SOUTH PORTLAND — The Leon A. Gorman Endowed Scholarship fund has been created by the families of Leon and Lisa Gorman to support Maine community college students who exemplify Mr. Gorman’s long-standing commitment to community service and academic achievement.
The fund was established in honor of Mr. Gorman’s 80th birthday by the couple’s children: Ainslie Boroff, Nancy Cohen, Shimon Cohen, Jeffrey Gorman, Jennifer Wilson, and their spouses and children.
Leon Gorman is chairman emeritus of L.L. Bean Inc. and served as the company’s president for more than three decades.
A longtime supporter of Maine’s seven community colleges, he served on the 2006 Governor’s Community College Advisory Council. He and his wife were instrumental in the creation of The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges in 2009, and he currently serves as a member of the foundation’s Leadership Council. Lisa Gorman is the vice chair of the foundation’s Board of Directors.
More information about the foundation is available at www.maineccfoundation.org. Information about the Maine Community College System is available at www.mccs.me.edu. For more information about the scholarship and an online application, visit usm.maine.edu/scholarships/ leon-and-lisa-gormanscholarship.
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