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The Joseph W. Mayo ALS Scholarship Committee has announced this year’s major scholarship recipients. Both students have been awarded $1,800 scholarships and have participated in providing care to family members afflicted by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a news release from Joseph Pietroski Jr., chairman of the scholarship committee.
The spring semester 2021 award winners are as follows:
Madison LaVasseur
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Madison LeVasseur of Whitefield, daughter of Noel LeVasseur and Ann Manning. A graduate of Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale, she attends the University of Alabama.
Hanna Roy
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Hanna Roy of Auburn, daughter of Gregory and Pat Roy, an Edward Little High School graduate who attends St. Joseph’s College in Windham.
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Maine students receive Joseph W. Mayo scholarships
Mar 09, 2021
Joseph A. Mayo of Thomaston and Augusta died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2002.
Mayo was a Maine leader, a five-term member of the Maine House and was elected Speaker of the House in 1992. A father of three and husband, he was nationally recognized for his expertise in legislative rules and elections, and completed just before his death a 10-year revision of “Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure,” now used by state legislatures across the nation.
ALS is a disease which strikes with little notice; a permanent cure currently does not exist. Mayo was particularly concerned by the impact of ALS on his and other families that had to deal with this affliction.
Local students named to The University of Alabama dean’s lists
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Madison Levasseur and Catherine Gibbs academic recognition for the 2020 fall term at The University of Alabama, with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the president’s list with academic records of 4.0 (all A’s).
The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students.
Levasseur, of Whitefield, was named to the president’s list.
Gibbs, of Winslow, was named to the dean’s list.