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GOV. BALDACCI ANNOUNCES MAJOR GIFT TO MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

Gov. John Baldacci, D-Maine, issued the following press release:

Governor John E. Baldacci today joined Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) President Leonard Tyler and members of the MMA community to announce a $2.5 million gift to the college. The gift is from American Bureau of Shipping, an international ship classification society, and is the largest corporate donation in Maine Maritime Academy's history.

"I want to recognize Robert D. Somerville, Chairman and CEO of ABS, for this generous contribution to Maine Maritime Academy," said Governor Baldacci. "Maine Maritime Academy is a premier institution recognized for the outstanding quality of education in burgeoning fields here in Maine."

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