Ouseiny Ousmane.
Students receiving renewal scholarships include:
From Lewiston, Pitshou Banguninga, Deni Federico and Kaylyn Ritchie;
From Livermore Falls, Morgan Dalton;
From Auburn, Rebecca Raymond and Trisaint Wabwende.
Students who have received scholarships will be attending Maine College of Health Professions, Husson University, University of Maine, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, Central Maine Community College, University of New England, St. Joseph’s College and the University of New Hampshire.
The Annette M. Brown Scholarship Fund provides renewable support to residents of Androscoggin County pursuing a post-secondary degree at a two- or four-year college. Brown was a teacher in the Lewiston-Auburn area in the early 1900s. In her 1916 will, she left $16,000 to establish a scholarship fund for needy students. Since then, the fund has given thousands of dollars to Androscoggin County students pursuing higher education.
The next application deadline is June 1. Applications are available at www.mainecf.org.
