The Lincoln County Alumni Association presents three annual awards: Alumni Service Awards, Alumnus of the Year, and Sports Hall of Fame Inductions.
Alumni Service Award Recipients
The Alumni Service Award was given for the first time in 2008. This award recognizes dedicated and outstanding service to the Lincoln Academy community.
Year | Recipient | Graduating Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tim CLark | Class of 1966 |
| 2024 | John Gallager | Class of 1968 |
| 2023 | Drusilla French Sanford | Class of 1964 |
| 2022 | Dennis Prior | Class of 1991 |
| 2022 | Juliet Kelsey-Holmes | Class of 1992 |
| 2021 | Jodie Elwell | Class of 1981 |
| 2020 | Clayton Huntley Jr. | Class of 1970 |
| 2019 | Chris Feltis | Class of 1979 |
| 2019 | Rodney Waltz | Class of 1975 |
| 2018 | Laurie Bouchard | Class of 1973 |
| 2017 | Robert Baldwin | Class of 1962 |
| 2016 | Shirley Welton | Class of 1965 |
| 2015 | Cathy Fish Walker | Class of 1962 |
| 2014 | Mark Potter | Class of 1972 |
| 2013 | Joanna Cameron | Class of 1953 |
| 2012 | Mary Sue Weeks | Class of 1962 |
| 2011 | Paula Roberts | Class of 1975 |
| 2010 | Ellen Hunt | Class of 1963 |
| 2009 | Jean Eaton | Class of 1954 |
| 2008 | John Chapman | Class of 1958 |
Alumnus of the Year Award Recipients
The Lincoln Academy Alumnus of the Year award, started in 1960 and awarded annually since then, recognizes a lifetime of significant accomplishments in the honoree’s profession and service to the larger community.
Year | Recipient | Graduating Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lisa Masters | Class of 1983 |
| 2024 | Brian Higgins | Class of 1989 |
| 2023 | Norman Hunt | Class of 1961 |
| 2022 | Cindy Wade | Class of 1983 |
| 2021 | Robert Reny | Class of 1971 |
| 2020 | Malcolm Hunter Jr. | Class of 1970 |
| 2019 | Chris Roberts | Class of 1974 |
| 2018 | Ann McFarland | Class of 1973 |
| 2017 | Northrup Fowler | Class of 1962 |
| 2016 | Calvin Dodge | Class of 1956 |
| 2015 | Glenn Chadbourne | Class of 1978 |
| 2014 | Robert Packard | Class of 1954 |
| 2013 | Rosa Redonnett | Class of 1976 |
| 2012 | Mark Johnston | Class of 1971 |
| 2011 | Robert Clifford | Class of 1975 |
| 2010 | Alden McFarland | Class of 1965 |
| 2009 | John Reny | Class of 1969 |
| 2008 | Lewis Burleigh | Class of 1958 |
| 2007 | George N. Weston | Class of 1938 |
| 2006 | Ralph Hilton | Class of 1940 |
| 2005 | Arlene Cole | Class of 1947 |
| 2004 | Natalie House | Class of 1954 |
| 2003 | Robert Bryant | Class of 1943 |
| 2002 | William Carter | Class of 1958 |
| 2001 | Winton Jacobs | Class of 1950 |
| 2000 | Don Carrigan | Class of 1969 |
| 1999 | Fred French | Class of 1943 |
| 1998 | George Cole | Class of 1946 |
| 1997 | Frank Steele | Class of 1937 |
| 1996 | Virginia Wyman Cunningham | Class of 1952 |
| 1995 | Afton Bates Haggett | Class of 1935 |
| 1994 | Howard Bartlett | Class of 1936 |
| 1993 | Samuel Belknap | Class of 1939 |
| 1992 | Jamie Birkett | Class of 1954 |
| 1991 | Harland Hatch | Class of 1958 |
| 1990 | Ethel Barnes Dickinson | Class of 1921 |
| 1989 | E. Ashley Walter, Jr. | Class of 1928 |
| 1988 | Alan Pease | Class of 1948 |
| 1987 | Jessie Briggs Gunthner | Class of 1965 |
| 1986 | Andrew Williamson III | Class of 1951 |
| 1985 | Neil Sprague | Class of 1948 |
| 1984 | Walter Chapman | Class of 1925 |
| 1983 | Thelma Bowdin Clark | Class of 1929 |
| 1982 | Bruce Cameron | Class of 1952 |
| 1981 | Robert Belknap, Jr. | Class of 1940 |
| 1980 | Ralph Lovell | Class of 1928 |
| 1979 | Linwood Palmer, Jr. | Class of 1938 |
| 1978 | Carl Hilton | Class of 1924 |
| 1977 | Llewellyn Cooper | Class of 1943 |
| 1976 | Harold Clark | Class of 1920 |
| 1975 | Wolcott Andrews | Class of 1922 |
| 1974 | Maynard Waltz | Class of 1934 |
| 1973 | Harvey Gamage | Class of 1917 |
| 1972 | Chester Brown | Class of 1931 |
| 1971 | John Blake | Class of 1937 |
| 1970 | Harold Castner | Class of 1907 |
| 1969 | Maurice Day | Class of 1910 |
| 1968 | Chandler Stetson, Jr. | Class of 1937 |
| 1967 | Howard Wood | Class of 1916 |
| 1966 | Stanley Waltz | Class of 1916 |
| 1965 | Jasper Stahl | Class of 1904 |
| 1964 | Lester Weeks | Class of 1909 |
| 1963 | Lawrence Averill | Class of 1908 |
| 1962 | Rufus Stetson | Class of 1904 |
| 1961 | Philip Donnell | Class of 1907 |
| 1960 | William Wyman | Class of 1915 |
Lincoln Academy Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
The LA sports Hall of Fame was established by the Alumni Council in 2012 to recognize outstanding contributions to LA athletics by athletes, coaches, school officials and members of the LA community. To submit a nominee, click here. Nominations due by January 31st each year.
Year | Recipients | Class Year |
| 2025 2024 | Herb Packard Elise Duckett Lisle Julie Cunningham Yvette Sigler Woodman Jason Boyd Benjamin Maynard | Class of 1961 Class of 1977 Class of 1977 Class of 1984 Class of 1988 Class of 2002 |
| Donovan York | Class of 1983 | |
| Valeska Vaughan | Class of 2012 | |
| Kara Mullin Dumond | Class of 2013 | |
| Heidi Ziegra Turner | Class of 2014 | |
| 2023 | Peter Campbell | Class of 1965 |
| Ned Collins | Class of 1962 | |
| Kyle Feltis | Class of 2004 | |
| Jordan Friedland | Class of 2012 | |
| 2022 | Malcolm Oliver | Class of 2012 |
| Adam Wheeler | Class of 1989 | |
| Leon Oliver | Class of 1982 | |
| LeeAnn Oliver | Class of 1982 | |
| 2021 | Elizabeth Williamson | Class of 1984 |
| David Gregory | Class of 2004 | |
| 2019 | William Clark | Class of 1960 |
| Phil Page | Class of 1970 | |
| Diane Hubert Tefft | Class of 1973 | |
| Chris McKenney | Class of 1989 | |
| 2017 | Bridget O’Bryan Widmaier | Class of 1986 |
| Walter White | Coach | |
| J. “Luke” Houghton | Class of 1988 | |
| Ralph Hilton | Class of 1940 | |
| 2016 | David Lincoln | Class of 1966 |
| Lincoln Page | Class of 1968 | |
| Aaron Bradbury | Class of 1989 | |
| Jon Pinkham | Class of 1989 | |
| Meredith Garey Anand | Class of 1995 | |
| Heather Taylor | Class of 2001 | |
| 2015 | Mary Blanchard | Class of 1988 |
| Daniel Day | Class of 1965 | |
| Debbie Russell | Class of 1990 | |
| Michelle Russell Walker | Class of 1988 | |
| Silas Skillin | Class of 1953 | |
| Stephanie Newell Moore | Class of 2000 | |
| 2014 | Jeff Bradbury | Coach |
| Arlene McCurda Cole | Class of 1947 | |
| Kenneth Dodge | Class of 1963 | |
| Stephen Reed | Class of 1965 | |
| Lowell Simmons | Class of 1935 | |
| Robert Tukey | Class of 1964 | |
| 2013 | Nelson Bailey | Coach |
| Ralph Bond | Class of 1942 | |
| Matthew Budrow | Class of 2001 | |
| Jennifer Conley Davis | Class of 1982 | |
| Nan Justice | Coach | |
| Austin Lincoln | Coach | |
| Kyle O’Bryan | Class of 1989 | |
| Otis Page Jr. | Class of 1949 | |
| Paula Roberts | Class of 1975 | |
| Neil Sprague | Class of 1948 | |
| 2012 | Robert Clunie Jr. | Coach |
| Arthur Dexter | Coach | |
| Gladys(Ayer) Johnston | Class of 1947 | |
| Ethan Nedeau | Class of 1991 | |
| Terri Nelson | Class of 1979 | |
| Bobby Pearson | Class of 1959 | |
| Chris Perry | Class of 1984 | |
| Dan Pinkham | Class of 1961 | |
| Raymond Roberts | Class of 1945 | |
| Andy Williamson | Class of 1951 |
Contact:
dippolito@lincolnacademy.org
Heather joined the Community Engagement and Development Office at Lincoln Academy in January 2020 and became Director of the office in June of 2022. She has spent her career in education, and is particularly passionate about connecting young people to real world learning experiences. A born and raised Mainer, Heather feels very fortunate to call the midcoast home. She lives in Bremen with her husband and her daughter.
Academic Affiliations:
Saint Michael's College, BA in English
Lehman College (CUNY), MS in Secondary English Education
thorpeb@lincolnacademy.org
Ben Thorpe, '03, was born in Bangladesh, where he lived until age ten, when his family moved to Newcastle, Maine. Surrounded by wonderful teachers and coaches at Great Salt Bay and Lincoln Academy, Ben developed lifelong passions for soccer, creative writing, art, and music. Following his undergraduate studies, he worked in development for the Hispanic College Fund in Washington, DC, and then moved to New York City to complete an MFA at the School of Visual Arts. In New York, Ben enjoyed volunteering as a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and teaching swimming to young children.
Ben went on to teach high school English and Art in San Francisco while living in Oakland with his spouse, Michele Kennedy. After six years on the west coast, Ben and Michele moved to Maine with their daughter in 2024 to spend time closer to Ben's family. Ben coached JV Boys Soccer at Lincoln Academy that Fall and then joined the development office in the Spring of 2025. He is excited to be settling into life on the Maine coast with his family and reconnecting with his hometown community.
