Impact Stories
Your Gifts At Work
We are thankful for those who have made a gift to the University of Southern Maine Foundation. Learn more about how their gifts have made an impact.
Extraordinary Commitment Today With a Firm Eye on Tomorrow
Twenty years ago, Bob and Jill Blackwood established the Blackwood Family Scholarship Fund, which provides four-year scholarships to graduates of South Portland High School who are enrolled at USM. The Blackwood connection with South Portland High runs four generations deep: Bob, his father, his two uncles, two aunts, two siblings, and two children all graduated from South Portland High School—and their endowed scholarship program is a powerful way of giving back.
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