RLDAM Awards Brian C. Thayer Scholarship
AUBURN, Maine (PRWEB) February 09, 2018 -- On February 5, members of the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine’s (RLDAM) Board of Directors met with a recipient of one of their four annual Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarships.
RLDAM President Joe Hondel, Deering Lumber, along with JoAnne Tarr, Lapointe Lumber, and Jim Murphy, Riverside Millwork, traveled to Central Maine Community College (CMCC) in Auburn to congratulate scholarship recipient Alexander Cormier of Biddeford. Cormier, who has had a passion for construction since he was little, is currently a first-year student in the Building Construction and Technology (BCT) Program at CMCC.
The RLDAM group also heard from Department Chair and Instructor Don Varney. Varney showcased the many areas where students learn about the products and installation techniques that give them a great head start in the industry. He added, “It’s a good time for young people to come into the industry. If you’re ambitious, you can really make a good living.”
The BCT program at CMCC prepares students for successful employment in construction-related fields. Through a combination of classroom study, mock-ups, and live projects, students obtain hands-on experience and become broadly familiar with methods, standards, and codes commonly associated with the construction industry. The program offers students the opportunity to earn a certificate or an associate in applied science degree.
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, a grand total of $56,000 since inception! These scholarships are available to students enrolled in building trades programs at four of Maine’s community colleges. Scholarship recipients are nominated by their instructors.
The RLDAM would like to congratulate all of their Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
Eastern Maine Community College:
Janine Kimball
Veazie
Building Construction Technology
Central Maine Community College:
Alexander Cormier
Biddeford
Building Construction Technology
Kennebec Valley Community College:
Emile Woodruff
Buxton
Energy Systems Technology
Northern Maine Community College:
Benjamin McEndarfer
Woodland
Building Construction Technology
Rob Totaro, Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, http://www.NRLA.org, +1 (518) 880-6386, [email protected]
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