{"id":11856,"date":"2020-12-07T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about\/?p=11856"},"modified":"2021-01-03T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T19:40:21","slug":"maine-maritime-academy-surpasses-20-million-opening-doors-changing-lives-the-scholarship-campaign-for-maine-maritime-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about\/press-releases\/maine-maritime-academy-surpasses-20-million-opening-doors-changing-lives-the-scholarship-campaign-for-maine-maritime-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Maritime Academy Surpasses $20 Million Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Academy to Conclude Campaign 18 Months Early<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CASTINE, Maine\u2014Dr. William J. Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), announced today that the college has exceeded its target of $20 million in its three-year <em>Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy<\/em> eighteen months ahead of schedule. The effort will conclude with nearly $20.5 million raised.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Academy launched the campaign with a goal of doubling the amount of scholarship aid available to students.\u00a0 A lead gift of $10 million from the estate of Captain William L. Bullard \u201959, the largest in the school\u2019s 79-year history, set the pace.\u00a0 The campaign went public in March, 2018 with $14 million. \u201cI was stunned by the generosity of our alumni, parents, friends, and foundations toward this effort.\u00a0 I owe a great deal of gratitude to our campaign steering committee and those who unselfishly made this effort a true success by helping future students who want an MMA education,\u201d said Academy President, Dr. William J. Brennan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11857\" src=\"\/about-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/scholarship-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"266\" \/>\u201cIn addition to increasing the amount of aid available to our students, we have built a culture of volunteerism, which is also a significant accomplishment,\u201d said President Brennan. \u201cThis momentum, will help us as we define the next step in our fundraising efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 80 percent of MMA students require need-based scholarship assistance annually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely grateful to those who generously stepped up and supported this campaign.\u00a0 I am looking forward to the next chapter in the Academy\u2019s fundraising and building on the momentum we have created over the past eighteen months, said Wayne Norton \u201986, Campaign Co-Chair.<\/p>\n<p>During the three years of campaign counting, Maine Maritime Academy experienced a 70% increase in the market value of its endowed scholarships. While some of this growth was a result of investment income, a large percentage was the result of gifts added to the endowment.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Maritime Academy is a co-educational, public college on the coast of Maine offering programs of study in engineering, management, science, and transportation. The college serves approximately 950 undergraduate and graduate students in career-oriented degree programs. The job placement rate for MMA graduates regularly exceeds 90 percent within 90 days of graduation and the college is consistently recognized for providing a high-value education by organizations such as the Brookings Institution, Washington Monthly, and U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\">mainemaritime.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academy to Conclude Campaign 18 Months Early CASTINE, Maine\u2014Dr. William J. 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