Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine led the way with a conference best 18 student-athlete graduates earning America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honors for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their collegiate careers, as announced by the conference on Thursday, June 2.
 

Name	Major	Sports	GPA
Hannah Bamford	Mechanical Engineering	W. Soccer	3.87
Tiana Bucknor	Kinesiology & Physical Education	W. Soccer	3.95
Elijah Caret	Computer Science	M. T&F	3.98
Benjamin Cotton	Economics and Political Science	M. T&F	3.90
Oliviah Damboise	Biomedical Engineering	W. T&F	3.92
Emma Donovan	Management and Marketing	W. Soccer	3.77
Kellen Doyle	Civil Engineering	M. Swim & Dive	3.82
Susannah Gaines	Nursing	W. Soccer	3.96
Emily Ketch	Biology	W. Swim & Dive	3.78
Kira Kutzinski	Marketing	W. Soccer	3.90
Ailin Liebler-Bendix	Psychology	W. Swim & Dive	3.82
Sydney Meader	Biology	Field Hockey	3.88
Morgan Oehler	Civil Engineering	W. Swim & Dive	3.91
Emily Reid	Kinesiology & Physical Education	Softball	3.93
Amanda Sandberg	Biochemistry	W. Soccer	3.98
Alainna Sharp	Marine Science	W. T&F	3.78
Gabrielle Siciliano	Secondary Education	Softball	3.77
Birte Speck	Psychology and Kinesiology & Physical Education	W. Soccer	3.82

In addition to registering a 3.75 grade point average for their college career, honored student-athletes must have received their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their institution for a minimum of two years.

The Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award was approved by the America East Board of Presidents in June of 2013 and implemented for the 2013-14 academic year.

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