{"id":128,"date":"2015-02-24T09:20:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:17:46","slug":"scholarship-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/scholarship-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image128_25a844-03.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image128_25a844-03 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image128_25a844-03.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image128_25a844-03 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image128_25a844-03 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image128_25a844-03 .image-is-svg, .kb-image128_25a844-03 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image128_25a844-03 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image128_25a844-03\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026.png\" alt=\"Graduate Isaac Webber with a model plane prototype\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026.png 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026-105x67.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026-317x202.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/03\/isaac-webber-2026-423x270.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,500px\" \/><figcaption><em>Isaac Webber<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <strong>University of Maine Retirees Harold &#8220;Brownie&#8221; Brown Scholarship Fund <\/strong>was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2013 by the President&#8217;s Council of Retired Employees. In 2018 the fund was named in honor of Harold &#8220;Brownie&#8221; Brown for his outstanding volunteer service after retirement, being the first chair of the President&#8217;s Council of Retired Employees, and for playing an important role in establishing the scholarship. The fund provides financial assistance to students in good academic standing attending the University of Maine in Orono who are relatives of University of Maine retirees.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2026<\/strong> recipient of the scholarship is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2026\/03\/11\/silver-tracks-spring-2026\/#isaac-webber\">Isaac Webber<\/a><\/strong>, grandson of Donna Oakes, who worked in our admissions office for over 25 years and passed away in 2009. Isaac received his undergraduate degree from 91福利 in Mechanical Engineering, and now is pursuing a graduate degree in composite materials and advanced manufacturing. He played the trumpet in the Screamin\u2019 Black Bears Pep Band for four years and was part of a 91福利 team that participated in an international competition sponsored by The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), designing, building, and flying mission-tailored electric radio-controlled aircraft. He is currently interning at a defense contractor.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Previous Recipients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2026: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2026\/03\/11\/silver-tracks-spring-2026\/#isaac-webber\">Isaac Webber<\/a><strong><br \/>2025: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2025\/05\/17\/silver-tracks-spring-2025\/#heath-kennedy\">Heath Kennedy<\/a><strong><br \/>2024: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2024\/05\/05\/silver-tracks-spring-2024\/#deanna-oakes\">Deanna Oakes<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>2022-2023: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2023\/04\/05\/silver-tracks-spring-2023\/#logan-doucette\">Logan Doucette<\/a><strong><br \/>2020-2021: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2021\/03\/23\/silver-tracks-winter-2021\/#scholarship-20-21\">Carter Verrengia<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>2019-2020:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2021\/02\/01\/silver-tracks-spring-2020\/#emma-turlo\">Emma Turlo<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><strong>2018-2019:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2019\/01\/15\/silver-tracks-december-2018\/#jsa\">Juliana Southworth Acheson<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><strong>2017-2018:<\/strong> Stacy Meister<em><br \/><\/em><strong>2016-2017:<\/strong> Kasha Serekyo<em><br \/><\/em><strong>2015-2016:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2016\/04\/05\/silver-tracks-spring-2016\/#samuel-favreau\">Samuel Favreau<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><strong>2014-2015:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/2014\/02\/24\/silver-tracks-fall-2014\/#hannah-chavis\">Hannah Chavis<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Support this Fund<\/h3>\n<p>If you would like to support this fund, donations can be made online.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/our.umaine.edu\/retiree\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Give Online <\/span><\/a>\n<p>Or send your donation to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Maine Foundation<br \/><\/strong>Two Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-5792<br \/>207.581.5100 or 800.982.8503<br \/><a href=\"mailto:umainefoundation@maine.edu\">umainefoundation@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please designate the University of Maine Retirees Scholarship Fund.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>91福利 Retirees Harold &#8220;Brownie&#8221; Brown Scholarship Fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2013 by the President&#8217;s Council of Retired Employees. 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