FARMINGTON – University of Maine at Farmington student Benjamin Laflin was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation. A native of Farmingdale and graduate of Hall-Dale High School, Laflin is a senior at UMF majoring in business and economics.
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This year the Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation trustees selected 12 Maine colleges and universities to receive scholarships. The participating school chooses the student scholarship recipients. All recipients must be a Maine high school graduate, must be at least a sophomore majoring in a business related subject and must have good academic standing.
“Ben is an outstanding student,” said Waleck Dalpour, UMF professor of business and chair of the UMF Division of Social Sciences, Business and Global Studies. “Not only is he committed to the highest level of academic achievement, but he has also embraced a leadership role in and out of the classroom that will help him make his way in today’s complex business world.”
The Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation was established in the 1950s to support a guarantee fund for student loans. The founders included a wide range of banks, businesses, community organizations and individuals. In 1990, the MeHEAF trustees, to continue the original intent of the founding members, initiated a scholarship program funded by the return on the original loan guarantee funds.
MeHEAF was administered by the Maine Bankers Association from 1990 until 2009, and is now managed by the successor organization, the Maine Association of Community Banks (MACB), 489 Congress Street, Portland. Since 1990, a total of $248,000 in scholarships has been awarded.
The award was presented by Pamela M. Green, director of member services at Maine Association of Community Banks.
