FORT KENT, Maine – The trustees of the Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation are pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship for $1,200 to Maddix Corriveau of Madawaska. Corriveau is a junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, where he maintains a high grade point average.
Josh Steirman, director of government relations of the Maine Bankers Association, made the presentation to Corriveau on November 8 on the UMFK campus, with members of UMFK faculty and staff and a local bank representative.
Maddix is a 2021 graduate of Madawaska Middle/High School and currently works as a member sales associate at Norstate Federal Credit Union in Madawaska. He previously worked as an associate and assistant department manager at Paradis Shop ‘N Save in Madawaska for four years and a UMFK work-study student in the Humanities Division.
The Higher Education Assistance Foundation was founded in the 1950s by a group of banks, businesses, community organizations, and individuals. Now administered by the Maine Bankers Association, the Foundation annually awards scholarships to students with a business-related major at select Maine colleges to Maine high school graduates. It has awarded more than $440,000 since 1990. This year, to reflect the increased cost of education, the scholarship has been increased from $1,000 to $1,200 per award. The students receiving scholarships were selected by their departments on the basis of their academic excellence.
MeHEAF has given 34 scholarships to UMFK students to date. UMFK also has a plaque with each student’s name and year awarded, which the University displays in the Grindle conference room, located in Cyr Hall.
