The Honors College

Two Honors students, Sabrina Paetow and Stephanie Tillotson, are among the four recently-announced McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate research fellows. Their fellowships will start this fall and extend into Spring 2022. Each fellow receives $4,000 each per semester for two semesters to complete the research or creative project of their choosing. They serve as humanities ambassadors […]

Numerous graduating Honors students have been selected for Class of 2021 departmental awards in recent announcements from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Development, the Maine Business School, and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Cole Butler, Outstanding Graduating […]

The Honors College staff wanted to take a moment to recognize the five Honors students among the Outstanding Graduating Students for the Class of 2021! Biochemistry major Bailey West of Stockton Springs, Maine is the Class of 2021 Valedictorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in both the Honors College and the College of Natural Sciences, […]

Congratulations to third-year Honors student and political science major Dominique DiSpirito, who was recently named a 2021 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation! The award recognizes students for their academic and leadership accomplishments and prospects of becoming leaders in public service. Recipients of the prestigious award receive up to $30,000 for graduate […]

Honors student and biochemistry major Bailey West was recently named the valedictorian for the University of Maine Class of 2021! In addition, Bailey was recognized by the Honors College and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture as the Outstanding Graduating Student in both colleges. Bailey has been an active member of the Honors […]

UMaine Honors student Delaney Burns is among the four recently-appointed Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate fellows. Fellows receive $4,000 per semester for two consecutive semesters while they work on their chosen humanities projects and serve as humanities ambassadors to peers, the campus, and beyond. Delaney Burns is a fourth-year student from Gorham, Maine, […]

Congratulations to junior Honors student and political science major Dominique DiSpirito, who was recently chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship! As one part of her outstanding involvement on campus, Dominique is an active member of the Honors community. She is the president of the Honors College Student Advisory Board, an Honors Ambassador, […]

Congratulations to Hon. George Singal ’67H, who was selected to receive the Alumni Career Award, the University of Maine Alumni Association’s highest honor! Singal has had a long, distinguished career in law. Singal arrived in the U.S. as a young immigrant following World War II. He rose in his profession to become a United States […]

The Maine Hunger Dialogue has awarded a $500 grant to the University of Maine Honors College to fight food insecurity in the student population. The student initiative, spearheaded by Honors Student Ambassadors Katie Tims and Bailey West, with support from Associate Dean Melissa Ladenheim, seeks to provide the Black Bear Exchange campus food pantry with […]

The Honors College is excited to announce our 2020-21 Honors Thesis scholarship and fellowship recipients! Rendle A. Jones ’65 and Patricia K. Jones ’65 Thesis Fellowship: One award of $2000; given to a thesis student focusing their research on exploring legal service in the public arena through the history of the law or current affairs […]