The Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine (RLDAM) would like to congratulate its 2024 Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship recipients:
Ayden Cunningham, Presque Isle
Son of Eric Cunningham of S.W. Collins
Studying Electrical Construction & Maintenance at Northern Maine Community College
Morgan Cunningham, Augusta
Granddaughter of Bert Hallowell of Ware Butler
Studying Nursing at the University of Southern Maine
Colby Lloyd, Rome
Works at Hammond Lumber
Son of Michael Ware of Hammond Lumber
Studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Maine
Julia Oplinger, Portland
Daughter of Jon Oplinger of Hancock Lumber
Studying Media Arts Production at Emerson College
Ella Suitter, Hodgdon
Daughter of Corey Suitter of S.W. Collins
Studying Nursing at the University of Maine
The RLDAM Board of Directors renamed the RLDAM Scholarship the Brain C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship in 2006 in honor of the late Brian Thayer of LaValley Lumber. At the time of his death in 2006, Thayer was vice president of RLDAM and served on the board of trustees of the Maine Community College System. RLDAM has awarded four $1,000 scholarships annually since 2004, (five since 2022), for a grand total of $83,000 since inception! These scholarships are available to students enrolled in building trades programs in any of Maine’s community colleges or to employees or immediate family members of employees of RLDAM member companies.
