Maine Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame opens nominations for honorees to be inducted in March 2022 ceremony
Since 1990, the organization has聽honored women who have made an outstanding contribution to improving opportunities for all Maine women.
The Maine Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame is seeking聽聽from organizations, businesses, or individuals of women who meet the following criteria: their achievements have had a significant statewide impact, those achievements significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, and their contribution has an enduring value for women.
Complete nomination details, criteria, and requirements are available at聽.聽 The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2021.聽 An independent panel of judges reviews the nominations with careful consideration to select one or two honorees for induction each year.
Most recent recipients have included Darylen McQuirk Cote, Governor Janet T. Mills, Joanne D鈥橝rcangelo, Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader, Joyce Taylor Gibson, and Dean Leigh Saufley.聽 For a complete list of honorees, visit聽Maine Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame.
The Maine Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the聽. The induction ceremony is usually held at the聽天美传媒聽on the third Saturday of March, in observance of Women鈥檚 History Month. UMA maintains a permanent Maine Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame display of photographs and citations for all honorees聽in the Bennett D. Katz Library.
The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation maintains an active聽. Since 1962, when the first small scholarship was presented, it has been helping Maine women achieve economic self-sufficiency by awarding scholarships to outstanding and deserving women. Recipients of these scholarships have gone on to contribute to the economic well-being of their families and the State of Maine.