The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has announced the winners of the 47th annual Scholarship Drawing! Twenty-three applicants were drawn and given book awards.

The requirements for the scholarship are that the applicant has to be immediately related to someone in Maine’s seafood industry, and at least a sophomore in college.

“Two of the winners were awarded $6,000 each, thanks to a very generous anonymous fisherman who donated $12,000,” said the Fishermen’s Forum, in a news release.

All of the 2021 winners are shown below with their hometown listed:

Aubrey Anderson of Spruce Head
Mackenzie Arey of Milbridge
Matthew Beard of Portland
Hayden Brewer of Boothbay Harbor
Jacquelyn Cook of Perry
Reece Dannenberg of Sedgwick
Paige Dennison of Vinalhaven
Margaret Kelly of Portland
William LaBrecque of Southport
Levi Little of Phippsburg
Adeline McDonald of Deer Isle
Erin Moody of Harpswell
Nolan R. Murphy of Seal Cove
Adam Norwood II of Blue Hill
Moriah Nutter of Deer Isle
Shaw Pinkham-McKnight of Five Islands
Caitlyn Rich of South Portland
Jordan Rich of Long Island
Faith Robbins of Little Deer Isle
Madigan Saunders of Harpswell
Rosemary Train of Long Island
Libby Weed of Stonington
Cooper Wirkala of Spruce Head

The 2022 Forum scholarship application will be available on the Forum website (www.mainefishermensforum.org) on July 1, 2021. Next year’s scholarship drawing will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, “at what we hope to be a live Forum event!” said the Forum.