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The University of Maine’s Department of Public Administration received a $2,500 grant from the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI on Tuesday of last week. Each year, one member of the society from each of the seven national regions is selected to choose a college or university. UMaine was chosen for its available criminal justice concentration by former agent and chief of counterintelligence Wayne Gilbert.
“We are very happy with the recognition of our concentration,” interim department chair Stephanie Welcomer said. “[We] feel this will give us the opportunity to provide extra scholarship resources to students.”
The grant, called the J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship, is bestowed by the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation. According to its Web site, “The J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to colleges chosen by Society members from each of the six regions of the Society and one from the host chapter of the National Convention. The individual members are selected by a random drawing at the Society National Convention. Seven scholarships, in the amount of $2,500, are awarded to the selected colleges.”
The first of these scholarships was awarded in 1978 for $1,000. In 1990, the amount was increased to $2,500. They are directed to the selected organization’s general scholarship fund, and are suggested for use with law enforcement curriculum if it is available.
UMaine found out it would be receiving the grant some time in October.
“It’s always an honor to receive something like this,” said Dan Innis, dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health. “It says a lot for the department.”
Innis was present along with Welcomer and Kennedy for the reception of the grant and said the awarding was very simple.
“There were no remarks, really,” Innis said. “It was basically us greeting a representative and taking his money.”
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