Allison Pease of Belgrade, a physical therapist assistant major at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, is one of 10 Maine community college students awarded full tuition scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year.

The students were celebrated May 23 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L.Bean leadership.

This is the seventh year the Leon A. Gorman Scholarship has been given. The scholarship supports three students at Southern Maine Community College, two students at Central Maine Community College, and one student at the other five colleges. Each of the 10 Leon A. Gorman Scholars will receive an award equal to a full year of tuition at a Maine community college, according to a news release from The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges.

The scholarship was established in 2014 by the children of Leon and Lisa Gorman in honor of Leon Gorman’s 80th birthday. Gorman was the longtime president and CEO of L.L.Bean.

The scholarship supports Maine community college students who demonstrate strong academic achievement, financial need, and a commitment to community service, a hallmark of the scholarship’s namesake.

The other 2022 Leon A. Gorman Scholars are:

• Robert Martin of Prentiss Township, criminal justice, Central Maine Community College;
• Andrew Severson of Rockland, business administration and management, Central Maine Community College;
• Elizabeth Gagnon of Brewer, nursing, Eastern Maine Community College;
• Darrell Adams III of Caribou, nursing, Northern Maine Community College;
• Joseph Agostino of Saco, horticulture, Southern Maine Community College;
• Hanan Ali of Portland, liberal ltudies – social work, Southern Maine Community College;
• Luke White of Portland, nursing and health science, Southern Maine Community College;
• Jessica Bacon of Calais, residential commercial electricity and electromechanical instrumentation, Washington County Community College; and
• Coley Hatt of Biddeford, information technology, York County Community College.

The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges is dedicated to ensuring that the state’s seven community colleges have the resources they need to provide a high quality and affordable education for Maine people. The Foundation seeks to enhance access to educational and economic opportunity and to provide Maine employers with a highly trained and skilled workforce.

More information is available at maineccfoundation.org.

Information about the Maine Community College System is available at mccs.me.edu.