Aroostook Aspirations Welcomes 2017 Gauvin Scholars

Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI) is proud to welcome their 2017 class of Gauvin Scholars.

This year, they welcomed 23 students from schools throughout Aroostook County. Ten Scholars will be attending Northern Maine Community College (NMCC), nine will attend the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI), and four will attend the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK).

AAI’s Executive Director, Kristen Wells, is thrilled about this new group of students, and the wide range of majors the Scholars plan to pursue careers in.

"It has been a great month meeting with the new 2017 Gauvin Scholars and their families! I can't wait to bring them all together with the 2016 Gauvin Scholars during our annual Scholar training weekend in July,” said Wells. “Right from the start we all have one important quality in common – our love for Aroostook County. It's my job to help them to complete a degree and build their futures here."

The 2017 Gauvin Scholars are:

Kyle Beaulier – Ashland, Nursing, UMFK

Kassandra Bouley – Fort Kent, Physical Therapist Assistant, UMPI

Acadia Federal Credit Union Gauvin Scholar

Jessy Devoe – Fort Kent, Physical Therapist Assistant, UMPI

Acadia Federal Credit Union Gauvin Scholar

David Roy – Fort Kent, Business Administration and Building Trades, NMCC

Acadia Federal Credit Union Gauvin Scholar

Libby Theriault – Business Administration and Accounting, NMCC   WAGM-TV Gauvin Scholar

Alexander Ruest – Madawaska, Nursing, UMFK

Acadia Federal Credit Union Gauvin Scholar

Lindsey Gendreau, Van Buren, Nursing, UMFK

Gauvin Scholar adopted by Hampton Inn

Morganne Emery – Limestone, Welding, NMCC

Zachary Hammond – Easton, Automotive Technology, NMCC

Kathleen Haney – Easton, Early Childhood Education, NMCC

Kirsten Haney – Caribou, Business Management, UMPI

Colonel Judy-Ann Carroll Veteran Gauvin Scholar

Cole Jackson – Caribou, Conservation Law Enforcement, UMFK

Gauvin Scholar adopted by Hampton Inn

Meghan Cole – Washburn, Elementary Education, UMPI

KFC/Taco Bell Gauvin Scholar

Rachel Driscoll – Washburn, Business Administration, NMCC

Bangor Daily News Gauvin Scholar

Cameron Hartford – Washburn, Nursing, NMCC

TAMC Gauvin Scholar

Kelsea Jencks – Washburn, Criminal Justice, UMPI

Caleb Thompson – Washburn, Criminal Justice, UMPI

Jacquilin West – Washburn, Business Administration, NMCC

KFC/Taco Bell Gauvin Scholar

Faith Morrow – Presque Isle, Business Administration, UMPI

Gauvin Scholar adopted by Hampton Inn

Sarah Gerritsen – Central Aroostook, Biology, UMPI

Pineland Farms Gauvin Scholar

Jadeyn Giberson – Central Aroostook, Nursing, NMCC

Katahdin Trust Company Gauvin Scholar

Taylor Reed – Houlton, Medical Assisting, NMCC

Health Services Foundation Gauvin Scholar

Kevin McAfee – Hodgdon, Social Work, UMPI

Colonel Judy-Ann Carroll Vetern Gauvin Scholar

If you would like to learn more about Aroostook Aspirations Initiative, visit gauvinfund.org, like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter AAI/GauvinFund or e-mail them at info@gauvinfund.org. Donations can be made online, in person at AAI, 754 Main Street Presque Isle, or by mail: 26 North Street Box 138, Presque Isle, ME 04769.

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