Awards
Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremonies
Each year, the Women in the Curriculum Program honors Maine
women of distinction with the Maryann Hartman Awards. Named for
the late Dr. Maryann Hartman, an Associate Professor of Speech
Communication, a distinguished educator, feminist scholar and
humanist, the awards are given to recognize those Maine women
whose achievements in the arts, politics, business, education
and community service provide inspiration for women.
1987 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Doris Twitchell Allen, for her work as a
psychologist and peace activist; Eileen Farrell, for her accomplishments
as a singer, and Lenore Thomas Straus, for her work in sculpting.
1988 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were JoAnn Fritsche, educator and policy maker;
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic Gold Medal winner, and Dorothy
Clarke Wilson, playwright and biographer.
1991 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Gilda Nardone, for her work with the Displaced
Homemakers Program; Lilianne Labbe, for her accomplishments
in helping to preserve the Franco-American heritage in Maine;
and Margaret Chase Smith, for her role in national politics.
1992 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Glenna Atwood, for her work in community
health education; Constance Carlson, for her accomplishments
in higher education, and Harriet Henry, for her work in the
legal system.
1993 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Joan Brooks, for her accomplishments in scientific
research; Mary "Winnie" MacDonald, for her work as
an activist for women with AIDS, and Mary Philbrook, a spokesperson
for the Micmac Nation.
1994 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Mary Mitchell Gabriel, for her contributions
to the craft of basket making; Emily L. Muir, for her accomplishments
in architecture and visual arts; and Alice Stewart, for her
contributions to the field of Canadian Studies.
1995 -- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Gladys Hasty Carroll, for her distinguished
career as an author and preservationist of Maine traditions;
Kay Gardner, for her nationally known accomplishments as a
flutist, composer and conductor; and Katherine Musgrave, for
her distinguished career in service to the community through
nutrition education for women, children, and the elderly.
1996-- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Judy Guay for her welfare rights activism;
Patricia Riley for her activities on behalf of the elderly;
and Clarice Yentsch for her scientific achievements and her
work for gender equity in science.
1997-- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Madeleine Giguere for her work in preserving
and promoting Franco-American culture in Maine; Constance Hunting
for her achievements as an educator, poet, and publisher; and
Dale McCormick for her political leadership and her training
of women for nontraditional careers.
1998-- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Eleanor Humes Haney, a feminist theologian
and community activist; Lucy Poulin, the president and cofounder
of H.O.M.E., Inc., a cooperative community dedicated to economic
and social reconstruction for individuals and families in transition
from homelessness to independence; Eleanor Sargent, a practicing
nurse who has raised more than $2,000,000 in hospital equipment
and supplies for hospitals in Guatemala and El Salvador and
has arranged for Feed the Children to deliver food to Aroostook
County's temporary shelter for the homeless and the Diocesan
Human Relations of Caribou; and Barbara Cooney Porter, the
author /illustrator of over 100 children's books for which
she has received two Caldecott Medals and one American Book
Award.
1999-- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Donna Loring, an advocate for Maine Indian
communities, who serves as the Penobscot Nation's representative
to the Maine State Legislature and as the Coordinator of Tribal,
State, and International Relations; Glenna Smith, an author,
playwright, poet, and journalist who also works for the elderly
of Maine; and Esperanza Stancioff, a water quality biologist
and the director of the Clean Water Program of the University
of Maine Cooperative Extension.
2000-- Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Theodora Kalikow, president of the University
of Maine at Farmington, who has worked enthusiastically for
the advancement of women both within the University of Maine
System and throughout the state; Ruth Lockhart, a founder and
current executive director of the Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health
Center, the only private, nonprofit feminist women's health
care center in the state; and Jude Spacks, an artist who has
composed portraits of famous women out of fabric and says, "I
believe they communicate at many levels about the courage,
power, and beauty of women."
2001 - Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
The recipients were Phyllis Austin, senior reporter for the Maine
Times and pioneer of environmental journalism; Laura Fortman,
executive director of the Maine Women's Lobby and the Women's
Development Institute; Tabitha King, author, philanthropist,
and fundraiser. Also included is Lindsay Richardson, the first
recipient of our Young Women's Social Justice Award, who is
a senior at Edward Little High, who identifies herself as a
socially conscious, liberal, and outspoken activist for equal
rights and reproductive rights and is involved in many groups.
2002 - Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
2003 - Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony
