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Annual Report of Giving

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

As of June 30, 2025

Maine College of Art & Design is proud to present our Annual Report of Giving to acknowledge and thank our donors for gifts made between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, which totaled:

$4,343,181

Thanks to our strong community of supporters, MECA&D continues to thrive. We are deeply grateful to all of our donors for their vital contributions to our mission to educate artists and designers for life; embolden a diverse group of creative thinkers to ask questions and solve problems; and activate students of all pursuits to make art, make an impact, and inspire change. Add your name to our growing list of donors, including alumni, friends, foundations, and others by making your gift at meca.edu/giving.

MECA&D's Giving Program

Every donor is vital and we strive to keep accurate records. We apologize if we inadvertently omitted or misspelled any names. Please let us know so we may correct our records. Contact us at 207-699-5015 or advancement@meca.edu with any comments or questions about our giving programs.

The Porteous Society

Donors who make leadership gifts of $2,000 or more each year to any purpose at the College share the College’s commitment to provide our students with the tools and support they need to become successful in their chosen creative careers. Leadership donors at this level are invited to special private events throughout the year.

* Deceased

P = Parent

$100,000 and above

AlGar Foundation
The Bob Crewe Foundation
The Davis Family Foundation
Diane Garthwaite, Hon. DFA '24
Roger Gilmore, Hon. DFA '02 and Betty Gilmore
Estate of Albert Hubbard*
The Lunder Foundation
Roxanne Quimby, Hon. DFA '14
Jenny Scheu and John Ryan
The Weld Foundation

$20,000-$99,999

Anonymous
Abbagadassett Foundation Inc.
Jane G. Briggs
Jennie and Chris Coyne
Dr. Edward M. Friedman '08 and Carole Joyce Friedman, Hon. DFA '22
E. Kent Gordon
Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation
Parallax Art Center
Deborah S. Reed
Malcolm and Susan Rogers
Estate of Peter L. Sheldon*
Estate of Joan Fowler Smith*
Spotify Studios Union
Estate of Philip K. Stevens, Jr. '91*
TD Charitable Foundation
The WC & EJ Thornton Foundation
Palmer Walbridge Foundation
Abby and Barry Wark
Kathryn Yates

$10,000-$19,999

Joan and Dan Amory
John Bisignano and Bettina Swirkal Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
John Bubar
Dan Crewe, Hon. DFA '21
Diversified
Maine Community Foundation
Dr. Jeremy J. Nobel
Cary Slocum '81
VIA
Elizabeth M. Wiseman Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

Michael Boyson and Nancy Grant
Sandy and Anne Butterfield
Robert and Kathleen Crispin
Henry Donovan
The Holt Family Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Betsy and Christopher M. Hunt, Hon. DFA '13
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation
The Jeremy Moser and Laura Kittle Fund
Marianna C. Pierce
Bibi and Fred Thompson
The Rines Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Roople Unia and Graham Wellman

$2,000-$4,999

Judith Allen-Efstathiou
Anderson Family Foundation
Bath Savings Institution
Jaden Kyung-Moon Bauch '25
Nancy and Michael Beebe
Don Best '81
David and Jean Betses, Willard Publishing, Inc.
Kelley and Francis Boero
Maury Bohan
John Bowdren
Joseph and Susan Buchek P '24
Robert and Barbara Burgess
Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront Hotel
Brian and Jeana Cho
Judi and Paul Clancy
Clark Insurance, A Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
The Harry E. Cummings Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Charles de Sieyes and Carol Ward
Designtex
Dietsch Family
Bill Dill, Hon. DFA '14 and Jean Dill
Deborah H. Dluhy
donnersmith
Heidi and David Fitz
Dr. Laura Freid and Dr. David Gottesman
Judy Hamlin '82 and Gordon Hamlin
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care / Point32Health
Alice Ingraham
Jessica Jeffries '15
The William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation
Jensen Baird
Kennebec Savings Bank
Meredith and Mark Koerner P '16
David Lakari
Sue and Tom Lambe
Rebecca Lambert
Margaret Lawrence '93
Laurianne Listo
June McCormack
Suzanne and Cornelius McGinn
The Stephanie Hope Mull Memorial Scholarship of the Maine Community Foundation
Northeast Delta Dental
Northland Management Corp.
Suzi Osher*
The Press Hotel LLC
Donna Roggenthien and Ronald Leeking
Ineke Schair
Susan Schraft, M. D. and Richard Berne
Brian Smith MFA '20
Sodexo
Alice Spencer, Hon. DFA '18 and Richard Spencer
P.W. Sprague Memorial Foundation
Peter and Mindy Standley
Jann Sterling
Kristin and Warren Valdmanis
Ashley Wernher-Collins '16 and Scott Collins
Vanessa White-Capelluti
Wipfli
Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc.
Caron Zand

$1,000-$1999

Richard and Karin Anderson
Lori A. Austill '85
Cornelia Greaves Bates
Chris and David Beneman
Stephanie Berry
Matt Blackwell '77
Cathy Bloom
Clements Charitable Trust
The Gene R. Cohen Charitable Foundation
Margaret and Dick Curran
Christina Davis '87
Roderick L. Dew '80, MFA '00
Jenny McGee Dougherty '05
Kerem Durdag
Edison Press
Elizabeth Elicker
Donald Endrizzi and Peggy Pennoyer
Kenneth Eng
Marian Godfrey Gardner
Nancy Glover
Alisha Gould MFA '10
Nancy Bowling Gramps
Rebecca and Joel Gratwick
Jeanette Hagen
Grace Hager '15, MFA '23
Arlene and Daniel Holtzman P '23 (Parents of Joe Holtzman '23)
Lisa Houck
Elinor S. Hudson
Anne Ireland '94 and Kenneth M. Cole III
Cade Jarvis '20
Emily Johansen
Joseph's of Portland
Joy Family '25
Maya Amrich Kuvaja '97
June LaCombe
Catherine Callahan LeBleu
Karin Lium
Mancini Electric, Inc.
Roberta March MFA '21
Adam Masterman MFA '24
Kathleen and Warren McKeon P '02
Ann and Kent Mohnkern
Kenny and Mary Pennell Nelson
Anne and Vince Oliviero through the Arthur W. Purdue Foundation
Peter Pachios and Helen Stevens
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Sam and Teresa Pierce
Frances E. Prinn
Olivia Propeck '24
Laura and Paul Retherford
Mary Schendel and Phil Gleason
David E. Shaw, Hon. DFA '16
Charles David Thomas '68, Hon. DFA '16
USI Insurance Services, LLC
Waypoint Brokers Collective
Rob and Robin Whitten
Brad and Ann Willauer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Wright

$500-$999

Anonymous (5)
Leslie Anderson and Dan Nygaard
Maya Attean '23
Amy Bartlett-Goodness '04
MJ Benson
Allison Brown '01 and Blake Brown
Natalie Brown '23
Stephen Chentow and Kathleen Ryan
Tracey Cockrell
Carolyn L. Collins
Louisa Donelson
Dana M. Dowling P '26
Anne Dustin P '81
Nancy Dustin
East Brown Cow Management, Inc
Jack and Kay Emory
Margaret Fast
Michael Fillyaw Photography
Grace Formica
Kathleen Galligan
John P. Gardiner '07, MFA '14
Alexander Garthwaite and Julie Brown-Garthwaite P '25
Carol Grape '78 and Mike D'Innocente
Sara Gray
Margo Halverson and Charles Melcher
Susan Haskins-Doloff
Edwin Heisler
Candace Pilk Karu, Hon. DFA '13
Rachel Katz MFA '00
Wendy VE Kaye
Kathryn Knight-Wise
The Second Abraham S. and Fannie B. Levey Foundation
Lesley MacVane, Salt '02 and Roger Berle
Mascoma Bank
Jennifer and Daniel Mayer P '27
Avis and Fred Miller
Margaret Morfit
Heidi and Kevin Munc P '25
Vanessa Nesvig
Jeff Noel '85 and Cathy Burnham
Northern Benefits of Maine LLC
Sue Nutty
Amy Nolan Osborn and Jim Osborn
Jax Perry MFA '27
Dan and Nancy Poteet
Sean Roarty '25
Celeste Roberge '79
Nick Rossi
Abbeth Russell '11
Bill and Peggy Ryan
Jim and Lynn Shaffer
Rebecca Waxman Sneed and Douglas Sneed
Ari and Natalie Solotoff
Aaron Staples '08
Sandra Tardo-Long
Izzy Van den Heuvel
Stuart and Karen Watson
Louisa Wickard
Jeffrey P. Wolf '97

$250-$499

Anonymous
Melvin D. Adams III and Derrick Dyer
Gary and Elaine Ambrose P '06
Ian Anderson and Kari Radasch '97
Dan Bailin
Hilary Bassett
Andrew and Linda Brenner
Joel Ellis Brown
Thomas C. Carney
Sandi Carter
Aaron M. Cheever '97
Diana and Charles Coit
Alice Dillon
Neale Duffett, Darlene Panzino, and April Fortier
Craig and Dolly Foster
Olwen and Peter Gardiner P '14
Linda Gerson
Sam Giberson
Cate and Richard Gilbane
Shelby Goldsmith '14
Sally and Don Gould P '09
Rebecca and Joel Gratwick
Ralph Harding
Mr. Robert Herold and Ms. Joan Sarles
Bevin Holmberg
Jeanne Holtzman and Tom McDermott P '13
Richard and Jennifer Hubbell
Mark Johnson and Lucy Breslin
Tamara Jones
Tim Kane
Brian Killeen MAT '19
James Kuhn
Margaret Leonard '82
W.B. MacDonald
Peter Maloney '25
Naomi Grace McNeill '08
Larinda Meade
Susan V. Morris
Mahasti Mudd MFA '08
Jillian Mumley '26
Ali and Munira Naqui
Grace Nelson '82
Leonard and Merle Nelson, Hon. DFA '04
Andrea Raynor '92
Holly Ready '94
Daniel N. Reardon
Natalie Reed '13
Noriko Sakanishi '70
Lin Snow '20
Rachel Somerville
Sophia Sutherland
Unum Matching Gifts Program
Patricia VanTuyl
Amy Vander Els
Cerata Virens '25
Brian Wilk '95, Hon. DFA '25 and Linda Wilk '95
Paula and Jamie Zeitlin

$100-$249

Anonymous (4)
J.B. Adler
Aglaia and Mumtaz Ahmed P '94
Tom and Diana Allen
Amanda Anderson
Kyle and Stephen Atwell
Katharine Ayer '98
Sally and Ron Bancroft
Harold Barnard
Betsy Barrett
Andrea Berne
William Blake
Lisa and Scott Boing P '26
Erno and Victoria Bonebakker
Pamela Bosco '89
Katie Bove
Carolyn Branson
Doris Brossy
S. Bruce Brown
Burgess Advertising & Marketing
Jane Burke Murals '77
Jordan Carey '19
David and Cheryl Carter
Frances P. Caswell
Tom and Kate Chappell
Dianne Chicoine
Andrew and Judith Coburn
Sarah Daignault
Nancy R. Davison
Anysa Denby '25
Anne E. Dennison
Katia Dermott '22
Doug Doering P '20
Tom and Sarah Dowd
Joel Eckhaus and Donna Doughten
Linda and Sam Emerson
Maggie Fehr '89
Joshua Ferry '94
Stephen and Joan Fitzhugh P '05
Rachel Flaherty '91
Julie Coxe Freund '81 and Daniel Freund
JoAnne and Richard Fuerst
James H. Gambrill
Give Lively Foundation, Inc.
Peggy Greenhut Golden
Kerry Goulder '25
Diane L.E. Green-Minor
Karl and Janet Hager P '15
Barbara Hawes '78
Connie Hayes '80, Hon. DFA '03
Holly Higgins
Jamie Hogan
David Hutchins '87
Kathy Irving
Jamie Isaacson
Linda Jackson-Washburn
Micah D. Johnson
Donna Katsiaficas
Stuart Kestenbaum and Susan Webster
Dai Kozuru '90
Ken Kraft
Ted and Susan Kutscher
James and Valerie Lane P '92
Nancy Larsen
Justine Louise Lasdin MAT '19
Rob Licht '84
Peter R. Lindquist '81 and Sarah Ruef-Lindquist
Martha Lohaus '98
David Low
Carol MacLeod
George E. Mandell P '16
Kate and Jack Mann
Andrew Marsters
Tracy Sunday Mastro '91
Robin McCarthy '87 and Ted McCarthy
Tim and Jay McCreight
Frank and Susan McGinty P '08
Maureen McHugh
Samuel Mechanic P '13
Susan Meixell '93
Jerry C. Millhon P '95
Carolynn Molleur
Leeanna Morris MFA '14
Anna Morse '18
Katie Murphy '91 and Peter Lindsay
Diane and Steve Neal
Anne and Ben Niles
Judy O'Donnell
Jo Ophardt '25
Claudia and Harold Pachios
Stephen Pannone '81
Meg Brown Payson
Jeff and Sarah Peterson
Lois P. Poster P '97
Sandra Quinn '87 and Eddie Quinn
Christina and Terry Rielly P '23
Frank and Susan Ruch
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist and Peter Lindquist '81
Betsy Scheintaub
Stephen and Lisa Schiffman
Ellen Seidman
Michael and Tammy Sherwood
Amy L. Shinn
Sarah Shor and Tim Ewald P '26
John and Janice Siegle
Dennis and Cheryl Sinauskas P '09
Kenneth Spirer and Joan Leitzer
Abby Sprague '25
Seth and Laura Sprague
Andy and Thera Stack P '16
Dr. Constance Joy Stevenson P '03
Ryan Swedenborg MFA '25
The Sylva Family '14
Peg, Bill, and Isa Teatreault '18
Steven Thompson '82
Jeanne Titherington '73
David Tourangeau and Marjorie Getz
James Turack
Christine J. Vincent
Annie Wadleigh AT '26
Mr. Neil W. Wallace
William Webster
Mardie Weldon
Donna Wermenchuk
Kay K. White
Rosemary Whitney
Andrew Xenos '12

Up to $99

Anonymous (2)
Niru Aggarwal and Frank Robbins
James Baker and Laura Dixon
Martha de Lyra Barker P '18
Kathleen Bender
Sue Berg MFA '01
Cheryl Boissoneau
Valerie J. Botter P '16
Betty Bricker-Small and David L. Small
Christopher and Leah Brooks
Christine Byrne
Claude Caswell
James C. Chute
Maysey Craddock MFA '03
Carol A. Crothers
Jill Dalton '99
Deb Debiegun
Lea DeForest '07
Peter F. Donnelly
Tim Finin and Marcia Ames P '13
Marilyn Fraktman
Carri Frechette
Lisa Gent
Phyllis and Bernard Givertz
Pauline Gobeil '81
Sharon Greenlaw
Marcie Parker Griswold, Salt '04
Barbara Harrison
Andrea and Terry Hook P '13
Jenepher Burton Johanson '92
Emmett Jorgensen '24
John Kaminski and Wendy Cherubini
Michael Lewis P '16
Karen Lukas
Estelle S. Maillet '59
Joyce Mastro P '91
Karol Maybury P '25
Sarah S. Meacham
Judith and Lucien Morin
Carol Nale
Dorothy and Bogdan Olaru
Claire Olson-Crocker
Will O'Shea
Joseph and Susan Packard P '14
Tony Payne
Abby Peck
Cynthia Pettengill
Russ and Lisa Pierce
Roxanne Pizzuto '89
Phoebe Porteous
Gaetano and Phebe Quattrucci
Whit Kilpatrick Russell '09
Pam Ryder P '17
Barbara S. Pappas P '80
Susie and Jeff Saffer
Suzanne Strempek Shea '80
Deborah S. Shinn
Karen Siatras '91
Jack Silverio
Hugh Sisson
Addy Smith-Reiman and Joshua Reiman
Paul and Vivian Smith P '20
Eli Sobel
Dawn L. Stanley '62
Melissa Sullivan
Polly Talbott
Mara Tieken
V Vale '87
Joel Van Tassell
Michael C. Welch '68
Audrey M. White P '94
Sally Wigon
Sarah Camille Wilson '07
Jasmine Zateeny '00