{"id":2612,"date":"2020-12-07T20:36:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/?page_id=2612"},"modified":"2020-12-07T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:38:26","slug":"opening-doors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/completed-campaigns\/opening-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Doors, Changing Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"layerslider_4_8lmkz833dn7s\"  class=\"ls-wp-container fitvidsignore ls-selectable\" style=\"width:2500px;height:100vh;margin:0 auto;margin-bottom: 0px;\"><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"duration:0;transitionduration:0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1900\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ls-background-desk.jpg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ls-background-desk.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ls-background-desk-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ls-background-desk-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ls-background-desk-1024x778.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/logo-1.png\" class=\"ls-l ls-img-layer\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/logo-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/logo-1-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/logo-1-768x121.png 768w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/logo-1-1024x161.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" style=\"left:50%;width:75%;top:10px;\" data-ls=\"durationin:0;position:fixed;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/opportuntity.png\" class=\"ls-l ls-img-layer\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/opportuntity.png 716w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/opportuntity-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" style=\"top:50%;left:65%;width:40%;\" data-ls=\"durationin:0;fadein:false;position:fixed;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/btm-bar3.png\" class=\"ls-l ls-img-layer\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/btm-bar3.png 2500w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/btm-bar3-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/btm-bar3-768x14.png 768w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/btm-bar3-1024x19.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" style=\"top:100%;left:0px;width:100%;\" data-ls=\"durationin:0;fadein:false;transformoriginin:100% 100%;durationout:0;fadeout:false;transformoriginout:100% 100%;position:fixed;\"><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\r\n<style>\r\n.quoteBox.final:before, .quoteBox.final:after {\r\n    content: url(https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/key-line.png);\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    top: -65px;\r\n    left: 46%;\r\n}\r\n.quoteBox.final:after {\r\n    top: 65px;\r\n}\r\n.quoteBox.final p {\r\n    margin: 0 0 10px 0;\r\nfont-size:1.2em;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"quoteBox final\" style=\"margin:65px auto;color:#ffffff;\">\n<div class=\"presText\" style=\"margin: -25px auto;\">\n<span class=\"leadText\" style=\"color: #dfc5b5; font-size: 2em;\">In March 2019, Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy was publicly launched.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>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 and the effort, which started on June 1, 2017, went public with $14 million. At the campaign\u2019s kickoff dinner, another $100,000 in gifts and pledges was presented to President Brennan. <\/p>\n<p>From that point on, the momentum never waned. In fact, the interest in assisting students who want an MMA degree has only increased with time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 2px dotted #dfc5b5;margin-left: -10px; padding: 10px; border-right: 2px dotted #dfc5b5;font-size:1.2em;\">In December 2020, 18 months prior to its June 2022 end date, the campaign surpassed its target goal of $20 million. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have now received almost $20. 5 million in cash, pledges, and documented estate gifts earmarked toward scholarships.<\/div>\n<p>Since the campaign\u2019s inception, twenty-eight endowed funds were created, and thirty pass-through scholarships were established. In addition, gifts were made to many already established scholarships, which added to the campaign and, most importantly, provided additional scholarship funds for deserving students.<\/p>\n<p>During the three-plus 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>These funds will now establish scholarship opportunities in perpetuity. With every dollar raised, the life of a student at MMA is transformed. And, through this effort we have begin to create a sea change at MMA; we are engaged in creating a culture of giving at MMA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"presText\">\n<p><span class=\"leadText\">We can transform MMA with scholarship support.<\/span> The MMA trustees and administration invite you to partner with us to create a lasting impact on the future of prospective students and on the life of the academy. Together, we are launching Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy, with the target goal of generating $20 million over the next three years, including both long-term (endowed) scholarships and a boost to current use (passthrough) scholarships to immediately address student need. These funds will be strictly designated for undergraduate and graduate scholarship aid. We are dedicating our energies toward the next significant step in our institution\u2019s history: to grow the college\u2019s endowment so that we can fund scholarships in perpetuity. Our goal is to put $18 million of our $20 million initiative into the endowment. The remaining $2,000,000 will be for current use (pass-through) funds directed to immediate scholarships. We hope you will recognize this need and respond to the call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the MMA Scholarship Campaign will generate 20 million dollars for both immediate and long-term (endowed) scholarships to keep the cost of a Maine Maritime Academy education within reach for qualified students of any socioeconomic status.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toggle\" class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Request More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email_post email-postbox\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-decoration: underline; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 5px;\">Request Additional Information<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"close\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/close-button.gif\" alt=\"Email Post\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 3.1.\"),o(),0))},initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.callIfLoaded(o)||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.scriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",()=>{gform.domLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}))},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,r,e,t)},addFilter:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,r,e,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,r){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,r)},removeFilter:function(o,r,e){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,r,e)},addHook:function(o,r,e,t,n){null==gform.hooks[o][r]&&(gform.hooks[o][r]=[]);var d=gform.hooks[o][r];null==n&&(n=r+\"_\"+d.length),gform.hooks[o][r].push({tag:n,callable:e,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(r,o,e){var t;if(e=Array.prototype.slice.call(e,1),null!=gform.hooks[r][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[r][o]).sort(function(o,r){return o.priority-r.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==r?t.apply(null,e):e[0]=t.apply(null,e)})),\"filter\"==r)return e[0]},removeHook:function(o,r,t,n){var e;null!=gform.hooks[o][r]&&(e=(e=gform.hooks[o][r]).filter(function(o,r,e){return!!(null!=n&&n!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][r]=e)}});\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n\r\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='legacy' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_7' ><div id='gf_7' class='gform_anchor' tabindex='-1'><\/div><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data' target='gform_ajax_frame_7' id='gform_7'  action='\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2612#gf_7' data-formid='7' novalidate>\r\n                        <div class='gform-body gform_body'><ul id='gform_fields_7' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below validation_below'><li id=\"field_7_1\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  >Thank you for your interest in Opening Doors, Changing Lives scholarship campaign. 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In order to attract and retain the students who succeed at MMA\u2014students who are focused on the academic and training programs we offer and equipped with a passion for handson learning\u2014we must increase the amount of scholarship support available.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">The Need for Scholarship Support<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to rising costs and a decrease in State appropriations over time, the need for scholarship support also stems from a short fundraising history at the academy, and our relatively young age as a college. We are engaged in creating a culture of giving at MMA. Creating that culture means educating every stakeholder, beginning with current students and extending to our oldest alumni. We need the entire MMA community to understand the need and to have a hand in the sustainable future of Maine Maritime Academy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Endowed Scholarship Awards<br \/>\n(historical &amp; projected)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder wp-image-1934 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/Chart_EndowedScholarshipAwards2.gif\" alt=\"Endowed Scholarship awards chart\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"keyQuote\">You hold the key.<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitBoxContainer\">\n<div class=\"splitBox ashley\">\n<div class=\"picHolder\">\n<div class=\"rndimg center\"><a id=\"69f20bdd0c2cf\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrUatB2N44g&#038;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/ashley2.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\r\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.75);\r\n            var height = parseFloat(480);\r\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrUatB2N44g&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480';\r\n            if(width < setwidth)\r\n            {\r\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\r\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\r\n                $(\"a#69f20bdd0c2cf\").attr('href', new_url);\r\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\r\n            }\r\n        });\r\n    });\r\n    \/* ]]> *\/\r\n    <\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"halfBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox quote\"><span class=\"mainQuote\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Change a<br \/>\nstudent\u2019s life;<br \/>\nopen a door to<br \/>\ntheir future.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"halfBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox main\"><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Ashley Porter, Class of 2021<br \/>\nPower Engineering Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"studentQuote\">\n<div class=\"quotes\"><span class=\"quote1\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"quote2\">\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Scholarships have really helped me. They take away a lot of pressure about when the bill is going to get paid and how it\u2019s going to get paid. I can focus on academics and involvement in campus activities and not stress about bills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boxSpacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"scholarNeed\">\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Striving to Remain Affordable: Cutting Costs is Not Enough<\/h2>\n<p>Maine Maritime Academy has consistently worked to contain costs while protecting our most important assets: students, faculty, and staff, as well as the high standards that define our academic excellence. But, with approximately 80 percent of our students requiring need-based scholarship assistance, our best efforts are not enough. The number of students with demonstrated financial need who have their need fully met is 15%. Our operating budget is strained, and students are graduating with substantial debt. The class of 2018\u2019s average student loan debt was $54,993 at graduation. Loan debt does not stay steady; it grows as interest\u2014currently about 4.5% to 6% annually\u2014is added to the principal.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Facts You May Already Know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accepted students will choose to go where the cost of their degree is affordable.<\/li>\n<li>In the current economy, our biggest challenge is to provide an affordable price tag for an MMA degree.<\/li>\n<li>MMA\u2019s cost of attendance forces many accepted students to choose a college or university that can offer more financial aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Facts You May Not Know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Attending the academy is expensive: In-state unlimited license majors are paying $38,342 to attend this year; Out-of-state students are paying $52,562. For all other majors, Maine students pay $27,688, and out-of-state students pay $41,908. (These figures reflect the total cost of attendance: tuition, room and board, and fees. See chart below for historical tuition data.)<\/li>\n<li>Roughly 80% of the student body receives some type of financial aid in the form of scholarships or loans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Annual Cost of Tuition<br \/>\n(1975-2019)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder wp-image-1934 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/Charts_AnnualCostOfTuition2.gif\" alt=\"Annual Cost of Tuition chart\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\" style=\"margin-bottom: 120px;\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">Every student has the potential to contribute to the fine reputation of Maine Maritime Academy around the world. Make the opportunity of an MMA education a reality for the next generation.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toggle2\" class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Request More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitBoxContainer\">\n<div class=\"splitBox justin\">\n<div class=\"picHolder\">\n<div class=\"rndimg center\"><a id=\"69f20bdd0c323\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5uzXHgGTM5Q&#038;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/justin-pic.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\r\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.75);\r\n            var height = parseFloat(480);\r\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5uzXHgGTM5Q&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480';\r\n            if(width < setwidth)\r\n            {\r\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\r\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\r\n                $(\"a#69f20bdd0c323\").attr('href', new_url);\r\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\r\n            }\r\n        });\r\n    });\r\n    \/* ]]> *\/\r\n    <\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"halfBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox quote\"><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Justin Burgess, Class of 2020<br \/>\nMarine Engineering Technology<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"studentQuote\">\n<div class=\"quotes\"><span class=\"quote1\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"quote2\">\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Scholarships have relieved a lot of financial stress for me and my family, and it\u2019s comforting to know that people are out there willing to pay it forward and help me out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"halfBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox main justin\"><span class=\"mainQuote\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Make the<br \/>\nopportunity<br \/>\nof an MMA<br \/>\neducation a<br \/>\nreality for<br \/>\na deserving<br \/>\nstudent.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boxSpacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"scholarNeed\">\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">The Opportunity<\/h2>\n<p>Your scholarship contributions will allow MMA students to live out their potential, their goals, and their ambitions without an excessive financial burden of debt upon graduation. These same students are the next generation of mariners who will uphold Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s reputation in the maritime industry and set us apart in the competitive world of higher education. Doubling Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s endowment will be a catalyst toward a secure and vibrant future, assuring continued leadership in the maritime world. With your generosity, and the dedication of other alumni, friends, and family, this goal is achievable.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Scholarships: A Lasting Impact<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps no other philanthropy has as rich and as deep an effect as providing scholarship support. We invite you to contribute to this historic scholarship initiative by creating your own named scholarship fund. You may choose the method that means the most to you. For example, you may name your fund for yourself, a favorite professor, a family member, or an individual who has been instrumental in your life.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Named Scholarships<\/h2>\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\" style=\"margin-top: 14px;\">Need-Based Scholarships: $7 million target<\/div>\n<p>Need-based scholarships support those students who qualify for aid as determined through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Roughly 24% of our student body receives a need-based scholarship (2017-2018 academic year).<\/p>\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Merit-Based Scholarships: $7 million target<\/div>\n<p>Merit-based scholarships help the academy to recruit and retain the most highly qualified students. Often, these students wish to enroll at MMA, but we lose them to other prestigious colleges that offer better financial aid packages. Maine Maritime Academy currently has two levels of merit-based scholarships including the Presidential award ($6,500) and Dean award ($5,000).<\/p>\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Diversity Scholarships: $2 million target<\/div>\n<p>Diversity scholarships allow the academy to recruit those populations that are underrepresented in our community. Those currently underrepresented are women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Emergency Scholarship Fund: $2 million target<\/div>\n<p>These scholarships are designed for upperclassmen who have had a major change in their personal or family lives that would otherwise prohibit them from continuing their college education. Funds are used so a student does not have to withdraw from college.<\/p>\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Current-Use (pass-through) Scholarships: $2 million target<\/div>\n<p>Current use or pass-through scholarships are annual gifts that go directly to supporting one or more students. Like an endowed gift, the donor may restrict their gift to a particular major, demographic area, GPA, etc. A current-use scholarship may fall into any of the four categories mentioned above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px;\">\n<p>Please speak with Christopher Haley to learn more or to set up your named scholarship: 207-326-2232; <a href=\"mailto:christopher.haley@mma.edu\">christopher.haley@mma.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<p>An endowed fund is like a savings account. MMA uses the interest earned for scholarship aid. A pass-through scholarship is like a checking account. A gift is made and the entire gift goes immediately toward scholarship support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toggle3\" class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Request More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"studentVideoContainer\">\n<!--\n\n<div class=\"flex-container-single\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rndimg corey single\">[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=\"ybES0wMS86E&amp;rel=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" style=\"float:left;\" description=\"\" anchor=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/cory-pic.jpg\"]<span class=\"nameHighlight\">Cory O\u2019Connell, Class of 2020\nMarine Transportation Operations\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n--><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container studentVideo\">\n<div class=\"rndimg miranda studentVideo\"><a id=\"69f20bdd0c35a\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IWeqf9X02Qk&#038;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Update\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$18.2M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"input\"><span data-year=\"12\/31\/19\" data-info=\"Campaign Update\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$18.4M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"input\"><span data-year=\"3\/31\/20\" data-info=\"Campaign Update\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$19.0M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"input\"><span data-year=\"6\/30\/20\" data-info=\"Campaign Update\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$19.3M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"input\"><span data-year=\"9\/30\/20\" data-info=\"Campaign Update\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$20.4M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"input active\"><span data-year=\"12\/1\/20\" data-info=\"Campaign Completion\"><span class=\"money\"><span style=\"margin-left: 7px;\">$20.5M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"timelineBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"timelineBreak2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"description-flex-container\">\n<p>The quiet phase of Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy began on June 1, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The public phase of Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy launches on March 28, 2019 with a kickoff dinner to announce the campaign total to date: $13.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>During the first three months of the public phase of the Opening Doors, Changing Lives Scholarship Campaign, MMA received $2.75 million toward to the $20 million target. Campaign total to date: $16.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>In the three months ending September 30, 2019, MMA received a total of $1.615 million including a $1 million documented bequest earmarked to scholarships and  $615,728 from 88 additional generous donors.<\/p>\n<p>At the close of the calendar year, the Opening Doors, Changing Lives Scholarship Campaign had reached $18.431 million, including $216,568 received from 142 donors during the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\nOne year after the kickoff (March 28, 2019), the campaign had surpassed $19 million. During the first quarter of 2020, the campaign reached $19.356 million in receipts, including $925,572 in gifts from 89 donors.<\/p>\n<p>For the three months ending June 30, 2020, 138 donors made 192 gifts to 36 different scholarships and contributed $278,916.<\/p>\n<p>For the three months ending September 30, 2020, 20 donors contributed $768,401.<\/p>\n<p class=\"active\">In December 2020, 18 months prior to its June 2022 end date, the campaign surpassed its target goal of $20 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keyQuote\">MMA\u2019s legacy lives<br \/>\non in the next<br \/>\ngeneration.<\/div>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">A successful campaign will double the scholarship endowment, giving the academy the financial capacity to compete for deserving students against other colleges that can offer more generous aid.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toggle4\" class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Request More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"presText\">\n<p><span class=\"leadText\">We came to Maine Maritime Academy<\/span> nine years apart and for different reasons, but here we are serving as co-chairs for Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy. This is one of the most exciting times in the academy\u2019s history. We have the distinct privilege of working with an incredible team of volunteers who are passionately committed to raising $20 million over the next three years. Though the campaign target of $20 million will double the amount of scholarship support MMA currently awards, the ultimate goal for this campaign is to help ensure MMA\u2019s long-term viability and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>While this is not Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s largest campaign, it is the largest undertaking for a single focus \u2013 scholarships for deserving students. What can be more important to MMA\u2019s future than ensuring that a student who wants to attend the academy has a competitive aid package to assist them? We believe this is the most important endeavor MMA has undertaken, so we accepted our alma mater\u2019s call to co-chair this fundraising campaign, and to support it.<\/p>\n<p>When Maine Maritime Academy was founded in 1941, cadets did not pay tuition. Back then, 90% of the academy budget came from appropriations from the State of Maine. Today, less than 21% of its operating income comes from the State of Maine, making scholarship funding even more important to enable families to afford the cost of attendance.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to consider supporting this campaign. Together, we can not only double the amount of scholarship support MMA provides, but we can also proudly open doors and change the lives of many more deserving students who seek a Maine Maritime Academy education.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container\" style=\"flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div class=\"signatures\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1921 noborder\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/burrill-sig2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"47\" \/>Capt. Larry D. Burrill \u201977, Co-chair<\/div>\n<div class=\"signatures\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2026 noborder\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/Wayne2.gif\" alt=\"Wayne Signature\" width=\"109\" height=\"47\" \/>Mr. Wayne A. Norton \u201986, Co-chair<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\"><!--Mariner Profiles--><\/p>\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\" style=\"color:#dfc5b5;\">Mariner Magazine Profiles<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the campaign, each issue of <em>Mariner<\/em> magazine will include a series of profiles. These profiles include scholarship recipients, campaign donors, and volunteers who are involved in the goal of raising $20 million for an endowed scholarship program. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"studentVideoContainer\" style=\"padding: 40px 40px 0 40px;\">\n<p class=\"majorHeader\" style=\"text-align: center;text-decoration: underline;\">Issue 1 &#8211; 2020<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container studentVideo\">\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2020\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/\" style=\"float: right;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/06\/Josh2.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Koellmer\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2185\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Joshua Koellmer \u201922<br \/>\nMarine Engineering Technology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2020\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/#bulgar\" style=\"float: left;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/06\/bulgar.jpg\" alt=\"Winfred \u201cSam\u201d Bulger Picture\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2186\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Capt. Winfred \u201cSam\u201d Bulger USNR \u201959<br \/>\nCampaign Donor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"majorHeader\" style=\"text-align: center;text-decoration: underline;\">Issue 2 &#8211; 2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container studentVideo\">\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2019\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/\" style=\"float: right;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/clark-openingdoors-img.jpg\" alt=\"Harrison Clark\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/clark-openingdoors-img.jpg 387w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/clark-openingdoors-img-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/clark-openingdoors-img-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Harrison Clark \u201920<br \/>\nMarine Systems Engineering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2019\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/#shannon\" style=\"float: left;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/shannon-openingdoors-img.jpg\" alt=\"Rear Admiral Thomas K. Shannon Picture\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/shannon-openingdoors-img.jpg 387w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/shannon-openingdoors-img-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/08\/shannon-openingdoors-img-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Rear Admiral Thomas K. Shannon \u201982<br \/>\nCampaign Donor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"majorHeader\" style=\"text-align: center;text-decoration: underline;\">Issue 3 &#8211; 2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container studentVideo\">\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue3-2019\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/\" style=\"float: right;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/02\/tucker.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel Tucker\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2185\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Samuel Tucker \u201921<br \/>\nMarine Engineering Technology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rndimg studentVideo magazine-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue3-2019\/scholarship\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/#searway\" style=\"float: left;width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/02\/searway.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Searway\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2186\" \/><span class=\"nameHighlight\">Scott Searway \u201966<br \/>\nCampaign Donor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quoteBox\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\" style=\"color:#dfc5b5;\">Scholarships<\/h2>\n<p>On June 1, 2017, Maine Maritime Academy started the silent phase of Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy. The $20 million target was designed to double the amount of scholarship support available to deserving students. Below is a list of new endowed and pass-through scholarships established since June 1, 2017.  We are grateful to the following individuals for making Maine Maritime Academy one of your philanthropic priorities.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"scholarNeed\">\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Endowed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Class of 1959 Endowed Regimental Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Class of 1965 Regimental Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Brodsky Family Future Mariner Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Captain (USN Retired) and Mrs. Larry D. Burrill, \u201977 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Casco Bay Alumni Chapter Emergency Endowed Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>The Diane Cavanagh Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Malcom C. \u201cMac\u201d Cianchette \u201873 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Collins Family Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Carolyn and James Hart Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Lawrence (Class of 1946) and Adele Ingraham Memorial Maritime Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The A. Edward Langlois, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Longmaid Family Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Mariner Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The McBride Family Leadership Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The McBride Family Maritime Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Susan B. Mitchell Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Maine Maritime Academy Parent\u2019s Association Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The CDR Gerard L. (Rod) Nelson \u201943-2, Retired and Anna M. Berry Nelson Regimental Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Charles E. Raymond \u201865 Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Jon A. Thurau \u201955 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Melissa A. Valliere \u201901 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Douglas A. Ward \u201868 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The J. Douglas and M. Lourdes Wellington MMA Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The RADM Mark R. Whitney \u201984 Leadership Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Mike and Kari Winget Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Thomas H. Cook Deck Officer Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The William Mahoney \u201956 Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Ann Symington Endowed Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"majorHeader\">Pass-Through<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Captain and Mrs. Larry D. Burrill \u201977 Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Jimmy Card Memorial Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Casco Bay Chapter Emergency Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Cianchette Regimental Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The John N. \u201cJack\u201d Cutliffe \u201955 Memorial Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Ashley E. Douglass \u201907 Women in Business Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Kirsten J. Friberg Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The G and H Towing Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Greenleaf Family Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Christopher N. Gridley Memorial Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Maine State Credit Union \u2013 Norman R. Dubreuil Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The McBride Family Leadership and Maritime Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The McBride Family Leadership Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The McBride Family Maritmie Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Susan B. Mitchell Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Kelsey E. Nalette \u201916 Memorial Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The NAODAN Chartering Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The National Cargo Bureau Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The CDR Gerard L. (Rod) Nelson \u201943-2 USN, Retired and Anna M. Berry Nelson Regimental Pass-Through Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Paulsen Family Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Charles E. Raymond Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Scott Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The RADM Thomas K. Shannon Leadership Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The TK Foundation Maritime Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Vision 20\/20 Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The John S. Webb, Esq. Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Captain William L. Pass-Through Bullard Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Louise M. and Bruce R. Kelley Memorial Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The ND Paper Pass-Through Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<li>The Ashley E. Douglas \u201907 Pass-Through Scholarship Fund <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boxSpacer\" style=\"margin-top:0;\"><\/div>\n<p><!--End Mariner Profiles--><\/p>\n<div class=\"steering\">\n<p><span class=\"header-bureau\">Campaign Steering Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"newspaper\"><span class=\"nTitle\">Capt. Larry D. Burrill \u201977<br \/>\nCo-chair<\/span><br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Mr. Wayne A. Norton \u201986<br \/>\nCo-Chair<\/span><br \/>\nGorham, Maine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Mr. Omar C. Chaar \u201909<\/span><br \/>\nWindham, Maine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Ms. Katherine Greenleaf<br \/>\n(former Trustee)<\/span><br \/>\nYarmouth, Maine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Rear Admiral Thomas K. Shannon \u201982<\/span><br \/>\nSt. Augustine, Florida<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Mr. John S. Paulsen \u201986<\/span><br \/>\nThe Woodlands, Texas<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Dr. William J. Brennan<br \/>\nPresident (ex officio)<\/span><br \/>\nCastine, Maine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Mr. Earle A. Cianchette \u201977<br \/>\nChairman of the Board<br \/>\n(ex officio)<\/span><br \/>\nSaco, Maine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nTitle\">Mr. Jason A. Oney \u201996<br \/>\nChair Advancement Committee Board of Trustees (ex officio)<\/span><br \/>\nFalmouth, Maine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px;\">\n<p>Please contact Christopher Haley to learn more at 207-326-2232 or <a href=\"mailto:christopher.haley@mma.edu\">christopher.haley@mma.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 80px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder aligncenter wp-image-2019 size-full\" style=\"max-width: 100% !important; padding: inherit; position: absolute;left: 0;\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/03\/footer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1946\" height=\"284\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2019, Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy was publicly launched. A lead gift of $10 million from the estate of Captain William L. 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