Maine Maritime Academy

Alumni representing six decades have put together short welcome messages for you! Even though we can’t be together in person, we can share in recognizing our fellow alumni from the honor classes, learn a bit about what’s happening at MMA right now, and share our lives through messages, photos or videos to add to this site after the weekend is over. Enjoy!

Maine Maritime Academy alumni embody the values of the college and have gone on to find personal and professional success in many areas. Through their achievements and their support of MMA, they serve as shining examples for our current students and bring honor and distinction to our college.The Alumni Association and Maine Maritime Academy are committed to recognizing our accomplished alumni and their achievements.

Awardees are nominated by their peers and classmates and we are proud to celebrate their accomplishments with you today.

It is a tradition to present our MMA Alumni Chapter and Alumni Association scholarships to current MMA students during Homecoming weekend. This year, we will award 10 scholarships through the Casco Bay Alumni Chapter, the Seacoast Alumni Chapter, and the MMA Alumni Association. These scholarships recognize sophomore, junior and senior students for achievement in Marine Transportation, Marine Engineering, Ocean Studies, and International Business and Logistics.

This is a semester unlike any other, but MMA students are doing what they do best: working hard to succeed despite unexpected challenges along the way. As you explore this section, you will see a snapshot of what MMA looks like today, you will voyage through the years and revisit old memories, and you will learn about where we stand as an institution looking into the future. Enjoy!

Each fall, first-year students gather at the stern of TS State of Maine for an official “jump” into their life as a Mariner. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, we were able to continue this time-honored tradition and to welcome the #ClassOf2024.

Since friends and families were not able to join us at the MMA waterfront, the Regiment provided live-commentary throughout the event. It was a beautiful day in Castine – take a look below!

This year, we honor classes that graduated in years 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015.
And 2021 will still be your year! We are extending your celebration with opportunities for a 2021 Summer Reunion, a Fall 2021 event with the 2020 and 2021 Honor Classes reuniting for a grand on-campus reunion, or both! Contact Alumni@mma.edu for more information.

MMA March

The MMA March was written by Albert B. Bennett Jr. ’54 who gifted it to the Academy. It was played officially for the first time in MMA history at the Homecoming March On before the 43rd Admiral’s Cup football game on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Bennett and his wife, Jane, were present to hear it. His gift to MMA is a lasting musical tradition for generations to come; his love of music is carried on through the regimental band at Maine Maritime Academy.

•       MMA March
• Spirited Words to MMA March

Notes on the MMA March from Albert B. Bennett Jr. ’54

The MMA March is intended as a spirited fight song, to get people on their feet and provide a chance to shout for Maine Maritime Academy and cheer for their Mariner Sports teams. The action words SHOUT and RAH! RAH! can be emphasized with a closed fist pump, and for the words, “take off your hats and raise a cheer,” hats can be can raised.

While this year’s event will the first of it’s kind, Homecoming is part of a long tradition at Maine Maritime Academy. To learn more about academy leadership or MMA’s rich history, please explore the following pages:

• Board of Trustees
• President of Maine Maritime Academy
• Leadership Team
• Alumni Association
• History of Maine Maritime Academy