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2025 RLDAM Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship
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PURPOSE:
To award five $1,000 merit scholarships to support the following education pursuits:
1. Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree
2. Vocational or Trade School Training
3. Continuing Education (5 years post-secondary), including vocational, degree, or certificate programs
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Must be an employee or family member (child (step/grand), sibling, parent, spouse) of an employee who works at a location (within the State of Maine) of a Retail or Associate member company in good standing with the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine (RLDAM).
2. Or, must be a student enrolled or enrolling in a construction-related field of study at a Maine Community College.
EVALUATION PROCESS:
Applications will only be reviewed upon full completion. The RLDAM Scholarship Committee will review all completed applications that are received no later than April 30. Scholarships will be finalized and awarded by June 30, 2025.
The Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine (RLDAM) is pleased to announce its 2024 Scholarship Recipients:
Ayden Cunningham, S.W. Collins Company
Colby Lloyd, Hammond Lumber Company
Morgan Cunningham, Ware-Butler Inc.
Ella Suitter, S.W. Collins Company
Julia Oplinger, Hancock Lumber Company