Over $583,000 in scholarships awarded to GSA grads

Awards reflect the ‘depth of community investment’ in GSA students

June 23, 2026

By Staff

BLUE HILL— The 52 graduates of the George Stevens Academy Class of 2026 have been awarded more than $583,000 in scholarships from 59 organizations and individuals, the school announced at its annual ‘class night’ ceremony on June 12.

According to a press release, “the awards reflect the depth of community investment in GSA students and the generosity of the families, businesses, foundations, and civic organizations across the Blue Hill peninsula that fund them each year.” The release said that the scholarships were awarded based on criteria “set by each sponsor, including financial need, academic achievement, community leadership and involvement, educational objectives, and town residency.”

"The breadth of this support demonstrates the strength of our community," said Lila Gilbert, College and Career Counselor at George Stevens Academy, in the release. "These scholarships do more than ease costs — they encourage and empower students as they move forward."

Recipients were selected by either the GSA Scholarship Committee, which follows guidelines set by each award's sponsor or by the sponsoring organizations themselves the release said. Students will receive detailed information on their awards from the GSA Scholarship Committee or the awarding organization in the coming weeks.

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GSA Class of 2026 Scholarship Recipients

• Blodgett, Mitchell, Bridges, Hinckley & Leach Scholarship for the Performing Arts
  Amelia Cowart

• Blodgett, Tapley, Bridges & Leach Scholarship for Maritime, Agricultural,
  Vocational, or Natural Science Education
  Logan Townsend

• Deborah Brewster Memorial Scholarship
  Lillian Landrum

• Winifred Mudge & Marcella L. Brooks Scholarship
  Georgia Clews

• Stephen R. Campbell ('62) Memorial Scholarship
  Leigh Carter

• Jane B. Clapp Memorial Award
  Violette Hermans

• Ramassoc Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
  Matthew Patnaude

• Ruth O. Dority Scholarship
  Emma Perry-St. Peter 

• Jane Pepper Glasgow Memorial Scholarship 
  Elizabeth McGaha, Bailey Townsend

• Andrea Gray / Sean W. Grant Memorial Scholarship
  Judson Butler

• Virginia T.S. Gray Scholarship
  Cadence Pert

• Barry & Rob Grindle Memorial Scholarship
  Lucas Ladd

• Enoch & Blanche A. Grindle Memorial Award
  Romeo Black

• Stanley Grindle Mechanical & Industrial Arts Scholarship
  Judson Butler

• The Hinckley Memorial Scholarship
  Kenzee Taylor, Shea Emerton

• Mildred Chase Hinckley Memorial Scholarship
  Gwenyth Fretz

• Ira Berry Lodge #128 Masonic Scholarship
  Halle Clifford, Shea Emerton

• Tammy Jones ('87)  Memorial Scholarship
  Jacob Allen

• Tyler/Grandmaison MELMAC Scholarship
  Kenzee Taylor

• James Modisette Scholarship
  Annika Marshall

• Mountain Rebekah Lodge Scholarship
  Jacob Allen

• Francis T. and Louise T. Nichols Foundation Scholarship
  Halle Clifford, Anna Dovhanych, Gwenyth Fretz, Emma Perry-St. Peter, Kenzee Taylor, Ange Viennot

• Nickerson Family Scholarship
  Lucas Ladd

• Orlofsky Jazz & Music Education Award
  Edmund Knights

• Osgood-Frederick Scholarship
  Jacob Allen,Judson Butler,Anna Dovhanych, Edmund Knights

• Poland Family Farm Scholarship
  Cadence Pert

• Rising Star Lodge #4 Masonic Scholarship
  Logan Townsend

• Silvernail Foundation Scholarship
  Lucas Ladd

• Edwin J. Smith Memorial Scholarship
  Hannah Maeve Was

• Susan W. Stinson Memorial Award
  Violette Hermans

• George & Arlene Stover Scholarship
  Ange Viennot

• Olden Tapley Scholarship
  Violette Hermans

• Thelma M. & Murray S. Tapley Scholarship
  Trinity Allen

• William Rosborough / Tree of Life Scholarship
  Edmund Knights, Cadence Pert 

• Arnold L. Veague Scholarship
  George Cormac Bernard

• Wescott Brothers Memorial Scholarship
  Amelia Cowart

• Albert H. & Beulah C. Young Scholarship
  Romeo Black, Georgia Clews, Lillian Landrum, Matthew Patnaude, Cadence Pert, Kenzee Taylor, Logan Townsend

• Ann C. Benson Scholarship Award
  Georgia Clews

• Saint Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church Scholarship
  Elizabeth McGaha, Kenzee Taylor, Hannah Maeve Was 

• Brooksville High School Alumni Scholarship
  Romeo Black, Lucas Ladd

• Bobby Dorr Memorial Scholarship
  Logan Townsend

• Dow & Ulbrich Sonny Rollins Memorial Scholarship 
  Edmund Knights

• Patty Fitch Memorial Scholarship
  Violette Hermans

• Friends of Blue Hill Bay Dottie Hayes Memorial Scholarship 
  Logan Townsend

• GSA Alumni Association Book Award
  Judson Butler, Bailey Townsend

• GSA Music Booster Scholarship
  Edmund Knights

• Kristin Herrick Memorial Scholarship
  Lucas Ladd

• Michael Hewes Memorial Scholarship
  Judson Butler

• Maine Blue Collar Scholarship
  Jacob Allen, Judson Butler

• Maine Principal’s Award
  Kenzee Taylor

• Mainely Character Scholarship
  Lillian Landrum

• Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship
  Lillian Landrum

• Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship
  Lillian Landrum, Kenzee Taylor

• Walter T. Jennie & Gerald C. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
  Judson Butler, Lucas Ladd

• Sargentville Thursday Club Scholarship
  Jacob Allen, Emma Perry-St. Peter, Ange Viennot

• Dorothea M. Stookey Artist Scholarship
  Brooks Charette, Anna Dovhanych, Lillian Landrum

• The Worthington Scholarship
  Trinity Allen, Romeo Black, Amelia Cowart, Edmund Knights, Lucas Ladd, Myles Montgomery, Emma Perry-St. Peter, Logan Townsend, Hannah Maeve Was