Founders Award To acknowledge in a meaningful way the contributions of the two co-founders of Midcoast Senior College, Nancy Wheeler and Jack Thompson, the Board of Directors established in 2009 the Wheeler/Thompson Founders Award. Presented annually at the Spring Luncheon, this award recognizes an individual who has supported the spirit and work of Senior College in significant ways.
Nominations are solicited each spring from among past and present members/students, faculty, volunteers, and others. The Board makes the final selection. (Sitting members of the Board of Directors are not eligible.) Each annual recipient of the Wheeler/Thompson Founders Award:
- is honored at the annual luncheon in June
- receives a framed certificate
- receives a $100 gift certificate to a bookstore
- has his or her name engraved on a permanent plaque displayed at Senior College.
Members: Submit your nomination for the Founders Award before May 1st
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 - Bill Brown receives the Founders Award from Jack Thompson
The late Bill Brown, beloved teacher for the length and breadth of twenty semesters, received the first annual award in 2010.
Read: Remembering Bill Brown
The 2011 winner was Jack Henderson, one of our founding Board members. Jack established financial practices that placed MSC on a sound footing which has made possible eleven years of growth. His professional background in higher education supplies us with good advice in matters that keep us on a secure footing.
He and his wife, Mary Jane, are longtime students. He serves on the Technology Committee where he leads in the design of the website and handles all of our e-mail communications. An active committee member, Jack is fully committed to researching alternatives and exploring of new strategies for our future administration.
 - Co-founders Jack Thompson (left) and Nancy Wheeler (right) congratulate 2011 winner Jack Henderson
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