
Mira Whitmore
$5000 Bristol Seafood
2022 Central High School
My sister taught me to be compassionate and humble.

Lucille Utgard
$5000 Partners Bank/Anne Spaulding
2022 Sanford High School
I took on the biggest responsibility a high school student can have.

Kathryn Smith
$5000 Timothy and Claire Heard
2022 John Bapst Memorial High School
Good character is a choice we make every day.

Alice Skiff
$5000 Kathy and David Harrison
2022 Lincoln Academy
It is often thought that adversity develops character. I can support that with my own experience.

Zoe Reynolds
$5000 Machias Savings Bank/Cass Family
2022 Jonesport-Beal High School
This is just not fair.

Jackson Melendy
$5000 Market Decisions Research
2022 Kent’s Hill High School
I am the voice of the students.

Maxwell Mason
$5000 Northern Light HealthJohn 2022 Babst Memorial High School
Character is defined by everyday actions, most small and fleeting.

Jared Conant
$5000 Bristol Seafood
2022 Yarmouth High School
Every day I strive to be the best person I can be.

Clementine Bannon
$5000 100 Women Who Care
2022 George Stevens High School
I am determined to use my voice to make positive change.

Ryan Ball
$5000 Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation
2022 Westbrook High School
I transformed my silence into a powerful voice.

Serena Lufkin
2021 Hodgon Middle/High School, Houlton
$5000 Scholarship Sponsored by 100+WomenWhoCare, Southern Maine
My character is a reflection of everything I have successfully gotten through.

Maggie Amann
2021 Scarborough High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Biddeford Mechanics Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
I find joy in making people smile

Keegan Butler
2021 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Market Decisions Research
I know what it’s like to be on the other side of hatefulness

Ava Chadbourne
2021 Fryeburg Academy
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
I am not broken. I am not wrong. I am me.

Traci Francis
2021 South Portland High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Androscoggin Savings Bank, Purdy Powers & Co and the Mainely Character Board Scholarship
I have the strength to get through difficult things, and that gives me hope.

Suzanne Hanvey
2021 Thornton Academy/ Old Orchard Beach Alternative Education and Youth Program
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Saco Biddeford Savings Institution, Paquin & Carroll Insurance and the Mainely Character Board.
I will help lead my generation towards a kind, healthy, and environmentally friendly future.

Khalil Kilani
2021 Waynflete School, Portland
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Northern Light Health
Whenever I didn’t have much, I had my character.

Mary Lombardi
2021 Traip Academy
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Partners Bank
I don’t want to be in a tiny box. I want to bust out and try something new.

Alexander Reynaud
Waterville High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by David and Kathy Harrison
I confront challenges and deal with them.

Kailyn Robichaud
2021 Kennebunk High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Rubb USA
I take steps every day to better myself.

Camden Rollins
2021Yarmouth High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by R.M. Davis
I could not walk away.

Kaitlyn Tompkins
2021 Mount Desert High School
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Reed and Reed
I seek to lead in kindness and work hard to make the future brighter for all.

Magnolia VanDiver
2021 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Machias Savings Bank
I strive to align my actions with my convictions.

Colby Volkernick
Colby Volkernick
2021 Mountain Valley High School, Rumford
$2500 Scholarship Sponsored by Northeast Bank
My life has been given in caring for others.

Amarachukwu Ifeji
2020 Bangor High School
100+ Women Who Care Scholarship $5000
“ I am not afraid to speak out for what I value.”

Collin McGarr
2020 Maranacook Community High School
Market Decisions Scholarship $2500
“I have a passion for helping people.”

Isabel Berman
2020 Cape Elizabeth High School
Biddeford Savings Bank Character $2500
“I choose to be a positive influence for others.”

Brady Kaelin
2020 Katahdin High School
Machias Savings Bank Scholarship $2500
“I’ve learned the importance of sticking up for myself.”

Molly Whelan
2020 Freeport High School
R. M. Davis, Inc. Scholarship $2500
“I have discovered what it means to be authentic.”

Sarah Low
2019 Bucksport High School
$5,000 R.M. Davis Scholarship
“Despite many obstacles, she will be the first in her family to go to college.”

Richard Joyce
2019 Cheverus High School
$2500 Machias Savings Bank Scholarship
“He strives to be an uplifter in everything he does.”

Madeleine Tiner
2019 Poland Regional High School
$2500 Biddeford Savings Bank Scholarship
“Facing health issues and bullying she could have given up. Instead she found her passion – helping others.”

Abigail Pomerleau
2019 Thornton Academy
$1250 Market Decisions Research Scholarship
“She learned to be resiliant in the face of adversity.”

Madeline Williams
2019 Gould Academy
$1250 Market Decisions Research Scholarship
“She unites like-minded people to improve the environment.”

Sophia DeSchiffart
2018 Narraguagus Middle/High School
$5000 R.M. Davis Scholarship
“She found that true character includes the ability to change and grow.“

Julia Hanson
2018 Casco Bay High School for Expeditionary Learning
$2500 Machias Savings Bank
“In response to the suicide of two friends, she founded a suicide prevention program, Yellow Tulip.”

Ashleigh Cote
2018 Gardiner High School
$2500 Market Decisions Research Scholarship
“Poetry and determination helped her overcome major family challenges.”

Habso Omani
2018 Portland High School
$2500 Biddeford Savings Bank Scholarship
“She builds bridges between Islamic and American cultures.”

Lucas Brown
2018 South Portland High School
$1000 Mainely Character Scholarship
“He took responsibility because he had to. Now he does because he wants to.”

David Warren
2018 Belfast Area High School
$1000 Mainely Character Scholarship “He is making his community a better place, one neighbor at a time.”

Noa Sredon
2017 Morse High School
$5,000 R.M. Davis, Inc. Mainely Character Scholarship

Caitlyn McNulty
2017 Scarborough High School
$2500 Market Decisions Research Mainely Character Scholarship



Connor Archer
2016 Old Town High School
$2500 Market Decisions Research Mainely Character Scholarship

Marina MacKinnon
2016 Marina MacKinnon, Brunswick High School
$1000 Mainely Character Scholarship

Kyanda Mulonda
2016 Auburn Adult Education Edward Little High School
$5000 R. M. Davis, Inc. Mainely Character Scholarship


Silas Zechman
2015 South Portland High School
$5,000 R.M. Davis, Inc. Mainely Character scholarship

Jasmine Waite
2015 Maine School of Science and Mathematics
$2,500 Market Decisions Mainely Character Scholarship

Nathan Fitzpatrick
2014 Mountain Valley High School
$5,000 R.M. Davis, Inc. Mainely Character scholarship

Derek Talbot
2014 Sanford High School
$2,500 Market Decisions Research Mainely Character Scholarship

Zechariah (Zac) Palmeter
2014 Bangor Christian School,
$2500 Northeast Bank, Mainely Character Scholarship


Madeline Gears
2013 Cape Elizabeth High School
$2500 Arnold Bushner – Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship

Karina Harriman
2013 Freeport High School
$2500 Market Decisions Mainely Character Scholarship


Michelle Kus
2012 Windham High School,
$5,000 R.M. Davis, Inc.Mainely Character Scholarship

Alexandrea Cartier
2012 South Portland High School,
$2500 Market Decisions Research Mainely Character Scholarship

Hannah Potter
2012 Yarmouth High School
$2,500 Arnold Bushner – Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship

Michelle Clark
2011 Yarmouth High School
$5,000 R.M. Davis Mainely Character Scholarship

Lynsey Vigue
2011 Winslow High School
$2,500 Arnold Bushner – Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship

Christopher Stout
2010 Fryeburg Academy,
$5,000 Time Warner Mainely Character Scholarship

Samirutu Abdul Karim
2010 Windham High School,
$2,500 Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship

Conner Drigotas
2009 Kennebunk High School
$5000 Time Warner Cable Mainely Character Scholarship

Kimberly Ouillette
2009 Belfast Area High School
$2500 Arnold Bushner – Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship


Alexandria Neher
2008 Hodgdon High School
$2500 Arnold Bushner – Northeast Bank Mainely Character Scholarship

Rebekah L. Wakefield
2007 Mattanawcook Academy
$5000 Mainely Character Time Warner Cable Scholarship

Elisabeth Poling
2006 Maranacook Community High School
$5000 Mainely Character Scholarship


Dennis Rogeski
2004 Dennis Rogeski, Fort Fairfield High School
$5000 Mainely Character Scholarship
